For my Free Inquiry Project, I have decided to learn the song “Rewrite the Stars” from the movie “The Greatest Showman.” I have played piano since I was very young — around three or four years old. I took piano lessons all my life, but had to stop when I went off to boarding school for my high school years. Although I still love to play, I have found it difficult to find the time amidst work, school, and friends. This project is a great opportunity for me to get back to playing, and to find an “academic excuse” to do something that I love.
The first thing that I did when starting my project was sight read the music. I have included pictures of the sheet music ( I used, as well as links to the videos of me sight reading both the right hand melody and the left hand accompaniment.
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For my first true attempt at playing the piece in its entirety, I think it went pretty well! I am glad that both videos are around the same length, meaning that I wasn’t playing one part way faster than the other. For now, I will continue practicing hands separately. I will also work on getting the tempo correct, as well as smoother transitions between notes and page turns.
References
Pasek, J. & Paul, J. (2018). Rewrite the Stars [Sheet Music]. The Greatest Showman: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack. Fox Music.