It's been an interesting week for practicing. I really hit my new repertoire hard. Filli, Non T'amo Piu is going far better than I thought it would be at this point. I really, really need to work on my consistency in it, though. I feel as though I just don't hit everything where it should be and the resonance changes, which is annoying. I'm no good at that, though, so it's not surprising in the slightest.
I'm also spending a lot of time on my Debussy. It's French, so I automatically don't like it. :P Just kidding, but it does make it harder for me. The language itself is just difficult, I think. I never feel like I'm pronouncing it right, which already makes me nervous, and I feel like I just don't have the right feel for it yet. I pulled up my recording today, though, and I'm going to keep listening to it - as per Dr. Hepworth's suggestion.
Aside from that, I've definitely been trying to look at everything. In practice, I focus on two or three additional songs a day. I've been working on that forward sound, especially higher in my range. I can see it paying off.
Junior Recital, here I come. Jury is officially less than three weeks away. Can you say terrifying? Because I can! :p
Stop yourself. You are making strides! Just because they are smaller, does not mean that you aren't making forward progress. Keep working on that forward sound! How is listening going? Keep your score in front of you, don't try to begin memorization too early. That is when mistakes can be made, and then they are VERY hard to correct! Keep up the fantastic work you are doing---you are such a talented musician, Katie.
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