The song moves up and down octaves into different keys so that also proves difficulty as my eyes are unable to catch up with my hands. I extremely overestimated this project thinking that I could get three songs done if I had the time. If I even want to come close to learning two new songs, I will have to put in extra work. I really want to learn these songs because when they are played to near perfection, they sound so cool!!
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Piano 2.1
The past week of my genius hour I have been working on "The Sound of Silence" written by Simon and Garfunkel. I did not realize how difficult this song could really be just learning from the sheet music. I thought I would be able to get through the first song in three weeks, but there are a lot of pages to this song. I will try to still get it done in the time frame I set for myself. I have only made it through the first page, although the right hand (melody) has been fairly painless. What gives me the most fits is the left hand part. I have never been good at reading notes in the bass clef and my left hand is my non-dominant so it proves a challenging task.
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I do love some Simon and Garfunkel, I respect your choice. Do you think your previous experience is making learning the piano easier? Would you have done this project without the previous experience? I hope the rest of your learning is smooth sailing!
ReplyDeleteI really like The Sound of Silence. Though I have only heard it played on guitar, I bet it would also sound very nice on piano. If you keep working on it I am sure it would be worth it!
ReplyDeleteI know you will achieve your goal. As they say "if it was easy everyone do it." I already enjoy some of the songs you already know and i look forward to your progress.
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