This week, I continued to work on “Mia and Sebastian’s Theme” from La La Land, as well as, dove into the wonderful world of piano warmups.
Regarding La La Land, I have finally kept up with the piece at its normal speed. Goodbye to my days of 0.5 and 0.75 playback speed, hello Hollywood! Damien Chazelle, if you ever direct a La La Land sequel and you need a pianist, send me a message and I will be there.
For anyone who has missed it or wants to see it again, here is the link to the video I have been using:
Along with that, this week I really wanted to find a good warmup that would help me develop my basic skills. I have been neglecting any sort of warm-up for the past few weeks of learning, but I think having one could help develop my skills and create a better practice routine. After some searching, I found this document by Juilliard, a famous performing arts school based in New York City. The exercises are designed for beginners and due to my background playing other instruments, I had no trouble reading the music.
Here is the link:
I mainly focused on getting comfortable with the C-Major Scale and I plan to look into the other scales next week. Practicing this scale has helped me develop new skills and sharpen old ones.
See you next time!
