Lesson 7/30/03

I still need to work on this one. I can play something very similar to what’s written, but I want to get the dotted notes down better (I tend to turn the dotted quarter note and the following eighth notes both into quarter notes).

I need to work on making a bigger sound. I seem to play under the impression that if I play quietly, then no one will notice if I play badly. Unfortunately, this means that I can’t do much about playing quieter when the music calls for it.

Fred is taking off the next three weeks, so it’s going to be a struggle for me to make myself practice. I hope I take advantage of the time, though, to make some progress through my book. I should also look for a good “play-along” book at my level.