Here's a somewhat clumsy rendition of Erik Satie's Nocturne #1. I botched one measure towards the end but besides that I hit all the right notes.
I put together my own version of the sheet music in MuseScore because I couldn't find a version I liked without notation errors. Also, I wanted to learn MuseScore.
I've spent the past few months learning Clint Mansell's Lux Aeterna, otherwise known as Requiem for a Dream. It's a piece I enjoy very much and have wanted to play since I found some videos of other people playing it on youtube.
I made a few small mistakes but they are hardly noticeable. It wasn't my best day for recording myself playing.
Recently I got my piano tuned and I re-recorded myself playing a few songs.
Here is Pachelbel's Canon in D. I played this at my brother's wedding in a few weeks ago. I didn't play it as well as I do here but I did my best. It's hard playing for an audience!
Here's an improved rendition of Pachelbel's Canon in D. This time I used the pedal and didn't speed up as I approached the crescendo. I made one or two mistakes but they are relatively minor.
And I also recorded this on the first try, without sheet music! The previous recording took 20 attempts.
There's also a new connect the dots puzzle available, depicting a Pterodactyl.
For the past few months I have been trying to learn Pachelbel's Canon in D. Since April, at least. This is the most difficult song I have ever attempted. Here's where I am so far:
I made at least 4 mistakes, but every attempt after this was much worse. The crescendo is challenging! Of course I can play it better when I am not trying to record myself.
Tonight I also re-recorded myself playing Erik Satie's Gnossienne # 4. This time, without sheet music.
It's been a while since I posted something here.
In January and February I was a data science fellow at The Data Incubator and worked very, very hard on projects and assignments to learn more about Python and data science tools. But now that that's over, I have time for other things.
I fixed my laptop and can now record videos of myself playing piano again. Here's Erik Satie's Gnossienne #4:
I made a few minor mistakes here and there but overall I am very happy about it. The broken cords make this a difficult piece to play.
Also, I updated this website theme! Much better than the previous one.
More to come....
Here's a re-recording of Erik Satie's Gnossienne #2, using the new microphone.
I'm working very hard on Gnossienne #4. I can play all of it except for a few notes that I can't seem to figure out. I'll get there eventually.
I had time to record myself playing the next two Gymnopedies. These use the new microphone and sound a lot better than the previous recordings.
Also, updating soundcloud with the new versions.
My piano was tuned on Friday and it sounds great!
Here are two videos of me playing Gnossienne #1 and #3:
My new audio recorder and microphone arrived this week. After a little experimentation I figured out how to hook it up to my computer and make a video with it and a webcam. I still need to tune my piano, but I do believe this is a vast improvement over the previous videos. The zoom microphone makes a huge difference.
The piano tuner arrives on Friday. After that I will re-record everything and repost to youtube and soundcloud.