What to do AFTER my junior recital?

posted by: David
Hey everyone. It's David Leifer again. Today in Piano Lit II class, we looked at Chopin's Etudes and Ballades. The etudes are really awesome. They seem to have a direct correlation to Bach's preludes and Beethoven's principles of harmony. The ballades seem to stem from Schubert's Ballades, which is really interesting to me. It's cool to see how the compositional style of the great composers has evolved over the centuries.

After Piano Lit II, I gave a piano lesson to a piano secondary student who is trying to pass her piano proficiency at the end of the semester. It's a great experience for me to practice my teaching on a fellow student here at Westminster. It's a lot of fun teaching someone who is also your good friend.

Lunch at the dining commons was pretty good again today. I had a cheeseburger and some roasted potatoes, not to mention an awesome mango-strawberry smoothie, made by our wonderful chef that comes occasionally to make specialty foods and drinks.
After lunch I had my piano lesson, which went pretty well. I have started all new repertoire now, and it's pretty overwhelming starting from scratch after giving a huge recital, but I'm ready to start fresh! That's all I have for now! Later!