Ave Maria- composed by Franz Schubert
Nocturne from a Midsummer Night’s Dream- composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Sleeper’s Awake- composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Farandole- composed by Georges Bizet
Arietta- composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Love Me Tender- as made popular by Elvis Presley
Lover Man- as made popular by Billie Holliday
Don’t Know Much- written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weill and Tom Snow
Ain’t Misbehavin- written by Thomas Waller and Harry Brooks
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes- written by Jerome Kern
Hard Day’s Night- written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Fascination- written by F.D. Marchetti
Nocturne From a MIdsummer Night’s Dream (Busker version)- composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Beauty and the Beast- written by Alan Menken
Georgia On My Mind- written by Hoagy Carmichael
He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands- African American Folksong
Hey Jude- written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
I’ve Got You Under My Skin- as made popular by Frank Sinatra
My Favorite Things- written by Richard Rodgers
Yesterday- written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Sonata in C Minor Last Movement Theme- composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
See the Conquering Hero Comes From Judas Maccabeus- composed by George Frederic Handel
During my last lesson with my piano teacher, I complained that I wasn’t “performance ready” yet. He told me that I “was getting there”. What a huge compliment from a teacher that for the last six years has hardly ever uttered a positive comment.
One positive change that I’ve made over the past year is that now, I count out loud while playing all my pieces. And consistently too. I have it drummed into myself to count. Secondly, over the past two weeks, I have been spending more time practicing. I’ve gone from one hour a day to two hours a day at practice. That is making a huge difference in my playing also.
Wow! Too cool. Keep up the good work. It seems you have quite an expressive range for your repertoire.
Foot tapping helps too, so long as your not already using the pedals. Or writing, in pencil, on the sheet music the beats/notes. Or nodding your head if you can manage all that together, lol. I typically count in my head, got that from playing clarinet and oboe cause you can’t count aloud.
Man I would love to take lessons. My old piano teacher from childhood was a real witch, we did not get along. I couldn’t bring myself to take lessons from her again. My studies and fingerings haven’t quite come back yet since I restarted playing. Trouble coordinating hands and fingers, lol. Tough getting old and out of shape.
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