Last Updated: 20-Apr-09
I started to learn piano since early November 2008, mainly following the 3-level Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course. These days I focus on learning music theory instead of practicing 'aggressively'. Too busy with many things and no fixed spare time for practicing piano regularly.
| Week | Lesson | Techniques | Remarks / Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-09 | ABAPC2: p82-83 | Just recovered, resuming daily practice | |
| 16-Mar-09 | ABAPC2: p82-83 | My turn to fall sick, no energy to practice... | |
| 09-Mar-09 | ABAPC2: p82-83 | My kid was hospitalized for 5 days, too busy to practice | |
| 02-Mar-09 | ABAPC2: p80-83 | Trill | |
| 23-Feb-09 | ABAPC2: p76-81 | E♭ Major Scale; Primary Chords in E♭ Major | |
| 16-Feb-09 | ABAPC2: p72-77 | Augmented Triads | |
| 09-Feb-09 | ABAPC2: p68-73 | Key of G Minor; G Harmonic Minor Scale; Primary Chords in G Minor; Diminished Triads | Pieces are getting challenging one after another! |
| 02-Feb-09 | ABAPC2: p64-67 | Play adjacent black keys with the side of the thumb | Still in holiday mood! |
| 26-Jan-09 | ABAPC2: p60-65; C849: No.1 | Primary Chords in B♭ Major | Practice less during Chines New Year |
| 19-Jan-09 | ABAPC2: p56-61; C849: No.1 | Dotted Eighth Note; B♭ Major Scale | |
| 12-Jan-09 | ABAPC2: p50-57; C849: No.1 | Sixteenth Notes (with ♩=100) | |
| 05-Jan-09 | ABAPC2: p44-51; C849: No.1 | Inversions of Seventh Chords | |
| 29-Dec-08 | ABAPC2: p42-45 | Two-Part Writing | |
| 22-Dec-08 | ABAPC2: p30-41 | D Major; Chromatic Scale; Inversions of Triads |
ABAPC2 = Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course, Level Two (p4-87)
ABAPC3 = Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course, Level Three
C849 = Czerny, Etudes de Mecanisme Op. 849
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