Lesson 122 - Intervals

We talked briefly about do-re-mi (Solfège) vs c-d-es-h vs note notation in the present time. Do-re-mi is italian and great for aural practise, pitch and sigh singing, especially when instilled in learners at a very young age. Depending on context, it could mean C-D-E (for example, in C Major/Minor) but it can also refer to the tonic, supertonic, median notes in other keys which helps recognising the range of an interval in an intuitive way.

We also played the Beethoven piece together where it was obvious that I was a little rusty from not visiting the piece for a while but this was also a good way to measure the muscle memory from past practise sessions.

Playing with a recorded piano accompaniment also meant that I had to play a little faster which forced me to focus on the piece and made the problem areas more obvious. Deryn suggests playing through phrases and sections with a strict metronome even if this is very slow, trying and dull :}

After all, when you *know* the piece and your parts really well, it will be totally worth it :}

Next question being - where can we find a pianist out there?!