Practicing is easy, but performing is harder.
I don’t know which is worse to choose to record for this post, the easy piece or the more difficult one. Frankly, it’s embarrassing to practice and perform an easy piece—a piece a child could play. It should be easy, right? I once watched a video of a three year old playing this piece. Still, it takes energy to bring sparkle and polish even to the easiest pieces.
I understand why it’s difficult to begin and continue with adult students—especially those who desperately wish they’d learned as a child. It’s like learning how to ride a bike at 40.
So maybe I should post eight measures of a Mozart Sonata. That’s more impressive, right? Only if I get it right. There’s a lot more to think about in eight bars of an advanced piece. It requires more time, and the dishes want washing.
So on Day 3, I’m already punting tough decisions into the future. Maybe the most courageous choice of all is to send my Inner Critic on vacation and flip a coin.
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