Motivation!

With a capital M!

Something got into me today and I've been sitting at the keys more than usual.
It could be that juries are just around the corner. But no, I was finished with jury preparation at the 2-hour mark.

Sophomore review.
*Insert ominous music*

Sophomore review is a proficiency exam that all piano majors must take to be "promoted" to junior status.
My repertoire list is as follows:
1. Prelude and Fugue no 18 (WTC book 1) by Bach
2. Beethoven Sonata op. 10 no. 1 (all three movements)
3. Rondo Capriccioso by Mendelssohn
4. Chopin Etude op. 25 no. 1 (Or maybe op. 25 no. 5?)
5. Scriabin Etude op. 2 no. 1
6. Sonata no. 2 (1st movement) by Prokofiev
7. Finally, a contemporary piece that I have yet to be assigned

I copied this list and put it up next to the door in my music room. So now every time I leave the room, I mentally ask myself, "Are you sure you don't want to put in some more time?"

Five-hour mark. Done!

Here's the audio to the 4-Hand Sonata by Poulenc that my duet partner and I performed a couple weeks ago. The video should be up this weekend, and I'll post that then. I can't wait to see it, because the piano moved during our performance! So scary! It felt like it moved a whole two feet, so I'd like to see if the shift is visible in the video. Anyway, enjoy!

Oh, and congratulations to my friend, Erin, who was just accepted into our piano studio! Woohoo! I'm so looking forward to having her in the studio next semester! :D