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That's great, cheers

Revision;

Book 1, op. 19b (1829–1830)
No. 1 Andante con moto in E major - Dipsy
No. 2 Andante espressivo in A minor
No. 3 Molto allegro e vivace in A major
No. 4 Moderato in A major
No. 5 Poco agitato in F-sharp minor
No. 6 Andante sostenuto in G minor - Recaredo

Book 2, op. 30 (1833–1834)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in E-flat major
No. 2 Allegro di molto in B-flat minor
No. 3 Adagio non troppo in E major - AimeeO
No. 4 Agitato e con fuoco in B minor
No. 5 Andante grazioso in D major
No. 6 Allegretto tranquillo in F-sharp minor - Wayne33yrs

Book 3, op. 38 (1836–1837)
No. 1 Con moto in E-flat major
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in C minor - ROSSY
No. 3 Presto e molto vivace in E major
No. 4 Andante in A major
No. 5 Agitato in A minor
No. 6 Andante con moto in A-flat major - Sam S

Book 4, op. 53 (1839–1841)
No. 1 Andante con moto in A-flat major
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in E-flat major
No. 3 Presto agitato in G minor
No. 4 Adagio in F major
No. 5 Allegro con fuoco in A minor
No. 6 Molto Allegro vivace in A major

Book 5, op. 62 (1842–1844)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in G major
No. 2 Allegro con fuoco in B-flat major
No. 3 Andante maestoso in E minor - ZRTF90
No. 4 Allegro con anima in G major
No. 5 Andante con moto in A minor
No. 6 Allegretto grazioso in A major

Book 6, op. 67 (1843–1845)
No. 1 Andante in E-flat major - timmyab
No. 2 Allegro leggiero in F-sharp minor
No. 3 Andante tranquillo in B-flat major
No. 4 Presto in C major
No. 5 Moderato in B minor
No. 6 Allegro non troppo in E major

Book 7, op. 85 (1834–1845)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in F major - Maechre
No. 2 Allegro agitato in A minor - dire tonic
No. 3 Presto in E-flat major
No. 4 Andante sostenuto in D major - Rupak Bhattacharya
No. 5 Allegretto in A major
No. 6 Allegretto con moto in B-flat major

Book 8, op. 102 (1842–1845)
No. 1 Andante un poco agitato in E minor
No. 2 Adagio in D major - FarmGirl
No. 3 Presto in C major
No. 4 Un poco agitato, ma andante in G minor - LadyChen
No. 5 Allegro vivace in A major
No. 6 Andante in C major - Greener

This piece is going to be the first time I test out my new strategy of learning the very final phrase of the piece first, and working all the way back to the start, phrase by phrase. My theory is, this way the piece should be strong from start to finish, and I should be playing better as it progresses, although the aim is overall quality.

That sounds like a good plan, alot of folks recommend learning pieces that way

Oh, wow. There's no such thing as an original idea, right?

I tried the last bars first strategy too, Maechre, but it isn't perfect. I learnt a couple of pieces where the final pages were a cakewalk.

It's the climax that matters most to me. I'm approaching my Mendelssohn piece doing four bars a day and only those four bars. When they're good to go I move on to the next four and when I've been through the piece I repeat the process. I get a sense of the familiar when I get back to each four bar phrase, I'll have overcome the technical difficulties and I can memorise them again very quickly plus continue to give them close attention.

By the third cycle I can work in eight bar sections and start to marry them up without technical impediments or stretching the memory.

By the time the piece is in half-page sections I can knit them together easily and work on the overall effect without having much else in it to worry about.

But if the strategy is new for you it's as well to experience it so go with it and see what you find. Don't forget to log your experience and opinions at the time. You'll learn far more from it all and, if you share them, so will we!
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I see the middle two books are not currently popular. Do we have a better idea of the deadline for this recital? I may change to Op. 102 No. 1 if there are takers for three and five or if we can group the pieces into books.

Sure thing, zrtf90! I'll keep this place updated and would love to help anyone where I can!

There's no specific deadline as of yet, I'm concentrating more on getting the pieces allocated first. I'm sure after people see how the Satie recital goes, we'll get more interest and more takers

just let me know if you decide to make the switch Richard

i'm thinking to ask to be tentatively signed up for Op. 30 No. 1. honestly though I'm not sure I can learn this piece in time or that I will be able to play it well. it looks challenging! also, not sure if my arthritic hands can take this piece so would have to do a trial period to see how my hands hold out.

my recording would be very primitive as i have an old digital piano and an very simple digital recorder. would be a lot of static and not much dynamic range because of my old keyboard. would this be ok?

oh dear...so many reasons why I'm hesitant to do this!

there are a couple of other of the pieces I'm looking at if this one doesn't work out such as 38/1, 53/1, 53/4, 62/5, 67/2. But I'll practice 30/1 for a few days and see how it goes.

It would be lovely to have you onboard Valencia, don't let "stuff" stop you,

Thanks for the encouragement wayne! You've persuaded me to put my name down so please sign me up for Op. 30 no. 1.

I haven't been around for a while - but I'd love to sign up for the recital! Could you put me down for Op 67 No 3.

Thanks!

will do guys, thnx so much, short of time tonight, will post the edited list asap

Revision;

Book 1, op. 19b (1829–1830)
No. 1 Andante con moto in E major - Dipsy
No. 2 Andante espressivo in A minor
No. 3 Molto allegro e vivace in A major
No. 4 Moderato in A major
No. 5 Poco agitato in F-sharp minor
No. 6 Andante sostenuto in G minor - Recaredo

Book 2, op. 30 (1833–1834)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in E-flat major - Valencia
No. 2 Allegro di molto in B-flat minor
No. 3 Adagio non troppo in E major - AimeeO
No. 4 Agitato e con fuoco in B minor
No. 5 Andante grazioso in D major
No. 6 Allegretto tranquillo in F-sharp minor - Wayne33yrs

Book 3, op. 38 (1836–1837)
No. 1 Con moto in E-flat major
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in C minor - ROSSY
No. 3 Presto e molto vivace in E major
No. 4 Andante in A major
No. 5 Agitato in A minor
No. 6 Andante con moto in A-flat major - Sam S

Book 4, op. 53 (1839–1841)
No. 1 Andante con moto in A-flat major
No. 2 Allegro non troppo in E-flat major
No. 3 Presto agitato in G minor
No. 4 Adagio in F major
No. 5 Allegro con fuoco in A minor
No. 6 Molto Allegro vivace in A major

Book 5, op. 62 (1842–1844)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in G major
No. 2 Allegro con fuoco in B-flat major
No. 3 Andante maestoso in E minor - ZRTF90
No. 4 Allegro con anima in G major
No. 5 Andante con moto in A minor
No. 6 Allegretto grazioso in A major

Book 6, op. 67 (1843–1845)
No. 1 Andante in E-flat major - timmyab
No. 2 Allegro leggiero in F-sharp minor
No. 3 Andante tranquillo in B-flat major - LimeFriday
No. 4 Presto in C major
No. 5 Moderato in B minor
No. 6 Allegro non troppo in E major

Book 7, op. 85 (1834–1845)
No. 1 Andante espressivo in F major - Maechre
No. 2 Allegro agitato in A minor - dire tonic
No. 3 Presto in E-flat major
No. 4 Andante sostenuto in D major - Rupak Bhattacharya
No. 5 Allegretto in A major
No. 6 Allegretto con moto in B-flat major

Book 8, op. 102 (1842–1845)
No. 1 Andante un poco agitato in E minor
No. 2 Adagio in D major - FarmGirl
No. 3 Presto in C major
No. 4 Un poco agitato, ma andante in G minor - LadyChen
No. 5 Allegro vivace in A major
No. 6 Andante in C major - Greener

We're getting there guys and gals Keep 'em comming

Thanks for the regular updates Wayne! I've asked my piano teacher if she wants to pick a piece without success and now have to think of someone else who wants to join in the fun! Can any of you who have already signed up think of friends and family at home who might?

Richard, I really appreciate the advice you've given us. I practised one of my grade exam pieces today trying the method you suggested of doing just 4 bars a day, and this worked well, It gave made me feel that I'd made progress and is a less daunting approach than my usual 'method'.

I have a cunning stunt................

Failing to recruit enough volunteers via PW, I've joined some piano groups on FB, but I'm hanging fire for a bit

That's great news, Helen. I'm glad it's working for you. When you only work on a short bit at a time you can concentrate better on it, memorise it quicker, get it up to speed quicker and understand it better.

If you're working on several pieces at a time or several parts of one piece it really helps to keep a journal of where you are with each one.

I might give that a shot with mine, once I've got this darned G7 submitted!

Just noticed this, cheers Andy, good idea