JJ van Zon, 2021
I may annotate musical score, subdividing it into fragments.
For each fragment I might score myself 0 / 2 / 5 / 8 / 10 for different aspects: note reading / memorizing / technique / expression.
To perhaps focus on things with lower scores.
Fragment | Read | Memorize | Technique | Expression |
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1 | - - 5 - - | - - 5 - - | - - - 8 - | - 2 - - - |
2 | - - 5 - - | - 2 - - - | - - - 8 - | |
3 | - 2 - - - | - 2 - - - | - - 5 - - | - - 5 - - |
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4 | - - 5 - - | - - - 8 - | - - - 8 - | - - - 8 - |
3' | - - - 8 - | - - - 8 - | - - 5 - - | - - - 8 - |
5 | 0 - - - - | - - - 8 - | - - 5 - - | - - 5 - - |
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1' | - - - 8 - | - - - - 10 | - - 5 - - | - 2 - - - |
6 | - - 5 - - | - - 5 - - | - - 5 - - | |
7 | - - 5 - - | - - 5 - - | - - 5 - - | - - 5 - - |
8 | - - - 8 - | - - 5 - - | - - - 8 - | - - 5 - - |
9 | - - 5 - - | - 2 - - - | - - 5 - - | - 2 - - - |
- Subdividing in fragments may be the most useful step.
- Thinking in these 4 separate aspects might help.
- Identifying things with lower scores, may help focus efforts.
- Writing down the scores may be less significant.
- Once memorization scores are up, scores for note reading might matter less.
- Once memorized, I might do the rest of the scoring in my head. Typing it in, may seem a bit laborious then.
- A trick might be to score everything with an 8. Then selectively lower that score to 5 for the fragments that desire some attention.
- Acceptance:
- A score of 8 might be enough to move on.
- When scores will not go up anymore, perhaps accept this as the end result.
- Preventing perfectionism / frustration.
- Depends how high you set the bar.
- Reading:
- Might include annotating with mnemonics and cheats.
- May include my making sheet music with simplified notation and/or chord progressions.
- Memorizing:
- Analyzing phrase and repetition structure may help.
- Memorizing might at one point include memorizing the chords.
- Technique:
- Might include fingering.
- Annotating the musical score with arrows/symbols how to move.
- Figuring out tricks for the harder fragments.
- Expression:
- It may be a bit difficult to judge the expression without hearing back a recording.