Duration: July 2010 - September 2010
Location: Home, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Length: Appx. 1 min 30 seconds
Status: Complete, on-going
Background:
So, I got the piano and all I needed to do was learn how to play it on my own. Signing up for piano lessons was not considered cause I don't think I can commit to a fix schedule. I began by doing a search of a list of songs that I am keen to learn. It must be short and easy, and definitely a wonderful piece that I don't mind practicing over and over again.
I've narrowed them down to a few songs, including Dan Ga, an OST track for one of my favourite Korean drama series "Dae Jang Geum". To be honest, I never took notice of this song while watching the series years ago. I came across it when I was doing a youtube search for another OST track of the same series. When I first heard that song on youtube, all I had in mind was to play that on the piano and I was eager and determined to do just that. It is definitely not easy, for a first timer but I have set my own goals. I started looking for the music sheet and found one (arranged by Mildred Lau, 2005). Printed and set them up on the piano music rack.
When I finished learning the song, it was such a joy to be able to play the entire song, though with much flaws. At first, I wasn't sure whether I was getting ahead of myself, but I practiced hard, more than I originally committed to. Today, I am still playing this song, along with others that I learned subsequently. I now know this song by heart, and will continue to practice till I get it right
I'm attaching the latest practice file of the song, as part of this piano project posting. As said, there are some glitches here and there but most importantly, I enjoyed playing this :)
Location: Home, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Length: Appx. 1 min 30 seconds
Status: Complete, on-going
Background:
So, I got the piano and all I needed to do was learn how to play it on my own. Signing up for piano lessons was not considered cause I don't think I can commit to a fix schedule. I began by doing a search of a list of songs that I am keen to learn. It must be short and easy, and definitely a wonderful piece that I don't mind practicing over and over again.
I've narrowed them down to a few songs, including Dan Ga, an OST track for one of my favourite Korean drama series "Dae Jang Geum". To be honest, I never took notice of this song while watching the series years ago. I came across it when I was doing a youtube search for another OST track of the same series. When I first heard that song on youtube, all I had in mind was to play that on the piano and I was eager and determined to do just that. It is definitely not easy, for a first timer but I have set my own goals. I started looking for the music sheet and found one (arranged by Mildred Lau, 2005). Printed and set them up on the piano music rack.
As a start, I listened to the music repeatedly to memorize the tune and listen to the melody carefully. Later on, I listened to it while looking at the music sheet and try to relate the music to the music sheet (again, something I have to do as I am not that well trained). After I am very familar with it, I began with the first bar and gave myself three days to get the hang of it, and four days to be comfortable with it (without pausing or jerking, etc). The same goes for the rest of the bars. The more complicated ones would obviously require more time, whilst on some days I could cover up to four bars. The good thing about this song for eager beginners like me is that it is repeated. So, I only needed to learn half of the entire sheet, which still took me more than a month to learn the entire song.
When I finished learning the song, it was such a joy to be able to play the entire song, though with much flaws. At first, I wasn't sure whether I was getting ahead of myself, but I practiced hard, more than I originally committed to. Today, I am still playing this song, along with others that I learned subsequently. I now know this song by heart, and will continue to practice till I get it right
I'm attaching the latest practice file of the song, as part of this piano project posting. As said, there are some glitches here and there but most importantly, I enjoyed playing this :)
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