Getting started

I'm a bit leary of blogging because I'm not sure if I will post once the novelty wears off. However, I thought it would be a good means of reflecting on my renewed venture into piano playing and a fun way to share my triumphs and frustrations. I started lessons in September after a 17 year absence and this is what I have played so far (I will not say learned because some of them are at different stages of development) (those of you familiar with libraries will note the cataloguing punctuation of title / author!):

• Linus & Lucy / Vince Guaraldi
• Just one of those things / Cole Porter
• Sonata in C# minor / Beethoven (3rd movement has been temporarily abandoned because it is way too insanely fast)
• Dawn / Dario Marianelli (from Pride & Prejudice soundtrack)
• Theme from Schindler's list / John Williams (acc. for violin; Sally, have you learned the violin part yet?)
• Maple leaf rag ; Pineapple rag; The entertainer / Scott Joplin
• Nocturne in B flat minor (op 9, nr 1); Nocturne in E flat major (op 9, nr 2) / Chopin
• Sonata in C (hob xvi:50) / Haydn
• Song without words (op 30, nr 7) / Mendelsson
• various attempts with a fake book, but need to review my chords!

Helen has just given me some piano acc. for her sax music. I played through Londonderry Air but will have to take a closer look at the Pink Panther due to rhythms and accidentals! John will note that no Mozart is listed yet... but at one lesson Peter commented that I was trying to turn Chopin into Mozart, is that close enough?