Last week on Friday and today I had my first two piano lessons. My teacher is Rachel Mwakughu, who also works in the music department at ISK. I plan to have lessons every Friday after school, for around half an hour. This year I really want to improve, and I will be much more dedicated in practicing to allow this to become a reality.
In my first two lessons we have covered the key notes - middle C, etc, and learnt how to play a few simple songs. We've also covered how your hand should be placed, and finger movement. It's a lot more complicated than I thought it would be, as you have to remember where all the keys are as you play and move quickly and confidently across the board.
Rachel is really supportive, she understands that it's really difficult and goes slowly and is encouraging throughout. She's amazing at piano, and is really an inspiration for me to get better!
We will be expanding on this knowledge in lessons to come, and will work on playing more than one note at once, etc. My homework over the next week is to practice various pieces in the books that we have, and to get a feel of the scales as well.
I really want to become better at this instrument, and my goal for this year is to make time to sit down and practice for at least 15 minutes a day.
I can't wait for my next class!
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