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by kenny55
Wed Jun 02, 2021 7:26 pm
Forum: Bootcamp Lessons
Topic: Rookiee #37 Counting Practice Last Part
Replies: 2
Views: 17721

Re: Rookiee #37 Counting Practice Last Part

Yes I had difficulty with 37 and for the most part everything from 33 and later has required a lot of practice and patience. I breezed through the first 30 exercises. The songs/exercises get tougher but more rewarding as you go. There were a few that I just had to take a break and walk away. It help...
by kenny55
Sun May 30, 2021 9:51 pm
Forum: Bootcamp Lessons
Topic: Frustrated Rookie
Replies: 5
Views: 24800

Re: Frustrated Rookie

FYI: I started playing about the same time as you. Last October (2020) I bought my first piano. I am 59. I started Playground about 2 weeks ago and I often get frustrated that I cannot read the bass and treble clef at the same time. It's like I'm not learning anything at all and not progressing. The...
by kenny55
Wed May 26, 2021 3:22 pm
Forum: Bootcamp Lessons
Topic: Reading Music
Replies: 1
Views: 6524

Reading Music

When I'm reading the sheet music I usually just step up or down the number of lines or dots as I read left to right as opposed to actually interpreting each dot as an actual note (A,B,C,...G). I know what each note is and where to find it on the keyboard but I generally don't call the notes out in m...
by kenny55
Sun May 23, 2021 8:40 am
Forum: Bootcamp Lessons
Topic: Counting in 2:2 BH
Replies: 0
Views: 174197

Counting in 2:2 BH

For me, as a rookie, the Counting in 2:2 with both hands (bootcamp #38) has been my first major hurdle/challenge. It's not a timing issue so much as it is a sight reading with both hands. Maybe I should have spent more time with the both hands practice. I don't move on until I can get 100% multiple ...