I have been trying to practice at least 30 minutes each day and to do more than just play through the hymn book or a Broadway book. I'm still working on the Debussy arabesque but I have added in a Clementi sonatina that I had been working on during my last round of formal lessons. I'm making myself focus on all that tedious stuff like phrasing and dynamics... I probably really do need a teacher again to hold me to this.
And all this daily practice has made a big improvment on my multi-octave scales. I can finally play both hands, 2 octaves, quickly with the correct fingering! Boring? Very much so but so satisfying to finally be getting better even just a teeny tiny bit.
Another thing that has helped is carrying my music with me to school on days I have to stay late. I've been able to practice (and relax) a bit after the kids leave and before I head to my meetings.
In French news, I have a new goal. I'm trying to read the Louis Segond translation of the Bible. It is slow going but so interesting. I'm in Genesis (and probably will be for quite a while) but it is fascinating to go back and forth between the French and the KJV. I found this free audio online as well but the reader goes really fast for me. Parts of this feel like a tongue twister to me- bone of my bone en francais is beyond my pronunciation abilities at this point!
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