Well, measures 61-86 (where Golliwogg pleads) are taking a little bit longer than expected. Part of this is because I haven't been devoted to practicing every single day like I should. I'm turning that around this week. I can't lose the lead time I have gained by finishing the Grieg pieces faster than the 30 days allotted for each. I have had excellent practice both yesterday and today on these middle measures. Once these are nailed down, there are really only about five measures remaining that are different than the front 46 measures, so the piece should wrap up quickly once I have mastered the middle section.
I still need to put up a short bio of Debussy. That shouldn't be a problem to do either later today or tomorrow. After Golliwogg's Cakewalk is completed, I will move on to Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin. After that, I will finish out this initial phase of my project with Clair de Lune by Debussy. If I can remaster Golliwogg's Cakewalk by the end of this week (approximately 62 days), then I'm looking at having Clair de Lune wrapped up by no later than the end of May. This is with a little extra time padded in because remember, I am budgeting 30 days per piece. Per my budget, I would have been finishing Notturno right about now, but I am closer to finishing Golliwogg's Cakewalk, so I am pretty far ahead of schedule. I realize I could be even farther ahead of schedule if I really sat down and practiced with the same intensity that I devoted to the Grieg pieces, so I am working to correct my "falling off" of how hard I was working.
Since I work best when constrained by a schedule, I am writing out a schedule today that will allot time at the piano I have access to locally at least twice a week. This will help me improve as I move through this first phase and into the next phase where I learn "new" pieces!
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