So, I finally managed to make the time to go to a local church and practice on their baby grand today. I didn't practice for long because my time management skills seem to be lacking lately. It quickly became very apparent to me that I definitely need to make more of a solid effort to practice on a real piano at least three times a week. At first, I had trouble controlling the dynamics of the music. That is, I was having trouble controlling how loud was playing. After about 15 minutes, I got used to the piano I was playing and had a much easier time producing the range of dynamics from piano all the way to fortissimo. The other problem I was having though was playing notes cleanly. You see, with my keyboard, I do not get any resistance when I play a piece. When I play a real piano, I get resistance because I am causing the hammer to strike the strings on the soundboard instead of depressing just a key that connects a circuit to produce the sound electronically. This meant that some of the areas of the pieces I have learned thus far that are pristine on the electronic keyboard didn't come out sounding quite so clean on the real keyboard. So, again, the only solution here is for me to get more practice in on a real piano. I am quite well aware now why my piano teacher was made to practice on a weighted "dummy" piano when she was learning.
Anyway, Golliwogg's Cakewalk is complete, but the measures that were giving me trouble are not quite up to tempo. So very close, though. I still think I can manage a recording before the end of the week! Next up: Maple Leaf Rag!
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