I moved to the next few bars only once I could remember the previous bars.
Finally after 7 months I've learned and can remember all the bars in part 1 (mostly!). I think I've spent about 70-80hrs on this piece.
I made this video to see for myself how well (or badly) I was playing now I've learned all the notes. I made quite a few mistakes, but I'll use this to measure my progress in the future.
Based on my experience, I think this piece is not too technically challenging for a beginner to play the notes. The difficulties I've had are related to remembering all the variations (there's hardly any repetition) and playing smoothly and with the right feeling.
I would be happy to hear other people's experiences of this piece. Leave a comment on my YouTube video. |