I have been continuing to work on Swan Lake. This is going better than I thought it would be as I have never played the piano before and have had to teach myself a lot of different things. I have had to teach myself how to follow along with the music on YouTube. This entails me being able to watch my laptop screen without looking at the piano keys which has been very difficult. I still sometimes struggle with figuring out where my hands are on the piano. I started off learning the right-hand part as this is the main melody of the song. I started off playing it at quarter speed to get the feel for the notes and the melody and have moved up to playing it at three-quarter speed. I then tried the left-hand part since it seemed easier and did, in fact, turn out being a lot easier. It did not take me long to learn this part at full speed. My next step was to be able to play the right-hand part fully through without making mistakes or having to stop and go back. I am still working on this, but it is getting easier and easier each time I play. I also tried out my other two songs, All of Me-John Legend and Demons-Imagine Dragons. These were easier to start with since I know the lyrics and song really well so I could play it by memory as well as by watching the notes on the screen. These two songs are still on the back burner as I would like to be more confident in Swan Lake before I tackle the other two. Overall, this experience is going fairly well and I am excited to keep learning.
