I talked to my teacher some more about the new repertoire. He said something that I would be curious if you agree.
There are three aspects of piano playing: the notes, the technique to play those notes properly, and interpretation to play those notes beautifully. If you can't play the notes, then you can't learn the proper technique or the interpretation, therefore the piece is too hard and wasting time.
We aren't talking about sight-reading the notes, but be able to get a grasp of the notes quickly.
Do you agree?
boliver