I've been playing for 3 years self-taught ( 15 years old now) no intentions of going professional.. I simply enjoy playing the piano and violin. Please tell me if this shows good progress so far for my intentions and time i've put in.
I'm in a local orcheastra comprising about 50 people (
http://www.gcyo.com). The doctor/conducter enjoys my playing during every practice and believes I should try to manifest a career out of this. What do you think?
I've only "mastered" a very few things though.. What I have is sporadic (I know lol) but here it is:
[Bach] ------------------------------------------
Goldberg: Aria + 5 variations
Partita #1: Gigue My favorite speed-test piece
Some fugues and the cadenza section near the end of the first piano concerto (wow its fun ^_^)
[Kabalevsky]------------------------------------------
All of "Pieces for Children"
[Beethoven]------------------------------------------
Cadenzas 1 + 2 from Piano Concerto #4
Fur Elise (Don't like this one anymore-- played by too many people too badly
[Rachmaninoff]------------------------------------------
Prelude #2 in C# Minor (Hardest piece that I've learned so far)
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[A gazillion other simple pieces: mostly sonatas and assorted dances by mozart and beethoven] <--I haven't worked enough heart into these pieces to really feel proud of them.