Practicing large amounts of repertoire?

[proklover]

Ok, some of you might not consider this a lot, but my repertoire right now is:

Chopin Scherzo No . 3
Chopin Ballade No. 4
Balakirev Islamey Fantasie Orientale
Bach Toccata in G
Beethoven Sonata Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
Stravinsky Firebird Suite
Ligeti Etude No. 10
Prokofiev Concerto No. 2 1st Movement(right now)

......yeah. And I need to maintain all of it for a competition I want to play in...HOW do I learn all of this AND maintain the pieces that I've already mastered??? HELPPPPP

[danhuyle]

The pieces are the ones you're playing in a competition correct?

This is how I maintain pieces I play.

To maintain the ones you already mastered,

it should feel normal to play it
you don't have to play it a lot
you've settled into the music and can try out different interpretation

If you learned it correctly, you can play the pieces with sheet music with good interpretation. Another thing is you have to feel good about playing what you already learned.



Do you have to play all those pieces from memory at the competition?

Hope that helps

[proklover]

The pieces are the ones you're playing in a competition correct?



Do you have to play all those pieces from memory at the competition?

Hope that helps

um....yeah..an hour of memorized music x___x

[danhuyle]

What date is the competition on?
The goal is 60 minutes of music played from memory at the competition. Is that all in one go?
Does the competition consist of rounds?

If you had to play all those pieces in one shot, then you'd practice in the order you intend on playing at the competition.

Learn all the pieces, then play the program from start to finish to get the feel for the whole program.

For end-of-year exams, I would play in the order that I play at the exam. Then I practice the pieces and play them in that order until the day arrives.

[scherzo123]

Your repertoire is impressive...to me.