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Hi leongws,

8 days??? Great job! That's good for 8 days!

I think you need to slow down your tempo a little bit. It can help you do the following suggestions I have...
- Focus on picking up your fingers after you play them. Doesn't mean the fingers should be 3 inches in the air though.
-  Bring out the theme more. For example, there is the theme in Measure 1. Then it appears in the left hand, the eighth notes going the opposite direction, in the third beats of the same measure.
- Also, I want to hear more shaping, like what Chopinlover said. Generally, on the notes that go up in pitch, you crescendo, and on the notes that go down in pitch, you decrescendo.

Playing Bach is really hard. That's because not matter how you play it, half of the audience is going to disagree with your interpretation.

When someone plays with pedal, they go "no pedal in Bach!!!"
When someone, like you, who keeps it in tempo, someone else (Chopinlover) goes "fluctuate tempo!!!"
As far as your interpretation goes, be original, and do what you want to do, not what other people tell you.

Happy practicing,

Natsu Ozawa
Cleveland, OH