Ever been so frustrated?....

[nanabush]

Just fer fun... has anyone attempted to play a piece soon too realize that it is far too difficult then just crumples it up? 

I tried my hand(s) at Chopin's etude in C major don't know which number but switches constantly from third to sixth....I think op 10 n. 7 or sumthin like that...
I tried just the first 4 measures then gave up after hearing how fast it was...Same thing with the Chemin de Fer by Alkan   vivacissimamente like what it's soooo fast.....Anyone had something similar happen?

[Waldszenen]

Same think happened to me and Liszt's Mazeppa.

[nicko124]

Just fer fun... has anyone attempted to play a piece soon too realize that it is far too difficult then just crumples it up? 

I tried my hand(s) at Chopin's etude in C major don't know which number but switches constantly from third to sixth....I think op 10 n. 7 or sumthin like that...
I tried just the first 4 measures then gave up after hearing how fast it was...Same thing with the Chemin de Fer by Alkan   vivacissimamente like what it's soooo fast.....Anyone had something similar happen?

Hi. I have felt like that before and i am sure everyone has at some point. That goes with the challenge that music will offer at times.
When learning a piece that is perhaps stretching your skill level and/or experience i have found it wise to make a plan of action to learn it. For example start learning it at a tie when you will have enough practice time to make it worthwhile. Listening to recording can help you find out the interpretation but looking at the sheets will prepare you for how difficult.

I have found that 90% of the times where i get frustrated with a piece because it is too difficult is because i am rushing into it, i do much better to take a step back and plan to learn it methodically.
Finally i also find it frustrating and a bit impatient to learn too many pieces at once.

[nanabush]

K that must be it...

The only etudes by chopin I can play are the Black key which I personally find is the easiest one, and F minor for the left hand like the big leaps... Whenever I try the study in thirds or octaves or the C major one mentioned earlier, I just end up saying "O GOD THIS IS INSANE" then just like put the music in a box, then put that box in a bigger box, then shoot the box several times, then throw it off a cliff...not really but yea...

[Prophetic]

When I think that I open my Hanon (which I'm left to teach myself, silly teacher  ) and go back to something I'm proud with and try the piece again with a clear mind. That's if it's a good day. If it's a bad day I figure my fingers aren't up to the challenge.

[Jay_Matt]

hey,
the problem with u guys is that u're just weird! come on, and get real. i mean u can't always have things easy, or else the world would not be what it is, so....get realistic...PERSEVERE...we all did it, as we progressed from playing the C major scale in Grade 1!

i think i've made ma point clear.

Jason,
Somewhere in the middle of Africa (i am sweating like mad!-it's boiling here)