Practicing multiple difficult pieces
I am working on four items (two movements each from two different pieces) for IET this summer, and I'm trying to get a handle on what would be the best way to work on them so that they all get to about the same level. I see three different ways:
1. Concentrate on one piece each day to the exclusion of all others.
2. Work on each piece equally every day.
3. Concentrate on one piece each day, but play thru the others to remind myself of what they're supposed to sound like.
Which would be the best way to attack this problem, or is there another way that I haven't thunk of?
David Bjornstad
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