5/7 Blog 6: Confusion.

    First this week, I watched this video to get an understanding of C position to try to improve my horrendous finger positioning. It also taught me note durations and how much certain notes were "worth" in time. 

    I have made progress with Für Elise this week. Not a lot, but it still counts. I was eager to start learning this song, so I decided to make sense of the sheet music as I went. What could go wrong (note the foreshadowing)? I quickly became confused; I did NOT know that once an accidental like a sharp, flat, or natural was used, it was in effect for the rest of the bar. I ended up learning the first part of the song all wrong. Then I realized that the natural ♮ sign was there for a reason. After some googling, I realized how stupid I was being. After relearning the first few notes, I became confused again. Not very surprising, I know. 

    The very last note of the bar was the culprit. WHAT DO I EVEN PLAY?! It was much higher up from the bass staff and I did not know why. I thought it was middle C at first but then I began doubting myself. After driving myself insane, I decided to ask my friend for help. He then told me it WAS middle C after all. C flat, to be specific. It would therefore just be B major, and with that, the headache subsided for now. All I could get down were the first four bars and my timing of the notes were a little rough, but I am not complaining. I am further along than I thought I would get to be honest, even if it just consisted of trying and failing this seemingly simple song fifty times over.

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