NYSSMA

My most pressing obligation right now is NYSSMA, the New York State School Music Association's annual judging festival. I will have to play three scales at random of their choosing, perform my piece, then do some sight reading. The whole thing is graded out of 100.

For the scales, I practice them every day as a warm up.
I will be playing Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata part 3 :)
For sight reading, I have been going through my family's old hymnal book, and trying to play pieces I remember from my childhood.

In the past, I have scored a 99 out of 100, but this year, I am hoping to be well enough prepared for to get a full 100 out of 100.

NYSSMA is the first of three performances I will be giving this spring, so let's hope for a good start!

My Pieces

So, I have a fair number of pieces to choose from to perform at my senior recital, both those finished from last year, and the group I am working on this year.

Right now, I am trying to master the following (I have included links to versions of my songs I particularly like):

• Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata Part 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqSulR9Fymg)
• Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G minor (https://youtu.be/mxnL7UrkmY4?t=11s)
• Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue (https://youtu.be/cH2PH0auTUU?t=16s)
• Sinding's Rustle of Spring (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZRwm9UEu7o)
• Schubert's Impromptu op 142 no 4
• Chopin's Nocturne op 9 no 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtIW2r1EalM)
• another Waltz by Chopin and a series of pieces by Brahms, whose names I am forgetting at the moment

So those are the contestants! We will see which piece(s) will rise to the top to be performed this May...

Hi, I'm Anjuli! Welcome to my piano blog!

Here, I will be chronicling my journey to prepare for my senior recital at my high school. I have been studying piano for over a decade, and it is my biggest passion. I will be posting mini-updates about any road blocks I hit, or major breakthroughs on the way to my senior recital, so if you're interested, follow along!