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I have one question on the pieces I can count here. Is it that I can also count those that I only finish this year but that were begun earlier? I always work on some pieces at once and it would be great if I could count whatever I can finish.

It is your own challenge, so you can decided what to count. Personally, I count pieces when they are completed, even though I may have started them last year.

5. Moonlight Sonata 1st, Beethoven 
6. Ave Maria, Schubert
7. Near the cross, William Doane
8. Be with Me Lord, Marty Haugen

Have a great week!😊

3. Royal Fanfare, Christine Donkin
4. The Enchanted Palace, Christine Donkin
5. Waltz, Kabalevksy, Op 39, 13

Keep going! Keep going!

Thanks a lot for your answer, SwissMS. The 40 Pieces A Year Club is a wonderful challenge for me. It is amazing how greatly this supports finalizing the pieces!

I am adding the video for my recital piece as well as the new piece since a forgot to add it to the recital . The Handel piece was more challenging that I would have thought for grade three. A fugue seems a bit steep at that level. I really liked the piece though.

So my list now is:
1. Telfer -(Celebration Series 5)When Rivers Flowed on Mars
2. Heller - (Masterworks Classics 5)Etude in C Major
3. Chopin - (Celebration series 8)Prelude in B Minor op. 28 #6
4. Astor - Valses Venuzuelos # 1 Adriana ABRSM selections grade 8 2017-2018 Adriana
5. Scarlatti -(ABRSM grade 4)Scarlatti Sonata in D Minor K34
6. Kalinnikov - (Celebration Series RCM 8) Chansom Triste
7. Kember - (ABRSM grade 2 2011-2012) Bah-ba-doo-bah
8. Handel - (ABRSM Selections Grade 3 2017-2018) Sonatina in G "Fugue"

@SwissMS - I like the Telfer piece. I plan to learn that for RCM5, but I decided to start with Slow Waltz by Kabalevsky.

Added a new one, teacher said I could move on after yesterday's lesson. I plan to do a recording for it soon - I like this particular Etude. I did add a recording for Sweet Sorrow, but I don't know if I like it. May have to do another. Here I experimented with mixing Pianoteq with internal sound of the piano. If you happen to listen, let me know what you think. I'm using the Model B Prelude setting with Delay, Reverb, Equalizer, etc, ALL turned off. Also the volume output for PT is about 1/2 of what I hear from the internal sound of the piano.

I'll be focusing more on Sonatina In F Major, Anh. 5, No. 2. First Movement by Beethoven this week. I played it yesterday at my lesson OK, but I seem to ignore rests here and there in the left hand - I thought they were optional. I also sometimes chop off the last note of the alberti bass. Good thing a teacher was listening. Also, it will take me quite sometime to reach the speed RCM is suggesting.

1. Study in C (Op. 65, No. 3) - Albert Loeschhorn - Pianist Magazine
2. Écossaise (WoO 23) - Beethoven - Masterwork Classics Lvl 3 (RCM Level 2)
3. Nuvole Bianche (SoundCloud) (YouTube) - Ludovico Einaudi - Essential Einaudi (Islands)
4. German Dance in G Major (WoO 42, No. 6) - Beethoven - Masterwork Classics Lvl 4
5. Loch Lomond - Traditional - Alfred's Vol 2
6. Écossaise in E Flat (WoO 86) - Beethoven - Pianist Magazine Issue 100
7. Menuet in G Minor (BWV 842) (SoundCloud) (YouTube) - Bach - RCM Celebration Series Piano Repertoire Level 5
8. Sweet Sorrow (Op. 100, No. 16) (YouTube) - Burgmüller - RCM Celebration Series Piano Etudes Level 5
9. Prelude In D Flat Major - Catherine Rollin - RCM Celebration Series Piano Etudes Level 5

40 pieces in 2018 was pretty daunting until I found this Link to education software on Wikipedia.

I choose to go with Pianomarvel.com and worked my way up to Method and Technique level 3. The songs on level 3 Method are taking me 3-5 days to get through and I will submit those songs for my 40 pieces to this awesome forum.

I did decide to get a premium account and was given the code: simpson
When entered in during an account registration you have the option to stay with the free account or get a discount on premium services. FYI: you get a lot of songs with a free account.

I'm also getting better at my ear training & rhythm. I still think its a program that requires you to have a teacher for mentorship and faster evaluations on habit building. My video recordings are helpful but nothing has been as fast as a teacher's help.

My list of songs:
1 PianoMarvel Method 3_B Arabia
2 PianoMarvel Method 3_C Heart&Soul

Update in BOLD

<> 40 Club: 2018
1 Ballin' The Jack: Alfred's Bk 2
2 La Donna E Mobile : Alfred's Bk 2
3 Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair: Alfred's Bk 2
4 Frankie and Johnnie: Alfred's Bk 2
5 When Johnny Comes Marching Home: Alfred's Bk 2
6 Just Struttin' Along : Mier's Jazz Rags & Blues
7 Don't Wanna' Leave You Blues : Mier's Jazz Rags & blues
8 Waltz in G Minor: Alfred's Bk 2
9 Theme From Symphony No. 6: Alfred's Bk 2
10 Ragtime Do-Si-Do: Mier's Jazz, Rags, & Blues Bk 1
11 Whistle Stop Blues: Faber, Jazz & Blues Lv 2B
12 Fascination: Alfred's Bk 2
13 Deep River: Alfred's Bk 2
14 Ol' Man River: Faber Jazz & Blues Lv 2B
15 Loch Lomond: Alfred's Bk 2
16 Hallelujah! Mier, Jazz, Rags, & Blues
17 Tea For Two: Faber Jazz & Blues Lv 2B
18 Loves Greeting: Alfred's Bk 2

1. Pony Ride (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 1/1
2. Tick Tock (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 1/8
3. Floating Candles (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 1/15
4. Robots (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 1/22
5. Burgmuller 25 Progressive Pieces Op 100 No. 1 "Sincerity" 1/24
6. Magic Dust (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 1/29
7. Burgmuller 25 Progressive Pieces Op 100 No. 2 "Arabesque" 1/29
8. Knight In Shining Armour (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 2/5
9. Minuet in B-flat Major BWV Anh 118 2/5
10. Little Bird (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 2/12
11. Late For School (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 2/19

Probably going to add Burgmuller No 3, as kids are away at grandparents and I have some extra time to play But haven't yet.

Woohoo! I finally got something recorded! Yay me!

I'm sorry about the false start on the Ecossaise that should have been edited out. I don't have access to the calendar showing which days of the year Audacity actually works. I tried to clip off the false start, but, apparently today is one of Audacity's days off. Maybe I'll go up the mountain tonight and toss a virgin down into the volcano and get better results tomorrow!

Anyhow, here they are:

1. Ecossaise D 299 no8, Schubert, from RCM Piano Odyssey, Repertoire, Level 2 Soundcloud

2. Sailing By Moonlight, Joan Last, from RCM Piano Odyssey, Repertoire, Level 2 Soundcloud

Have fun, everyone!

Second piece done

#1 Affections touching across time - InuYasha
#2 I due fiumi - Ludovico Einaudi

# 1 Pennsylvania Polka
#2 18th variation on Pagannini
#3 Dream On
#4 Gonna Fly Now - Rocky Theme
#5 Take it to the Limit
#6 We are the Champions

Ralphiano - I need to try that!

1 Sonata No. 11 - Variation V from Movement 1 (KV 331, 300i) (no recording) (by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
2 Farewell to Cheyenne <Recording> (by Ennio Morricone, arranged by Jan Koláček)
3 Sonata No. 11 - Variation VI from Movement 1 (KV 331, 300i) (no recording) (by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
4 Sonata No. 11 - Menuetto from Movement 2 (KV 331, 300i) (no recording) (by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
5 Sonata No. 11 - Trio from Movement 2 (KV 331, 300i) (no recording) (by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
6 Klavierstück "Lustig und traurig" (WoO 54, "Happy-Sad Bagatelle") <Recording> (by Ludwig van Beethoven)

My #6 is a nice little Bagatelle by Beethoven that has two contrasting major and minor parts, which are reflected in the sub-title "Lustig und traurig" (happy and sad).

I got the idea to learn it for the 40 pieces challenge when I saw it posted here in this very thread by someone else. Thanks for the inspiration!

For me it is also a small premiere, because it is the first piece for this challenge that I recorded with my new piano.

1. Pony Ride (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 1/1
2. Tick Tock (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 1/8
3. Floating Candles (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 1/15
4. Robots (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 1/22
5. Burgmuller 25 Progressive Pieces Op 100 No. 1 "Sincerity" 1/24
6. Magic Dust (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 1/29
7. Burgmuller 25 Progressive Pieces Op 100 No. 2 "Arabesque" 1/29
8. Knight In Shining Armour (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 2/5
9. Minuet in B-flat Major BWV Anh 118 2/5
10. Little Bird (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 2/12
11. Late For School (Harris Piece A Week Grade 1) 2/19
12. Burgmuller 25 Progressive Pieced Op 100 No. 3 "Pastorale" 2/19

Pastorale is the first piece I've played for this challenge that feels like it isn't coming easily, so I think that may mean I switch to some other material as I know they get progressively harder. I definitely feel like I could spend a few weeks on this one to get it right, one week isn't going to do it justice and is just at the edge of my sight reading ability.

Hey, squidbot. I recall some of our more advanced forum colleagues once commenting on the Burgmuller Op. 100, and it seemed to be the consensus that that collection does indeed span quite a large range of difficulty. In that regard it is a little different than many of the collections composed for beginners.

February update.

1. Pinocchio in guerra (duet piece)
2. Czerny Op. 599 no. 12
3. Czerny Op. 599 no. 14
4. Indian Chief (Paul Harris, A Piece a Week Grade 2)
5. On with the show! (Alfred's Premier Piano Course Lesson 2A)
6. Food Court (Alfred's Premier Piano Course Lesson 2A)
7. Minuet in G Major - Christian Petzold
8. Czerny Op. 599 no. 17

bSharpCyclist; thank you for recording Sweet Sorrow! It was wonderful. You play with such calmness. I have added this to my re-do to-do list. I liked the recording and the sound (but listening on my computer speakers isn't so great so I can't really hear details like headphones will provide (though I will listen later on with headphones too). Thank you!