The big news this week is that I’ve changed teachers. My teacher said I was progressing much faster than they anticipated and thought it’d be better for me to see a teacher more equipped for that. It’s both a bit sad to me and complimentary.
It leaves me in something of a repertoire hole. The 4 hands piece is shelved because of the teacher change, and my solo piece that was something of a longer term project won’t be in presentation shape for my new teacher next week. So today I just worked on technique, played a little Bach and worked on Chopin Op. 7 no. 1, the outer sections of which at mostly ok, but did a little work on the challenging 3-5 trill and general fluidity of the middle section.
It’s a little daunting to have to play for someone new when I was working on comfort with my previous teacher, as nerves affect my playing and even my memory of pieces. But I’ve heard this teacher play before and was wowed by his technique, so I’m very curious about what the course of action will be like.