Recently I've been teaching a friend to play the piano. I said she could learn any way she liked, by reading the music, playing by ear or from memory. This encouraged me to play from memory and it has been a very liberating experience. no longer am I thinking about processing dots, but I can play more expressively. I always felt that people who played by ear or from memory(the two are very much intertwined) played more expressively. So if you play and have been bound to your music book all these years make a dash for freedom. If you want some help and live in my area give me a call, I would love to help.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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