My goals, at least those in the classical music sphere, seem to oppose each other: (1) To refine my skills to what they were when I was studying with Deborah, and maybe even go beyond that. (2) To have fun and not take piano so seriously that I drop everything else in my life. When I was studying with Deborah, at least for the first year or two, I practiced several hours a day most days. I was working full time, but my husband was rarely home and I didn't have kids at the time, so I could do that. I can't now ... but I'm going to be tempted. I know that. Anyway, I didn't come on here today to write about my classical music goals. I want to discuss a goal that's kind of a jazz goal, but, really, it's just a general goal. I want to be able to do the kind of thing I'm doing here with "The Long and Winding Road," only in a much more sophisticated, creative way. \ I want to have a better sense of what notes will work with improvisation, and what chord ...
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