Mar 23 (Var 7)

It happened again -- I was working on parts of this variation, thinking: "I know I've played this before but it is completely unfamiliar!" It's Friday. I'm tired. And I was very distracted by the dog! She was laying calmly on the floor before I started recording, and she's laying calmly on the floor now. But she knows when I hit that red button!

Mar 21 (Var 7)

This one is the second take, because for the first take I tried a new camera angle - and all you could see was my back. The first time through was a little better, but also included the cat being pretty angry at the dog. This one just includes the dog distracting me. Gee, I wonder if recording studios have energetic dogs living in them? Probably not, right? Ugh.

Mar 20 (Var 7)

Late post - early recording, but late post. I tried a different angle: over the right shoulder. I want to do directly overhead, but the tripod/selfie stick I got isn't very sturdy, so I'll need to find a way to anchor it instead. In the meantime, I was too busy winning at bingo twice today. Maybe tomorrow I'll figure something out :)

Mar 19 (Var 7)

Surprise! It's a tripod! It looks like I'm sticking with this project for the long haul so I decided it was worth spending a tiny amount of money on it. And seriously -- I can't believe how inexpensive this very nice tripod was. It even comes with a remote control shutter button. And how about that view? 

So this, Variation #7, is another jaunty one. It's one of the few variations with a tempo indication, "Tempo di giga", whatever that means (no, seriously, whatever that means). I just remind myself that it means it's French, and then I try to play "Frenchly". Let me know how I do!

Mar 18 (Var 6 FINAL)

I can't believe the pup let me do it. She wanted my attention through this whole recording, but she managed to control herself. She didn't nudge my hand, she didn't whine or bark, and she didn't squeak a toy. It's almost like she knew what I was doing! What a good dog :)

By the way... I have a great surprise lined up for tomorrow's recording. I know you'll think it's a good idea.