Scarborough Fair

I have chosen 'Scarborough Fair' as my recital song. I am a big fan of Simon and Garfunkel, and am familiar with this song, but still find it challenging. I practiced this one song for a very long time (probably an entire hour), and found that the repetition was very helpful. I was really struggling at the beginning with some rhythms and frequent hand placement changes. But once I kept going, it became more natural. I am still stumbling over some parts, but definitely feel like it was a good start.

I also believe going over this song so many times helped me with reading other music better. When I moved back to where I had left off in the book, I was able to remember where my hands belonged for certain notes better by referring back to where they were for Scarborough Fair. My sight reading is getting better, and I feel a little more confident. I know I still have a long way to go, but feel this week was definitely a turning point for me.