Last Christmas, I gave my self a mission to learn a certain piece. This piece was the third movement of Beethoven's Appasionata sonata. I heard this piece for the first time about a year before and it blew me away with its beauty and its virtuosity. My goal was that by next years Christmas recital, I would perfect it and perform it. I kept this a secret from my piano teacher for a few months until I just had to show her. I managed to learn the whole piece by the end of the summer. My teacher was very impressed with me and I was proud of my work. Then it came the time of the Christmas recital. I managed to play it beautifully. It felt incredible to play a piece of that caliber in front of an audience. I got multiple compliments after the performance and I came home that night feeling very accomplished. Learning that piece gave me hope that I can learn multiple other pieces of that level in time for all of my college auditions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A4LaML7wxM
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