Summer is the greatest relief in the world after a school year of pressure and uncertainty. The last of finals is tommorow, but after that I can let go and relax. Truth be told, I love school; I love learning new information and meeting people that I like talking to, but I also put myself in such stress that my shoulders and arms physically hurt.
Now I can finally find the time to finish tasks I've been putting off since school and challenge myself to mantain a productive schedule without the structure of a six-and-a-half hour day. I severely don't want to waste my day in front of a computer, a telivision, or a plate of food.
On the musical side of things Debussy's Deux Arabesques while being one of the most beautiful compositions in the world has the toughest rythem I've ever played! It's true, the saying that the greatest challenges reap the best reward because the measures that are three against two are near impossible for me to play correctly.
Schumann's Traumerie is a magnificent touching work, it's slow and requires a lot of emotion. Playing it mechanically with only conventional precision would be bastardizing, you really need to put a lot of heart into it.
My favorite "easier piece" that I'm working on is Bethoven's Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement which is one of my all-time favorite pieces to listen to. It just puts me in a contemplative, peaceful, yet energetic mode.