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Andrew Cavalcante Pacifico - 2026-01-08
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Learning Piano After 30 – Day 591 – Minuet in G Minor (BWV Anh. 115)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM0D8D1F0t8 For this entry in my My Journey series, I’m sharing my performance of the Minuet in G Minor, traditionally attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, but now widely believed to have been composed by Christian…
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Andrew Cavalcante Pacifico
- 2025-11-09
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Learning Piano After 30 – Day 536 – “Reflections” by Dennis Alexander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrCAZ6MLgno About the piece “Reflections” is an early-intermediate piano work by American composer Dennis Alexander, published by Alfred Music. Alexander is widely recognized for his pedagogical repertoire, which blends accessibility with expressive, lyrical writing—making his…
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Andrew Cavalcante Pacifico
- 2025-08-21
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Learning Piano After 30 – Day 482 – “Sonatina in C Major, Op.36 No.1, 1st Movement” by Clementi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Lp0FC7Irg About the Piece Muzio Clementi (1752–1832) published his famous set Six Progressive Sonatinas, Op.36, in 1797. The first one—this cheerful Sonatina in C Major—is a staple of the classical teaching repertoire. Its opening movement…
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Andrew Cavalcante Pacifico
- 2025-05-09
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Learning Piano After 30 – Day 400 – Ecossaise in G Major – Beethoven
Following my journey learning piano after 30, I realized I was missing a month‑by‑month repertoire plan with pieces that genuinely progress in difficulty. I asked ChatGPT for help and received a draft list—one piece per…
1. The Question Every Late‑Starter Asks Type “can I learn piano at 30” into Google and you’ll find as many discouraging myths as success stories. The assumption is simple: children’s brains are plastic; adult brains…
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Andrew Cavalcante Pacifico
- 2024-07-01
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Learning Piano After 30 – Day 91 – Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake
After committing to daily piano practice again I quickly realised I needed a structured roadmap rather than random YouTube videos. I first tried the Playground Sessions boot‑camp, but felt it skimmed over crucial fundamentals like posture,…
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Andrew Cavalcante Pacifico
- 2024-06-17
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Learning Piano After 30 – Day 27 – Re‑learning Bach’s Menuet in G
1 · Why I’m Starting Here Today marks the very first entry in my Learning Piano After 30 series. I wanted to open with something familiar yet honest: Bach/Petzold’s Menuet in G (BWV Anh. 114)—the piece I learned years ago when I first dabbled…