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…

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…

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…

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…

Bach – Minuet in G – Piano Performance

Minuet in G Major (BWV Anh. 114), famously known as Bach's Minuet in G, was actually composed by the German musician Christian Petzold, a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach. For a long time, this beautiful…

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,…

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…