Document Type
Process Analysis Essay
Publication Date
1983
Excerpt
As a musician I have developed my own unique process for perfecting a piece of music, without even realizing that I had fallen into a set pattern. My bassoon teacher pointed this out to me as I was working on some technical studies at my lesson. Evidently I approached the music he had set before me very methodically, taking the studies apart piece by piece and putting them back together again like a jigsaw puzzle. As I became more aware of my personalized method of practicing, I could identify three major steps of the process: analyzing, correcting, and summarizing. After gaining this knowledge I decided consciously to apply it to the Vivaldi concerto I had to prepare for that semester's student recital.
Recommended Citation
Henry, Susan, "Perfecting a Concerto (1983)" (1983). The Valpo Core Reader. 567.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/567