Instrumental Music and Short (and Shortened) Pieces for the Amateur Pianist

Pianists, are you wishing you

  • didn’t need to abandon long pieces to make time for learning new ones?
  • had shorter versions of great classics?
  • had more pieces memorized?

Are your pieces

  • too long for the general listener?
  • requiring too much practice time to maintain?

After years of experiencing the above, my practical solution is to play short pieces, and create shorter versions of long pieces I want to play. Now I can include many pieces in daily practice! As a result many are memorized, and I have several pieces in shorter forms that are more enjoyable to play.

My blogs to this site are my amateur performances of pieces I enjoy. I describe and detail the changes to any that I have shortened. I hope this is helpful to your pursuit of piano enjoyment.