Three year pianoversary! The first thing I learned on the piano - Study in Am by Julia Kourtidis

Today marks three years (that's 131 lessons and 1,995 hours of effort) since I took up the piano. I thought it would be fitting to record the first piece I ever learned. Study in Am (score: https://musescore.com/user/5863556/scores/10240132) is an original composition by my teacher, Julia Kourtidis (http://www.jkmtuition.com/).

It took me 14.5 hours to learn this back when I first started and I have a very clear recollection of many parts of this piece being 'impossible'. I managed a shaky redition of it for a lesson back then and didn't record it. I wouldn't say this is now sight reading material but it is not far off it either.

I recommend re-recording old pieces you haven't touched in a couple of years. You look at them through a completely different lens of experience and it does give you a sense of accomplishment seeing how much more you understand.