Getting the Chops Back (Slowly)

I realized that i needed to start back with some basics. It is so much fun to be playing for just my own enjoyment, there is no pressure to learn some new inane pop hit to keep the customers satisfied! I went and bought a new metronome. I have one packed away that I have owned since childhood, but I remember that it sped up and slowed down. Also, not sure which box in which closet it is packed in! I started playing Bach’s 2 Part Invention #8, with the metronome set at 54 to a quarter note. (There were a few spots I had to go over to get the notes.) It was very satisfying. After 5 times through the piece, I was feeling much more in control. The repetition with the steady pulse from the metronome was very centering. The scrambled, frantic energy is gone.