Happy Saturday! Today I decided to learn a new song, Older by Lizzy McAlpine! Instead of reading sheet music, I found a video tutorial by Taylor Mackall and learned by watching that. I had to replay the video over and over, put it on a slower speed, and learn one hand at a time to finally get it, as I found it difficult to see which keys were being played at times. Although I enjoyed learning from this tutorial, as it was the exact progression from the song, I learned that I prefer learning from sheet music. This song was also great for me to start practicing using the pedal, as each chord in this song must be distinct, so the pedal must be lifted with each changing chord. I tried playing on my real piano rather than my keyboard this week, which was decently harder as the heavier keys give it a different feel. At one point in the song I kept messing up the exact same part, which was the biggest challenge for me this week. I had to review just that part over and over and take breaks in between to really get it memorized. After taking a long break and coming back to playing, I was surprised at how much faster I could play it! I really enjoyed learning this song and I think next week I’ll work at getting the chorus down, as the chord progression changes.