<p>I'm not planning to major in music but I'm hoping I can get some advice here.</p>
<p>I'm currently a junior and I plan to sent in a music supplement with piano when I apply to colleges. The problem is that I haven't really kept up on practicing this school year, so I'm basically forced to relearn my old pieces / learn "easier" pieces for my application. I've played piano since 2011 (~11 years now); I would deem myself to be fairly advanced and I learn rather quickly.</p>
<p>Any advice on piano repertoire that I could learn in 2~3 months (during the summer) would be really great!
So far I have Mozart's Sonata in A minor and the Khachaturian Toccata... but I'm not sure what else to play. (I need Baroque and Romantic pieces.) Also, my hands are really small - I can barely reach an octave, which further limits my repertoire:/</p>
<p>Thank you(:</p>
<p>I think they way you started your post, “I’m not planning to major in music…” may have made people disinclined to respond.</p>
<p>I’ll repost in another forum I guess.</p>
<p>Even if you were to major in music, folks very rarely comment on rep since there are certain questions that only you and your teacher can answer.</p>
<p>This is definitely a topic to discuss with your teacher, who knows what pieces would showcase your talents and how quickly you learn. I am a piano parent only and so have limited knowledge, but I would suggest one of the shorter Bach Prelude & Fugues - maybe C Major from Book II? As for a Romantic piece, these all seem really huge to me so three months doesn’t seem like a lot of time. Ask your teacher, or, get a recommendation from a local college professor. Good luck!</p>
<p>[Rachmaninov</a> had big Hands - YouTube](<a href=“IGUDESMAN & JOO - Rachmaninov had big Hands - YouTube”>IGUDESMAN & JOO - Rachmaninov had big Hands - YouTube)</p>
<p>Especially for a music supplement, I would recommend going with something that you play really well rather than a “stretch” piece (no pun intended!).</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice @stradmom!
I have a new piano teacher (I’ve only taken ~5 lessons) so that’s why I wanted to turn to CC(: I’ll check out the Bach pieces @lastbird.</p>
meh.</p>