Strenghts:
I think I am quite a fast learner. To begin with, I was struggling to keep up with learning the songs and being able to read sheet or keep in time etc but with practice, I learnt them a lot faster and I can definitely read more sheet, keep time better and learn songs a little faster.
I am able to hear when something doesn’t sound right, which is really useful when I’m learning a piece from sheet because I can’t always guess the right notes but I can hear that it’s wrong.
I lacked confidence to begin with but I feel like as time goes on, I’m getting much more confident because I’ve been practicing more so I feel like I can do more with my skill.
I am good at researching and completing written work to a high standard, I feel like I definitely blossom in that aspect because I can easily locate sources and reference them sufficiently so they support my points.
Weaknesses:
I still need to freshen up on a lot of the basics, like scales, because I feel like once I nail those, I’ll pretty much be flying with the piano because I’ll have a better chance at learning how to play by ear, improv and maybe even solo.
I need to refine my sight reading because I’m still very slow. The notes in the staff come quicker to me than the ledger lines but I still have to work out the acronym instead of spotting the patterns, but the ledger lines take me ages to work out because I have to count up or down.
Timing and confidence is still a little shaky so they definitely need some work but that comes with practice and time I guess.