Thoughts:
On Tuesday evening, I did a Private Run-Through of Pica-Pica for my grandmother. I made a recording, too. Too fast, too fast. I started off at around 90 bpm. I can easily imagine how such a tempo will lead to disaster at this point in a high-pressure performance setting. I did well in terms of imaging and feeling the meaning of the piece, however.

Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm

String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight notes @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight @ 75 bpm

Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm
Same with l, m with sixteenths @ 85 bpm

Thumb Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 41) @ 85

Arpeggio Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 38) Various drills @ 85

Repertoire:
Pica Pica
Recorded myself and reviewed recording.

Great exercise in concentration. I noticed that as my mind wandered off from imagining the story that I described decided would go along with this piece, I was more prone to making mistakes.

Upon analysis, speed jumps out. I'm still both starting out too fast and speeding up even more during the piece. Played at 75 bpm with the metronome on. I have a feeling that if I don't get this down, the piece will jump around in rhythm and be inconsistent.

Estrellita
Recorded Private Run-Through. Couple of glitches here and there, but overall good work.

The pieces are shaping up! :)