How To Practice Piano Effectively
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The Misinterpreted-Effort Hypothesis, and Why We Often Practice Less Effectively than We Could
When my kids were in elementary school, I remember that studying for tests was pretty straightforward. Sure, they had to
Ten Tips for Productive Practice
Concentrate on quality, not quantity.
Stage Fright - tips from Jenny Leigh Hodgins
Most everybody experiences some level of stage fright when preparing to perform for an audience, audition, or examiner. And it's compl...
On Rhythm: Some Resources - Practising the Piano
A number of pianists report having issues with rhythm. To help solve the problem we need to be able to set a steady pulse and to internalise this as we play, pushing and pulling according to the natural ebb and flow that virtually all music requires. This is vastly different from playing metronomically, since no performance of anything is going to conform to an unbending metronomic beat, and while a certain amount of metronome practice can be beneficial if you know what you’re doing, too…
How To Make Piano Practice Fun: 10 Tips | The GMS Blog
Making piano practice fun isn't easy. Practice involves repetitious drills and dogged pursuit of accuracy. Ten tips on how to make piano practice fun are included in this post.
On Rhythm: Classical v Romantic - Practising the Piano
Have you considered there might be a different way of playing rhythmically depending on the style period? I’m not talking about rhythmic conventions (such as double dotting, rhythmic assimilation, etc.), but how we organise the relationships between long and short notes, where we might take time, and where to do so would disturb the music. Leon Fleisher explains this beautifully using the famous theme from the 18th Variation from Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody. He plays it in two ways – one…
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Do We Need Special Exercises for the Left Hand? - Practising the Piano
I am often asked about what to practise to make the left hand feel strong, and equal in technical ability to the right hand. Are special exercises necessary? In 2011, researchers in Germany published an article which showed a surprising fact: Whether the pianist identified as right- or left-handed, the performance of the right hand always displayed a higher degree of evenness between notes, and therefore a higher degree of motor control, than did the left hand. And the more practice time…
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Not sure where to start when you sit down at the piano? Make it simple with these 10 piano practice tips for adults and kids.
How to Practice Piano: Tips for Exercises OFF the Keys! [Infographic]
Did you know it's possible to practice piano even when you're not around your instrument? These infographics will show you piano practice tips & exercises.
Stage Fright - tips from Jenny Leigh Hodgins
Most everybody experiences some level of stage fright when preparing to perform for an audience, audition, or examiner. And it's compl...
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The Misinterpreted-Effort Hypothesis, and Why We Often Practice Less Effectively than We Could
When my kids were in elementary school, I remember that studying for tests was pretty straightforward. Sure, they had to
Ten Tips for Productive Practice
Concentrate on quality, not quantity.
On Rhythm: Some Resources - Practising the Piano
A number of pianists report having issues with rhythm. To help solve the problem we need to be able to set a steady pulse and to internalise this as we play, pushing and pulling according to the natural ebb and flow that virtually all music requires. This is vastly different from playing metronomically, since no performance of anything is going to conform to an unbending metronomic beat, and while a certain amount of metronome practice can be beneficial if you know what you’re doing, too…