TOP 10 TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PIANO BEGINNERS

TOP 10 TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PIANO BEGINNERS CREATED BY JOHN SCOTT

EAR TRAINING EAR TRAINING OR TO LISTEN TO OTHER PROFESSIONAL PIANISTS AT WORK IS AMONG THE BEST WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR TECHNIQUE. PLAYING BY EAR ALSO HELPS YOU IMPROVISE AND HENCE IS AN EXCELLENT TECHNIQUE FOR BUDDING MUSICIANS TO LEARN FROM THE MASTERS BEING INSPIRED BY THEIR STYLE AND HAND MOVEMENTS.

A FLEXIBLE APPROACH DON’T HIT THE KEYS, LET YOUR HANDS GLIDE OVER THEM SOFTLY, SMOOTHLY. A RELAXED HAND IS MORE FLEXIBLE AND EASY TO CONTROL, I.E. YOU CAN REACH THE FAR AWAY KEYS FASTER.

MAINTAIN A PROPER RHYTHM RHYTHM AND TEMPO ARE AMONG THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF ANY MUSIC PIECE, YOU CANNOT SCREW IT UP. PRACTICE THE RHYTHM OF THE SONG EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT SURE OF THE CHORDS AND NOTES INVOLVED. MAINTAINING A STEADY RHYTHM CAN ALSO COVER UP A FEW FUMBLES AND ERRORS.

FINGER MOVEMENT, HAND POSITION IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO START PLAYING WITH THE RIGHT HAND FIRST AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE OTHER. SEPARATE HAND MOVEMENTS ARE EASIER TO GRASP, YOU CAN GRADUALLY MOVE ON TO USING BOTH THE HANDS. MOST TEACHERS USE THE CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUE OF SEPARATE HAND PRACTICE. ONCE YOU’VE PERFECTED THAT TRY TO USE BOTH HANDS, THIS IMPROVES COORDINATION AND ENHANCES THE PLAYING EFFICIENCY.

MEMORIZE YOUR MUSIC MEMORIZING THE NOTES AND CHORD STRUCTURE IS NOT AN EASY JOB, BUT IT CAN SURE SIMPLIFY YOUR PLAYING. DIVIDE THE MUSIC PIECE INTO SECTIONS AND TRY LEARNING THEM, TRY PLAYING THE PIECE BEFORE YOU GO TO BED. THIS HELPS YOU RETAIN THE MUSIC BETTER AS IT WOULD BE THE LAST THING ON YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU SLEEP.

FOCUS ON ACCURACY AND NOT SPEED SPEED PLAYING IS SOMETHING THAT COMES WITH A LOT OF PRACTICE, FOR NOW, CONCENTRATE ON HITTING THE RIGHT KEYS RATHER THAN HITTING THEM FAST. AS AN AMATEUR TRY FOCUSING ON EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY, SPEED WILL COME WITH TIME.

PLAY SECTIONS SEPARATELY AS A BEGINNER, IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH THE VARIATIONS IN CHORD STRUCTURE OF A MUSICAL PIECE, TRY DIVIDING THE MUSIC INTO DIFFERENT SECTIONS. FOR INSTANCE, PRACTICE PIANO NOTES STARTING WITH QUARTER NOTES GRADUALLY MOVING ON TO EIGHTHS AND THEN SIXTEENTHS.

SIGHT READING MUSIC TECHNIQUE THE SIGHT READING TECHNIQUE IS A SMART WAY TO UNDERSTAND YOUR MUSIC BETTER. AMATEURS GET TO DEVELOP THEIR PROPRIOCEPTION SKILLS, I.E. AWARENESS OF THE BODY IN SPACE. MOST MUSICIANS GET SO LOST IN THE NOTES SO MUCH THAT THEY LOSE THEIR GRIP ON REALITY.

CONSISTENT PRACTICE FROM KEYS TO NOTES, CHORDS, AND PLAYING TECHNIQUE EVERYTHING REQUIRES PRACTICE. START WITH SOME WARM UP, PLAYING THE KEYS AND NOTES BEFORE STARTING ON WITH THE ACTUAL PIECE.

FINDING THE CORRECT MUSIC PIECE YOUR MUSIC TUTOR CAN HELP YOU SELECT A MUSIC PIECE TO PRACTICE. YOU CAN EVEN FIND APPROPRIATE PIECES ON THE INTERNET. THERE ARE MANY WEBSITES THAT PROVIDE E-BOOKS AND PDF DOCUMENTS.