“Playing Piano is like love. First you must learn to play by the
rules, and then you must forget the rules and play from your heart.”
Practice Tips
Set a
schedule and faithfully keep practice every day.
Set a
specific goal for each practice section.
Focus on one
problem at the time.
Work in small
sections and one hand at the time.
Concentrate
on one detail at the time: fingering, rhythm, dynamics, speed, balance,
phrasing and tone quality.
Remember to
count loud, especially with the new pieces.
Look for the
structure of the piece and notice similarities, differences and patterns.
Record the
piece or the section to hear how you really sound.
Listen to the
recording and mark the mistakes at pencil.
Use a music dictionary to look up any terms
in the score that you do not understand.
