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Dreamflight
Total Posts: 2688
Joined 03-07-2008 status: Guru |
Err, they really are not that difficult on the scale of things. They are often used by teachers as a precursor to the 48 preludes and fugues. You want difficult, try some Rachmaninoff - http://www.youtube.com/user/ValentinaLisitsa :) Some tips. 1) Practice your scales and finger exercises. A lot. Then do it again. A lot. Then do it again. Even more. Play them to a metronome, and increase the tempo over time while making sure your fingering is correct. 2) Learn each hand seperately. Right and Left, doesn’t matter which first. Don’t even start to play them together until you can play them individually at full speed in your sleep. You can of course work through the piece in sections, rather than learning just the left and right separately for all of it in one go. 3) Get your fingering right. Learn what it should be for each piece (you can use the little notations as a guide) and stick to it. Fingering which may at first appear awkward can be strategically advantageous later as you approach the final playing speed having put together the two hands. Df. |
nickmccullum808
Total Posts: 30
Joined 07-29-2010 status: Regular |
That’s exactly the kidn of tip i needed! thanks a lot. If anyone else has tips like that feel free to say them. |
botega
Total Posts: 1174
Joined 03-16-2007 status: Guru |
Be careful on your hands and your back… stay away from Rachmaninoff (: |
delirium
Total Posts: 2441
Joined 11-16-2006 status: Guru |
and then you’ll die… |
Ruke
Total Posts: 226
Joined 07-22-2003 status: Enthusiast |
Just remember, if you spend all of your time practicing you will have so little time attending to this wonderful forum… |
delirium
Total Posts: 2441
Joined 11-16-2006 status: Guru |
why? I talked with him once and he was really nice guy. |
botega
Total Posts: 1174
Joined 03-16-2007 status: Guru |
so now i know you’re at least 70+ and that you’re speaking Russian (: |
Grandpa Mike
Total Posts: 602
Joined 01-19-2009 status: Guru |
Nick, I was musically inclined at a young age and I could play by ear fairly well. As I got older, I could perform some faily complicated pieces with a certain degree of professionalism. The only problem was that I couldn’t read music and knew nothing of theory and technique. My parents decided that if I was to advance musically, I needed lessons. That was the best musical decision of my life. It opened a whole new world when I learned how to read music and understand the theory behind it. Although I practiced daily, it was not burdensome. It was a joy. I eventually went on to get my masters in music education. I have been playing for almost 60 years (I started at about age 7) and still practice on a regular basis. If you want to get the maximum benefit out of your talent, a little nurturing of that talent would be beneficial. Unless you plan on being a concert pianist, take it easy and only do as much as you feel comfortable doing. For what it’s worth, that’s my 2 cents. |
Dezdon
Total Posts: 125
Joined 08-28-2006 status: Pro |
I had classical training forced on me at the young age of eight. I freakin hated it! 1.5 hours practice everyday, 2 hrs lessons once a week by this impatient old lady who got frustrated and slammed the piano key lid on my fingers once, (I was just a kid man)....recitals on weekends. And not to mention boring concertos when they came to town. Im told I saw/heard some greats. Thats nice.
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nickmccullum808
Total Posts: 30
Joined 07-29-2010 status: Regular |
Thanks for the advice everybody, still not sure what I’m going to do yet. |