My biggest problem with learning any music pieces from Method books (I have Adventures and Alfred’s - all adult books available) is that they teach simplified pieces - quite often in the wrong key. I am done with them. Learning on my own and from RCM books. I have been also buying sheet music. Waiting for the November course
im practicing scott joplin entertainer, bethena, and easy winner, for a long time and i dont care if its so long , is awesome, i dont have a teacher, but only the enthusiasm for the piece make me strive
Just wanted to say how very much I appreciate your discussions of the practice process. Between this discussion and the excellent one on tips for staying accountable in practice (so cool!) I have remodeled my practice times and the result has been having a lot more fun AND getting much better results. Hmm, more fun, more learning, can't ask for much more! By the way, I'm a 59 yo who has been working mainly without a teacher for almost four years and I find loads of great tutorials out there, but not nearly enough on the practice process itself. You've done a terrific job with this and helped me to solve some really pesky riddles, with strategies I sort of already knew, but I needed you to say, Yeah, do that! Thanks, Allysia, you are the coolest.
Okay. These QA sessions are actually motivating. I see myself give up on practice because I feel like I spend such a stretched out period on just a couple of pieces.
I think, with performance anxiety, it could help to know, that it comes in two distinct parts. One is scattered attention, that comes with performing in a new environment, and is totally natural as our brain tries to discern which information is useful in current situation and which not. We address this problem by exposing ourselves to lots of different situations and environments. So we are not bothered anymore with what's going on around us when performing. The other is our social anxiety which is a consequence of the way we were raised and to various degrees traumatized as children and needs work on one self through some kind of (auto)therapy. Anyways, thanks for being a herbivore.
I love your herbivore top and thanks for the advice! I used to play piano trying to learn the big impressive pieces but have recently reverted to much more basic material and moving faster through it on your advice and I am finding that I am learning and progressing so much better now thank you!
40h/day is more like wishful thinking if each day has that many hours. In a 24h in a day take away 9h for sleeping you have 15. Instead of practicing for 1h/day, we do the maximum, do we learn pieces 15x faster? As much as some people like myself would like to practice, there are physical limitations. You practice late in the day and you start to fall asleep. After repeating a passage of music so many times your muscles get worn out you can't repeat it even 1 more time. And then there are other things you need to do during the day that are important. 😎
Im practicing Liszt s.219 .its already been 2 months and I can just barely play through it at half speed with mistakes everywhere...is it too difficult? Or is it normal for this kind of piece?
It’s probably normal since Liszt is one of the most difficult compositions you can find out there. But I recommend doing drills and going even slower than 50%. If you make mistakes it’s a sign you are going too fast.
@@FocusMrbjarke yeah I think you are right. I think I practice too fast because I always have many mistakes in all my pieces for a long time. I had to play chopin etude 10 4 probably literally 1000 times to not have mistakes ....and I still have mistakes. I know it isn’t normal
@@therussiantrollnetwork7464 I don’t know you skill level but here is my advice: Maybe you are practicing pieces which are way above your level. I recommend slowly building your way up to that level instead of going straight to the most difficult pieces. It’s like being a beginner in chess and immediately start playing grand masters which of course mean you will make a lot of mistakes but if you play players at your own level you will make less mistakes and over time improve your play. Your technique will also be better because you have practice all the fundamentals.
@@FocusMrbjarke i think my skill level is beginner but I was trying to find pieces that will make me better at piano . Like strengthen my fingers. I thought thats what etudes were for . But yeah you are probably right. The Chopin etude actually feels comfortable now at a slow speed but the Liszt one is uncomfortable everywhere.
@@therussiantrollnetwork7464 the thing is is that there are etudes for different levels. Chopin and Liszt are for those that have already practice piano for thousands of hours. It would probably be better to find etudes which are more on your own level like etudes where you practice scales for example.
Thank you so much for sharing your insights. When you said something about memorizing a piano technique, you reminded me of a quote by Josef Hoffman, saying, "The full acoustic picture of the music must be lodged in the mind before it can be expressed through the hands. Then the playing is simply the manual expression of something a pianist knows."
Hi, I don't know you have covered this but I have a "simple" question: Is it bad to memorize? They say to a student he shouldn't watch the hands when you play and watch the music sheet....but if you memorize the piece, you only see hands and the keys....which one is the right way? Whenever I memorize a piece, I don't have to see the score sheet, is it bad? Or is it ok to memorize, but watch and follow the music sheet just in case my memory fail.....what a piano player should do? Memorize, or play after the score?
Gaah thank you for this Q&A! I'm so glad you're uploading more, I'm practicing more every day and your videos really motivate me!
Your videos always motivate me! I’m glad channels like you exist :D
My biggest problem with learning any music pieces from Method books (I have Adventures and Alfred’s - all adult books available) is that they teach simplified pieces - quite often in the wrong key. I am done with them. Learning on my own and from RCM books. I have been also buying sheet music. Waiting for the November course
That's why you need a teacher.
PianoTV: 40hours would be impossible, stick to 30 mins
Ling Ling fans: We don't do that here
Pretty sure Lang Lang is just a creation of artificial intelligence and transhumanism lol. Robotic performances with no soul present.
Thank you 🙏
im practicing scott joplin entertainer, bethena, and easy winner, for a long time and i dont care if its so long , is awesome, i dont have a teacher, but only the enthusiasm for the piece make me strive
I learned Bethena so far. The other two are in my to do list
Performance anxiety protip: Start a UA-cam channel and post your finished pieces there. It has worked wonders for my anxiety levels.
Just wanted to say how very much I appreciate your discussions of the practice process. Between this discussion and the excellent one on tips for staying accountable in practice (so cool!) I have remodeled my practice times and the result has been having a lot more fun AND getting much better results. Hmm, more fun, more learning, can't ask for much more! By the way, I'm a 59 yo who has been working mainly without a teacher for almost four years and I find loads of great tutorials out there, but not nearly enough on the practice process itself. You've done a terrific job with this and helped me to solve some really pesky riddles, with strategies I sort of already knew, but I needed you to say, Yeah, do that! Thanks, Allysia, you are the coolest.
Good stuff much love to you great advice from you on how to practice and tips whilst in practice mode Keep up the good work!...
Okay. These QA sessions are actually motivating.
I see myself give up on practice because I feel like I spend such a stretched out period on just a couple of pieces.
I think, with performance anxiety, it could help to know, that it comes in two distinct parts.
One is scattered attention, that comes with performing in a new environment, and is totally natural as our brain tries to discern which information is useful in current situation and which not. We address this problem by exposing ourselves to lots of different situations and environments. So we are not bothered anymore with what's going on around us when performing.
The other is our social anxiety which is a consequence of the way we were raised and to various degrees traumatized as children and needs work on one self through some kind of (auto)therapy.
Anyways, thanks for being a herbivore.
thx for all the info. good video
I love your herbivore top and thanks for the advice! I used to play piano trying to learn the big impressive pieces but have recently reverted to much more basic material and moving faster through it on your advice and I am finding that I am learning and progressing so much better now thank you!
Just started learning op 15 no 2 F# major. Figuring 6 months @ about 30 min/day since I work. Just the way it is for mortals I suppose.
I’m learning op15 no3,😂
Thanks so much for the new video! Love your stuff so much!!!
14:15 twoset? lol
the way of ling ling!
I would love to learn how to trade my ears.
very interesting and helpful
What is your definition of a ‘piece’?
By any chance, do you offer on line lessons? Love your videos. Thanks
Hi, How many pieces of piano should I practice per week ?!
Once a week , every six months? 😄
That looks like a u-turn turntable.
Really useful, thank you!
It should be 40 hours a day 😅
40h/day is more like wishful thinking if each day has that many hours. In a 24h in a day take away 9h for sleeping you have 15. Instead of practicing for 1h/day, we do the maximum, do we learn pieces 15x faster?
As much as some people like myself would like to practice, there are physical limitations. You practice late in the day and you start to fall asleep. After repeating a passage of music so many times your muscles get worn out you can't repeat it even 1 more time. And then there are other things you need to do during the day that are important. 😎
😇🙈 Wow.! She is super cute and talented rare one..!! I love you madam ❤👻🙏🏻🌸
Someone lost their shoe
Haha😂 just noticed
Fellow herbivore pianist here :)
I think that three pieces at the time is very boring.
14:21 Ling Ling dont agree
14:20 she probaly don't know Who Ling Ling is
So good but speaking too fast for a nonnative person
Yay more content 😁
Thanks!
Im practicing Liszt s.219 .its already been 2 months and I can just barely play through it at half speed with mistakes everywhere...is it too difficult? Or is it normal for this kind of piece?
It’s probably normal since Liszt is one of the most difficult compositions you can find out there. But I recommend doing drills and going even slower than 50%. If you make mistakes it’s a sign you are going too fast.
@@FocusMrbjarke yeah I think you are right. I think I practice too fast because I always have many mistakes in all my pieces for a long time. I had to play chopin etude 10 4 probably literally 1000 times to not have mistakes ....and I still have mistakes. I know it isn’t normal
@@therussiantrollnetwork7464 I don’t know you skill level but here is my advice: Maybe you are practicing pieces which are way above your level. I recommend slowly building your way up to that level instead of going straight to the most difficult pieces. It’s like being a beginner in chess and immediately start playing grand masters which of course mean you will make a lot of mistakes but if you play players at your own level you will make less mistakes and over time improve your play. Your technique will also be better because you have practice all the fundamentals.
@@FocusMrbjarke i think my skill level is beginner but I was trying to find pieces that will make me better at piano . Like strengthen my fingers. I thought thats what etudes were for . But yeah you are probably right. The Chopin etude actually feels comfortable now at a slow speed but the Liszt one is uncomfortable everywhere.
@@therussiantrollnetwork7464 the thing is is that there are etudes for different levels. Chopin and Liszt are for those that have already practice piano for thousands of hours. It would probably be better to find etudes which are more on your own level like etudes where you practice scales for example.
The answer is 40 hours a day
Thank you so much for sharing your insights. When you said something about memorizing a piano technique, you reminded me of a quote by Josef Hoffman, saying, "The full acoustic picture of the music must be lodged in the mind before it can be expressed through the hands. Then the playing is simply the manual expression of something a pianist knows."
7:50 OMG I feel identified with this. I thought I was the only. It really makes me feel good to know that this is a normal thing.
Hi, I don't know you have covered this but I have a "simple" question: Is it bad to memorize? They say to a student he shouldn't watch the hands when you play and watch the music sheet....but if you memorize the piece, you only see hands and the keys....which one is the right way?
Whenever I memorize a piece, I don't have to see the score sheet, is it bad? Or is it ok to memorize, but watch and follow the music sheet just in case my memory fail.....what a piano player should do? Memorize, or play after the score?
Love your video - one improvement please - the sound recording could be better - it sounds far away and goes up and down
The strategy you outlined in this video is awesome, Pieces pieces pieces is the way to go. Your Videos are the best! 😃
Very informative. Thank you
hello beautiful girl. Great preparation. Great piano playing