Great video! Sometimes l feel similar to you and l try not to be hard on me. Practice, practice, practice that's all I say to myself. Thanks and please keep these videos going!
Thank you Angel for the words of encouragement! I have to remind myself of that sometimes... Love the video and her perspective on talent. Really insightful.
I can relate as well! A year ago, I was working on Maple Leaf Rag and I’ve practiced it for about 8 and a half months. During those months, I was very very mentally exhausted and frustrated because I was struggling on how can I increase the speed. Later on, as I was scrolling through my UA-cam recommendations, I found a video of Josh Wright ua-cam.com/video/STkkKvu9CeM/v-deo.html . He explained in the video that it’s okay to take a break from a piece. And so, I took his advice and drop Maple Leaf Rag for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, I played Maple Leaf Rag again and I was suprised how it magically became faster lol. Dropping the piece also gave me fresh ideas for my interpretation. Right now, I’ve brought the piece back after dropping it for 3 months because of school and I was even more awe-struck than the first time I dropped it. When you lay a piece dormant, it just magically increases it speed lol.
Yessss this happens to me all the time as well! I have a habit of trying to learn pieces that are too hard for me so I drop them and come back to them later and suddenly it’s so much easier! I think it’s also because we’re constantly improving and even those pieces we drop end up teaching us so much.
I feel, that you possibly underestimate the time it takes to bring something to that kind of speed. It doesn't take months to master Chopin's etudes, it takes decades. Literally. And I am not joking - people you were referring to, they spent literally decades to get to that speed, they have been playing those pieces non stop for at least 10 years. I am not even touching the topic of practising for 8-10 hours a day. Some do even more. It's hard work! They were not magically born with those abilities, they worked their hands to the bone, trying to achieve that. I think it was Vladimir Ashkenazi, who had to have his technician to come in to ... restore the white layer on the keys because Mr. Ashkenazi went through it to the wood of the keys. Not once, by the way - constantly. This may be will give you an idea, what it takes. Also, magician and musician sound alike and look alike as well, when a good musician goes on the stage, it looks so effortless and natural, and nobody can even imagine tears, blood and sweat that went into it. You are great! You can feel the music, you tell your story with your music, this is what it is about. As to the super speed, it will come if you persevere. Good luck!
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Great video! Sometimes l feel similar to you and l try not to be hard on me. Practice, practice, practice that's all I say to myself. Thanks and please keep these videos going!
Thank you Adriana! I’m glad you’re not hard on yourself! I try not my best not to be either, but every once in a while I have one of those days.
You want it. You can achieve it then. Don't let anyone even yourself tell you otherwise❤️
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Thank you Angel for the words of encouragement! I have to remind myself of that sometimes... Love the video and her perspective on talent. Really insightful.
Try Mozart - something fast, very beautiful, but less complex. Build up to those pieces that are taking you too long, to finish....
I can relate as well!
A year ago, I was working on Maple Leaf Rag and I’ve practiced it for about 8 and a half months. During those months, I was very very mentally exhausted and frustrated because I was struggling on how can I increase the speed. Later on, as I was scrolling through my UA-cam recommendations, I found a video of Josh Wright ua-cam.com/video/STkkKvu9CeM/v-deo.html . He explained in the video that it’s okay to take a break from a piece. And so, I took his advice and drop Maple Leaf Rag for 2 weeks.
After 2 weeks, I played Maple Leaf Rag again and I was suprised how it magically became faster lol. Dropping the piece also gave me fresh ideas for my interpretation.
Right now, I’ve brought the piece back after dropping it for 3 months because of school and I was even more awe-struck than the first time I dropped it. When you lay a piece dormant, it just magically increases it speed lol.
Yessss this happens to me all the time as well! I have a habit of trying to learn pieces that are too hard for me so I drop them and come back to them later and suddenly it’s so much easier! I think it’s also because we’re constantly improving and even those pieces we drop end up teaching us so much.
I feel, that you possibly underestimate the time it takes to bring something to that kind of speed. It doesn't take months to master Chopin's etudes, it takes decades. Literally. And I am not joking - people you were referring to, they spent literally decades to get to that speed, they have been playing those pieces non stop for at least 10 years. I am not even touching the topic of practising for 8-10 hours a day. Some do even more. It's hard work! They were not magically born with those abilities, they worked their hands to the bone, trying to achieve that. I think it was Vladimir Ashkenazi, who had to have his technician to come in to ... restore the white layer on the keys because Mr. Ashkenazi went through it to the wood of the keys. Not once, by the way - constantly. This may be will give you an idea, what it takes.
Also, magician and musician sound alike and look alike as well, when a good musician goes on the stage, it looks so effortless and natural, and nobody can even imagine tears, blood and sweat that went into it.
You are great! You can feel the music, you tell your story with your music, this is what it is about. As to the super speed, it will come if you persevere. Good luck!
I have no doubts that it takes years and years of dedicated practice. I will continue to keep striving on it!