Another way that I’m unproductive is by spending too much time practicing, burning out and then not practice for a few days. Shorter sessions leads me to be more consistent.
I was an organ major for one semester in college, many years ago... completely burned out, and so gave up on classical music... wished I'd had a teacher like you back then...!
After taking a large break, hopefully you'll get back into with a more casual approach someday. Music can be so fun and addicting even if you're not practicing as much. I realized that I can still make small amounts of progress even if I'm just playing for a 1 or 2 hours per week. Sometimes I play hours everyday and sometimes I just chill and maintain. I always have at least one other activity besides music to be engaged in something else once and a while.
That is very sound advice, thank you Robert. I am a 54 year old piano student and one of the pieces I am learning is that Bach minuet. My piano teacher is trying to break me of the habit of stoping and restarting every time I mess up. I also have a tendency to slow the tempo on harder bits. So great advice! 😊
I tell my students practice takes practice... I also am ALWAYS telling them to play more slowly, and I then say to them "I've been playing music for 14 years and I STILL have to tell myself to slow down and be more precise every single day"... It never stops.
In general I agree! But the first tempo remark I feel can have exceptions. For example. I play through music at various speed, especially slowing down a cadenza. I enjoy playing through a piece and it will always take more time to bring these sections up to speed. I'd rather play sections slower than learn mistakes. In time it become performance ready and practice was also enjoyable.
Most people in just about anything practice faults. Golf is a classic example. With keyboard playing, correct fingering is everything. Practicing slow and both hands separately is good providing fingering is also correct. Muscle memory is what it's all about. For example, I'm currently working on No. 2 Prelude from the Well Tempered Clavier. It's a fast piece. You don't have time to think about the next note so muscle memory has to take over, provided all other criteria has been taken care of.
I love your videos so much. So much useful and great information in all of them, you're so knowledgeable and intelligent and good at explaining all these things!
When I was a piano performance undergrad I figured out that focusing on the mistake can be useful if you do it attentively enough to make the mental connection between the (undesired) sound you make and the physical sensation of the motion that produces it. I was then more able to distinguish between the motions that produced the sound I wanted and what came out more automatically (the mistake).
Well in jazz they say practice the way you're gonna play. However apparently there's an exception to every rule. I find that doing just a couple of technical exercises that I believe cover the holes in my technique in 12 keys in straight eights not swing and do that shit religiously and metronomiclly taking tempo up⬆️just being a machine like going to the gym but carefully no tendon crap anyway fixes my world!!! Especially after 6mo. I have to say it's not fun and it's exhausting but works wonders. It mostly completely frees my creative side to be unconcerned with HOW and stupid shit like wiggling one's fingers.
It is great. What is this midi sensor bar? Is it tailor made for you? How can I have one. Coz I have complained about the noise even when I stepping on the floor.
For over a year I have been hitting an E Flat towards the end of the third movement of Mozart's K332, until I discovered yesterday in the score that it should be an E Natural. No matter how hard I try to correct it, I just can't stop hitting that E Flat now that I have been doing it for more than a year. What is the remedy for that?
Yes, it is an action from a 9-foot concert grand with MIDI sensors under the keys providing a USB output to be able to control virtual piano sounds on a computer. It is my second prototype modular piano system.
Another way that I’m unproductive is by spending too much time practicing, burning out and then not practice for a few days. Shorter sessions leads me to be more consistent.
Are you sure you don’t have a camera set up watching me practice, because you nailed it!
I was an organ major for one semester in college, many years ago... completely burned out, and so gave up on classical music... wished I'd had a teacher like you back then...!
After taking a large break, hopefully you'll get back into with a more casual approach someday. Music can be so fun and addicting even if you're not practicing as much. I realized that I can still make small amounts of progress even if I'm just playing for a 1 or 2 hours per week. Sometimes I play hours everyday and sometimes I just chill and maintain. I always have at least one other activity besides music to be engaged in something else once and a while.
That is very sound advice, thank you Robert. I am a 54 year old piano student and one of the pieces I am learning is that Bach minuet. My piano teacher is trying to break me of the habit of stoping and restarting every time I mess up. I also have a tendency to slow the tempo on harder bits. So great advice! 😊
I tell my students practice takes practice... I also am ALWAYS telling them to play more slowly, and I then say to them "I've been playing music for 14 years and I STILL have to tell myself to slow down and be more precise every single day"... It never stops.
Excellent video, super useful, I'm coming to realize recently that some of these mistakes have insidiously became part of my routine
I teach the same way on correcting mistakes
In general I agree! But the first tempo remark I feel can have exceptions. For example. I play through music at various speed, especially slowing down a cadenza. I enjoy playing through a piece and it will always take more time to bring these sections up to speed. I'd rather play sections slower than learn mistakes. In time it become performance ready and practice was also enjoyable.
Lol, I'm always trying to play fast x)
Most people in just about anything practice faults. Golf is a classic example. With keyboard playing, correct fingering is everything. Practicing slow and both hands separately is good providing fingering is also correct. Muscle memory is what it's all about. For example, I'm currently working on No. 2 Prelude from the Well Tempered Clavier. It's a fast piece. You don't have time to think about the next note so muscle memory has to take over, provided all other criteria has been taken care of.
I love your videos so much. So much useful and great information in all of them, you're so knowledgeable and intelligent and good at explaining all these things!
This is so true. I like your advice😀
GREAT VIDEO ROBERT! You were thinking about me, weren't you!
I do this stuff all the time :/ No wonder why I am always working on the same pieces.
Better than the beat I recently uploaded on my channel
When I was a piano performance undergrad I figured out that focusing on the mistake can be useful if you do it attentively enough to make the mental connection between the (undesired) sound you make and the physical sensation of the motion that produces it. I was then more able to distinguish between the motions that produced the sound I wanted and what came out more automatically (the mistake).
Always value any tips from you Robert! Great content!
Great advice 😊👍🎶
Great, great value advices. Thank you, sir.
Thanks for all your useful information and tips. 🎉🎉
Thanks for the advice I found out that I don’t anti practice
Thanks for the advice!! Please could you tell us more about you "digital" piano? I'm pretty interested
Well in jazz they say practice the way you're gonna play. However apparently there's an exception to every rule. I find that doing just a couple of technical exercises that I believe cover the holes in my technique in 12 keys in straight eights not swing and do that shit religiously and metronomiclly taking tempo up⬆️just being a machine like going to the gym but carefully no tendon crap anyway fixes my world!!! Especially after 6mo. I have to say it's not fun and it's exhausting but works wonders. It mostly completely frees my creative side to be unconcerned with HOW and stupid shit like wiggling one's fingers.
Great advice! Thanks Robert. 🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
thanks big daddy
Merci.
Thanks for the solid advice much appreciated.
Thanx, Maestro, 🌹🌹🌹
Thanks for the valuable info Sir
I'm a drummer, not a pianist. I can't even play chopsticks lol but I'm really enjoying your videos. You remind me of Wallace Shawn, that's a bonus lol
wow, what midi controller are you using :O ? Ty for amazing videos!
exactly what I thought and have been teaching - glad I was right about that :-)
It is great. What is this midi sensor bar? Is it tailor made for you? How can I have one. Coz I have complained about the noise even when I stepping on the floor.
Damn I do that a lot 3:30
Thanks for the help
What piano are you using in this video? Is it a digital piano with real grand action keys?
This is golden
Thanks Mr Estrin
For over a year I have been hitting an E Flat towards the end of the third movement of Mozart's K332, until I discovered yesterday in the score that it should be an E Natural. No matter how hard I try to correct it, I just can't stop hitting that E Flat now that I have been doing it for more than a year. What is the remedy for that?
thank you so much!!very informative
Thx for the video Robert very helpful
Where are the strings of the pianonou are using? Great vids btw
Did you take grand piano mechanics and installed a silent piano module on it?
Yes, it is an action from a 9-foot concert grand with MIDI sensors under the keys providing a USB output to be able to control virtual piano sounds on a computer. It is my second prototype modular piano system.
@@LivingPianosVideos Amazing! What did you use for the sensors? I mean how do you measure velocity?
Jordan Rudess do the first mistake all the time! 😁
That's me
What kind of midi controller is that 😮
The keyboard in the video is the second prototype modular piano system I have developed. It provides a virtual concert grand playing experience.
I haven't even seen the video yet and I already know I'm anti-practicing