Category: Practicing
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Why you can’t play the right notes
Here’s an idea worth considering: while you are practicing, there are certain things you can do…and certain things maybe you can’t do. Maybe you can just play the right notes. Try and see if it works. Maybe it will. Or…maybe it won’t. In that case, is it really something you can do? OK, how about…
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10 subtle signs you are NOT trusting yourself while practicing
Should you trust yourself while you practice? There might be some benefits. But, you will not even know how unless you pay attention to signs that it is not happening. To get you started, here’s a list of ten such indications: Playing a wrong note twice, trying to fix it the second time. Trying to make…
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Why you think piano is hard
Here’s a challenge for you: can you just let go of your difficulties? Maybe you say letting go is not hard enough. You say it’s too easy to let go; what you really need is to hold on, to challenge yourself, to get it right, to learn. You’re playing the piano, and you feel stress…