[Music]
what's up everybody?
My name is Jazer
and today I'm going to
give you five tips
on how
you can learn how to play the piano
quicker.
Tip number one
is to practice slow.
Now, most people think to progress in piano,
they need to be playing faster and faster and therefore
sound more impressive.
Or perhaps sometimes they're just rushing through their practice,
but,
this doesn't help.
Okay? What you should be doing
is
practicing slower
and being,
be mindful of each
finger to finger connection,
note to note connection.
When you understand these
and you play your notes slower,
in the longterm,
your music will be clearer.
And it'll just sound better.
Let me show you an example.
So when I was practicing the "Turkish March",
I,
to get these,
[Music]
I started doing it like this.
[Music]
And after doing
a lot of that,
I understood
each
connection,
each note to note,
each finger to finger
much better.
And therefore I could
do the fast version,
much easier.
Tip number two,
is to find a teacher or a mentor.
And this is because a teacher or mentor,
is able to help you
spot problems
from the very start and change them.
I had a student who came to me,
who has been
practicing on his own for a while
and he came to me with
a lot of
tension and fingering problems.
And now we actually have to go back to the very start,
to change these bad habits before he starts progressing.
So,
final point,
find a teacher who is able to cut down
on your trail on narrow time
and teach you the right techniques from the very start.
Tip number three,
get a practice journal.
Sometimes it's hard,
to,
you know, maintain your practice.
Sometimes I don't practice every day,
but with a practice journal,
you are able to log your practice and therefore see
how much you've done in your week,
which motivates you to do
the next day of practice.
Tip number four,
is to play easy versions
of pieces or songs that you like.
Now,
when you're starting to learn the piano.
To get to the stage where you can play
any song
or pieces that you like,
it's going to take some time.
And to not be discouraged,
and to keep the motivation going.
Once you learn the easier version of the song,
then you can progress to learn
the more difficult version of the song.
Let me show you an example.
"River flows in you."
here is the easier version.
[Music]
and now this is the more advanced
original version of river flows in you
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in conclusion,
learn the easier versions of the pieces you love first,
so that it's easier for you to progress
to the more difficult versions of the piece.
Tip number five is to jam with other musicians.
Sometimes learning how to play the piano
can be a lonely process.
And when you find other musicians to play with,
you help each other become
better musicians,
because you learn how to keep in time.
You learn how to improvise.
You help to keep each other accountable,
for your learning
and to
help each other become better musicians every day.
And,
just adding that social aspect to your music
will just make the whole learning process tons more fun.
So those are my five tips on
how you can learn how to play the piano
faster
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