PROGESS IN PIANO PLAYING SKILLS

pianolover wrote: I was in between motivation and frustration when I watched the videos. But then again I thought: If I look back, I couldn't even play a single chord. It is possible to learn, though. We just need to find out our own motivation. Thanks for the message.

I feel the exact same way! Whilst learning March I was shifting between motivation and extreme frustration (or fury) but I am very stubborn so I could not let it beat me

It is easy to get caught up in the small stuff but then when you take a few steps back and look at the big picture you realise how far you have come!

I have never memorised any music prior to seeing this recommendation by Hellene. But when I was thinking more about it I realised I could not recall seeing many great pianists reading the music as they play!!! So I thought I would give it a try. On the one piece I have tried so far it seemed to make a difference to how well I could play it in the end with all the subtleties of the piece and expression etc. Not needing to read music also gave me some space to think about fingering which I hope will translate to other pieces of music.

I would be interested to hear what you think if you ever try this!

My method with both hands is to muddle through the whole piece very slowly several times and then gradually speed up the easier sections and highlight the more difficult ones that need lots of separate practice and repetition.