Current Progress

Stunningly to my own kinda amazement I've gotten better. Picked up on some hints on practicing piano that I'd like to share. If nothing else, helping others struggling will be what I utilize this blog for.

I was struggling with a kinda advaced level piece that I think is too far ahead to be practicing in this course I'm doing... but I think the instructor knew it'd be possible to do it with time and understanding of finger placement.

Indeed that was the problem. A lot of piano comes down to simply predicting which position to put your fingers in so the music flows out more naturaly and you don't have to trip over your own fingers to get it out.

I didn't realize this and as I hammered away at the music while practicing, it became clear I was not forwardly preparing for the next notes just going with it and winging it really.

Also, practice only the parts you suck at. That was how I mastered the tricky coordination of fingering. I just kept plugging away at that one part and ignored the rest of the music since it was tedious to go through it to get back to the harder part.

That's it... got things I have to do, but felt like explaining proper practice and fingering for the piano might help a struggler like myself. It built a bit more confidence when I finally just nailed the landing, and though there's music that's way harder to master still ahead of me, this was profound in a way to discover that it's there, the skill level is actually there to play competently and not look like a doofus...