If you've ever learnt to play an instrument, you will know that there's one thing that may define whether you are good at it or not. That one thing is practice.
Practicing a piano is not an exception to this. The masters of the ivories got where they were today from days, months and years of practice.
So what is the one thing that stops people from practicing? Boredom. Many of us stop practicing the piano just because it's no longer fun. Their need to learn having been worn down from hour after hour of the same exercises.
How can you stop becoming bored of practicing? You make piano fun!
Here's some suggestions to get you started.
New Pieces Songs
One of the most significant reasons students stop practicing piano is that they get bored of playing the same songs again and again. So your first activity is to get a new song to learn and practice.
This can give you new fervour, something fresh and adds rather more variety to your lessons. Try and pick something that is in a different style from what you are already practicing.
Change The Speed
Speed has a huge impact on how a song sounds. Changing the speed can make a classical piece sound more like a show tune, or turn a funky style tune into jazzy lounge song.
Go over your song again and this time begin playing it slower or quicker. How does it sound?
Play around with the beat and timing, place emphasis on differing notes. You may find out exactly how straightforward and fun it is to fully change the way a song feels.
Get Faster and Faster
If you are becoming bored of practicing the same piece, its time to turn up The speed. Begin at an ordinary pace and see how swiftly you can play your piece.
Don't stop if you make a mistake, keep pushing ahead and see if you can finish it.
When you do, try it again and see how snappy you can go without making a mistake. When you bring it back to regular speed, you can realize how much more straightforward it seems to play it now.
In our next article, we'll be having a look at more ways to add some fun to your piano practice!
Practicing a piano is not an exception to this. The masters of the ivories got where they were today from days, months and years of practice.
So what is the one thing that stops people from practicing? Boredom. Many of us stop practicing the piano just because it's no longer fun. Their need to learn having been worn down from hour after hour of the same exercises.
How can you stop becoming bored of practicing? You make piano fun!
Here's some suggestions to get you started.
New Pieces Songs
One of the most significant reasons students stop practicing piano is that they get bored of playing the same songs again and again. So your first activity is to get a new song to learn and practice.
This can give you new fervour, something fresh and adds rather more variety to your lessons. Try and pick something that is in a different style from what you are already practicing.
Change The Speed
Speed has a huge impact on how a song sounds. Changing the speed can make a classical piece sound more like a show tune, or turn a funky style tune into jazzy lounge song.
Go over your song again and this time begin playing it slower or quicker. How does it sound?
Play around with the beat and timing, place emphasis on differing notes. You may find out exactly how straightforward and fun it is to fully change the way a song feels.
Get Faster and Faster
If you are becoming bored of practicing the same piece, its time to turn up The speed. Begin at an ordinary pace and see how swiftly you can play your piece.
Don't stop if you make a mistake, keep pushing ahead and see if you can finish it.
When you do, try it again and see how snappy you can go without making a mistake. When you bring it back to regular speed, you can realize how much more straightforward it seems to play it now.
In our next article, we'll be having a look at more ways to add some fun to your piano practice!
About the Author:
Dr. Anthony Fernando is the creator of the popular piano software 'Piano Is Fun' which helps kids and adult beginners learn to read piano notes. Visit his site for more ideas on piano fun
