{"id":2292,"date":"2014-06-01T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pianonotes.wpengine.com\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2016-06-27T12:22:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T18:22:21","slug":"make-piano-practice-fun-10-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pianonotes.piano4u.com\/index.php\/2014\/06\/make-piano-practice-fun-10-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Piano Practice Fun: 10 Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"10 WAYS TO MAKE PIANO PRACTICE FUN\" src=\"http:\/\/gillespiemusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/10-WAYS-TO-MAKE-PIANO-PRACTICE-FUN.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Time flies when you\u2019re having fun. That\u2019s the rumor.<\/p>\n<p>But practice? Fun? Isn\u2019t this an oxymoron? And you could say the same for guitar, or any other\u00a0instrument.<\/p>\n<p>The fact is, making practice fun is not easy. Practice is hard work, involving repetitious drills and dogged\u00a0pursuit of accuracy. And, of course, a student must deal with multiple aspects of music (rhythm, notes,\u00a0technique, dynamics), so often a student who is on the verge of conquering one aspect of a piece has to\u00a0face the prospect that they must now start on another aspect, often from scratch. You feel like you\u2019ve\u00a0finished a project and are ready to sit back and relax\u2026 only to realize that your task is far from complete.<\/p>\n<p>This can be terribly frustrating!<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, parents and teachers can help students learn how to make practice more fun and\u00a0fulfilling. Try the following tips:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1. COMMIT TO REGULAR, BRIEF PRACTICE SESSIONS<\/h3>\n<p>Even just 4 or 5 sessions a week is good. If a student\u00a0knows s\/he is expected to practice, regardless of how much home work or how many other chores may\u00a0be on the agenda, the student will tend to comply. One way to ensure erratic practice is to allow the\u00a0student to skip here and there and to see practice as a low priority. For beginners, each session needn\u2019t\u00a0be more than 15-20 minutes.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2. SET SHORT-TERM GOALS<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry about watching the clock. Set short-term goals. Commit to\u00a0practicing a particular drill, say, 4 or 5 times. Try to get comfortable with even just one or two lines of a\u00a0piece or two. Don\u2019t try to conquer an entire piece in one sitting. If you set short-term goals, you\u2019ll be\u00a0surprised how fast time flies!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>3. START SLOW<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry about playing up to tempo. Too often students try to play fast, thinking that\u00a0is more fun. They end up making more mistakes and they fail to master even a small portion of the\u00a0material. The result is that they end up being frustrated that it is \u201ctoo hard\u201d and complaining that it is\u00a0too tedious or \u201cboring\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4. PICK JUST ONE OR TWO ASPECTS TO PRACTICE<\/h3>\n<p>Try just one hand at a time. Try going through and\u00a0counting the rhythm. Try saying the names of the notes. Don\u2019t worry so much if the note is legato or\u00a0staccato\u2026 just try to play through the notes. Once you start growing more familiar with the notes, you\u00a0can then combine other aspects (rhythm, dynamics, staccato), gradually making the music sound better\u00a0as you go.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>5. SHED LIGHT ON YOUR SUBJECT<\/h3>\n<p>Make sure your lighting helps you see your music and instrument clearly.\u00a0Make sure your eyes are equipped to see clearly (wear glasses if necessary).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>6. INCREASE TEMPO GRADUALLY<\/h3>\n<p>Once you become familiar with the notes, increase your tempo gradually.\u00a0You can use a metronome, starting at a slow tempo. Then, each time you play through the material well, increase the metronome\u2019s tempo by a notch or two. This way, you will increase your tempo so\u00a0gradually that you\u2019ll hardly notice. After several days, you\u2019ll be up to tempo almost without realizing it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>7. REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT!<\/h3>\n<p>Play the material you are practicing over and over again, even if it\u2019s just a\u00a0measure or two. This is true especially for difficult passages. But you should repeat even parts that you\u00a0can play well. Repetition makes you better more than any other single aspect of practice. The better\u00a0you feel you are, the more fun you\u2019ll have playing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>8. FOCUS ON ASSIGNED MATERIAL<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t wander and spend a lot of time with material that hasn\u2019t been\u00a0assigned. This might be fun at first, but it takes away from your progress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>9. DON&#8217;T MEMORIZE EVERYTHING RIGHT AWAY<\/h3>\n<p>Memorizing can be fun, and often your teacher will make\u00a0memorization a part of the assignment. Even so, you should often continue to look at your material as\u00a0you play it\u2026 even if you can play it well. This is because you will learn to associate the notes with what\u00a0you are playing and you will increase your note-reading skills. If your note-reading skills improve, you\u00a0will have an easier time learning a new piece. If your note-reading skills are weak, learning new\u00a0material will take longer and will seem more frustrating to you.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>10. USE YOUR IMAGINATION<\/h3>\n<p>Try to use your imagination to help you practice with more enthusiasm. For\u00a0example, as you set short-term goals and gradually conquer bits of your material, imagine you are\u00a0moving up levels in a video game. Every time you play another measure well, you can imagine moving\u00a0up another level or finding another treasure. Every time you play an entire piece or section well, you\u00a0can imagine moving up another level. Sometimes on drills, you can give yourself three \u201cdeaths\u201d: as you\u00a0play through the drill, every mistake you make is one \u201cdeath\u201d; if you get to three \u201cdeaths\u201d, it means you\u00a0have to start over. These pretend games can be a great way to make your practice more fun!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remember, the more you follow these tips and practice regularly and efficiently, the more progress you\u00a0will make. If you don\u2019t practice, you will make less progress, and the time you do spend practicing will\u00a0be less fun. If you do practice, you will make more progress, and your practice experience\u2014and your\u00a0lessons\u2014 will be much more fun and fulfilling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Time flies when you\u2019re having fun. That\u2019s the rumor. But practice? Fun? Isn\u2019t this an oxymoron? And you could say the same for guitar, or any other\u00a0instrument. The fact is, making practice fun is not easy. Practice is hard work, involving repetitious drills and dogged\u00a0pursuit of accuracy. 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