Set Aside Time for Fundamentals
Make sure at least 15 minutes of your practice time is set aside for things like scales, accuracy, and timing. You only gain technical skills by repetition. Just build...
Learn the finger names. Your thumb is finger 1.
Start with your right hand. Place all of your fingers in the "middle c" hand position.
Practice playing up and down this position.
Learn a few...
Sometimes music students seem heedless of the fact that they are playing wrong notes, or out of tune. Instead of pointing out their mistake directly, I'll tell them to listen to me play their piece, to...
1. Familiarize yourself with a variety of rhythms.
2. Memorize key signatures at-a-glance.
3. Know your scales forward and backward.
4. Practice playing without looking at your hands.
5. Practice sight...