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"They Laughed When I Sat Down At The Piano. But When I Started To Play..." ATCL, Dip LCM, Dip ABRSM



Grade Music Tutors are North London Saxophone, Piano teachers, Clarinet and Flute tutors providing Piano & keyboard lessons, Saxophone lessons, Clarinet and Flute tuition, preparation for performing in public and competitions, theory tuition for all ages & levels and help for Graded exams. Here are 3 tips below:

Tip 1 – Learn How To Play Chords First
If you can learn the basic chords first before tackling classical pieces, you will be a long way ahead. Most popular music is based around simple chords and if you can master these, you will be able to play a lot of famous tunes and have great fun doing this.
The classical approach can limit you early on and I find that it discourages most beginners from continuing past their first year. If they were to learn the chord system first and then progress on to classical pieces, I am absolutely certain there would be far fewer students that give up.

Tip 2 - Accompany a friend
If you already have some Piano playing ability, try to accompany a friend or play in a band. Playing with other people is THE BEST WAY to improve your rhythm. You have to really concentrate very hard to stay in time and this action alone will improve your rhythm, sight reading and musical ear like no other. It is also a lot of fun and breaks down the boredom of practicing alone.

Tip 3 - Write things down
Physical act of writing what you’re learning will help you retain the information. Too often, we’ve met people who’ve told me they ‘went at a piece many times and didn’t get anywhere’. The reason for this is what we call ‘unfocused repetition’. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, is (according to Einstein) ‘insanity’. In the case of piano practice, repeating a passage many times over and yet making the same mistake each time, only leads you to a) form the mistake as a habit and b) frustration. So make sure you are taking short pauses now and then to make slight corrections, notes and other insights when repeating a section of music many times – it’s the quality and quantity that counts.

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