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practise

2007-01-15 11:41:49 · answer #1 · answered by blazing_staruk 3 · 0 0

I know you don't want to hear this, but there is no easy way to learn piano. I have been playing 13 years, and still have a long way to go. You have to practice your scales, a lot. I didn't, and wish I had. Because I have a good feel, but my technique is so bad, no teacher will even touch me until I improve. I would recommend Hanon exercises over scales actually. They are great for improving fluidity (up and down the piano). Don't just rush in and try to learn one song. Most people who can play the piano, hate it when other people do that because it's sort of like mocking their technique. Plus, anyone who knows anything about music can tell they don't know what they're doing. So remember, time+work+hanon exercises, no easy shortcuts.

2007-01-15 08:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by Hawaii_girl 3 · 1 0

My answer is going to seem very boring to most people,but always take at least ten minutes just going through your scales etc. just to warm-up (bit like sports) not only will it work your fingers out, but you'll become more familiar with the sharps and flats for chords and keys. Using the correct fingers in the scales will help your music flow in the same way that using the correct fingers on a computer keyboard does. You may play the piano 'by ear' and get inspired by music to try (often when you're in bed) have a notebook handy by your bed to jot down ideas. Buy any easy music that you can lay your hands on to help you to learn.
Just open yourself up to being creative and have fun.

2007-01-14 03:32:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

There are two technical methods. The first is to play 'legato' - ensure there are no gaps between each note (especially those carrying the melody) by lifting your finger off the preceding note just as - or a split second after - you hit the following note. The second is to use the sustain pedal - this should be used together with legato, but is particularly useful if your hand is not large enough to play two far-apart notes legato, or to sustain repeated notes or chords: basic technique is to hold the pedal down throughout common harmonies, lifting and replacing the pedal immediately after - not before, as is often mistakenly done - you hit a new harmonic group.

Equally important is 'shaping' of the music, though - you should let the music flow conceptually - think of it in 'phrases' or 'musical sentences' and allow it to rise and fall. Usually, but by no means always, this involves getting gradually louder towards the middle of a phrase and falling away towards the end, or increasing the volume as the music gets higher and decreasing as it falls. In other words, your tone, dynamics and sonority should respons to the notes and phrases, not just to the specific verbal instructions given by the composer.

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2007-01-15 00:21:40 · answer #4 · answered by Matt 2 · 0 0

My girlfriend teaches piano,so she knows.I shall ask her.

2007-01-14 03:22:14 · answer #5 · answered by TOMATO 1 · 0 0

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