Practice Techniques for Piano
Besides exercising on the practice tips for beginners, it is
essential to know what and how to incorporate the important techniques into
your practice session.
This article explains the different techniques involved,
which will aid in your effective leaning with the piano.
Rhythmic Techniques
Rhythm is essential for any musician be it a pianist,
guitarist etc. It is important to develop your rhythmic ability to make sure
you are playing and expressing every music note correctly.
Rhythm practice
helps you exercise your timing and tempo of the music, which will eventually
allows you to naturally feel and express the music.
How to practice to develop your rhythmic ability?
Metronome is normally used to help pianists in their timing
and tempo. This enables them to keep a steady tempo as they play on the
piano. Beginners can start off with a
slow tempo, and slowly increase the tempo gradually with the metronome.
Rhythm variation helps to change the rhythm of a passage with fast notes, thus it will be easier to follow the rhythm of the song.
- Adding Beats to the Chords
Adding a number of beats mean to add a number of rest in
between so it will be easier to practice a series of fast chords.
Fingering Practice
Good fingering is essential for the pianist to play the
music fluently on the piano, as it helps to link the different notes together.
How to Practice?
- Try playing different fingering styles to
establish your own comfortable style.
- Approach your teacher for advices in the different styles. They will be able to help you. :)
Mechanical Practice
Mechanical practices allow beginners to develop their
ability to incorporate their fingering and rhythmic technique together, as well
as to improve their coordination between their two hands.
How to practice?
- Always start off by playing a short phrase or
passage.
- Keep practicing until you are confident to link the different passages together.Play the passage separately with your both hands. Keep practicing and you can slowly start to try using your both hands together to play.
