New students often struggle with getting into a regular rhythm of piano practice and study. Oddly, this generates a negative and frustrating cycle. As new students shirk practice, they are embarrassed and frustrated during their piano lessons. Frustration and discouragement also affect their happiness and joy. It’s hard to enjoy playing the piano when you feel frustrated.
Here’s the lesson – by establishing a piano routine, you will be happier while learning piano. New music will come “faster” because you are practicing more regularly, and your brain is learning habits and patterns. Piano is both an art and a skill. But for it to sound like art, you must put in the time to develop your skills.
So, what’s a wise piano routine? Something regular and reasonable. If you can put in 20 minutes of piano practice each day, you will enjoy piano at a much faster rate. Small, daily chunks of time are better than sporadic spurts of finger-flying energy. In that 20 minutes do some of the following:
- Spend 5 minutes playing a familiar song as a warm-up. This builds your confidence and stretches both your mind and fingers.
- Spend 10 minutes playing a new song. Be patient with yourself as you learn. Initially, your fingers may trip more than they walk across the keys. Keep at it. In 10 minutes you may only get through the first few lines of music. That’s ok.
- Spend 5 minutes doing theory. For new students this is especially important. Part of the initial frustration with learning piano is similar to the frustration of learning a new language. As your mind becomes more familiar with reading music, your fingers will pick up new music more quickly. You will enjoy learning the piano more as you grow in your ability to read music.
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