Hello again,

This is my final music blog post for the class and for it I wanted to learn about practising strategies for the future after this music class is over. I found some great information on piano practising from Musicnotes. They have broken it up into 10 tips for practising:

  • Plan out your learning,
  • Don’t just play, but also listen to yourself practising,
  • Look at the music away from the piano,
  • Spread out your practice times,
  • Start out playing the music slowly,
  • Break the piece up by the hand used,
  • Focus on the proper rhythm,
  • Pick a comfortable fingering pattern and stick with it,
  • Make a routine for practising, and
  • Understand how you learn.

When keeping this in mind, anyone can be successful in their musical growth objectives.

This is my piano final. During which, I had made several attempts to record myself playing. Often, something or someone would interrupt the playing and I got a little frustrated. So, i took a small break and then went back to it feeling calm and as ready as I could be. I still struggle with the transitions between notes and with my dynamics on this piece. Overall, I feel that I have practised as much as I could have and I played the best I could. This makes me feel confident in my piano skills because I have shown so much growth over the semester.

I have learned: the base clef, to play good with the right hand, to play with the left hand, and to play with both hands simultaneously. What a productive semester!

Till next time,

Preston