Practice Tutorial: 6 Examples of Slow Practice | Kate Boyd The Piano Prof

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In today's practice tutorial I share six examples of places in music where I use slow practice in my own practice sessions. Students are often told to “practice slowly” but slow practice is not always helpful in every instance and it’s possible to waste a lot of practice time. It's easy to just practice slowly without having much to show for it.
In fact, there are many different contexts in which slow practice can be useful; in this video I show you six specific examples of places where you can apply slow practice techniques to your own practicing.
Repertoire examples cited in this video:
Dutilleux Sonata: movement I
Bach E Minor Partita: Toccata and Air
Beethoven Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10: movement IV
Debussy: Pagodes
Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:11 Learning a new piece
2:21 Learning a technically difficult spot
3:58 Correcting errors
5:56 Enhancing musicality
8:09 Preparing for a performance
9:21 Deepening your interpretation
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@michaelbeall4904 2 месяца назад

Best tutorial I’ve heard on low practicing! The Dr. makes things clear and understandable and relatable : I’m going to listen to more of her !

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 2 месяца назад

Wow, thank you!

@MrKeesStikkers Год назад

I use slow studying in order to feel unnecessary pressure and to obtain ease and relaxation. Especially whith material that i have played long ago. That is very useful on every level. And it always has to be done with full concentration on what you want to achieve. In short intervals. Mindless, slow repetition without awareness is absolutely useless and a waste of time. I like your videos very much. It inspires me to practice concentrated. Thank you very much.

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd Год назад

Thanks for sharing! Yes, it's so hard sometimes to remain concentrated but, as you say, it's a waste of time to play without focus and just do mechanical repetitions. Happy practicing! 🎹😊

@stephenvinson6474 5 месяцев назад

Your talent for teaching ..beautiful and so important in furthering the art of playing music....musiccally!

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@BalatonDreamer 2 года назад

Your videos are always well organized and directly useful. I suppose that comes from teaching at the university level, you've probably presented these same ideas a few thousand times before. Thanks!

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 2 года назад

Wow, thank you! "A few thousand" is probably a bit high - but I get your point! You're right: I talk about these ideas a lot in my teaching, and part of my impetus for making these videos is to create a resource I can direct my students to, so I don't have to say things over and over! 😂 So glad you find the videos helpful - I have been finding it a really fun and fresh challenge to create them!

@kathyspencer5909 5 месяцев назад

Firstly I'm going to try "slow motion" practice . I want and no doubt need to not only try, but also incorporate these recommendations on a regular basis. Thanks Prof!

@paulobergamasco3024 Год назад

Since I am a beginner, I'll do it when learning a new piece. And then move on to the other ones as necessary. Excellent tips, by the way.

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd Год назад

Thank you! Slow and steady wins the race! 🐢

@yusefandersen Год назад

humm...that bit of Henri Dutilleux you played sounds strangely familiar with some of 'les Oiseaux' of Messiaen....‘Il faut aimer la musique de Messiaen’, said Henri Dutilleux . Bon travail chere Kate 🕊

@PianoRunway Год назад

Great video!

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd Год назад

Thanks so much!

@RedWaveComing2024 2 месяца назад

i'm close to 68yrs old and starting to learn how to play the piano....i play two styles of musics....Czerny for technical exercises and any music scores i like to play....Czerny is to speed my my skill sets and tempo...plan is to be able to play Chopin Etudes in three yrs....slow practice is very important coz it'll improve your finger memory....i'll know in 2-3yrs if i got the speed....since i'm retired i play for around 3hrs a day....and yes hurt my hands from constantly playing the same Czerny exercises continuously....lesson learned

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing! It can be valuable to introduce variety when you are working on technical exercises. I suggest working on one set of exercises for 4-6 weeks and then switching up. You might check out technical exercises by composers like Burgmüller in addition to Czerny. I made a resource page of technical exercises you might find helpful: thepianoprof.com/technical-exercises/ Good luck!

@RedWaveComing2024 2 месяца назад

@@ThePianoProfKateBoyd thank you

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 2 года назад

Like this video? Watch this one next! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Hj_0YoJgHV8.html

@brianrowland55 Год назад

Thanks for another great video. Many times I use a metronome when I'm learning a new piece and even write the beats above the notes so I get it right. Do you ever use a metronome during slow practice?

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd Год назад

Yes, definitely! The main thing is to figure out what the metronome is going to help you do. If you are using it to help keep a steady pulse while you practice, or to help keep you from speeding up, those are really good uses for a metronome in slow practice!

@alexgoriatchenkov 6 месяцев назад

Hello Teacher. For me slow practice MUST BE in learning any pieces...if I force trying play in normal tempe then learning became forever and each playing always with mistakes. I think for beginners playing SLOW must be rule # 1 for quicker success . Thank you.

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 6 месяцев назад

Since you are a beginner, I agree that slow practice is essential for you! There are many ways to do it effectively - good luck!! 👍

@waxihaodai Год назад

May I ask what's your app on the iPad?

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd Год назад

I use ForScore on the iPad, in combination with the AirTurn pedal.

@waxihaodai Год назад

@@ThePianoProfKateBoyd Thank you very much for sharing!

@BandClarinet3 8 месяцев назад

So what about pieces where you can play the piece to tempo and have all your notes and fingerings, but there are times when you hit a wrong note here or there just because. The piece I’m thinking is simple arpegios that I hit the wrong note sometimes on any given day or practice session.

@PianoturtleX 8 месяцев назад

Knowing how to drive doesn’t mean you won’t hit some potholes. It’s no big deal. Consider it an accident unless it happens too much. With that said. Practice the heck out of it anyway lol

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 8 месяцев назад

Well said! I believe there are no "accidental" mistakes and that a small mistake like that isn't a big deal.... but it CAN serve to give you very helpful feedback about even a small adjustment here or there that can help increase facility and ease. So I agree with "Practice the heck out of it anyway"

@PianoturtleX 8 месяцев назад

Thank you professor. I believed it’s a must to practice the heck out of it. My personal experience is that some pieces are just so truly hard that no matter what I do accidents still happen. That’s why I think in certain cases I can just brush it off and call it a win for trying. Lol