The Optimal Duration You Should Spend On Each Piece 

🕘 Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:33 Two Steps (Learning a Piece) 1:30 Suggested Timelines 3:41 Factors in Choosing Your Piece 5:25 Recommended Reading 6:08 Jazer Recommendation 6:35 3 Tips (Learning for Pieces)

I remember in my first piano lesson I told the teacher ‘I’m gonna do anything you ask but don’t ask me to play river flows in you’, he laughed and said ‘oh that’s ok’

Hi Jazer! Have you ever thought about doing a "Tips and Tricks" style video for popular pieces (like Fur Elise, River Flows in You, Rondo Alla Turca, etc). Not a tutorial on the notes, but more along the lines of helping people smooth it all out once they already know a piece? Giving tips like, "Students often play this section too fast" or "Make sure you're playing this section legato, not staccato" or "Pay attention to the crescendo and diminuendo here!" This is the kind of help that I would love to find on youtube - not a tutorial as I can figure out the notes on my own but I would love to have some tips about making the song sound amazing once I already know it... Just a thought! Have a great day, thanks for all your videos!

Choosing pieces is the hardest bit for me as an adult learner. But when I have the right piece, something that needs a little focus, things do click better. When my motivation is low (often b/c of finding appropriate pieces) I like to work on scales and I quite like doing Hanon exercises. I can feel my finger strength improving. I try to make time for my piano even if it’s 10 minutes a day to review a scale than to skip a day. And I like to do some improv playing just for fun b/c learning a piece can feel like work some days and I need that balance.

I block out my time into hour-long chunks. In each hour, I may be learning a new classical work, improving an existing piece, or rehearsing for an event. I like to be learning several pieces at the same time, so I can dedicate different hours/days to different tasks. This also prevents burnout on any one piece. During my 10-minute breaks I make sure to do something- anything- entirely different. Read, play a game, chat with friends, whatever. Meanwhile, I know my subconscious is still digesting how to play whatever I was working on.

My first pieces were very easy but very beautiful, so I recognized, that I was ( and still am!) in love with this instrument. 4 until 5 Weeks for every one. My teacher brought me often new pieces, also very beautiful and so did I (e.g. I've heard once Rolling like a Ball by Einaudi and one week later he brought me the notes. ) Very few months later I playied it in front of publicum in our regular meeting to a small private concert with pupils of the music school- I am 53, the oldie in the group! I'm learning now for 6 years and I'm still on fire for the piano. Greetings from Germany and thank you very much for your videos, they are helpfull and motivating!

I’m a flitter and a gambler! I flit from one piece to another and tend to get bored by repetitive practicing. I justify my mindset by saying I only play for myself anyway; not going on a recital or performance.,Your videos have helped me become more disciplined. And, yes, I’m my harshest critic too!

I've been on the same piece (one summer's day) for over a year lol and I'm learning so much about music all the time through all the different techniques the piece offers. I'm never bored and I don't feel like it's too difficult; it's just a lot to learn!

I played the piano daily from may to november last year. I learned 3 pieces. The first piece i chose was too hard, but i hammered it until i memorized all the notes, around august. Then i learned the two others. But after i spent so many months practicing them, and i REALLY loved them, thats why i played them so much everyday, i began to feel kinda tired, bcz i got to a point i wasnt seeing much improvement anymore. I did get a lot better, and there were days i was so inspired and was able to test out my own interpretation of them. But i felt i had to learn a fourth song already. However, its just too troublesome for me, it drains me a lot to sight read new pieces, and even though there were a few songs that had parts i liked, i didnt feel that appeal from the whole of the pieces as i did for the first three. The result: i stopped playing. I tried practicing some czerny exercises, and at days they were fun to see improvement, but after some weeks they just felt too stressful. Im just a hobbyist pianist, and i already have to study and learn so much for my work, getting into the work mindset for the piano really killed it for me. I didnt want just to get better no matter what it takes. I just really wanted to grow closer to the piano. As i kid, i had some talent, but i quit the classes bcz i didnt like the teachers, the songs i had to play, and my hands were small. Biggest regret of my life. For many years, i felt like i did not have the right to learn the piano, that i didnt really love music, bcz i had quit. But i know its not true. Everyone has the right to play the piano. The instrument wont judge you. Sorry for the long comment. Theres so much going on rn, but i really want to go back to playing just to have fun someday. Your channel is really helpful.

Hi from Lekmo. What’s a rough % of the practice time to devote to 1 piece over that 1-2 month period? At 60-90m/day I’m finding it a challenge to fit in technique,let alone applied theory,sight-reading,ear-training etc and have much time to progress with 1 piece let alone 3, especially the getting-the-notes-with-no-mistakes stage. I might be spending too much time on technique so that prompted this question. If you haven’t already done so, it would be great to see a short video commentary on structuring or balancing the many aspects of practice in a practice session. Thanks Jazer

Wonderful content. The word @3:40 should be "pique". I first learned piano as a kid about 35 years ago. The pieces I got were too difficult because I was working from traditional resources. No disrespect at all to these sources; I actually love the music style. But it's worth saying that they were developed at a time when many learners could not afford a large amount of music and had to get the maximum out of each piece they had in their library. Those pieces had to be pretty hard. We're lucky, in this day in age, to have access to a virtually unlimited music supply to both engage us and to be at the exact right level for us to take the "perfect" amount of time to learn and grow.

People need to understand that the piano is a complex and difficult instrument to master. I'm an older adult and I've played for 10+ years, and many of those years were frustrating because of not having teaching like this. It just takes longer to learn piano pieces than pieces on other instruments. I played violin as a child, forgot everything I knew over the years, but when I picked it up again just 6 mos. ago, it didn't take me that long to settle in. I also started playing viola, a brand new instrument, and it's challenging but nothing like piano. I'm only reading one staff, lol. Piano is so complex; people need to know that going in.

I thought I should know a piece after max 3-4 days 😂 What a relief!

★★★★★Jazer-another home run. For me you are the best piano teacher posting on RU-vid. Thank you. I think the 4 week to 8 week sweet spot depends on the student's goal. Example: I am a self taught pianist (no lessons ever) getting back into piano after a two decade hiatus. So, I am spending a lot of time sight reading and learning "relatively" easy pieces. I just discovered the charming Sonatine by Lynes Op. 39 which are delightful. These pieces I can learn the notes in one session and reach a musical performance in a few days. In addition, I think it is good for learners to mix it up, having a few easy pieces in the queue and maybe one reach piece. Just my 2¢. ♥

And if you have two pieces you are learning at the same time? How long should it take then? Because I definitely learn quicker when I am on a single piece, but several slows me down a lot.

I disagree in that if a student is very, very motivated to learn a piece that is difficult, they may stick to it long enough to improve and be worthy of it in time. In the meantime, they can also work on easier pieces that are learnable in a few months. It took me 4 years to learn Linus and Lucy at a mediocre level and another year to play it well. But I learned SO much in the meantime.

jazer im gonna play devils advocate and argue that even a month is a bit too long to be working a single piece all by itself. although I will admit I'm biased bc I'm not at an advanced level yet to preface this. I'm currently sitting at roughly an rcm grade 1-2 level. I'm always working on 3 pieces at any given moment: 1 piece that is at my level, 1 piece that is 1-2 grades above my level, and one piece that is significantly above my level but not to the point where I can't at least have the notes down in a month or 2 (i'll miss out on most of the musicality stuff with the super hard pieces, but at least I can get a feel for more complex repertoire for when I do get to that level) the current lvl pieces take me about a week to get to get to tempo, and then maybe a few more days to iron out the musicality. the slightly above pieces, 2-4 weeks. and the super hard pieces, 1-2 months. it's about efficiency and exposure to as much music as possible for me. 12 pieces a year just isn't very efficient IMO. example: in the time it took me to learn 4 haydn German dances (pretty much all of them are either grade 1 or 2), i also learned cpe bach's march in d major (grade 4), prelude in c major BWV 939 (grade 5), and at the highest level, i learned the notes to two-part invention no. 8 (grade 7). this all took me about a month and a half (although to be fair most of my piano experience is with baroque music, so a lot of it was familiar to me). TLDR: spending a month on pieces that are above you level is fine, but it should be supplemented with smaller wins with easier pieces that can be learned a bit quicker, not only for getting more consistent exposure to new music, but also just to maintain excitement for learning the instrument in general.

I took almost a year to finally play favourite piece "To Zanarkand". I do not have prior with no background took some private lessons and dropped, struggling at hand independence, work stress, common negativity etc etc. There is just one thing that kept me going, This melody resonates well in my brain leaving a lasting impression.

It takes me too long and I'm sure it's because I try to learn the piece too fast and not really learn the notes well. Back to the drawing er piano board!

I have learned enough theory that I now struggle to play exactly what’s on the page. It’s a terrible habit. I appreciate the timeline aspect. It’s now tedious to do it correctly. I give myself a few days and move on. I have a new song, pretty tough, but going to attack with patience, small bits, every day, and see what happens in 4 weeks of dedicated, deliberate practice. Thank you for the new mindset and also the book recommendation. Your videos are really thought provoking. Thank you!

I practice for an hour every single day. Within that hour, I practice scales, sightreading, and a few pieces. So how long should I be practicing my pieces specifically to get proficient? Is focusing for 10 minutes on each piece enough? Or should I devote the full hour to working on a piece? When you propose one or two months to be fluent, how long does that translate to working on a piece in daily practice?

As self learning pianist, it’s hard to find pieces that I like and suitable for my level. Many of times I spend months even a year to learn a piece I like. Any suggestion for where to look for them? Either paid or free.

Thanks for the video! The exact question I have been wondering these days, frustrated by my own progress. However, sometimes it might be difficult to gauge how long to master a piece as most of us (as "prescribed" by piano teacher) learn 2-3 pieces and some other technical exercises like Czerny and Hanon together at any one time. Yet I think it's very true that the motivation for a piece goes down after one month plus to two months. Do I extend the "1-2 month" time frame if I learn multiple pieces at one time? Perhaps would be helpful to specify how much time spend on a piece daily... 10 min? 20 min? 30 min? 1 hour? to put it in the 1-2 months time frame...

This was helpful. I have trouble with the last 10% of mastering a piece, mostly getting it up to tempo. I start making mistakes where I’ve never made them before, and I get frustrated. My usual thought is that I’m trying to play music that’s too complicated and I back off on the difficulty, but I think that may be adding to the problem. Piano is my third instrument (violin when I was a kid and voice all my life- I’m 59), and I think I get musically bored because my fingers can’t keep up with my understanding of the music

Really interesting. The challenge I have is I’m often learning 3 pieces at the same time. I can learn the notes in a few months but mastering the flow and dynamics takes a lot longer. Especially if I am aiming for exam level standard.

I usually have 3 pieces that I am learning, one that I am re-learning after years of never really really mastering the piece (which seems easier now) and one that is in my piano skill technique and one that is just above my my skill level. As a amateur piano hobbyist this seems to work for me.

As a 35 year old beginner it’s tough because there aren’t many tutorials for songs I want to play. I started in January learning the game of thrones theme. Learned that and many other songs since so now I’m not really a full beginner but I’m also not even close to intermediate. The tutorials online don’t seem to cater to the non-beginner but also non-intermediate that can’t really read sheet music efficiently. So that makes me dread continuing because I feel like I have to spend an hour a day just doing the music theory work and sheet music reading instead of playing

My brain: we should stick to a method book and make good progress My ego: Moonlight Sonata (3rd movement) LETS GO!!!!

I'm playing piano for 1Mounth + - I'm almost mastered Experience (still doing some mistakes like wrong notes and so on) by Ludovico Einaudi. I can play the theme of fur elise, I can the play very start of Beethoven's very popular song "Moonlight Sonata 1st movement. I can play impresive part (THE START) of 3rd movement. but only right hand at + -100bp. I'm okay learning Chopin's Op. 9 Nr. 2?

When you said four weeks was shocked lol because i ussauly get step 1 done in 2 days and i master the piece in 1 - 2 (ussauly one week) weeks. Does this mean im learning pieces that are too easy? I love the piece and i feel that lesrning pieces for longer than that feels like im drsgging and not learning alot i know you said in the video that if you learning pieces quickly your selling yourself short. But if i tske Longer than a 2 weeks i feel bored what is your thoughts

Hi Mr. Lee and fellow Pianists! I need some help here. I had been playing some occasional piano for 6-7 years. But for some reasons I stopped playing. Now after 4 years when I have picked up the piano again, it feels weird. I feel that I know the pieces that I used to play but I cannot play them. My fingers do not press the keys the same way and it feels really hard to do it. I have tried to learn the piano all over again from the basics but then it feels like I already know it. I am stuck in this situation where I know but I cannot play. Practice is not helping much. If you could please help :)

I am brand new to piano and this is spot on. I practice for about 2 hours a day on average and for a fairly complicated/intermediate piece it takes me about 30 days or a bit less. 2 weeks for less complicated, but still intermediate. I would say, probably stay away from anything that takes more than 30 days to at least play the notes unless it's a real passion project. I learned "Say Something" by Great Big World in 2 weeks 2 hours a day and the theme to indecent proposal by John Barry in one Month. Still working on the flow the following month though. My current practice is getting the notes in hand and decent flow then move on to next piece while working on flow of previous piece.

In school we have grade levels. People are expected to complete each level in a timely manner. The majority would finish on time whether they get good marks or not. Piano learning tends to be open-ended. There is a starting date but lessons can go on indefinitely. Some people quit for a while and return as adult learners for any number of reasons. I know people who quit piano within 2 years. Don't want to come to the conclusion the pieces were too hard since beginner pieces can't get easier than "Mary Had a Little Lamb". The student may not be practicing properly or put in enough time for practice. Many students would prefer to spend time in front of a screen on social media or watching TV than practicing piano. Choosing your own pieces is easier said than done. When we're just starting we have so little exposure to music that every piece is a new piece. People wouldn't pick Mozart "Rondo Alla Turca" out of the blue without the teacher introducing it first. Probably the majority if not all the pieces would be assigned by the teacher. I met a young teen who has been play for at least 8 years. She played pieces at a family gathering and enjoys playing. Even after 8 years she is not comfortable playing pieces outside the teacher's assigned repertoire. A piano piece can be easy & repetitive when it's played as duet with another solo instrument. Even when the piano part is easy, getting both to play at sync can be a challenge.

Hi Jazer, what about longer classical pieces like Liebestraume, Fantasie Impromptu, Clair de Lune? How much time should we be spending mastering those works?

I once played a recital for 2 singers and learned all the pieces (about 12 songs including Barber and Poulenc) in 5 weeks. I was an amateur sophomore college kid. I did about 8-12 hours a day. Not memorized of course since it’s collaborative. Highly Do not recommend.

Ive been working on prelude no 2 in C minor by Bach, I have no issue reading the notes but I'm still struggling with the techniqual difficulty that some of the bars have, does that mean the piece is too hard for me?

Took me 12 months to learn how to play River flows in You from totally zero skill in piano. Ok I played the first few measures before I stopped and started to practice some piano basics for 6 months before coming back to Yiruma's piece.

Carol Dweck Growth Mindset is not true empirically according to rigorous psychology research.

Jazer Lee! I love your videos so freaking much. I just love learning about piano in general. I video idea that could be awesome would be to talk about how many pieces do you think someone can be working on at a time. For example I am currently working on 3 pieces. Is that too much? Too little? I don’t know can you answer that for me?

Im currently working on 3 different songs so to keep me motivated (6 days a week 1 day break)..is this good or bad? Also do you recommend practicing multiple songs a day or split them up between days, very curious on your opinion thanks

That's great advice! P.S. something that piques your interest is 'piques' not 'peaks' : )

You didn't mention memorizing a piece. Is this part of learning a piece? Is this required learning a piece?

Arranger keyboard playing its much easily than playing the piano... piano music is harder to read the music there is a lot going on for the left hand than playing simpel keyboards with simpel chords an only melody... keyboard players can play more music in a short time than classic pianist, classic pianist have realy to study the pieces for a long periode ... arranger keyboards players can play many scores right away... simple chords for the left hand and play only the melody with the right hand , and they never have to jump like a stride pianist thats the differents.... I playing also piano a little jazz and classic... its cost time but he' its my greatest hobby... 😊 and yes sometimes very frustrating when its to hard or the peace is to long... I was years ago a marching band drummer thats was more easy to read and play the score becouse its only the rythm I played without much thinking. Reading scores go much faster than play melodic instruments like accordeon, gitar piano etc...

there is a book by Karl Reisz entitled The Technique of Film Editing. you might be interested in its chapter on editing instructional films/videos and apply those techniques on your piano videos. this not to say that would bring you millions of new viewers but your videos would then more match the quality of your piano playing as editing follows some principles similarly as playing musical instruments does. good luck!

Thank you, yet again, for another insightful and excellent lesson. I do have a question, though, and that is, does your suggestion of between 1 and 2 months to master a piece fall ionto the category of a senior student who only goes to group lessons once a week each semester for 2.5hrs. I think I am at a grade 4 intermediate level but it certainly does not take me such little time to learn a piece. Of course, an easier piece yes, but, I have been trying to master Schubert's Ave Maria for 3 semesters and I think I am only getting there now. I am a senior student and perhaps not as mentally agile as someone half my age so I wonder if the 1-2 months you suggest is feasible. The piece is difficult and I practice only 5 days a week and mostly between 15mins to 1/2 an hour on those days. In these circumstgances, do you still think 1-2 months is feasible?

The 1-2 month timeframe applies in my case. However it depends a lot on the piece, how long and how difficult. You can also learn much faster if you practice more hours and if you become very good at practicing. Some professional pianists learn so fast that it feels impossible and nobody seems to know how they do it.

Watched you several times, subbed today as beginner got great recommendations from such a talented teacher as you are. I'm almost 5 month started learning how to play piano, never even learning notes, all by copying "flying strips" an slow down fingers player P.S. Soon plans to upload my piano challenge in Utube...

Very insightfull. I was wondering, 4 weeks seems about right to master a piece myself. But would you be able to sight read it and play it directly without study. Does 20 years of experience help you to reduce the time to study a piece. Of course it would depend on the difficulty of the piece but let's say a simple Bach prelude or invention for instance.

How do you analyse the piece to decide which fingers or hand position to use? I’m extremely beginner (self-learning) I’m very dependent on the finger no indicated on the piece but some of the pieces I found have to finger number & I’m stuck 😢

Hi Jazer, thanks for the wonderful videos. Please can I have personal contact with you so you could be my piano teacher? I'm an absolute beginner and I need someone to see me through. Please

Twice in my life, after decades away from the piano, I relearned to play by first sightreading multiple entire pieces, (some of them long and some very long), and after the first batch began to flow, I would add new pieces and repeat the process. It takes longer to learn individual pieces that way, but when the multiple pieces all begin to flow easily, the process accellerates, so that eventually, I can learn several pieces together faster than if I had worked on them individually one by one. This method has immensely improved my sightreading, and has made learning new pieces easier and faster. In 1999, after 20 years without practice, I began by sightreading Mozart's Vienese Sonatinas and K545, along with Brahms op. 79 no. 2. I learned the Mozart quickly. The Brahms Rhapsody needed more time. When that one started to flow, I added op. 79 no. 2, and one by one added other pieces. For sightreading practice, I sightread through sonatas of Beethoven, Mozart, and Brahms op. 5. After a hand injury, I went 16 yesrs without practice. I resumed practice two years ago. At present I am regularly rotating 12 sonatas (9 Mozart, 2 Beethoven, 1 Brahms); and shorter pieces by Brahms, Chopin, Bach, Schubert & Mendelssohn. By next year, I expect to again play at my 2004 level, when I was able to play well enough to perform privately; and in 1976, in public. I have discovered it is more difficult after age 70, but it can be done. The earlier level of my best, younger years is fast approaching.

Regarding the not make mistakes point. It’s not that i don’t agree, i do and i follow that as well, and also I’m not a piano player, just starting out with this instrument (learned Chopin’s prelude no 4 in e minor in about a week to the point where I can play it albeit sounding very much like a beginner while doing so), so what I’m writing here might be completely wrong. But I have been playing guitar for a few decades now and I find that when I plateau, that is i get to the point where no matter how many times I practice something slow and perfect, I can’t get it up to full speed, it helps to play it sloppy and with mistakes at 120% speed or something. It forces my brain to think fast, to realize that I don’t have time to think of the next moves, and also after that normal speed doesn’t seem that fast anymore :)

Not sure I understand. When you see if I practice every day I should learn a piece in 4 weeks what do you mean? I practice 2 hours a day, so does that mean that I have to work on that one song for 2hours every day to learn it in 4 weeks? What if I practice scales and chords and other songs and spend 30minutes on the new song, them how long shouldn't take? I think its best if you can suggest how long it would take in terms of HOURS spent on a new song rather than weeks.

I have been doing an online course started in 2019 and I'm nowwhere near to say I can play anything fluently. This is terrible! I don't often have time to practice or do my lessons on a daily basis as I work full-time with a long commute to work. Any tips or suggestions that might help. I won't give up as I am determined to learn but it has not come easy.

Do you mean I practice 1 hour a day on just the new piece? I know I would become very bored. At Intermediate level I need time for my repertoire, theory and just goofing around.

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Hi Jazzer!! If there is a piece I want to learn but is a bit difficult and can't find an easier version of the piano sheet, is there a strategy you'd recommend to learn that piece?

Help!OMG the 2nd Sheet is way too hard for 3 days jazer!!😂!!

Thank you for your video. Great tips! I’ve been working on first arabesque for 3 months now and I can play through the whole song but struggle keeping with the timing. The polyrhythms I’ve mastered though!

Usually give up before I finish learning. However, I’m currently working on a piece. This is day four. I have each hand down separately. Now I’m about to begin practicing playing hands together. Thanks for these great tips as always. Hopefully Magic happens for me on day 6 or 7 🤷🏽‍♂️ lol or before

Didn't think the flow of notes would be 2/3rd of the time on a piece i thought it would be the other way around. Maybe cause i dont't master my pieces enough.

Hi jazer.. i wonder if it’s okay if I first learn to read the notes on music sheet until I get used to it then I don’t need to read the music sheet again. Can I look at my hand on the piano keys? Because i’m afraid I misplaced my finger. Is it considered a bad technique? I know that u suggest not to always look at your hand, instead i should look at the music sheet. But i’ll get confuse again when i read them 😂

My first ever piece was The night king by Ramin Djawadi arr by Patrick Pietschmann, it took me over 7-8 month to learn it fully. At that time I did not have any kind of experience playing on piano, but my dedication to learn that piece kept me going and eventually I've managed to play it solidly.

This an extremely useful tutorial. Thank you Jazer. I am currently learning several pieces to stop me getting bored with just one. They are various levels of difficulty too. I eventually succeed in getting there though, thanks to those clever fingers of mine!

I'm currently working on Un Sospiro, there's no way it will be done in 8 weeks.

1. Play pieces that pique my interest? Have you ever heard of the AMEB?

Hi Jazer, I've been following your channel for a few months now, and I'm really pleased, and encouraged by your brilliant advice. And totally agree with your timeframes for learning a piece of music. However, I would say that it is OK to allow yourself to make mistakes when trying to master the notes, otherwise how do you learn. It's taken me best part of 6 months to get over the fear of making mistakes, and to be able to play in front of people, and the only way I've managed this is to not worry about making mistakes. Does make sense, what's your thought on this? Lee

It often takes me 2-3 months to work on Animenz's pieces. For pieces like rondo alla turca, only less than a month is taken.

"Pique" not "peak" - French. Great lesson, tho' -- thanks!

How long would it take you,...to learn all 3 parts of Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel.?

Four weeks? Four weeks is way to SLOW. I'm not patient at all!

I am definitely playing a piece thats too difficult for me. Clair de lune.. the articulation and speed of runs are really hard. But i love learning it. Nine months in!!

So learned Turkish march full thing in 4 weeks? Is that a good thing

Really interesting. The challenge I have is I’m often learning 3 pieces at the same time. I can learn the notes in a few months but mastering the flow and dynamics takes a lot longer. Especially if I am aiming for exam level standard.

My teacher say minimum one week then polish up... It works 🎉

‘Pique your interest’, I think…not ‘peak your interest’.

Love your vids mate but I think the word pops are a bit unnecessary every couple seconds

I'm new here do you have any step by step tutorials on learning to play step by step?

Rich and useful advice. Jazer, you are a great teacher. Recently a friend of mine has introduced me to Burgmüller „25 Etudes faciles et progressives“ and Diabelli „Melodious Exercises“ (Opus 149) in order to start with classical piano. Also Hanon has been mentioned, which I already enjoy practicing. What are your thoughts on Diabelli and Burgmüller, if you happen to know their exercises?

I practice 3-5 hours a day but I spread the time out throughout the day.

So do you learn the right hand and then learn the left hand and then learn both hands together…or do you start with both hands from the beginning?

4-6 weeks usually…thanks for your thoughts

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Could you please make a guide on how to play/practice tremolo octaves. I’m struggling to learn this technique. Thanks for your awesome videos!

For me stage one took me 2 days The stage 2 took me week or two I really hate step 2 it took 100 time of repeat the whole peice 😱

Hi jazer, I'm one of your subscribers, I do watch your videos regularly. I have a question like do you take online piano tuitions if yes I'm ready to learn from you right away.

For about a week i have been practising about 1 hour intensely with all finger exercises but for 3 days my fingers have started aching and the movement is stiff. I practised and played last yr too but stopped it, i think the reason is intense exercise (similar to hanon) rather than the method book pieces. What should i do to fix it? how much rest or break should i take from playing (or dont need a break?) and then what should be my maximum practice routine to progressively increase the time? I type on my computer keyboard daily so i am surprised why finger muscles are aching as my fingers are not weak. I guess the exercises should not be done more than 15 mins. I was just trying to achieve quick results due to impatience. What's your experience and advice?

What if you practice 20 minutes per month?

Isn't it hard to give time? varies depending on the work.

I have read Carol Dweck great concepts!

What an excellent video, I truly needed this. I have been berating myself for not being able to learn pieces in a week or two. Now I know that I have been picking pieces that are a little above my current level and I haven't been giving myself nearly enough time to master them. I'm going to try to take these tips to heart and go easier on myself...

How many pieces should you work on at one time?

Took me 6 months to finish 4 pieces for my grade 3

Thanks for this timescale.

It takes me roughly 1 week to learn and memorise a line. A month per page. Moonlight Sonata took 6 month's of daily practice

Thank you very much for your valuable tips. How can I know which level I am in so I can venture in the next level? Thanks again. I am following you from Morocco 🎹🇲🇦

Great video. If someone is practicing for 1-2 hours per day, how long would you expect them to be practicing a piece (vs technical work)? How many pieces do your students have on the go at the same time generally?

Subscribed your channel few weeks back and following your tips and methods. And my playings skills is improving day by day. Thanks alot BROTHER. Love You. God Bless You.

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I’ve always felt that I take too long to learn a piece/song/tune. For example, months Your comments confirm it. However, I’m feeling confident that I can shorten the timeline by taking in your suggestions. With concentration on finger movements and internalization of small chunks being at the forefront. The other mentioned concepts, I have been doing. For example, level appropriate music, excitement of the piece, practice at speed to not make mistake, etc. I have been playing piano for about 12 years. First approx 10 years was private lessons, the last two with online courses. I practice/play about 1 hour per weekday and at least 4 hours on weekends. Excited to apply to my piano journey. Thank you Jazer Lee