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Have you ever practiced something for a long time and never get anywhere with it? This video discusses why some piano practice is actually COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. Watch to find out how to avoid spending countless hours practicing for nothing and start practicing productively.
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0:00 Intro
0:39 Why some practice is counterproductive
1:28 Example- Chopin
3:57 You make stronger what you practice
5:56 Honesty
6:53 Practice Strategy 1
8:02 Practice Strategy 2
9:16 Practice Strategy 3
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@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Comment your thoughts about the concepts in this video! 🎹🎹😀😀

@btsrangoli 3 года назад

Okay sir I got it "Slow it down and play things cleanly" namaste love from india, 🇮🇳❤️🙏😊

@susheelamathapati120 3 года назад

Love from india

@susheelamathapati120 3 года назад

I visited Australia,Sydney

@BryanRN 3 года назад

Great video man!! I am incorporating these strategies into my practice routines right now!

@tobiasdeja 3 года назад

Small off topic, speaking of that Chopin arpeggio ure working on, instead of playing 5 3 2... 5 4 3 helped me a lot.;)

@pixelmonke2k4 3 года назад

One of my music teachers favorite phrases is “practice makes permanent”.

@itspersonal739 3 года назад

My Karate teachers way of saying was "perfect practice makes perfect" he was a really wise dude and it applies to about everything even though it was simple advice it was very helpful.

@DeliciousHam69 3 года назад

@@itspersonal739 I don't know if you know Ethan Becker but he says that too and he is an artist on RU-vid

@cm-covers122 3 года назад

This is the first time I hear somebody else say this

@displayclayton3407 3 года назад

My teacher always said "Practice does NOT make perfect. Practice makes consistency."

@kittenmimi5326 3 года назад

Okay this should be the thing people say and spread lol

@webpianoacademy 3 года назад

Agree. It is not about practicing “long” but practicing smarter.

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Exactly!

@mirandajsummers 3 года назад

Purposeful practising 😄

@irenehuang8486 3 года назад

Yeah

@evamarek5205 2 года назад

Yes, it's quality over quantity. Everytime you practice, you should have a goal for each piece or technical exercise for that practice session.

@kanki1174 2 года назад

Indeed. Practicing a piece small part at a time, hand by hand, with both hands, shorter periods at a time, but regularly and continuously works really well. Many of these ideas actually comes from Jason :D But some are just self realized before I found his channel.

@gregv.8564 3 года назад

Bruce Lee used to say that when one starts to fatigue it's best to call it a day since during fatigue movements start to get wonky and incorrect - this incorrect movement can imprint itself into the nervous system muscle memory and result in one repeating this erroneous movement even from fully fresh and rested state as a result. Less BUT correct is more than more BUT incorrect.

@thecubingduck 3 года назад

Ah yes, Bruce Lee, my favourite pianist

@OhMyShowerGel 3 года назад

@@thecubingduck 😂

@christian12wg17 3 года назад

Bruce Lee was a very wise man :)

@trivela_shortsYT 3 года назад

i dont get it

@christian12wg17 3 года назад

@@trivela_shortsYT Bruce Lee is a martial artist but his quotes apply to many others things too. This quote tells us that, if you start feeling fatigue(tired/weak) it's better to stop practicing and go sleep or do something else instead of practicing. Because if you practice while being tired/weak, you will most likely be doing the movements/exercise wrong, which means that you're practicing wrong movements. So you're basically making your body more likely to do "wrong" movements(mistakes), even when it's fresh and awake, because you're training yourself to remember these wrong movements instead of "calling it a day" and practice correct movements, when you're not feeling fatigue(tired/weak), but fresh and awake. It's better to practice correct movements/exercises for 30 minutes a day, than to practice wrong movements 1 hour a day :)

@94shaco 3 года назад

'4 to 40 hours to master' Me after 3911 at first page: bruh...

@apostolia_chr 3 года назад

Me too

@aquash 3 года назад

4 to 40 hours to master when you are already a master lol

@devo6413 3 года назад

Well you're probably thinking 4 to 40 hours straight. You can practice 40 hours in a month

@theglobalwarming6081 3 года назад

@@devo6413 or 40h per day

@Caval1ere 2 года назад

@@theglobalwarming6081 The true ling ling way

@dianaroseinfantedejesus1479 3 года назад

I love the "If you are practicing correct things, you are improving. If you are practicing the wrong things, you are making those wrong things stronger" I am deeply hit by this statement. Whenever I play any piece, I always hate doing things over and over again. So whenever there's a difficult part, I always think "okay, I'll just do it, best of luck" I always tryna let things be out of luck. I often play things incorrectly which is why final results are always bad. This is an eye opener for me. I've been crying a lot this past few days because I think I am not improving, I thought I have no talent for this,or that whatever I do, I will not improve, but this video made me realize a lot of things. It is not that I can't improve, but it's that I do not do anything to improve.

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing Diana. You sound like you are having some good insights from this video- congrats. Yes, when you're not improving, it's definitely not because you're not talented or anything. You just need to tweak your practice method and you will improve for sure. FYI, I don't ever use the word ''talent'' in my vocabulary. I don't believe in it. I believe in hard work. You can do it Diana

@mimicotom 2 года назад

Yep. This part of video struck me also. Good luck.

@virtvirt 3 года назад

Yes, "...you are allowed to slow down." Thanks for that good announcement.

@southpark4151 2 года назад

Yes ------- in "Initial D" (the movie) --- the father says ---- the 'slower' he sees things ------- the 'faster' he gets.

@worldgonemad1977 3 года назад

I had never looked at this way that if you’re practising mistakes, your muscle memory is absorbing the mistakes. Makes sense. I’m off to do some s-l-o-w pratice😉 Thanks for your tips. I find them very helpful and If I become half as good as you, I will be delighted

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

So happy you understand this Anna, please update me your progress. I can almost guarantee you will see great results in just 3 days

@h1p9y56 3 года назад

I just want to add, playing slow can also be a big trap. When you play slowly you need to make sure that you are still making the same movements that you need to make to play fast, because when you play slowly you can often get away with making inefficient movements that won't work at full speed. So you need to be really careful, and try playing it fast first, see the exact movements you need to make to play fast, and then practice those movements in slow motion.

@Erck712 2 года назад

It's actually refreshing to watch you struggle with a piece, realizing that everyone has to practice, no matter how good you are.

@radiant_shade 3 года назад

The piece is Chopin's etude opus 10 no.1 "Waterfall". Edit: I am learning la campanella and i have a feeling this will help me alot. Thx!

@anonym4707 3 года назад

You are probably not ready for la campanella if you get something new from this video lol

@timz3419 3 года назад

@@anonym4707 i highly disagree, you could always learn new ways and better ways to practice pieces. It is useless to shame someone for not having a certain piece of knowledge, and instead much better to encourage others to learn and encourage them in their journeys

@beanos5105 3 года назад

Good luck! let us know how it goes

@LaEve 3 года назад

Good luck and have fun! It's a great piece!

@eravid9202 3 года назад

Good luck on your 20 years journey!

@richardwagon6433 3 года назад

You've done it again, Maestro! Thank you for not projecting this unrealistic air of a master piano player. You are THE teacher, but you never let us forget that you're still a student yourself. Thank you, thank you, thank you for being honest, showing your struggles, and ultimately basking in the success long down the road. I hope your creating only becomes more and more rewarding because your videos have been instrumental (hey-o!) to my piano education!

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Thanks for your words Jay, means a lot to me! Let's all practice and grow together!

@Oncearanger88 Год назад

Even the big players are students. If Liberace, Beethoven, Bach. Quit playing for a while I’m sure they would be back to trying to practice to get back to where they once were

@clairepianist 3 года назад

My teaching philosophy is completely in line with yours, Jazer. Isn't it fun watching our young students struggle while they strive for that one mistake-free execution, but eventually grow to become self-assured, honest individuals over time? Practicing correctly truly builds a fine human being.

@madelein9175 3 года назад

Jazer, you have the best piano lessons on RU-vid. Simple, easy to understand and practical! Thank you.

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Thanks so much Madelein, hope this lesson helps you out!

@taniacummings9207 3 года назад

I am really glad I discovered Jazer, I really enjoy his videos.

@elise030996 3 года назад

@@jazerleepiano yes I learned alots frm yr sharing thank u very much

@joegrant6277 3 года назад

I agree. Jazer you are not only a great teacher, with great tips, but you are very pleasant to listen to. Where do you live?

@glynisthompson3416 2 года назад

I totally agree! My "live" teacher is useless and will not be my teacher for much longer. These videos are encouraging and I'm going to keeping tuning in.

@oliverracz2686 2 года назад

I have noticed this myself. Playing it correctly is so much more important than playing it at the right tempo! You need to make sure you are playing the right notes when you are practicing, even if it is ridiculously slow. Then turn on the metronome and try to play the section at that ridiculously slow tempo without any mistakes. If you can do it 3-4 times, speed up the metronome just by a couple of bpm, and do it 3 more times, then speed up again, and repeat. When you get tired of it, go to sleep and come back the next morning, and you'll be amazed how much a good sleep will improve your performance too!

@Seleuce Год назад

"Never teach your brain mistakes!" A sentence I was told 20 years ago by my teacher. You are absolutely correct! :)

@saloniduggal6939 9 месяцев назад

I love the bit about honesty....and skipping the hard work for the pleasures of playing...short term pain verses long term gain! Brilliant!

@mgbchoralmusic6443 3 года назад

This totally hits the nail on the head for me! I've always skipped or faked my way through the difficult parts. I think this is really key for me. Like a lot of people I tend to tense up and choke when the hard part is coming up.... like singers on the high notes!

@rgriffith6476 3 года назад

I can TOTALLY relate to that "maybe next time" lie we tell ourselves!

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

❤❤❤

@kittenmimi5326 3 года назад

False muscle memory/brain data: maybe next time..... I'm gonna make damn sure that you fail again! Mwahahahaha

@paolageraci 3 года назад

These are just the methods I always use to practise and I must say that I began study at the Conservatory of music when I was forty (40!!!) years old and I played the piano for the first time at that age...today I can play Chopin and orthers without problems...you are totally right! Playing correctly is an automatism and piano practice involves many subtleties to keep in mind and the right everyday habits (and also theory) make the difference! Thank you 🎹🎹😀😀 Master!

@mykeynotesmusic9330 3 года назад

I haven't forgotten my mentor who said: "Everything we do is a form of practice".

@bh5606 Год назад

Nice to see others struggle and solve their problems.

@veetvoojagig389 3 года назад

2:23 Jazer: Struggling with difficult passage Subtitles: Upbeat piano music

@minamicole2943 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@edianegrubbs6748 2 года назад

Jazer...thank you! You in your selfless humility have helped me so much. I know this intellectually, but your showing us how "bad" practice reinforces sloppiness , thus keeping one from correcting rough areas. It has made me face myself and recognize this and instead of whining, makes me WANT to slow down and work just on the difficult section. I never WANTED to do it before. You make me want to do this NECESSARY study/practice. Also I never really understood the purpose of the metronome. In a few words and by illustration, I get it! You are a great teacher and friend!!! Diane in Florida

@samwang5831 2 года назад

I hated the metronome when I was a student, it was an extra thing to worry about. After all it was hard enough to get the fingers pressing the correct keys.The teacher habitually corrected me by using the metronome, but I simply refused to use it in practice. It took me years before I start practicing a new piece with the metronome. Looking back I must have wasted an enormous amount of my time. So my humble advice for any beginner is to use the metronome as often as you can. You learn much faster if you follow the beat.

@roseannfrielink8977 2 года назад

As a teacher, I thank you for giving students permission to slow down on the hard parts. Of course, we don't want that to be permanent, so you stress using the metronome. I find that the metronome points out where my tempo is off. Great videos! I hope many young people watch them!!!

@h.p.734 3 года назад

This is such great advice! I myself have been doing this so far. If there's a difficult part in a piece, I'd just play that part incorrectly and move on, instead of practicing that part at a slower speed because it wasn't very fun.

@smccoll9170 2 года назад

Thank you Jazer! I am so glad that I found you. You have a knack for reinforcing effective practicing strategies in a logical and positive way that is inspiring. As an adult learner (just completed my online RCM level 3 exam ..yay!) and neuropsychologist, your methods certainly align with the science of learning. It can be hard to slow down and be mindful of those mistakes especially when playing the pieces in autopilot brings so much pleasure vs. working out the kinks feels like a chore. To create a positive association and to rewards these seemingly onerous practice sessions sometimes I will do them in short 5-minute bits with breaks where I do some thing I really like (could be play a piece I already know and like, read a magazine, play with my dog, take a 1- min belly breathing break, or make a nice cup of tea!). Looking forward to checking out your other videos.

@habster6099 3 года назад

Thank you! I enjoyed your videos, I am an adult beginner just started learning piano around 7 months ago due to the pandemic. Piano has helped me busy learning new things everyday during lockdown!

@MichaelSmith-hs5iu 3 года назад

All good advice, especially the part about practicing at your own speed

@rodrigosouza8723 3 года назад

Hello Jazer! Thanks for this video and the great study tips in it. You sound like a really good piano teacher. No doubt your students must benefit greatly from your lessons. Lucky them to have classes with you! 😊 Stay well and enjoy the remainder of your week! All the best!

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Thank you Rodrigo, have a nice week too!

@janehornsey6372 3 года назад

Yes!! You are so right. When you've said it it seems so obvious but I think that's a sign of a great teacher; to say something so well that it makes sense.

@normapatterson2839 2 года назад

You are so right Jazer, so often we want to get the piece finished without putting in the real hard work where it's needed. All the points you make are so relevant to me at this time when I'm learning choir accompaniments and I appreciate your very good advice.

@patrickmichallet8166 3 года назад

Bonjour, j’habite en France (dans le sud), et je suis vos vidéos avec attention. Merci pour vos conseils, ils me sont très utiles pour ma pratique quotidienne du piano. Il est vrai qu’on est toujours impatient de « terminer » un morceau le plus rapidement possible, sans toutefois s’attarder sur toutes les erreurs qu’on commet. Cette vidéo m’a fait réfléchir sur ma pratique, même si mon professeur m’en avait déjà parlé. Oui, il faut bien considérer que le corps à la mémoire des mouvements , et donc à nous de les réaliser le plus correctement possible. Néanmoins, et je ne pense pas que vous l’ayez mentionné, je considère que jouer le morceau avec le métronome devrait venir après avoir bien déchiffré la pièce, et donc qu’il existe une véritable chronologie de bonnes pratiques à établir pour aborder un morceau de À à Z. Je ne sais pas si vous avez déjà produit une vidéo sur toutes les « procédures »à mettre en place pour commencer et « terminer » un morceau ? Une sorte de « Check List » à suivre pour l’etude de n’importe quel morceau. Merci encore pour tous vos conseils.

@viniciusqueiroz2713 3 года назад

Incredible! I was talking with a friend about these concepts just a few days ago. Thanks for the strategies!

@hlanford7409 Год назад

Thank you for the practice tips! Agree completely and need to be HONEST!!!

@dandgvc8215 3 года назад

Thank you! Your lessons are awesome, and have been very helpful.

@thepianoteacherdubai1275 3 года назад

This is such great advice ❤️ Thank you very much. As a piano teacher, I will definitely communicate this to my students who can't forego the pleasure of playing and are not ready to work hard

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Please do!

@vishalpatro3104 3 года назад

That's so practical and helpful. Thanks a lot 🙏

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

My pleasure Vishal!

@reginamarie7030 3 года назад

oohh, these concepts are really helpful. the way you explain things in different perspectives, they just makes sense. thank you for sharing!

@nileshkarhade 3 года назад

A very practical advice Jazer. It makes perfect sense. I love watching your videos for straight to the point tips, advice.

@nediaghazelle1138 3 года назад

am in love with your lessons 💙💙 love and peace from Tunisia 💨❣

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Love from Aus :)

@OganySupreme 3 года назад

That honesty bit is something I urge with my students. I say, would you rather have to relearn the same hard part every time you play so you can avoid playing slowly, or play slower for a half hour and then never have to learn the part again?

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Nicely put, the second option sounds much nicer Ogany!

@silverlinings3946 3 года назад

@@jazerleepiano another way I try to make the student understand necessity of the slow but accurate practice is that they waste time every time they play wrong notes. It literally is wasting the most important resource we have, because we will never make up for time lost on bad practice, and we lose more time again trying to correct the learned mistakes.

@relicofgold 3 года назад

You spend all your time focusing on the hard parts. Its total unending misery if you're going to play piano well. Once you've played hard part #1 for a week to get it down, then move on to hard part #2. Then 3, then 4.......then 86. It's never fun. If you're not working on the hard part, you're not progressing, so it's 100% misery 99% of the time. And reading music is torture. Fuck it. To become a decent player is a 50-year task. I'll be dead by then if not by tomorrow.

@reneebrown2222 2 года назад

When I stop my students mid-song because they’re playing it wrong, some of them will say “I just want to play it all once first” then continue to play it wrong. Such a waste of valuable lesson time. Any suggestions? When I finally do stop them, I can tell they don’t like it and they know I’m going to correct them, but I can’t stand letting them continually play it wrong. Many of the mistakes are timing mistakes.Any ideas to soften the blow?

@tarquinmidwinter2056 3 года назад

Thank you for this video. I'm trying to teach myself piano using a teaching app. Fun, cheap, and helpful, but no substitute for a good teacher, which I don't have. Initially I progressed fast enough, but lately progress has slowed to a virtual standstill. I watched your video, put your advice into practice, and immediately noticed an improvement. Thank you again.

@peterhardy7576 2 года назад

Thank you! That was a really insightful video, particularly about the repetition of mistakes in practice. Brilliant!

@michelprimeau4531 3 года назад

One comment though, is that I have the reflex to replay correctly what I just did when I do a mistake but that's a no no when someone is singing while you're playing or during a performance. So yeah, it's important to practice parts that you are having difficulty and at the same time being able to play through a piece despite some mistake (hoping that you are conscious of it).

@ethantinsley8185 3 года назад

During a performance, the show must go on. If you stop to correct a mistake, the audience should be able to notice. I say this with little piano/keyboard stage experience so I could be wrong. However, I imagine that this is a good logical assessment. I’m working my way there. Home practice gives me an opportunity to do what I shouldn’t do on stage.

@Italijan93 3 года назад

I like how your every clip teaches me something new and opens up new ideas. Ofc you need to put ur mind and have patience in your practice :) Chopin - Etude Op. 10 No. 1! Your doing great, sounds so goood. Keep it up sensei ^^

@eseoraka 3 года назад

Great advice Jazer, I can already see myself improving . Thank you very much.

@glynisthompson3416 2 года назад

I really, really appreciate the advice in these videos. If you think about it, it's all stuff that is obvious and we're probably doing it already in a more or less haphazard fashion. The video pulls the awareness together, analyses it and gives it a structure. That really makes sense and is a great help.

@davidshanesubekti950 3 года назад

This video really makes my piano practicing really smarter. My mom always told me when i finished a song, the sound is to fast or to slow than the original I still don't know but it is bad when i hear it myself Then i notice that using a metronome will make a better sound. From this video i learned many things, Thx

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Soo happy to hear this

@Babesa 3 года назад

You are mostly right, however: The problem with playing things slowly is that the technique sometimes is not exactly the same as when playing them fast. This means that you might play a piece up to a certain speed hundreds of times without any mistakes, but would not be able to breach that speed limit. Therefore, it is useful sometimes to play above your speed limit, even though you play with mistakes and not in a clean way, letting your body find solutions to problems that do not exist when you play slowly.

@dauntiekay2768 3 года назад

Yes, I definitely have a couple pieces where taking my time and playing them correctly, instead of speeding through them will help and I will do that today and continue to do this to improve my practice and playing. Thank you for these good suggestions--you are amazing!

@maxnuss7236 3 года назад

Those were very Wise advises, thank you and God bless you!

@fionamlaverty4969 3 года назад

That is my favourite Etude! Thank you

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Pleasure Fiona, have you tried this piece?

@fionamlaverty4969 3 года назад

Hahaha! Way too difficult for me. I just appreciate others better than I. Am working on the Schubert Bb, though. It'll take me years...... 😂 Thanks for all your helpful tips; love your videos

@nielsgregersen1351 3 года назад

Those are excellent suggestions! Here are some additional thoughts on the matter: Musicians often associate practice with repetition, but the truth is actually that nothing really changes when you repeat something. Its in the definition of the word 'to repeat' Practicing SLOWLY is crucial. Instead of trying to increase the tempo, then do the opposite. Start by choosing the fastest tempo in which you can successfully play the piece in, the moment when you sit down to practice. Then slowly lower the tempo each time you practice that part and don't repeat what you are doing, instead experiment with dynamics, expression, timing and so on. And lastly, accept who you are and the abilities you have. If you see no improvements to whatever you are practicing after a time, then just accept it and move on to something else. The most important thing is to always focus more on making music and creativity and less on technique

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Incredible words Niels, thank you for sharing. Everybody please listen to Niels!!

@user-pt9jw6ib4h 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this video! I currently just started practicing the Walsdstein sonata along with other pieces for my exams. I will definitely use everything that was said in this video, very enlightening. Now that I'm looking back, I did make these mistakes in the past, and it makes sense now, as to why my playing is not as clear as it should be in some pieces of music. I used to practice the pieces from top to bottom and I never played the difficult parts separately. I'm not gonna make the same mistake again! Thank you so much!

@marthes8893 2 года назад

You make it so easy to find out where one goes wrong and it is so true. Thanks for your great teaching and best ever help in stirring me to the right way of learning.

@John-boy 3 года назад

I’ve been practicing just this section of waterfall for many weeks now as an exercise to improve my reach and accuracy. Painfully slowly at first but now I’m hitting the correct notes and fingering up and down every time, but still nowhere near the speed needed. Playing really slowly can often be harder than at a moderate speed. It’s often harder to slow your brain down than your fingers.

@thusarawickramage6023 3 года назад

Best teacher ever!! And I'm the 2nd viewer 🙈

@luizasilva6822 3 года назад

Great tips, as always! Thank you, Jazer.

@annamariarestuccia7338 2 года назад

Jazer you are the best. You have helped me change the way I study, practice and play the piano. I have seen so much improvement since i have been following your advice. Thank you a million times over.

@benjaminfox7105 3 года назад

Ahhhhhh. This makes soooooooo much sense. Thank you so much, my friend. I've definitely been rushing my practice. Time to slow down. Consolidate and get things right. As said in a prior post, I really enjoy my piano teacher - but he doesn't offer these practical suggestions like you do. Thank goodness for youtube. Hahaha. Take care and keep being brilliant.

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Thanks Ben! When we practice correctly, we can all be brilliant together. You will save tons of money and time I promise! Take care too.

@benjaminfox7105 3 года назад

@@jazerleepiano : Thanks for the reply my friend. Loving your videos mate. You've really inspired me to get myself out of my 'learning rut' and get stuck back into it. Going back to the basics and actually sitting down and practicing effectively. Compared to just 'stuffing around' - which does sound nice. But my goal is to READ and PLAY music. Take care mate and seriously, thank you!

@hemanthharish9587 3 года назад

Thx for the tips ..will surely apply it while practicing

@tweedmouth21 3 года назад

Such great advice and HONESTY Jazer. How lucky are we to have you sharing your wisdom. Many thanks Greg

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Yes honesty is very important! Pleasure Greg 😀

@markgilmore2077 3 года назад

Terrific info Jazer, and beautifully explained. As an older piano student (52!) studying for Grade 6, I REALLY appreciate these helpful tips. PLEASE keep them coming.

@crazypianist1234 3 года назад

This was awesome! I just wish I listened to my teacher suggesting these things when I was younger! One of the things I've learned that really works for me is focusing on the hard parts when you start practicing. Usually it's the hard things that we're most prone to futzing. If we practice those first, we can build that correct muscle memory more quickly, instead of having to go through the cycle of messing up the hard part continuously, only to later figure out it needs work!

@mayrambravodelossantos3137 3 года назад

What a good idea to record ourselves, because one believes that it plays more beautiful than it really is…

@marthes8893 3 года назад

I appreciate the time, the advices, the tips you are giving. Thank you and please keep on...

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Pleasure Marthe, hope they are helpful for you

@sesispace5972 3 года назад

You're such a great teacher! Thank u so much! ♥️

@robertrenk7074 3 года назад

I’ve been playing Chopin Prelude #6 over 30 years. There is one section with a few notes I’ve been faking my way through. I’ll correct that today

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Good on you for being honest about this part. Let me know how it goes

@robertrenk7074 3 года назад

@@jazerleepiano It was very tough but now the part that bothered me is smooth. The main problem I had was bad fingering. At times I thought I had it and then my fingers would revert back to the old way of playing it. One day I thought I had it right but when I played it the next day my fingers went back to the old way of playing it. Going over it very slow a few notes at a time eventually won out. I have no idea how many times I repeated playing measure number 7 but it was a struggle for this old man. Thank you for your advice. I will try to go very slow on everything I play.

@EvonVincent 3 года назад

I hope this helps me😂 I’m self taught, I play by ear, so I have no absolute clue how to read sheet music… I learn on the videos where the bars come down the screen, I just do it in slow mo, then pick up speed

@carlus6432 3 года назад

Yeah thats not a good way to learn piano unless you just wanna play for fun or learn a few songs

@EvonVincent 3 года назад

@@carlus6432 that is what I wanna do, I don’t wanna go pro, or do concerts or any of that

@EvonVincent 3 года назад

@@carlus6432 although that would be awesome, idk if I wanna do that

@gothamelliott 2 года назад

One of the very best videos you have ever posted, Jazer, and that is really saying something! Thank you very, very much!!!

@ericahata2162 2 года назад

Thanks for your videos!!! I'm applying your exercises to my playing and I'm seeing good results.

@MrChannelnamehere 3 года назад

At least we know that whether it takes 4 or 40 hours of practice to get results, it can still be done in one day. :D

@robsmith3464 3 года назад

I wondered if this was deliberate

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Ling ling style 😂

@hadyanfakhri5967 3 года назад

The Tittle : Why Practicing Can Be a Bad Thing Ling-ling : This is *sacrilegious* 07:00 Simply just play it slowly if you can't play it quickly

@robsmith3464 3 года назад

The anti ling ling

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

😂😂

@fabiorodrigo3638 3 года назад

If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly. Playing quickly, is like playing slowly, but quickly.

@carmelslater3643 3 года назад

‘Slow’ is the new ‘fast’!!

@MarkSlusser 3 года назад

Great! Terrific teacher. Thank you.

@patrickwall8517 3 года назад

You're spot on with your ideas in this video.

@DavidConnors 3 года назад

The last part about recording yourself is critical. I made zero recordings in my first year of learning and I REALLY regret it. 😢

@CalKingOnyx 3 года назад

My son's baseball coach used to always tell the team, "The way you practice is the way you'll play." And his karate sensei said, "Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect. " I have a question, though. I've always struggled when trying to play with a metronome. Do you have any tips to make it easier?

@hindipamalaya9268 3 года назад

"If you can play it Slowly You can play it beautifully"

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Wise words CalKingOnyx! I will likely do a video on metronome soon. Stay tuned!

@taniacummings9207 3 года назад

It makes me panic. That insistent tick tick tick ding tick tick tick ding it doesn't feel like a supportive friend it feels like an enemy. I switch on the one on my electric piano when playing the acoustic and turn it down really low so it is barely audible, that works better. Most times I just don't bother with one. If you have a portable pyramid one you could always stand it just outside the door or down the passage. It's meant to be a gentle reminder not an interference.

@tallgrasslanestitches6635 3 года назад

I like “practice makes progress”

@CalKingOnyx 3 года назад

My problem is rhythm. No matter how fast or how slow I set it, I can't seem to stay on the rhythm. Even when doing something relatively simple like scales, I have to really concentrate. Even when I was a child, this was a problem. We'd be in children's choir at church, and all the other kids would be clapping on the beat, and I'd be over here doing my own crazy thing. I'm one of those who can't have an in person teacher due to an irregular work schedule, so I'm trying to learn to play using videos such as these. I've only been playing a short time, as well. Oh, and I know you can't tell from my screen name, but I'm a she.

@dianegolding3791 2 года назад

Great tips that make perfect sense.Thank you for a very clear explanation of how to better practice.

@eduardoescarticarbonell9201 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. Your are right I will play with the metronome more often.

@bouboumamiami7919 3 года назад

thank you so much for your clearing.

@martinascolani 2 года назад

Great video and great advise, thanks Jazer! I also value that you show your own practise!

@noahdoherty6256 3 года назад

love the statistical approach to practice. very cool to hear about your process

@lincolnyeung3217 Год назад

Thank You Jazer, wonderful tips for practising right.

@patmajor4840 2 года назад

You are spot on Jazer! Thank you

@RefreshwithDawn 3 года назад

I’ve only been playing since March so I’m a newbie! I have been choosing to slow down with difficult parts so to hear you teach to do that is reassuring that I’m doing it right. ☺️ I’m still learning where the keys are without a visual aid since I’m looking for that intuitive muscle memory. It’s very gratifying when I can play by feel. And, having my own spiritual songs to learn and play is very motivating! Thank you for your generous tips!

@andrewwatts2695 3 года назад

So true. Tar for making me change what I've been waiting for to change in the more I practice 😌

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Good luck with it Andrew

@TheInjectinthebrain 3 года назад

Great video, good explanation. I went to piano lessons for 8 years, unfortunately then quit since other things seemed more important to me but this „little“ but essential hint is exactly what I need. I‘m new to your videos but will definitely follow you - thanks mate :)

@indrijatigautama3713 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing your secret of learning & practicing piano you really encourage me I just restarted to play piano again after 30 years with my right hand fingers affected with the pain because of rheumatoid arthritis

@webjammer1 2 года назад

Jazer, I love your video's. This is spot on for practice tips.

@amcshortsqueezetechnicalan4036 Год назад

This absolute gold. I kinda thought this myself but I’ll take it on board now I’ve heard it from you. Thanks for the video 💙 🎹

@user-je2jd8gk6b 2 года назад

Makes great sense. As always. Thank you.

@angeladavis891 2 года назад

This is really great advice. Practising it right SLOWLY, over & over, speed up gradually, & then there's success. Thanks for the lesson!

@Sizaru-san 3 года назад

Thank you, Jazer for useful tips and motivation.

@jazerleepiano 3 года назад

Pleasure Mr Z!

@nithipramesti2283 3 года назад

thank you for the tips! great for beginner like me

@x70222 Год назад

just started learning piano, these videos are so helpful! thank you!

@pierrehehe6951 2 года назад

Very good video👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 once I had the very same thing going on... i practised and practised but it got harder and harder for me... this really helped to understand!!

@andrewreynolds2647 3 года назад

common sense, it is so obvious that it takes a talented young man like you to point it out, brilliantly described and demonstrated, i have learned a whole lot. Thank you so much for sharing this nugget of knowledge, much appreciated. Cheers. Andy. Scotland.