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Five Great Practice Ideas I Learned From My Piano Students!

Sometimes the teacher learns more from suggested.4. Still another piano student
the student than the student does from took an idea from me and twisted it a
the teacher. Hopefully, not too often, bit. I suggested that she play along with
but today I would like to share with you pieces she liked on tapes and CD's, so
some great practicing ideas that have she would get a feel for the motion of
come from my piano students over the the song. (I used to do that by the hour
years:1. A Colonel in Virginia that I when I was a teen-ager, and it paid off
taught for several years got up at 4AM big time for me!). She took the idea and
every weekday morning and practiced on an tried it and liked it so much that she
electronic keyboard with headphones so he started getting videos of people playing
wouldn't disturb anyone at that time of the piano. She arranged her TV and video
the morning. "I love the early morning", player so that she could be at her piano
he said, "because it's so quiet and while the video was playing, and she
peaceful and I'm fresh and raring to go. would play along with the pianist on the
No phones are ringing, no people walking screen, following her/his hand motions
into the room, no disturbances at all. I and arm motions and finger position and
practice for a half-hour, have breakfast, thereby getting a feeling for the flow of
and then hit it for another half-hour -- the music. (Patterning). Her creativity
all before I have to show up for work. is paying off for her -- she is advancing
When I get home in the evening, if I'm rapidly. (And by the way, don't think she
too tired to practice, I don't feel is "copying" the person she is watching
guilty because I've already got my licks -- not at all. It's the same principle as
in for the day. And if I'm up to watching Michael Jordan moving toward the
practicing some more -- well, it's a basket, or watching Sammy Sosa swing a
bonus!"2. An elementary school teacher in bat -- it just gets you in the right
Indiana told me she took each piece I groove before you apply your own style to
assigned her and transposed it into all it.)5. A doctor I have taught for years
12 keys -- not written out, but at the makes a idea file of things he has
piano -- in her head. She said "It learned about piano playing over the
doesn't always sound so hot, but I find years. He notes where in a given book or
that if I keep at it day after day, I can tape or video I discuss such and such a
at least get by in the most difficult topic, and files that alphabetically.
keys, and it makes the easier keys seem Then later when he needs to refer to that
real simple. And it gives me a idea, he simply looks up the idea in his
perspective that I just wouldn't get it I file, locates the video or cassette or
just played it in one key -- the key it book, and presto -- he can review that
is written in. I've learned that each key idea or concept almost instantly. It's
has it's own "feel", and some keys are like a card catalog in the library --
bright (like "D") and some keys are makes finding things so much faster than
mellow (like "Db").3. Another piano flipping through endless books trying to
student with a similar idea, who was the find that idea you saw long ago.
Minister of Music in a Catholic church, With the advent of the computer a person
said he took one whole month of the year could store and categorize ideas such as
and devoted it to mastering just one key. this very quickly.Hope this gives you
Since there are 12 months in the year and some ideas of your own!Duane Shinn is the
12 Major keys, that works out perfectly. author of over 500 music books and music
So in January he played everything he educational materials such as DVD's,
could find in the key of C, and CD's, musical games for kids, chord
transposed anything that wasn't in C into charts, musical software, and piano
C. In February he went up 1/2 step to the lesson instructional courses for adults.
key of C# (also known as Db His instant piano chord finder software
enharmonically) and played everything in titled "How To Find Any Piano Chord
Db and searched for pieces written in the Instantly!" has been used around the
key of Db, and so on. By the time the world. He holds advanced degrees from
year was up, he had a pretty fair grasp Southern Oregon University and was the
on the 12 Major keys. I suggested that he founder of Piano University in Southern
devote the next year to the 12 minor Oregon. He is the author of the popular
keys, and the next year to the modes, and free 101-week online e-mail newsletter
the next year to polytonality, etc., etc. titled "Amazing Secrets Of Exciting Piano
-- but as I recall he decided to just Chords & Sizzling Chord Progressions"
recycle through the 12 major keys, since with over 58,600 current subscribers.
he used them so much more than the ones I




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