PIANO PRACTICE TIPS: An Electronic Newsletter--Archives
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PRACTICE TIPS #30: Starting to Work on a New Piece, part 2
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Last time I mentioned three ideas for starting to work on a new piece:
1. WHOLE WORK: Get an overview; sight read; don't waste time.
2. LARGE/MEDIUM SECTIONS: Notice natural sections (phrases and larger).
3. SMALL "PRACTICE SECTIONS": Mark them in the music.
Here is a another "must" when starting to practice a new work:
4. FINGER POSITIONS/FINGERING: Before starting work on a Practice
Section, decide on the finger position(s) or fingering needed
for that section. With a pencil, mark the fingering in the
music, so that you will use the same fingering every time, using
one of these methods:
* Bracket notes that lie within a single finger position
* Write in finger numbers--enough to remind you of your fingering
* Use pre-printed fingering (found in many piano books) BUT:
- Change fingerings awkward for you, and *write* these
changes in your music
- Circle fingers you are prone to miss
- Write in any extra finger numbers YOU need in order to
play with a consistent fingering each and every time
Next time: More on starting a new piece.
Happy Practicing!
--Brent
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