The Quickest Method to Learn Fast Notes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 พ.ค. 2024
- You want to play fast notes on the piano like the pros do. You have spent a lot of time learning it, but you feel like you still cannot do it. In this video, you will learn how to master fast notes in no time with this simple but effective method!
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0:00 Intro
0:57 Key Concept: Slow Practice
2:10 Notes
2:31 Connection Points
4:19 Autopilot Mode
7:40 Practice Slowly
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Do you think slow practice is useful?
0:00 Intro
0:57 Key Concept: Slow Practice
2:10 Notes
2:31 Connection Points
4:19 Autopilot Mode
7:40 Practice Slowly
Yes absolutely!! I know what you mean about 'losing' the notes that you used to have under your fingers. Going back to super slow practice is the only remedy. If you can't play a piece slowly, you can't really play it.
I think it's very useful. You don't want errors that you make when you start playing faster to become ingrained.
Yes, this concept is soo important to focus on in of itself. Adam Neely refers uses the term "glacier slow" a lot for approaching fast parts. Love the points you brought up. However you should really pair these concepts with the other component which is *the sleep cycle and muscle memory*. Slow practice and watching for connection points really starts to pay off over the course of a few days. This might be a trivial sounding point for seasoned players, but for beginners it's really important to emphasize exactly how the brain cements muscle memory. Once you isolate and practice a section slowly repeatedly without or almost completely without errors, it's really only the next practice day which you will see that investment pay off.
I didn’t know about the Autopilot mode before, i usually thought that i can play songs correctly, but lately I’ve been trying to playing again after few months n i lost them quite a lot. Thanks for mention it, I’ll practice properly this time :D
Absolutely slow practice has helped me prevent the pitfalls of autopilot mode which I didn't realize I do a lot until watching this... It means I'll play better under pressure. thanks for helping to explain this concept. it makes sense
So true this auto-pilot concept. Once I've learnt a piece well, if I actually try to think about what note to play next while playing it I almost always mess up, while if I let the AP run undisturbed and concentrate on expression all is generally fine.
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Same
Hm I actually do this without having known it was a concept. I’ve always just needed to play by ear, obvious learning the notes but I try to just get an idea of the right order and start looking up while I play or even closing my eyes until I feel where my finger needs to be based on the sound I hear and once I get 8-12 notes I then speed it up and start adding next notes
Another interesting thing I noticed about autopilot mode is that it only works when using both hands. I can’t play only the right or only the left hand part on auto pilot, I actually have to think about it when I take away the other hand.
Omg I thought I was one of the weird ones to feel this. Sometimes I feel so rushed and just keep asking myself what's next that I end up messing up everything haha
So basically:
If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly...
More like: if you play it slowly for a long enough time you can play it quickly
Yep. But.....
Eventually, you can get to 15 nOtEs pEr sEconD
Indeed. Graham Fitch will tell you exactly the same.
Haha the twoset fandom has reached this channel.
If you can't play it slowly, you can't play it quickly. 40 hrs/day of playing slowly!
100% agree with the autopilot concept, and then suddenly "forgetting" how to play the sequence of notes leading to mistakes. Unfortunately for me, I'm at a point in my piano progress where I can grasp the basic structure of a sequence far too quickly, or in other words, ' going into autopilot' far too quickly before actually understanding the sequence at a fundamental level. I will definitely keep in mind to practice slowly for as long as possible. Thanks for the tip :)
Have found the exact same obstacle! I have played accordion for over 45 years and yes this loss of finger memory does happen, especially with Balkan music.
Does it work for you? I have the same problem
@@Chris_2023_ Absolutely! Wow 45 years! I hope I have the motivation to keep up with music for that long
@@saraah3964 To be honest I haven't learnt anything new recently, so I can't say haha. But I'm certain it helps because your fingers still need get used to the notes being played, even if you've 'learnt' the piece
Jazer, you're such a smart and rational guy. So much great advice and it's all free, thank you very much!
Yes, this works. I'm too impatient in practicing sometimes and those are the bits I can't play well in my lessons.
Your tutorials are so valuable and to the point. You don’t waste one minute of skill development. Your 5 minute tutorial yields hours of valuable practice content. Thank you so much.
I have been playing piano for 50 years, ok with a break of 30 years. Jazer, you are the first to teach me how to practice correctly. I admitt, that my first teacher very often urged me to practice more slowly, but I ignored it. Especially your advice to do two bars seven or more times until proceeding to the next two ones is extremely helpful. At last I get into it and I enjoy playing my Yamaha grand piano much more than I ever did. You are doing a great job, Jazer. Thank you so much for your tutorials!
Learning slow also means getting the technique correct.
Absolutely spot on. I wish my pupils would always do this. I TELL THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN ! The trick is to spend 2-3 weeks on the hard bits slowly and play them exactly the same, no mistakes and no bad technique. If you learn it incorrectly, it will take far longer to fix it and you will waste a load of time in the process. Do it slowly, do it right, and in three weeks time you'll have learnt it correctly in a fraction of the time practising. If I'm performing, I write a list of the bits I might struggle with, and target them separately.
Yes! I’m constantly teaching my students how to practice well. Slow it down. Take it section by section. If you can do that, and your fingers know where they’re going, you can add speed later. You won’t sound like a great pianist just playing fast, out of control, slowing down, stumbling. The agility and speed comes later.
Some of the pieces I know are fast, and you know you're in autopilot mode when you can no longer play them slowly. I think I'll go through those pieces to "mend" them; go slowly and relearn various parts.
One of the best recommendation videos I have seen. The autopilot comment is spot on. Notes, connections and slow playing while focusing. As a self-taught person I am reviewing my entire practice time to incorporate those things.
I love practicing slowly..... i used to use metronome in 40, for example, and everytime i did right, i add the tempo gradually: 42.... 45.... 47..... 50.... and so on....
And it helps me a lot, even though sometimes it hurt my fingers..... 😁😁
This video was incredibly insightful! And I was very happy to hear that apparently kind of "losing" a piece after having played it for a long time is a common thing (and how to fix it :)
This is such a superb tutorial Jazer. I have watched many of your other videos and have been integrating many tips into my practice…like chunking down difficult parts and getting the right notes while slowing it down really makes such a huge difference. I have begun to notice that slow deliberate practice builds deeper connections and let’s you learn much more than just the notes on the page. I am deeply grateful for your lessons and you passion for sharing. Deepest thanks!
Good advice, will try to implement it.
Something I do is I try to make myself believe the song is actually this slow so I can trick myself into enjoying the slow playing. Sometimes it works....
Unrelated, but I had a piano teacher who showed me a technique where you subtly curl in your fingers as if towards the centre of your hand when you press the keys, kinda like how a spider walks. I think she said it was a Japanese technique. I can't find anything about it. Anyway it works helping to play smoothly and soft, especially with chords and where you're hand is spread out and it's hard to be delicate.
Anyone ever find themselves playing a measure so many times it starts to remind you of the scene from Tommy Boy when they are pronouncing the word "roads" so much it becomes a complete unravelling. haha. That's when it's time to step away, but magically when I come back there is def improvement.
Thank you for validating my slow practicing. I will do more of this and take note of connection points. It is an odd feeling when muscle memory takes over but when I think about it a lot of what we do involves this.
Hey Jazer. Thanks to this tip my confidence playing piano is now more relaxed and more focused as compared to previous times when I was mostly on autopilot. Looking forward to more tips from you. Best regards
You are absolutely spot on on everything you say. For example the connection points are fundamental for a correct execution. I realized by myself that very often in a passage there are some connection points that are easy, others that, if not performed (or 'tailored') properly, can lead to a flawed execution. Often we tend to play fast, we notice that something is not working, but we don't understand where, and we continue to repeat and repeat without improvement. Also playing slowly, as you say, lets you absorb the 'meaning' of each note inside the score and avoid going into autopilot mode. I know an international concert pianist (I don't name her here) that is renowned for her incredible touch and articulation: her motto is your same: 'Practise slow!'
I started reviewing finger number positions this year for the same reason- I was starting to forget pieces I had played hundreds of times. The combination of slow play and choosing the ideal finger for each note really helped.
i already knew i was needing this, but only you convinced me , i went from very basic piano, to 12 years without it, to try to play Ballade Nº1 of Chopin, yes it may sound crazy but i am that kind of persorn and i'm about 40% of the song, the autopilot is real, i figured out when trying to play to others, as soon as i think about the notes i fail badly , specialy on the very fast parts
You are a wonderful educator. We are very lucky to have access to your talent.
I have watched 2 of your videos this evening and there are very few people on this platform that teach so well. I hope and know that i will learn a lot from you. I will check your older videos and learn somethings there as well when i have some free time. Your one in a million man. I dont finally have to hours searching for videos to make me better. ❤
I'm so happy I figured this out on my own. But I'm 42 and just learning. So I guess general age and life experience helped me know in advance that mastery and speed come from slow practise. Hearing you say it though means a lot coz now I know I'm doing the right thing.
This makes complete sense, Jazer, and I can feel it in my slow practicing that it helps us learn the notes, the connection points and the fingering patterns. Thanks so much!
I am in the beginning of my journey but yes, I recognize the part of going faster and faster. I wasn't even aware of it until my teacher pointed it out. So a metronome seems like a good idea. Will check out the watch. Thanks for good content.
I've been playing piano for nearly 30 years, still study under an amazing teacher.. .. and your talking point on "Autopilot" and eventually losing the sure footed feeling one has when playing a piece that was once very secure under your fingers is SO TRUE. This would happen to me quite often after having spent months learning a piece. When playing repertoire pieces, I'd only play at "performance speed", never going back to slow, methodical and even hands separate practice. Once I forced myself to go back and practice the piece slowly (with a metronome.. to your point), AND having the music in front of me actually looking at and reading the music, I found that the piece was more secure in the long term; I am able to restore the "foundation" if it was lost. As a side note, forcing myself to look at and read the music during practice sessions (after having learned a piece) has also saved me from playing wrong notes that somehow just found their way into my muscle memory over months of practicing..... Thank you for taking time to create and post these videos.
Hey Jazer, can you make a video on proper hand posture/or reducing tension on the wrist when playing piano. Every time I play big chords or jump around with big chords my hand and wrist start to hurt a bit. Thank you if you can do this!!
This is so fantastic. All of your videos on slow practice are just the best. My playing has gone through the roof in a relatively short time from implementing the various aspects of slow practice you talk about. Thanks again.
Thanks for the tip! Very important to play slowly and pay attention to the connection points! I am learning so much from watching your videos. Thanks again.
Glad it was helpful!
I found your video very helpful and yes you described about the figures suddenly forgetting the notes happens to me and I have to go back and slow it right down.
Really helpful innformation. Mentioned before in videos to slow down, but a good reminder, also for me as an absolute beginner, finding myself sometimes going too fast!
Thank you jazer. Your tutorial really helps me to develop basic skills
I’ve been learning piano via Simply Music, which is terrific. Neil frequently talks about to learn quickly we need to practise slowly,and I’ve seen that in my progression. Thanks so much for all your videos, very helpful.
This is great. I love all your videos. There's so much useful information and always clear. Thank you, Jazer.
You really a good teacher. I have been playing piano for 12 years, I always practise slow.I agree your suggestion :: practise slow ,so that you can play fast later. I would play slow for a few times then a fast for one or twice ,see if I can manage fast play ,if I can’t that means I need to do more slow to consolidate that part.
I’ve watched a few videos now, and they are all so helpful! You’re right on! Thank you!
Thanks a lot Jazer for the great tip. Yes, practicing is something I've been doing that really help and now I'm sharing it with my students.Great video!
Exactly my problem. Glad I’m not alone in this 🤗
I have a Yamaha digital gp so there is a metronome build in. Will use it more as I tend to rush during slow practice too.
So nice I have the same pieces I like to play as you showed here.
My practice at learning Clair de Lune is going so much better allready 💪🏻🤞🏻
I’m glad I came across this video. This explains what happened to me and the last page of fantasie impromptu. I finally learned it but afterwards lost it. I will definitely follow this lesson to regain the ending of this piece. Thank you. You are such an effective teacher.
I just wanted to say thank you soooo much. I really understood the Autopilot mode and then eventually loosing the notes. I’ve been learning Für Elise and have been playing the fast 16th notes without really learning them. I’ve recently “lost” the notes and gotten really frustrated and confused and unmotivated, but now I understand why and will definitely go back and “build a strong foundation” for the fast notes.
Jazer. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Your lessons are very helpful. I will start working on small sections at a time.
Totally useful insight and i agree with this guy views. When i self learned fantasie impromptus op66 also was very slow and totally noob on the rhythm and everything else. But after sometimes progressing i was able to play smoothly and bit faster legato with moderate tempo but hardly get the wrong notes hit. So practice slow is beneficial and less stress too haha
The “connection” tip is so true ! Since I’ve tried to apply it I feel I progress much more than before, thanks !
I agree. Slow practise. Even if it sounds boring. Increase by 2bpm or 1bpm until at the desired speed. I enjoy my slow speed. What you attain is worth it eventually.
Thank you for this very informative video. It corresponds exactly to my experience. I play the Mozart sonata you feature here, and I must often remind myself to practice it slowly. But I often veer into fast playing, and it is VERY impressive for several seconds, then it becomes a mess! Your advice is excellent. One should always practice SLOW
Outstanding explanation! Thank you!
I’ve learned so much from you. Thanks for sharing.
I'm a big fan of slow practice, I learn every piece slowly first, gradually building up the speed to what it should be !!
Thank you Jazer another great lesson 😀😀😀
Thank You!!!
I am now practising very slowly and am benefitting. Thanks Jazer !
Thanks Jazer.
The most significant concept I have picked up from videos on You Tube
Great point, and we generally learn this the hard way! As you said, in a piece we 'knew' well, we suddenly get stuck. Another point with fast playing is that it often becomes uneven. I find this particularly noticeable when playing Bach, or in particular Baroque music. With music from the Romantic period it is easier to get away with not 100% evenness in fast passages.
Hi Jazer Lee. My name is Luis. I started playing the piano since I was 9 and stopped at age of 18. I resumed playing the piano last year. I’ve recently been watching and playing synthesia piano videos from my favorite movies and there a few of them that have very fast tempos. I would like to learn more on how to master them. I often messed up in them. 😂😂😂 That being said, I find this video very helpful.
Well done Jazer!... this was a great lesson I have come with the same kind of things you mentioned in my practice so this was really revealing to see I am not the only who has gone through this kind of stuff . keep Up the good work stay blessed & fantastic kind regards from Worrell
Thank you. This will improve both my piano & cello playing. I'm very impatient with both.
Slow practice is my default because I'm slow at sight reading. 😊 Started learning a new piece yesterday and I'm practicing the first page over and over. I love when AP mode kicks in. One thing i wish sheet music would have is finger placement numbers for each note.
You always give great and practical information, which I find very helpful. Thank you.
Spot on. Very helpful indeed. I can identify with this. I have fallen into the pitfalls a bunch. I am a slow learner. Keep up this advice. Great work.
I've found your channel so helpful! Thanks a lot, Jazer!
Ty for Ur Videos, I love them.
Thank , your lessons make sense and they are free
For a beginner , your wisdom counts for a lot.
Thx dude !
I am learning to play by ear. Already catching myself about this auto pilot situation you are talking about. Thanks for the heads up :)
Thankyou for this advice. I feel now, when l'm playing l'm looking at the interval pattern. It is slowing me down but it is teaching me to choose the correct finger. I like going into auto pilot but it also worries me that l'm not always understanding what l'm playing. It amazes me how many things are learnt while playing the piano.
I am grateful I am getting all this great teaching now when I am just learning to play. Now I won't have to undo a lot of bad habits.
Absoluteeeeely true what you said that "One day, you will lose that autopilot and wonder i used to be able to do this"...lol
thanks Sir. your tutoring is so helpful for me.
Once again, many thanks Jazer for another great tip ! Greetings from Argentina !!!
I've been using slow practice since I started playing again a few years ago. I realised the importance of what you call connection points. I struggle when the distance of a connection point covers several notes. For example, the first couple of bars of the piano solo for Coldplay's "Everglow" and jump from Gbm to Cb in Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved". It's easy to switch to autopilot with a song like this which is so repetitive
Also, regarding auto-pilot, check out the concept of automaticity In Cognitive Load Theory.
Thank you Jazar! Your diagnosis and insight into the roadblocks of fast playing is explained perfectly. I can’t agree with you more. I simply wanted to add to your insight two things. Firstly, one really should practice with a metronome because at some point, you’ll probably be playing with other musicians and you need to be able to play with the pulse of the group spot on. Not only that, but you will feel much more comfortable developing the skill of being able to play behind the beat or ahead of it depending on the style of music. Secondly, I find there’s lots to discover about a piece playing it slowly as there is playing it fast or up to tempo. It stands to reason to find its artistic merits at any tempo.
Great pointers! Thanx!!!😅
Really love the way you communicate. I've played piano for 10 years from 13 to university. Then kind of lost interest during my twenties. Fast forward 15 years with a young family and inherited my old piano back after my parents downsized to a condo recently. I'm back at it again... My goal is to be able to teach my wife and kids so they can play a few pieces and also for myself to become a better sight reader (i am definitely a memorizer :) I watched your other video) and also learn some simple pieces I never learned when I was young.
First time I watched one of your videos...amazing...👍 Your tips are really great and you explain it excellent...🎹🌹
I needed to see this, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Glad it was helpful!
I totally agree. An important thing too is, to practise relaxed. This way you train yourself for better performance.
An excellent, and very important, lesson. Thanks.
Absolute genius. Mini brains in finger tips! You are an inspiration for me - Thankyou xxx
So so true! Totally get it!
I totally agree on your suggestions. I would add a third step for preparing you to play fast which is play slow acknowledging how you are supposed to do it while you are playing fast and always be musical while doing so. The last part serves you to not sound mechanical and the first is the difficult one to master.
When you play fast, movement must be short and fingers have to be extremely light and as close to the key as posible. Fast means finger speed and the sound will be produced by speed not by weight. The shorter the path between finger and less movement and more relaxed hand and fingers is the hardest part I had to understand from this
I'm only playing piano on my phone and i'm so passionate to the point i have experienced the things you said, the autopilot mode, and starting slow and ending up fast, damn
I am just starting to learn and what I really want is to play the really hard pieces. Not because they're hard, but because they are cool and genius. And since I have no background nor skill, what I got to do by myself was to play it slowly, making sure I got all the notes right. Now, watching your video I know for sure I'm on the right path!
Thank you I needed this
Thank you Jazer 🎹🎼
I love when you talk about getting a 'better return' from your practice. I agree I think it is very easy to waste a practice session by just motoring through pieces. I have recently started practicing my scales very slowly and carefully aiming for evenness and smoothness - and it has improved my playing much more than trying to play scales fast.
Exactly.
I almost never do drills or exercises. I just play my pieces and focus on parts I struggle on, slowly and carefully.
I am a self taught beginner student and I am most grateful for this tip which I will unfailingly put to practice.
Great video. Neuroscience supports the idea that writing the motor script in the cerebelllum correctly by playing slowly, because writing the wrong motor script in the cerebellum by playing it fast wrong enough times is VERY HARD to undo. BTW, love the copy of Outliers and MBA book in the background.
This is so accurate! I also have this bad memorization problem. It seems like I can finish and play pieces in relatively short time according to my level, but in fact it turns out I never learn the piece and forget it after several weeks. The memory stops working and I have those weird moments you demonstrate in the video where I completely forget a part and retry mindlessly hoping that the fingers will remember. This is a very dangerous way of learning which is enough to avoid any kind of stage performances.
What I wonder is, in addition to slow practice, should one know every single note by heart to be completely safe in stage performances? Because, well, even with slow practice, one may still forget the note connections.
My piano teacher always encourages me to practice slow and it works. Thank you teacher
Such a great teacher! Thank you
Thanks, love it 😍
Great Advice ! I like playing piano, however, it is difficult for me to master the fast notes or complicated notes. I think your idea of 75% slow & 25% fast will be good suggestion for me. Appreciate your teaching !
You are right, that's why I'm messing upmoonlight sonata 3rd movement!!!
You're Absolutely Right Sir
Good Information Video 👍
Bravo...many great musicians work using those concepts....good to see a great class.....
you def listen to your viewers, you fine gent. Wholly appreciated and big thanks once again xoxo
Hello, Jazzer, I can’t tell you how much I love how you explained and demonstrated “ the slow practice “. I have a house full of string players including myself. Each of us have different practice routine as well as “style”. 6 months ago, my 10 year old boy journeyed into piano adventure in addition to the violin. Although he has an excellent teacher and he quickly picked up the notes on piano, he began to bulldoze through the method books. He carries the same attitude from his violin playing which is playing through the whole piece and often play fast. It doesn’t make me happy, but at the same time I know it is hard to advice him how to practice rather then to remind him that the slow practice in small section is the smartest way to fix the problem. By the way, do 10 year old kids play slowly? 😅
Very interesting and informative Sir . Keep it up Lee