How to Achieve Results with Less Practice | Piano Lesson
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- Want to achieve piano results but are too busy to practice? Consider the pomodoro technique when you practice piano next. Work intensely for 25 min and then take a compulsory 5 min break. It works best if you can see the timer countdown in front of you. The pressure of having the timer countdown means you will be forced to really think about what is essential during your piano practice, helping you cut out the fluff. Try this before you judge it. I promise it will provide value to you.
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0:00 Intro
1:07 Pomodoro Technique
1:50 Why Pomodoro Works
3:15 Pomodoro Example
5:20 Essential method 1
6:10 Essential method 2
7:03 Conclusion
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Do you think the Pomodoro will work for you? 🤔🤔
Hey can you do another video about improvisation
Sir, i have a problem of always making mistake when self recording or when someone watch me
Yeah
It definitely works! But 1) there must be no urgency, but FOCUS and a rest that provides longer focus overall 2) you must not wear jacket in a room :P
It works, for some time, after about 2 hours I procrastinate a little and start stretching the break, I know you cannot stop procrastinating, you ca only limit it
Been doing this for years and didn’t know it had a name. The break is important not just because you’re working towards a time limit (that’s the least important thing). It’s important because having a break and coming back to it forces your brain to make synapses connect. You are testing your brain in what it can remember and telling it: “remember this! It’s important! We need to know it!”. Also do it for ten minutes before bed and your brain will consolidate the information. Playing it the next day will be easier far quicker.
@MrHaydnHarry That is the perfect brief summation of the key aspects of this kind of learning. Every point is your succinct comment.
I also have been doing that for years, learning pretty much everything my way rather than the rules ways. Incidentally, I learn very well with another "technique" (not sure of the correct term) - I need to understand a concept and framework, then when I do, the individual components are always accessible to me in my memory. They are located.
My point here is that even in purely intellectual understanding of concepts, if there is a pattern or context then looking at this first is the shortcut to understanding anything that has w bigger picture. Patterns are everywhere, in biology, in physics, maths, even human behaviour studies. Understand the big picture and the details are always there and accessible if required, for and exam of for life, doesn't matter. The thing is Learned.
It would not surprise me if you already understand what I am talking about. I think you are similar to me.
Mr. Hay... I agree 💯 that was the only way that would work for me, I pretty much came up with this by trial and error because I just start see tutorials of keyboard songs and I wanted to learn an instrument because my older brother played sax in a band, and in my 60s now and don't read music, this system worked well for me plus my memory is starting to fail at times and when you can't read music your memory has to do the heavy lifting.
Sooo agree!! I learned this in choir practice. We would have a month of anthems to learn and our choir director would just have us touch on the anthem that was 4 weeks away for a few minutes, then come back the next week for a little longer and so forth until we had it!
I'm not a night person but I have noticed that for some reason if I practice an hour or so before bed my brain is clearer and I am more present with what I am doing and make less mistakes.
Very wonderful techings
I started following your recommendation to repeat a section 7x and it has helped to increase focus and decrease frustration. Anything that increases intentionality helps with learning. All your recommendations in this video are helpful. This is an excellent channel for those of us who are learning on our own!
Heh, I've been using Pomodoro in life without knowing it! I'm a horrible procrastinator, and my therapist had me block out rest sessions that I need to take when I used to do homework. So, I would do homework for 30 minutes, rest for 15, rinse repeat. The time period was something that I could adjust to my personal taste. The important part was giving myself a sense of structure.
Your advice of practicing something 7 times to make good use of practice time has helped so much.
I'm much more mindful in my practice now, thanks Jazer!
That's so good Tanaboon
As a teacher of music for 20 years (piano mostly) this is the practice technique I have always taught. It works!
The piece you played was : Chopin - Waltz in C Sharp Minor (Op. 64 No. 2). It is one of my favorite pieces by Chopin 😍 By the way, you are a really nice teacher...I like the way you explain things.. Thank you very much for the video..😊
The key isn't just in the things you mentioned, but the break itself is super important because it gives your subconscious time to process what you're learning. I'm currently learning how to play the Pirates of the Caribbean theme, which is really fast, and I was playing through slowly and increasing the tempo over time. I got to the point where I started making more and more mistakes and realized, "I've hit the point of diminishing returns." So, even though I wanted to keep playing, I stopped and got on my computer for about 30 minutes. When I jumped back on, I instantly played it correctly at the new speed (which is still only about 80% of normal tempo--but I'm gunning for it!). This is true in more than just music. Workouts need breaks. Learning languages needs breaks. Breaks work :-)
Love this share Peter, thank you for helping the community
Also learning it rn, its stupid fast so im practicing stupid slow and i think im making peogress, currently plzying it at 130 bpm, the original being 210
The tempo part, I must agree. I use a metronome on slow, and only increase by 2bpm each time. It really works too!
I learned 30% of the Prelude in e minor op28 no 4 in one day using this technique, thank you sir!
I love this channel. I took a break from the piano and I am now getting back into it. I can't currently do lessons, but I am so grateful that you are sharing your knowledge for free.
Chopin Waltz C# Minor, op64 No2. Love it!
I've been doing your 7x method and it absolutely works. Will combine it with the pomodoro and hopefully vastly improve 😁.
My teacher always says separate hands and slow practice is the only way to learn a piece properly.
Learning so much from you, thank you
Love it Fiona
Thanks for sharing, but what's 7x method?
@@James-nx4zc I think it was practising a very small section 7 times, and moving to the next (small) section and so on
You, miss, are beast. Thank you so much for sharing the name of the piece! I truly appreciate it.
I’m definitely gonna try this for my guitar and piano practices
Definitely made my practice time more productive. The time limit puts on a bit of pressure that really helps with focus during the time. Thank you Jazer!
You are an awesome player and teacher. Thanks for this great video!
Love how you simplify the basics so i can put it into practise.
🤗Thank you! It definitely works! I applied it to my learning, relearning and teaching. The term ‘ baby steps ‘ is great! Thanks again!
That’s what I do and it does help because I started learning piano in March and it is challenging to play with both hands together so when I do this it helps a lot!! I appreciate your tips by the way!! Thank you 😊
The pomodoro technique sounds interesting! I've heard of it in other contexts, but never thought about trying it for piano practice. I'll have to give it a try.
Chopin Valse Op. 64 Nr. 2! I had to pull out my book to get those numbers right. I absolutely love this piece! I learned it in middle/high school and used to play it for my grandmother.
Have you ever tried practicing fast passages with staggered rhythms? That's a practice technique that I would add on top of the "Practice Slowly" and "Hands Separate" sections. Basically, either with or without a metronome, you take a passage of even 8th notes, 16th notes, etc, and split them into long-short-long-short notes. Then you switch it and play short-long-short-long notes. As you get better and faster, the goal is to make the short notes as short as possible and to hit all the notes accurately. You can even take it further and do patterns of four: long-short-short-short-long-short-short-short, etc.
My mom taught me this technique a long time ago, and I use it all the time.
Just tried 2x pomodoro. Much more structured and focus, very efficient! Thanks!! 👍😊
Thank you for the advice Jazer!
very nice! the first 20 seconds struck like lightning. Thank you sir Jazer
Funnily enough, I try to use similar approach in my lessons - intensive 25 minutes, followed by a short break, then another 25 minutes and then going over the homework in the last 5 minutes. I can't wait to try it out in my own practice.
I have tried this method thank to you! 25 min active bandura practice/ 5 min house cleaning, and like that for 5 hours went very well. I was not so tired as I usually am after 4h practice, have done much more, and end up with clean house in the end! Superb
Thank you very much Jazer! Yoy are great!
Love your channel. Your advice is super. It has given me the encouragement to keep trying. Thank u. 😊
I love this idea! I use the Pomodoro technique when I study or do paperwork. I never would have thought of applying it to piano but it makes so much sense! Can't wait to try it 😆
I like that you just state the truth, pure and simple.
Amazing video, this practice technique sounds wonderful! I was struggling with that for a long time and this video came in the right time, I'm really looking forward to start practicing like that.
Hey Jazer Lee ! Thanks for all your tips for a better and to more efficient piano practice. Cheers from Argentina !
So good to hear that others need 2 months to learn a "difficult" peace, too. And that I am not the only one who loses motivation at the end of it when i learned 80% or 90% already. That is very reassuring for me. I have been learning piano myself for about 1,5 years now and I am VERY thankful for all that great input I get from videos like this! Thanks!
Never give up C A, we are in this together
first 70 percent is all fun and games, after that the real tough works starts lol....oh yeah it becomes boring.
Solve that by learning the last few measures first, then work backward from there each time playing through to the end part that you already know. That gives built in rewards in playing towards what you know.
@@jewellevy wonderfull idea!
Ive been playing for about a week now and i can barely play married life bro 💀💀
Thank you so much, Jazer! I just cannot describe how helpful your tips are. I am practicing every day and your advice always work miracle for me.
So happy to hear Helina, nice work :)
I love this technique! Thank you for sharing!
Great stuff! For me I find that the 5 minutes break is really the key. Every time I take a break from practicing a passage that I’m struggling with, even if it’s just a short toilet break, when I come back again things just falls into place. Letting my brain rest with what I’ve practice seems to work really well for me.
I lately stop in between for 5 to 10 min due to feel discouraging. Now I know this called pomodoro cycle. I m glad to hear that this is a good method ❤️❤️
Amazing idea! I'll try it soon. Thanks, Teacher.
I'll try. It makes total sense. Thanks, Jazer
Thanks a lot Jazer! When I started trying your rule of practising sections 7 times in a row, my playing and learning got infinitely better!
So happy to hear Alvaro, you made my day. And congrats!
Same! Working through Burgmueller 25 easy pieces and I am learning them so much faster now, thanks!
Great subject matter. That’s so spot on. I practice a piece for so long I get tired of it and want to burn it. At any rate, you’d make a great psychiatrist. In fact when your videos come on I just lie down on my couch, close my eyes and listen. Thanks for touching on so many common “ head” problems.
Thank u jazer. I love your every tutorial that u uploaded till now its very helpful.keep it up man
Thanks Jazer. The way you broke down the Pomodoro cycles and listed a mini schedule within it really helped. You’re doing an amazing job and you’re greatly appreciated :)
Glad it was helpful!
yes it could be very good for me, i love that, i will try pomodoro technique for sure! THANKS JAZER!
You're a great teacher, JJ! 👍😁 ty, I am definitely gonna try these techniques!
Love your playing and your videos!
Yes. Thank you so very much. I m just a beginner, early intermediate, this method is improve my learning, and help me not to give up. I see the result of improvement.
really helpful tips, thank you Jazer
Thank you so much! I tried the Pomodoro technique to be able to focus in only 1 task, which I had trouble with, and definitely made a difference, but never thought it could work for my piano practices! Thanks a million to show me I may try it with piano and succeed! Like all your videos, this one is AMAZING! 👍🏻🎶💕🎶💕☹️🧐🤜🏻🤛🏻❤️
I told my music students to fit in music practice during their homework sessions. Helps both the music growth and the academics.
I can’t wait to try this thank you!
Shared experience is very precise, impactful, and motivational to practice, greatly appreciated
I've tried this, and it worked. Thanks, Jazer!
You have my favorite piano channel! You are friendly and inspirational. I too work on following all your principles, the ones that have made the most difference have been to break the piece into very short segments (phrases) and work each one slow enough to be accurate and then do it over and over 10x. I am also studying my theory, Hanon exercises and following your R hand strengthening ideas. Of course I’m also working on rhythm (counting) and dynamics. This Pomodoro idea is very interesting. I like dividing my practice time up into segments-this will give me more guidance! I love the piano and its complexities. Thank you-I look forward to all your videos :-)
Great advice. Thank you!
I actually use that in my work but never thought of using it for practising piano! Thanks, I'll give it a go! :)
Thanks! I'll definently use this method
I love this! I really emphasize slowing down when first learning a piece to my students. They always want to go fast at the outset and I'm like, "Nope! Your hands have to learn how to play this and playing it slowly always helps."
I've watched many of your videos in recent years and have implemented many of your tips during my daily 1-hour piano practice sessions. Your suggestions for piano practice work. Thanks for helping others improve.
Tried this techique for the last couple of days, and it surprised me how distracted I was getting with pieces that I was spending way more time on than I wanted. Thanks Jazer, this is a got discipline to apply to practicing. :)
I will try this technique.....I think having a timer counting down will make me work harder/smarter! And I have found that just touching on a new portion for a few minutes, taking a break and coming back really helps what you are trying to learn, jell! Thanks for posting this and all of your great, concise videos!!
Thanks, Jazer. Yes, it will work! Yes, I will try it!! Cheers!
Great tips. Thank you so much. Will try to implement.
Thank you Jazer. I've been doing this for 3 days, about 10 tomatoes so far. It's given me a few practice breakthroughs, as the sense that I have a limited time makes me work on the problem areas rather than playing around them. What it's really done is to have me focus on transitions between what I"ve got down and the places I don't.
Additional tip: Not exactly related to pomodoro, but if you have a hard passage, it's not enough to get it right in isolation. It's the transitions that kill, and if you don't get them right, you'll tense up and fail at the hard part you worked so much on. Same with transitions at the end of such passages.
I use to play this waltz many years ago. My son who play it made me start it again. Chopin Waltz Op 64 no 2. Thank for all your advices.
Hey Jazer! I tried this out yesterday and before doing this i was just not able to play the first section for turkish march i tried this method out and now i can! i also tried this on some other pieces it works really well. Thanks for sharing this! :)
Headed to try it right now! Sounds like a winning idea! Thanks!
Hey Jazer, your tips help a lot. Especially dividing the piece into Easy, Medium, and Hard sections and working on the hard ones first. I also do the 7 times thing rather than just moving on after the first time I get it right. My teacher has noticed the improvement. Thanks mate! 👍
I'll definitely try this. Another tip I learnt from somewhere is that some practice is better than no practice. Even if you only have 5 minutes, just do 5 minutes. I am amazed at how beneficial even short sessions are.
Fantastic idea. Will try it.
I will def try this. Tysm 🥰
I get so motivated when I see you play these ridiculously intense pieces.
Awesome video man!! Love your content. Really helps hobbyists like myself!
I'm an accordion-piano player who has been away from the instrument for a long while. Knowing dozens of pieces and tunes already I re-introduced myself to these songs using this "Pomodoro" (Italian Tomato) technique this morning and whoaa.... the results were astonishing. I can't wait to see more awesome outcomes tomorrow. Excellent advice, even for a different instrument.
I think it is a great technique. Will certainly use it. Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic advice and I’m definitely going to give it a go, thank you!
I used this technique to complete my physics degree and graduate degree in epidemiology. I started this study method after attending a neurology workshop on how the brain learns. It works.
Hi Jazer Lee I learn so much from your videos
I have started doing this and it really helps alot!! Thanks so much!!
I am going to try it❤️
I think my students will also like practicing that way😊
I have been teaching for 30 years and I’m so happy to find you doing great videos and teaching the things I have been taught. Plus you have new ideas that make me excited to teach 👏👏👏
I saw this video and tried it many months ago. I was amazed by the results. Then, I went back to my tried and true, and play every piece I practiced, one after another until I realized that the only practice piece I could play without difficulty was the first piece I had used the Pomodoro method on. Thank you for this lesson.
Yes, I think I will try it. Thanks.
I definitely agree with the idea that in times of heavy practice, we have to have a few minute's breaks. It gives me some time to take my mind out of it and soon I got back, the muscle memory works better.
I just started learning piano the other day. Ive been stressing myself to learn as quick as my friends like they can master a piece for 2 weeks. Thank you so much for the advice! I just found your video right after I open my youtube, glad to be here! 😁
If you just started, mastering a piece in just 2 weeks is very good. Train your scales and you will get there eventualy. Piano should be fun
Good morning and thanks a million for your tuition Mr Jazer lee, that's my practice for the next couple of days
Will certainly try this and come back to testify its effectiveness
Thanks
I’ll try, I love being organised and measuring productivity..👍🏼
Thanks for your classes
Thank you! This is so helpful to me👍
Thanks Jazer gonna try
i’m going to do this from now on, thank you!!
I am at the moment a self guided adult student, I haven't has a teacher since my ABRSM Grade 8. I've been using a timer for about 6 months now. its very helpful...
Thanks for all the tips
Thank you Jazer.
Yes! This works!! My practice has improved.
Thank you Jazer! I enjoy your channel. I think there is something about letting our brain rest and maybe let it do it's magic about putting stuff together in another level. It also happens to me when I stop practicing a piece for a day or two.
Absolutely Marilyn! It feels like magic 😍
Yes! I do. I will use it next practice. It is so helpful to to know that you, an accomplished concert pianist, have to slowly step through pieces even now. Perhaps I have lived under the mistaken impression that in order to consider myself a piano player I must be able to sit down, look at music for the first time, and play it beautifully then and there. I like this lesson not just for knowing how to apply the Pomodoro technique, but for knowing it's okay to go slow. Even the pros have to do it when they are learning.
I heard Yuja Wang play that same Chopin piece as an encore at the end of a recital. It was stunningly beautiful.
tried, worked like a charm, thanks
This is a smart strategy that can probably applied to many different types of learning.
Excelente video! yes works!
Yes I do think it will work….in your other videos you also mention very useful advice on How to approach learning a piece. Thank you for sharing👍🏻😀
Thanks Jazer......so much. Yes I definitely get this concept. Glad you mentioned about playing separately at the start as I was always afraid to do this incase it made it more difficult in the end. I do get distracted easily as I have three old dogs that wander in and out of my music room to check if I am still there (they are deaf so they can’t hear me playing). Also glad you mentioned about playing 25 mins twice. There was me thinking I was good playing for one batch. 😂 I am looking forward to putting all this into practice .....and I will have you to thank in the end. 😊
The opening lines literally address the problems I’m facing with Chopin’s Ballade No.1…. Amazing
really? Im practicing ballade n 1 and i thought that was like the second easier part