i've been trying to do "look ahead" since memorizing will be a lot harder for me besides i'm 68yrs old....i don't have another 40yrs to build up my memorizing technique....i always wonder how much better i'll become just doing looking ahead .....i've seen pianist in TH-cam playing with the score in front of them, then look down and play for a while and look back at the score....eventually this is what i want to do in the long run when playing etudes
It sounds like you're on the right track! Looking ahead can make memorizing easier - you might also find it helpful to learn some music theory, which makes it easier to recognize chord patterns and progressions, and therefore memorize passages. Stick with it - you'll find that it gradually grows easier over time. Good luck!
Thank you Kate, this is a very important topic if you ever want to play without hesitation and faster as well. I understand the advantage looking ahead gives in setting up the proper fingering before playing the upcoming notes and playing complex chords but I still struggle with it. Maybe some advice on these would help.
Thanks for your comment! This video is all about looking ahead, so I hope it helps. A good way to practice this is to slow things down and consciously focus on where your eyes are moving next, almost like you're 'aiming' ahead of your fingers. If there’s a specific struggle you’d like advice on, let me know!
This topic is very interesting. It took me a long time to expand my view when reading texts or reading music. This works very well in the meantime for instruments with only one staff. Here I can now look very far in advance, which makes the playing much easier. When playing the piano I have the following problem: my visual range is rather horizontally extended, but I also need a vertical sight span extension for two lines of music. If I now concentrate on seeing more vertically, this is at the expense of the horizontal viewing range. Any tips?
Thank you for your comment! Expanding your visual range, both horizontally and vertically, can definitely be a challenge with piano music. One thing to try is practicing slowly while consciously scanning vertically between the staves, then gradually building back your horizontal span as that becomes more automatic. It’s a skill that takes time, but working on that will make a huge difference in your sight-reading and overall playing! Another thing to think about is noticing the actual intervals between the hands - when you can start to scan vertically and take note of the relationship between the hands from one note to the next, and what the intervals look like, that will help you take in more information more quickly (this is another form of pattern recognition). Keep up the great work, and I’m so glad this topic resonated with you!
Thank you for your suggestions for learning to read music with two lines of music. I've been trying it out for a week now, and it really requires a different perspective, a different look at the notes. Before I have always seen a melody and an accompaniment, now I try to see vertically melody and accompaniment as a unit. This seems to work really well, but it requires a lot of practice and time. In any case, thank you again for the suggestions!
Could we do a video on larger left-hand arpeggios? Like in Liszt Consolations s.172 no.3 in Db, or Chopin Prelude 13. I find it hard to get the left hand leaps while maintaining the right hand part. 😅
That’s a great idea for a video! 🎹 Both of those pieces have beautiful left-hand arpeggios that can be tricky. I’ll add this to my list of future video topics - thanks for the suggestion! In the meantime, you might try practicing the left hand on its own until it feels more automatic, focusing on anticipating where the hand is going, smooth arm movement and feeling the connection between each interval. Good luck!
Hi I'm your new subscriber!! Your videos are way lot use full for everyone. And I'm doing trinity's grade 6 piano right now and it's a bit difficult to practice and memories the notes and it took several weeks to fix up so do you have any tip for learning a difficult piece in a very faster way?
Welcome to the channel, and thank you for subscribing! 🥰 Learning a difficult piece can take time, but breaking it into smaller sections and practicing hands separately can really speed things up. Focus on the tricky spots first and repeat them slowly until they feel comfortable. You might also find my playlist, "How to Practice the Piano More Effectively," helpful-it’s full of videos that have strategies and tips for improving your practice. th-cam.com/play/PLpg8MpXPJea5wxwRALy7e35f2vNIDebRv.html
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Exactly what I needed at this point !!!!
I’m so glad to hear that! 🎉
i've been trying to do "look ahead" since memorizing will be a lot harder for me besides i'm 68yrs old....i don't have another 40yrs to build up my memorizing technique....i always wonder how much better i'll become just doing looking ahead .....i've seen pianist in TH-cam playing with the score in front of them, then look down and play for a while and look back at the score....eventually this is what i want to do in the long run when playing etudes
It sounds like you're on the right track! Looking ahead can make memorizing easier - you might also find it helpful to learn some music theory, which makes it easier to recognize chord patterns and progressions, and therefore memorize passages. Stick with it - you'll find that it gradually grows easier over time. Good luck!
This is really important for sigthreading❤
Absolutely, it makes a huge difference! 💯
Thank you Kate, this is a very important topic if you ever want to play without hesitation and faster as well. I understand the advantage looking ahead gives in setting up the proper fingering before playing the upcoming notes and playing complex chords but I still struggle with it. Maybe some advice on these would help.
Thanks for your comment! This video is all about looking ahead, so I hope it helps. A good way to practice this is to slow things down and consciously focus on where your eyes are moving next, almost like you're 'aiming' ahead of your fingers. If there’s a specific struggle you’d like advice on, let me know!
Another reason to read ahead is to set up good fingering, so you don't run out of fingers in the next phrase.
Absolutely! Reading ahead is helpful for planning fingering! 🎹
This topic is very interesting. It took me a long time to expand my view when reading texts or reading music.
This works very well in the meantime for instruments with only one staff. Here I can now look very far in advance, which makes the playing much easier.
When playing the piano I have the following problem: my visual range is rather horizontally extended, but I also need a vertical sight span extension for two lines of music. If I now concentrate on seeing more vertically, this is at the expense of the horizontal viewing range.
Any tips?
Thank you for your comment! Expanding your visual range, both horizontally and vertically, can definitely be a challenge with piano music. One thing to try is practicing slowly while consciously scanning vertically between the staves, then gradually building back your horizontal span as that becomes more automatic. It’s a skill that takes time, but working on that will make a huge difference in your sight-reading and overall playing!
Another thing to think about is noticing the actual intervals between the hands - when you can start to scan vertically and take note of the relationship between the hands from one note to the next, and what the intervals look like, that will help you take in more information more quickly (this is another form of pattern recognition).
Keep up the great work, and I’m so glad this topic resonated with you!
Thank you for your suggestions for learning to read music with two lines of music.
I've been trying it out for a week now, and it really requires a different perspective, a different look at the notes. Before I have always seen a melody and an accompaniment, now I try to see vertically melody and accompaniment as a unit. This seems to work really well, but it requires a lot of practice and time. In any case, thank you again for the suggestions!
I look behind a lot too. How did the Morgan Museum come to acquire Mozart's autograph score of his Sonata No. 8 in a minor? Was J.P. a fan I wonder?
Could we do a video on larger left-hand arpeggios? Like in Liszt Consolations s.172 no.3 in Db, or Chopin Prelude 13. I find it hard to get the left hand leaps while maintaining the right hand part. 😅
That’s a great idea for a video! 🎹 Both of those pieces have beautiful left-hand arpeggios that can be tricky. I’ll add this to my list of future video topics - thanks for the suggestion! In the meantime, you might try practicing the left hand on its own until it feels more automatic, focusing on anticipating where the hand is going, smooth arm movement and feeling the connection between each interval. Good luck!
Hi I'm your new subscriber!! Your videos are way lot use full for everyone. And I'm doing trinity's grade 6 piano right now and it's a bit difficult to practice and memories the notes and it took several weeks to fix up so do you have any tip for learning a difficult piece in a very faster way?
Welcome to the channel, and thank you for subscribing! 🥰
Learning a difficult piece can take time, but breaking it into smaller sections and practicing hands separately can really speed things up. Focus on the tricky spots first and repeat them slowly until they feel comfortable. You might also find my playlist, "How to Practice the Piano More Effectively," helpful-it’s full of videos that have strategies and tips for improving your practice. th-cam.com/play/PLpg8MpXPJea5wxwRALy7e35f2vNIDebRv.html