How much time should I practice the piano for?

"How good do you want to be?" A quick and snappy musicians answer. A gentler piano teacher question is, “what do you want to accomplish?"

Some benchmarks:

RCM levels 1 to 4: 45 minutes a day
RCM levels 5 to 8: 60 minutes a day
RCM levels 9 and above: 90 minutes plus

This amount of time is sufficient to cover all that needs to be done. 

• technique
• etudes
• repertoire
• theory or ear training on alternate days
• sight reading

Some musicians require more or less time. But all accomplished musicians have put in the time. 

Best regards,
David Story

PS: I'd like to thank my colleague Becky Yuan and former teacher Leon Karan for input on the numbers. 

​Becky Yuan: Mississauga http://beckyyuan.com/
Leon Karan: Hamilton http://www.leonkaran.com/