One Hour A Day

One hour a day. What can be accomplished? With a good plan, lots.
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1. Warm up
2. Technique
3. Sight reading
4. Repertoire development
5. Reviewing completed material


Warm up: Best advice I ever got? Go for a brisk walk before practice. Work up a sweat. Then your brain will be ready to work.
Technique: Slowly with a lovely tone, play some scales, chords, and arpeggios. What ever the teacher assigned. Play with joy. 
Sight reading: Good sight readers just play the piano, like you can read a book. A skill that can be learned with practice.
Repertoire development: Attack those pesky bits in your new pieces.

• listen to a recording
• be sure about the fingering
• use a metronome
• play really really slowly, give your brain a chance

Reviewing completed material: Play your favourites, keep them up to date. I suggest a different piece each practice. Play slowly,  then moderately, and then your best tempo.

Away from the piano? Listen to the music you want to play. Go to concerts, be inspired.

Cheers,

David Story

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