THIS Piano Practice Technique will Help You Learn 10x FASTER

If you’re looking for a way to learn your pieces 10x faster and sound 10x better, the answer is likely a lot more simple than you think.

There’s a practice technique that I talk about ALL THE TIME, but that I’ve never done an in depth tutorial about.

It’s something that sounds super simple when you hear it…and yet most piano players aren’t successfully implementing it.

If you want to learn your pieces faster, and with more accuracy, you MUST utilize this practice technique.

In today’s tutorial I share the practice technique with you, and I tell you exactly how you can implement it to learn and play 10x faster and better.

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[marie-josedupuis]

Dear Ashlee, repeating ten times is a WONDERFUL way of eliminating the snags in a piece. I do practise slowly the small sections that snag, but I never repeated them systematically 10 times in a row, and leave alone, startting back to zero when not correctly done. Well I have been doing exactly that in the last few days, and the results are phenomenal…it’s giving me the incentive to work out all the little bits that cause mini problems in a piece….so exciting when suddenly you feel your brain has got it right and no effort is needed anymore tomplay it correctly. Thank you for this video, I am so happy to have come across your chanel!

[SurfingWithTheMartian]

I have been trying this method and it does work. The trade off is it takes so much time. Time is such a valuable commodity that can’t be bought. Doing this also makes me feel like I have very limited natural ability because others can learn pieces of music so much faster than I can or they can just sight read right out of the gate and play perfectly whereas I have to spend the time doing this method of going through endless repetitions and slowing things down. That’s not fun but the end result of being able to play a beautiful piece of music perfectly is satisfying and fun.

[aleh_o]

Hi Ashlee, this piece of advice makes so much sense. I love the car analogy too. I have implemented the slow down technique and even just picking out sections to work on. I've never actually made it a point to play something 10 times and you are right. I always wondered why I can play a piece one time with very little mistakes and other times I would play a piece as if I hardly touched it. I think the repetitions in combination of slowing down and focusing on sections is the way to go. I really appreciate your advice and I know these techniques will work for me. 😊

[mike_]

Great tip. I was once too cocky to even consider small, slow pieces. I was learn all-at-once, beginning-to-end. Didn't work and I burrned out. Jump 40 years and the small, slow pieces method is working without burnout.

[JS]

Thank you for your expert advice of performing a piece 10 times accurately, something I never do as a beginner level adult pianist.

I will incorporate your expert advice into my practice routines; Thank You!

[robh]

As a new player I also learned this from another channel "no wrong notes. play in smaller chunks, " and I find it really does help. I play a small section 10+ times and find myself learning faster. Thanks!

[rafaelgomez]

❤ You are a WONDERFUL INSPIRING TEACHER !!!!

[retrokeyed]

Thrilled to discover your channel! Embarking on a piano comeback after over two decades and documenting it on my own new "RetroKeyed" YouTube channel - your insightful practice technique tips couldn't have come at a better time. Huge thanks for this video! 🎹✨

[conniejacks]

I e been using your practice techniques for about a year. I'm an advanced student but I've always struggled when learning new music. I can promise everyone that these techniques really work because now, I'm picking things up alot faster and my sight reading has greatly improved. I think the key is to ALWAYS TAKE IT SLOW and in small increments.❤

[soulpianostudio]

Why is it so common for an adult to blame ourselves... oh right, because we're responsible. Perfect-Practice makes perfect-performance.

[yjko]

This works. I say this from my experience. As an adult beginner, I practice before I go to work and before I go to bed. Well, not 10 times but almost. When I practice, I use full concentration to accurately execute the problem passages. Next morning when I practice, I instantly feel where to go on the keyboard, and that is 100% correct.
One more thing I like to add here is the power of our subconscious playing. When I practice before going to sleep, I use even more dedication to play the correct notes. Then when you sleep, your subconscious helps you memorise and reinforce the moves. Well, at least that's me.
Thanks Ashlee again for helping us in this rewarding journey of learning to play the piano.

[jenniferdowney]

I can't believe how much this has helped me. As an adult self learner I was really struggling to learn any piano piece. Thought I'd never learn anything. Then I tried breaking it down, slowing down as you suggest and enough repetition. It works! Thank you so so much.

[shays]

Fantastic advice. Wish I applied this from the start - especially the SLOW DOWN part. You can really identify where you're making mistakes to see what you need to practice more.

It is boring to go slow, but the progress you will make is amazing.

[draugami]

Thank you for your advice. I was hoping that you might demonstrate it on difficult pieces. Your advice is for any musical instrument.

[wildflower-web]

Very useful, thank you. I need to keep reminding myself to practice like this. I have trouble moving my fingers into position quick enough between chords with accuracy. I guess the same principle applies where I need to slow down?

[mrbulkyc]

Im extremely impressed by your knowledge I and many others would probably love to see a concert performance by you

[freekazoid]

this shows that those who have gone on to higher levels of playing piano (and any other instrument) have put in the effort and time. Few people have the patience and discipline.

[timsheffield]

Love this video. I’m the one who asked you a week ago if you teach online. I have 2 questions: I am preparing for a performance of Rach 3. In movement 1 cadenza there is a very fast passage alternating hands. I have employed the slow practice method and am definitely 98+% accurate. However, at tempo it’s about 80%. What is my approach to get 98% with tempo? Secondly, how fast is slow? Im accurate at 50%-60% of tempo and do extensive reps at this tempo. Should I practice at tempo until I reach 98% or gradually build up to tempo? Thank you. Keep up the great instruction you provide!

[simondavies]

Thanks Ashlee I am a guitarist that's hardly made much progress in 30 years of practicing the guitar until I read a research paper into how we learn and came across some information which scientifically validates the approach that you've naturally discovered and that has worked for you. The answer slow down and try not to practice your mistakes. Thanks posting this video.

[thepianoplayer]

The main points include slow practice & isolating problem sections. Practicing slow doesn't mean performing slow. Once we learned the right notes, the music needs to speed up to an ideal tempo. And slow practice allows us to use inefficient fingerings. When we speed up a piece, awkward fingerings would slow us down and cause hesitations. Gets annoying to play the right notes but with hesitations between phrases...