7 Things I Wish I'd Known When Learning Piano

7 Things I Wish I Knew When Learning Piano | Piano Tutorial by Jazer Lee

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🎥 This is a video about the 7 mistakes I made when learning piano. If you find learning piano slow and frustrating, you should watch this. There are many helpful tips for you going forward. Have a nice day and stay happy!

🕘 Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:34 Learn more music theory
4:04 Practice until you can't stuff up
4:55 Use less pedal during practice
5:40 Record yourself more
7:25 Follow the fingerings
8:31 Practice more consistently
9:34 Practice slower and more mindfully

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[jazerleepiano]

Which of these tips do you want more in-depth tutorials for?

[bsf]

Wise people once said, ‘if you can play it slow, you can play it fast’.

[rulovhk]

Watching this after 10 years playing piano, nice

[carlhiggs]

I've been playing piano 45 years and teaching it for the best part of 30 of those, so it's really reassuring to find someone so much younger than myself giving the same tips and advocating the same methods - several of which I actually learned more through teaching, than through playing when I was younger. Great video!

[relicofgold]

1) Learn more theory,
2) Practice until you can't get it wrong
3) Use less pedal during practice
4) Record yourself a lot
5) Follow the fingerings stipulated on the page
6) Practice more consistently
7) Practice slower and more mindfully

[jacksondavies]

I always hate it when I get really inspired to play piano, but then everyone in my house is asleep.

[DrGrace]

You are probably one of the most methodical piano teachers on YouTube. Every single thing you said was well-thought and no cliche. I started following you a year ago. Welcome back😊

[bobcarp]

Once I started thinking "Chords" rather than "Notes" things got much easier....

[guykoppi]

I hope I’m not totally alone in this: My posture makes a huge impact on my playing. In difficult passages, if I become aware of my posture, I realize I’m hunched over the keys. I know I would benefit from an observer/teacher (I’m self-taught) prompting me to sit up straight when I lose my self awareness!

[FinsaneLorist]

01:56 This piece of information is really good: that when you play a piece that you have played many many times over, you don't play it from the sheets, you play it from your head and muscles

[unclemick-synths]

Playing slowly is so important. When I started playing bass guitar as a teenager I noticed that playing fast means being up against one's physical limits. Backing off from those limits means the parts that rely on the limits fall apart because it was the "bump-stops" that kept the notes in place, not skill.

[gravypatron]

"He's been playing for 18 years."

👀 "But how old is he?"

20

[Mimi-mgil]

This video was very informative, thank you!
"Practice is not for performing, practice is for practicing..", I'm gonna keep this in mind 😊

[georgesealy]

I definitely relate to the music theory suggestion. I started learning piano at 5 years old, and I continued with piano lessons through high school. I made progress, but it simply wasn't interesting to me. I had too many other interests. However, it was later that I learned about music theory and it opened up an entirely different viewpoint, which WAS interesting. It wasn't classical music that I played, I played popular music. But armed with music theory I was able to create variations and solos on the popular pieces. I improvised. It was so enjoyable to do. I wish my beginning teachers would have taught me the background of music instead of just saying "play this or play that." I know that I would done better and made faster progress. I could have analyzed the pieces, which is my nature. You just look at music differently as you showed with your examples. It's also more fun, at least for me.

[derycktrahair]

Brilliant teaching. Where were you 50yrs ago when we needed you? Your students don't know how lucky they are. Good man. All the best to you.

[mimiomar]

Self-teaching myself for 3weeks now and have never missed a day of practice. I see myself improve everyday, much more than I expected

[PatriceFitzgerald]

Great tips! I only started playing a little over a year ago--after meaning to for decades. So I'm trying to make progress by practicing frequently and carefully. Next weekend will be my first ever piano recital. I'll definitely be the oldest person in the recital, but I'm having a grand time learning!

[TheDessez]

Clarity/Less pedal and muscle memory/same fingerings made sense to me. Thanks for calling me back to the basics!

[mirandajsummers]

Ah, so lovely to hear you say these things! Thank you, I will start next term by sharing this video with my students! Mindful practising is something I talk about a lot. Backwards practising too (start at last few bars, working back, adding bars - so many benefits :) )
Thank you again x

[MaltesersEqualLife]

I love how you explained what goes through your head as you play a piece, thank you! I've wondered that for years, and how someone can read all those notes so quickly. I need to learn some chords!