The Fastest Way To Learn Any Piece

Do you find learning a new piano piece daunting? Are you one of those students who try to learn and practice the music only to keep making the same mistakes over and over again? In this lesson, I have surefire way for you to learn any piece of music handed to you in the fastest way possible.

Stick to the end where you get to play a game and challenge yourself to learn piano the "Jazer way"

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🕘 Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:35 The RULE
2:12 Retain it in Your Brain
3:53 Play the Jazer Game
4:48 Game rule 1
6:23 Game rule 2
9:09 AAR is the way to go

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🕘 Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:35 The RULE
2:12 Retain it in Your Brain
3:53 Play the Jazer Game
4:48 Game rule 1
6:23 Game rule 2
9:09 AAR is the way to go

[jltgp]

As a personal trainer and novice piano player, doing 100 push-ups for a wrong note is genius. I never imagined learning piano could also build muscle mass. Thanks Jazer!

[DavidConnors]

I saw an interview once with some famous pianist I don’t recall. When he was asked about why he is so good at the piano he replied “it’s easy, I just don’t practice wrong notes.”

[vknight]

“I don’t allow myself to play a wrong note” I never realized this was a choice 😂

[nsviolins]

I’m a newly retired early intermediate pianist. I have found that breaking the piece down like you did (smaller chunks, hands separately, etc) works well. One thing I’ve had to incorporate was, if I’m working on just one measure, always play at least one note into the next measure. Otherwise I find that the bar line becomes too visual for my brain and may mess up my phrasing or worse, cause hesitation, which I have been working hard to eliminate from my playing.

[unclemick-synths]

I always work with phrases, not measures. When the phrase is long or has a particularly difficult segment, I divide it but I make sure to keep each segment I practice musically meaningful in of itself. That way when I join it back together it's like assembling a sentence from words rath erth anch unks from arbi trar ybar line s.😊

[tari-jeanlybbert]

I tell all of my students that there are three more important things than speed; 1. Correct notes, 2. Correct fingering., and 3 correct timing. I love the idea of seven times correctly, but the fingering has to be exactly the same as well. Just getting right notes isn’t enough. Also, it’s helpful to give your brain a chance to sort things out. Neuropathways take time to develop so that the information going between our hands and brain can flow smoothly (muscle memory). As you’ve stated, your brain gets confused if you do it differently each time.

[charlesvanderhoog]

Not playing a wrong note in the beginning is essential and part of The Tradition. What is missing here is that the speed of playing in the end is inversely related to the speed of practicing. The slower you start practicing, the faster you will be able to play it.

[smugler]

Folks like to say "practice makes perfect". But it's more that "practice makes permanent". If you practice wrong, it'll be permanently wrong!

[norituk]

Over the years I reckon I've watched maybe a hundred videos on piano technique, and I'd say this is the only one that gets to the heart of it, and tells me how to practise effectively. Seriously ! Many thanks.

[jamesparsons]

Your comment about playing a short section 7 times right is a HUGE Game changer for me... I have learned more from you than all the other teachers I have had in the past 50 years....

[bradymack]

Took this lesson over to the guitar... This was the best piece of advice that I've heard in a long time. So simple but yet such a big game changer. Thank you

[rowenamurphy]

This is the best advice. I also write in the fingerings to ensure I play it the exact same way each time 🎶🎹

[JonSanchezR]

I almost have 2 years playing the piano and since I study with these tips I learn and play much better than before. I'm learning Sonata in C Major and I'm really happy because I progress every week a lot. Thank you so much for the content, Jazzer! Sorry if my English is not so good. A hug from Barcelona!

[willowwinkle]

Agree with all of this. It's tempting to play the entire piece over and over from the sheet music when you still have errors because you have some of it down and it feels good to get that "success" feeling from playing your best measures and phrases. This eats up a lot of time and energy. It's much more efficient to do smaller chunks and memorize/correct as you go.

[LiliVG]

This is about the BEST advice ever. Of course it’s common sense but also easy to forget. Now I practice this way and the benefits are obvious. What I also practice when I find myself “stuck” is put the piece aside for a couple of days. When I resume I don’t start from the beginning but focus entirely on the bars that have given me grief.

[glennramsdell]

Excellent video! Another tip (which works for me): start with the last four measures of the piece, perfect those, add the prior four measures, and so on... until you've worked your way to the beginning. This prevents the "ego" from pushing one's way through, errors and all.

[MimCotton]

I'm 64 - brand new to the piano, first instrument I've ever tried to learn. Watched the AAR video last night and tried it out today. This is excellent advice from JL - it made a huge difference to the rate at which I learned. Also felt a lot more comfortable and confident about my playing by the end of my practice session. Can't wait to get going with it again tomorrow.

[lindadorsey]

I play Celtic harp and learning new tunes can be overwhelming when playing with other musicians. This method of learning a new piece is wonderful. It works!

[vivacepianostudio]

Great video advice! I’m passing this along to all my students as it confirms everything I tell them. I particularly love what you said about suffering for a few minutes. Although using little pieces of candy to motivate beginners’ suffering does help! They get to pick out several jelly beans or m&ms to reflect the number of times to play correctly. Every time they get the intended passage correct, they get to keep/eat their treat. For every wrong attempt, I eat their choice with great joy and drama. So you better believe they pay attention!!! Lol.

May I add?
1 special attention to fingering. Even if you play the correct note but use inconsistent or inefficient fingering it can spell trouble.
2. We do use the correct rhythm so the melody makes sense and starts becoming integrated into their aural conceptions. I don’t allow beginners to gloss over half notes or play eights same as quarters. Yes, that happens!! 🙄Lol.
3. We call your “pause play” stop prepare for difficult spots. Very helpful!
4. And I also stress using proper touches too: staccato, a good firm connected legato, slurs, lifts on rest etc.

We use a slow metronome to allow our brains and eyes time to signal our fingers. Except on stop prepare of course.
So, the right note at the right time with the correct finger and correct intention. I call this the mechanical phase of learning. Once it’s learned and sped up close to final tempo, we start adding expression: dynamics, balance, tempo bends etc.

Thank you so much for addressing and correcting bad practice habits. 😊 it’s great advice and reminders to all of us.