If you're just starting out playing the piano, how do you know if you're practicing enough? Or too much? How long should you practice for, and how often?
In this blog post we take a look at the answers... ________________________________________________________________________________
“How many hours a week do I need to practice?” New piano students, especially adult learners, often wonder how long they should be practicing between their lessons, and how they should organize their practice material during this time. These are valid questions. How we schedule and organize our piano practice time can determine the rate at which we progress, and our level of enjoyment of the instrument.
The answer to these questions, however, can be surprising. Practice sessions can be relatively short, especially in the beginning. All you really need is maybe fifteen to twenty minutes per session, up to an hour or so in total per week. More important than the length of the practice sessions, is for the beginner student to establish a regular schedule that fits into their lifestyle. This schedule should have a certain amount of flexibility, and develop naturally as the student's skills develop. I often ask my beginner adult students, “Do you see yourself playing the piano in ten or fifteen years from now?” Most will answer yes. This kind of long-view for the beginner can help put their practice into perspective, and remove the pressure for any perceived need for long hours spent at the piano.
A good thing to keep in mind is that we want to learn to play the piano for the enjoyment and satisfaction it brings. Our piano practice will become a big...
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Submitted February 11, 2022 at 10:58AM by Musiversity https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/sq01kw/how_much_piano_practice_do_you_need/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Friday, February 11, 2022