For younger students or kids 2-3 sessions of 10-15 minutes may be more efficient. For adults 30 minutes a day is a reasonable practice length. Most never practice longer than 40 minutes at once. But even professional musicians need breakds during their rehearsals. Your muscles need to adapt to the new movements, which is hard work! Short bursts each day are much easier on your hands than marathon sessions once a week.Īs you get better and better, you'll be able to practice for longer. In the beginning, it is enough to practice about 10 minutes each day. Unfortunately, this usually ended with frustration and cramped fingers. I tried to learn as much as I could in one session. When I started to learn a new song that I loved, I always started with a lot of enthusiasm.

It might help to imagine you're holding a small ball. Do this by arching your hands with your fingers curled slightly. Before you start to rock the keys, here's how you position your hands: have only your fingertips on the keys. You should be able to reach the keys without leaning forward or raising your shoulders. Keep your forearms parallel to the floor. Next, let your upper arms and elbows hang loose by your sides. You can even imagine you're balancing a book on your head (or a crown - whatever works for you). Sit in an upright and comfortable position. Start by keeping both feet planted on the ground parallel to each other. It's easy to avoid all this if you take a moment to be mindful of how you're sitting at the piano. I now know that posture at the piano is one of the most important basics! Sit too low or too high, too close or too far away and you'll end up with stiff shoulders and backaches. When I started, I didn't pay much attention to how I sat at the piano.

As a result, I picked up some bad habits that were a huge pain to break later.īut you don't have to fall into the same traps! Here's my personal list of the top five of things you'll hopefully do better than I did: Mistake #1: Poor Posture

When I started, I wanted quick results, so I skipped all the things I thought were unnecessary. One of the most frustrating things about learning to play piano is ironing out old mistakes.

How to play in the end on piano