I hope my piano students learn -
How to choose a piece of piano music
How to work through a piece of music
How to find "the music" in a particular piano piece
Choosing an appropriate piece of music can be difficult for an adult pianist. Adults have definite ideas about the music they want to learn. They are musically literate, they listen, they search the Internet, they buy music, they share music, and they find pieces they want to play now! It is my job to help them discover the beauty in pieces that are within their technical capabilities.
Once the piano piece or pieces are chosen, it is then my task to help them expediently work through the chosen music. To look for patterns, to work out fingerings, to assist with note reading skills and to make the learning of the piece a constant pleasure.
Once the notes are in place and the piano piece is beginning to take shape, I help my piano students discover the "music" in the music. To play the piece more from an emotional perspective then simply an intellectual viewpoint. We look at dynamics and nuances of phrases and rhythms. We look for ways to be creative with the black dots on the page and ways to free themselves from the strictures of simply obeying the written symbols when learning to play the piano.
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