Re:Ask HN: How to learn to play piano? (kids and adults)
by arandr0x on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @01:00PM
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Do you have advice on learning rhythm for the piano? (Aside from "use a metronome", I do do that.) Are there exercises? I also have trouble recognizing how long a note is "in the wild" without a metronome or having a good idea what the tempo is for a song I like, so I suppose there's a listening component to this as well. Making sure to hit the notes at the right times if you haven't memorized the song just from looking at the sheet music I mean.
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Re:Ask HN: How to learn to play piano? (kids and adults)
by twoquestions on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @03:06PM
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S L O W D O W N.
As much as you possibly can. If a song is in 4/4 and you're having trouble with it, pretend it's 8/8 and count by eighth notes. Still tough, go 16/16. Once you have it down, then increase speed S L O W L Y.
(much easier said than done, let me tell you, but it is effective)
Re:Ask HN: How to learn to play piano? (kids and adults)
by progressiveweb on Friday November 16, 2018 @01:58PM
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^ this. Use a pencil to write the number of seconds. For advanced pieces you need to actually sit down and do a division and it's tricky to practice with both hands (like Fantasie Impromptu).
it's so tempting once you get the notes right to just let her rip at full speed but this was a bad habit and hard to break.
Now I try to play as slow as possible as often as possible. Only when you have it down perfect can you then start adding dynamics, expressiveness and your own take.