How to get better at Piano

sixstrings121 · 04-06-2005, 04:44 AM

Hey guys, Kinda of a broad question here, but what should I practise in order to get better at playing piano? I know HOW to play it, I just am not ver good at it

. Like I know all the notes and everything and I've just transfered my music theory from guitar to it. But how should I get better, like what should I practise? I can't read bass clef, but I can read treble fairly well, just not complex rythems. Like if its straight eights or striaght 16ths or quarters for a while I can do it, its just when they start getting mixed up that I get lost. Like I have no idea how to read a 16 followd by an 8th then back to a 16th. lol Stuff like that. So what should I practise? Any good FREE sites?

Thanks in advance

Mateo150 · 04-06-2005, 04:51 AM

I suggest the Hanon exercises doing them with proper technique... Bob posted a link to them in the sticky for this forum. To develop some arm coordination, since the hannon exercises don't really focus on that, I'd suggest some simple Joplin or even Minute I by Bach, something with a consistant left hand motion that requires you to jump across keys.

=Bob= · 04-09-2005, 12:43 AM

Mateo has it, get some Joplin. Fun too!
=Bob=

04-06-2005, 04:44 AM	#1
sixstrings121 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Delaware, USA Posts: 316	How to get better at Piano Hey guys, Kinda of a broad question here, but what should I practise in order to get better at playing piano? I know HOW to play it, I just am not ver good at it . Like I know all the notes and everything and I've just transfered my music theory from guitar to it. But how should I get better, like what should I practise? I can't read bass clef, but I can read treble fairly well, just not complex rythems. Like if its straight eights or striaght 16ths or quarters for a while I can do it, its just when they start getting mixed up that I get lost. Like I have no idea how to read a 16 followd by an 8th then back to a 16th. lol Stuff like that. So what should I practise? Any good FREE sites? Thanks in advance

04-06-2005, 04:51 AM	#2
Mateo150 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On Saturn Posts: 813	I suggest the Hanon exercises doing them with proper technique... Bob posted a link to them in the sticky for this forum. To develop some arm coordination, since the hannon exercises don't really focus on that, I'd suggest some simple Joplin or even Minute I by Bach, something with a consistant left hand motion that requires you to jump across keys. __________________ They call them fingers, but I never see them fing.

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04-09-2005, 12:43 AM	#3
=Bob= Registered Loser Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 227	Mateo has it, get some Joplin. Fun too! =Bob=