For those who want to start playing the piano but don't know where to start, we will introduce 7 practice steps.
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①Learn the keyboard
Everything starts with memorizing the basic knowledge.
If you don't know numbers, there's no way you can add or multiply if you ask me to do it.
This may not sound interesting in itself, but it is very important, so let's study it carefully.
There is no end to it if I explain it in depth, so I will only introduce the minimum necessary knowledge.
Let's learn the keyboard first.
A piano has a total of 88 keys. (You may have fewer pianos or keyboards, but it is highly unlikely that you will use them from end to end. Don't worry, most sheet music can be played on a 40-key keyboard.)
White keys create a natural, clean sound when pressed. These keys are called white keys Conversely, black keys are called black keys
You don't need to memorize them, but in English, white keys are called "natural," or "natural things," and black keys are called "accidents," or "non-essential things (in musical terms, extraordinary sounds)."
The keyboard is arranged in groups of seven white keys and five black keys, and this arrangement is repeated to the right and left.
This one octave is called an octave
Therefore, the white key one octave ahead (on the right) from the white key on the left in the diagram is called the "one octave ahead (on the right)."
The piano keys play higher notes as they move towards the right, and lower notes play as they move towards the left.
In terms of the octave mentioned earlier, "the keyboard one octave ahead" can be translated into "the keyboard one octave higher."
② Position of notes and keys
Remember where the notes written on the sheet music are on the keyboard.
To connect sheet music to the keyboard, you must first learn about the treble clef and bass clef.
Please refer to this article.
Let's find out where the "C" sound comes from while actually pressing the keyboard.
It is not enough to simply connect a place and a "do".
Be sure to understand the sound that comes from that keyboard.
In other words, you need to be able to listen to a sound and guess where it will sound on the keyboard.
③ Posture and finger shape
Next is the posture and finger shape when playing the piano.
Posture and finger shape are just as important as which key the note is on.
If your posture when playing the piano is incorrect, the force will not be transmitted properly to the keys, making it difficult to adjust the dynamics of the notes.
Not only that, but the movement of the keys, or the transition of sounds, becomes awkward, typical of so-called ``beginner's playing''.
Learn the correct posture so that the force is transmitted clearly to the keyboard.
Even if you make a mistake, at first you should not try to throw your body over with emotion like professional pianists do.
The first thing you need to do is play with proper posture and have a strong core.
Once you have perfected your posture while playing the piano, the next step is to shape your fingers while playing the piano.
Like posture, this also affects how force is transmitted and how the sound changes.
When you're a beginner, it's easy to lose the shape of your fingers while playing.
While concentrating on playing, be aware of the shape of your fingers.
If you can master this, your future piano practice will be much more efficient.
④Learn chords
Chords are also often called "chords."
A chord is a sound are played
Among the various types of musical instruments, there are few that allow one person to play chords, and the piano is one of those few.
If you're good at math, you'll know the types of chords, but since you choose from a keyboard of 88 to play, there are countless types.
However, there are not that many chords that are actually commonly used.
They are classified as "major chords" and "minor chords."
Take a look at the code in this article.
It's important to practice playing a few chords, but you also need to develop your listening skills.
Playing the piano is not just looking at sheet music and playing.
You should also copy the songs you listen to and like.
Don't just play these major and minor chords, try playing them over and over again so you can hear them.
⑤Play a simple song
Now that you've made it this far, let's play a simple song.
Normally, training in step 6 should be done first, but we recommend that you try playing one song at this stage to increase your motivation to play the piano.
Prepare sheet music online or in books.
Personally, I recommend "Twinkle Twinkle Star".
Please use the article below as a reference. Of course, it comes with accompaniment.
Once you have the sheet music ready, let's start practicing right away.
First, practice with one hand.
You can't just start playing right away, so start by pressing the keys one by one while checking the notes on the sheet music.
Once you know where the keys are, play through them, keeping in mind the rhythm.
We recommend using a metronome to develop a stable sense of rhythm.
Once you can play with your right hand, try practicing with your left hand in the same way.
If possible with both, now play with both hands at the same time.
Rather than playing with one hand, try playing at a slower tempo at first.
If you try to force your performance to match the tempo, you may miss a note and just move on to the next one.
This is not a good way to practice.
Be sure to play each measure at a good tempo with both hands.
⑥Training
After playing one song, I think I was able to understand the movement of my fingers and where I struggled with my performance.
・Move your fingers as the keys change
・Press the keyboard with the little finger of the left hand
・Playing chords
・Play at a good tempo
-Playing with both hands at the same time
etc,
There are various things that individuals are weak at.
Try training by focusing on what you feel you are weak at.
⑦Challenge new songs
If you follow the training in step 6, you will be able to master new songs more smoothly than before.
All that's left to do is repeat this .
After practicing a song, I look back on what I struggled with and practice a new song.
It is ideal to gradually increase the difficulty of the score, but if you are too conscious of it, you will not be able to decide on the song.
Unless the score is extremely higher than your level, just play the songs you like or want to play without worrying about the difficulty level.
Sometimes it is necessary to play music that is less difficult than your level .
This is because you may be able to uncover fundamental weaknesses in yourself that were not visible when playing difficult scores
Just playing a variety of songs will not improve your skills efficiently.
Be sure to look back and listen to your performance objectively .
Skills you are good at will develop naturally without you doing anything.
Let's train while being aware of the skills that we are weak in.。
You should naturally be an intermediate player.
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