The Fastest Way To Learn Any Piece
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 14. 06. 2024
- Do you find learning a new piano piece daunting? Are you one of those students who try to learn and practice the music only to keep making the same mistakes over and over again? In this lesson, I have surefire way for you to learn any piece of music handed to you in the fastest way possible.
Stick to the end where you get to play a game and challenge yourself to learn piano the "Jazer way"
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0:00 Intro
0:35 The RULE
2:12 Retain it in Your Brain
3:53 Play the Jazer Game
4:48 Game rule 1
6:23 Game rule 2
9:09 AAR is the way to go
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đ Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:35 The RULE
2:12 Retain it in Your Brain
3:53 Play the Jazer Game
4:48 Game rule 1
6:23 Game rule 2
9:09 AAR is the way to go
I've been playing the piano for 35 years now. Completed Grade 8 classical piano exams, benn through 3 wonderful piano teachers and I must say Jazer, that you have all the wisdom of my piano teachers. You are đŻ % correct ! I've used these techniques and they yield fantastic results. It's hard work but so worth it. Thank you for all the effort and passion you put into your videos. You are an excellent teacher †God bless
I guess this is why I can learn pieces in only like 6 hours of practice. I've been subconsciously using this method (or at least similar, I don't count the amount of correct tries I just do as many as I feel fit until I think I got it), because for one, it works for me, and for two, I can't bring myself to play wrong notes. I hate it. I love hearing the actual piece, and hear it as it comes together. So I pause to think- pause to think- and I'm not satisfied with one section until I've got it down completely.
May I know the name of song you play in game rule 2? I really love itâ€
Fantastic tip's of practicing
Well done đđđđ
Augustine violinist from Malaysia
Amazing video, thanks
As a personal trainer and novice piano player, doing 100 push-ups for a wrong note is genius. I never imagined learning piano could also build muscle mass. Thanks Jazer!
I'm going to be so in shape...đ
Funny, I should've in great shape soonđđ
You don't have to answer, but I'd really like to know: do you seriously do 100 pushups after each mistake? And is that something you can do easily? (I couldn't do 100 pushups to save my life... and whatever number of pushups I could manage, I don't think I'd be able to play the piano afterwards!)
@@gerardvila4685It's ok, start with less, e.g. 5, start on knees, then full body, and the muscle strength will build up while still being able to play :-)
It is, of course, meant to be a bit of a joke, but also works nicely - my children stopped saying bad words when pushups were the punishment :-)
I would be doing push ups all day!! (66)
Iâm a newly retired early intermediate pianist. I have found that breaking the piece down like you did (smaller chunks, hands separately, etc) works well. One thing Iâve had to incorporate was, if Iâm working on just one measure, always play at least one note into the next measure. Otherwise I find that the bar line becomes too visual for my brain and may mess up my phrasing or worse, cause hesitation, which I have been working hard to eliminate from my playing.
That makes sense to go one note beyond the measure. That way there is a connection to the next measure in your memory and in your fingers.
Good to know
I agree about bar lines. Instead of bars I always practice phrases or segments of phrases that still make musical sense.
yes! my teacher always does this with me. we work to the downbeat and then the puzzle pieces fit together because i already know the transition to the next part.
playing musically is more to do with phrasing. So practising a Phrase that inevitably goes into to the next bar, will be better for the brain to understand not just the notes, but the musicality and structure when you start to speed up.
Phrasing is key and your brain will understand that better than strictly applying bars.
Not playing a wrong note in the beginning is essential and part of The Tradition. What is missing here is that the speed of playing in the end is inversely related to the speed of practicing. The slower you start practicing, the faster you will be able to play it.
Indeed.
I always work with phrases, not measures. When the phrase is long or has a particularly difficult segment, I divide it but I make sure to keep each segment I practice musically meaningful in of itself. That way when I join it back together it's like assembling a sentence from words rath erth anch unks from arbi trar ybar line s.đ
Haha I LOVE your explanation of that. "That way when I join it back together it's like assembling a sentence from words rath erth anch unks from arbi trar ybar line s." đđ
I work with phrases also. I find it to be the best way to learn, especially if you already know how to sing the song.
this is such a genius comment
I saw an interview once with some famous pianist I donât recall. When he was asked about why he is so good at the piano he replied âitâs easy, I just donât practice wrong notes.â
Took this lesson over to the guitar... This was the best piece of advice that I've heard in a long time. So simple but yet such a big game changer. Thank you
This is the best advice. I also write in the fingerings to ensure I play it the exact same way each time đ¶đč
I do that too especially for tricky parts!
âI donât allow myself to play a wrong noteâ I never realized this was a choice đ
Years ago, my piano teacher told me to practice this way. It works! Thanks for the refresher.
This is about the BEST advice ever. Of course itâs common sense but also easy to forget. Now I practice this way and the benefits are obvious. What I also practice when I find myself âstuckâ is put the piece aside for a couple of days. When I resume I donât start from the beginning but focus entirely on the bars that have given me grief.
Your comment about playing a short section 7 times right is a HUGE Game changer for me... I have learned more from you than all the other teachers I have had in the past 50 years....
I almost have 2 years playing the piano and since I study with these tips I learn and play much better than before. I'm learning Sonata in C Major and I'm really happy because I progress every week a lot. Thank you so much for the content, Jazzer! Sorry if my English is not so good. A hug from Barcelona!
Your English is excellent đ a lot every week â€
Indeed. Shalom!
â@@tiffcat1100Very much so! I was born and raised in America, and the average person there, and the average person online has blatantly bad grammar.
Agree with all of this. It's tempting to play the entire piece over and over from the sheet music when you still have errors because you have some of it down and it feels good to get that "success" feeling from playing your best measures and phrases. This eats up a lot of time and energy. It's much more efficient to do smaller chunks and memorize/correct as you go.
I'm 64 - brand new to the piano, first instrument I've ever tried to learn. Watched the AAR video last night and tried it out today. This is excellent advice from JL - it made a huge difference to the rate at which I learned. Also felt a lot more comfortable and confident about my playing by the end of my practice session. Can't wait to get going with it again tomorrow.
@@nicolaspeters2555 how is playing the piano fearlessness
The older you are, the scarier it can be to learn a whole new skill.
I'm 70 and hadn't played in 50 years but about 4 months ago, decided I would buy a piano and just get back into it. I got my new Yamaha P225 yesterday and it was a humbling to stare at that keyboard and not knowing how to start. So I decided to go back to square one and find out where I stood. Over those 4 months of thinking about it, I watched a ton of these videos. This site takes the trophy. Since yesterday, I've decided to find a piece I am determined to learn, to focus on chords and arpeggios, and now this, never play a wrong note. This really gets me amped for practice later today. I call that a good start. I expect to go pro in a couple of weeks. Maybe. OK, that'll never happen but I am now sure I will enjoy the relearning part.
BTW, that link to the 2023-2024 Piano Syllabus (I forget what video it was on) was exactly what I needed yesterday . Provides a good reference for tracking my progress and exposing weaknesses. So now I have a plan. Thank you Jazer!
Folks like to say "practice makes perfect". But it's more that "practice makes permanent". If you practice wrong, it'll be permanently wrong!
I play Celtic harp and learning new tunes can be overwhelming when playing with other musicians. This method of learning a new piece is wonderful. It works!
I use the pause to think method already, and also hands separately if it really is too much coordination for the beginning. It really works well đđŒ
I heard a lot of similar advices from my piano teacher but Jazer, you deliver the same idea the way that is way more convincing. This is what sets apart the best teacher from a good ones. Thanks a huge lot man!
exakt. Jazer vermittelt auch Leidenschaft und Feuer fĂŒrs Klavierspielen. Man spĂŒrt , dass er dafĂŒr lebt ! Die Tipps und Anleitungen sind die besten, die ich bisher gefunden habe . Vielen vielen Dank Jazer !
Donât understimate the fact that itâs the second person from whom you hear this advice.
An advice given by only one person is always more difficult to trust to.
My old teacher used to be exactly like him and give me the most helpful and interesting advices :) even after I thought thereâs nothing to learn anymore, she still found new techniques and things to teach me, such an awesome teacher. She was always so passionate when playing the piano too, no matter how simple the piece was.
She now switched career paths unfortunately but she hasnât lost her passion for music
It was a sad moment when I realised that I wonât receive any of her advices ever again lol
Nevertheless, the advices she gave me will forever be cherished by me and lead me through the new music pieces ahead of me
Idk why Iâm even telling random people about my teacher but well I guess the right teacher can change the perspective of something so much. Her piano playing genuinely inspired me to become like her because it was just full of life whenever she played
Great video advice! Iâm passing this along to all my students as it confirms everything I tell them. I particularly love what you said about suffering for a few minutes. Although using little pieces of candy to motivate beginnersâ suffering does help! They get to pick out several jelly beans or m&ms to reflect the number of times to play correctly. Every time they get the intended passage correct, they get to keep/eat their treat. For every wrong attempt, I eat their choice with great joy and drama. So you better believe they pay attention!!! Lol.
May I add?
1 special attention to fingering. Even if you play the correct note but use inconsistent or inefficient fingering it can spell trouble.
2. We do use the correct rhythm so the melody makes sense and starts becoming integrated into their aural conceptions. I donât allow beginners to gloss over half notes or play eights same as quarters. Yes, that happens!! đLol.
3. We call your âpause playâ stop prepare for difficult spots. Very helpful!
4. And I also stress using proper touches too: staccato, a good firm connected legato, slurs, lifts on rest etc.
We use a slow metronome to allow our brains and eyes time to signal our fingers. Except on stop prepare of course.
So, the right note at the right time with the correct finger and correct intention. I call this the mechanical phase of learning. Once itâs learned and sped up close to final tempo, we start adding expression: dynamics, balance, tempo bends etc.
Thank you so much for addressing and correcting bad practice habits. đ itâs great advice and reminders to all of us.
You seem like a wonderful teacher! All the best!
YES! Learning the incorrect fingering (or not being consistent with fingering) is just as bad as his "play it 10 times wrong hoping for an 11th different outcome" because it just solidifies muscle memory for inefficient fingering! Ditto for proper note durations - it's very easy (even for advanced pianists!) to get used to hearing wrong notes or sloppy phrasing. PS. The candy trick sounds awesome. đ
JL's efficient method and this excellent reply can save a novice pianist years of frustration from trial-and-error practice. And these pedagogical concepts can be applied to disciplines beyond piano study. I'm a high school English teacher who loves Bach, and I'm using these concepts to help my students with their research essays. Thank you for taking the time to post!
This makes a lot of sense to me. As he was talking, I was wondering whether practicing the wrong rhythm would also create a faulty "muscle memory", just as much as repeating the wrong notes would. I wonder whether any neurologist or psychologist has done experiments to test this: which aspects of playing piano pieces take priority in the memory mechanisms of the brain? (Note sequence, rhythm, fingering, dynamics). Or maybe scientific studies are not needed -- experienced teachers like you can answer the question!đ
Love this!!
Jazer, millions thanks â€â€â€Please, make a video about how to push key for beautiful sound
The key you mentioned about not to confuse the brain by making errors (variations) makes a lot of sense ! It also gives peace of mind, and could be applicable to all learning: never rush when learning ! Small steps...
This method works wonders! To help with the boredom, once or twice per practice session I let myself do everything wrong; I'll play too fast, use both hands, breeze over mistakes, everything. It's probably not the best practice, but I've found that it also helps me get rid of tension and remember why I love the piece. Also, I can see the progress I've made in this session alone, which makes me excited to keep practicing (the correct way)!
Man, this incredible helps me too.
Great advice Jazer! As a beginner i must say that your videos are one of the most proffesional but at the same time easier to follow i have seen! Thanks for all your effort in creating these videos for everyone!!
Thanks very much Jazer for your well-produced, consistent and (very) useful content. â€
I watched this about a week ago, and it's really stuck with me. I feel like I already knew that stumbling along (particularly when "learning via sight reading") would mean I wouldn't retain what I was playing. But actually being strict as you suggest has worked amazingly.
Thank you Jazer :)
Love your pause to think method⊠it allows your hands and your ear to build a musical thought, like a sentence, without losing or jumbling its meaning. It also, on the pragmatic side, teaches your brain to be fully ready for those tricky moments in transitions, fugues or places where the melodic voicing is moving, changing or overlapping.
That's make sense
Absolutely - You're describing Finger Memory. Some people have a greater predilection for this than others - hence how some pianists can memorise with ease - like me.
The next issue is technique Oh how I'd love to have both.
This is the first time I've encountered my own musical memory possibly explained.
- it's a natural talent but only utilised by the 'don't play a wrong note method' which I've done for decades. It's great to see this. My practise method is to 'play the difficult passages first as slow as it takes to eradicate any notational mistakes' - You are training your brain to communicate with your fingers with the correct notes. Every wrong note leaves a memory in the brain and every time you play that wrong note, your brain is memorising it as the correct one.
Whenever I've explained this to other musicians my view gets dismissed. Now I know I'm not crazy like they think.
And they still perform with sheetmusic, too terrified to rely on their brain and the natural memory due to bad learning habits.
Because from the moment you put up a new piece of sheetmusic and play the first note, your brain is memorizing it.
It's so difficult to eradicate wrong memory. I have abandoned some wonderful piano compositions because years ago I learnt wrong harmonies/notes and I cant relearn as my brain still had automatic initial memory when performing under pressure - no matter how much time spent re- learning correctly. It's great playing at home, but performing at a concert under stress , the brain reverts back to the previous memory.
At age 64, its become easier to learn pieces from scratch rather than try to eradicate deep rooted memory of existing repertoire . I've ruined pieces from ineffective practise 40 years ago- the brain is very powerful and never forgets that initial finger memory.
I wish I'd realised what damage I was creating in my 20s for later on.
Thank you for this video. I hope my longđ comment helps someone xđź
This is very interesting. I have similar issues with my playing if I haven't used the AAR method on a piece. Or if I have learned someone's name incorrectly. What I learn first sticks like glue. So out of nowhere the early mistakes re-emerge, even after it's been corrected long ago.
This is very very insightful stuff!! I'm the sort who needs sheet music in front of me, otherwise I can't play anything. My son who's 9 years old is the opposite. His sight reading is terrible but after a couple of passes, he can memorise the whole thing. Granted these are easy grade 7 sight reading pieces but he's got repertoire pieces like Clair de lune, moonlight sonata 3rd movement and prelude in G minor by rach that he can play from memory.
I've never understood how he does that and you might have just given me the insight I need to help him on his piano journey.
Thanks, and very true. Also the small breaks not only give the brain time to process the next move, it also gives the muscles some fresh blood before the next move.
playing with a soft touch further relax muscles and speed things up.
It worksâŠI canât believe it and itâs totally memorizedâŠ.Thank youâŠThe piece is Bachs French Suite no 5 The Allemande..Now working on speed and rhythmâŠI love practicing without the musicâŠI am not quite an intermediate player but I only want to leafnclassical pieces that I love. I am 74, playing a few years but only recently found my musical path. Life is wonderful, with music in it.
I tell all of my students that there are three more important things than speed; 1. Correct notes, 2. Correct fingering., and 3 correct timing. I love the idea of seven times correctly, but the fingering has to be exactly the same as well. Just getting right notes isnât enough. Also, itâs helpful to give your brain a chance to sort things out. Neuropathways take time to develop so that the information going between our hands and brain can flow smoothly (muscle memory). As youâve stated, your brain gets confused if you do it differently each time.
Love the way you expain everything! Truly enjoying your lessons and already looking forward to my next practice session! Keep 'em coming, Jazer!
You're a good guy! I appreciate these motivational videos. They help us "beginner-intermediate" piano players that need motivation.
Dear Jazer, I just love what you do and how you do it, and find it incredibly helpful, like this piece too. Thank you!
What I like about your lesson is your confidence and enthusiasm on the positive outcomes. Will try it out. Thanks!
I'm so glad that I found your yt channel. I play the piano for so many years now and I struggle to improve at a sertain point. You really helped me out! đđ»đȘđ»
I enjoy watching your videos, Jazer. They're very successful at teaching HOW to practice and you make it fun and interesting. Bravo!!đđč
Thanks for this advice. I have been struggling with a piece for a couple of weeks and kept repeating wrong notes. I used your method for an hour and I seem to have solved the problem. I am a late beginner. My brain must have been confused because of conflicting input of information but was surprisingly generous when I treated it with a bit of respect. I liked your analogy of a dance teacher not being consistent and confusing the students. Amazing !!
I love finding new ways to help support my brain đ§ to be and do itâs best. This is really an overall life lesson that many should be following on a daily based. There are other things that I am working on that I will for sure be applying this practice to, because itâs unacceptable at this point for me to continue experiencing errors if I am aiming for perfection. Thanks a ton.
Love to follow your explanations! So great!đ
Excellent video! Another tip (which works for me): start with the last four measures of the piece, perfect those, add the prior four measures, and so on... until you've worked your way to the beginning. This prevents the "ego" from pushing one's way through, errors and all.
Hi Jazer, I've been watching your videos for quite some time, I'm an Organist and your videos also help remind myself how to practice properly, especially while learning Bach and Widor pieces!
You are such a fantastic teacher. I love the way you give very thorough explanations, a lot of teachers do not give detailed explanations. Thanks.
Thank you for your wonderful piano lessons. They make sense, and they work! Best wishes, Sheila â€
Thank you for your videos and advices!
I was just starting to apply this method, but this video helped crystalize the purpose in my head so i could pass it on to my students with confidence. Thank you!
Thank you Jazer. I like your quiet and assured way of putting forth important matters. Learnt something good today.
Thank you! This was the girst and so far the best video I have watched to start on my goal of playing a sonata. I'll keep these techniques in mind. You very much allowed me to feel confident in myself thanks to your advice. Appreciate it!
So good to see you again in my feed of videos !! You are an awesome teacher and I wish you were my teacher
Pedagogy, style of teaching, refines skill delivery, student learning! HUGE insights here and appreciated! Thanks
This is brilliant advice. Simply brilliant.
Great guidance! Thank you!
Thank you so much Jazer for this crucial tipđâ€
Hi, I have started playing the piano on my new Alesis Recital 88 keys about a week ago and have adopted straight away your rule to avoid bad habits when playing wrong notes and it's working really well for me, so thanks for sharing this great tip đ
You are brilliant, both as a pianist and as a teacher. Thank you!
Great instructor! Thank you!
Thank you, Jazer!
You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you. I will try it.
Great advice, thank you!!
This video blew my mind. So simple yet will be a game changer. Thank you sir
Great advices thank you!
Best advice I received. Thanks a lot!
This is terrific. Thanks so much. Going to use this method from now on!
Love this. Thank you!
I am loving your channel, thank you, great tips! Also enjoying introductions to composers and pieces I haven't played before- Im going to add Schubert to my list thank you!
Excellent advice. I've adopted this method a while back from another source and it absolutely works. Instead of singing an entire verse over and over, I focus on where I'm stumbling and do it over and over until I get it right. Then play it altogether and it falls right into place.
Thank you for the lessons and your enthusiasm, it is a real pleasure!
Very helpful!!! Thank you!!
Thank you! Very helpful, as I seem to have issues on change of position in a piece I'm learning I'm going to use the stop and thing part
Brilliant advice, thatâs a life saver. Thanks so much ~ đ
Very well explained. Makes a lot os sense. Thank you.
Very good insight!!
Thanks for this
I have been trying to slow down and go over the difficult parts with accuracy. It is amazing how quickly I am improving with this one change in one week. Thank you for the amazing lessons.
Most helpful information Iâve gotten in all my years of piano. THANK YOU!!!
I love this!!! Thank you
Thank you Jazer. I've learned a lot from this lesson. Great and clear instructions. Hope for many more
GREAT advice for anyone on any instrument. Well done!
This is a really great take. Thank you.
I really needed to hear this. Thank you for your valuable insight.
Love this idea, will apply it straight away. Been finding my love for some of the beginner pieces (Diabelli, Attwood, etc) wanes overtime and I believe that it is because of everything you've described in this video. Thanks for the straitening. Cheers!
I love, love, love this technique! This is exactly what I have needed to hear. I have found that when I make a mistake early on in learning a piece that it crops up later after I have learned to play it correctly. Those early mistakes are tenacious! Can't wait to put your technique to work today!
super and clear. thank you.
thank you Jazer, so useful methodâ€
Excellent advice.
This has been the best tip for me so far. Thanks Jaz'
Best advice I have EVER heard. Thanks
Makes a lot of sense - thanks.
Awesome. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video!
Thanks for the awesome tip! Iâm amazed at how much I improvedđź!!
Thank you for these lessons. Very useful indeed!
Thank a lot Jezer đ
Thank you for this tip!
Thanks Jazer. Great advice and Iâll give it my best shot. Much appreciated đđđđđ¶đ¶đčđč
Very good tips! Thank you.
Thank you. That are some very useful tips.
You are absolutely right đ
Great tip for learning a piece. It makes a lot of sense, I'll try it myself. Thanks a lot.
Excellent approach.
This makes so much sense that the obviousness of it makes it easy to overlook.