10/28/2023
Great advice!
Quality of a Pianist
1)/ Patience
You must be patient because learning takes time and maturity.
Knowledge of the keyboard, learning notes, knowledge of the bass clef and the treble clef, learning and integrating rhythm, hand positioning, coordination of both hands, deciphering pieces etc.
So don't panic! All this can be learned with a teacher but it just takes time. Students who do not have patience risk skipping steps and instead of saving time they waste time...If you cannot play the scores that interest you right away, be patient with yourself and don't put the bar too high from the start otherwise you will put yourselfpressure. We just have to tell you that even if today it is a little difficult, you will be able to get there in a few months. (This of course depends on the difficulty of the piece!).
2/ Discipline
Does this word seem old-fashioned today? Yet discipline is essential to musicians. How could a musician achieve his goal without discipline? It is the same with athletes. Learning, listening, repetition, these cannot be improvised.
First of all, a musician needs to be disciplined and consistent. For some, learning notes may seem boring, but it is essential for reading sheet music! Also, it requires some effort to repeat a passage several times or for a certain period of time. However, if we manage to impose it on ourselves we will be satisfied with the result when the result is there :)
3 / Concentration
Forget your occupations! Be 100% in the music when you work out. Turn off your cell phone so you don't have to refocus on each new message received. Concentration will allow you to optimize your work and achieve your goal much faster. You will be able to increase your progress and your memory tenfold, but that rhymes with concentration! The advantage is that if you achieve this concentration on the piano, you will be able to concentrate much more easily in many other areas.
4/ The spirit of challenge
Does your piece have difficulties? Do not be discouraged ! On the contrary, overcome these difficulties with the help of your teacher, this will help you progress. You will only be satisfied with mastering the difficulties which at the beginning seemed insurmountable to you. If you always choose pieces that are too easy and avoid the slightest difficulty as much as possible, this will take away the spice of the challenge. A piece should not be too easy or too difficult.
5 / Love the attention to detail
Once you are comfortable with the text and your piece is well coordinated, it's like you are the tip of the iceberg. Finally you enter the depths of interpretation. Each note, each intention, each gesture is calculated to give an emotional dimension to your piece. It’s after editing your piece that the “real” work begins and it’s the most exciting part! When you master your piece in detail you develop a real pleasure in playing and interpreting. You are comfortable immersed in music in depth
