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1. Sing the note names as they are played. Pre-reading
music has the names of the notes written on the note heads.
Students need to say the names of then notes as they are played
so they learn to visualize what keys are under their fingers in
beginning hand positions C and Middle C. Without this simple
knowledge, students will not keys able to go on to learning to
read notes on the staff.
2. Keep eyes on the music, not the hands. Once
students have their hand position, they need to keep their eyes
on the music and not look down at their hands. This way they are
developing a keyboard in their imaginations. This is also
necessary for reading notes on the staff, which is just a map of
the piano keyboard.
3. Sit back on the piano bench and reach out to the piano.
Students will not be able to use their small muscles in the
fingers unless they are reaching out to the piano with their
arms extended and elbows slightly bent with elbows pointing to
the walls and not the floor.
4. Round the hands over the keyboard. The fingers need
to stretch down to the piano keys from the top knuckle and then
retract back to a rounded hand position. This allows for finger
flexibility and control.
5. Play each song 5 to 7 times a day. It doesn't take
long for a young student to practice their beginning lessons.
But each song needs to be played about 7 times using good
playing strategies. For the average student whose teacher has
assigned them two songs, this will take about 5 minutes a song.
That's a ten minute practice session. And that's really all
beginning students need to do to learn their lessons. But
without these strategies they could sit at the piano for hours
and never learn what they need to know.
Guide your young piano student at home with these 5 practice
easy to use practice tips and no one will ever know that their
parents don't play the piano! keyboard.
