Survey Question #5
Here is the fifth survey question I asked my students, followed by their answers:
What advice would you give to a new piano student about practicing?
* Never give up.
* Never stop trying.
* Get your rhythm correct.
* Do it every day.
* First play it slow, then play it backwards.
* Play slowly when starting a new piece.
* To practice every day a week.
* Practice often.
* Try as hard as you can and if you can’t, take a break then try it later.
* Try to practice every day.
* Practice makes perfecto.
* Keep trying.
* Listen to your teacher.
* To learn all the notes and what they mean.
* Play slow.
* I tell them to practice each of their songs several times daily, and increase the amount of time they spend at the piano slowly.
* Practice all 7 days.
* The more you practice the easier the songs will become.
Can you recommend a general music book for a 4th year level 2 nearly level 3 piano student. Practices daily with Alfreds and is a little bored and would like some additional music to practice.
I love the In Recital books that are compiled by Helen Marlais and published by FJH. They have a great variety of music and some really fun pieces. You can view sample pages on the site I linked to and that will help you determine what book would probably be the best for your student. Hope this helps!