Hey you. Do you wanna be awesome at the piano?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No?<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ok this is not for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But if you DO<\/b>\u2026 read on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m a HUGE fan of what I like to call \u201cquick wins\u201d. These are small things that can make an immediate and noticeable difference in your playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They’re super fun and helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But they won\u2019t make you awesome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because what<\/i> is awesome?<\/p>\n\n\n\n You know it when you see it (and hear it). When you see someone playing the piano and you\u2019re gobsmacked. You\u2019re in awe (hence – awesome).<\/p>\n\n\n\n And you think, \u201dHow? Just \u2026 how?!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n As amazing and inspiring as it can be. It can also be pretty demotivating…<\/p>\n\n\n\n IF YOU THINK THEY GOT THERE OVERNIGHT.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n Excellence and awesomeness do not happen overnight. For every beautiful and stunning performance that you see, there are thousands of hours of practice and mistakes that have gone into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s like an iceberg (you might have seen this on our Instagram<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n That can sound demotivating. But think of it this way. Practice and hard work make someone an awesome piano player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And those are two things that are 100% in your control. You can practice. You can work hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That means you can be awesome at the piano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s how to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Technique is the key to achieving levels of awesomeness. But technique practice can be boring. Like really boring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So here\u2019s my technique practice routine. It keeps me engaged and motivated to keep coming back and working on the things that will make the most difference in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I say pick a key I mean pick ONE. You DON\u2019T have to learn all the scales at once. It took me YEARS to learn them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I suggest choosing one key and sticking with it for a week or longer. It\u2019s a great way to approach learning new keys without pressure. You\u2019ll get to know it really well and develop a healthy relationship with it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n Start with the warmup. Just play the scale up and down a few times to get those fingers moving and ready to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As you play the scale, try to think of it as the ingredients for all the cool improvisations and songs you\u2019ll play in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get to know the notes. Feel comfortable playing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Playing scales up and down will get real boring, real fast. It also has limited musical application because there aren\u2019t a lot of songs that just consist of up and down scales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So now you need to move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a couple of ways to do this. The main thing you want to focus on is shifting your brain out of \u201cautopilot\u201d mode. You want to be engaged while you\u2019re practicing so that you\u2019ll get better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So to get engaged you could try:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This last tip is a fantastic way to quickly increase your scale knowledge. Relative minor scales have the exact same notes as the major scale. They just start on a different root note.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJust Ok, Or Awesome?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
My Technique Routine<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: Pick A Key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Make Your Scales Fun<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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