Guide To Practicing Your Lesson （Kevin M Coan）

練琴指南

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Kevin M Coan

練琴的質量決定了鋼琴課成功與否。一周內六天你是自己的老師！家中的練琴遠比上課重要。因此，你必須每天忠實地遵循這些練琴指南。

1. 你的第一次練琴應該在課後立馬進行。這樣，你就會記住老師告訴你要做的事情。你越早練琴，老師的指導在你的腦海中就越清晰。
2. 練琴時一定要打開作業本，以確保你練了老師布置的所有內容。
3. 音樂是聲音在節奏中律動。節奏是音樂中最重要的元素。永遠先定一個你能在整首曲子保持的速度。然後練整首曲子時保持這個速度，除非速度標記有變。如果你彈的節奏不準確，即使其他都對，你的彈奏也毫無意義！
4. 隻有正確的練琴才有用。練琴的目標是每一首曲子能都節奏準確地彈奏，加上正確的音符、數拍、觸鍵、力度和表情。當你還課時，彈奏每一首曲子都不需要糾錯。
5. 每次練習都以熱身練習開始。目的是讓您的手和手指準備好彈奏作品。
6. 先練帶有星號 (*) 的新作業。每一個樂曲都要反複練習，至少要準確地（零錯誤地）彈奏了五次。如果某一次你彈錯了，該次就不能算。段落與樂句的糾錯練習（如下所述）也不能算作你的五次之一。某些樂曲你可能需要彈奏很多很多次才能準確地彈奏五次。
7. 不加星的作業可以在加星的作業之後練習。每一個都需要正確彈奏至少三遍。如果你彈錯了，那一遍不能計為三遍之一。段落與樂句的糾錯練習（如下所述）也不能算作你的三次之一。某些樂曲你可能需要彈奏很多很多次才能準確地彈奏三遍。
8. 仔細按照您的老師為每首新作品詳細說明的練習步驟進行操作。通常包括以下步驟：

1. 首先要一邊大聲數拍子一邊擊掌或打出樂曲的節奏。永遠不要在不確定節奏之前試著在鋼琴上彈奏樂曲。請務必先注意拍號（例如 2/4）
2. 用路標 (Land Marks) 找到第一個位置。
3. 一定要注意拍號（例如 3/4）、調號 （有幾個升降號）、調性（例如，這首曲子是 D 大調}，然後再開始演奏。
4. 在開始演奏之前，永遠先給自己設定一個穩定的拍子。新作品速度 （Tempo）要慢。當你通過練熟之後可以逐漸加快速度。
5. 在大聲數拍子的同時演奏這首曲子。如果您彈奏正確，這將被視為你的第一次重複。
6. 彈奏樂曲並大聲說出音程。例如：C – 2nd up – 3rd up – 2nd down – hold – hold – hold。彈 half notes, dotted half notes and whole notes 時，記得說 hold。 如果彈奏準確，這將被視為你的第二次重複。
7. 彈奏樂曲並大聲說出手指的數字。例如：1-2-4-3-1-hold-hold-hold。如果你彈奏準確，這算作你的第四次重複。此步驟僅適用於已加星標的作品，但可以對所有作品進行。
8. 最後一次演奏這首曲子，同時在腦子中默數拍子。如果您彈奏準確，這是您的第五次重複。此步驟僅適用於已加星標的作品，但可以對所有作品進行。

9. 接下來，練習你的複習曲子。每個複習曲都應該準確地彈奏三遍，每次都在腦中默數。
10. 最後，練習視奏。每個作業隻能彈奏一次，在你的腦海中默數。記得把速度足夠慢，慢到確保你在第一次視奏既可完美地演奏整首曲子。切記，你每天隻有一次機會！不要“練習”視奏作品。
11. 每周留出一些時間來完成你的作曲和其他書麵作業。花在書麵作業上的時間可以算作你的練琴時間。
12. 當你第一次彈奏樂曲時，從頭彈到結束，不要停下來糾正錯音。 如果你發現你彈錯音的太多，請以較慢的速度重新開始。 永遠不要為了糾正錯音而打斷樂曲的節奏。節奏永遠比音符更重要！當你彈奏這首曲子時，記下每個錯誤發生的位置。

 

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Guide To Practicing Your Lesson

https://mariespianostudio.com/2020/05/27/guide-to-practicing-your-lesson/

This is a great article on a Guide to Practicing from Kevin M Coan 

How well you practice determines how well you will succeed in piano lessons. You are your own teacher six days out of seven! Therefore, what you do at home is far more important that what takes place at your lesson. It is very important, therefore, that you follow these practice guidelines faithfully every day.

1. Your first practice time should come right after your lesson. That way, you will remember the things I have told you to work on. My comments will be fresher in your mind the sooner you can do this.
2. Always have your assignment book open when practicing. Make sure you are including everything that was assigned.
3. Music is the movement of tones in a rhythm. The most important element of music is rhythm. Always begin by setting a beat at a tempo you will be able to maintain for the entire piece. Then maintain that beat throughout the entire piece unless the tempo marks tell you differently. If you play a piece with incorrect rhythm, your playing counts for nothing, even if everything else is correct!
4. Only correct practice counts. The goal of practice is to be able to play each piece accurately, in rhythm, with correct notes, counts, touch, dynamics, and expression. When you arrive at your lesson, no corrections should be necessary when playing each piece for me. 
5. Begin each practice session with the warm-up exercises. The purpose of these is to get your hands and fingers ready to play your pieces.
6. New piece assignments with stars (*) should be practiced first. Each of these pieces needs to be repeated until you have played it a minimum of five times correctly. If you make a mistake while playing, that time does not count as one of your five times. The corrective practice of measures and phrases (described below) also does not count as one of your five times. You may need to play some pieces many many times in order to play them five times correctly.
7. Assignments without stars can be practiced after the starred items. Each of these needs to be repeated a minimum of three times correctly. If you make a mistake while playing, that time does not count as one of your three times. The corrective practice of measures and phrases (described below) also does not count as one of your three times. You may need to play some pieces many many times in order to play them three times correctly.
8. Carefully follow the practice steps your teacher has spelled out for each new piece. Typically the steps include:                                                       

              a.     Clap or tap the rhythm of the piece first. Never attempt to play a piece on the piano without being sure of the rhythm first. 
                      Be sure to pay attention to the time signature (2/4, for example) first.
              b.     Use the guideposts to find your first position for the piece.             
              c.     Be sure you pay attention to the time signature (3/4, for example), the key signature (all F’s and C’s are sharp), and the key  
                      (this piece is in D major, for example} before you begin to play.
              d.     Always set a steady beat before you begin to play. Set the beat slowly with new pieces. You can gradually speed the tempo up 
                      as you become familiar with the piece through practice.
              e.     Play the piece while counting aloud. If you play the piece correctly, this counts as your first repetition.             
              f.      Play the piece and say the intervals aloud. For example: C – 2nd up – 3rd up – 2nd down – hold – hold – hold. Remember to say “hold” for the extra counts on half, dotted, half, and whole notes. If you play the piece correctly, this counts as your second repetition.

              g.     Play the piece and say the finger numbers aloud. For example: 1-2-4-3-1-hold-hold-hold. If you play the piece correctly, this counts as your fourth repetition. This step is required only for starred pieces, but it can be done with all pieces.
              h.     Play the piece a final time while counting silently in your head. If you play the piece correctly, this is your fifth repetition.
                      This step is required only for starred pieces, but it can be done with all pieces.

          9.     Next, practice your review pieces. Each review piece should be played three times correctly, counting silently in your head each time.

          10.    Finally, practice your sight reading work. Each assignment should be played once only, counting silently in your head. Remember to set a tempo that is slow enough that you can play the entire piece perfectly on the first reading. Remember, you only get one chance each day!
         Do not “practice” sight reading pieces.
          11.    Set aside some time each week to complete your composition and other written assignments. The time spent on written work can count towards your practice time.
          12.    When you first play a piece, play it straight through without stopping to correct note mistakes. If you find that you are making too many errors, start over at a slower tempo. Never interrupt the rhythm of a piece to fix a note mistake. The rhythm is always more important than the notes. As you play through the piece, make a mental note of where each mistake occurs.