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[popndekl]

said in one sentence, i'm too slow. i just can't play some songs fast enough. i  either can't move my fingers quick enough or if i manage to do that, i got confused and the whole thing goes slippery...

i've seen a topic on these forums about chopin's revolutionary etude. guys are playing it at 208, i can't do even near 120...

and even on guitar, i can play albeniz's asturias for a few seconds and then i play notes two by two instead of playing it one after another...

any advices?

[jehangircama]

you could try czerny's velocity exercises, though if u play chopin etudes, u should be able to play most things. i've heard that wrist rotation also helps for speed.

[zheer]

I dont know if i can help am NO expert ,playing fast isnt easy, but once you have memorized analized and digested the music,practice speed bit by bit by bit etc etc then all together.

[bernhard]

Have a look here :

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3371.msg30141.html#msg30141
(zoom-zoom – all about speed playing)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,3778.msg35061.html#msg35061
(Speed: discussion about gradually speeding up with a metronome or using Chang’s approach)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4851.msg47341.html#msg47341
(Practising for speed – Example: Beethoven Op. 49 no. 2)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,5083.msg48306.html#msg48306
(More questions on fast speed practice – the eldorado analogy - collection of links)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2313.msg19807.html#msg19807
(Speed of scales – the important factors in speed playing - an alternative fingering for scales).

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2920.msg25568.html#msg25568
(how to play superfast scales)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2076.msg17157.html#msg17157
(Speed – the 3 most important factors)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,1808.msg23879.html#msg23879
(Ultra fast arpeggios – slow practice x slow motion practice – good post by Herve – Abby whiteside is also mentioned)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4282.msg39831.html#msg39831
(How to increase speed: slowly using metronome x fast with chord attack – juggling and skiping rope as examples)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4144.msg40259.html#msg40259
(improving speed of LH – move the whole LH not only fingers)

https://www.pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,8322.msg84686.html#msg84686
(speed and muscle tension – 3 important components of speed playing)

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[chopiabin]

damn, you good.

[popndekl]

well, thank you

bernhard, you're a maniac

thanks again - i think i'll spend the next few days on reading...