Pieces get rusty

[langsam]

hello everyone again!

My recent piano teacher is insisting on the "proper" playing, i was told that not to play the more complicated pieces and instead focus on more simple pieces to polish my basic skills.

Problem is, the pieces i don't play now is getting rusty, those i don't learn properly are almost unplayable now, and those i learn properly could only be played (i occasionally tried them) at a relatively slow tempo, fortunately it's still steady and i do find my playings of them improved following my teacher's advice. Still i am worried that they might die out one day.

Should i just continue to let them rust or try to spend a few hours a week to visit them?



not a english native speaker here

[go12_3]

langsam:
What you could do is alternate pieces on each time you practice for 10 minutes to keep them from not getting *rusty*.  I don't think you need to spend a few hours a week.   If you are learning a new piece, then it's on the top of your practice list for each day and you only need to spend 15 minutes on it.  You can cover several pieces a day, with the new and reviewed pieces that you want to play through.   I have several pieces that I would like to keep up with, and have a collection for each day to keep fresh.   Happy practicing!   

best wishes,

go12_3   

[Bob]

If you don't have any plans for the old pieces, let them go.  Move on to new.  You can always relearn them and that will happen faster the second time around.

[iroveashe]

This could help: https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,4168.msg38492.html#msg38492

[go12_3]

This could help: https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,4168.msg38492.html#msg38492

A great tip!  Thanks!   

[langsam]

A great tip!  Thanks!   

same here, thanks everyone for sharing tips. 

[dan101]

In my experience, the relearning process is far less painful than an initial learning process. However, I do think that it is good to make time for old repertoire. Make a repertoire list. If it's on paper, you'll feel more organized.