The-No-Pressure-Practicing!!

[go12_3]

I've been thinking how lucky I am , and perhaps several of the amateur pianists may agree on this. That I don't HAVE TO practice because I don't have to do a recital nor learn pieces as a music student in college.  There is no pressure!  I can practice as much as I want or as little as I want; and whenever I want.  No pressures!  And guess what!  I have been working on difficult pieces, like Chopin's Fantasie Impromtu and Etude 10/1.  I am even memorzing the RH of the Etude  and the Fantasie Impromtu because I don't have the pressure and time frame to learn these pieces.  So what if it will take a year or so to completely learn a piece.  It is for my own enrichment and enjoyment.  Feeds my soul each time I play piano.  Therefore, my mind is able to focus better on particular aspects of the pieces.  I think it is the *have to* practice is what gets me feeling the pressure.  and I don't need that at all. .....

best wishes,

go12_3

[thalbergmad]

If there is one thing in life I am eternally grateful for, it is that i was not good enough to become a professional pianist.

I play what i want, when i want & how i want and if anyone don't like it, they can swivel.

If i did become a pro, i would probably be churning out bad Beethoven amongst thousands of others playing the same pieces. Being an amateur means i can indulge my passion for the lesser known composers.

Thal

[ronde_des_sylphes]

It's nice to be able to work without pressure (exams, career etc) but sometimes I think pressure is good as it focusses the mind and forces me to work on things I might otherwise be too lazy to do.

If i did become a pro, i would probably be churning out bad Beethoven amongst thousands of others playing the same pieces. Being an amateur means i can indulge my passion for the lesser known composers.

Amen. Far better to play something you actually care about.

[perfect_pitch]

If there is one thing in life I am eternally grateful for, it is that i was not good enough to become a professional pianist.

I play what i want, when i want & how i want and if anyone don't like it, they can swivel.

Lucky you... I'm still learning music for recitals and I'm sitting the hardest exam I've evern done next year - The Fellowship of Music...

I think the reason I like having the pressure is that I want to excel at music... Even though I didn't start playing piano since I was 3 bloody days old, I want to prove that becoming a Professional can happen to anyone who is passionate about music.

I want to become a professional pianist.

[lostinidlewonder]

It is not lucky working with no pressure. Anyone can put themselves into this situation. However working with time restraint will make us work harder and faster. Working without any deadlines gives us an excuse to be lazy and take more time than we should. But of course we should strive to find some sort of balance, we should not stress ourselves out nor should we sit back and twiddle our thumbs and play only when we are inspired or interested to. I think we learn a great deal forcing ourselves to practice when we don't want to, that is real disipline isn't it?

[go12_3]

When your real life consists of a busy schedule, like I teach piano and do art work, I  do have to make time each day to practice consistantly.  I don't mean that we amateurs have to practice for many hours a day.  I enjoy what and how I learn my pieces without the added pressures.  Granted I was a piano performance major when I attended college and that was NO EASY task.  And so life changes and I have to change my practicing so that it will work for me and the time that I have throughout the day.  I am very musical and music isn't as hard for me to work on.  It is a pleasure to play my piano and enjoy the pieces. 

best wishes,

o12_3

[imbetter]

I personally enjoy pressure because I want to be a professional pianist and the pressure forces me to practice harder and excel more.

[cherub_rocker1979]

I've been thinking how lucky I am , and perhaps several of the amateur pianists may agree on this. That I don't HAVE TO practice because I don't have to do a recital nor learn pieces as a music student in college.  There is no pressure!  I can practice as much as I want or as little as I want; and whenever I want.  No pressures!  And guess what!  I have been working on difficult pieces, like Chopin's Fantasie Impromtu and Etude 10/1.  I am even memorzing the RH of the Etude  and the Fantasie Impromtu because I don't have the pressure and time frame to learn these pieces.  So what if it will take a year or so to completely learn a piece.  It is for my own enrichment and enjoyment.  Feeds my soul each time I play piano.  Therefore, my mind is able to focus better on particular aspects of the pieces.  I think it is the *have to* practice is what gets me feeling the pressure.  and I don't need that at all. .....

best wishes,

go12_3

Have you tried working on bigger pieces such as a ballade or a scherzo?

[go12_3]

Hello cherub: 
Why would you suggest that I try *bigger pieces*?  hum?

best wishes,

go12_3