"The early bird gets the worm", but...

[_nisa_]

Hi everyone,

I sometimes want to play in the morning before going to work and I get hard times trying.
Here is the thing: in the morning (say in the 2 hours next to my waking up) my brain is OK but my fingers don't follow. They seem to be heavy and neither fast nor agile.
I know this is normal but i'm trying to find some tips/exercices to get rid of this as quick as possible and i don't find.
I tried scales but it's more painful than useful, tried Hanon exercices but it is really laborious...

So have you found some techniques to enjoy playing early after your waking up?

_Nisa_

PS : i'm 23, so, no joke about arthrosis

[pianowolfi]

Play slowly for the first hour. All the pieces and etudes and exercises that you already practise, but very slow, so you can feel and follow every note and every phrase and every movement, and let it sink in! Don't try to force speed in the first hour! I usually need at least an hour to really warm up. One step after the other. Be patient with your body and listen to it Everybody's different, some are faster at this, some are slower and reach their momentary max speed later in the day, or in the evening.

[_nisa_]

Ok Pianowolfi, thank you for sharing this! I knew this was normal, but i tried to force speed to get my best as early as i could. I now will try to play slowly and listen more to my body until it allows me to get the right speed.

I have a other question that comes right after your answer: it is suitable during these moments to work which kind of pieces?
-Pieces already known but slowly to work on musicality?
-New pieces to get them flawless?
-Discover/Read new pieces?
-Do exercices/etudes slowly?

Thanks again, i am fairly sure your advice will make me a better pianist i would have been else,

_Nisa_