Constant with the piano, but inconstant with a piece.

[faa2010]

Have you had the "problem" of not been constant with a piano piece?

Were you eager to learn a piano piece and when it comes a moment when you feel ennuyé and you decide to play a new one while you haven't finished learning the other?

What would you do?, is it ok to leave the piece incomplete?

[49410enrique]

Have you had the "problem" of not been constant with a piano piece?

Were you eager to learn a piano piece and when it comes a moment when you feel ennuyé and you decide to play a new one while you haven't finished learning the other?

What would you do?, is it ok to leave the piece incomplete?

i think many of us are inspired to explore new works while others are still being worked on, but i seldom leave works unfinished unless i have to (say I am working on solo rep but a large or difficult collaborative/accompanying assignment comes my way which means the soloists deadline becomes my new deadline so i push the solo work back until the colab performance is done).

if you can manage the load, you can start reading through the new work but don't actively practice it like a new piece for your rep, just do careful reading on it, say as your warm up for a few minutes each time you sit down to practice, this is a way of 'passively' learnng the piece , i find when i'm ready to actively pursure it say with my piano instructor i already have it memorized so it progresses nicely (and i usually try to have my new pieces memorized by the first piano lesson or if i can't help it with in the first few).

[pytheamateur]

Have you had the "problem" of not been constant with a piano piece?

Were you eager to learn a piano piece and when it comes a moment when you feel ennuyé and you decide to play a new one while you haven't finished learning the other?

What would you do?, is it ok to leave the piece incomplete?

I have had this problem too.  I used to learn loads of pieces, few of which I could comfortably play for others, even non-musicians.  This is definitely the wrong approach to take.

One way that may work for you is to think of someone you love and imagine the pleasure of being able to play music for him/her one day.  Imagine how touched he/she will be by your music.  This will motivate you to get a piece up to a high standard and all the tedious practice that is required will become bearable.