Fast Piano pieces and looking at fingers

[user99]

Hello,

I'm studying the Solfeggietto by C. P. E. Bach and have following question. In generally my piano teacher told me to not look at my fingers because i'm a bad sight-reader. But it seems not possible to me to play an piece like mentioned without looking at my fingers.

Could someone give me advice please.

thank you

user99

[gyzzzmo]

Keep practising.
Your finger-memory will make sure you'll have your fingers at the right spot eventually, and it is indeed important to 'know' where the notes are, instead of 'seeing' where the notes are. Only big jumps are a good excuse to watch the keyboard.

[pianoplunker]

Hello,

I'm studying the Solfeggietto by C. P. E. Bach and have following question. In generally my piano teacher told me to not look at my fingers because i'm a bad sight-reader. But it seems not possible to me to play an piece like mentioned without looking at my fingers.

Could someone give me advice please.

thank you

user99

The truth is your eyes can make you more distracted if you rely on them too much. Arrange your fingering to try and avoid leaps or short skips with the fingers. If you work on arranging the fingering, you can achieve fingering which does not require you to make big leaps and look. Of course there are some leaps that you might need to glance, but if you continuosly practice without relying on your eyes to look at keys, even big leaps will be accomplished without looking .