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leigh anne

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How to play better without pressing wrong notes?

on: July 01, 2022, 11:21:09 AM

Hello! I already know a lot of pieces and I can play many but the problem is, if I don't play it for only a few days I forget it and I have to dig up that piece and start over. How can I improve my memory? Plus no matter how many times I play songs I keep getting errors. It is either I press the note beside the supposed to be played one, or I press both and that sounds terrible. Please comment if you can share things. Thanks!

- Leigh

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hmoll53

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Re: How to play better without pressing wrong notes?

Reply #1 on: July 01, 2022, 12:52:04 PM

Practice it slowly and really know the notes and the positions. It's normal if you haven't practiced the piece in a while and your muscle memory gets wacky. I can only give the boring "Practice slowly" advice.

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