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BoliverAllmon

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this may have been asked before, but I am asking again. How many pieces should one work on at a time? or is it better to think on how much total time (all the pieces added together) to work on at one time. I know nearly all concert pianists (whether full-time or not) work on at least an hours worth of work at a time. Should I do that or would 30 min. be agood place to start with?

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whynot

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Re: how many pieces

Reply #1 on: March 11, 2005, 07:22:05 AM

Hmm, no replies! Well, I don't know how old you are or what your upcoming goals are: exams, a recital, just practicing in general... I'm always working on a specific program for a recital, plus whatever else I have going. As soon as I have music chosen and a date scheduled, I get out my calendar and make a practice plan, learning the hardest movements of everything first--or technically simple but artistically difficult, I learn those right away too-- and in the plan I focus on only one or two pieces at a time. That's the PLAN. What I actually DO is get twitchy after a few days and start pulling out the other pieces. I won't drop anything from the schedule, but I also work on other things when I feel like it. Strike while the iron's hot.

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BoliverAllmon

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Re: how many pieces

Reply #2 on: March 11, 2005, 03:16:18 PM

yeah odd that no one replied. I don't have a recital planned right now, but I am just trying to expand my repertoire.

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Re: how many pieces

Reply #3 on: March 11, 2005, 04:51:03 PM

I think I might try another plan. I tried saying I will learn 1 chopin etude and 1 Prokofiev sonata + a recital number I have for September. But this has already fallen by the wayside because I dont have much time to practice in the week. (1.5 hrs a day and maybe 2-6 hrs at the weekend). I like to learn lots of pieces too but found myself concentrating on 1 chopin etude and a Prokofiev Sonata (recital piece). Im on a technique drive at the moment as well - trying to radicalise my practice and work on speed and relaxation alot more.

I usually learn HT slowly from the start, but Im now doing HS quite a bit now. Does learning sections of pieces speed up the process? I always thought you need to get used to going through a piece to pace it. And that practicing sections leads to joining problems.

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