Is anyone currently studying any form of music?
Academically or hired instruction?
I am currently going to college for music I am learning to play piano, in hopes of producing and performing
Anyone else?
Is anyone currently studying any form of music?
Academically or hired instruction?
I am currently going to college for music I am learning to play piano, in hopes of producing and performing
Anyone else?
i get frustrated too lol, and i’m probably a lot farther along the path than you. that’s just how learning goes, there will always be plateaus and backslides.
how do you like your teacher? if it’s your first semester, do you have a specific major or focus yet?
I try not to let the frustration get the best of me but I’m trying to mold better study and practice routines
I love my teacher she is very sweet and encouraging, and talented. She always gives me great feedback says I’m doing well just need to work on my timing better. My specific major is just music, i want to master the piano and produce. When i got the piano down i wanna go to another instrument
well, studying any instrument is a constant struggle of practicing better, ad infinitum. it’s the same way for me too, and for just about everyone. it might sound weird, but mao’s on practice actually helped me approach practicing in a much better and more effective way hahaha
it’s so great that you like your teacher, i’m glad. a good teacher really makes all the difference for sure. hope you learn a lot, piano is a good skill to have regardless of what your focus ends up being.
Would you mind recommending me or showing me which Mao excerpt you’re referring too?
But yes my instructor is incredible I just think i need to improve my approach to practice
Thank you i really appreciate it, it’s really hard to get to practice in between work, bills, and school
i’m not referring to any particular quote, just the entirety of his work called “on practice”
practicing really is a constant struggle, i have to always remind myself to turn my brain on and practice well even though i’ve been doing it for years and years. i’ll just say that good practice for 10-20 minutes a day is worth 10x more than bad practice for 4 hrs a day, hahaha
You know something it’s been a month, but because of my ADHD i just started this approach and I’m feeling much better. I wanna keep it up it’s only been a week.
great to hear!! if you have any questions about practice just let me know.
I’ve been having to conduct for musicianship while singing and solfege and I do find when I’m alone and practicing but when i get in front of the class or professor i absolutely mess it up and get nervous.
I’m trying my best, i do pretty well until i have to start descending vocally and it just takes a nose dive instead of going down the steps or skips properly
yeah that’s not a big surprise: anytime you do something in front of people you’re always more liable to make mistakes, that’s just how it works. the trick to performing is truly accepting that and using the increased possibility for mistakes as opportunities for improv, both of which are hard to do for something rote like solfege.
i never had to do solfege + conducting exams, but i’ve done my fair share of solfege exams. when they were conducted in front of the class (which they weren’t always) people would always stumble or be extra nervous with one or two exceptions. confidence is obviously important too, but it’s important for most people to be super confident about solfege hahaha. in any case i wouldn’t sweat it, and solfege isn’t really a singing test as much as it is an intervallic and rhythm test.