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What could I do to get rid of my mistakes(wrong notes) on piano. I can't seem to play it right. Also how can you work on getting the beat right. Any suggestions welcome.

What could I do to get rid of my mistakes(wrong notes) on piano. I can't seem to play it right. Also how can you work on getting the beat right. Any suggestions welcome.

1) Concentrate! Five minutes of hard concentration is worth half an hour of repetitive, thoughtless stuff. Section the piece then learn everything until you can play it perfectly SLOWLY! Very slowly. Then up the tempo but don't start the upping until you can play the section perfectly. .It's a simple fact that if you can't play it slowly, you won't play it fast.*

If you aren't used to this kind of concentration, just give it 2-3 minutes at first...increase gradually, slowly....

Each time, up the tempo by about 50% then concentrate at getting it perfect again....the up it again...until at performance speed.

2) Realise your performance through your imagination. If you can imagine performing it, it'll come a lot easier.

3) Train your memory - the sooner you can shut out the sheet music, you can concentrate purely on your performance.

These points hold good no matter what grade you're at.

:)

*There are exceptions but they shouldn't bother you here.

Yeah, definetely lose focus a lot. Also I visualize myself making mistakes.

I'm a guitarist and everthing Monty said is very valid and applies to any instrument, it just takes time! :)

Mark

Try leaning in slightly and positioning your eyes closer to your hands. This is typically quite effective at increasing the quality of hand-eye co-ordination, and should help you cut down on slips.

Separate hands work may help if you're having trouble with rhythm.

Try leaning in slightly and positioning your eyes closer to your hands. This is typically quite effective at increasing the quality of hand-eye co-ordination, and should help you cut down on slips.

Separate hands work may help if you're having trouble with rhythm.

Separate hands? What do you mean? Like practice moving your hands in your spare time?

It means that you should learn the parts for left and right hand separately, then combine them.

up the tempo 50% ???

hmm.. i would rather say 2-3 beats more per minute. THATS effective

only up the tempo as all the guys says when you can play it perfectly, and play it once or twice with your eyes CLOSED!

What could I do to get rid of my mistakes(wrong notes) on piano. I can't seem to play it right. Also how can you work on getting the beat right. Any suggestions welcome.

Beat and rhythm are different things. Don't confuse them.

Having trouble with the rhythm of the music? Clap it out first. It's important that you are familiar with the rhythm *before* you attempt to play it.

Ok, so you know the rhythm now. What are the notes? You will need to decide on a *fingering* that works to play the piece. For instance, it's not a good idea to have your 1st finger of the R.H. (thumb) play a G when you have to get to the C below it quickly.

Once you have worked out a fingering, *write it on the music over notes*, and *always stick to it*. This is called training your muscles, or "muscle memory". You don't want to have *2* different fingerings for passages, because you when you get to them, you'll likely screw it up because you'll subconsciously have to decide which of the two to play at that point. Decide on a fingering, and *stick to it*

Play hands seperately, at a very slow tempo. When you feel you can do each hand seperately, then put them together, at the same slow (or slower) tempo.

The following is the music I'm currently learning. I still have to do all the above for it(except rhythm, which is easy for this music). It's a slow process for a piece like this, at least, for me.

Fugue No. 10: E minor (Well-Tempered Clavier Book I)