I think, I really needed this reminder. Thank you. :) I would also like to add that if one looks at the huge big goal, the only thing waiting at the end of each day before we go to bed is disappointment which really was programmed to be because it was impossible from the start to finish such a big goal in one day. Our brain just calculates the difference from what we achieved to what We didn't achieve and then we get disappointed. On the other hand, if we look at the small steps and just choose and operational small goal per day and we actually finish that little task, we feel accomplished because our brain sees that we finished something. And in both scenarios we achieved the same objectivelly but it doesn't feel the same.
Thank you for your videos and motivation. At 75, I’ve dabbled in and out of piano for 40 years. The biggest problem is actually committing to the practice time. I’m working on a couple of classical pieces, my sight reading and now, thanks to you I’m going to learn rhythm training and give intervals a go! I’m using Sight Reading Factory for my practice, I just started the key of C at level three with both hands. Many thanks, bless you and may your house be too small to hold all your friends.
I'm 59 and took piano up again as an adult are decades long sabiticsl from it. Being too distracted and dysfunctional in my youth I didn't understand this principle and so didn't properly practice or pace my progress and so concluded I didn't have what it takes. 5 years ago thinking my spouse and my teenager might have interest in piano I purchased a beautiful solid oak piano, rather on a whim. I toyed with it initially but then herniated a disc in my lower back making it very painful to sit, so the piano was a decorative piece for a few years, until about 6 mo ago when I came upon a short video about playing chords. It sounded good, looked easy, and fun, so I sat at the piano and tried a few. That lit a fire in me, and I've literally been pl aying since. I purchased some adult piano books and stated at the beginning to refresh my memory muscles. Using advice from videos as well as life lessons my approach was vastly different than before: this time I understood each time I learned and practiced it would bring improvement so I didn't expect to play the next lesson perfectly at the onset. I knew that my the time I'd played it 7 times I would see much improvement. Each time imlearn a new pra ticking technique I consider its implementation into my way of learning. I'm now learning the songs at the end of book one, which I consider good progress, and I enjoy what I'm learning as well as what I've accomplished. I tucked away the music books of songs beyond my skill level as I realized I only frustrated and discouraged myself trying to take them on; I'll get to them when my skill set is ready for them. I appreciate the advice and encouragement you offer in these videos as its helped me in my progress.
Sometimes I can practice and practice and not be too happy with the result for the day. But when I sit down and start playing the next day what I had practiced the day before, THEN I see the improvement. It’s like it cemented in my brain overnight! Thank you for your insight on little improvements adding up eventually to big strides. That’s true of so many things in life. It is helpful.
This is brilliant. Tony Robbins also taught this as CANI (continuous and never-ending improvement). I taught this in my SABRE system of learning. (Small Actions; Big Results; Everyday). Love it!!
I listen to music more and I try to watch all kind of video about piano every day. I try not to binge them because I need time to put what I learn to practice.
Inspirational thinking. Thank you so much ... I will try and implement this idea in my music practice. Piano, fiddle, whistle and guitar, as well as adopting small aggregation marginal gains in other aspects of my life too. Lifestyle & nutritional changes to aid better health etc.
Used Kaizen in work and I found it to be very powerful....as Continuous/Process Improvement. Never thought I could apply it to keyboard playing. I will give it a go.
This is an interesting concept. I only recently recognised it on a wider scale… I realised everything in life is simply a multiplication of discipline of habit over a period of time. Everything is possible. I really believe that now. Discipline or as you put it regular behavioural habit is our part.
I really could identify with this video, thank you for making it. Could you please make a video of what you choose to focus on and show how you are going about putting it into practice, please.
I adore the meaningful content you put out to help my daughter and I learn the piano. This gives me an intellegent new lens in which to view our progress and help chart our developmental course. Thank you so much for your altruistic love of learning and teaching. I just want you to know that your impact has been profound in our journey. Thank you.
Don't forget solfeggio. I took a 2 1/2 year course of solfeggio starting when I was 17 years old. Everything that I know now about rhythm, patterns in music, musical pitches, interval recognition, theory, harmony, and composition came from that 2 1/2 year course. I taught that to all my piano students. To me without it, you're not the musician you could be.
@@LeCheileMusic Yes. This was a course I took at my local community college to gain transfer credit for another university. I would have taken it regardless of the credit. I was 17 at this time and fresh out of high school. Wonderful course. It helped me with all my future core classes of theory, harmony, counterpoint, and composition. It helped me when I was called to help fill in the tenor section for an evenings concert - Brahms, German Requim. Very little rehearsal (1 hour). Off we sang. It was beautiful. Most memorable experience. I was 24 at this time.
Alhamdulillah ! I have been wanting to learn music but time and passion has to be always at its highest priority otherwise none will be accomplished. Until I came to scroll down your YT Channel and I am impressed, a wake up call that made me go back to start learning its fundamentals about music. At first I was trying to curious things what you raised until I become motivated and get back on my feet again ... to learn more of it. You are good, a straight-forward teacher which I have been looking for ... to push me back ... again. With that, I am rating you with "4.5 Stars of 5!" More Power ! God Bless From The Philippines. 😍🇵🇭😍🇵🇭😍🇵🇭😍🇵🇭
There was so much that I wasn't taught when I took piano lessons. Been working on my own now for a bit. Noticed just recently that my fingering has gotten a lot better. I wasn't taught chords. That's something I've been working on as well. I'm recognizing more of the chords when I play. First "big" thing for me was learning everything the keys. I had already pretty much figured it out on my own when I learned about the circle of 5ths and that fat cats go down alleys eating birds.
Hi Dizzy, I like the Fat Cats line, but have you ever heard this one? Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle - say it forwards and you have the order of the sharps; say it backwards (Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father) and you have the order of the flats 😃
@@LeCheileMusic hadn't heard that one. I have a few different books I'm working with. Had to stop for a few months, my husband was terminally ill with cancer. But now that he's gone, I'm able to practice more. I'm hoping I can find some books that work on just chords and scales in the different keys, plus fingering. One thing that I've found very helpful for sight reading, etc, is to play through hymnals. If I have one that's hard for me, I'll practice it until I can play it. I'm on my 5th one. I'm more than halfway through, and haven't had any that I've needed to spend extra time on.
Very helpful, thank you, especially with the current thinking of all or nothing. Small but constant steps are better for all things as nature does things as well. Very insightful and encouraging.
Thank you Leah, very interesting. What I like about your videos is that you also cover the psychology side of learning and that motivates me. I am having problems with my scales, funnily enough only with Gb major and Db major as well as with the scales third apart! Somehow my fingers get tangled. So I will focus the 1% rule on that at the moment and once I improve I will pass onto the next area.
Hi! Just to let you know I did practice piano today thanks to your tips!! After 73 days of no practice! I know because I keep track in my diary. I did a bit too much, and it felt quite hard, like I couldn't remember how to play, but it did improve as I went on. Hope I can carry on tomorrow, and then I'll be back to a practice routine! Listening to one of your videos the other day, I was amazed that you stopped playing piano for 20 years! But you went back to it. How did you get yourself to start again? Was it very difficult playing again like you almost had to start again, or did it just all come back to you quickly? I wondered how long had you played before you stopped? I'd love to hear move about your journey, if you want to say, if not that's fine! Thanks again, the best tip was to do the smallest thing, telling myself I'm just going to sit at the piano, then I said I'm just going to play c major...and on and on. Hope I can keep going now. Thanks a lot!! All the best! Sandra from London.
This is the most valuable video on learning that I've seen in my life. And I am 64 years old.
I think, I really needed this reminder. Thank you. :)
I would also like to add that if one looks at the huge big goal, the only thing waiting at the end of each day before we go to bed is disappointment which really was programmed to be because it was impossible from the start to finish such a big goal in one day. Our brain just calculates the difference from what we achieved to what We didn't achieve and then we get disappointed.
On the other hand, if we look at the small steps and just choose and operational small goal per day and we actually finish that little task, we feel accomplished because our brain sees that we finished something.
And in both scenarios we achieved the same objectivelly but it doesn't feel the same.
Thank you for your videos and motivation. At 75, I’ve dabbled in and out of piano for 40 years. The biggest problem is actually committing to the practice time. I’m working on a couple of classical pieces, my sight reading and now, thanks to you I’m going to learn rhythm training and give intervals a go! I’m using Sight Reading Factory for my practice, I just started the key of C at level three with both hands. Many thanks, bless you and may your house be too small to hold all your friends.
I'm 59 and took piano up again as an adult are decades long sabiticsl from it. Being too distracted and dysfunctional in my youth I didn't understand this principle and so didn't properly practice or pace my progress and so concluded I didn't have what it takes. 5 years ago thinking my spouse and my teenager might have interest in piano I purchased a beautiful solid oak piano, rather on a whim. I toyed with it initially but then herniated a disc in my lower back making it very painful to sit, so the piano was a decorative piece for a few years, until about 6 mo ago when I came upon a short video about playing chords. It sounded good, looked easy, and fun, so I sat at the piano and tried a few. That lit a fire in me, and I've literally been pl aying since. I purchased some adult piano books and stated at the beginning to refresh my memory muscles. Using advice from videos as well as life lessons my approach was vastly different than before: this time I understood each time I learned and practiced it would bring improvement so I didn't expect to play the next lesson perfectly at the onset. I knew that my the time I'd played it 7 times I would see much improvement. Each time imlearn a new pra ticking technique I consider its implementation into my way of learning.
I'm now learning the songs at the end of book one, which I consider good progress, and I enjoy what I'm learning as well as what I've accomplished.
I tucked away the music books of songs beyond my skill level as I realized I only frustrated and discouraged myself trying to take them on; I'll get to them when my skill set is ready for them.
I appreciate the advice and encouragement you offer in these videos as its helped me in my progress.
What an inspirational story, thanks for sharing it, an dbest of luck in your journey! 🥰
My 1% today was accomplished many times over by watching your video. Brilliant. 🙌🏼Thank you 🙏.
Sometimes I can practice and practice and not be too happy with the result for the day. But when I sit down and start playing the next day what I had practiced the day before, THEN I see the improvement. It’s like it cemented in my brain overnight!
Thank you for your insight on little improvements adding up eventually to big strides. That’s true of so many things in life. It is helpful.
So true, Rozelynn, the brain needs sleep to fully process. 😊
This is brilliant. Tony Robbins also taught this as CANI (continuous and never-ending improvement). I taught this in my SABRE system of learning. (Small Actions; Big Results; Everyday). Love it!!
Thank you so much for this lesson! What a wonderful teacher. ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks so much 😊
I just discovered her. This is beautiful, and I subscribed!
I listen to music more and I try to watch all kind of video about piano every day. I try not to binge them because I need time to put what I learn to practice.
Inspirational thinking. Thank you so much ... I will try and implement this idea in my music practice. Piano, fiddle, whistle and guitar, as well as adopting small aggregation marginal gains in other aspects of my life too. Lifestyle & nutritional changes to aid better health etc.
This is fascinating & very encouraging. Thank you Leah 👍
Used Kaizen in work and I found it to be very powerful....as Continuous/Process Improvement. Never thought I could apply it to keyboard playing. I will give it a go.
I love the your messages and how you present them.
This is an interesting concept.
I only recently recognised it on a wider scale… I realised everything in life is simply a multiplication of discipline of habit over a period of time.
Everything is possible.
I really believe that now. Discipline or as you put it regular behavioural habit is our part.
Thank you so much for this amazing idea... and all the videos.. I'll join your group sont! 🥰
I really could identify with this video, thank you for making it. Could you please make a video of what you choose to focus on and show how you are going about putting it into practice, please.
Great idea, Marcia, I’ll add it to my list 😊🙏
Thank you from the bottom of my heart❤️ You are a marvellous teacher！
You are so generous - thank you!
I absolutely loved this video. Love, love, love it.
Just getting into classical...thanks Bach BWV 846 down today...but I will look into this.
It's hardly at recital level...so this is great.
Another great video you are a wonderful teacher thank you
Thanks Nick! 😊
Thank you for the great lesson Leah. You are a fantastic teacher and a great motivator when times get tough.
Thank you so much!
I adore the meaningful content you put out to help my daughter and I learn the piano. This gives me an intellegent new lens in which to view our progress and help chart our developmental course. Thank you so much for your altruistic love of learning and teaching. I just want you to know that your impact has been profound in our journey. Thank you.
That's so lovely to hear, Dale; it's an honour to be able to positively impact others in their piano studies. Thank you.
This is an amazing video. Thank you. 🎉
Don't forget solfeggio. I took a 2 1/2 year course of solfeggio starting when I was 17 years old. Everything that I know now about rhythm, patterns in music, musical pitches, interval recognition, theory, harmony, and composition came from that 2 1/2 year course. I taught that to all my piano students. To me without it, you're not the musician you could be.
Wonderful - definitely not taught often enough. Was it a particular course that you took or just a teacher you worked with?
@@LeCheileMusic Yes. This was a course I took at my local community college to gain transfer credit for another university. I would have taken it regardless of the credit. I was 17 at this time and fresh out of high school. Wonderful course. It helped me with all my future core classes of theory, harmony, counterpoint, and composition. It helped me when I was called to help fill in the tenor section for an evenings concert - Brahms, German Requim. Very little rehearsal (1 hour). Off we sang. It was beautiful. Most memorable experience. I was 24 at this time.
Nice history lesson
Thank you Leah. Very interesting and motivating. 🙋♀️
Alhamdulillah !
I have been wanting to learn music but time and passion has to be always at its highest priority otherwise none will be accomplished. Until I came to scroll down your YT Channel and I am impressed, a wake up call that made me go back to start learning its fundamentals about music.
At first I was trying to curious things what you raised until I become motivated and get back on my feet again ... to learn more of it.
You are good, a straight-forward teacher which I have been looking for ... to push me back ... again.
With that, I am rating you with "4.5 Stars of 5!" More Power ! God Bless
From The Philippines.
😍🇵🇭😍🇵🇭😍🇵🇭😍🇵🇭
Thank you Iman, best of luck with it! 😊
This is fantastic advice - thanks for explaining it so well.
There was so much that I wasn't taught when I took piano lessons. Been working on my own now for a bit. Noticed just recently that my fingering has gotten a lot better.
I wasn't taught chords. That's something I've been working on as well. I'm recognizing more of the chords when I play.
First "big" thing for me was learning everything the keys. I had already pretty much figured it out on my own when I learned about the circle of 5ths and that fat cats go down alleys eating birds.
Hi Dizzy, I like the Fat Cats line, but have you ever heard this one? Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle - say it forwards and you have the order of the sharps; say it backwards (Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father) and you have the order of the flats 😃
@@LeCheileMusic hadn't heard that one.
I have a few different books I'm working with. Had to stop for a few months, my husband was terminally ill with cancer.
But now that he's gone, I'm able to practice more. I'm hoping I can find some books that work on just chords and scales in the different keys, plus fingering.
One thing that I've found very helpful for sight reading, etc, is to play through hymnals. If I have one that's hard for me, I'll practice it until I can play it. I'm on my 5th one. I'm more than halfway through, and haven't had any that I've needed to spend extra time on.
Very helpful, thank you, especially with the current thinking of all or nothing. Small but constant steps are better for all things as nature does things as well. Very insightful and encouraging.
Thank you Leah, very interesting. What I like about your videos is that you also cover the psychology side of learning and that motivates me. I am having problems with my scales, funnily enough only with Gb major and Db major as well as with the scales third apart! Somehow my fingers get tangled. So I will focus the 1% rule on that at the moment and once I improve I will pass onto the next area.
Oh yes, scales in thirds, great fun 😄
Hi! Just to let you know I did practice piano today thanks to your tips!! After 73 days of no practice! I know because I keep track in my diary. I did a bit too much, and it felt quite hard, like I couldn't remember how to play, but it did improve as I went on. Hope I can carry on tomorrow, and then I'll be back to a practice routine! Listening to one of your videos the other day, I was amazed that you stopped playing piano for 20 years! But you went back to it. How did you get yourself to start again? Was it very difficult playing again like you almost had to start again, or did it just all come back to you quickly? I wondered how long had you played before you stopped? I'd love to hear move about your journey, if you want to say, if not that's fine! Thanks again, the best tip was to do the smallest thing, telling myself I'm just going to sit at the piano, then I said I'm just going to play c major...and on and on. Hope I can keep going now. Thanks a lot!! All the best! Sandra from London.
Aww fantastic, Sandra, keep it up now! 😍
Why did I read that as "...Arpeggiation of..."? 🤣
2024: Just sat my AMEB Grade 2 exam. I received an “A”. I am 73 your. So, your never too old to learn.
Fantastic - well done! 🥳👏👏👏
Thank you!!!
That must be compounding 1 % and not simple, haha. Great idea! Thank you for being so encouraging. I have learnt a great deal from you!
Thank you 💕🎹