The pause is a good idea which I still didn‘t try with my students. Generally speaking, single-hand practice is already possible even if both hands wouldn‘t work with the metronome. So I Iet the students play right hand with metronome and left hand with metronome and both hands without. Both hands-playing will be more in shape and orderly after this procedure.
I really liked hearing that the metronome shouldn't be a means of pushing you ahead. I tend to try to keep up when I get to a harder part in the piece, can't and get frustrated. Thanks for the "pause".
Usually, when I struggle with a passage, it's because I'm trying to go too fast in some part of it. I use the metronome to slow me down, rather than to speed me up.
I like the "pause practice" idea. I like trying to use a metronome--it's kind of fun and obviously useful--but the advice to start slow, pause when needed, and not try to do the whole piece in one go was useful.
How do you set up the metronome to match a song to practice? Passacaglia is 120 bpm and 4/4 yet there are 8 notes per measure so it’s 2 notes for each beat? Seems fast which would make it 240 bpm for each note, is that correct? Because the song doesn’t sound that fast when I hear others play it. Any thoughts would be so immensely appreciated!
I'm not 100% sure I understand your question but I think what you are asking is that the piece you're playing says 120 on it but that seems too fast. Many indications written on scores are only a suggestion (depending on the context) so the easiest solution is to simply reduce the metronome speed to something more at your liking.
@@PianoBlog thanks for the reply! I’m more looking to understand how to practice the rhythm using a metronome correctly. For a 4/4 song that has 8 eighth notes in a measure, should I be matching up every other note up with the tick of the metronome?
@@z-man7883 Oh yes that is a good starting place. In that case you'll be thinking in quarter note beats. However there's nothing wrong with matching each beat to a faster or slower note value depending on what speed you need to practice at. Hope that helps!
Fantastic video - thank you! Do you believe in using the BPM as one goal for a piece (among others), so that you have a concrete tool to measure the completeness of the piece? If so, do you suggest increasing the BPM little by little only at tempos at which you are comfortable?
Hi Steven - thanks for the question. Yes the speed can be a good benchmark for sure. I think most people tend to aim too quickly towards the end "goal" speed and I actually plan on making a follow up video about just this topic. The idea of raising little by little does work well in many cases, with the big caveat that often the muscle patterns that work in playing slow don't work so well in playing fast -- so if you're learning something that is a technical challenges there are ways to get around this (such as practicing extremely short bits...say a beat long...up to speed to test a particular movement pattern and then pulling back to slow practice.) I could go on and on but I'll just make another video soon :)
@@PianoBlog Do you think its important that a piece's written tempo is achieved before moving on? I am referring to pieces within one's skill set (ex. method book), not a piece far beyond which would make hitting the written tempo nearly impossible. Thanks for your thoughts!
@@stevenwanderski1899 That can depend a lot on context. But assuming it's a good method book, I'd say you should feel fairly comfortable with a piece before moving too far forward. This doesn't mean you can't work on different pieces at the same time, or move ahead while having a couple "trouble" pieces you keep working on. But if you find with each new piece there's a huge struggle you might be approaching things too quickly or without some other skills in place first. I hope that helps!
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The pause is a good idea which I still didn‘t try with my students. Generally speaking, single-hand practice is already possible even if both hands wouldn‘t work with the metronome. So I Iet the students play right hand with metronome and left hand with metronome and both hands without. Both hands-playing will be more in shape and orderly after this procedure.
I really liked hearing that the metronome shouldn't be a means of pushing you ahead. I tend to try to keep up when I get to a harder part in the piece, can't and get frustrated. Thanks for the "pause".
Thank you, this will help me a lot with my practice! After 6 months if continuous practice, this is where I still feel overwhelmed.
excellent advice
This is the best video about using a metronome!!
I play ukulele, not piano, but it applies to any musical instrument.
Usually, when I struggle with a passage, it's because I'm trying to go too fast in some part of it. I use the metronome to slow me down, rather than to speed me up.
Excellent suggestions, thank you!👍🏻
Thank you so much i love the 1:28 idea
Thank you!
Wow awesome tip! Thank you! Really helped.
Good useful information. Thanks
I like the "pause practice" idea. I like trying to use a metronome--it's kind of fun and obviously useful--but the advice to start slow, pause when needed, and not try to do the whole piece in one go was useful.
Everything you said about an inexperienced reminded me of myself cuz ur 100% right
shalom, awesome lesson🙏
Thank you!
This s useful information.
Thanks alot!!!
When I have in the song eithgs notes, then how should I set up metronome? For eights?
What brand metronome are you using ?
I use the metronom when I know the piece! When I just need the speed. Till then I'm verbaly counting
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How do you set up the metronome to match a song to practice? Passacaglia is 120 bpm and 4/4 yet there are 8 notes per measure so it’s 2 notes for each beat? Seems fast which would make it 240 bpm for each note, is that correct? Because the song doesn’t sound that fast when I hear others play it. Any thoughts would be so immensely appreciated!
I'm not 100% sure I understand your question but I think what you are asking is that the piece you're playing says 120 on it but that seems too fast. Many indications written on scores are only a suggestion (depending on the context) so the easiest solution is to simply reduce the metronome speed to something more at your liking.
@@PianoBlog thanks for the reply! I’m more looking to understand how to practice the rhythm using a metronome correctly. For a 4/4 song that has 8 eighth notes in a measure, should I be matching up every other note up with the tick of the metronome?
@@z-man7883 Oh yes that is a good starting place. In that case you'll be thinking in quarter note beats. However there's nothing wrong with matching each beat to a faster or slower note value depending on what speed you need to practice at. Hope that helps!
@@PianoBlog awesome it does so much thank you!
Finally,the good explanation I was looking for!
Glad it helped!
Fantastic video - thank you! Do you believe in using the BPM as one goal for a piece (among others), so that you have a concrete tool to measure the completeness of the piece? If so, do you suggest increasing the BPM little by little only at tempos at which you are comfortable?
Hi Steven - thanks for the question. Yes the speed can be a good benchmark for sure. I think most people tend to aim too quickly towards the end "goal" speed and I actually plan on making a follow up video about just this topic. The idea of raising little by little does work well in many cases, with the big caveat that often the muscle patterns that work in playing slow don't work so well in playing fast -- so if you're learning something that is a technical challenges there are ways to get around this (such as practicing extremely short bits...say a beat long...up to speed to test a particular movement pattern and then pulling back to slow practice.) I could go on and on but I'll just make another video soon :)
@@PianoBlog Do you think its important that a piece's written tempo is achieved before moving on? I am referring to pieces within one's skill set (ex. method book), not a piece far beyond which would make hitting the written tempo nearly impossible. Thanks for your thoughts!
@@stevenwanderski1899 That can depend a lot on context. But assuming it's a good method book, I'd say you should feel fairly comfortable with a piece before moving too far forward. This doesn't mean you can't work on different pieces at the same time, or move ahead while having a couple "trouble" pieces you keep working on. But if you find with each new piece there's a huge struggle you might be approaching things too quickly or without some other skills in place first. I hope that helps!
@@PianoBlog Yep - that does help! I agree with this and use it in my daily practice :)
I think the metronome it's the main reason why beginners endup quitting. Frustration.