20 minutes x 20 days piano challenge: Bach Prelude
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0.000 HBD20 minutes x 20 days piano challenge: Bach Prelude
<html> <p>Hi there,</p> <p><br></p> <p>I have just completed <strong>20 sessions of 20'</strong> in 20 consecutive days of <strong>piano</strong> learning. I wanted to find out how far I could get by the <strong>minimum practice time</strong> I was able to dedicate by getting up earlier, before going to work. I managed to practice even on weekends and I this consistency is new to me. I feel the need to practice even a little more, maybe with a double session in the evening.</p> <p>Following <strong>Tim Ferriss</strong> advice in <strong>hacking learning</strong> (see my summary here: https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@creativesensei/creativity-hack-learning-and-lessons-from-a-clown) , I set a very <strong>specific goal</strong>, as defined by <strong>James Rhodes</strong> in his book How to play the piano. The <strong>Bach Prelude</strong> piece is his choice for first timers, and it takes away quite a few complexities since you use both hands in sequence, and most of the composition follows the same simple pattern. </p> <p>I invested some more time creating a <strong>personal notation system</strong> in order to skip sheet reading, starting with the <strong>simplification</strong> provided by<strong> PNGPiano</strong>. This has made my life a lot easier. </p> <p>Finally, I set up a training regime based on <strong>Zach Evans practice methods</strong> so <strong>maximize learning</strong> during my limited time.</p> <p>So here you have it: </p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/5gKSNKo.png"/></p> <p>https://d.tube/v/creativesensei/g0hncerq</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Conclusions</strong>:<br> I am aware that it still needs a lot of work, on speed as as well as technique. I want to keep practicing up to <strong>20 hours</strong>, as presented by <strong>Josh Kaufman</strong>. We will see how far I get.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Details:</p> <p><strong>piano piece</strong>: Bach Prelude (as recommended by James Rhodes in How to play Piano <a href="http://www.jamesrhodes.tv/shop/">jamesrhodes.tv/shop</a>)<br> <strong>practice method</strong>: as recommended by Zach Evans at <a href="http://bestpianotips.pages.ontraport.net/website-sign-up">bestpianotips.pages.ontraport.net/website-sign-up</a><br> <strong>notation</strong>: a personal colour-shape notation on top of a simplification to letter by PNGpiano. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDZMVMp1lLU">youtube.com/watch?v=HDZMVMp1lLU</a></p> <p><strong>total practice time</strong>: 6h:40'<br> <strong>instrument</strong>: roland e-35 keyboard<br> <strong>speed</strong>: 72bpm (or near)<br> </p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> </html>
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