Achieve Your Musical Goals With Face-to-Face Violin & Piano Lessons in Worthing
Many of the students who get in touch with me are Worthing residents who’ve pledged to pick up a new skill. Piano tuition or violin tuition is often a way of pursuing a dream they’ve had for many years, but perhaps been hesitant to start work on; other times it’s totally spontaneous, and seeing a concert, street musician or watching a film has made them consider the value of piano lessons or violin lessons. And while some decide to approach music lessons with a “DIY” mentality, they often find there’s simply no substitute for face-to-face sessions.
But what happens if you’re new to piano tuition, violin tuition or perhaps keyboard music lessons, and aren’t quite sure how to effectively study or practice once the lesson is over, and you’re back at your Worthing home? Here, I’ve looked to provide a few tips to help you make quick progress and develop the right study habits. Proper study habits combined with my tailored, professional piano lessons or violin lessons will give you the best chance for speedy progress towards your goals.
Tips for Practicing Between Music Lessons
Focus on One Objective at a Time - While more intermediate musicians might be able to jump in and out, let’s say, learning a few songs at a time, as a beginner it really pays to focus on one thing at a time. During the early sessions of the piano tuition and violin tuition I offer in and around Worthing, we’ll often try and identify a simple song that is nevertheless an exciting prospect to learn to play, within a preferred genre. Focusing on acquiring specific techniques to play said song through concentrated practice, as opposed to trying to run before you can walk, is a surefire way to really be prepared, and to make the most of your piano lessons and violin lessons.
Break Songs Down - Many contemporary songs learned on instruments like guitars, bass or drums feature recurring verses and choruses that make it fairly simple to add something to your repertoire. But when undertaking violin tuition or piano tuition, you may be looking to learn something with more of a classical, or jazzy structure. Some Worthing musicians can often feel these songs are unapproachable, not due to the technique involved in playing them necessarily, but because of how many parts they’re made up of! Breaking songs down into small segments that you can then methodically rehearse before piecing them together is a practice approach echoed in many of the music lessons I provide - including both piano lessons and violin lessons.
Don’t Be Afraid to go Slow - Reducing the tempo of a song-part you’re looking to perfect is a tried and trusted technique. Sometimes, you might be playing something so slowly you think - “my lord, how am I ever going to get this up to speed!” But once you’ve mastered a segment at a crawl, you’ll be surprised at how natural it feels to slowly raise the tempo, till you’re playing it at the suggested one. Again, this is an approach my Worthing students can expect to find when taking violin tuition or piano tuition with me.
Try to Set a Schedule - Ask anyone taking music lessons - perhaps most particularly violin lessons and piano lesions - and you’ll find one of the most common barriers to progression is “finding the time to practice”. And with all that life throws at us often getting in the way, this is often not just an excuse! But setting a schedule that dictates exactly when in the week, and for how long you’ll be able to pick up your instrument and play, can make a world of difference. Not all my Worthing students find they can dedicate time each day, but even a small session if taken daily can really make a night and day difference in how quickly we make progress in violin tuition and piano tuition.