Hi all,
I'd be very happy to accept some advice here on ways to reduce playing mistakes. I can learn a new piece, play it over and over, to the point I can play some totally from memory and no longer need to even look at the music. Unless it is a very simple piece, I do go through it first and write the fingering down above the notes so I get used to doing it the same way every time. An excellent organist / teacher once told me early on his major downfall in the beginning was the fact he was lazy and did not work out the fingering, hence he made lots of mistakes, but in time he said the fingering will come naturally, so I've tried to keep that advice in mind, but there has to be more to it.
My issue is one day I can go through a piece and make very few mistakes, but still make them, the next day, or even the next try on the same day make mistakes in the places I just breezed through earlier, but no matter what I find it very difficult not to make any mistakes at all no matter how many times I play the piece. I see people play a piece from top to bottom and I'm always somewhat envious of the fact they make NO mistakes. What does it take to get there? Sometimes I just think maybe I haven't been playing long enough and it will all work out with time, but it never seems to.
Are there things I should be doing, or maybe things I shouldn't be doing that I'm unaware of? Certain practices, exercises, etc.?
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.
Marc
I'd be very happy to accept some advice here on ways to reduce playing mistakes. I can learn a new piece, play it over and over, to the point I can play some totally from memory and no longer need to even look at the music. Unless it is a very simple piece, I do go through it first and write the fingering down above the notes so I get used to doing it the same way every time. An excellent organist / teacher once told me early on his major downfall in the beginning was the fact he was lazy and did not work out the fingering, hence he made lots of mistakes, but in time he said the fingering will come naturally, so I've tried to keep that advice in mind, but there has to be more to it.
My issue is one day I can go through a piece and make very few mistakes, but still make them, the next day, or even the next try on the same day make mistakes in the places I just breezed through earlier, but no matter what I find it very difficult not to make any mistakes at all no matter how many times I play the piece. I see people play a piece from top to bottom and I'm always somewhat envious of the fact they make NO mistakes. What does it take to get there? Sometimes I just think maybe I haven't been playing long enough and it will all work out with time, but it never seems to.
Are there things I should be doing, or maybe things I shouldn't be doing that I'm unaware of? Certain practices, exercises, etc.?
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.
Marc