Exercises for Daily Practice...

by Heimdal Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:13 am

Hi, i been playing piano just for about two weeks now Cool

. As i am just a beginner i intend to develop all the abilities from....the beginning, so i am creating a schedule. As far as it goes it goes like this:
Stretch.
Technique:1. Scales. (Chromatic and major scales for now)
2. Hanon.
3. Chords.
4. Arpeggios.
Listening.
First i practice right or left hand and then the other. Then both hands. All the technique i always do it with metronome. The lecture part i intend to do it as i need it and Andrews lessons teach it. Very Happy

Now...the problems. Rolling Eyes

First i don't know any stretching exercises (i mean like putting like this the hand against the piano...etc). Second i don't know any chord exercises, (i only know the exercise that Andrew showed to remember all the chords) i was wandering if there are other exercises and also for arpeggios. And last, and MOST IMPORTANT what exercise can i do to improve my NULE ability to play one rhythm in one hand and another rhythm in the other hand?
Can you help me please with my problems? Also any advises about abilities i haven't take into account?
Thanks...and sorry for the long post... Razz

by theWarden Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:05 am

What I do to stretch:

Hold your arm out in front of you, as you were going to push a door open. Pull back on your FINGERS, not your wrist, and you should feel your wrist also stretch. Keep your hand outstretched and bend your wrist the opposite way, and bend it at the wrist.

or

Hold your hands up like you're praying, and match up your fingers to each other. Take each finger and cross them, one by one.

Its hard to explain, but I saw it in one of piano lesson videos, its a good stretch.

Hope that helps.

by Heimdal Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:52 am

Thanks i'll try that tomorrow morning Very Happy

and also search for those videos.

by venuarul Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:42 pm

Is there any video lesson to show the finger exiercises for playing piano?

by 1748 Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:45 pm

can u read a sheet music? when you can press all scale then you can play the music what is written in sheet music? its zero
sorry if you can read that is you have master it then me....for 2 month only..^^
i think better take a course because in internet teaching only for complete of learning..not for detail
and one thing for beginner its hand must oval not easy to make oval