WAYS TO STAY FOCUSSED ORGANISING PRACTICE TIME

ave you considered the differences between sitting at the piano playing through your pieces, and the processes involved in practising? The first situation might feel rather like taking a pleasant drive in the countryside. If your car is in good shape, you won’t have to worry about anything – you will of course need to keep your eye on the road, but you’ll just be coasting along admiring the view. I find the distinction between cruising around the piano for fun and serious practice is something I need to point out, regularly. Too much playing through without attending to necessary routine maintenance – and you will notice that your pieces start to deteriorate. Things begin to get a bit