How To Become a Better Pianist

HAVE FUN - PLAY PIANO WITH A FRIEND
You can have a lot of fun playing with a friend who plays another instrument, or accompanying a friend who sings. This sort of piano lesson extra practice this gives will help your own playing to improve considerably at the same time.

If you do not know anyone who sings or plays another instrument, ask your music shop or a music society or a piano lessons group, because they may be able to recommend someone. Otherwise, you could advertise on a notice board or in a newspaper.

Do not hesitate to ask people to play music with you or join in your piano lessons. The piano sounds well with most other instruments and you will find many singers and players pleased to have the opportunity to make music accompanied by a piano.

When you play music in your piano lessons with someone else, you should choose tunes which you both know well, and read the same music. It is not a good idea to attempt anything new before you have had time to practise it on your own. If you do not know the same tunes, choose a piece of music together and both practise it separately before you play with one another. Always make sure the music is written in the same key for both instruments.

Make sure any other musical instruments are put in tune with the piano before you start to play, or the music will not sound pleasant. This should not be a problem as long as your piano is tuned to 'concert pitch.

Count the beat before you begin, so you both start together at the same speed. To accompany singing, play the first part of the music as an 'Introduction' to give the singer the starting notes.

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