Question for Marine – how to arrange beginner course lessons in a practice routi

[Marine]

Hey Steve!

I’m guessing you’re talking about the Piano Method Beginner right?
In any case, I would say spend more practice time on what is difficult for you.
I think that in this case you can work a little on lesson 4-5 and try the next lessons too. It’s all about dividing your practice time so you can work on different aspects of your playing!

You can see the lesson 1 to 14 as the theory part of the course and the lesson 15 to 20 as the application exercises. So if you’re comfortable with notes and some of the rhythms you can also try to start lesson 15 as a side exercise.
A good practice routine should have: Warm Ups, Technique, Theory, Sight Reading/chords and Song!
You can move around with these elements.
Hope this helps, let me know if there’s anything else!

[Steve]

Hi

Many thanks, thats a good start

[Steve]

Hi Marine

Another qiuick one (sorry about then questions). In the C arpeggios, left hand has 5,4,2,1. THis feels uncomfotable for me and 5,3,2,1 feels better. Is the 5,4,2,1 degfinitely the best way to go (for example long term) or is the 5,3,2,1 acceptable?

[Marine]

Hey!

no worries about your questions I’m here for that! 🙂
So, the ”real” fingering is really 5,4,2,1 saying the old classical teachers haha. So that’s why I’m teaching it this way, just because it’s how it’s supposed to be.
But to be very honest you’re not the only one having trouble with this! The 5 and 4 are not easy fingers to work on, that’s why it might be a good thing to try these fingering actually!

The goal here is to have fun and play songs, so unless you wanna go study classical music in a next future, I’d say don’t go crazy with that and don’t hurt yourself!
But yeah, the ”proper” way to play the major arpeggios would be with the 4.

[Steve]

Thanks Marine.