One of the biggest mistakes a student can make is to read, think, listen, and play one-note-at-a-time... One can never overstate the importance of thinking and playing in meaningful musical chunks... never as isolated, unrelated notes. Piano Technique: Chunking & Continuity Video https://youtube.com/watch?v=fczJQzTo3hY learn more... Piano Technique
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Time & Rhythm: Paradiddles
Welcome to a special rhythm that illustrates the profound value of chunking in order to simplify both the mental conception and physical expression of a musical idea… How to Do These Studies YouTube video on how to do the two-fisted rhythm studies below for maximum benefit... https://youtu.be/VUTvLfTR-1k Paradiddles Starting on your Left Side Paradiddles Starting on … Continue reading Time & Rhythm: Paradiddles
How Your Brain Works: Chunking, Automatization, & Practice
One goal of studying music is to turn disconnected pieces of information and behaviors into a single, unified, meaningful idea or behavior... The integration of many parts into integrated wholes is called chunking. Chunking is a huge contributor to music mastery because it simplifies the work that our brains have to do. Chunking allows us … Continue reading How Your Brain Works: Chunking, Automatization, & Practice