Speed would not be a big problem.
Like you did, play slowly, in a speed where you do not have to pause in between bars or phrases (important!)
Play using a metronome to make sure your timing is exact

when i play fast no mistake.

i play slow mistake everywhere

do you consider unevenness and inconsistent a mistake?

arrggh...
i play slow or fast oso got alot of mistake ahh...
*blame myself for not touching the piano for almost 3 yrs*

nay, when i ply slow i think too much, its my finger curve enuf, atticulate enuf, is my hand relax etc etc. too much on my mind until like that.

but when i play fast,im enjoying myself, enjoying the music, and loving evey moment of it, so no tension and the fingers are relax.

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Added on April 27, 2008, 11:02 pmwanted to share this anime which my music teacher told me.

its called La Corda d'oro
is a anime which primary story is music

and no, they dont play pop songs XD
summary: 1 daY a girl who donno how to play violin gets a violin from a fiary which she can play any tune she hears on it.

the show features alot of song like chopin,edward, mendelsson, thaikoscky, shumann, bach etc etc.

its a anime which is brings deep thoughts of music appreciation and brings a whole new crowd to appreciate classical music!

i watch it on youtube but u can catch it on animax every wednesday

This post has been edited by icypetals: Apr 27 2008, 11:02 PM

Wow thanks! It happens that I was looking for some anime/movie for some inspiration.
I will definitely watch it! Too bad I don't have Astro. I guess I'll have to tor-*cough*-rent it

I just got my hands on Nodame Cantabile today, its on 8tv before but I missed it.
Its about a guy who plays the piano by reading score paired with a girl, which is totally opposite, who plays by ear.

You can watch it here: MySoju.com

heh, inconsistency and evenness is not good, timing and transition is important

icy, I think you pro liao la, just like I play rock fever or keyboard maniac (arcade music machine)...I cant play slow.. must go as fast as possible.

Yeah slowly increase speed lo..

dont have a metronome so I downloaded its midi and play via PSP while practicing, lol.. technology innovation

This post has been edited by Kayne: Apr 28 2008, 01:46 PM

Other good recommended video:
Mr. Holland's Opus

See how a composer struggles to teach his students music, how he become a good dedicated teacher in the end.
Also, how he solves students having problem learning music / playing instruments.

Another China movie about a boy who can play Violin:
"Together"
I watch this once on Astro with English Voice Sub.
The boy plays by his heart and feelings, while another girl who can play very well but just doesn't have it.

I can't find these 2 video at our local stores.

eh, Nodame cantabile!!!!! LOLOLOLOL, coicidence!! my teacher told me about it on the same day but i forgot the name! but already over liao. haiz........
at least still got la conda, haha, thx for the title, now i save up energy finding going to watch!

i use my psp to play pokemon blue

This post has been edited by icypetals: Apr 28 2008, 03:13 PM

I'm new in the CLANS of Piano. I started learning since 5 years old and got my Dip LCM at 19 years old. After that I went to Melaka to further my studies in IT which I rarely practice/maintain my skill at the dip level. Now, after 3 ears graduated from Uni, I started to play back my piano.

I'm currently teaching Piano at Bandar Mahkota Cheras and most of my students are beginner. Sometimes, the school will dump very very young kids to me as young as 4 years old. SOmetimes, the school will dump a student who wants to learn POP song.

So, have to learn to be flexible in your teaching because what the school bother is to GRAB more student regardless whether the student actually can follow the lesson or not.

i played since young too, but have stoped during SPM @ grade 8.

NOW i am all RUSTY! Cant even sight read a simple grade 5 piece.

feel so useless.

And the piano that i brought up to KL with me, is all out of tune and some keys just dont work.

What should i do? Continue this as a hobby? tune up the piano and all? would cost quite a bomb right? considering the situation that my piano is in now?

Or should i just give up for good? sigh

MayWong, tuning up piano cost roughly RM120 only. You can start picking up your skill by playing the pop songs which are normally easier than those classical pieces i believe. It is such a waste to stop just like that because u're a pro already! U've got a grade 8 certificate, my dear.

welcome welcome XD
at last somebodi who does LCM!

P/s:how much do they pay u?

hehe....if u're teaching at the centre. They will pay u very little. For example:

x is the student fee

The fee that u earn is actually:

((x - 15) * 55%)

some more need to minus 15 first? at KL here only pay the percentage difference, and normally 55%~70% also got.

Wah...that means the school eat my fees la...hahaha....teaching at RM90, end up get only RM41

41 Divide 4 weeks ma= rm10.25 per hour lol.

aiyo counted good la, u only diploma wut, not degree or masters in music why kuao kuao chiao

my piano teacher doesn't even have degree/highest diploma, and he's getting payment higher than that.

does cert matter? moreover, does having the cert has anything to do with ability to teach?

regarding the payment, it'll be OK if the center has very good facilities and beginner fees are starting from RM90. if it's not, a little hak pok i'd say.

well, he/she just graduated from uni, so he/she is 17+2+3, 22 years old ma, so how to ask banyak banyak.

having a degree/diploma have nothing to do with teaching, BUT it has to do with the amount of knowledge the teacher learned during the process when he/she studied in the university. example, whats the diffrent between a person who studied in julliard, and a person who hasnt?

well, the person who studied in julliard has way more knowlegde and understanding of music and dynamics and is ready to pass on the knowledge to the student.

having a diploma/degree has nothing to do with teaching, but it has something to do with having more knowledge to pass on when teaching.

you missed the point. even you have the knowledge, will you be able to pass it through the next generation if you don't have the ability to teach? do you think every student is the same plain white paper made from the same material?

also do you know that degree holder especially master and above normally won't teach in music center?

and finally, it's not that the she's asking a lot, the fees the center pay is below average, a.k.a underpaid, at least compared to KL/Selangor area. i don't have much clue how much is the average pay there, though.