35 years or so of mostly teaching yourself something means sometimes you develop some bad habits you don't even realize are bad habits.
In my case, I have a slight (okay, huge) tendency to blatantly ignore fingerings written in piano pieces unless I end up really getting hung up on a passage and then I'll go back and try it the way they suggest. This always fixes the problem, so you'd think I would have learned to start there by now. But, it slows me down and I hate being slowed down.
Also to be noted, I harp on my kids CONSTANTLY when they practice about not ignoring fingerings. One of them always insists he has no idea why it matters, and I explain to him why it's important over and over again. So not only am I stubborn, I'm also a hypocrite. 😏
Also to be noted, I harp on my kids CONSTANTLY when they practice about not ignoring fingerings. One of them always insists he has no idea why it matters, and I explain to him why it's important over and over again. So not only am I stubborn, I'm also a hypocrite. 😏
SO... in the interest of my project, (and being a good example to my kids, LOL) I'm trying to break this habit.
It's definitely testing my patience and focus.
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| Actual photo of me at the piano right now |
Here we are four lines into the new piece. My brain and muscles are starting to understand a little bit at time. Not gonna lie though, there has been some banging on the keys in frustration with this one! A couple of times I've been tempted to do my own thing, but I have mostly stuck with the fingering that's written, so I'm going to call this a small win.
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