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I have been studying for years using the variation technique.
Recently, I tried repeating infinitely. (Always keeping an eye on phrasing and the speed of the piece ....in the sense of not doing it mechanically) first the right hand and then the left, then putting them together.
The results in terms of time seem to be yielding better fruits.
What do you all think?
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Personally, I only play very demanding passages hands separately and try to put both hands together as soon as possible. For example: I have almost finished reading Chopin's second ballad. Studying the first two pages hands separately would be a mere waste of time. The ending is different! If you don't study it well hands separately beforehand, you won't survive it. In this case too, however, I only do it to mentally clarify the phrasing and the technical gestures to be used. Once acquired, after a few repetitions, I tend to put the hands together immediately, first very slowly and then quickly moving on to speed up.
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To me, studying hands separately has always been useful, even if in Bach's repertoire or counterpoint in general, it is better voice by voice
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I agree with TheSimon, I also study this way. This way it takes me much less time to "assemble" any piece.
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I fully agree with Simone and also Crazypiano. the counterpoint parts are among those passages that require clarity and study in separate voices from me, but always putting it all together quite soon.
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Ok, fine, thank you. I will try to go in the recommended directions. In fact, many times certain pieces require a lot of study time. However, I have noticed that much depends on the desire to have them in one's hands. I mean... the more one loves a piece, the more one craves to play it, and the shorter the waiting time in practice is. I think it also depends on the fact that one is much more focused on the score in that case.
Thank you very much.
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In my opinion, it is simply a matter of how one approaches a piece. If you are technically prepared, all negative thoughts begin to fade away and even the most technically difficult pieces are approached as just any other piece to study. The awareness of possessing a good technical foundation allows us to tackle even the most difficult passages without the worry of making mistakes. A worry, by definition, causes loss of concentration, and it is statistically proven that in such cases it is easier to make mistakes. If you start studying a piece with the worry that it might be too difficult, our attention is not 100% focused on what we are studying, and by doing so, time is wasted. My advice is to achieve impeccable technique so as to set aside all technical worries and dedicate oneself entirely to the music.
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There is no doubt about this. I fully agree.
