Piano - Learn To Play Music In Time

It is a good thing to be on the right place at the rightJust one example, try to play eights by alternating
time, is it not? Sometimes we call this ability timing.between your hands and place the accent in
When you play piano this is a very important skill.different hands as you play. I feel that this is a very
The result will be music!stimulating exercise for my mind. Maybe a form of
To play the notes at your piano on the right keysmeditation.
and with timing does not mean that your notes willAnother way to develop your sense of pulse in your
be played with mathematic precision. That wouldpiano playing is to buy a metronome. This is
probably not be music.nowadays a very little musical device that will give a
This is why a metronome will only help you halfway100% even pulse and it will help you learn to play in
to this goal.different tempos.
You have to learn timing together with other peopleAs it is 100% accurate it is best not you use it all the
and by listening to good musicians.time you play. Another more sophisticated rhythmic
You learn timing when you learn to react musicallyaid is a rhythm machine. Can also be bought as
upon other musicians playing.software to your computer and it has nearly
In music there is usually a pulse. To be able to discernunlimited possibilities.
this pulse and become a part of this groove isAs before mentioned the art of timing is not the
something we can develop. When you have acquiredsame as mathematically perfect piano playing. Well, in
this skill your own playing will contribute to a goodsome music styles it might be appropriate to play
end result musically.piano in this way.
Well, how then can you feel this pulse in music?When I use my recording software and for example
You can dance or just move to music. When yourtake a look at the bass parts I produce I can see on
whole body feels the pulse you are certainly on thethe graphic representation on my computer screen
right track. How the actual dancing is performed is nothat I often play before or after the beats on my
big deal, at least not as far as developing your pulsebass guitar.
is concerned.As you probably know the notes can be quantisized
I guess the most important matter is to cultivate thewith the help of the software to play exactly
feeling of floating or surfing on the waves of music"accurate". Well, what mostly happens is that the
without any effort.whole production loses something very important.
Another important and effective way to developThe music disappears.
timing in your piano playing is to play drums.I usually play the bass guitar parts either ahead of
I think this would be of great benefit to all musicians.the beat or a bit laid back to create energy in the
To be able to create rhythmic patterns whenmusic.
drumming will help you a lot as a pianist.My definition of pulse is something that is musical and
Actually, drums are not necessary! They can be quitea form of painting feelings with rhythm and notes. To
expensive as we all know. You can improvise rhytmicbe on time in music is to share your musical feelings
patterns on you laps using you own hands. Quitewith others.
cheap solution, really.