Correct Piano Technique!

Have you been playing piano for quite some time now, and you still feel that your piano playing is not exactly there where you would have liked it to be?

This happens with most of the intermediate-level learners. Part of the reason is because one tends to be complacent and keeps on playing the same stuff that they know. Most of the time, we just play the melody notes correctly and stick to the rhythm, and we feel happy about our performance.

There is no effort on one’s part to learn new things, learn new styles or to improvise. If you really want your piano / keyboard playing to stand out, it is very important that you do something else besides your regular playing. You will need to consciously start using some of these piano techniques in your songs.

Techniques such as playing grace notes, playing trills over two notes, and playing the glissando are easy to learn. You should learn them immediately and start using in your piano / keyboard paying. You will find a great improvement in your playing by just using these techniques and playing them correctly on the correct beats.

If you are comfortable playing these piano techniques, you can move onto something more interesting but a bit more difficult. Learn to play Piano riffs, also known as piano runs. There are many good books that teach you how to play various piano riffs. Just get hold of one, learn a few riffs and throw them in your piano playing; you will surely impress a lot of people.