Chickers
Active member
How well should a player be able to play a piece on the accordion, and how much practice should I put in on a particular piece,
before moving on ?
I have been working with an accordion teacher that, in my opinion, has some peculiar instruction methods.
I am a intermediate beginner accordion player. For the most part, "self taught".
Quite often when learning a new piece, and after a week, or two of studying, and practicing the new piece, I can usually get by
playing the piece with several mistakes, and having to make corrections along the way.
I can play the piece so it may become recognizable, but no where near to the level that I that I would consider my playing
it as perfect, or even near perfect. I would not venture to play the piece for friends, let alone an audience.
My teacher on the other hand says that is good enough, and moves me on to the next piece to learn. In his terms, these are just
basic pieces that I am now learning, and they are only stepping stones, and I would most likely never go back to playing them,
especially in this basic arrangement.
I would appreciate some of your thoughts along these lines.
Should I strive for playing each piece well, or do an my teacher suggests, and move on before really learning the previous piece ??
Thanks for your comments;
CHICKERS
before moving on ?
I have been working with an accordion teacher that, in my opinion, has some peculiar instruction methods.
I am a intermediate beginner accordion player. For the most part, "self taught".
Quite often when learning a new piece, and after a week, or two of studying, and practicing the new piece, I can usually get by
playing the piece with several mistakes, and having to make corrections along the way.
I can play the piece so it may become recognizable, but no where near to the level that I that I would consider my playing
it as perfect, or even near perfect. I would not venture to play the piece for friends, let alone an audience.
My teacher on the other hand says that is good enough, and moves me on to the next piece to learn. In his terms, these are just
basic pieces that I am now learning, and they are only stepping stones, and I would most likely never go back to playing them,
especially in this basic arrangement.
I would appreciate some of your thoughts along these lines.
Should I strive for playing each piece well, or do an my teacher suggests, and move on before really learning the previous piece ??
Thanks for your comments;
CHICKERS