Author: BethGraham
Date: 2019-04-28 04:10
Well, I don't think you need a ton of technical skills per se, but you'd probably have more fun playing the songs you enjoy if you don't feel stuck when you get to unfamiliar notes.
For now, the easiest thing might be to try to practice the bits of the song around the tricky notes. So, for example, C# and F#, let's pretend to you want to play "Danny Boy." (Forgive me if this feels like I'm dumbing things down -- just trying to be ultra-clear about how I might approach a tricky bit. I downloaded the piece so I could see what you were playing.)
Before you start to play, look at the key signature (that bit after the treble clef). Remind yourself what notes will be sharp in your piece: the Cs and the Fs. If you can't remember how to play those notes, flip through your beginner book and locate the lessons that teach those notes to refresh yourself now, before you start to play your song.
Play the first four notes of your song. (C#, D, E, F#). Did you get all the notes? If so, yay! If not,...
... stop. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.
"Man, there's that F#! Gets me every time!"
Play just the F#. Play it a few times.
Now play the E followed by the F#. Can you do it? Yay! Play those two notes together about five times to get the shift from E to F# feeling automatic.
Go back to the beginning and play the first four notes . Did you get all four? Woo-hoo! Play the four notes together several times, until your fingers don't seem tangled up anymore.
Now you can start playing again. Stop when you start messing up and go through the process again of isolating the note you missed, playing it correctly several times, and then playing it correctly with the notes around it.
I don't want to suck all the enjoyment out of your playing, but I don't want you to continue to feel frustrated or held back, either.
For other readers, I'm pretty sure the arrangement BGBG is using is from www.free-scores.com "Danny Boy," arranged for Bb clarinet, guitare (sic) and/or piano by Bernard Dewagtere.
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