If you want to improve your playing on the piano, one of the best things that you can do is to use mental visualization. Visualization helps you to come up with images in the mind that will help you to improve the way that you are playing. Many people have already found that by using visualization, they were able to improve their skills and performance on the piano. Wondering how you can use visualization. Well, here are a few tips that will help you learn how to use mental visualization to improve your playing.
Have Detailed Visualizations
First of all, if you are going to use mental visualization to play the piano better, you’ll want to make sure that you have visualizations that are very detailed. Don’t just visualize yourself playing better, but visualize your setting, your home, the clothes you are wearing, and anything else that makes the vision real. The details are going to be so important, since they actually help your mind to think that they are real.
Use Visualization Frequently
It’s also important to use visualization frequently if you want to really improve your playing. You want it to turn into a good habit. The more you use it in your life, the more that you’ll be able to benefit from it. Have some time each day where you use visualization and keep doing this every day. Taking a few minutes here and there each day to visualize yourself playing better is going to help and you’ll get rid of any negative thoughts you encounter along the way too.
Put Emotion into Visualization
You should also put emotion into the visualization as well. The feelings are going to be very important. When you are using mental visualization to image yourself as a better pianist, make sure that you feel all the emotions that go along with the vision as well. You should feel confident, successful, and even satisfied. When you can make your emotions strong, you will find that the visualization will be more effective for you.
Use it For Memorizing Music Too
Not only can you use mental visualization to help you become a better pianist, but you’ll be able to use it to help you memorize music as well. Many people today actually use this method to help memorize their music, so it is a great tool that can help your playing become better while also helping you to memorize your pieces of music too.
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Some good points here – I especially agree with the 3rd point on adding feeling to your visualisations.
It is certainly true to say that when feeling and emotions are involved we retain and remember better. This is partly why we remember any bad playing experiences we have had – they effect us emotionally more than the good experiences.
I think visualisation has most use for preparing for performance – particularly to address nerves – if you take on board and try to feel those nerves most people realise that the feelings are not nearly as bad as they remember.
I never really used this before, but it sounds like a great idea – especially for learning and remembering songs. I really need something to get me playing better again, so this could help.
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