‼️If you want to play with accuracy and confidence at the piano...

✅You MUST know how to practice CORRECTLY.

[😱 Most piano players are doing it all wrong.]

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— The topic of self-love (compassion) comes up often when I’m teaching

[and let’s be real, in my life also].

And when I tell people that it’s important to have self compassion throughout their piano journey…

Almost 100% of piano players say they DON’T struggle with the issue.

If the opposite of self compassion is cold heartedness or self hate, that sounds pretty intense.

And no one wants to admit that they treat themselves badly….

BUT

I observe quietly as the SAME PEOPLE that don’t identify as having issues with self compassion…

Play wrong notes and say out loud “Come ON - WHY CAN’T YOU DO THIS???”

Or

Finish playing through a piece and can’t say one single positive thing about their performance.

And I recognize this so easily because I’ve been there.

I’ve always felt a deep connection to music.

But for a long time, practicing and playing for others became a big ‘hate on myself’ party.

It didn’t feel like anything I did was ever as good as I wanted it to be.

And I got stuck trying to make everything PERFECT instead of remembering that all music is beautiful.

Every mistake I made would spur frustration, impatience and negative self talk.

And I had to work to be able to identify these thoughts and recognize when I was having them…

And then interrupt them by choosing to tell myself things that weren’t hurtful and didn’t make the learning process awful.

How do you talk to yourself during piano practice?

What you say, think, and believe MATTERS.

And in fact, it will totally impact the way you practice and play.

So in today’s tutorial, sit back as I take you through the 3 most common beliefs that totally kill progress at the piano….

AND I give you tips and strategies to ensure that you don’t fall victim to these self sabotaging beliefs!

Cheers,

❤️ Ashlee

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⏰TIMINGS⏰

00:45 Belief #1
01:48 Belief #2
03:23 Belief #3


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