How much do I need to practice every week?

Question

While taking piano lessons, how much time do I need to spend practicing each week to improve my skills?

Answer 1

Very good question. It depends on many factors: your goals, age, and time.

For example: if a person is trying to pass Abrsm tests with me and we need. to pass it next month. I would say every day at least one hour and a person needs to squeeze the time to get it done, this is most target to my students who are between the age of 8- 18.

If a person is an adult and just wants to practice for fun, then it can be range from 30 min every other day or one hour every other day depending on whether adults have the time to do it

if a person is around 4 years old to 7 years old, I would say 30 min daily is enough daily because they just develop their muscle memory strength and their attention span can not last too long, if it is too long, they might not like it and lose interest, and we don't want to do that.

So again, it depends on many factors and it is up to you and the instructor to finger out on a weekly or monthly basis

Answer 2

Most of my students are surprised by my answer to this question. Gaining skill at an instrument isn't really dependent on how much time you spend practicing, but rather how you practice.

Consistency is important. Sitting down at the piano 5-6 times per week will give you the best possible results. From there, it's a matter of being focused on what you want to improve and finding your best tools to make it happen. Hours of unfocused work can yield the same level of results as only a few minutes of working very thoughtfully on the difficult sections.