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> Use the correct fingering, dynamics, articulation, etc. from the very beginning; you are never going to get around to “fixing” it later. As both a piano play
by nojs 5y ago
> Use the correct fingering, dynamics, articulation, etc. from the very beginning; you are never going to get around to “fixing” it later.
As both a piano player and language learner I am often torn about this. On the one hand it’s better not to give your brain a chance to learn the “wrong” way, because then you trip up on that section over and over. But for language, my experience is that people who speak prolifically, even if it’s badly wrong, do better than those who speak less but make sure it’s always correct. I would love to know if there is any evidence as to which is better, and if it’s different for language than other skills like piano.
- TheOtherHobbes 5y agoLanguage is different because people tend to be very forgiving of strangers with poor pronunciation and grammar. As long as you can make yourself understood, no one cares if you're not speaking like a local. If you really do want to speak like a local you'll need lessons from a professional voice coach - not just a language teacher - who will teach you how to move your mouth muscles to make the correct sounds. While some talented people can work this out for themselves, most people can't. Piano is the equivalent of having to work it out for yourself. Muscle memory of right-notes-in-the-right order is the start of musicality, not the end of it. You have to master that level to the point where it's unconscious before you control dynamics, tempo, and evenness - which are the performance details that make a performance successful and expressive, as opposed to sort-of-competent.