The focus of each practice session should not be on a set amount of time, but rather on the assurance of acquiring and building skills from session to session. Practice should be goal-oriented and thoughtful and time spent earnestly to attain mastery and clarity of ideas.
I always tell my students that coming to the lesson better-prepared, allows me to give them more interesting and artistically fulfilling lessons. Therefore, it is in their best interest to be as well-prepared as possible every week in order to get the most out of their weekly sessions and take full advantage of their teacher.
The first 1 1/2 years of piano study calls for 20-50 minutes a day of focused practice time, 5 days a week as an absolute minimum. Without daily consistency, the playing becomes extremely uneven. After a year and a half, dependent on the repertoire and the student, it is usually necessary to increase the practice time to 1 ½ hr. a day, 6 days a week minimum.
I always tell my students that coming to the lesson better-prepared, allows me to give them more interesting and artistically fulfilling lessons. Therefore, it is in their best interest to be as well-prepared as possible every week in order to get the most out of their weekly sessions and take full advantage of their teacher.
The first 1 1/2 years of piano study calls for 20-50 minutes a day of focused practice time, 5 days a week as an absolute minimum. Without daily consistency, the playing becomes extremely uneven. After a year and a half, dependent on the repertoire and the student, it is usually necessary to increase the practice time to 1 ½ hr. a day, 6 days a week minimum.
Past the intermediate level repertoire and depending on your program, anywhere from 1 1/2 to even 6 hours daily is recommended. For larger programs, 3 hours is usually a conservative amount, 4-6 hours more common.
