Through understanding the first step to practicing piano and understanding the techniques can bring out the beauty of music and harmony of the song. "The Art of Practicing is a step-by-step approach that integrates movement principles with meditative discipline, which consist of focusing on sounds, sensations, emotions and thoughts in the present moment." (Bruser) It sums up the first couple of chapters.
The first step to practice on a song is to think about what is your goal when you practice the song, how far will you go.
Next, relax and make yourself comfortable, and loosen up before practicing and to have a open state of mind.
3rd step, is to listen to the song that you are trying to play and feel and see how it should sound like.
From someone who took Orchestra for around 4 years, this is pretty much right on, and helped remind me about what a musician really does when they play music.
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