3 Secrets to Great Mozart Piano Playing

Playing Mozart piano music is considered relativelythis technique, you'll be able to learn compositions and
easy for beginners, compared to other composers.play them with feeling.
The same pieces, however, have been said to beInterpretation is also key when playing Mozart piano
extremely difficult to interpret by professional pianomusic. The flow of the notes is a factor here too, as it
players. Simplicity in notes might make it pleasing to theis with the technique in which you are playing. You can
ear, but the music itself, when open to suchput natural feeling into the phrasing, but going out of the
interpretation, can make for significant challenges whenrange of the composition can throw it out of balance.
mastering even simple phrases.There is a balance to natural interpretation that takes
The simple sounds make every note even that muchexperience to achieve.
more important. If you want to play Mozart well on theThe piano's sound comes from a hammer hitting a
piano, there are three methods to go about your queststring, which there really isn't much control of once you
of mastering the composer's music. Technique is onehit the key. How you hit each key comes from the
of them. Whether you are a beginner or professional, ittechnique and the feeling that you put into the skills you
is important to pay careful attention to the techniqueslearn as a budding piano player. Playing the music
you are using. For example, the flow of the notes in afaster or slower does not work, experts believe, but
phrase is as important as hitting the right notes in theyou can let the notes sustain for the appropriate time.
right key. This legato both makes the piece uniqueHow you interpret the music on the piano involves
among thousands of compositions, and can allow fortechnique in itself, so these two secrets complement
individual interpretation.one another.
Overdoing or overplaying the music can take the pieceLast of all, which doesn't really sound like a secret, is
out of the context it was intended for, and can makepractice. This is the only way to master a composition,
the melody less pleasant to hear. However, doing tooand playing within the boundaries of interpreting a
little to accentuate the sounds and individual taste canMozart piece, is to work at it. Practicing with both
make the performance bland. Knowing scale ishands separately will help you get accustomed to the
important too, as well as how to position your hands.music, and then slowly work up to using them both
To go up a scale with the right hand, you start with thetogether. You can also try to sing the notes you want
thumb and play the keys up until the middle finger, andto play. This will help you better understand the style
then cross your thumb underneath to use it again forand invoke more feeling inside you. Even record as
the next note. For the left hand, the practice is mirroredyou practice to see how the whole thing is working
on the other side of the piano. It is important to knowout.
this before learning any composition. Once you master