Hard Habit To Break by Chicago. If you do too much of that, you’re subconsciously teaching your fingers to play it one way instead of the right way. A lot of pianists say, “I’m just figuring out the notes, and once I’m comfortable with the notes, then I’ll fix my fingering.” To that I say, No. Print and download Hard Habit To Break sheet music by Chicago. Why is this? SKU: MN0044454 Now she is professionally involved in teaching, composing, orchestrating, and performing in a variety of contexts. Chords, lead sheets and lyrics may be included. Then you have to try to relearn it with the correct fingering, which is much harder to do than having taken the time to play with the correct fingering from the beginning. Something that could have been easy if you’d just put in the time to exercise has now become frustrating drudgery, and you’re kicking yourself. It may include playing one hand at a time to master fingerings or difficult passages. Until then, trust the fingerings and trust your teacher. I’ve had to go through the rigorous process to break my own bad piano habits. If you’d already been practicing your scales every day this would be a piece of cake, but since you haven’t, you have to slave over this section for weeks. Crossing Fingers: Often in piano music, your thumb will have to cross underneath your other fingers so that you can play longer multi-note passages. Sign up now or log in to get the full version for the best price online." In conclusion: No pianist becomes an expert all at once. • Orders using this coupon are not eligible for Affiliate credit. -dr. jay (lyrics below):I guess i thought you'd be here foreverAnother illusion i chose to createYou don't know what ya got until it's goneAnd i found out just a little too lateI was acting as if you were lucky to have meDoin' you a favor i hardly knew you were thereBut then you were gone and it was all wrongHad no idea how much i caredNow being without youTakes a lot of getting used toShould learn to live with itBut i don't want toLiving without youIs all a big mistakeInstead of getting easierIt's the hardest thing to takeI'm addicted to ya babeYou're a hard habit to breakYou found someone else you had every reasonYou know i can't blame you for runnin' to himTwo people together but living aloneI was spreading my love too thinAfter all of these yearsI'm still tryin' to shake itDoin' much better they say that it just takes timeBut deep in the night it's an endless flightI can't get ya out of my mindBeing without youTakes a lot of getting used toShould learn to live with itI don't want toBeing without youIs all a big mistakeInstead of getting any easierIt's the hardest thing to takeI'm addicted to youYou're a hard habit to breakSongwriters: Stephen Alan Kipner / John Lewis ParkerHard Habit to Break lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group Instead of playing with your fingers flat against the keys, your fingers should be gently curled so that your fingertips are hitting the keys and not the flat of your fingers. Hopefully by reading this you’ve become aware of any bad habits you might have, and hopefully you’ve learned something valuable that will help you as you work on your piano skills. If you’d like more help, I’d be happy to teach you piano lessons! 2% of the proceeds from use of this coupon will go to the Save the Music Foundation. The worst thing about bad habits is that they’re difficult to break. Last updated on 01.28.2015 ... Genre: Popular/Hits. It may include slowing the tempo down and playing with a metronome. Most everyone has at least one bad habit. It may include playing a scale in different rhythms until all your fingers sound strong on every key. A classic example: Your teacher asks you to practice scales and you think they’re boring, so you never play them. Bad fingering…Oh, there are so many thing to be said about this. You may not understand why it says to use certain fingers. For most, the pedal is used at some points and not others. It’s easy to see how much more control you have and how much more speed you can gain by playing with your fingers properly curved.