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Title: practice playing with eyes closed
Post by: Bronzee on February 10, 2006, 10:46:29 PM

How many of you practice playing the piano or organ with your eyes closed? How long did it take you to become good at this? How often did u practice? Thanks :lol:

Title: practice playing with eyes closed
Post by: dingster1 on February 11, 2006, 07:30:48 AM

I do this all the time because I play by ear. I also practice in a dark room with just the light from the XK2 or tv depending on which room I'm in.

Title: Re: practice playing with eyes closed
Post by: oversabby on February 11, 2006, 06:00:24 PM

Quote from: Bronzee

How many of you practice playing the piano or organ with your eyes closed? How long did it take you to become good at this? How often did u practice? Thanks :lol:

do you?

Title: practice playing with eyes closed
Post by: T-Block on February 12, 2006, 03:06:13 PM

Yeah, i practice in the dark sometimes.  Not much, but I do it.  Most times I cover my hands or close my eyes to run my scales and play my basic chords in all inversions w/out looking.  Next, I try to do some progressions
and maybe the blues scale in every key.  It interesting to hear the sounds and chords when u can't see what u playing.  I have got a keyboard in my mind so I play all the time w/out looking physically, but mentally i see where I am and what i want to play.  Every now and then I look down for reassurance that I'm playing right.

I look at how blind play the piano, and I am amazed.  It really takes a double helping of practice for them, but some of them sound better than people who have one or two eyes.  I encourage everybody to practice w/out looking at your hands.

Title: practice playing with eyes closed
Post by: JoyCH1 on February 13, 2006, 08:26:38 PM

When the feeling gets good - they eyes close.  :D   Its a good feeling. It just comes when you are comfortable with the keys.

Joy