Do I need practice songs to improve my instrument? Unnecessary?

Czerny on piano, "Kaiser" on violin, and "Lacour" on saxophone.
For each instrument, there are "exercises" to improve your technique.

Practice pieces are very useful for the purpose of improving technique. However, the act of playing practice pieces is naturally different for different students. Not only students, but also instructors disagree.

In this article, we would like to analyze the arguments of the "active use of exercises" and the "passive use or unnecessary use of exercises" groups.


◆Practice Songs for Active Use
The purpose of practice pieces is to cover all the combinations of notes that can be produced by the instruments and to be able to complicate any phrase. Because you can acquire various patterns more efficiently than if you just played the song, you can improve your playing ability in the long run. In the long run, it will improve your playing ability... This is the reason why you may prefer to use a lot of practice pieces.


◆Practice pieces: passive or unnecessary (practice pieces: passive or unnecessary)

The technique comes out in the piece, so you only need to learn the piece.
Some performers express this opinion.
In common with them, they tend to have a very earthy mind.

They are able to break down the necessary techniques in a piece of music into its elements, so it is likely that they will be able to develop their technique without any practice pieces.
On the other hand, those who are not confident in their analytical skills would probably be able to improve their technique with the help of practice pieces.
Of course, even when using practice pieces, you need to be observant and attentive.


◆Conclusion
It seems to me that instrumental technique is pattern coverage x quality.

Of course, it is necessary to grasp the characteristics of sound required for music, but you must be able to operate the basic instrument sufficiently before that.
It is necessary for all professional and amateur instrumentalists to objectively analyze what is currently being put on themselves.

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