There are several reasons why maintaining a repertoire is important for every musician
First of all, it helps in improving the skills of playing an instrument. You strengthen your technical skills, develop your musical understanding and expand your repertoire arsenal.
Secondly, maintaining a repertoire helps to maintain creativity. You can find new means of expression and a fresh look at music.
Third, it allows you to broaden the musical horizons. Returning to songs from various eras, styles and composers, you can get acquainted with a wide range of musical thought.
Here are some tips that will help you take care of the pianist’s repertoire:
- Choose the songs you like. If you don’t like a song, you probably won’t want to continue the relationship with him.
- Create an archiving system or an electronic database to track your repertoire. It will help you remember what you have already learned and when you recently played every song.
- Regularly return to your songs. Even if you are not going to do them, spend some time playing them. This will help you remember them and avoid their forgetfulness.
- Start with small things. Don’t try to go back to all the songs you’ve ever learned. Start with several selected songs and gradually increase their number.
- Be flexible. You don’t have to play every song in full. You can simply play fragments of the song or focus on certain technical or musical aspects.
- Do not set excessive expectations. Your goal is to maintain a repertoire, not to achieve perfection.
Just enjoy the process of playing the piano and communicating with music!
