Piano education

Many pianists believe that practising for longer automatically leads to better results. While regular practice is certainly important, the quality of your practice often matters far more than the number of hours you spend at the keyboard. This is where the 80/20 Principle can be remarkably useful. Originally known as the Pareto Principle, it suggests that a relatively small portion of your efforts often produces the majority of your results. The 80/20 principle in piano practice means identifying the exercises, passages and habits that bring the greatest improvement, rather than trying to work on everything at once. At S&C Piano, we [...]