How can i learn to control dynamics of piano?

It is important to practice scales to play dynamics. The key to playing with a wide variety of dynamics is to play the keys deep and to the bottom of the key bed. When you have this down you will have control of the note. If you do not play the note to the bottom you cannot control how the hammer strikes the strings. By playing deep you develop this control.





Play your scales hands separately with different dynamics. The key is to do them slowly and listen! Listening is the most important thing! Without listening you can't make the adjustments or know if you are doing things right.





1. Take a scale start at pp and crescendo as you ascend the scale for 4 octaves. Each note should be slightly louder than the previous one but make sure you play all the notes deep. Do this slowly so you can control your fingers and to hear. As you ascend the scale you should hear an audible difference and when you get to the top you should be double forte! But do not push down with your wrist or try to force the sound out. Just let your fingers do all the work. Then descend and decrescendo. Each note gets softer until the last note.





Do this with all your scales, major, minor (harmonic and melodic) hands separately then hands together.





2. Play all your scales softly. To do this you will have to play slowly so you can control your fingers to play deep. You can play softer when you have more control in your fingers. Playing soft is not tapping the note and then letting go. Play the key to the bottom will allow you to play softer.





3. Take exercise 1 and combine it with #2 but crescendo from pp to mp and then decrescendo. By limiting your dynamic range you improve the bottom end of it. The slight differences in dynamics require patience, time and control.





4. You can do all the above with chords, arpeggios, hanon exercises etc.How can i learn to control dynamics of piano?
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How can i learn to control dynamics of piano?
Try each hand alone to listen better.. For PP try and tap as LIGHTLY as possible.. Make the force come from the tips only.. The louder it gets, the more power you inforce, for FF and louder, use your entire finger to press.. But don't lay them down flat on the piano.. It comes with practice, really easy to learn..





When you play piano, come closer to the piano it'll reduce your strength, when you play forte, just go back and give yourself more space..





I do it by nature so I don't know.. Hope that helped!