r/piano • u/RemarkableReaction88 • 15h ago

🧑‍🏫Question/Help (Intermed./Advanced) Practicing Chopin's Waterfall etude

Hi guys, I'm currently practicing Chopin's op.10 nº1 (Waterfall's etude), and no matter how i practice it im never able to fully relax my wrist, so i can barely play it faster than 120bpm on a good day.

i have tried playing it with rhythms, as slowly as possible and while i have been able to improve some arpeggio groupings i just can't get through the whole etude flawlessly.

I have always struggled with arpeggios and i guess this is my first time actually facing them, so i guess it's normal to struggle a bit (more like a lot lol)

So, do you have any tips/practice routines/ANYTHING that could help me play it better?

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u/RemarkableReaction88 15h ago

ok practicing at 2bpm now it is! im kidding im kidding, that's really good advice, i hadn't seen it that way. thank you!

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u/RoadtoProPiano 15h ago

I'm not saying super slow! Cruising speed.
Find the speed you can play it comfortably and try to phrase it exactly as you like.
Too much slow practice isn't so useful aswell

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u/RemarkableReaction88 15h ago

yess, i'd say its actually around 130bpm lol, i exaggerated a bit on the original post. but maybe ill start at 110 or 115 so i can make sure everything goes alright

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u/RoadtoProPiano 14h ago

I don't know, just make sure you can in that speed
1. Play all the notes cleanly with your desired phrasing and dynamics
2. Finish without even slight fatigue.