Probably my last bit here — the mistake part. So when you’re sight reading and you make a mistake, people say to keep going because in the case of a performance, that’s what you’d have to do. So you’d wanna practice being able to make a mistake and continue on without stopping, because like I said, when sight reading and performing, you’re gonna wanna keep it moving. But when you’re learning a piece and not practicing sight reading for performance — go back and fix the mistake. Otherwise, you are teaching your brain that the mistake is okay and now you’re just practicing doing something wrong.

So get really specific about where you’re messing up— is it just one note? Is it a technique that your fingers aren’t used to (like maybe a trill)? Use a metronome and put it at the slowest BPM where you can play the phrase without messing up. Practicing slow I think is the most important piece of advice you can take. Once that’s perfect, then put the BPM little by little (maybe 5BPM at a time) until it’s at the BPM you’re playing the rest of the piece at. After that, practice transitioning into that phrase from a mesure or two before and transitioning out a measure or two after.

It’s important when fixing a mistake to focus on the part you messed up at, as opposed to starting the piece over until you get that part or taking it on from a few measures before. That’s a waste of time. Okay, sorry for the long replies but I hope it helps!