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Hello,

I am a beginner so I should probably post in the beginner forum, but since the music I dream of playing (besides Bach) is more Blues and Jazz oriented (from the classics to ECM) I guess I might get much more relevant advices here.

I currently have big hands problems (no, no, my hands are not too big and I can't really play. In order not to waste too much time I try to keep learning music related things as much as possible.
- Ear training (using Ear Master 6 and Practica Musica)
- Sight singing (to be able to "hear" a score when I look at it)
- "Reverse" sight singing (not really transcription, just trying to know what note I think of when I have a melody in my head)
- Note reading (a lot because my sight reading is not that good)
- Reading a lot about theory.
- Listening of course but I always do that a lot.

Is there anything else useful I could do ?

Thank you for any tips

I think now is a good time for you to really get into rhythm..

table of time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCusjs9kzCg

polyrhythn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckZESzj_Z3Q

odd meter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q9hx0CHJOg

or 16th note based funk stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgxYz08xFOM

You can probably find easier example of these ideas on youtube., and These kind of stuff can be practiced away from the piano. I think you will come back to piano with a very different perspective.

Than you etcetra, sounds indeed like a great idea (I have "The Rhythm Bible" but so far I tended to push the study away, so probably as good a time as ever to start

Jean luc,

Remember that when you singing, always keep it in relation to a tonal center. Maybe you already do this, but it's worth repeating. Don't just sing intervals for the sake of singing intervals. Always do it in relation to a tonal center.