20 things pianist tries to improve typing speed in 1 hour (86 to 120 wpm)

[@NahreSol]

00:48 (First speed test) 01:41 Keyboard cover vs not 02:09 Practicing at www.keybr.com 02:30 Look at words not letters 03:04 Try not to look down 03:21 Make (typing) noise 03:42 Examine wrist height 03:55 Check progress 04:06 Repetitive practice 04:11 Improve sitting posture 04:48 Add variety 04:58 Isolated practice 05:22 Change fingering 06:02 Change context 06:20 Identify old habits 06:33 Remember to relax 06:44 Push off from key to key 07:08 Quick-map fingers for use 07:36 Type fast in spurts 08:03 Treat it as a game 08:46 Keep trying

[@arc1105]

thoughtful timestamps thanks. Marvelous Monday Nahre Sol 🎹😃🎹

[@danysued288]

If you put this text in the description it`s gonna appear in the video and separate it (it`s better)

[@Ren-nf4pz]

@Nahre Sol Try type racer its really fun if you have nothing else to do. Or just don't want to do it... play.typeracer.com/

[@JSRLPadre]

Did you find it was similar to learning to play an unfamiliar piece?

[@NahreSol]

To anyone that may be frustrated that this video is not about music, I hope you understand! I personally found interest in the abstract connection between the two "keyboard" worlds and also found it helpful to do something light and different. I'm about to make a big move/life change whilst working on a few larger composition projects and have been feeling a bit overwhelmed. Thanks for your patience and support! I hope everyone is having a great week 🧡

[@ibji]

I'm a classically trained...typist. A few years later I decided to try and teach myself to play guitar. Instead of learning from a traditional method of playing guitar, I developed a method for navigating the fretboard from the way a typist learns to type. Years later, I discovered, nobody learns to play guitar that way...

[@dibaldgyfm9933]

But then again, did you get a decent proficiency? The way I learned to play guitar at age 9 was pretty intuitive, later, being taught violin in a very systematic way, I was told to focus on 1: "hammering" - using finger joints to bang a finger on the fretboard, 2: (on violin you do not "watch the fingers") getting the feel of a good hand-position, actually also for the right hand, but mostly for the left, and 3: listening, correcting pitch when needed. 4: double stops, hammering one finger while another holds a note. (Same applies to guitar when we are at upper levels). One measurement that things work out is that you can do 1-2-3-4 fingers hammering in pitch (on guitar chromatic, but close to the fret, so the tone is good, not whizzing). But what I think Nahre is trying here is to actually get a feel for benefits of different hand-positions/postures and add relaxation (rather: Add non-tension, some tension is of course needed here to move fingers.)

[@ibji]

@@dibaldgyfm9933 I agree, what I did had nothing to do with proper technique and all to do with knowing the fretboard and where all the notes are and never having to look or think about that ever again. A typist never has to look at the keyboard. Nahre clearly learned to type, and the point of her video was to document improving her typing skills rather than learning to type from scratch

[@martinepstein9826]

@@ibji That's an extremely valuable skill that's part of what separates the average guitarists from the pros. You should keep playing guitar.

[@AshokKumar-xh8sr]

That's a cool skill but also useless :(

[@hellodumplings8564]

Lol how stupid

[@Whatever-ew4ti]

The improvement in just 1 hour is insane! I bet Nahre's pianist sightreading mindset kicked in

[@NahreSol]

Actually the keybr.com really felt like sight-reading contemporary music since you're reading fragments but nothing is quite familiar... :D

[@dcx45]

Back in the day - whoever played piano usually did really well in type-writer classes. Some went to typing competitions, so no surprise at the high skills correlation here.

[@Brendan123ization]

@@dcx45 Good piano dexterity might translate well into typing, but not the opposite. I average 120-130 wpm but I can't play piano for shit lol. Maybe I should learn.

[@dcx45]

@@Brendan123ization Welcome to the club, lol.

[@subjectline]

Touch typing skills have helped me a bit as a beginner on piano, I think, in that my brain has no problem with not looking at my hands. It's easy and natural to look at the music, and make the direct association with musical "words". On the other hand it doesn't help at all with dynamic control.

[@sarimaleem460]

86 to 120 WPM in one hours is literally insane. I have never seen an improvement at that rate. It took me 3 years to improve from 60 to 90 WPM. Congrats!

[@j.9567]

Me tomó 4 meses hacer de 60 a 90.

[@camilotello3296]

That's so relatable

[@patrickwall8517]

Her large jump and her checking on her bad habits comes from her experience as a pianist. Being a pianist she already has developed extremely good dexterity as well as good practice habits.

[@FliskerX]

It's not 86 to 120 in one hour... there is variation even if you're training this. I hit 100 but I can't do it consistently, some day I might sit to it and do 70... so this is just her getting warmed up to it and getting good posture. Not her improving 50% in 1 hour.

[@acidicjello1962]

The little composition in the background lining up with the sections of the video is so nice

[@NahreSol]

Thank you!!

[@nto4137]

Me: Oh she wants to practice her typing because she’s bad at it Her: Gets 86 wpm Me: cries in 40 wpm

[@rohitbijlwan]

Then she gets q08

[@ouralternate-history5672]

you get 40 wpm i get 25 wpm

[@rohitbijlwan]

@@ouralternate-history5672 now i am at around 60 to 65 average and 72 highest 🙂

[@bruhcorporation3653]

@@rohitbijlwan damn

[@rudradhandare3138]

I am crying at 66 wpm looooook down just a joke mine is 34 wpm

[@rentristandelacruz]

When you want to have some mastery in all forms of keyboard. Piano, check. Synth, check. Computer keyboard, check.

[@NahreSol]

😅

[@mienaikoe]

Nahre should play dota. Just to be sure those keyboard skills are top notch.

[@wolfgangd3653]

The next will be calculator

[@featherycoffee1401]

@@mienaikoe I'd be ready for this to be turned into a gaming channel

[@trippmusclecub387]

@@mienaikoe I'd be down to hear a Nahre Sol music pack for Dota

[@ricardo_valerio]

Hi Nahre, you can also use these shortcuts in order to delete: "shift + arrow keys" to select a letter or a line at a time; "shift + command + arrow keys" to select all of the text in the direction of the pressed arrow key; "option + shift + arrow keys" to select some words or lines in the direction of the pressed arrow key; and these to navigate the cursor: "option + arrow keys" each word at a time; "command + arrow keys" to go to the beginning or end of the current line or beginning or end of the full text. Edit: You can also use these two to navigate on your browser: "option + up/down" to navigate the page by visible increments; "command + up/down" to navigate to the top or bottom of the web page.

[@NahreSol]

Oh wow ... Had no idea 😊🙏

[@ricardo_valerio]

​@@NahreSol ​ :) you're welcome!..I also noticed that you could have your "Dock" more efficiently set up, (that little bar on the bottom of the screen with your most-used apps), you can go to: "System Preferences" then click on "Dock" and then check the "Automatically hide and show the Dock" option. So it appears every time you put your cursor on the bottom of the screen (she's there don't worry xD) but now doesn't limit the vertical space and you have "more room" for your browser or video editing software for example.

[@vavassor]

"Home" and "End" keys also move the cursor to the beginning and end of a line. Many laptop keyboards and mac keyboards remove them nowadays, unfortunately. On larger mechanical keyboards, they're placed above the arrow keys and it's slightly nicer than chording with the command key.

[@ricardo_valerio]

@@vavassor true!

[@mkteku]

@@vavassor, fn + arrows do home and end on the mac :)

[@karna5998]

Me:- cries in 36 wpm with 97% accuracy

[@PersonManManManMan]

hA hA

[@pharout2024]

Same bro I'm here crying here in 45 wpm

[@aseelsamara1528]

@@pharout2024 me with 24 😔

[@peakcuber8343]

I have 69 wpm with 0% accuracy

[@arduinouno1285]

I got from 35 wpm to 60 wpm by training at keybr within three months

[@sma2206]

Starting in the high 80s is already insane !!! Been trying these methods for months trying to get past 45 consistently :( I think piano fingers is your unfair advantage (and laser focus).

[@NahreSol]

The two worlds are very different but there's an odd similarity 😅

[@edenassos]

How old are you if I may ask?

[@chickenflavor9880]

Read a book without thinking about anything else. It'll improve you attention.

[@Kimoto504]

Assuming you haven't already, if you can notice exactly what's hanging you up it would help. I just tried tests and noticed that the "sight reading" part was what slowed me down. I could fix that if I put time into it, as there are tricks to improve reading speed, but my speed starts above average.

[@tetsi0815]

@@NahreSol Yes, but the basic skill of "move fingers fast, precise, and in a controlled manner" is a huge advantage that you have already mastered. I'm a programmer for 20 years and - depending on the language - I struggle to constantly get over 80wpm in normal texts. 80wpm is already in the range of a professional typist. So your "let's just casually try" 84wpm is already pretty insane :-) I wonder how far you could push that when practicing for a couple of weeks...

[@filippocaccin6920]

I'm more impressed by the editing skills than the typing skills, this video didn't feel like a 10 minutes video at all, it was very entertaining even with this unusual topic! And good job with the background music too ;-)

[@justinedzard]

How the heck? I didn't even notice it was 10 minutes until you pointed it out

[@mkteku]

(Computer) keyboard shortcuts ARE like chords, in a way, I keep saayin! =D

[@NahreSol]

Haha this is great!! never imagined to think of it this way 😁

[@simonabbott]

@@NahreSol There are actually special keyboards used by stenographers that use key combinations for certain letters and they are called chorded keyboards by analogy with the piano!

[@Omlet221]

Yeah I just don’t know how I’m supposed to train myself to use them

[@mkteku]

@@Omlet221, I have a list of all my favourites in a text file and this text file opens or comes forward when I press control command H (set in BetterTouchTool). Also, I modify some of the system shortcuts so they make more sense to me. For example instead of command shift 3 and 4 (screenshots) I use option A and option S. The letter A reminds me of ALL of the screen; S reminds me of SELECTION :)

[@mkteku]

@@simonabbott, so cool! ( :

[@dougstatz1427]

Your ability to focus and dive into any given topic is very inspiring!

[@Reliquancy]

I started trying to make music as a break from doing my math research and now I switch back and forth between the two.When I get sort of stuck or creative blocked I switch to the other. I find it works a lot better than just trying to force yourself through it.

[@Kimoto504]

"take a break" is the most underrated solution.

[@9_Isaiah_9]

This was actually really helpful, ive always felt like i needed to type faster but by the time it started to bother me i was already done typing 😄 thanks, always appreciate the variety of content you choose for your videos

[@NahreSol]

Thank you! I know it's not the usual video but I felt it was abstractly related :))

[@duaneyaiser5294]

I was piano major in college twenty years ago, and on summer break, I obsessed over Mavis Beacon's typing tutor and worked on typing the same way. I'm not as fast as my best days then, but it serves me every day.

[@jeffreymom7209]

Whoa that brings back memories.

[@nwnon]

86 - 120 wpm improvement in 1 hour is so good. I started from 40 wpm+ five months ago and now only I can average at 85-90 wpm, sometimes over a hundred.

[@Blutzen]

I learned all of my typing skills by playing online games as a kid; having to type quickly in trade chats to make sales or purchases really help to gamify it without even thinking and got me up to 120wpm pretty consistently. These days, not being much of an MMO gamer anymore, my typing speed has slowed down to only about 100wpm, which can feel bad until I remind myself that's still way above what most people would consider "fast" typing.

[@justinedzard]

That's fuckin fast, I'm at 75, and my friends still said it was fast. But deep inside I feel slow :'

[@simloverify]

I type at 35 😭😭😭

[@andrewwunrow]

I'm really happy you made this video, Nahre! This was absolutely fascinating to watch, and inspired me to think about my typing a little more!

[@basione]

I switched to DVORAK layout 5 years ago. Made me realise how awkward it is to type using QWERTY layout.

[@nathans299]

I switched to dvorak years ago and now I'm trash at qwerty and look like a fool on anyone else's computer.

[@basione]

@@nathans299 Yeah, I can't type on a QWERTY without looking at the keyboard.

[@Josuh]

@Ishtiaque Walid 15-30 minutes a day is more than enough bro

[@-composer]

Antonin Dvorak?

[@ibpiano5520]

Hi Nahre, hope all is well! Big fan from Venezuela here. I was wondering, exclusively talking about your digital piano and not the acoustic ones, what does your current setup look like keyboard/audio interface wise? The reason I ask this is because I'm looking to buy my first professional keyboard so that I can record my music straight to the computer, instead of having to rely on microphones and silence in my house to record on my upright piano. Basically, I need it to have 88 keys, be able to record audio straight to the computer, and also function as a MIDI controller. Do you have any recommendations as to specific characteristics, features, model/brands, and price you might give me in regards to keyboards and audio interfaces? And, one last question: if I were to bring a keyboard into the country, how risky for the instrument would it be to do so via courrier? Thank you so much in advance. Great video, as always!

[@kevinnel7038]

Wow did not expect to see a video from you about this, I actually started practicing typing after watching video as well. It is interesting to see a musicians perspective on practicing this. Awesome video!

[@skeletonboxers7336]

i type 190 ish WPM... and never knew of the deleting word shortcut (its ctrl + backspace for windows!) thank u so much--im excited to see how much faster i can type with that trick now! i attribute my typing speed to learning the piano when i was younger, but now i have a piano again after years and i came across your channel along the way for sources of inspiration, i love ur vids and recently subscribed!

[@jonjoe9657]

Amazing video Nahre! Please do more of these!

[@NahreSol]

Thank you :)) it was an outside topic so I'm glad you enjoyed

[@faltonito]

I love you Nahre!! Your content is fantastic🙏🏼

[@Emira_75]

instant sub love the chill and positive vibes you give off. try an external mechanical keyboard for better ergonomics and satisfying, tactile typing sounds

[@hugojj101]

you seem intelligent, methodical and with a balanced ego, which I'm sure aids in making your piano sound lovely. really enjoying this vid, watching you talk aloud and change ideas is really quite peaceful and also entertaining :)

[@zchelmerjoashgamboa7366]

I can never aggresively relate to a video than I am right now.

[@NahreSol]

:D

[@revdeandawg]

Love this! Absolutely relevant, helpful and entertaining. Thanks 🙏 😊

[@iandean9392]

Love this @Nahre Sol in all sorts of ways, especially the thing about relaxing/creating space. Positive messages for all of us in music, or anything, just now!

[@YonatanZunger]

Alright, I'm definitely enjoying watching this. As a fellow person who went from piano keyboards to computer ones, here are some more things that I found help a lot: * Ignore the advice about looking or not at the keyboard. When you play the piano, do you look at your hands? Sometimes! Same on the computer. * The posture thing is real: you're still typing at wrist angles that you would never use when playing the piano. You need your body to be higher up or the keyboard to be lower down. * As soon as you fix that, though, you're going to run into an equipment problem: laptops are designed to be portable, not comfortable. If your hands are where they need to be, the screen is ridiculously far away and at the wrong angle. Also, the keyboard itself is optimized to be thin, not to respond properly to typing at fast speeds! A lot of the proprioception you use when playing the piano -- knowing how hard you've pressed the key, knowing that it's registered, bouncing off one key to reach another -- won't work on a laptop keyboard, but it will work on a proper one. So there are a few things you can invest in which will massively change your experience: * An external monitor, so that your neck isn't craned at a crazy angle. They're pretty cheap nowadays. * A proper keyboard. There are sort of four levels of these: laptops are at the very bottom, because they're designed entirely for portability. Off-the-shelf "membrane" keyboards are already somewhat better, but they're to a proper mechanical keyboard roughly what a synthesizer is to a piano. You can buy an off-the-shelf mechanical keyboard from a company like das Keyboard, and that's where you'll start to see the real changes. At the high end, you can start to get custom keyboards, which is an entire hobby in its own right. Generally, as a pianist, what you'll probably like is a mechanical keyboard with a "tactile" switch. (The other types are linear, which is good for gaming but has less of a feel in your fingers of when you've triggered something, and clicky, which adds substantial audio feedback as you type) You'll probably want them to also have a very light throw -- switches with a 50-60g throw feel sort of like a Renner action on a piano, very bouncy and responsive. Since you aren't trying to carefully control dynamics on your keyboard (I hope), heavier-weight switches probably won't feel as nice. * An external mouse, because your laptop is going to be closed when you're using all this stuff normally. :) Once you have this typing is going to feel a lot more like playing the piano; you'll probably pick up an extra 20wpm right there, but also, the experience is going to get a lot more comfortable!

[@ADarnSmore]

it feels more like she already typed 120 wpm and was just warmed up at the end

[@YoItsM0]

For sure. I'm surprised she overlooked this

[@andrewsickler8466]

Great video Nahre! It was fun to watch you apply these musical practice ideas to something keyboard-related but non-musical. If you’re still feeling in a rut, I think you might like to play with some limitation exercises. These exercises are fun and help stimulate the imagination, plus they help us know how we would need to adapt if our bodies changed in significant ways. I imagine you could make a video kind of like this one, but more musical :) Limitation ideas: 1) improvise using only one finger from each hand 2) play blind (eyes closed or blindfold) 3) play with sound-canceling headphones on 4) play with only a certain set of fingers (I like trying to play without my thumbs) 5) improvise: sing a melody and then play it on the piano

[@sergioavila9722]

I just wanted to mention that the compositions you've posted lately have been inspiring for me. Im also a pianist and you truly motivate me to express myself in my own unique way. Being enabled to express myself has been of real help towards getting through the current though times. (:

[@juliegagnemusique]

When I first learn to use a computer in elementary school, they made us practice typing with a software called Tap Touche (it's in French). It's basically what you're doing at the beginning of the video and it teaches you to type fast without looking (too much) at the keyboard. It was fun... at that time, there was not much to do online anyway! :P

[@alanhirayama4592]

I loved the methodical approach to improvement, this can be applied to anything! Nahre's focus and determination are also keys to improvement and overall success. Thanks for sharing!

[@gabriel_ohland]

Hey Nahre, just passing by to say that your teaching spirit reaches even when you're talking about something (almost) not related to music or piano. I think it one would be privileged by taking classes from you, actually we are ALL privileged by your whole content on yt, the hard work is clearly visible in your channel. Love and gratitude from Brazil. ps. I really started to type faster after some time practicing piano hahahah

[@zarifishmam809]

If anyone's ever practised typing, they've probably come across most of these practice sites and techniques. The most important tip here which is very undervalued is "typing fast in spurts". No one can type at their top speed for anything more than 5/10 seconds with 100% accuracy nor type consistently at 80-90% of their speed. So what you need to train yourself to do is to type at top speed for 5/10 seconds and then just slowing down for a couple of seconds and then repeat. I did a lot of shit to improve my typing speed but i barely improved; when I tried this, my accuracy improved significantly in the first week and so did my speed gradually

[@severed_toast]

ill try this ty sounds legitimate

[@expresspanish5648]

It makes sense

[@LidiaKotlovaPianoStudio]

I love that you come up with some awesome ideas. Every video is interesting

[@JimboTSoV]

I just started typing practice by typing out 1984 by George Orwell because of your video. And I discovered your album Alice in Wonderland, which I listened to on repeat while type practicing. Thank you for both the inspiration and the godly music!

[@Steekideeki]

Thank you for making these videos. Oddly relaxing and uplifting. 🙏🏻

[@JaySuryavanshiMusic]

I can't imagine anybody other than Nahre who approaches things completely as a newcomer and later turns pro through hard work and sincere effort! And by Pro I mean a *Real Pro* Keep it up, Nahre! The thumbnail got me confused

[@NahreSol]

Thanks Jay! Not really pro though haha. I was just reading in the comments people push upwards of 170's!

[@JaySuryavanshiMusic]

@@NahreSol lol

[@JaySuryavanshiMusic]

@@NahreSol Your speed was definitely not bad for a musician

[@brantrobertspercussion]

This is such a good example of how musicians, especially classical musicians think. Take a task and work on it to find the most efficient and strategic method for success. Love it!

[@Max-jf5vu]

Really interesting and entertaining to see how you go about improving your typing in some of the ways you improve piano playing. An hour didn't seem like enough time to make huge progress, but there was lots of useful reflection here!

[@gun3562]

the way you analyzed this everyday action as a pianist was one of the most interesting videos I have seen in a long time

[@just.some.dud3]

Your videos always make me smile and this one is no different. Fun and informative as always, Nahre. :)

[@Halesnaxlors]

It's popular among programmers (like myself) to use a software called Vim. It's a text editor, which means kind of like Word, but much much more barebones. The point of vim is to make writing (usually code) faster, by making every key on the keyboard a command. It's definitely daunting at first, but after I learned it properly I have a hard time editing text in any other way. The way you write in vim is like playing the piano a bit in my opinion. It makes it possible to do most things without repeated key presses. It should be pre-installed on macs. If you want to try it, look for terminal, and when there write "vim" and press enter. Enough evangelizing from me. Great vid :)

[@lucastray]

I was thinking of this when Nahre was figuring out how to do cmd+backspace effectively. ctrl+w so much easier to reach!

[@blue-uu1ej]

@@lucastray haha very funny

[@lucastray]

@@blue-uu1ej not a joke, haha. ctrl+w (in insert mode) does in vim what cmd+backspace does

[@dennisgianan1427]

Yay! Another Nahre Sol Video made my day! Thank you. 😊

[@Dany-o3w]

Only Nahre Sol, can make an improvement within a hour! I find that having an external mechanical keyboard helped me a lot. I recommend the Keychron k2!

[@leonardolagassi2925]

Oh my God! That was so funny to watch! 💚 I kinda proud of myself, because I use to do the option+backspace and I just figured that I would save time by doing that. I have a lotta work to do to improve my typing though

[@robikang7039]

I remember getting really hooked to doing these typing tests during our computer class leel... thanks for the satisfying video!

[@i_am_murshi]

Touch typing is indeed one of the best skills I picked up this quarantine. From typing using two fingers with my eyes glued to the keyboard to simply typing just looking at the screen or thinking what to type, I've come a long way. Ratatype is the website I've used to learn touch typing ( which fingers for which keys..). After being comfortable with all the keys, constant grinding at 10fastfingers. From 30 to 60wps in just a few months this was totally worth it.

[@Micetticat]

The background composition is fantastic!

[@leonardostriddels]

Your video isn't silly at all (at least to me). Coming from a very talented pianist, it inspires me. I learned to type at 16, it was a big old unforgiving Royal typewriter. Along time I've come across several computer keyboards, from the venerable IBM M series to the flimsy $3 keyboards at a convenience store. I've got a question @Narhe, when it comes to musical keyboards, are most of them just the same to you? Or you get picky about responsiveness, key weight, attack/release, whether or not keys are slippery, do you mind those issues or you don't even bat an eye while playing, irrespective of the keyboard? BTW, nice speed for a first try!

[@tsobf242]

Another thing I use for editing text is just always holding down alt. At work, I write things in abbreviated/shorthand, and when I have to make it presentable, I edit it almost exclusively with alt/option held down, pressing the arrow keys jumps between words, holding shift+alt and pressing arrow keys will select words, then using ctrl(or command)-X and ctrl-V to rearrange things. It's great for reordering things or removing unnecessary text.

[@MattMeskill]

This was surprisingly enjoyable.

[@MrThrash0r]

funny, i started playing the piano 2years ago. but i always liked to type fast. my record at fastfingers is currently at 142wpm (german). even though i think most english words are easier to type (maybe not on the german keyboard layout.. i still only manage to type about 108 in english, so it seems the muscle memory and the "brain autocomplete" at reading words is a big factor. i don't know if it helped my piano playing, but seeing you now trying to type faster. thats awesome :D keep it up nahre!

[@sonicacoustics9176]

Interesting content! In just an hour you were able to improve in your typing speed. Really cool!

[@zachheilman784]

As someone who works on a keyboard all day (and also who plays one sometimes) I can relate. As far as posture I can tell you it really makes a big difference if you have a good chair and an external monitor/keyboard/mouse since it gets everything lined up better (e.g. you can look forward at the screen rather than down). I know I'm hardly the first person to talk about ergonomics but it's just one of those things you gloss over until you have to do it every day.

[@Sana-df3qw]

Can I just say I find it quite amazing that you watch ali's videos love both channels

[@stonkman1705]

Yep, can confirm, i got 79 wpm without ever exclusively training my fingers to type with my keyboard. My piano training really translate to typing speed.

[@jahnvisingh8015]

That's something unique (at least for me) . However I know that being a pianist does improve typing skills. Although I am a beginner piano player and have started learning just few months ago , yet my typing skills have improved so far. Also I would like to say that it was quite pleasing to see something different from your usual videos. Loved it ❤

[@NahreSol]

Thank you! It was really in the moment but I was inspired to try something a little different and it was oddly stress-relieving 😊

[@rayres1074]

Keybr really helps a lot! I did quite a few tests prior to it hitting around 120 WPM (a new high for me, I was used to 110 last year). After trying it out, I hit 134 with 100% accuracy.

[@snackysneaks]

Yes I love that you made this video, pianist fingers are unmatched!!!

[@morganmitchell4017]

Fun tip: changing your keyboard layout can drastically improve your typing speed. I changed from QWERTY to colemak and increased my personal best from 123 to 187wpm. Though that did take a full year, you can get back up to your QWERTY speed within a month or so. If nothing else it gives you the chance to learn to type with proper form, without old habits getting in the way.

[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

This was a very unexpected but very interesting and helpful video, will try out some of the techniques!

[@spikesagal]

The option key on a Mac keyboard is just very awkward to press. I think that changing the "delete word" shortcut to command+delete is the way to go, as it's much more useful than "delete line", which you can do with shift+up_arrow, delete. Now, Mac OS does't have a built-in tool that allows you to change these shortcuts, but you can use BetterTouchTool to do so pretty easily.

[@PhilippPJG]

I think this is now my favorite video on the internet. Somehow this was very relaxing. 😀

[@leonardostriddels]

One of the reasons I decided to learn piano at 39 was that I am quite a good typist, and have been so for the last 25 years. But so far typing metaphors (key fingers, a finger for each key, typing fingerings, ergonomics (or lack thereof) of the qwerty keyboard hasn't translated well to the musical keyboard. Nice to see Nahre typing...

[@916ant]

Nice! Really good improvements!

[@johnmm777]

Thanks for sharing! I appreciate your videos

[@patrickwall8517]

As both a typist and pianist, I can see how her being a pianist helped her increase speed so quickly. As a pianist she already has the needed dexterity and her approach to practice lends itself to learning any new skill.

[@janmagtoast]

I never cared about typing speed, but then a friend of mine said "you'll probably be not able to switch to a different keybord layout than qwertz (german qwerty)" and so I was challenged to try out another layout. Now I'm using some layout that is based on dvorak and I'm about at 50 wmp (at qwertz I only had 35). Typing is really fun, especially touch typing. To all of us who keep trying: We'll reach 100+ wpm some day

[@furiouself.7058]

on windows you can use ctrl backspace instead of option delete

[@Rubrickety]

Hm, using only black keys. Gb Pentatonic, I’m guessing?

[@vinharechardt]

This is the smartest comment I've ever seen.

[@benjinlama8108]

It took me a month to get from 95 to 121 wpm and here she is doing it in one hour. It is insane.

[@TimothyChiangPianist]

Hahaha i looove it! Literally like Hanon and Pischna, and all different Czerny books for typing LOLL

[@NahreSol]

The two different "keys" are so different but there was something about the process that was oddly similar...

[@TimothyChiangPianist]

@@NahreSol loll yep, every strategy you'd absorb super quick as a pianist as well, so it must be awesome seeing really quick improvements - if only piano could be like that:P

[@expresspanish5648]

This was fun. Thanks

[@iriskaiden]

i actually just learned how to type with all of my fingers this year because i never took any sort of typing class when i was in high school. i can not type with all of my fingers mostly not looking at the keyboard and i improved form 30 wpm to 45-50 wpm. it was cool to find this video and if i start working on typing more in the future, i will definitely refer back to this video for tips!!! 🥰

[@Zutraxi]

How often do you use cap lock? bind it to ctrl(option?) And using the delete one word gets a lot easier. A lot of wrist bending and possible pain can be alleviated by doing this.

[@Omlet221]

5:54 on windows were ctrl is bottom left you could easily reach it with your pinky.

[@tedpiano]

**Feels inspired** **Goes to practice the Toccata from Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin**

[@abhishek.rathore]

Actually the bad position of option in Macs is the reason its harder to hit. Control is much better placed on Linux/Windows layouts which makes it easier to hit with your pinkie. I use it all the time. You can even look into various keyboard layouts. The one is use is called Colemak and it makes it easier to type. It even replaces the CapsLock key (which I never use) with the another Backspace key which makes it even easier to correct mistakes.

[@jashepoon]

Hi Nahre! Congrats, that's some insane improvement in just one hour :D I'm also a classical pianist (though nowhere near your level) and one of the best typists in the world, I was wondering if you think playing the piano helps with your typing in any way? I do agree there is some odd similarity :) -Jashe

[@vitalis]

If you also want to up your productivity game download Spectacle app for Mac, then use the shortcuts, or customise them, to quickly resize + move your window to a grid. Another under-used function is to use Mission Control. For those using external displays with your Macbook closed, you can set shortcuts to quickly move between desktops since you don't have the trackpad.

[@lightningxcookie]

That's crazy because I literally just watched that Ali Abdaal video a few days ago and have been practicing on 10fastfingers + the option delete shortcut. Still on about 80WPM but haven't been doing intense training like you

[@justinharvey2691]

Hi Nahre! I really love your vidoes, especially the "Happy Birthday" series! I was wondering if you could do a video on composing techniques- how to make your music sound full and give it the emotion that you want. I have tried some of the techniques in those videos, but never really understood when to use this and what you get out of them. A tutorial would be greatly appreciated! Thanks you so much, I love you!

[@SuikaCider]

As someone pushing for 200wpm who follows your channel for the piano exercises, this was super cool! (and unexpected!)... two quick things I noticed: - you type at a pretty consistent speed; try consciously varying it. Some strings of letters will naturally fall under your fingers more easily; type these ones quickly. Others are more tricky, so type those ones a bit more slowly. Making mistakes will lower your speed more than anything, so it’s better to type a difficult string at 100 wpm then make a mistake that brings you down to 70 wpm. - The home row is important for people learning to type, but as you get faster it will often get in your way. For example, at ~8:34 you are typing “if thought”. A textbook would have you type both F and T with your left index finger, but the sliding motion necessary to do that is sort of awkward when you’re typing 5 characters per second. Incidentally, you made an error here! In this situation, I’d type F with my middle finger so that my index finger is better positioned for the T. It’s not practical to memorize every alternate fingering for a given sequence, but if you find yourself consistently struggling with certain letters, try experimenting with a non-standard hand position. Just like at the piano, adjusting the positioning of your hands can do a lot to smooth over difficult passages. Thanks for creating all this content for free, I so look forward to your videos! Hopefully this helps you in some way!

[@mruberduck]

This is very interesting! I am a pianist and have always found I can type well - I average about 120wpm at the moment, so similar to you. Always had an inkling this was linked to piano but this is the first tentative step towards substantiating that feeling! haha

[@NahreSol]

So it wasn't only me! 😅🙏

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[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

Oh that’s so cool!

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[@francoismedina1810]

In terms of keyboard shortcuts vim is a game changer for speed if you're willing to put some time into learning it I like to swap the Esc key with CAPS lock, maybe that's also an option for Cmd key (easier to reach)

[@musicfriendly12]

I don't know if it would make sense, but maybe starting slow and regular like a metronome would be a great idea and make sure you get comfortable typing slow but never stopping or hesitating, and from there start to pick up some tempo... I'm not 100% sure how effective that would be, but I expect that in the long run it would probably be very very good to get into the top of the game...

[@wonderfalls2]

The Mac uses a lot of shortcuts based on Emacs, a powerful text editor that programmers use, which are worth learning as well. I use the first two a lot. Control-A: Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph. Control-K: Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph. Control-E: Move to the end of a line or paragraph. Control-F: Move one character forward. Control-B: Move one character backward. Control-L: Center the cursor or selection in the visible area. Control-P: Move up one line. Control-N: Move down one line. Control-O: Insert a new line after the insertion point. Control-T: Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point. support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236

[@andrewc450]

Try using the same hand for option and delete. That’s how I’ve always done it. Also you can change the caps lock key to become an option key.

[@splashesin8]

💖😂 I like those quick keyboard command short cuts..

[@a1r592]

I'm on the opposite end, now that i'm done with uni I wanted to try to pick up piano again at which i've failed for the past couple of years. As a beginner it helps me to think of it as learning how to touch type which I've been doing since 3rd grade. I guess at a very (very) basic level it's all just keys with a specific function.

[@akirubamiru6700]

Believe it or not, one of reason that push me to begin to practice piano, is typing. So, I was playing in a recorder, yet, I wasn't successful even after 1 year, I was completly demotivated, then a friend of mine told me:"since you type, it better for you to play piano". I followed her advice, it is one of best decision I have made, I enjoy playing piano, and also my typing speed improved to.

[@hypersapien]

your pursuits to self improvement are inspiring =)

[@Caroline-pb8xx]

You might be interested in Stenography! I'm in school to become a court reporter, and many, many teachers, students, and bloggers relate the steno-machine to a piano (although there's no music theory!). The idea is that you "chord" words and phrases in order to shorten the time it takes to type out what people are saying. It's a very intensive thing to learn, but it's very interesting :)

[@bikedawg]

Do you think it would help if every key had a musical sound/note associated with it so you can hear as you type? So, in addition to the tactile and visual feedback, you get audio feedback?