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@@PianoTechSupport oh no! I didn’t know that. And we miss M. Pollini too.

Oh my god haha I just saw that...LOL in my defence that's auto generated not by me

It would be nice if this was the case. I have had students come to me who primarily received lessons in conservatories in the US or elsewhere - nationally accredited conservatories and universities mind you, and their teacher didn't even instruct them on any advanced pedalling techniques, ever, or any methods to drill or memorise certain passages, ever, and more pianistic concepts. You'd think information like this is passed onto students from professional teachers - professional literally meaning: "engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation" - but there are plenty of teachers who gave up on their passion for music and passing on information to their students, so that they just sit in the room, zoning out and giving a couple of standard remarks. This isn't a small portion of professional teachers either, it's a worryingly big chunk of people who gave up. And they teach at unis and conservatories.

Glad it was helpful and thanks for stopping by:)

Great!! Yeah, sometimes all one needs is to be reminded or to put them into action.

Your piano teacher is right because we can perfect movements and technical things really well in a slow or half tempo. But since fast movements and slow movement are anatomically different, we have to practice those too before going on stage or similar: different muscle coordination, different timing, harder for the motor cortex in the brain. The motor cortex is actually a big factor, technique is also a brain thing. Either way, it's about testing and practicing in fast tempi too - occassionally - but slow practice or half tempo is always important.

I use a metronome and repeat the passage, gradually increasing the speed to the point where I start making errors, then wind back a bit.

Thanks so much for watching and commenting:)

Hey Arturtelega, thanks for watching my videos and leaving a comment. I would like to know, what information is presented in those types of tutorials? I am aware of them, but usually they leave out a lot of info, don't they? Such as dynamics, articulation, pedalling, rhythms, voice leading and many more (I am guessing you follow blocks that scroll down on a video, right?) If you want to stick to that method, I would recommend you try to filter out the natural passages that you can hear or feel. Phrases and sections have a natural development and one can usually hear and understand when one section/ phrase ends and the other one starts. Of course, with sheet music, you could see very clearly, and could decide a starting and end point based on structure or otherwise. But with blocks and so on, you probably have to do it by feel and by phrase. I think it still is much more work to do it that way compared to sheet music but it's possible based on instincts.

@@PianoTechSupport That's all ture and that how it works with me to be honest. Thank you for your replay 🙂

Hey there, glad this helps! Keep stretching to improve your maximum possible handspan:) Sometimes, every millimeter helps

What’s awkward about the F major scale? Isn’t one of the more simple ones (at least imo)

@@manzoh2248 Yeah it is, but weight transfer and loads of stuff feels weird with it. The crossing of finger from Bb to C always feels awkward.. i am always struggling with finding the correct tiny adjustments and movements to make it easier, yet the more i practice F major, the more awkward it feels. i don't even remember how many times i reconsidered my technique for this particular scale to feel that 100 percent control and accuracy, it specially feels harder in slower tempos.

@@nothin3972 In my experience, many issues like the ones you are describing can be almost completely solved by moving your hand further inside the keyboard (toward the fallboard). When you play the Bb with the 4th finger your thumb should be already in a position to play a white key comfortably (depth-wise). Then you just need to deal with lateral movement and not two movements at once, causing your hand and fingers to twist into unnatural positions. I hope that explanation was clear.

@@avivdor1454 Thank you for the advices. Can you give me a couple of hints by what you mean by 'lateral movement' and do you think movements like slightly lifting the wrist on Bb before crossing the finger or leaning the hand to make more space for thumb at the finger crosses can be useful? Or should avoid them?

I think it’s best to keep your wrist at around the same height, but I would recommend angling your hand a bit to the right for the right hand, and to the left for the left hand, such that the fingers more naturally fall into place when crossing over.

Hey Mark! Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching. Agreed! For your info: somehow, RUclips filtered out your comment so that it was in the "held for review" section, which I only check very rarely. Luckily I did just now, as I am replying to a lot of comments. Sometimes the comment algorithm just flags well-meaning comments^^

Always a nice big Gin Tonic before recording every video 🍹^^ Or what did you mean?

@@PianoTechSupport maybe hair tonic?

@@PianoTechSupport Oh no sorry hahaha 😂 I mean the app Tonic it was made by Violonist Ray Chen and basically it allow you to open a virtual practice room and people can join you if they want you could farm xp etc you should definitely take a look!

@@zeltrod3384 bro just practice

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that's fair, thanks for commenting and watching:)

That's a great question. The truth is that piano playing is more like an entrepreneur career: most of the times you end up managing a balance of doing concerts and performances, and teaching. Virtually every pianist, no matter how good or famous, at some point goes into teaching of some form - either via masterclasses, or via an employment at an academy, university. So you're either looking for being in a teaching position, or in performance. There are related fields and positions available for pianists such as; conducting, going to chambermusic/ accompaniment, opera music = accompanied for singers, arrangements of orchestral music, becoming an Orchestra pianist (yes there's some orchestra piano parts too), and so on.

Hi Joseph, I already replied to other time(s) you asked this question under different video(s): the answer is yes :) Visit my website pianotechsupport.com and contact me with the email provided there. Best regards!

Thanks for the comment! Yes, exactly a starting point to give some directions to those in need. Will check out your app / software suggestions, I have never used apps or software but I might do an app review and app recommendation for beginners video soon.

I completely agree and can relate to this (even though 9 years isn't that long all things considered. I have been playing for almost 11 years and I feel like I still have tons of things to learn)

@@eternalslumber2k6 I'm 19, so 9 years is actually a lot for me lol

Thanks so much for the comment, highly appreciated and happy my videos are good to listen to:)

I think 9 years is long! That's about half your life. Of course it's a never-ending process with learning, you just "learn more" with time but most people who watch my videos aren't 9 years into their piano journey yet :)

I think being able to type on a (computer) keyboard just generally means you can map out things well with your hands, so its a good sign. Honestly, the piano keys are easier to memorise because it's just one pattern that repeats every 12 keys and they are way less random than for example qwerty layout. I'd say after some weeks you get the hang of it and know exactly where each key is on the piano with relative ease, but maybe months to do it really safely. One problem is how long it takes for you to feel around and verify you are in the right spot before pressing the note.

@@PianoTechSupport thank you so much for the response! yes i have seen that one problem also and your exercises are helping alot

Yes!! Good idea:) I will do it, please wait a bit:)

Thanks Nikanm! I'd have to know a little bit more about you to tell you my opinion, maybe you give some more details or email me for detailed opinions:)

You can do it!

yep indeed ChatGPT:)

Yes, I do. Check channel info and send me an email:)

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No worries! I mean that's why my list is really a subjective opinion 😁 it shouldn't be regarded as "right or wrong" because there's no sense in ranking things like this anyways, it's just for entertainment. for me personally Op 90 requires one to be more subtle, more refined pianist. I feel like it would be easier to make an OK sounding pathetique compared to a Op. 90. But I also appreciate your view!

Pianist is me^^ thank you for kind words