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I wish my parents had obliged me to study piano. Instead, after the school decided we were no longer allowed to practice there, they refused to buy a piano. In those days a piano cost $25, my parents had the money, there was a space in the house perfect for it, I was not going to disturb anybody because both my parents worked in the evening... To this day I don't understand the decision and now I'm 80 and starting over, what a waste of 67 years!
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I have found that learning a piece that I already know how it's supposed to sound is very good for ear training because if you strike the wrong key, you know you did! Well at least I have found that I know and that's been encouraging because it means I have a pretty good ear.
I was so excited to see your videos on the Faber Adult Adventures books, since I'm using that along with videos. But alas, I have the British version! I ordered it through my local music store in the French speaking part of Switzerland. But I noticed that to talk music with people here, I also had to learn the French terms, so I have a children's book "La Méthode Rose" in a bilingual format. But they translate to the British terms, which are different from the American terms!! I have a friend who is a Piano Professor at out local Conservatory (Conservatoire) and we talked about the differences. Merci beaucoup for these videos. You have good information that help a lot of people.
Very nice overview -- great coverage of both the big picture and some of the important details, and finding a good balance. Btw - "etude" is a French word that means "study" -- so "etude" = "study" :-) The hymnals are also great for reading just each hand alone -- i.e. in the right hand just read the soprano, then the alto, then combine soprano and alto; then in the left hand read just the bass, then the tenor, then combine, then combine bass and tenor. Then try playing soprano and alto in the right hand and just the bass in the left hand, then try playing bass and tenor in the left hand and just the soprano in the right hand. I would definitely put ear training for the common intervals (any 2nd, M/m 3rds, P4th, P5th, any 6th, any 7th, and 8ves) -- melodic and harmonic more at the beginning -- identify by hearing; also melodic and rhythmic dictation (hearing and writing) -- can start after a couple of months (for example 3rds, 4ths, 5ths). I would like to suggest that you look into fine-tuning your pianistic technic a bit. The long fingernails are preventing a correct curve of the last finger joints which causes them to bend in backwards, as well as forcing your fingers to be too flat and causing your thumbs to be out from the keyboard instead of over the keys -- *very* detrimental to good pianistic technic. There are plenty of good youtubes available for you to find how to develop a much better pianistic technic.
Hey students! I wanted to let you know that there is a sale going on right now for the courses over on my website www.pianolessonsontheweb.com . You can learn more about playing piano, music theory and anything else you need to become a well rounded musician! Also, use code "youtube" during checkout for an additional 15% off!
I took lessons for 5 years as a teen; my teacher made Hanon such dreaded drudgery! When I started playing again this year, I dragged out my old books (Hanon, Schaum through book 5) and quickly realized I had to get over some trauma - even seeing her ballpoint pen marks in my books was still hurtful. I put them away in favor of the Bartok Mikrokosmos series, and a book called Hand Equalization Studies based on Czerny etudes I found in a used bookstore. Thank you for posting the links above. I would never have thought to just play around with Hanon in other keys, and I wondered about the actual Czerny etudes.
Nobody should be learning to play piano, or for that matter, anything else, if they aren't getting enjoyment from it. If you don't, you will never achieve what the people who are pushing you to learn, their goals. I don't mean the odd bump in the road but, if you are dreading your lessons or can't be bothered to practice between lessons, you have to ask yourself, is the end result worth putting the effort (and money) into it. It's a strange subject, many people I talk to say that they had taken lessons as a child and at 50, 60, 70 years old decide that now that they have the time they are trying to learn again and wish they had kept up the lessons. Many also say that they were pushed into it by an "enthusiastic" parent. Therein lies another problem, forcing someone to do something because YOU want them to, is a recipe for disaster. I'm not a good pianist, but I'm coming from a driving instructor angle. I have seen young people not wanting to get into my vehicle, we can either encourage them or work out that maybe now isn't quite the right time. If you see that someone doesn't want to do it, as a teacher, if you see them week after week and know they have no enthusiasm or the slightest interest, is it fair to just keep taking their money. It's a fine balancing act and something every teacher should recognise. We have the responsibility of being totally honest, not only with the students but also their parents. It is even more important in a time of financial crisis. Never say never, maybe "just not now" that sometimes is enough to spark their interest, if they think that they have made the decision. Sorry to chip in, off topic, but at the moment, people can't afford to throw money at a lost cause.
A very good and important point -- I've definitely had some of those of conversations with students and parents.. Piano lessons may be somewhat different than driving lessons in that there's a lot of different ways and approaches to learning piano, and fitting the teacher and the approach to the student makes a big difference. I've known some piano teachers that I would not want any student to study with ...
As a 6 yr old I wanted to take piano lessons, mom bought a piano then I wanted to quit. I took lessons and hated practicing for 8yrs. Mom finally got tired of the fight to make me practice. Years went by and then covid happened, because I couldn't participate in group sports I decided to play my old piano. Now my wife complains I'm playing too much, lol. Helps that I play music I enjoy like metallica and guns and roses, etc and not the classics Bach, Beethoven, etc. It's surprising and much those old practice hours weren't wasted.
@@WhiteDove73-888why? What is the point in pushing someone who isn't interested, at that particular moment, they might want to in later life but been put off by their early experience. Instead of criticising, feel free to say something constructive. We can all make stupid comments without qualification, today, accept the gold medal for PoTW
I wish you could go a bit slower. 😞 I use RUclips speed control but it’s hard to get back to certain parts of your video without starting all over again each time. I’m as new as they come so watching how you moved your fingers was the first thing I wanted to learn before doing the actual chord practices. Perhaps I should use a desktop instead of a mobile phone so I can see better what you’re doing? Lol. Thank you.
search the name of scale and add two octaves for right hand /left hand you see it's slightly different from 1 octave because you need to keep going so the fingering is a little different
Shouldn't the left finger placement handed scales be, for a c scale for example: 5c-1g, 3a-1c, 3d-1f, 4g-1c, ...? Just what i saw from your finger placement, maybr you describe it differently in the pdf.
Hey Students, If you want to make the most out of your time this summer and take your piano playing to that next level, I highly recommend you check out the courses over on my website www.pianolessonsontheweb.com; especially since the Summer Sale is going on right now until June 22nd. Also, code “youtube” at checkout will still get you an additional 15% off on top of the sale. Now is a great time to learn!
Note for myself
1. Scale
2. Arpeggios (Chord keys pressed seperately)
3. Etudes (Hand coordination/independence website)
4. Sight read (Sight read book)
5. Music theory (Music theory book/video)
6. Learning piano pieces
Thanks mate, this helps a lot
Merci beaucoup.
7. Ear training.
8. Memorisation
I wish my parents had obliged me to study piano. Instead, after the school decided we were no longer allowed to practice there, they refused to buy a piano. In those days a piano cost $25, my parents had the money, there was a space in the house perfect for it, I was not going to disturb anybody because both my parents worked in the evening... To this day I don't understand the decision and now I'm 80 and starting over, what a waste of 67 years!
I wanna time travel when a piano costs 25 bucks.
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Piano Practice Strategy bit.ly/piano-practice-strats
Two Hand Playing bit.ly/twohandpianolessons
Playing Mistakes to Watch Out For bit.ly/PianoMistakesList
Reading Music bit.ly/notereadstrats
Rhythm Counting Strategies bit.ly/RhythmStratsList
Music Theory bit.ly/musictheorypiano
Course for Getting Started bit.ly/homepianocourse
I have found that learning a piece that I already know how it's supposed to sound is very good for ear training because if you strike the wrong key, you know you did! Well at least I have found that I know and that's been encouraging because it means I have a pretty good ear.
I was so excited to see your videos on the Faber Adult Adventures books, since I'm using that along with videos. But alas, I have the British version! I ordered it through my local music store in the French speaking part of Switzerland. But I noticed that to talk music with people here, I also had to learn the French terms, so I have a children's book "La Méthode Rose" in a bilingual format. But they translate to the British terms, which are different from the American terms!!
I have a friend who is a Piano Professor at out local Conservatory (Conservatoire) and we talked about the differences.
Merci beaucoup for these videos. You have good information that help a lot of people.
I would benefit studying under your Instruction. Do you offer virtual classes?
Very nice overview -- great coverage of both the big picture and some of the important details, and finding a good balance. Btw - "etude" is a French word that means "study" -- so "etude" = "study" :-)
The hymnals are also great for reading just each hand alone -- i.e. in the right hand just read the soprano, then the alto, then combine soprano and alto; then in the left hand read just the bass, then the tenor, then combine, then combine bass and tenor. Then try playing soprano and alto in the right hand and just the bass in the left hand, then try playing bass and tenor in the left hand and just the soprano in the right hand.
I would definitely put ear training for the common intervals (any 2nd, M/m 3rds, P4th, P5th, any 6th, any 7th, and 8ves) -- melodic and harmonic more at the beginning -- identify by hearing; also melodic and rhythmic dictation (hearing and writing) -- can start after a couple of months (for example 3rds, 4ths, 5ths).
I would like to suggest that you look into fine-tuning your pianistic technic a bit. The long fingernails are preventing a correct curve of the last finger joints which causes them to bend in backwards, as well as forcing your fingers to be too flat and causing your thumbs to be out from the keyboard instead of over the keys -- *very* detrimental to good pianistic technic. There are plenty of good youtubes available for you to find how to develop a much better pianistic technic.
lmfaoo french is my second language and every time he said that word my mind went to the word study 😭😭
Hey students!
I wanted to let you know that there is a sale going on right now for the courses over on my website www.pianolessonsontheweb.com . You can learn more about playing piano, music theory and anything else you need to become a well rounded musician! Also, use code "youtube" during checkout for an additional 15% off!
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I took lessons for 5 years as a teen; my teacher made Hanon such dreaded drudgery! When I started playing again this year, I dragged out my old books (Hanon, Schaum through book 5) and quickly realized I had to get over some trauma - even seeing her ballpoint pen marks in my books was still hurtful. I put them away in favor of the Bartok Mikrokosmos series, and a book called Hand Equalization Studies based on Czerny etudes I found in a used bookstore. Thank you for posting the links above. I would never have thought to just play around with Hanon in other keys, and I wondered about the actual Czerny etudes.
Nobody should be learning to play piano, or for that matter, anything else, if they aren't getting enjoyment from it. If you don't, you will never achieve what the people who are pushing you to learn, their goals. I don't mean the odd bump in the road but, if you are dreading your lessons or can't be bothered to practice between lessons, you have to ask yourself, is the end result worth putting the effort (and money) into it. It's a strange subject, many people I talk to say that they had taken lessons as a child and at 50, 60, 70 years old decide that now that they have the time they are trying to learn again and wish they had kept up the lessons. Many also say that they were pushed into it by an "enthusiastic" parent. Therein lies another problem, forcing someone to do something because YOU want them to, is a recipe for disaster. I'm not a good pianist, but I'm coming from a driving instructor angle. I have seen young people not wanting to get into my vehicle, we can either encourage them or work out that maybe now isn't quite the right time. If you see that someone doesn't want to do it, as a teacher, if you see them week after week and know they have no enthusiasm or the slightest interest, is it fair to just keep taking their money. It's a fine balancing act and something every teacher should recognise. We have the responsibility of being totally honest, not only with the students but also their parents. It is even more important in a time of financial crisis. Never say never, maybe "just not now" that sometimes is enough to spark their interest, if they think that they have made the decision. Sorry to chip in, off topic, but at the moment, people can't afford to throw money at a lost cause.
A very good and important point -- I've definitely had some of those of conversations with students and parents.. Piano lessons may be somewhat different than driving lessons in that there's a lot of different ways and approaches to learning piano, and fitting the teacher and the approach to the student makes a big difference. I've known some piano teachers that I would not want any student to study with ...
I would not even cook a meal I don't like. Hehe. No point learning the piano if you rather play icehockey
As a 6 yr old I wanted to take piano lessons, mom bought a piano then I wanted to quit. I took lessons and hated practicing for 8yrs. Mom finally got tired of the fight to make me practice. Years went by and then covid happened, because I couldn't participate in group sports I decided to play my old piano. Now my wife complains I'm playing too much, lol. Helps that I play music I enjoy like metallica and guns and roses, etc and not the classics Bach, Beethoven, etc. It's surprising and much those old practice hours weren't wasted.
What horrible advice
@@WhiteDove73-888why? What is the point in pushing someone who isn't interested, at that particular moment, they might want to in later life but been put off by their early experience. Instead of criticising, feel free to say something constructive. We can all make stupid comments without qualification, today, accept the gold medal for PoTW
I wish you could go a bit slower. 😞
I use RUclips speed control but it’s hard to get back to certain parts of your video without starting all over again each time.
I’m as new as they come so watching how you moved your fingers was the first thing I wanted to learn before doing the actual chord practices.
Perhaps I should use a desktop instead of a mobile phone so I can see better what you’re doing? Lol.
Thank you.
Hi Tim, this is great! It helps my practice very much!
I can’t seem to get my fingers right when I add more than one octave to my scales (ascend and descend) - do you have any help for that?
search the name of scale and add two octaves for right hand /left hand you see it's slightly different from 1 octave because you need to keep going so the fingering is a little different
There are tons of videos about chord progressions, chords in general but very few about HOW to practice! Great video.
Great teaching, Tim. Thank you.
just yesterday i was searching your channel for such a video. what a coincidence. thanks a lot!
you are welcome! Glad it was just what you needed.
Just the direction that I needed
Shouldn't the left finger placement handed scales be, for a c scale for example: 5c-1g, 3a-1c, 3d-1f, 4g-1c, ...?
Just what i saw from your finger placement, maybr you describe it differently in the pdf.
Great vid
Thank you for your excellent lessons. Am French and the word Étude means. study, so we study a piece for example. Blessings
Thank you for these videos. Keep going!
Many more to come!
Awsome
What is the recommended syllabus for piano especially if you are beginner? I am currently teaching myself and I struggle to follow certain things
You are so amazing and make things so clear.❤
God bless, I appreciate the video!
I have that book. Very useful.
God bless your heart, Tim.
Also, thank you so much.