this is the best Tutorial. at least for me. i watched a few. but none was so good to follow. great way of teaching step by step, with the green keys on top of the video is a great visual help!! Thanks!!
I really forgot to feed back. i commented this 8 months ago and it was a long-term learning which take my one month. yeah, a month. now i am playing this amazing piece everywhere, i gotta confess that i do not play this as good as you but at least i amaze people with it! i really thank you for this very helpful video and i encourage YOU to be patience. it will take time, maybe longer or shorter than a month but at the end it will worth it! loves xx
+Marie Götz ooh.. Maybe you can find an opportunity to learn it at school or you can find some cheap 2nd hand mini pianos etc. I also don't have an expensive one.. :) I hope you get one as soon as possible! xx
Comptine d'un autre été • A nursery rhyme from another summer. The whole song played: 00:39 Part 1: 03:18 Part 2: 07:10 Part 3: 11:05 Part 4: 21:46 Part 5: 25:51 Part 6: 29:17 Part 7: 36:13
I love how he says welcome to part ... because it feels like he's congratulating us for getting through the last round and it makes u feel like you've done a good job:)
Made it till part 5 for just a 2 days (3 hours non stop play everyday). Total beginner just to let you know that your dream is closer than you think! Work hard it will pay off!
a week ago, my music teacher told me that this song will take me two months of practice to play it. i started this tutorial the same day that my teacher told this. today i finish the tutorial and i wanna see the face of my teacher when he heard me playing this just a week later. thank you a lot
Part 6 was really difficult for me so here’s a tip on how I’ve got it: when doing the right hand count 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and. When saying the numbers you play both hands, and when you say the “and’s” just play your right hand. It worked for me so I hope it works for someone else too! Edit: Glad to have helped some of y'all! :)))
EDIT: I am a complete noob. This is my first piece ever. 1. My fingers got so stretched in the first few minutes that I was afraid I'd never be able to play it. 2. I realized I was doing the fingers wrong and that it's entirely doable. Also within the next five minutes I mastered the first part left hand. Will continue later and go to sleep now. 3. Interestingly I had difficulty in playing the first part today with my thumb and pinky starting to hurt after a while. Looks like I'll need to take it slow and practice way lot more. 4. Part 3 will take me a lot of time to even do decently. But I know the key is to practice and not to give up. 5. Next day: I just did the first part of the first part of Part 3 and it came surprisingly easily to me today. I also skipped the 2nd part of the 1st part of Part 3 and did the whole thing together. That was easy. Nice. 6. Hi, I think you made a mistake during the second chord first part of Part 3 by giving F# instead of G in your left hand during the broken practice part. 7. Same day, I learned Part 3 in 30-45 minutes. It came surprisingly easily to me. I'll practice it till it become perfect and super fast. Then I will move on to part 4. 8. I got greedy and learned Part 4 as well. Even though it is supposed to be easy, I am having slight problem syncing the right hand to the left. The rythm from the previous part is messing with the rythm of this part a little. But I think I can finish it. Gonna practice Part 3 and Part 4 together before going to sleep. Tomorrow I will move on to part 5. 9. Look at that. This is Day 3 and I have already got the hang of the first 4 parts with minimum practice. You're an awesome teacher. But we shouldn't celebrate yet because the next two parts look scary hard. Good luck to me and everybody else. 10. Part 5 is breaking my fingers. I have a makeshift way of playing Part 5 for now but hopefully I can use my fingers as shown by you and not have to move my hands so much. Part 6 is easy in one hand but when combining both it's being difficult. But I now honestly believe I can finish this in one week 11. I can't do Part 6. I can't do it. I am losing sync mid way. I can see it but I can't do it. I will need to do really really slow practice. 12. Day 4. I can do the whole thing at high tempo except for Part 6. I can do part 6 slow and really non legato (Yeah fancy word I learned today) and even if sometimes I can just do Part6 I can't chain the different chords together. There is always a gap between the chords. But....it's coming to me slowly but surely. I still think I can do this within a week. 13. Also before Part 6 every problem I had or stated here has disappeared. Left hand is always on autopilot I don't even have to think about it and syncing is really easy for the most part (Except Part 6). This song suddenly turned easy. However I will say that this video didn't do that good of a job of creating practice piece for Part 6. I guess you could create a longer drill section or something. 14. I fooking did it...This is Day 4. It's scuffed. Nowhere near perfect but I played it. I played this thing and I smiled and I knew I did it. This is my first piece ever and i will treasure it forever. Thank you for teaching this. I will remember you forever and I will watch your other videos and learn new pieces. (After I've perfected this one...)
@@arranpointing4740 you should learn the left hand until you can play it perfectly without thinking about it. DO NOT think that your hans are playing 2 different parts. You should see the right hand as the song and the left hand as a background singer. You can get confused really fast. Try to fit them both REALLY SLOW...
Muhammad Piranie he post his keyboard on craiglist lol i don’t understand how people think they will be able to play this song if they don’t have interest about piano lol it is very difficult song for beginners
@@lenahaus3091 you may not see this but does that work? Learn left first.. i started playing piano about a month ago and i can play songs but not with 2 hands
Part 6 was quite challenging for me, so here's a tip that helped me out a lot. Start working on each hand individually. Once you've mastered solo handedly, start combining the two. You may be asking yourself: "well its not that easy is it?", well yes and no. All you need to remember is that the left hand is twice as slow as the right hand, thats the key. Now try and start doing both together. One note on the left = Two notes on the right. The second you get that first 2to1 ratio, all you need to do is maintain the tempo. Once I understood the method behind it it clicked and boom. Hope i helped!
@@elmoudniwissal4558 Same man! started a few days ago, and my left hand is in so much pain haha, it'll probably get better over time tho, I'm an absolute beginner.
I‘m playing this at 1 am Wtf i‘m too ambitious to sleep Sleep? What is sleep if a great men shows you how to play a wonderful song in an easy way I‘m so thankful for your videos
You feel the beauty of sadness, the love for melancholia. It's sad and beautiful at the same time. And yeah, no other song in the world causes the listener to feel those emotions at once like this one does to such an extent. I can't wrap my head around it either.
24 days ago I got my first piano ever, I was a complete beginner, never played the piano in my life. In just 24 days I learnt to play this awesome tune. Your tutorial is INCREDIBLE, I can't believe that I did it! THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH! Please, more tutorials like this. Best wishes, keep up this fantastic work pal! I am truly grateful! Greg
Took me 3 hours 42 minutes and now I'm doing a speed test and to see how long I can play it until I wake up my parents. Its 1:45AM for me when I finally learned this and you explained it wonderfully. Thanks for the Tutorial!!
When i first heard the piece i was in love but i was still a beginner. I thought i couldnt do it now; maybe after some time but not now. But watching your tutorial legit gave me hope. You are seriously the best teacher!
I learned it through this video in a month and had the chance to play it at the airport of Montreal and got plenty of applause from it. Thank you very much
I really don't understand your comment, is it a written format of what this tutorial shows or is this a different alternative that you're sharing? Itd help a lot Thank you
@@frankbot990 its like two notes on the right are one fast note you play the two 'be' than the one with the left hand. So you have be bb eb this reapeat itself one more time and then be ce (in the first) :)
For part 6 you should really make a step off this lesson and do some hand independancy training, I guess. Some good are on youtube. MAny good excercises, even. Just train your hands to be independant. Look for "piano hand independance lesson" or smth like that. Ya, offcourse, Part 6 is also a very great hand independancy training. But may be kinda difficult. Video author says right thing whole video long: "Take your time". Don't expect it to come easy. Just repeat till you get it. Don't blame yourself. Time is needed. You will get it eventually. And... at the 6 part point, your LH should be trained already to play without thinking, automatically. Then it will be like much easier. Also... as soon as you master like only first section out of 4 in each part, you are good to go already. First section of each PART takes most of the time to learn...
Hello Thomas, thank you for this wonderful video course. It has been very useful learning the song in tiny pieces. I have been practicing now for 3 weeks and I made it so far that I can play part 3 almost fluently. I hope that in maybe 2 months I will able to play the whole song! And by the way I'm 33 so there is no excuse if you really want to learn you can do it! You are a great teacher! Greetings from Holland.
Marvellous tutorial indeed, the step-by-step approach is wonderful for making pieces like this less intimidating. I was able to learn 'River Flows In You' from Werdemuskier's tutorial when I was 9 without any formal piano knowledge whatsoever. That ability to play a song greatly effloresced both my interest and ability in playing the piano. Since then, Thomas' tutorials have acted as a raft, amidst a sea of confusing and fast-paced tutorials, never failing to help me learn beautiful melodies (such as this one which I was able to learn in hardly a week). Thank you Werdemuskier, keep going.
I learned this in about a month from almost nothing. Still struggling quite a bit with the fast parts but I'm now at the point where I no longer need the tutorial, only practice in my fingers. Reckon another month and I'll be able to play it confidently at speed. Thank you so much!
I was dreaming about being able to play this beautiful piece when i was going to high school, but I did not have piano or keyboard that i could practice with, and 7 years later i finally got a midi keyboard, and i immediately searched tutorials for this piece. After 1 month now i can play this song, and i am just enjoying it. You made someone else dream true, Mr. Thomas. I just wanna say thank you!
I really appreciate you doing this! I've learnt how to play my first piano song thanks to you!!!! You did an excellent job at explaining and demonstrating everything! Your setup is perfect for beginners like me to learn!!!
I'm going to take piano lessons in September, I don't even gave a piano yet but I'm way too excited😄 You explained it very good, thank you. What would be a bit easier it to use 2 colors. Example : green for the right hand and red for the left hand. Thank you for this lesson and good luck with the next lessons. Have a good day❤
Casey Mouwen This song is a bit advanced for a beginner who has never played piano specially with left hand fingering. You should try easier pieces to develop finger strength. I have been practicing for last 8 months and I find this quite challenging. It can hurt fingers if proper technique is not used. Also, see other videos for better left hand fingering.
Sen zon You need to stop practicing as soon as you feel pain and continue when pain is gone. It may be due to bad technique. Google piano wrist and arm motion. Try to play with your wrist and arms not just fingers. Record and watch yourself playing. Good luck.
I’ve started playing piano today and I want to thank God that I’ve found this video tutorial. You are smart and talented! Thank you for sharing your skills with us❤
nice, best tutorial ever i like how u got my left hand to get used to the chords before actually telling us how to use them, am still at 10 mins at the video but already left hand PRO. PLEASE DO more of these videos hope these tuts stay free :) THANKS ALOT
Thank you, Thomas. I played the piano for two months today. I can play river flows in you, fur Elise, and comptine d'un autre ete. You help me chase my dream and change my life.
In the beginning I though I would hardly make it to the end, my hands were so tired and the fingers were moving so fast and combining everything was stress to my brain. But I took it slow one day at a time, and I can happily say I’ve learned this song!!! It’s so beautiful, if your learning this don’t give up!
For people that have large hands but feel the that the thumb is not needed at all trust me it changes the dynamic a little bit and i did the same thing and now its like muscle memory and i dont wanna change it but i wish i used my thumb, i feel it kinda give a more consistent tone to the piece.
I have really small hands but my brother is exact opposite but, he doesn’t come nearly as close to a octave whilst i can reach it with ease, it’s not about the length of your hands but the anount you can stretch it
This piece is just perfect for me. It's beautiful and challenging but doesn't feel impossible. If someone has recommendations for other pieces like this I'd love to hear them. Maybe something a bit more happy as balance.
thank you so much for the tutorial . I'm just a self learner, never went to piano classes . but you are such a good teacher . I managed to play all the parts within 3 days . never thought I would be able to . thank you again you are the best .
I'm commenting like 7 years after this was posted so I don't know if Thomas will see this but, thank you Thomas! This is the best tutorial ever, I played each part like 100 times (my hands hurt soo bad lol) I see this song by Fred Tedesco (see him on his YT channel,) and he never said the name, I made it a challenge to find this song, I didn't know the name, better yet the name being some hard French word lol. It was so beautiful, I gave up trying to learn River Flows In You, and S.O.S. But this song i couldn't just give up on, TYSM, Thomas I am truly grateful for this, you said everything so slowly and perfectly, the vid is only 37 mins long but all my pausing and rewinding made it last like 5 hours, lol. Thanks again Thomas keep it up!!!
I read this comment 2 hours after it was posted :) Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad to hear that you found the tutorial helpful and that you enjoyed learning the song. It means a lot to me that you persevered through the challenge and didn't give up!! Your dedication and effort are truly great. Keep up the great work, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or need further assistance. Thanks again for your support, and happy playing!
I started to learn this song on December 2018, now it's February 2019 and I'm so proud to tell you that I play it perfectly because of you. Thank you so much! Btw it's the first song I learned on the piano
When you where connecting both hands for part 6, you said: "The wonderful thing is that we pay each note together, together, together". Then the next thing you say is that you play 2 notes on your right hand, and one note on the left hand! (right, together, right, together, etc) Can you explain?
Yes it's supposed to be G and not F#. Right after he does it with F#, he continues with G which is the correct note since he's still on the second part of the 4-part pattern with his left hand (Part 1: E, G, B, E / Part 2: D, G, B, D / Part 3: D, F#, B, D / Part 4: D, F#, A, D)
Hi! At 15:27 you play a part, with the second cord with the left hand, but when you go into playing it slow you skip that part and go with the 3rd cord, (playing the black key with the left hand). I got a bit confused when following this :)
the f# in the right hand clashes with the g in the left hand so when you play it slow it sounds wrong but when you play it at the normal speed it sounds fine, when he plays it at the normal speed before and after slowing down he plays a g in the left hand but when he slowed it down he played and f#, i think he may have just gotten mixed up, the sheet music i have for this song has it written as a g like it should but ive also seen videos where people played f# in both hands
You are hands down the best teacher I’ve come across. I learned this song because of your tutorial. Took me about 6 months bc i am not a piano player- but i now play comptine d’un autre été quite well and have marked an item off my bucket list
Thank you so much for the tutorial. You've inspired me to learn to play this piece. I have the music which is a great start, but boy is it tough on my wrist. And it's tricky co-ordination for my fingers. But I adore this piece and I am determined to learn it. Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is a lot easier in comparison. But it's time I learnt faster pieces and got my lazy fingers working. Thank you again. You're so brilliant to help those of us who are struggling to play the best instrument in the whole world xx
thank you very much man.. your tutorial(s) made me to start playing the piano.. Im an absolute beginner but Im also patient and I wont stop until I can play this beautiful song. ;) so, thanks again.. and keep making english tutorials :) Greeting from Czech republic
You helped me a lot. I can't even believe that i am playing the first part. I have always thought that playing such a piece is not possible for beginners. You gave me hope. Thank you so much. This tutorial is awsome ❤️
My first ever song that got my into the piano. Learned this piece in 3 months. Perfect tutorial, for every level. Currently playing for almost two years!!
Really good video mate! Honestly the best piano tutorial I have seen so far for ang songs! Thanks alot and keep uploading man. Definitely gained yourself a new subscriber! I'm a complete beginner on the piano, and by that I mean I went out and bought a piano, then found your channel now learning this song 😂😂 it's hard man! But if I practice i will master this.
Im only 12 and i achieved this thank you so much! My music teacher wants me to perform this in front of the whole school 😊 Wish me luck
Good luck buddy :)
xBlack.Knight.6761x Hope it went well!
xBlack.Knight.6761x hope it went well!
xBlack.Knight.6761x Oh rly?:/ Well I achieved the same and aint nobody cares:D
this is the best Tutorial. at least for me. i watched a few. but none was so good to follow. great way of teaching step by step, with the green keys on top of the video is a great visual help!! Thanks!!
my dream is playing this piece as good as you..
zoe' mcCarthy Same
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I really forgot to feed back. i commented this 8 months ago and it was a long-term learning which take my one month. yeah, a month. now i am playing this amazing piece everywhere, i gotta confess that i do not play this as good as you but at least i amaze people with it! i really thank you for this very helpful video and i encourage YOU to be patience. it will take time, maybe longer or shorter than a month but at the end it will worth it! loves xx
zoe' Oh lucky you😊 I would like to learn it soo bad but we don't even have a piano at home
+Marie Götz ooh.. Maybe you can find an opportunity to learn it at school or you can find some cheap 2nd hand mini pianos etc. I also don't have an expensive one.. :) I hope you get one as soon as possible! xx
Comptine d'un autre été • A nursery rhyme from another summer.
The whole song played: 00:39
Part 1: 03:18
Part 2: 07:10
Part 3: 11:05
Part 4: 21:46
Part 5: 25:51
Part 6: 29:17
Part 7: 36:13
The world needs more people like you
Elisa Huyghe He just copied it from the description...
WillyHB ow... but still😂👍
I'm at part Three:)
WillyHB There are many likes for reasons, think carefully before you judge sth.
I love how he says welcome to part ... because it feels like he's congratulating us for getting through the last round and it makes u feel like you've done a good job:)
Agrred!
Made it till part 5 for just a 2 days (3 hours non stop play everyday). Total beginner just to let you know that your dream is closer than you think! Work hard it will pay off!
did u master
@@juicer404 ohh yeah
Really wow. I’m a beginner too and i will learn this
This is my second song my first was fur elise and i agree its easy to follow even if youre a beginner. Im 2 days in now 4 hour part 6.
@@rutmerplayz5388 same here :)
a week ago, my music teacher told me that this song will take me two months of practice to play it. i started this tutorial the same day that my teacher told this. today i finish the tutorial and i wanna see the face of my teacher when he heard me playing this just a week later. thank you a lot
How was it?
I want an update 😂😂
What happened afterrrrr
we need an update sir :P
We want an update😂
Part 6 was really difficult for me so here’s a tip on how I’ve got it: when doing the right hand count 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and. When saying the numbers you play both hands, and when you say the “and’s” just play your right hand. It worked for me so I hope it works for someone else too!
Edit: Glad to have helped some of y'all! :)))
Ginny Crafter O my goshhh, because of your tip I’m finally able to play the whole piece, thank you so much!!🙏🙏
What i did is just count the first note on the right hand up till 4 and then change chords
Thank youuuu!!
Its so difficult:/ but so its much better
So, im still confused. How do you mean with the "and's" you play the right hand? With part 6
@@mauricevandeven5835 yeah im confused to
I'm 49 and I want to play this is full flawlessly before I leave this planet! My first piano lesson is on Tuesday.
Been a year since your comment, have you learned it yet
EDIT: I am a complete noob. This is my first piece ever.
1. My fingers got so stretched in the first few minutes that I was afraid I'd never be able to play it.
2. I realized I was doing the fingers wrong and that it's entirely doable. Also within the next five minutes I mastered the first part left hand. Will continue later and go to sleep now.
3. Interestingly I had difficulty in playing the first part today with my thumb and pinky starting to hurt after a while. Looks like I'll need to take it slow and practice way lot more.
4. Part 3 will take me a lot of time to even do decently. But I know the key is to practice and not to give up.
5. Next day: I just did the first part of the first part of Part 3 and it came surprisingly easily to me today. I also skipped the 2nd part of the 1st part of Part 3 and did the whole thing together. That was easy. Nice.
6. Hi, I think you made a mistake during the second chord first part of Part 3 by giving F# instead of G in your left hand during the broken practice part.
7. Same day, I learned Part 3 in 30-45 minutes. It came surprisingly easily to me. I'll practice it till it become perfect and super fast. Then I will move on to part 4.
8. I got greedy and learned Part 4 as well. Even though it is supposed to be easy, I am having slight problem syncing the right hand to the left. The rythm from the previous part is messing with the rythm of this part a little. But I think I can finish it. Gonna practice Part 3 and Part 4 together before going to sleep. Tomorrow I will move on to part 5.
9. Look at that. This is Day 3 and I have already got the hang of the first 4 parts with minimum practice. You're an awesome teacher. But we shouldn't celebrate yet because the next two parts look scary hard. Good luck to me and everybody else.
10. Part 5 is breaking my fingers. I have a makeshift way of playing Part 5 for now but hopefully I can use my fingers as shown by you and not have to move my hands so much. Part 6 is easy in one hand but when combining both it's being difficult. But I now honestly believe I can finish this in one week
11. I can't do Part 6. I can't do it. I am losing sync mid way. I can see it but I can't do it. I will need to do really really slow practice.
12. Day 4. I can do the whole thing at high tempo except for Part 6. I can do part 6 slow and really non legato (Yeah fancy word I learned today) and even if sometimes I can just do Part6 I can't chain the different chords together. There is always a gap between the chords. But....it's coming to me slowly but surely. I still think I can do this within a week.
13. Also before Part 6 every problem I had or stated here has disappeared. Left hand is always on autopilot I don't even have to think about it and syncing is really easy for the most part (Except Part 6). This song suddenly turned easy. However I will say that this video didn't do that good of a job of creating practice piece for Part 6. I guess you could create a longer drill section or something.
14. I fooking did it...This is Day 4. It's scuffed. Nowhere near perfect but I played it. I played this thing and I smiled and I knew I did it. This is my first piece ever and i will treasure it forever. Thank you for teaching this. I will remember you forever and I will watch your other videos and learn new pieces. (After I've perfected this one...)
I never get tired of this song, so beautiful
This is the best piano tutorial I've seen on RUclips... excellent teaching. Please make more!
Facts
I will dedicate my life to learn this song, and I will learn it with you. Thank you!
Waikoh how you getting on? I just got a keyboard and I'm a total novice this is the one song I wanna learn
@@arranpointing4740 you should learn the left hand until you can play it perfectly without thinking about it. DO NOT think that your hans are playing 2 different parts. You should see the right hand as the song and the left hand as a background singer. You can get confused really fast. Try to fit them both REALLY SLOW...
Muhammad Piranie he post his keyboard on craiglist lol i don’t understand how people think they will be able to play this song if they don’t have interest about piano lol it is very difficult song for beginners
Lena Haus do I NEED a metronome
@@lenahaus3091 you may not see this but does that work? Learn left first.. i started playing piano about a month ago and i can play songs but not with 2 hands
Part 6 was quite challenging for me, so here's a tip that helped me out a lot. Start working on each hand individually. Once you've mastered solo handedly, start combining the two. You may be asking yourself: "well its not that easy is it?", well yes and no. All you need to remember is that the left hand is twice as slow as the right hand, thats the key. Now try and start doing both together. One note on the left = Two notes on the right. The second you get that first 2to1 ratio, all you need to do is maintain the tempo. Once I understood the method behind it it clicked and boom. Hope i helped!
Thank you bro so much! It really helped.
@@briellespiano16 Absolutely! It is my pleasure :)
@@dionasllani7449 Glad it helped :)
Been playing the piano for 10 years (strictly by ear no notes) and this is hands down the BEST tutorial I’ve ever seen. Amazing job bravo
I'm surprised how many people can play by ear, does it take a lot of time?
@@justanacc2123for most ppl it’s just natural preference lol my uncle plays by ear, so does my brother, and so do I
No problem little kid😘
thank you so much!! i finally achieved it start to end without going course
👏👏👏👏👏👏 I've been playing for 30m and I can do til part 4
LoL moment
Learned it in 1 month, never touched a piano before! Good one
@@noahhaans2788 bravo👏🏽👏🏽
La napıyon burda
My wrist hurts so much
My fingers and my wrist hurt too!! My god! It's a very beautiful song but I think m gonna break a finger if I keep repeating it.. Holy
@@elmoudniwissal4558 Same man! started a few days ago, and my left hand is in so much pain haha, it'll probably get better over time tho, I'm an absolute beginner.
@@joejr.971 hh hopefully it'll get better..worth the pain hein? Good luck to both of us hh m a beginner as well
I'm taking my time learning this and taking like three day breaks. That way I'm enjoying learning it.:)
rich hey how’s the song going? Been practicing?
I‘m playing this at 1 am
Wtf i‘m too ambitious to sleep
Sleep? What is sleep if a great men shows you how to play a wonderful song in an easy way
I‘m so thankful for your videos
Omg same 😂
Don't sleep too much. If you sleep three hours less each night for a year, you will have an extra month and a half to sneed in.
This song is my definition of beauty..its just so...I can't even describe how this makes me feel
You feel the beauty of sadness, the love for melancholia. It's sad and beautiful at the same time. And yeah, no other song in the world causes the listener to feel those emotions at once like this one does to such an extent. I can't wrap my head around it either.
I would send my kids to learn from you if I could. You're so positive and a great piano teacher. Thank you for this
24 days ago I got my first piano ever, I was a complete beginner, never played the piano in my life. In just 24 days I learnt to play this awesome tune. Your tutorial is INCREDIBLE, I can't believe that I did it! THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH! Please, more tutorials like this. Best wishes, keep up this fantastic work pal! I am truly grateful!
Greg
2.5 weeks for me, every day training
@@m22d52 for how long each day? im busy trying to synchronising each note.. rather than playing the whole day and getting the feel of it as a whole
M22 :D just 3 Days for me Im so happy
You're not a true fan until you have this song in your playlist
DOG HAXOR Same, it's my third day and I just gotta learn to synchronize the left and right hand in part 6 :)
I can’t believe this. I don’t even own a piano and still I watched the whole video and I think I can actually play this! Amazing tutorial! ❤️
Took me 3 hours 42 minutes and now I'm doing a speed test and to see how long I can play it until I wake up my parents. Its 1:45AM for me when I finally learned this and you explained it wonderfully. Thanks for the Tutorial!!
wat am i doing here, i dont even have a piano. and i watched it till the end
You gotta get a piano Mike!
nice one 😂
Same
Same here
same lol
I started this in quarantine, and it took me 1 months, because i was a beginner. I'm only 12 and i already know how to play it!
You might not read this, but good job
Effort
@Bisky krueger continue, obviously you might not do It in one day but with many practice you can finish it, you can do it man!!
Wow lucky you im 10 and im still trying to learn this piece and i think it might take me a while since i have pretty small hands.
Startet self-learning piano myself around 3 weeks ago, and because of this amazing tutorial i now know how to play this great song. Thank you so much
Wow, I'm very impressed how easy it was to learn the whole piece. Amazing teacher! Thanks a lot for sharing this tutorial.
You are such a good teacher!!! Learned this song in 2 days(and have been playing the piano for about 2 months now)
When i first heard the piece i was in love but i was still a beginner. I thought i couldnt do it now; maybe after some time but not now. But watching your tutorial legit gave me hope.
You are seriously the best teacher!
Deboparna Banerjee hope you learned by now
I learned it through this video in a month and had the chance to play it at the airport of Montreal and got plenty of applause from it.
Thank you very much
I’m self taught and I learned this piece in less than a week. It’s not as difficult as it seems. Good luck everyone.
@Ben but ok
It dépend your level and how long you are playing .
How long you are playing piano ?
@@mayahz9758 over 20 years
@@nunziodibenedetto lucky u are 😔
Part 6:
LH: E B G B E B G B
RH: BE BB EB BE BB EB BE CE
Remember this pattern is easier for me to play it.
thanks, this helped me a lot
Kage Chen can you help me with that?
I really don't understand your comment, is it a written format of what this tutorial shows or is this a different alternative that you're sharing?
Itd help a lot
Thank you
@@frankbot990 its like two notes on the right are one fast note you play the two 'be' than the one with the left hand. So you have be bb eb this reapeat itself one more time and then be ce (in the first) :)
For part 6 you should really make a step off this lesson and do some hand independancy training, I guess. Some good are on youtube. MAny good excercises, even. Just train your hands to be independant. Look for "piano hand independance lesson" or smth like that. Ya, offcourse, Part 6 is also a very great hand independancy training. But may be kinda difficult. Video author says right thing whole video long: "Take your time". Don't expect it to come easy. Just repeat till you get it. Don't blame yourself. Time is needed. You will get it eventually. And... at the 6 part point, your LH should be trained already to play without thinking, automatically. Then it will be like much easier. Also... as soon as you master like only first section out of 4 in each part, you are good to go already. First section of each PART takes most of the time to learn...
Hello Thomas, thank you for this wonderful video course. It has been very useful learning the song in tiny pieces. I have been practicing now for 3 weeks and I made it so far that I can play part 3 almost fluently. I hope that in maybe 2 months I will able to play the whole song! And by the way I'm 33 so there is no excuse if you really want to learn you can do it! You are a great teacher! Greetings from Holland.
Marlonski Hey leuk iemand Die Nederlands spreekt.
It took me 4 hours for part 3 😂
Donia Mesa Same 😂😂
Starting too now. 38 and from The Netherlands too. Wish me luck 😎🎹
Marlonski your 35 now happy birthday
Marvellous tutorial indeed, the step-by-step approach is wonderful for making pieces like this less intimidating. I was able to learn 'River Flows In You' from Werdemuskier's tutorial when I was 9 without any formal piano knowledge whatsoever. That ability to play a song greatly effloresced both my interest and ability in playing the piano. Since then, Thomas' tutorials have acted as a raft, amidst a sea of confusing and fast-paced tutorials, never failing to help me learn beautiful melodies (such as this one which I was able to learn in hardly a week).
Thank you Werdemuskier, keep going.
OMG, thank you!! I’m so happy to hear that!! 🥰
I learned this in about a month from almost nothing. Still struggling quite a bit with the fast parts but I'm now at the point where I no longer need the tutorial, only practice in my fingers. Reckon another month and I'll be able to play it confidently at speed. Thank you so much!
I was dreaming about being able to play this beautiful piece when i was going to high school, but I did not have piano or keyboard that i could practice with, and 7 years later i finally got a midi keyboard, and i immediately searched tutorials for this piece. After 1 month now i can play this song, and i am just enjoying it. You made someone else dream true, Mr. Thomas. I just wanna say thank you!
I really appreciate you doing this! I've learnt how to play my first piano song thanks to you!!!! You did an excellent job at explaining and demonstrating everything! Your setup is perfect for beginners like me to learn!!!
I'm going to take piano lessons in September, I don't even gave a piano yet but I'm way too excited😄 You explained it very good, thank you. What would be a bit easier it to use 2 colors. Example : green for the right hand and red for the left hand. Thank you for this lesson and good luck with the next lessons. Have a good day❤
Casey Mouwen This song is a bit advanced for a beginner who has never played piano specially with left hand fingering. You should try easier pieces to develop finger strength. I have been practicing for last 8 months and I find this quite challenging. It can hurt fingers if proper technique is not used. Also, see other videos for better left hand fingering.
Pirouz Farhani
I can play it till 17:13 as a "bloody beginner" and my fingers hurts like hell, I feel like they are broken
Sen zon You need to stop practicing as soon as you feel pain and continue when pain is gone. It may be due to bad technique. Google piano wrist and arm motion. Try to play with your wrist and arms not just fingers. Record and watch yourself playing. Good luck.
En hoe ver zit je met de piano? ;)
Pirouz Farhani surprisingly I've learnt piano for 2 weeks on this song, and I've got the hang of it! So it depends if you learn fast
For anyone confused, there is a mistake in part 3 (16:08) where he plays Fis but it should be G
Thanks man🙏
I also was wondering any Im glad I was actually right this time
First tutorial by good tutor. Real teaching (with chord training) instead of showing how pianist plays (like other tutorials). Thank you Sir!
i've been practicing piano for almost a year and i'd like to say no videos helped me as much as yours did. Thank you
finally, after 8 years of studying piano i could play this song! thanks to this tutorial and the quarantine
Getting there slowly but steady.. Left hand is almost automatic. Just love this as a new player it's simple yet challenging at the same time!
wow, thank you, you just helped me too much, i was almost giving up. after watch this tutorial I think I'll get it
Glad to here that, Francys :) You'll make it!!!
Francys Ferreira DONT give up! :)
Yeah bro, u can do I t
I’ve started playing piano today and I want to thank God that I’ve found this video tutorial. You are smart and talented! Thank you for sharing your skills with us❤
it took 2 months (I can’t play piano) but now i can do this perfectly. I‘m kinda proud of myself
YAY! Im proud of u 👏👏:-) I wanna start learning it today lol
nice, best tutorial ever i like how u got my left hand to get used to the chords before actually telling us how to use them, am still at 10 mins at the video but already left hand PRO.
PLEASE DO more of these videos
hope these tuts stay free :)
THANKS ALOT
Holy shit when you play the whole left hand there’s a huge satisfaction damn I felt that deeply. You get a sub and a like!
Yeaaahh same
dude u are the best, i thought i never can play both hands in same time but i did it cause of this awesome tutorial :D GOD BLESS U MEEN
Thank you, Thomas. I played the piano for two months today. I can play river flows in you, fur Elise, and comptine d'un autre ete. You help me chase my dream and change my life.
this is the best tutorial of all time ngl
Thank you very much after 1 month I can do it completly , it s my first piano song and i did not play piano before that
I literally fear that I'm incapable of playing this because it's so beautiful and I love so much.
So did you play it or not ? I hate when people white these kind of comments and then disappear for year.
@@johnnytable9217 lol
The best piano teacher:)spasibo:)
Не знаю насколько хорошо ты играешь, но это произведение не тяжело играть ;)
"Yeaaaaah one more time" Love the way he teaches :)
In the beginning I though I would hardly make it to the end, my hands were so tired and the fingers were moving so fast and combining everything was stress to my brain. But I took it slow one day at a time, and I can happily say I’ve learned this song!!! It’s so beautiful, if your learning this don’t give up!
Im just a beginner. I used to play when i was small. Muscle memory was still here I learned this in only 7 hours!!!!!
Karanjot Singh I learned this song in 7 minutes. Flawless.
YEP Pepega wdym the vid is 39 mins
EVERYONE WHOSE HAND IS TOO SMALL!!! Don't play the most right note with your left hand. It sounds almost same
For people that have large hands but feel the that the thumb is not needed at all trust me it changes the dynamic a little bit and i did the same thing and now its like muscle memory and i dont wanna change it but i wish i used my thumb, i feel it kinda give a more consistent tone to the piece.
Thanks, I was looking for this comment, my hands are tiny and I cannot bridge a full octaf
İf you be lazy and dont do that here, then where will you do? You will do full octave now or later, but you have to, then learn it as soon as you can.
My hands are tiny. You have to learn how to spread your reach.. If you can’t do a full octave you’ll never be able to play piano.
I have really small hands but my brother is exact opposite but, he doesn’t come nearly as close to a octave whilst i can reach it with ease, it’s not about the length of your hands but the anount you can stretch it
I can play this piece perfectly now and I started 2 months ago, thank you so much for this tutorial!
got the whole song, now just gotta practice, will update!
I have been playing piano for 8 years and have just heard this song for the first time today. What a beautiful song
This song from french movie "la vie d amelie poulain" ( the life of amelie Poulain) a beautiful story.
im legit freking out! I can play the whole song! TYSM!!!
THANK YOU so much, that was my first music on piano. I don't even know what is a C note and after 1 month training i've done it! Thanks a lot ;)
This piece is just perfect for me. It's beautiful and challenging but doesn't feel impossible.
If someone has recommendations for other pieces like this I'd love to hear them. Maybe something a bit more happy as balance.
thank you so much for the tutorial . I'm just a self learner, never went to piano classes . but you are such a good teacher . I managed to play all the parts within 3 days . never thought I would be able to . thank you again you are the best .
That's so nice the video is very very good，Thank you so much❤❤❤❤
Thank you for this lesson, it's perfect!
I'm on the last part now...it's tough but I know I can get it with enough practice.
Finished the song!! (No longer tracking my progress)
I can now play my first song on the piano like you after 4 days of practice, I’m so happy! Thank you.
Merci beaucoup. Votre enseignement est excellent, même pour moi qui parle peu anglais. Excellente pédagogie et très dynamique. Havé à Nice Dany!
I mean a nice day
I'm commenting like 7 years after this was posted so I don't know if Thomas will see this but, thank you Thomas! This is the best tutorial ever, I played each part like 100 times (my hands hurt soo bad lol) I see this song by Fred Tedesco (see him on his YT channel,) and he never said the name, I made it a challenge to find this song, I didn't know the name, better yet the name being some hard French word lol.
It was so beautiful, I gave up trying to learn River Flows In You, and S.O.S. But this song i couldn't just give up on, TYSM, Thomas I am truly grateful for this, you said everything so slowly and perfectly, the vid is only 37 mins long but all my pausing and rewinding made it last like 5 hours, lol. Thanks again Thomas keep it up!!!
I read this comment 2 hours after it was posted :) Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad to hear that you found the tutorial helpful and that you enjoyed learning the song. It means a lot to me that you persevered through the challenge and didn't give up!! Your dedication and effort are truly great. Keep up the great work, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or need further assistance. Thanks again for your support, and happy playing!
Shit that’s a huge chord my hand hurts from stretching my fingers so wideeee ahhgg!
I started to learn this song on December 2018, now it's February 2019 and I'm so proud to tell you that I play it perfectly because of you. Thank you so much! Btw it's the first song I learned on the piano
Etien Zaragoza I just got a piano and this is the first thing I learn, I’m at the beginning of part three and this is so hard. lol
When you where connecting both hands for part 6, you said: "The wonderful thing is that we pay each note together, together, together". Then the next thing you say is that you play 2 notes on your right hand, and one note on the left hand! (right, together, right, together, etc) Can you explain?
Tim Karpov yeah.. i don't know how i should play it..
The right way is together, right, together, right. I search this part in another videos with slow motion!
I think he just made mistake. Its 40 min video. But you can think for yourself it's really not that hard.
@@johnnytable9217 it's hard for me I'll tell you that
Thank you for also noticing
This is the best piano teaching!!!!
I’ve been learning this since 2018! It’s the best tutorial i’ve ever seen but part 6 is devastating😭😭
At 16:08 there is a mistake, no? should be G instead of F-Sharp on the left hand?
Yes I agree. Trouble is the F# sounds better.
yes he forget the part lmao how am i supposed to learn now
Ya.. But later on he played it with G.. I was confused too😁
Yes it's supposed to be G and not F#. Right after he does it with F#, he continues with G which is the correct note since he's still on the second part of the 4-part pattern with his left hand (Part 1: E, G, B, E / Part 2: D, G, B, D / Part 3: D, F#, B, D / Part 4: D, F#, A, D)
Absolutely, but still it sounds better with fsharp 🤣
My pink is too short. 😭
Mine too. I'm turning this into a duet with my kids and me :)
@@teresanash7670 this is wholesome
@teresa nash god bless you
@@teresanash7670 I'm too :D thats a great idea. But they hasn't so often time, like so often that I want play :/
@@teresanash7670 AWWW
Hi! At 15:27 you play a part, with the second cord with the left hand, but when you go into playing it slow you skip that part and go with the 3rd cord, (playing the black key with the left hand). I got a bit confused when following this :)
16:07 right?
Stridarn I was confused in that part too!
Augusto Guerrante me too
Anyone got the answer to this?
the f# in the right hand clashes with the g in the left hand so when you play it slow it sounds wrong but when you play it at the normal speed it sounds fine, when he plays it at the normal speed before and after slowing down he plays a g in the left hand but when he slowed it down he played and f#, i think he may have just gotten mixed up, the sheet music i have for this song has it written as a g like it should but ive also seen videos where people played f# in both hands
You are hands down the best teacher I’ve come across. I learned this song because of your tutorial. Took me about 6 months bc i am not a piano player- but i now play comptine d’un autre été quite well and have marked an item off my bucket list
After 3 weeks of practice, I finally did it 🎉
Wow, that’s amazing. Congratulations 🎊🎉
Thank you so much!!!
it has been 2 weeks now!!
and I'm as good as you at this song!
;)
Thank you so much Thomas, finally I can learn to play my favorite song
Thank you so much for the tutorial. You've inspired me to learn to play this piece. I have the music which is a great start, but boy is it tough on my wrist. And it's tricky co-ordination for my fingers. But I adore this piece and I am determined to learn it. Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is a lot easier in comparison. But it's time I learnt faster pieces and got my lazy fingers working. Thank you again. You're so brilliant to help those of us who are struggling to play the best instrument in the whole world xx
Danke, danke, danke, ich glaub ich kann's! Mega cool
You are AMAZING
This was an extremely helpful tutorial! It really help me through breaking down the difficult parts :)
Can you please make a tutorial of La valse d'Amelie piano version??
thank you
thank you very much man.. your tutorial(s) made me to start playing the piano.. Im an absolute beginner but Im also patient and I wont stop until I can play this beautiful song. ;) so, thanks again.. and keep making english tutorials :) Greeting from Czech republic
same
How you getting on in just got a key bored I'm a total novice and wanna learn this song so bad
Ommggg I’m in Czech Republic Rn visiting my grandma and I’m gonna try learning this song haha cuz I’m like intermediated
Thanks, you are helping me while quarantined
You helped me a lot. I can't even believe that i am playing the first part. I have always thought that playing such a piece is not possible for beginners. You gave me hope. Thank you so much. This tutorial is awsome ❤️
25:45 "woohoo"😂
😂😂😂
ashly johnson ohhhh yeahhh I ve hear it to !!!!!!!
XPDR
Find es gut, dass du es zu Anfang erstmal komplett spielst! :-)
Who else has been looking for a good tutorial and finally found one?????
The best teacher, I like you!!!
My first ever song that got my into the piano. Learned this piece in 3 months. Perfect tutorial, for every level. Currently playing for almost two years!!
my left hand hurts and burns every time I play this song.
MechaMaster20 you’ll get through it >:)
After you geht through ist your right hand will hurt
I must not tell lies
Bramlovestogame Harry Potter?
OG DARK ofc
Really good video mate! Honestly the best piano tutorial I have seen so far for ang songs! Thanks alot and keep uploading man. Definitely gained yourself a new subscriber! I'm a complete beginner on the piano, and by that I mean I went out and bought a piano, then found your channel now learning this song 😂😂 it's hard man! But if I practice i will master this.
Love it. Thank you so much!
It took me only 1 week of dedication to play the full song, as a complete beginner.. thanks for teaching me my first song!
I wish I could give you 1000 likes. The way this tutorial has been designed, anybody can learn to play it.