"When I feel discouraged, I stop worrying about memorizing, about getting it fast. I reconnect with the main purpose of why I'm studying music in the first place, which is to escape the present and to live in an alternate reality full of passions and experiencing at this point in the present moment of my life." I put it in my quote book.
Difficulty is always debatable, getting a good interpretation out of Beethoven is arguably harder because I feel like Rachmaninov wears his heart on his sleeve, but that’s just my opinion. Someone else will tell you rach is extremely nuanced 🤷♂️
Personally (and this is a purely subjective view) the difficulty of Rachmaninov is that I don’t feel his music as much I feel Beethoven’s music. Therefore Rachmaninov becomes harder for me to interpret. Maybe my feelings get in the way. But Beethoven is hard and amazingly rewarding. For me... much more than Rachmaninov.
this is actually very important because many musicians tend to forget, that are playing music and not fixing a car. i mean without the technique, without tools in your toolbox it is difficult to communicate clearly, but music and any art for that matter is much more than the technique. you need skills to tell the story, but how you say it, it is an art.
Gosh, I get so discouraged when practicing sometimes and end up getting nowhere and at times I even thought about quitting and I start saying things like 'Oh I'm never gonna be this good' or 'I'm not good enough for this' but then I stop, and start thinking 'why I am so discouraged? Because I can't play this? But I can play other things that are great' and I just start playing other pieces that I love and play as beautifully as I can and just live in them and then I start thinking about all the good achievements (I have done some decent ones) that I have done and all the amazing compliments that I got and I start feeling better and sometimes I just take a break and do something else or listen to that piece or anything else and I get confidence back, psychology plays a HUGE part in piano, thank you for the video Josh.
I wholeheartedly agree. I have suffered long term depression and frustration in playing piano, feeling like I'm in a total rut and really useless as a musician. However, what I took from this video is "escape" and "feel the music". Two things that I definitely wasn't doing.
I have been a pianist player for more than 25 years now. But when I moved away from home when I was 19 I no longer had a real piano to practice with. Now I have a nice keyboard with good action that I think I can make due with but a couple years ago I came home from work to find my fiancé was passed away and ever since it’s been difficult for me to play meaningfully. I pray God helps me see some light so I can get back to where I was and grow stronger.
Jari Satta definitely :) there’s a wonderful article about Daniil Trifonov about these concepts. I think the title was something like “finding the oasis in the desert”. Definitely worth checking out
“Greatness in art is not something you tell yourself you have,” wrote the immortal pianist William Kapell in 1953. “It is the oasis, the greatness, the vision, or whatever you want to call it, after traveling the vast desert of lonely and parched feelings.” KQED Arts article on Trifonov.
This is one of the most helpful videos I’ve ever watched, and some of the best musical advice I’ve received. It’s easy to get caught up in just drilling technique when deadlines are looming, and that sucks the joy out of playing and makes me less eager to practice. I forget why I love music. I have a quote by James Russell Lowell plastered on the wall above my piano as a reminder: “One day with life and heart is more than enough to find a world.” But time gets in the way, of course, and stress creeps in. What I love so much about the second part of this video is that we get to watch you enjoy the music. It’s the same reason I love live performances. You hear the musicians’ stories; you see it on their faces and in their posture. They add their own voice to the composers'. It’s incredible. And somehow forgettable in the practice room. So thank you for reminding us. And for sharing your love with the world through your channel. Sorry for the long comment…just wanted to share some appreciation…carry on! :D
This is the message I needed to hear today. I've recently enrolled in a music program after a 20 year hiatus. I've been very discouraged with my progress in piano. Being an adult, with a family, full time job and full time student, i feel I'm just going through the motions. practice has become disappointing. I really appreciate this reminder of why i do what i do. Thanks Josh.
dart silver same here only my hiatus was 40yrs, And memories of why I quit in the first place haunt me but I’m going to push through them this time and you should too⛅️
Don’t be discouraged! When I was studying piano in the 70s at the American Conservatory in Chicago, I had among my class/conservatory mates, 2 ladies(friends) one a retiree and the other a divorced mother who raised her children and had a job , enrolled in piano degree program. They all successfully graduated eventually with their degrees! We all made it! So can you!😀 In response to and specially for “dart silver” and Micki!!😀😀
This helped a lot. It expands the context of a practice session into just why one goes through such painstaking detail. Its about the music. And the rare gift of communicating the deepest of human emotions through the hands. A gift you have in abundance. Thank you.
Thank you for this super encouraging video! As a graduate (13 undergrad and 15 grad) there was about a year where I️ stopped practicing completely because I️ lost almost all love for music. There was a turning point where I️ had to rekindle this love and this video sums it up very well.
Appreciate sharing your passion with us on the RUclips. Slow playing to feel the sound helps with the information overload of advanced pieces. Great lesson!
Thankyou Josh, a very timely vid for me as my practice regime is tending to fall apart. Reconnect with the essence of the music. That is such an important observation
He's picked an ideal passage to display his point; the 2nd movt can sound thick, wandering and difficult to understand and then that divine aria begins in the right hand. It always reminds me of Nat Geographic pics I've seen of New England in Autumn.....
I do that and I feel that and I love that, and then I get busy and forget. Wonder in the sound, the texture, the nuance, measure by measure. That’s my goal today. Thank you!
That is a great advice..I really enjoy your teaching, you seem to be real passionate about music and as you said the most important is the music, the message, not the technic, even though it is necessary.
I Always knew there some kind of magic in playing so slow that you can feel every note/tone and key/body sensation. You feel the most connected to the piano when you do this! Thanks for confirming I'm not the only one (not that it mattered; I will always love playing piano no matter what anyone else is doing or achieving)...now I can use this "technique" to overcome annoyance frustration or depression about not progressing enough haha
Keeping patience in mind has been really helpful for me, I know I can overcome all the difficulties and some passages just require more patience than others. Richter's biggest strength was probably patience, and paradoxically, he learned the two books of the Well Tempered Clavier in a month each (memorized too!). Knowing that piano technique isn't a steady incline, progress builds on itself and comes in waves. You need the frustrating parts to get to the most gratifying progress.
I always so enjoy what you share - both your humility and generosity in doing so. I especially liked this presentation because it is what every musician faces regularly, regardless of their level - it is the crucible of process and progress. A thousand hours for five minutes of heaven! Yes, is has been, and continues to be worth it - besides, how can a lover of musical creation, discovery, and execution avoid that painful long journey - it is something we must do. Thank you Josh! Good luck to all your endeavors, and thank you for inspiring our own.
This is wisdom that took me more than your 30 years to come to. Totally correct. Oddly I have played through this concerto for decades just by myself in this very mood of being taken into another state of being beyond just pressing keys. That 2nd movement has some of the most wonderful sounds I ever experience.
This video is probably the most important thing for me. Everyday I get discouraged, and it’s a fight to practice through it. Thanks for the encouragement!
I needed this helped with my struggles with grade 5 Bach preludes still on my second year with playing piano and I agree emotions are what has to over power the techniques. Got to remember why I fell in love with the piece to begin with..
I know exactly what you mean, you have to... I have to love the piece I'm playing to get the emotional effect of the piece, for example, consolation no. 3 by Franz Liszt, it's such a beautiful piece and it feels truly lovely when I just forget about my hands and just listen. I am truly in love with the piece and it's beautiful, I can feel the emotion of the piece I'm playing, and after a while I don't even have to try to "let go" as it were and it just comes naturally. Next step, Liebesträume
the best personal description of what happens to most sincere musicians with a remedy to remember that 'feelings/emotions are what make great music. If the passage isn't coming through, technically, probably a good indication that the feeling is trying to emerge. I love your words. Thank You. its like practicing a difficult run, dont look, dont think, just let it emerge.
Thank you, Josh.. I really needed this video, and gosh, I cannot wait to hear your Rachmaninov Concerto No. 3. This video was a tease for me as well as a beautiful guide, thank you.
I haven't touched the piano for an entire year now, my longest hiatus from the instrument, and all because the frustration became too much. This was a great video and I didn't expect this one, definitely hits home. I really do like your advice in this video, I feel like I got too much into technicality and forgot about relishing what I'm hearing.
Thank you for this video! I have the same feeling when I don't make much progress even after practicing for a decent amount of time and playing the pieces I love drives me to learn the new one.
I had an epiphany last night. I realized that music, especially when played by yourself, is an audible expression of emotion. Now I know that's sort of a common thing to hear people say, and yah we all know music can make you feel a certain way, but to realize that music IS the sound of emotion, the manifestation into the world of things we feel deep in our soul, a tangible way to let others experience what we are feeling... it's an incredible thing. So I absolutely understand everything you are saying about feeling the music and having that relationship with it.
This is great. I am nowhere near the level that you are josh but i often find myself doing what you talked about. hitting the reset button and reconnecting with the music. great video! thanks!
Josh (& Hi to L^^), Thank you for this video! Perfect timing. You are so important, in the beauty of your music and in your ability to teach others how to learn! Can i write here: you are the best piano teacher i've ever had and taught me how to approach playing (my first love,) Rachmaninoff (I'm always grateful to you for that... ). I learned SO MUCH from you. If anyone reading this is considering taking lessons from Josh, yes, it's worth it. Im still busy in grad school but practicing and playing when i have time: Debussy's Reflet Dans L'eau and a few others. Thank you again for this vid on loving music ❤️ (A in Japan)
You play beautifully. Honestly, I'm not a Rachmaninoff fan, but I could listen to your renditions all day. Thanks for helping those of us who are struggling.
I swear there is no bigger discouragement that Czerny exercises. But Even then, you can convey them in your own way. I lost my love for a little bit, but I am regaining it again :) Thank you Mr. Josh
Josh Wright still though that's increadible to do at that age im 19 and am almost done but still struggle with the 3rd movement of moonlight sonata faster part not slow part
Very nice video, I've been working on Franz Liszt's Liebestraum for around 3-4 months now and I've been getting discouraged whenever I feel as if there is little progress being made. Thank you for making this!
Encontrei esse vídeo na hora certa, estou passando por esse desânimo e a sensação de não evoluir no repertório. Vou dar uma passo atrás e descobrir o que a música significa pra mim. Thank you Josh!
Michael Buschmann A big hug from Perú. The best cure for depression is doing wath you love and enjoy it even if it is just for a moment. I love playing the piano and improving on it(teaching in my free times). Same goes for hearing Buckethead's music. At third part of it i enjoy having or watching funny videos with my older brother.
Hi Josh: The video I needed in this moment. I am studying "Taunta" by Felix Pappalardi who played with the 1960's group Mountain. It is a introduction to a larger piece about men lost as sea. Your comments about "living" and "experiencing the sound" was a helpful reinforcer. Thank you. Joe
Depression with Rachmaninoff - so glad I'm not the only one experiencing this and this is really uplifting to see, gonna try enjoy it more as you said!
I often think about what is it about sound that can so inspire or raise one's mood. something deep within the mind that we don't see I suppose. With music it's the combination and sequence of pure tones coming from the instrument. People who have near death experiences talk about the incredibly beautiful music they heard.
I really enjoyed that. I'm at such a low level compared to you that it's hard to find really pretty music, but I think I can stay more present in the pretty sounds that I do hear as well as in the simple task (not simple) of just getting things right, like a scale or such. Thanks for this. It was really helpful.
ha! It seems so obvious what you said around the 4:30 mark. I was beating myself up about a section in my aria (yup, I'm a singer, not a pianist), so I looked up help on youtube randomly. I just paused the video at that moment and ran to the piano to sing that passage again, and whamo, I was having fun again and finished my practice session on a positive note. Thanks!
This actually was super helpful (as have all your videos by the way.) I auditioned for top jazz band at community college and didn’t get accepted. It really depressed me, because I feel as though all my work was for nothing. I mean I’ve only played jazz for a couple years but it still hurt. but you reminded me why I’m doing this to begin with. Because I love music.
After watching this video in hopes of hopefully fixing a technical problem or what not , I think the biggest hurdle right now for me is my astonishingly low appetite for life .. like yea .. I'm practically forcing myself to practice when I have bigger problems to solve
I'm 20 and I have been playing the piano since I was 6. I've always felt like I could have played the piano way better than how I can play now. I thought it's just a harmless feeling. But what I didn't realise was, it slowed down my piano progress a lot and I felt discouraged day by day. I literally felt helpless and lost. I even thought I lost my passion for piano. I was terrified. But no matter what I will never quit or give up. Thanks Josh! I needed this video. It helps a lot :D
thanks Josh, i'm an adult learner going in my 3rd year and all your video helped alot through my learning journey. also would be cool if you do some piano music theory tips video
"When I feel discouraged, I stop worrying about memorizing, about getting it fast. I reconnect with the main purpose of why I'm studying music in the first place, which is to escape the present and to live in an alternate reality full of passions and experiencing at this point in the present moment of my life." I put it in my quote book.
I was about to write down in my notes, thanks mate!
I’ve done exactly the same. Such inspirational words, Josh! And thank you @Jeffrey Yu for typing that out and saving me the trouble 👏
As I am quite depressed with Beethoven Sonatas he tries to cheer me up with Rachmaninov? Now I am totally depressed.
Noah and their are rach sonatas that are much more difficult than most Beethoven sonatas.
Spring Sonata though
Difficulty is always debatable, getting a good interpretation out of Beethoven is arguably harder because I feel like Rachmaninov wears his heart on his sleeve, but that’s just my opinion. Someone else will tell you rach is extremely nuanced 🤷♂️
Personally (and this is a purely subjective view) the difficulty of Rachmaninov is that I don’t feel his music as much I feel Beethoven’s music. Therefore Rachmaninov becomes harder for me to interpret.
Maybe my feelings get in the way. But Beethoven is hard and amazingly rewarding. For me... much more than Rachmaninov.
this is actually very important because many musicians tend to forget, that are playing music and not fixing a car. i mean without the technique, without tools in your toolbox it is difficult to communicate clearly, but music and any art for that matter is much more than the technique. you need skills to tell the story, but how you say it, it is an art.
Gosh, I get so discouraged when practicing sometimes and end up getting nowhere and at times I even thought about quitting and I start saying things like 'Oh I'm never gonna be this good' or 'I'm not good enough for this' but then I stop, and start thinking 'why I am so discouraged? Because I can't play this? But I can play other things that are great' and I just start playing other pieces that I love and play as beautifully as I can and just live in them and then I start thinking about all the good achievements (I have done some decent ones) that I have done and all the amazing compliments that I got and I start feeling better and sometimes I just take a break and do something else or listen to that piece or anything else and I get confidence back, psychology plays a HUGE part in piano, thank you for the video Josh.
I so agree, I think all those thoughts. You can really tie yourself in a knot can’t you??
He’s probably using dictation who has time for commas anymore??
Yes I am depressed on the piano, great video at perfect timing
Mi Les thanks :)
Probably one of the most important video from you to be honest.
Dark-Shadow Falcon
accurate
Dark-Shadow Falcon thank you!
Aww
I wholeheartedly agree. I have suffered long term depression and frustration in playing piano, feeling like I'm in a total rut and really useless as a musician.
However, what I took from this video is "escape" and "feel the music". Two things that I definitely wasn't doing.
I have been a pianist player for more than 25 years now. But when I moved away from home when I was 19 I no longer had a real piano to practice with. Now I have a nice keyboard with good action that I think I can make due with but a couple years ago I came home from work to find my fiancé was passed away and ever since it’s been difficult for me to play meaningfully. I pray God helps me see some light so I can get back to where I was and grow stronger.
I hope its going good for you now. God bless you!
🙏🙏🙏
Awesome!
The true virtuoso’s life is a lonely one. Music, alldayeveryday
Jari Satta definitely :) there’s a wonderful article about Daniil Trifonov about these concepts. I think the title was something like “finding the oasis in the desert”. Definitely worth checking out
“Greatness in art is not something you tell yourself you have,” wrote the immortal pianist William Kapell in 1953. “It is the oasis, the greatness, the vision, or whatever you want to call it, after traveling the vast desert of lonely and parched feelings.”
KQED Arts article on Trifonov.
You do not sound like a crazy person to me - you echo my feelings when playing. Love your enthusiasm.
This is one of the most helpful videos I’ve ever watched, and some of the best musical advice I’ve received. It’s easy to get caught up in just drilling technique when deadlines are looming, and that sucks the joy out of playing and makes me less eager to practice. I forget why I love music.
I have a quote by James Russell Lowell plastered on the wall above my piano as a reminder: “One day with life and heart is more than enough to find a world.” But time gets in the way, of course, and stress creeps in.
What I love so much about the second part of this video is that we get to watch you enjoy the music. It’s the same reason I love live performances. You hear the musicians’ stories; you see it on their faces and in their posture. They add their own voice to the composers'. It’s incredible. And somehow forgettable in the practice room.
So thank you for reminding us. And for sharing your love with the world through your channel. Sorry for the long comment…just wanted to share some appreciation…carry on! :D
This is the message I needed to hear today. I've recently enrolled in a music program after a 20 year hiatus. I've been very discouraged with my progress in piano. Being an adult, with a family, full time job and full time student, i feel I'm just going through the motions. practice has become disappointing. I really appreciate this reminder of why i do what i do.
Thanks Josh.
dart silver same here only my hiatus was 40yrs, And memories of why I quit in the first place haunt me but I’m going to push through them this time and you should too⛅️
Marry Christmas wow great advice
Don’t be discouraged! When I was studying piano in the 70s at the American Conservatory in Chicago, I had among my class/conservatory mates, 2 ladies(friends) one a retiree and the other a divorced mother who raised her children and had a job , enrolled in piano degree program. They all successfully graduated eventually with their degrees! We all made it! So can you!😀 In response to and specially for “dart silver” and Micki!!😀😀
You are a ray of sunshine Josh. Thank you for putting so much thought into communicating what you care about.
This helped a lot. It expands the context of a practice session into just why one goes through such painstaking detail. Its about the music. And the rare gift of communicating the deepest of human emotions through the hands. A gift you have in abundance. Thank you.
Man, I really needed to hear this today. Thank you, Josh!
Thank you for this super encouraging video! As a graduate (13 undergrad and 15 grad) there was about a year where I️ stopped practicing completely because I️ lost almost all love for music. There was a turning point where I️ had to rekindle this love and this video sums it up very well.
Daniel Blomdahl thank you very much Daniel
Thank you. Perfect timing, I needed this.
This is such great advice! Thank you, your channel and instruction is extraordinary.
Thanks! I love the part about feeling the piece as a loved one. I feel this is a lesson about life itself
thanks a lot for advice! that's incredible! I'm feeling much better about my progress and so on! oh, so lucky to find out this video!
Beautiful. Thank you for these reminders.
Appreciate sharing your passion with us on the RUclips. Slow playing to feel the sound helps with the information overload of advanced pieces. Great lesson!
I feel healthy with your videos. Thank you for the generosity and for what you are doing.
Really greatful!
very helpful and powerful! Thank you so much for sharing!
Wow.....great timing....I needed that! Thank you Josh!
Joe Lipare thanks for the support Joe!
I agree with Joe Lipare- perfect timing for this video and much needed inspiration!
Thankyou Josh, a very timely vid for me as my practice regime is tending to fall apart. Reconnect with the essence of the music. That is such an important observation
He's picked an ideal passage to display his point; the 2nd movt can sound thick, wandering and difficult to understand and then that divine aria begins in the right hand. It always reminds me of Nat Geographic pics I've seen of New England in Autumn.....
Gosh you came to my rescue just at the right time, I was so close to stop playing but you have me some hope to continue
I do that and I feel that and I love that, and then I get busy and forget. Wonder in the sound, the texture, the nuance, measure by measure. That’s my goal today. Thank you!
That is a great advice..I really enjoy your teaching, you seem to be real passionate about music and as you said the most important is the music, the message, not the technic, even though it is necessary.
I Always knew there some kind of magic in playing so slow that you can feel every note/tone and key/body sensation. You feel the most connected to the piano when you do this! Thanks for confirming I'm not the only one (not that it mattered; I will always love playing piano no matter what anyone else is doing or achieving)...now I can use this "technique" to overcome annoyance frustration or depression about not progressing enough haha
Great post Josh. Much much needed. Thanks
You are really amazing ... thanks for your helping 💜
Keeping patience in mind has been really helpful for me, I know I can overcome all the difficulties and some passages just require more patience than others. Richter's biggest strength was probably patience, and paradoxically, he learned the two books of the Well Tempered Clavier in a month each (memorized too!). Knowing that piano technique isn't a steady incline, progress builds on itself and comes in waves. You need the frustrating parts to get to the most gratifying progress.
I always so enjoy what you share - both your humility and generosity in doing so. I especially liked this presentation because it is what every musician faces regularly, regardless of their level - it is the crucible of process and progress. A thousand hours for five minutes of heaven! Yes, is has been, and continues to be worth it - besides, how can a lover of musical creation, discovery, and execution avoid that painful long journey - it is something we must do. Thank you Josh! Good luck to all your endeavors, and thank you for inspiring our own.
thanks you so much for your video... that’s exactly what I needed right now. 😊
Amazing Josh - exactly what I needed!
Thank you so much, Mr. Wright.
Thanks for your time Josh.
This is wisdom that took me more than your 30 years to come to. Totally correct. Oddly I have played through this concerto for decades just by myself in this very mood of being taken into another state of being beyond just pressing keys. That 2nd movement has some of the most wonderful sounds I ever experience.
I couldn't stop listening!!!
Your thoughts just touch me a lot!!!
Thank you for sharing
wonderful video
👍💕🎶🎵
Thank you so much for this.its exactly what I needed right now
Beautiful words, Josh!
Thank you so much for this, I am moved by this.
You put this into words nicely. My best practice comes from sessions where I am just enjoying listening to what I'm playing.
Thanks so much!!! Your are a very smart person and extraordinary pianist
You nailed it Josh! We need to feel what we play!
It's fantastic to listen to you speak.
This video is probably the most important thing for me. Everyday I get discouraged, and it’s a fight to practice through it. Thanks for the encouragement!
Amazing advice...love your channel Josh. Greetings from France :)
I needed this helped with my struggles with grade 5 Bach preludes still on my second year with playing piano and I agree emotions are what has to over power the techniques. Got to remember why I fell in love with the piece to begin with..
Thank you for the video. I'm 14 and was really struggling with chopins op 10 no. 12 and that advice gave me the courage to practice thanks).
I know exactly what you mean, you have to... I have to love the piece I'm playing to get the emotional effect of the piece, for example, consolation no. 3 by Franz Liszt, it's such a beautiful piece and it feels truly lovely when I just forget about my hands and just listen. I am truly in love with the piece and it's beautiful, I can feel the emotion of the piece I'm playing, and after a while I don't even have to try to "let go" as it were and it just comes naturally. Next step, Liebesträume
I'm a guitarist and this helped more than most guitar practice videos out there. Thank you!
the best personal description of what happens to most sincere musicians with a remedy to remember that 'feelings/emotions are what make great music. If the passage isn't coming through, technically, probably a good indication that the feeling is trying to emerge. I love your words. Thank You. its like practicing a difficult run, dont look, dont think, just let it emerge.
This is great lesson. Thanks Josh!
Thank you, Josh.. I really needed this video, and gosh, I cannot wait to hear your Rachmaninov Concerto No. 3. This video was a tease for me as well as a beautiful guide, thank you.
Mousey thanks so much Link. I hope you’re well my friend
Your videos always make my music life better and make my way brighter!
Thanks you sir!
I haven't touched the piano for an entire year now, my longest hiatus from the instrument, and all because the frustration became too much. This was a great video and I didn't expect this one, definitely hits home. I really do like your advice in this video, I feel like I got too much into technicality and forgot about relishing what I'm hearing.
Inspirational, thank you Josh.
So encouraging, thank You!
Thank you for this video! I have the same feeling when I don't make much progress even after practicing for a decent amount of time and playing the pieces I love drives me to learn the new one.
Wow! This really does make a difference while practicing.
I had an epiphany last night. I realized that music, especially when played by yourself, is an audible expression of emotion. Now I know that's sort of a common thing to hear people say, and yah we all know music can make you feel a certain way, but to realize that music IS the sound of emotion, the manifestation into the world of things we feel deep in our soul, a tangible way to let others experience what we are feeling... it's an incredible thing. So I absolutely understand everything you are saying about feeling the music and having that relationship with it.
This is great. I am nowhere near the level that you are josh but i often find myself doing what you talked about. hitting the reset button and reconnecting with the music. great video! thanks!
Really wonderful video, really helped me out!
Josh (& Hi to L^^), Thank you for this video! Perfect timing. You are so important, in the beauty of your music and in your ability to teach others how to learn! Can i write here: you are the best piano teacher i've ever had and taught me how to approach playing (my first love,) Rachmaninoff (I'm always grateful to you for that... ). I learned SO MUCH from you. If anyone reading this is considering taking lessons from Josh, yes, it's worth it.
Im still busy in grad school but practicing and playing when i have time: Debussy's Reflet Dans L'eau and a few others. Thank you again for this vid on loving music ❤️ (A in Japan)
You play beautifully. Honestly, I'm not a Rachmaninoff fan, but I could listen to your renditions all day. Thanks for helping those of us who are struggling.
I swear there is no bigger discouragement that Czerny exercises. But Even then, you can convey them in your own way. I lost my love for a little bit, but I am regaining it again :) Thank you Mr. Josh
so inspiring! thank you!
Ah Josh, You’re so giving and that speaks volumes
Thank you for this message Josh.
Adam Pace thank you for your kindness Adam
You played Rach 3 when you were 15!!!!!
Brandon Baltodano lol let me go sell my piano now
Brandon Baltodano haha much more slowly than i do now :) It was a great learning experience though
Josh Wright still though that's increadible to do at that age im 19 and am almost done but still struggle with the 3rd movement of moonlight sonata faster part not slow part
Josh Wright And I thought playing Mendelssohn 1 was difficult...
Very nice video, I've been working on Franz Liszt's Liebestraum for around 3-4 months now and I've been getting discouraged whenever I feel as if there is little progress being made. Thank you for making this!
Wow. Very helpful, very interesting and I can tell that you love what you do. 😁 Very inspirational, thanks!
Heard it right in time. Thank you.
Nice haircut Josh .. reminds me of your awesome Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 play in Rinar Erickson video 🎶❤️ - BTW, Thanks for the great tips !
Down Under thank you for your friendship!
Thank you, Josh! ☺️
Encontrei esse vídeo na hora certa, estou passando por esse desânimo e a sensação de não evoluir no repertório. Vou dar uma passo atrás e descobrir o que a música significa pra mim. Thank you Josh!
Josh, this could not have come at a better time. Depressed...that's me just now.
Michael Buschmann A big hug from Perú. The best cure for depression is doing wath you love and enjoy it even if it is just for a moment. I love playing the piano and improving on it(teaching in my free times). Same goes for hearing Buckethead's music. At third part of it i enjoy having or watching funny videos with my older brother.
Hi Josh: The video I needed in this moment. I am studying "Taunta" by Felix Pappalardi who played with the 1960's group Mountain. It is a introduction to a larger piece about men lost as sea. Your comments about "living" and "experiencing the sound" was a helpful reinforcer. Thank you. Joe
I've been feeling this way practicing the third movement of Danzas Argentinas by Ginastera. Thank you so much!
Great advice, thank you.
Thank you Josh You are a very nice person
thank you,it was very helpful
Thanks, Josh. Very inspirational!
Tom McQuaide thanks so much Tom. All the best to you
Fascinating and really useful.
Depression with Rachmaninoff - so glad I'm not the only one experiencing this and this is really uplifting to see, gonna try enjoy it more as you said!
Thank you so much, Josh
Calmlands Piano thank you for watching and for your support of my channel :)
I often think about what is it about sound that can so inspire or raise one's mood. something deep within the mind that we don't see I suppose. With music it's the combination and sequence of pure tones coming from the instrument. People who have near death experiences talk about the incredibly beautiful music they heard.
I really enjoyed that. I'm at such a low level compared to you that it's hard to find really pretty music, but I think I can stay more present in the pretty sounds that I do hear as well as in the simple task (not simple) of just getting things right, like a scale or such. Thanks for this. It was really helpful.
ha! It seems so obvious what you said around the 4:30 mark. I was beating myself up about a section in my aria (yup, I'm a singer, not a pianist), so I looked up help on youtube randomly. I just paused the video at that moment and ran to the piano to sing that passage again, and whamo, I was having fun again and finished my practice session on a positive note. Thanks!
This actually was super helpful (as have all your videos by the way.) I auditioned for top jazz band at community college and didn’t get accepted. It really depressed me, because I feel as though all my work was for nothing. I mean I’ve only played jazz for a couple years but it still hurt. but you reminded me why I’m doing this to begin with. Because I love music.
This was helpful! Thaanks
Thank you .. I’m only a month in , yesterday I made so many mistakes I just gave up .. This made sense to me
After watching this video in hopes of hopefully fixing a technical problem or what not , I think the biggest hurdle right now for me is my astonishingly low appetite for life .. like yea ..
I'm practically forcing myself to practice when I have bigger problems to solve
Man thank you very much. You really making it possible to learn piano with youtube.
I'm 20 and I have been playing the piano since I was 6. I've always felt like I could have played the piano way better than how I can play now. I thought it's just a harmless feeling. But what I didn't realise was, it slowed down my piano progress a lot and I felt discouraged day by day. I literally felt helpless and lost. I even thought I lost my passion for piano. I was terrified. But no matter what I will never quit or give up. Thanks Josh! I needed this video. It helps a lot :D
thanks Josh, i'm an adult learner going in my 3rd year and all your video helped alot through my learning journey. also would be cool if you do some piano music theory tips video
Fred Choo great idea Fred. Thanks for watching
Thank you.
thank you!!