Chopin Waltz in A Minor B150: How to play measure 21 (Video 1)
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- In this short video, I hope to help you understand and play measure 21 of this beautiful piece, which can look quite confusing compared to the rest of this piece!
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Wow as a beginner player this is the kind of teacher and tutorial I wish I had in person
Thank you! So glad it was helpful for you and thank you for commenting!
I sercond that - I have no teacher to help me and I`m learing it by myself
@@vincentneale2620 Great work! I am working on a detailed project that includes this piece. Stay tuned and do your best!
Thank you SO much! I’m learning this piece and was cruising along with no problems until I got to this measure. I searched around and came across this video, and it is exactly what I needed. Very helpful. Thanks again.
Thank you for taking time to write! I have taught piano for a long time--and this measure can be so tricky!
One of my adult students asked me to make this video so they could watch it at home. So glad that it helped you and others and please keep in touch about your piano journey!
Excellent tutorial!
Thank you for watching--I hope this helps you!
I'm so glad I came across your channel!! Your explanations are so clear and I really appreciate your pie chart visuals - this is so helpful. I've just started this piece and now feel much better about approaching this particular bar - and the grace notes/trills - as brilliantly taught in your other Chopin Waltz in A minor video. I like that you demonstrate a variety of options then encourage players to experiment and see what works for them. As a learner, sometimes its tricky to decide on whats the "best way" to do things - especially when there is such a wealth of information - you have given me the confidence to explore the options and decide for myself. Thank You so much - very much appreciated.
Thank you very much for taking the time to write to me. I have taught piano for a long time and there is not a "one size fits all" so I'm glad my approach works for you and please keep me posted on your progress! I hope to be hosting some RUclips live videos and/or free Zoom Chats so stay tuned! Best wishes for 2022!
Absolutely perfect tutorial video. Thank you for taking time to make this.
You explain so clearly 😊
You are too kind. Thank you for watching and glad it helped you. Please keep me posted on your progress!
Thank you so much, this is one of my favorite piece, really enjoyed your tutorial.
I really appreciate you watching--more Chopin coming soon! Best wishes
This definitely helped me get the rhythm more clear. Thanks so much.
I am so glad to hear this, and I really appreciate you taking the time to write--it helps me know which videos are the most helpful! Enjoy playing this piece!
Your teaching is wonderful thanks👍🏻
Thank you very much for your support and I hope that this helps you with this beautiful piece.
I'm working on it. Started on this piece a couple months back.
My teacher told me "You're gong to learn Chopin"
Thank you for the tid bit. Very helpful,
So glad you are able to work on this piece! Chopin is very fulfilling to play, and glad this helps you! Best wishes
Thank you. 😊
One of the most beautiful and one of the most tricky parts of this piece--let me know how it goes!
top help, thank you much much much!!!!!!!
Thank you for taking the time to write and let me know. Glad this helped you out!
Thank you so much! I have heard many recordings of this waltz. Sadly, the waltz is either played super fast or too slow.
Thank you for watching. Yes, there are many interpretations of this piece. It is so beautiful, I just absolutely love playing it!
Thanks
You are most welcome--FYI I am going to have a full course on this piece which will be available this summer. Stay tuned!
Could you do a tutorial on Chopin Waltz No 17 IVA 14? I think B 46
Trying to learn this one now
Perhaps someday! Right now I am finishing up a complete video course on this Waltz, hopefully published early Sept!
OMG thank you!!!
Absolutely--hope this works well for you. Try both 1-2-3 and 1-2-4 fingerings depending on your hand and keep me posted!
@@OlympiaPiano 1-2-3 works for me. It’s just kind of hard getting the flow down
@@philanacalhoun2558 keep at it--it is just a tricky spot!
Been working on this piece for about 10 days, and I'm so close to getting it to a decent tempo! Really struggling with the rhythm on this measure, I've been using the metronome to help, but still every time I play through and roll into the next measure the beat seems off and I have to slow down or speed up. Any advice on using the metronome for this measure?
First of all, thanks for watching and reaching out. I have a couple of ideas for you, try them out and see if they work. It is ok to take a little extra time in this measure because of the flourish but you don't want to take too much time. If you are working with the metronome some strategies I would suggest are: 1) play beat 1 stop on beat 2 2) similarly (with the metronome on) start on beat 2 and stop on beat 3--if you cant get all of the notes in analyze where it gets slow (usually it is when the thumb crosses under. 3) then try all together. To get those crossovers quickly take a look at your wrist and make sure it is not too low because the thumb needs lots of space to fold under. Please let me know if any of these help!
@@OlympiaPiano Thanks that sounds like great advice, will give it a go! Appreciate the videos !
I was taught to use 2 4 then thumb ( thumb under at a 4 th not thumb under at a 4 th as you did…) I use this principle when teaching Arpeggios
Sure 2 & 4 can work as well. It really all depends on how it feels for each individual person's hand.
Any way to count these notes? I get how to count the triplet and the dotted quarter but what is the in the middle? I'm guessing there's no real way to count this one. What is it called?
Great question and thanks for writing. The group with the 5 is called a quintuplet. The way I usually practice this with a student is first by just counting aloud with a metronome maybe set around 50 to the quarter note. Say the subdivisions aloud with the beats: 123, 12345, 1234. Then try to play the subdivisions just with the fingers you are going to use on a flat surface (not the piano yet) while saying it aloud and make sure to say all 4 subdivisions on beat 3 even though you are only going to play subdivision 1 & 4. Finally try on the keyboard, still saying the subdivisions aloud, but maybe slow the metronome down to 40 to the quarter then move it up. Hopefully this all makes sense and helps you out. Thanks for watching my channel, much appreciated.
What keyboard are you using?
@kriskring2 I am a lucky piano teacher and have a gorgeous Steinway M which is a 5'7 grand piano. I do most of my videos on that piano. Thank you for watching my videos and taking time to comment. Best wishes
Dans ce cas d'arpeges Mi majeur et pour jouer fluide et rapide, il faut éviter la technique du passage du pouce mais garder un déplacement horizontal de la main et effectuer un saut. ( You must do some jump and not practice the thumb under hand)
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Look at this. Minutes 7.40
ruclips.net/video/cDyzQ0uVsao/видео.html
merci pour regarder ma video. Je ne suggeste pas faire la technique avec les angles de main a 7:40 dans votre video, simplement, plier la pouce doucement tandis qu'aller a la Mi majeur suivante. C'est vrai que la main devoir va vitement
I have been practicing this piece for months and still have a problem with this measure. My thumb doesn’t seem to reach the E in time and sometimes would hit the D instead because my hands are small and can’t stretch enough. I’m thinking of giving up on this piece it’s starting to frustrate me!☹️
I am sorry that this is giving you trouble, that must be so frustrating! Perhaps for you, try fingers 1- 2-4 instead of 1-2-3 for the E G# B and really stand up on that finger 4 so your thumb can get under. Make sure just because your hands are small that your wrist doesn't get too low. And remember this measure is kind of free so although you want to respect the rhythm it doesn't have to be as strict as some other composers. Please let me know if this suggestion works!
@@OlympiaPiano Hi Olympia, thank you so much for your advice about the wrist. It seems that because my wrist got too low I wasn’t able to move the thumb fast enough. I also realized that I unconsciously raise my shoulders which was not helping. Now I can play this measure at 110 bpm!
I am thrilled for you! Please be patient with yourself and keep just focusing on the little things they will all come together. Thanks for letting me know and keep me posted!
I don't play or own a piano but watch all of these tutorial channels assiduously, LOL. Why? you may ask...Well, as an audience member I want to become more knowledgeable & appreciative. I watch all those channels about plane crashes & I'm only a passenger, not a pilot. Sort of like the same thing, though - am I crazy or what? LOL. Chopin is my favorite piano composer.
This is impressive--we need more educated audience members! Best wishes
Hi............I'm actually HIGHLY SURPRISED(to say the least) that you did NOT go for the 'block chord fingering'. Cause THAT'S way more convenient that this 'Junior-High' 'tumb-under' nonsense. MY advice: SKIP THE TUMBS-UNDER and instead: 'JUMP' to the 2 and 3. Just try that one out: I can guarantee you: IT FEELS SO MUCH MORE MATURE AND CONTROLED!!
I am glad you found a fingering that works for you!