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Your channel is amazing. Your education and skills are amazing. Nobody can be Taylor Swift except Taylor Swift. Try and make yourself feel that it's wonderful to be you! You are obviously talent and wonderful. Your movies show your skills and humor. I love your entertainment. And remember I cannot be you. You cannot be me. You are a gift to your audience. I am part of your audience.
Hi, random suggestion for a yt recording: Chopin Prelude No 7+8(theyre a pair:). One of the greatest he's made imo, the melodies in 8... easily top 10 of Chopin for me but few pianists play it really well, one being Blechacz
I think her biggest skill is playing to her strengths. She's obviously not a great piano player, but she does a great job of selecting / writing piano parts that work for her. I think the same is true for her vocal skills, she's really good at songwriting to make best use of the range she has.
She dial down piano notes for live performance bruh! U think one can sing all notes, play piano like pro , shake head and look to crowd at same time? She also play simple notes on guitar while playing live but she can play 6 string, 12 string, electric guitar professionally
@@Flixtexthis like there’s so much going on in a performance that she has to remember, especially eras tour that’s 3hrs long of singing, choreo, guitar, piano, dancing around stage. I’m not watching her for any top tier piano skills I’m watching for the experience as a whole
Don’t forget that Taylor is self taught. All singers sing in their range. Why would you not. Can you imagine going to a Taylor Swift concert and she sang off key for 3 - 3 1/2 hours.
@@barbaracilley8200 Sure, singers sing in their range. But for a singer/songwriter, writing to their range is a skill that some have better than others. Also, it's not nearly as simple as in-range vs off-key. Singers have a range that is most comfortable to them, and then also a larger range which they can use and sing in-key, but which doesn't let them use their voice to it's full ability. So which lines you are singing and the emotion you need to put into them matters. For example, Taylor will go into the higher end of her range during verses when she doesn't need to put as much oomph into the lines, but then will return to a lower range that's more comfortable for her when she's writing a line she will be belting out that requires more emotional weight. So yes, writing in range is a thing any competent singer/songwriter will do. My point is that Taylor does this especially well.
It really depends on what you consider well trained. Is that a well trained amateur or compared to you. I think a 7 is too generous, probably a 5-6, advanced intermediate. Nothing she plays is that complicated.
I’m a piano teacher and a big swiftie. I see that her piano skills serve a purpose to delicately and simply accompany vulnerable, beautiful songs, but I just wish she’d play a tiny bit more than block chords. Her performance of the song Evermore on piano at the Eras tour is the best I ever heard her play. It was actually a piano part and not backing chords. And the left wrist hurts to look at! But when I hear the lyrics, all of that melts away for me. Thank you for these videos!
She plays a few solos and melody’s such as in the CBS back to December performance and soon you’ll get better from 2019. In my opinion she can play more advanced stuff but when singing live she needs to focus on emotion, vocals etc. I think she can do more advanced stuff as she has been seen a few times on guitar playing barre chords and hard finger style patterns as well as playing the bass. Even in a video where she is messing about playing under the sea with her friends they get carried away changing tempos all over the place and she manages to keep up with them effortlessly. ❤
But I don't think she has the skills to play more than chords while singing at the same time. Apparently it's hard to play melodies or backing (say like Adele's Easy On Me) while playing. I finished Grade 8 piano when I was 12 and since then instead of playing classical I've moved to pop songs. Playing chords while singing is definitely easier than playing with more complicated melodies. So usually when we see Taylor playing the piano, it's usually chords. Realistically all her songs would do fine with just backing chords. champagne problems may look like a piano part because the chords cover the whole song but in reality it's just a repeat of 4 chords. And since it's a steady rhythm it's easier for her to play while singing and not paying attention to the dynamics. In fact, I feel a lot of celebrity singers don't focus on dynamics while they're playing because to their general audience, it doesn't make a difference.
I'm not a Swiftie nor a professional pianist, but I do think she could benefit by simply opening up her voicings, playing fewer notes, and if not arpeggiating perhaps simply rollling her chords a bit more etc. Again I haven't analyzed her music in detail but from the videos her hands appear to be playing very close together, most likely block triads the same in both hands. From a pop writing perspective opening it up could actually create even more room for the voice - but then again, she's playing sold out stadiums around the world so I don't think my advice would make or break anything lol. But that's just my reaction seeing her hands always locked together.
I think it will be very interesting to analyze more advance pianists like these two: 1. Alicia Keys and 2. Jacob Collier I personally would also like to hear about Shawn Mendes :)
In my opinion, Vonda Shepard is the most complete artist in this area. She is singer, pianist, songwriter and actress, and she is great in all. She composed "Searchin' My Soul", a great song and a huge success all around the world in 1998. If young generations don't know her, I recommend listening to this amazing version in her official RUclips channel: "Vonda Shepard - Searchin' My Soul (The Pub Sessions)"
As a beginner this was helpful for me to watch, thanks! I admire Taylor's ability to play and sing at the same time, something I struggle with. Never mind the engagement she has with the crowd which is very different than a pianist would have, and a separate skill that is also very difficult to learn. She's doing a lot at the same time.
I feel like you got a lot more generous in your ratings since the Kate Middleton video :D Don't let the haters get you down, you're a teacher after all, honesty is going to drive improvements. As always, an interesting and informative video. I actually really like how you show the movements and positions, where they are good and where they could be improved, and examples of correctness. I've been an adult learner for the last 8 years so it's always great to get information like this, as you communicate it in a way that is sometime more clear than my teacher (who is wonderful by the way, but we don't always get focused coverage like this.) I'd love to see more videos like this with a variety of skill levels. What about one where you analyze one of your pianist idols and show why they are great?
Well, this is NOT an easy video to make, it's brave of you to do so. I can tell you are trying really hard not pissing her fans off which I think you did a pretty good job. I understand that sometimes fans can easily be triggered by negative honest remarks about their idols but if we evaluate both TS and KM strictly based on their piano skills, I reckon giving TS a 7/10 is defintiely way too generous and 1/10 for Kate was a bit too harsh. Since one of them was singing and the other one was filming for a series royal family promotion video while playing, we should at least give them some credits for these extra efforts as well. If 10 is for professional pianist and 1 is for absolute beginner, realistically how about 2 to 3 for both? Despite the fact that TS may not be a good pianist but I do believe that her fans would definitely think she is a 10/10 entertainer, no doubt. That's why I hope she can get better at it and keep playing piano on stage because she has the ability to inspire more young people play the piano, once they get into the rabbit hole, they will then discover what a real pianist should be like.
@@eunicemendoza7069 she's a song writer, not a composer, girl. Composers are people who compose complete pieces of instrumental, not someone who writes basic melodies (like Taylor) and lets producers help complete the full structured songs.
@@godcommentatorTaylor Swift has composer credits on many of her songs bruh . Hate it when people make comments so confidently without knowledge and discredit someone. For example Cruel summer is composed by her , go watch Vogue interview, she said she writes music while on piano or guitar most of times.
spreading honest information about piano playing technique > pissing off celebrity fans She is a 4, not a 7 and all that you've said would have sense if you rounded it up as you truly mean. This way one can conclude that you can be 7/10 with poor skills and that there is not big difference between a singer/songwriter that plays a bit of piano and a trained pianist.
A seven? As a longtime professional pianist with 3 performance degrees, I’m gonna call out that seven and gander that you are scared of these so-called Swifties. Can’t imagine giving a shit. Sara Bareilles is a good pianist. I would write her a 6.5 Martha Argerich is a 10. Do you think Taylor Swift is three points away from Martha Argerich? Lady Gaga, I’ve never seen her play anything above level five but she does it well. I would give Elton John a nine, which is a very high score, but I have seen him play some quite impressive stuff. For the pop world, I would put Stevie wonder at a ten. Taylor Swift is only three points away from Stevie Wonder in piano prowess? What about Ben Folds? Have you seen him play his piano concerto? I have twice. It is truly remarkable. Considering he has a pop performer. Primarily, I’ll give him a 9.5. Taylor Swift is just fine when she’s not acting as if she’s playing something impressive Her rhythm is good and her voice and is functionally fine. She’s a solid 4. It’s not a bad thing it’s just where she is. You can make a career out of being a 4 as long as you stay in your lane. And I bet she is smart enough to do that. She is no seven.
I agree with you 1,438,276%. My credentials aren't as impressive as yours, though. 😁 I have a bachelor's in music. I'm a (former) performing musician. I was also a private piano teacher for a couple of decades. I'd give Taylor a 5, but if I really could, I'd give her a goose egg or a -100. 🤣 (It's because of who and what she is as a person. More on that later.) But I'm going to give credit where it's due. Apart from her wrist position (yikes, it's a dead giveaway that she didn't have proper training!), she's an OK player. She's not terrible, but she's not stellar either. Just plain mediocre. What she does works for what she's doing. She wants to appeal to the masses. She's just a commercial entertainer, not a virtuosic or experimental musician. She's the McDonald's of music. Not at the level of Michelin restaurants. But hey, we do enjoy some Mickey D's from time to time. Ain't nothin' wrong with that! 😂 She's also OK (i.e., mediocre) on the guitar. She can play, but that's about it and nothing more. Yet she's voted one of the best guitarists by guitarguitar, a UK guitar retailer, according to Guitar.com. Apparently, playing just open chords with a capo helps her join the ranks of master shredders like Eddie van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, Slash, Prince, etc. 🤣 I'm definitely not a fan of hers because of her character. She's far from admirable. She's a very self-aware covert narcissist, and she admits to it in "Anti-Hero." (I'm not a professional, but I've learned a great deal about personality disorders from my personal experience and also from resources by clinicians and other experts.) It's not surprising that people fear a backlash from the Swifties because narcissists have that effect on others. They create a cult following. The cult members are extensions of the cult leader, and the cult leader can do no wrong in their eyes. Just like the leader, they can't take any criticism, no matter how slight or constructive. But that's another discussion for another time. Let's stick to the topic of music right now. 😁
Her piano skills are basic. To be fair, she doesn't market herself as a "professional pianist". For her live performances, her playing is bonehead simple. An eighth grader with a year of piano lessons could play what she plays. I'm sure that when it comes to studio recordings, she has a professional handling the keyboard work.
Can you do Paul McCartney? Of course he's a rock god but he's completely self taught at everything and cannot read music. Yet he's written iconic phrases and chord progressions in rock music while effortlessly playing them live. I've always wondered what a proper pianist would think of his style of playing.
I guess that is why some people are called gifted. Still a lot of effort. When I saw him play, "Fool on the Hill" at Berkley I was very surprise how well he played it with only 50 years of practice.
Are you serious- a 7? Not a chance. More like a 3. When it comes to the piano, Taylor Swift is a poser; it's all for the show. Playing "chords" does NOT a pianist make! ( As you well know). I get it's the new rage for which some scam artists make bank by suckering gullible wannabees into paying ridiculous amounts of money to take ( learn chords ) lessons, yet how many even know the names of the keys and notes? ( i.e. they can't read music). I own some of Taylor's albums as I like a certain era of her music but I'm also a realist in regard to her song writing ( takes 4 to 5 co- authors) and her "piano playing" . Taylor Swift is a performer and of that she does well, which in part is why she is famous and filthy rich. But she is not genuinely talented in all the areas for which some give her credit.
Your assessment is so kind and helpful. Taylor is not, primarily, a pianist, obivously, so who would expect her to play as if she’d studied at Julliard? It’s fun to hear how she (and we out here in RUclipsLand) can improve!
^^ That right there. Tori, like Elton John, trained classically on piano first, but both kinda hated that way of doing it. Tori has said many times she hated reading from traditionally notated sheet music, she's better at improvising over a chord progression. And I admire that. It's still "reading music" but in a different way. I'm better at the traditionally notated music, and I wish I had ears for what sounds good over a progression the way Tori and Elton John do.
Wow, you dare take on the Goddess of Country? 😮 Jk. You're spot on. I figured you'd also mention her flat left hand position, pressing with stretched fingers, instead of getting "into the keys" as the Russian School loves so much. I'd give her a 4, please don't hate me for it! 😅
I feel this lady needs to stay in her own lane. Why does she need to analyze anything about Taylor Swift except to bring attn to herself. She has enough attn but obviously wants more. Leave Taylor Swift alone she never claimed to be an expert as most of the singers n musicians aren't but they are excellent at what they do play. U must be really hard up for more attn. Sorry ur not cool no matter how gd u r by saying what u said n rating her like u did. She's a force n u wish u could get her nearly her recognition thats why ur doing ur stupid little video. So uneccessary.
Goddess of the country. You mean the single biggest carbon footprint of any celebrity on the planet. Then touts her environmental BS. Just another overpaid hypocrite.
I don't hate you. I would have given her a 5. But that's mostly because I think of the scale of 1 to 10 (1 as an absolute beginner and 10 as a classically trained professional pianist) as logarithmic in nature. She does some things well, others could be improved, and she plays well enough to accompany herself while performing in front of an audience.
@@tjcint that's a bit snobbish, don't you think. Could you point me to some videos of yourself performing in front of an audience. The ones where you are playing and singing... just for proper comparison.
The title was enticing me to look, I know how "super stars" play piano. Your intro made me smile, because, YES she is a good person and very able to build a business around her, one aspect which is important to know and understand. I would like you to find videos with Paul McCartney and John Lennon playing piano, and if you can comment on these, if you can. I think The Beatles were good at using the instruments at hand and actually were creating new style.
The element that needs a comment - is she sings and plays at the same time. It's a pat your tummy rum your head kind of skill. You have a hundred things to think about. I'm sure that some of your suggestions would help her singing and some may hurt.
Why? Taylor has multiple live performances of many different songs, and Kate only has once instance of her playing that only lasted a few seconds. Taylor is a musician by trade, and Kate is not 🤷🏼♀️ It’s still really cool that Kate did the Eurovision thing, and ranking Taylor a 7 doesn’t take away from that!
It's kinda crazy how many disclaimers you have to give about not hating Taylor Swift just so the fans won't jump down your throat. 7/10 is extremely generous. Swift is not a trained pianist and that's fine, so I think giving her a 2 or 3 is much more honest. Just because she's a great lyricist and businesswoman doesn't mean she is amazing at everything under the sun like piano, and I'm sure true fans understand that 😊 Many pop stars don't emphasize instrumental technique because they've never had the kind of scrutiny on their instrument that they do on their entertaining as a whole. Which, again, is totally valid. A trained pianist will of course have higher standards. And of course, this just makes the stars who ARE classically trained (like Jon Batiste!!) THAT much more impressive!
A SEVEN........YOU MUST BE OUT OF YOUR MIND. From what I noticed it's CLOSE TO A 4,5. Remember that she's ONLY playing CHORDS with: 1. handposition: wrong' 2. sitting: wrong' 3. interaction hand vs piano: wrong; mental interaction with the keys: wrong. To be honest: THIS ISN'T EVEN CLOSE TO A FIVE!!!!
7? 😅 I like Taylor Swift, but what I see is that she just plays some very simple chords. If a 10 is how the woman of this video plays, how can Taylor Swift have level 7? 😅 This is how I played when I was a kid. I consider myself a beginner as I played just as a kid and in my teens. But acording to this, I must be a great pianist 😃
All she did was playing block chords mostly triads in the key of C. I'd give her 3 points, maybe 4 at max because she can keep the tempo and do it while singing.
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I dont know anything about piano playing but your hair is great. 😊
Among modern pop stars, specifically female ones like Taylor Swift, Adele, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Rihanna,... maybe only Lady Gaga and Alicia Keys have outstanding piano skills
@myuncle2 really? That's sad given she has released 300 songs over her 15 year career in different genres and not even one of them are good. Credit to you for listening to all the 300 songs instead of just the hits played on the radio!
@good/bad songs is something, subjective, while piano skills is not. I agree with you, Gaga and Keys can actually play the piano very well, the others are basic players myuncle2
Just a thought about breathing while playing piano came to my mind after watching this video. When i'm playing a piece i'm comfortable with my breathing is on point and i'm completely relaxed but when i play a new piece or a difficult one i tend to hold my breath and tense up 😮
Don’t need to watch the video. TS et al is a terrific promoter, outstanding showman, great business person. As to musical talent and singing, there is nothing positive to say. If she appeared on AGT or The Voice she would not get past the first round. There’s just nothing there. She avoids any performance without her extravagant production. She would never appear live with any great singer, cuz it would be embarrassing. I stand corrected…. When she has, in fact, attempted this in the past, she has failed badly. A great talent…….But not in music.
@@Spiralsmile absolutely, and I quite liked it, even though I suppose I'm more of a Göttlerite than a potential Swiftie. At any rate these are fine young artists each in their own right and in very different trades.
Why make the video if you're not going to be honest? She's not a 6 plus 1. She's a 2 or a 3. Literally everybody who plays piano is a 6 in high school if she's a 6.
Why diminish yourself? When you need to put others down to advance yourself, i is just not worthy of you. Be proud in your gift and try to be more humble
Astute commentary as we would expect, thank you. I am a well-trained pianist, a diploma holder, although not a career musician. Anyway, we can see that Taylor knows enough to do what she does now, but not enough to do anything much more. Ranking her a 6 or 7 is very flattering. I expected a score of about 2 or 3. Always remembering that it's the voice and the stage act that sell.
I'm wondering what the ranking is based on. The way you explain it makes it seem like beginner -> advanced, but Swift is quite obviously a beginner in piano... So her 6 is definitely not correlated to how advanced she is, right? I feel like this is exactly the type of thing Swifties will run with 😂 "I saw a classical pianist rank her a 7, she's a great pianist!" I feel like maybe you should clarify what your ranking system is about (ie. *for a beginner*, I'm giving her a 6) Side note, your playing sounds wonderul and your hair is fantastic!
yes this video is so misleading, going to blow up TS's image even more in her fans' head. Most of her songs are 4 chords , the same ones, someone could pick it up really quickly . (didn't watch the Kate Middleton video but seems so unfair she has a 1 and TS a 7) please don't spread mis info just to appease the stans
7 out of 10 ?? Her piano playing is so rudimentary, so simple, so amateurish. This is the truth. Why didn't you say this ? Is it because you didn't have the courage ? It would seem so.
It’s probably because she respects her as a musician and as a human. I’m sure Taylor Swift is aware of the inevitability: The cruel people who are just horrible, the harsh criticisms. Taylor Swift is probably open to any suggestions from good musicians who know the value of the work. Swift can sift out the haters from the people who are fans and the people/musicians with good intentions.
That's hilarious. There's no way she is a 7 pianist. Very basic 2 and 3 finger moverments within the key and rhythm of the song she's singing. Yes, this stuff works for her music style and is extremely useful within it. However, her sitting at a piano in her large flowing dress during her show is only about presentation and theater, NOT her actual piano playing skills which are very nominal.
Have you thought of ranking Vanessa Carlton? Her music is primarily piano based and she's one of my favorite music artists, still making music to this day! Will leave some live video performances below - much love x Hear the Bells - ruclips.net/video/78Z0uY1eXwA/видео.html Blue Pool - ruclips.net/video/GPBK1CbF4eY/видео.html I Know You Don't Mean It - ruclips.net/video/829VptWflWY/видео.html Carousel - ruclips.net/video/0u-TWKnlrR0/видео.html Half a Week Before the Winter - ruclips.net/video/-piSMK13SBs/видео.html
As a major Swiftie and a hobby pianist, I really enjoyed this breakdown. Thank you. And I live in Germany and so I will keep my eyes peeled for concerts. ❤
Her hands barely move repeted chords the whole song bad technique. Being honest if she gets to 3 that woud be very generous but 7? comon you know she is far from 7😂
Okay, so this is not really a ranking of how well she plays the piano, but only how good her mechanics are. We hear nothing about how well her accompanianment fits the songs she is singing or whether her embellishments could be better. Comparing her to a Freddy Mercury or Elton John, in which the piano is actually a great part of the whole composition, is not even a question. She is like a Johnny Cash just strumming along to help her keep time and stay in key. No hate here, just wish there was a way to really assess her piano skills.
Back when everyone was locked-down for Covid, Annie Lennox put out a video where she played the 1st movement of the Moonlight Sonata. That might be an interesting one to look at.
@@garethharrison5797 Lennox?? Are you joking? She studied at the Royal Academy of Music flute, piano and harpsichord for only three years. Which means nothing at all, in three years you are a non-entity, clasically speaking. And the Moonlight sonata 1st mov is very easy, in fact even beginners (not all of them) can play it very well. The 3rd mov is very difficult obviously.
@@garethharrison5797 I'm a pianist and I can tell you that 3 years in 3 instruments it means she is a drop out. You don't need any special talent to get in RAM, as long as you pay. She dropped out after 3 years, according to wikipedia. I don't know if she is a good pianist, but if you show the 1st mov of moonlight sonata, it probably means that she is still a beginner. You will find plenty of pop rock and jazz musicians who FINISHED their piano studying exams, 8 years or even more at the conservatory. It still doesn't matter, because you can be an average pianist, even after your diploma. On the other hand, there are pianists without any degree (mostly self taught) who play piano like no one else, see Keith Jarrett or Michel Petrucciani. So if you tell me that Lennox is a bit better than Taylor Swift we can all agree. But if you think Lennox is a great pianist, in this case you are overrating her.
Hi Annique, first off big fan, i love all music from all different genres, and not so long back you mentioned in one of your post studying jazz, so their is a jazz pianist on you tube she is professional like yourself but in a different field and style and i thought it might be interesting for you to take a look (if you haven't heard of her already) and analyse her style would be very interested in what you think, if you put SANGAH NOONA in You Tube search she will come up. Happy New Year and look forward to what you have in store for 2024
Also to be fair, her songs doesn't really require using the whole range the piano and she also never uses it, so I think also that for the songs she writes her skills are good.
The tone of this video just shows how toxic taylor's (and many other big stars) fandom has become to the point where creators are afraid to voice well backed up constructive criticism. Love your videos and analysis! ❤ Don't ever be afraid to offer your honest and most importantly professional opinion! Anyone who's offended by criticism to their idol that's not even in any way a personal attack, because it disturbes their religious feelings, can go to hell 😅
Well this is no hate to Annique, I respect her talent and her great RUclips channel, but I think she should explain why she did this rating. Annique is a great classical pianist, which means she is at a supreme level, so to rate a small portion of another artist performance in a different genre, doesn’t fit in my book. I am a big fan of TS and Annique, I wish I wouldn’t be writing this, feels awkward.
@@josemurga3121 well piano technique is not really genre specific, is it? She's not talking about the music whatsoever but only about how Taylor is playing the piano mostly from a physical perspective.
@@fdm698 I think the genre drives the technique behind the playing. A Chopin Etude needs serious training only a classical pianist can do, but for a pop song, which can be much simpler specially if the arrangement calls for a smaller range of notes, I think the technique can be much relaxed, to the point that it doesn’t make sense to rate it from a classical perspective.
@@josemurga3121 there certainly is a point to that. However general playing technique will still shine through even if you're playing something simple. In fact this is very much the point this video is making. You don't need to be a great pianist to be able to play a Taylor Swift song. However if you would see a seriously good pianist playing the same songs it would look very different from the way Taylor plays them.
@@fdm698 I think if Taylor plays as a concert pianist, it will ruin it and be an over the top effect. Let Taylor play like everyone would, without looking like a concert pianist.
this BMG (transitional UMG) promo makes this festive season especially super special. can we get a Randy Newman one? "they'll be noone left to blame us"
Good video on piano skills thank you!How about one on Elton John?I seem to remember seeing Horowitz with his right hand 5th finger sometimes raised from the keys when not actually using it-what do you think about that?
@ckl5590 Yes that's right.However there's one video where you can see his curved 5th finger when not being used either on or just above the keys.(Can't remember which one though!)
He went to the Royal College of Music. He was, at one point in his life, almost certainly very, very good. He plays simply in his music but he's the most famous pianist in the world for a reason. He can still play to a level beyond most people in popular music now.
I have always detested unnecessary motions/gestures as a pianist and while observing other pianists and "pianists". Less is more. Your "expressive" gestures are not necessary and look like an attempt to "look" musical. Artificial hogwash and syrupy/show-offy/over-dramatic/etc.
You sure sound like a swifty fanactic. I skimmed through your video trying to see samples of her actually playing, but it doesn't appear you showed anything of her actual playing. But from what I was seeing from her hand movements, she wasn't doing much of anything. Pretty much just banging out chords is what it looked like to me. I'd rank that at about a one or two.
Self accompanying on piano as a commercial singer is very different skill set as I'm sure you're already perfectly aware of! A lot of it will be simplified because singing while self accompanying on any instrument is the closest we'll get to literal 'multi tasking' and it's HARD. Her playing is VERY simplified and it's clear she's better on guitar than piano and that's ok. There's other singer-songwriters out there who play more complex stuff, such as Elton John. He's a MASTERCLASS in self accompanying while playing more complicated stuff on his piano, and something tells me that's due to his classical piano background at RAM. He'll admit he resented it, but it's clear that it translated to being able to play more complex figures as a 'rock star'. It really just boils down to style.
@@jenniferhiemstra5228 Single v multi tasking but as someone who plays the piano and sings along with all the time It's really not that hard In fact if you can play the piano and you can sing then I nearly guarantee you can do both - it barely even counts as a different skill If you were playing the piano and singing something DIFFERENT, then it would count as multitasking but as long as it's the same thing it's really easy Technically if we define multitasking as executing two tasks at the same time then blinking would be multitasking - you're winking both your eyes at the same time which according to you is near impossible But since you're winking them together and you can group them into one category, it's extremely easy
Piano playing at a certain level is more muscle memory than anything, particularly if we are talking about piano accompaniment rather than interpretation of repertoire. Playing and singing is actually very easy if you can actually play to a decent level.
The quickest way to ruin your ear for classical music is to listen to this type of crap. I HAD respect for this channel but I think now I need to rethink that opinion
How could you rank her a 7. On the same scale what would you rank uour self unless you have a massive ego i doubt you would rank your self a 10, im guessing youd rank your self 8 or 9. And is talor only 1 or 2 below you. Definitely not
Great analysis and kind words, and you are so beautiful! honestly I don’t understand the craze about Taylor Swift concerts. I’m not a hater as I really don’t care much about her…sampled few songs of her but really find it bland & unmemorable….anyone care to explain what’s the craze about?
Taking a look at Freddie mercury’s playing would be great! His playing was far more complex than Taylor’s and I would be interested to see your thoughts!
He was no virtuoso but you don't play stuff like that octave trick he does in Bohemian Rhapsody unless you can really play. I'd imagine that he must have been a fairly good piano player. His use of complex harmony would also suggest that he had a fairly long relationship with the instrument.
Maybe Taylor do everything kind of average. Not bad not good, but better then nothing. Also her voice is not bad, but also not much range and not really good and guitar play the same. She is also pretty, but not super beautiful.
Taylor's a brilliant songwriter and melodist. Her ability to craft amazing melodies over simple 3 chord songs (shake it off) or much more complex songs (xmas tree farm) is relentless. She's a solid pianist and acoustic guitarist but they're just vehicles for her songwriting. And the Xmas tree farm is a masterclass of songwriting.. starts in G mixolydian, switches keys to G major and back to G Mixolydian... and has a banging bridge... 12 chords. Obviously written at a piano.. and shows she can weave much more complex songs.
I think you were very kind! It's a little sad how many disclaimers, how much 'softening the blow' and sugarcoating had to be done, so as not to upset her followers. I understand that the score you gave her is obviously NOT about how advanced her playing is, but moreso about how she's doing as a beginner pianist. But 6 still feels a little inflated to me, and I feel like it was to appease her fans. Regardless, I like some of her songs! Interesting video!
Well said. Indeed, also it should be clear whether the rating is comparable to other ratings, or that it's a personal rating (considering personal circumstances e.a. being a beginner pianist)
So, tell me you’re scared to death of those Swifty‘s without actually telling me you’re scared to death of those Swiftys. So Taylor Swift is now a protected class?🤡🤡🤡
Billy Joel, like Elton John, is a very, very good piano player. Is he a Classical virtuoso? No. Did he have technical skills beyond the overwhelming majority of people who have ever played the piano? 100%. He is without question one of the elite musicians in the history of popular music. People don't get hung up on the piano like they do with the guitar, but if they did, he would be right up there with the Wakemans and the Emersons of the Prog Rock world. He was dynamite! He might label himself as a 'banger of some quality' but that is because he compares himself to the best, like any really good musician. The guy had very, very developed technique, flair on tap and, unlike Elton John, he really wanted the world to know it as well. By popular music standards, he was an absolutely ridiculously good player.
As a Swiftie, I didn’t expect this epic collab, but man is it welcomed 🤪 My favorite songs by her are Out of the Woods, Say Don't Go, and The Very First Night! Great video Annique!
grew up in a classically trained family in many different instruments and signing, music is the religion of my moms family and loved seeing the same feedback that I also noticed. Im also a day 1 Tim McGraw swift and love the discussion that technique and classical training does belong in every single part of modern music and you dont always see the conversation unless you know others that are also classically trained so I appreciate this and stuff like this
Interesting video youtube recommended me. I instantly knew that you were German like me. Why? Unfortunately you hear it. But your English is very well as is your pronunciation. It's probably because you're not speaking an American English and who knows how to speak like the Brits do? I watched a video of you playing the piano and you're a super awesome piano player. I am learning to play but it's just beginner's level which is fine. 😉
Let me know which are your favorite songs by Taylor Swift!❤️ My favorites are Style & Blank Space 😇
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I prefer Liszt, Scriabin or Ravel 😂
Your channel is amazing. Your education and skills are amazing. Nobody can be Taylor Swift except Taylor Swift. Try and make yourself feel that it's wonderful to be you! You are obviously talent and wonderful. Your movies show your skills and humor. I love your entertainment. And remember I cannot be you. You cannot be me. You are a gift to your audience. I am part of your audience.
Hi, random suggestion for a yt recording: Chopin Prelude No 7+8(theyre a pair:). One of the greatest he's made imo, the melodies in 8... easily top 10 of Chopin for me but few pianists play it really well, one being Blechacz
@@ChalumeauLOLand Shostakovich, tchaikovsky, Chopin and Scarlatti, ludovico einaudi
@@MusicismoreImportant i dont like Einaudi 😬 maybe CH. V. Alkan 🎹
I think her biggest skill is playing to her strengths. She's obviously not a great piano player, but she does a great job of selecting / writing piano parts that work for her. I think the same is true for her vocal skills, she's really good at songwriting to make best use of the range she has.
hits notes that count.
She dial down piano notes for live performance bruh! U think one can sing all notes, play piano like pro , shake head and look to crowd at same time?
She also play simple notes on guitar while playing live but she can play 6 string, 12 string, electric guitar professionally
@@Flixtexthis like there’s so much going on in a performance that she has to remember, especially eras tour that’s 3hrs long of singing, choreo, guitar, piano, dancing around stage. I’m not watching her for any top tier piano skills I’m watching for the experience as a whole
Don’t forget that Taylor is self taught. All singers sing in their range. Why would you not. Can you imagine going to a Taylor Swift concert and she sang off key for 3 - 3 1/2 hours.
@@barbaracilley8200 Sure, singers sing in their range. But for a singer/songwriter, writing to their range is a skill that some have better than others.
Also, it's not nearly as simple as in-range vs off-key. Singers have a range that is most comfortable to them, and then also a larger range which they can use and sing in-key, but which doesn't let them use their voice to it's full ability. So which lines you are singing and the emotion you need to put into them matters. For example, Taylor will go into the higher end of her range during verses when she doesn't need to put as much oomph into the lines, but then will return to a lower range that's more comfortable for her when she's writing a line she will be belting out that requires more emotional weight.
So yes, writing in range is a thing any competent singer/songwriter will do. My point is that Taylor does this especially well.
I always wanted to learn to play the piano
I started piano lessons later in life. Please pursue your desires. You will be so glad that you did.
It really depends on what you consider well trained. Is that a well trained amateur or compared to you. I think a 7 is too generous, probably a 5-6, advanced intermediate. Nothing she plays is that complicated.
Analysing Freddie Mercury’s piano skills would be interesting
Elton John is a must do then!
Exactly what I was thinking as well 👍, and by chance, Elton John also crossed my mind.
Yea, to look at the skills of pianist in other genres. Maybe jazz pianist as well
Comparing Taylor to Freddie? She'd be the first to say her songs are not in his league.
Agreed
Who is Taylor Swift?
a blonde woman who makes rubbish music
She's an NPC. 😂
She is a popular singer
I’m a piano teacher and a big swiftie. I see that her piano skills serve a purpose to delicately and simply accompany vulnerable, beautiful songs, but I just wish she’d play a tiny bit more than block chords. Her performance of the song Evermore on piano at the Eras tour is the best I ever heard her play. It was actually a piano part and not backing chords. And the left wrist hurts to look at! But when I hear the lyrics, all of that melts away for me. Thank you for these videos!
She plays a few solos and melody’s such as in the CBS back to December performance and soon you’ll get better from 2019.
In my opinion she can play more advanced stuff but when singing live she needs to focus on emotion, vocals etc.
I think she can do more advanced stuff as she has been seen a few times on guitar playing barre chords and hard finger style patterns as well as playing the bass. Even in a video where she is messing about playing under the sea with her friends they get carried away changing tempos all over the place and she manages to keep up with them effortlessly. ❤
You probably meant "Champagne Problems", right?
@@Ty-mu7gl she's performed evermore as a surprise song in the acoustic set!
But I don't think she has the skills to play more than chords while singing at the same time. Apparently it's hard to play melodies or backing (say like Adele's Easy On Me) while playing. I finished Grade 8 piano when I was 12 and since then instead of playing classical I've moved to pop songs. Playing chords while singing is definitely easier than playing with more complicated melodies. So usually when we see Taylor playing the piano, it's usually chords. Realistically all her songs would do fine with just backing chords. champagne problems may look like a piano part because the chords cover the whole song but in reality it's just a repeat of 4 chords. And since it's a steady rhythm it's easier for her to play while singing and not paying attention to the dynamics. In fact, I feel a lot of celebrity singers don't focus on dynamics while they're playing because to their general audience, it doesn't make a difference.
I'm not a Swiftie nor a professional pianist, but I do think she could benefit by simply opening up her voicings, playing fewer notes, and if not arpeggiating perhaps simply rollling her chords a bit more etc. Again I haven't analyzed her music in detail but from the videos her hands appear to be playing very close together, most likely block triads the same in both hands. From a pop writing perspective opening it up could actually create even more room for the voice - but then again, she's playing sold out stadiums around the world so I don't think my advice would make or break anything lol. But that's just my reaction seeing her hands always locked together.
I think it will be very interesting to analyze more advance pianists like these two: 1. Alicia Keys and 2. Jacob Collier
I personally would also like to hear about Shawn Mendes :)
And Lady Gaga!!
In my opinion, Vonda Shepard is the most complete artist in this area. She is singer, pianist, songwriter and actress, and she is great in all. She composed "Searchin' My Soul", a great song and a huge success all around the world in 1998. If young generations don't know her, I recommend listening to this amazing version in her official RUclips channel: "Vonda Shepard - Searchin' My Soul (The Pub Sessions)"
None of them are piano players. Especially Keyes. They all "McCartney" their way through songs.
Keys is not an advanced player
And everybody thinks she's so great. @@tomtom6319
As a beginner this was helpful for me to watch, thanks! I admire Taylor's ability to play and sing at the same time, something I struggle with. Never mind the engagement she has with the crowd which is very different than a pianist would have, and a separate skill that is also very difficult to learn. She's doing a lot at the same time.
You are kind mate. If she is a 7 then im a 9 and im NOT a 9.
I feel like you got a lot more generous in your ratings since the Kate Middleton video :D Don't let the haters get you down, you're a teacher after all, honesty is going to drive improvements. As always, an interesting and informative video. I actually really like how you show the movements and positions, where they are good and where they could be improved, and examples of correctness. I've been an adult learner for the last 8 years so it's always great to get information like this, as you communicate it in a way that is sometime more clear than my teacher (who is wonderful by the way, but we don't always get focused coverage like this.) I'd love to see more videos like this with a variety of skill levels. What about one where you analyze one of your pianist idols and show why they are great?
I don’t know much about about Pe
Well, this is NOT an easy video to make, it's brave of you to do so. I can tell you are trying really hard not pissing her fans off which I think you did a pretty good job. I understand that sometimes fans can easily be triggered by negative honest remarks about their idols but if we evaluate both TS and KM strictly based on their piano skills, I reckon giving TS a 7/10 is defintiely way too generous and 1/10 for Kate was a bit too harsh. Since one of them was singing and the other one was filming for a series royal family promotion video while playing, we should at least give them some credits for these extra efforts as well.
If 10 is for professional pianist and 1 is for absolute beginner, realistically how about 2 to 3 for both?
Despite the fact that TS may not be a good pianist but I do believe that her fans would definitely think she is a 10/10 entertainer, no doubt. That's why I hope she can get better at it and keep playing piano on stage because she has the ability to inspire more young people play the piano, once they get into the rabbit hole, they will then discover what a real pianist should be like.
Yes of course I love to watch tailor swift than her hhh tailor swift is singer and composer and she is very pretty and humble
Well said! 👏
Oh I love it... inspiring kids to study piano
@@eunicemendoza7069 she's a song writer, not a composer, girl. Composers are people who compose complete pieces of instrumental, not someone who writes basic melodies (like Taylor) and lets producers help complete the full structured songs.
@@godcommentatorTaylor Swift has composer credits on many of her songs bruh . Hate it when people make comments so confidently without knowledge and discredit someone. For example Cruel summer is composed by her , go watch Vogue interview, she said she writes music while on piano or guitar most of times.
Analyze Tori Amos playing, please!!
spreading honest information about piano playing technique > pissing off celebrity fans
She is a 4, not a 7 and all that you've said would have sense if you rounded it up as you truly mean. This way one can conclude that you can be 7/10 with poor skills and that there is not big difference between a singer/songwriter that plays a bit of piano and a trained pianist.
Exactly!
A seven? As a longtime professional pianist with 3 performance degrees, I’m gonna call out that seven and gander that you are scared of these so-called Swifties. Can’t imagine giving a shit. Sara Bareilles is a good pianist. I would write her a 6.5 Martha Argerich is a 10. Do you think Taylor Swift is three points away from Martha Argerich? Lady Gaga, I’ve never seen her play anything above level five but she does it well. I would give Elton John a nine, which is a very high score, but I have seen him play some quite impressive stuff. For the pop world, I would put Stevie wonder at a ten. Taylor Swift is only three points away from Stevie Wonder in piano prowess? What about Ben Folds? Have you seen him play his piano concerto? I have twice. It is truly remarkable. Considering he has a pop performer. Primarily, I’ll give him a 9.5. Taylor Swift is just fine when she’s not acting as if she’s playing something impressive Her rhythm is good and her voice and is functionally fine. She’s a solid 4. It’s not a bad thing it’s just where she is. You can make a career out of being a 4 as long as you stay in your lane. And I bet she is smart enough to do that. She is no seven.
I agree with you 1,438,276%. My credentials aren't as impressive as yours, though. 😁 I have a bachelor's in music. I'm a (former) performing musician. I was also a private piano teacher for a couple of decades. I'd give Taylor a 5, but if I really could, I'd give her a goose egg or a -100. 🤣 (It's because of who and what she is as a person. More on that later.) But I'm going to give credit where it's due. Apart from her wrist position (yikes, it's a dead giveaway that she didn't have proper training!), she's an OK player. She's not terrible, but she's not stellar either. Just plain mediocre. What she does works for what she's doing. She wants to appeal to the masses. She's just a commercial entertainer, not a virtuosic or experimental musician. She's the McDonald's of music. Not at the level of Michelin restaurants. But hey, we do enjoy some Mickey D's from time to time. Ain't nothin' wrong with that! 😂
She's also OK (i.e., mediocre) on the guitar. She can play, but that's about it and nothing more. Yet she's voted one of the best guitarists by guitarguitar, a UK guitar retailer, according to Guitar.com. Apparently, playing just open chords with a capo helps her join the ranks of master shredders like Eddie van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, Slash, Prince, etc. 🤣
I'm definitely not a fan of hers because of her character. She's far from admirable. She's a very self-aware covert narcissist, and she admits to it in "Anti-Hero." (I'm not a professional, but I've learned a great deal about personality disorders from my personal experience and also from resources by clinicians and other experts.) It's not surprising that people fear a backlash from the Swifties because narcissists have that effect on others. They create a cult following. The cult members are extensions of the cult leader, and the cult leader can do no wrong in their eyes. Just like the leader, they can't take any criticism, no matter how slight or constructive. But that's another discussion for another time. Let's stick to the topic of music right now. 😁
Her piano skills are basic. To be fair, she doesn't market herself as a "professional pianist". For her live performances, her playing is bonehead simple. An eighth grader with a year of piano lessons could play what she plays. I'm sure that when it comes to studio recordings, she has a professional handling the keyboard work.
And I'm sure she knows that, because she is a singer-song writer afterall, and not a pianist
Can you do Paul McCartney? Of course he's a rock god but he's completely self taught at everything and cannot read music. Yet he's written iconic phrases and chord progressions in rock music while effortlessly playing them live. I've always wondered what a proper pianist would think of his style of playing.
I guess that is why some people are called gifted. Still a lot of effort. When I saw him play, "Fool on the Hill" at Berkley I was very surprise how well he played it with only 50 years of practice.
@@SAPprogramming who was playing piano well in the 60s too.
not familiar with this chopin etude! which opus and number?
Do you mean, that in 0:10? That is - WATERFALL op. 10 no. 1 🌊💧
Truthfully, given what’s out there now in music that is more image than talent , I’m just impressed with anyone who can actually play instruments.
I call it "Style over substance."
Sad but true.
Are you serious- a 7? Not a chance.
More like a 3. When it comes to the piano, Taylor Swift is a poser; it's all for the show.
Playing "chords" does NOT a pianist make! ( As you well know).
I get it's the new rage for which some scam artists make bank by suckering gullible wannabees into paying ridiculous amounts of money to take ( learn chords ) lessons, yet how many even know the names of the keys and notes? ( i.e. they can't read music).
I own some of Taylor's albums as I like a certain era of her music but I'm also a realist in regard to her song writing ( takes 4 to 5 co- authors) and her "piano playing" .
Taylor Swift is a performer and of that she does well, which in part is why she is famous and filthy rich. But she is not genuinely talented in all the areas for which some give her credit.
Nice theme , Annique ! Never heard of Swift . Judging from this video , i guess that piano is not her forte
She’s a singer. She plays guitar too. Her piano playing is somewhat decent
Say what you mean forget the swift cornballs😮
You are too kind. She is a super star, does not mean she can play well 😊
Your assessment is so kind and helpful. Taylor is not, primarily, a pianist, obivously, so who would expect her to play as if she’d studied at Julliard? It’s fun to hear how she (and we out here in RUclipsLand) can improve!
You just go on and on and on, Jerez just get to it already. Thumbs down chatty Kathy.
Tori Amos … amazing pianist on stage. If you haven’t seen her look it up. Especially the “Little Earthquake” to “Strange Little Girls” years.
Agreed! Tori is wonderful.
Fellow EWF here! Yes, the best. She’s on another level with her virtuosity. Have you seen her live? It’s incredible to witness.
Yes! I wanted to write the same thing.
Of course, this would in no way be comparable to this video, Tori being an actual pianist whose piano playing is integral to her music.
^^ That right there. Tori, like Elton John, trained classically on piano first, but both kinda hated that way of doing it. Tori has said many times she hated reading from traditionally notated sheet music, she's better at improvising over a chord progression. And I admire that. It's still "reading music" but in a different way. I'm better at the traditionally notated music, and I wish I had ears for what sounds good over a progression the way Tori and Elton John do.
Wow, you dare take on the Goddess of Country? 😮
Jk. You're spot on. I figured you'd also mention her flat left hand position, pressing with stretched fingers, instead of getting "into the keys" as the Russian School loves so much.
I'd give her a 4, please don't hate me for it! 😅
I feel this lady needs to stay in her own lane. Why does she need to analyze anything about Taylor Swift except to bring attn to herself. She has enough attn but obviously wants more. Leave Taylor Swift alone she never claimed to be an expert as most of the singers n musicians aren't but they are excellent at what they do play. U must be really hard up for more attn. Sorry ur not cool no matter how gd u r by saying what u said n rating her like u did. She's a force n u wish u could get her nearly her recognition thats why ur doing ur stupid little video. So uneccessary.
Goddess of the country. You mean the single biggest carbon footprint of any celebrity on the planet. Then touts her environmental BS. Just another overpaid hypocrite.
4 ?? That is generous. She is a rudimentary, simple, amateurish pianist if assessed objectively, outside of cult Swift.
I don't hate you. I would have given her a 5. But that's mostly because I think of the scale of 1 to 10 (1 as an absolute beginner and 10 as a classically trained professional pianist) as logarithmic in nature. She does some things well, others could be improved, and she plays well enough to accompany herself while performing in front of an audience.
@@tjcint that's a bit snobbish, don't you think. Could you point me to some videos of yourself performing in front of an audience. The ones where you are playing and singing... just for proper comparison.
I have been playing for years but never thought about these. I sit close to the piano that made my shoulder really painful. Very helpful, thanks a lot
Matt Bellamy? I mean he’s got some impressive stuff and probably the most classical modern piano player I can think off in rock music
too many apologies. review or dont review. Dont spend half the video apologizing for the video.
If she didn’t apologize everyone woulda jumped all over her. Everything offends everyone in the world we live in 😂
The title was enticing me to look, I know how "super stars" play piano. Your intro made me smile, because, YES she is a good person and very able to build a business around her, one aspect which is important to know and understand.
I would like you to find videos with Paul McCartney and John Lennon playing piano, and if you can comment on these, if you can. I think The Beatles were good at using the instruments at hand and actually were creating new style.
The element that needs a comment - is she sings and plays at the same time. It's a pat your tummy rum your head kind of skill. You have a hundred things to think about. I'm sure that some of your suggestions would help her singing and some may hurt.
I can't believe you ranked Taylor Swift a 7 and Kate Middleton a 1. Taylor's piano playing was more of a show than piano skills.
Yes, totally agree
Well, Swifties are a thing and for the entire duration of this video it was quite evident she was totally terrified
I can’t believe she was rude enough to rank Kate Middleton at all. She’s an amateur for heavens sakes!
Why? Taylor has multiple live performances of many different songs, and Kate only has once instance of her playing that only lasted a few seconds. Taylor is a musician by trade, and Kate is not 🤷🏼♀️ It’s still really cool that Kate did the Eurovision thing, and ranking Taylor a 7 doesn’t take away from that!
Yeah, their piano abilities are not that far apart. Both beginners
It's kinda crazy how many disclaimers you have to give about not hating Taylor Swift just so the fans won't jump down your throat. 7/10 is extremely generous. Swift is not a trained pianist and that's fine, so I think giving her a 2 or 3 is much more honest. Just because she's a great lyricist and businesswoman doesn't mean she is amazing at everything under the sun like piano, and I'm sure true fans understand that 😊 Many pop stars don't emphasize instrumental technique because they've never had the kind of scrutiny on their instrument that they do on their entertaining as a whole. Which, again, is totally valid. A trained pianist will of course have higher standards. And of course, this just makes the stars who ARE classically trained (like Jon Batiste!!) THAT much more impressive!
A SEVEN........YOU MUST BE OUT OF YOUR MIND. From what I noticed it's CLOSE TO A 4,5. Remember that she's ONLY playing CHORDS with: 1. handposition: wrong' 2. sitting: wrong' 3. interaction hand vs piano: wrong; mental interaction with the keys: wrong. To be honest: THIS ISN'T EVEN CLOSE TO A FIVE!!!!
A 7, but we all know you really want it to give her a 5. You gotta watch out for the swarm of swifties.
7? 😅 I like Taylor Swift, but what I see is that she just plays some very simple chords.
If a 10 is how the woman of this video plays, how can Taylor Swift have level 7? 😅
This is how I played when I was a kid.
I consider myself a beginner as I played just as a kid and in my teens.
But acording to this, I must be a great pianist 😃
What a fabulous video topic filled with grace and yet highlighting some things to watch for that are fabulous for piano learners!
All she did was playing block chords mostly triads in the key of C. I'd give her 3 points, maybe 4 at max because she can keep the tempo and do it while singing.
I dont know anything about piano playing but your hair is great. 😊
Among modern pop stars, specifically female ones like Taylor Swift, Adele, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Rihanna,... maybe only Lady Gaga and Alicia Keys have outstanding piano skills
It's about making great songs, not technique. Kate Bush and Tori Amos made great songs, Taylor Swift hasn't made one good song to save her life.
@myuncle2 really? That's sad given she has released 300 songs over her 15 year career in different genres and not even one of them are good. Credit to you for listening to all the 300 songs instead of just the hits played on the radio!
@good/bad songs is something, subjective, while piano skills is not. I agree with you, Gaga and Keys can actually play the piano very well, the others are basic players myuncle2
Just a thought about breathing while playing piano came to my mind after watching this video. When i'm playing a piece i'm comfortable with my breathing is on point and i'm completely relaxed but when i play a new piece or a difficult one i tend to hold my breath and tense up 😮
Don’t need to watch the video. TS et al is a terrific promoter, outstanding showman, great business person.
As to musical talent and singing, there is nothing positive to say.
If she appeared on AGT or The Voice she would not get past the first round. There’s just nothing there.
She avoids any performance without her extravagant production.
She would never appear live with any great singer, cuz it would be embarrassing.
I stand corrected…. When she has, in fact, attempted this in the past, she has failed badly.
A great talent…….But not in music.
Interesting concept. Maybe do Lady Gaga next? I'm pretty sure there is a compilation of her playing the piano on RUclips.
I don't know much about this fine young artist but Annique's endorsement is reason enough for me to give her a listen.
Check out Evermore and Folklore albums.
This young artist has been top of Industry for 3 decades actually.
So, it's been two months- did you do it? 😸
@@Spiralsmile absolutely, and I quite liked it, even though I suppose I'm more of a Göttlerite than a potential Swiftie. At any rate these are fine young artists each in their own right and in very different trades.
Why make the video if you're not going to be honest? She's not a 6 plus 1. She's a 2 or a 3. Literally everybody who plays piano is a 6 in high school if she's a 6.
Would love to see an analysis of Tori Amos ! ❤
She should react to Tori Amos, to this performance ruclips.net/video/BrtCmJI6Xaw/видео.html amazing song, performance and composition.
For fu*k's sake, can't a person just critique an artist's technique without first having to fearfully placate the artist's devotees?
Why diminish yourself? When you need to put others down to advance yourself, i is just not worthy of you. Be proud in your gift and try to be more humble
Astute commentary as we would expect, thank you. I am a well-trained pianist, a diploma holder, although not a career musician. Anyway, we can see that Taylor knows enough to do what she does now, but not enough to do anything much more. Ranking her a 6 or 7 is very flattering. I expected a score of about 2 or 3. Always remembering that it's the voice and the stage act that sell.
Seriously she does not need to do those unnecessary movements
What piano skills?
Aretha Franklin said it best "She wears beautiful gowns."
I'm wondering what the ranking is based on. The way you explain it makes it seem like beginner -> advanced, but Swift is quite obviously a beginner in piano... So her 6 is definitely not correlated to how advanced she is, right? I feel like this is exactly the type of thing Swifties will run with 😂 "I saw a classical pianist rank her a 7, she's a great pianist!"
I feel like maybe you should clarify what your ranking system is about (ie. *for a beginner*, I'm giving her a 6)
Side note, your playing sounds wonderul and your hair is fantastic!
yes this video is so misleading, going to blow up TS's image even more in her fans' head. Most of her songs are 4 chords , the same ones, someone could pick it up really quickly . (didn't watch the Kate Middleton video but seems so unfair she has a 1 and TS a 7) please don't spread mis info just to appease the stans
Oh my! You’re going to play Chopin at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig! Very very wow. Yes, I’ve visited Leipzig but not attended a concert at the Gewandhaus
7 out of 10 ?? Her piano playing is so rudimentary, so simple, so amateurish. This is the truth. Why didn't you say this ? Is it because you didn't have the courage ? It would seem so.
It’s probably because she respects her as a musician and as a human. I’m sure Taylor Swift is aware of the inevitability: The cruel people who are just horrible, the harsh criticisms. Taylor Swift is probably open to any suggestions from good musicians who know the value of the work. Swift can sift out the haters from the people who are fans and the people/musicians with good intentions.
@@DougHanson2769 Objective assessment *is not* hate. If a doctor assesses you have the measles, is that hate ? No.
That's hilarious. There's no way she is a 7 pianist. Very basic 2 and 3 finger moverments within the key and rhythm of the song she's singing. Yes, this stuff works for her music style and is extremely useful within it. However, her sitting at a piano in her large flowing dress during her show is only about presentation and theater, NOT her actual piano playing skills which are very nominal.
Have you thought of ranking Vanessa Carlton? Her music is primarily piano based and she's one of my favorite music artists, still making music to this day!
Will leave some live video performances below - much love x
Hear the Bells - ruclips.net/video/78Z0uY1eXwA/видео.html
Blue Pool - ruclips.net/video/GPBK1CbF4eY/видео.html
I Know You Don't Mean It - ruclips.net/video/829VptWflWY/видео.html
Carousel - ruclips.net/video/0u-TWKnlrR0/видео.html
Half a Week Before the Winter - ruclips.net/video/-piSMK13SBs/видео.html
As a major Swiftie and a hobby pianist, I really enjoyed this breakdown. Thank you. And I live in Germany and so I will keep my eyes peeled for concerts. ❤
Her hands barely move repeted chords the whole song bad technique. Being honest if she gets to 3 that woud be very generous but 7? comon you know she is far from 7😂
Comparing her to Nina Simone will make you reconsider giving a 6(+1) to Taylor.
You should make this a series!!! I’d love to see what you think of other singers and celebrities!
Okay, so this is not really a ranking of how well she plays the piano, but only how good her mechanics are. We hear nothing about how well her accompanianment fits the songs she is singing or whether her embellishments could be better. Comparing her to a Freddy Mercury or Elton John, in which the piano is actually a great part of the whole composition, is not even a question. She is like a Johnny Cash just strumming along to help her keep time and stay in key. No hate here, just wish there was a way to really assess her piano skills.
Back when everyone was locked-down for Covid, Annie Lennox put out a video where she played the 1st movement of the Moonlight Sonata. That might be an interesting one to look at.
lol, it's easier than For Elise😂.
@@garethharrison5797 Lennox?? Are you joking? She studied at the Royal Academy of Music flute, piano and harpsichord for only three years. Which means nothing at all, in three years you are a non-entity, clasically speaking. And the Moonlight sonata 1st mov is very easy, in fact even beginners (not all of them) can play it very well. The 3rd mov is very difficult obviously.
@@garethharrison5797 I'm a pianist and I can tell you that 3 years in 3 instruments it means she is a drop out. You don't need any special talent to get in RAM, as long as you pay. She dropped out after 3 years, according to wikipedia. I don't know if she is a good pianist, but if you show the 1st mov of moonlight sonata, it probably means that she is still a beginner. You will find plenty of pop rock and jazz musicians who FINISHED their piano studying exams, 8 years or even more at the conservatory. It still doesn't matter, because you can be an average pianist, even after your diploma. On the other hand, there are pianists without any degree (mostly self taught) who play piano like no one else, see Keith Jarrett or Michel Petrucciani. So if you tell me that Lennox is a bit better than Taylor Swift we can all agree. But if you think Lennox is a great pianist, in this case you are overrating her.
She's wack anyway I mean I just don't get her or her so called music 4 real. I've never heard her music in any movie or anything... like 🤷🏽♀️💯
Hi Annique, first off big fan, i love all music from all different genres, and not so long back you mentioned in one of your post studying jazz, so their is a jazz pianist on you tube she is professional like yourself but in a different field and style and i thought it might be interesting for you to take a look (if you haven't heard of her already) and analyse her style would be very interested in what you think, if you put SANGAH NOONA in You Tube search she will come up. Happy New Year and look forward to what you have in store for 2024
Also to be fair, her songs doesn't really require using the whole range the piano and she also never uses it, so I think also that for the songs she writes her skills are good.
I use to love her music but I will never listen to her again I just listen to President Trump
The tone of this video just shows how toxic taylor's (and many other big stars) fandom has become to the point where creators are afraid to voice well backed up constructive criticism.
Love your videos and analysis! ❤ Don't ever be afraid to offer your honest and most importantly professional opinion! Anyone who's offended by criticism to their idol that's not even in any way a personal attack, because it disturbes their religious feelings, can go to hell 😅
Well this is no hate to Annique, I respect her talent and her great RUclips channel, but I think she should explain why she did this rating. Annique is a great classical pianist, which means she is at a supreme level, so to rate a small portion of another artist performance in a different genre, doesn’t fit in my book. I am a big fan of TS and Annique, I wish I wouldn’t be writing this, feels awkward.
@@josemurga3121 well piano technique is not really genre specific, is it? She's not talking about the music whatsoever but only about how Taylor is playing the piano mostly from a physical perspective.
@@fdm698 I think the genre drives the technique behind the playing. A Chopin Etude needs serious training only a classical pianist can do, but for a pop song, which can be much simpler specially if the arrangement calls for a smaller range of notes, I think the technique can be much relaxed, to the point that it doesn’t make sense to rate it from a classical perspective.
@@josemurga3121 there certainly is a point to that. However general playing technique will still shine through even if you're playing something simple. In fact this is very much the point this video is making. You don't need to be a great pianist to be able to play a Taylor Swift song. However if you would see a seriously good pianist playing the same songs it would look very different from the way Taylor plays them.
@@fdm698 I think if Taylor plays as a concert pianist, it will ruin it and be an over the top effect. Let Taylor play like everyone would, without looking like a concert pianist.
this BMG (transitional UMG) promo makes this festive season especially super special. can we get a Randy Newman one? "they'll be noone left to blame us"
Good video on piano skills thank you!How about one on Elton John?I seem to remember seeing Horowitz with his right hand 5th finger sometimes raised from the keys when not actually using it-what do you think about that?
Horowitz played with flat fingers.
Horowitz and Elton John’s as pianists in the same sentence…what s this world coming to?
@ckl5590 Yes that's right.However there's one video where you can see his curved 5th finger when not being used either on or just above the keys.(Can't remember which one though!)
I have piano skills🤓
Could you analyse Elton John’s piano technique?
I'll also drop whatever Im doing to watch this. He's a masterclass in self accompaniment.
He went to the Royal College of Music. He was, at one point in his life, almost certainly very, very good. He plays simply in his music but he's the most famous pianist in the world for a reason. He can still play to a level beyond most people in popular music now.
Hi Annique, please analyse Piano skills of Condoleeza Rice.
RARE Miss... Taylor a 5 at best on piano. If TS is a 7 I'm a 9+. Swifties are psychotic weirdos so I get why you played it safe 👏👏
I have always detested unnecessary motions/gestures as a pianist and while observing other pianists and "pianists".
Less is more. Your "expressive" gestures are not necessary and look like an attempt to "look" musical. Artificial hogwash and syrupy/show-offy/over-dramatic/etc.
You sure sound like a swifty fanactic.
I skimmed through your video trying to see samples of her actually playing, but it doesn't appear you showed anything of her actual playing. But from what I was seeing from her hand movements, she wasn't doing much of anything. Pretty much just banging out chords is what it looked like to me. I'd rank that at about a one or two.
Can you check out Billy Joel and maybe make a Billy Joel vs Elton John?
Self accompanying on piano as a commercial singer is very different skill set as I'm sure you're already perfectly aware of! A lot of it will be simplified because singing while self accompanying on any instrument is the closest we'll get to literal 'multi tasking' and it's HARD. Her playing is VERY simplified and it's clear she's better on guitar than piano and that's ok. There's other singer-songwriters out there who play more complex stuff, such as Elton John. He's a MASTERCLASS in self accompanying while playing more complicated stuff on his piano, and something tells me that's due to his classical piano background at RAM. He'll admit he resented it, but it's clear that it translated to being able to play more complex figures as a 'rock star'. It really just boils down to style.
As far as things to do while playing the piano go, singing is really one of the easiest. It’s actually not all that different from just playing
@@samstromberg5593 That’s…wrong, but ok? Single v multi tasking are not the same at all.
@@jenniferhiemstra5228 Single v multi tasking but as someone who plays the piano and sings along with all the time
It's really not that hard
In fact if you can play the piano and you can sing then I nearly guarantee you can do both - it barely even counts as a different skill
If you were playing the piano and singing something DIFFERENT, then it would count as multitasking but as long as it's the same thing it's really easy
Technically if we define multitasking as executing two tasks at the same time then blinking would be multitasking - you're winking both your eyes at the same time which according to you is near impossible
But since you're winking them together and you can group them into one category, it's extremely easy
*single vs multi tasking ARE different but as someone…
Piano playing at a certain level is more muscle memory than anything, particularly if we are talking about piano accompaniment rather than interpretation of repertoire. Playing and singing is actually very easy if you can actually play to a decent level.
The quickest way to ruin your ear for classical music is to listen to this type of crap. I HAD respect for this channel but I think now I need to rethink that opinion
How could you rank her a 7. On the same scale what would you rank uour self unless you have a massive ego i doubt you would rank your self a 10, im guessing youd rank your self 8 or 9. And is talor only 1 or 2 below you. Definitely not
Great analysis and kind words, and you are so beautiful!
honestly I don’t understand the craze about Taylor Swift concerts. I’m not a hater as I really don’t care much about her…sampled few songs of her but really find it bland & unmemorable….anyone care to explain what’s the craze about?
Taking a look at Freddie mercury’s playing would be great! His playing was far more complex than Taylor’s and I would be interested to see your thoughts!
It wasn't complex at all. What are you talking about?
He was no virtuoso but you don't play stuff like that octave trick he does in Bohemian Rhapsody unless you can really play. I'd imagine that he must have been a fairly good piano player. His use of complex harmony would also suggest that he had a fairly long relationship with the instrument.
Maybe Taylor do everything kind of average. Not bad not good, but better then nothing. Also her voice is not bad, but also not much range and not really good and guitar play the same. She is also pretty, but not super beautiful.
Criticizing Taylor Swift is like criticizing Islam. You'll be confronted with a cult that will lynch you.
I'd love to have you analyse Tim Michin's playing!
Taylor's a brilliant songwriter and melodist. Her ability to craft amazing melodies over simple 3 chord songs (shake it off) or much more complex songs (xmas tree farm) is relentless. She's a solid pianist and acoustic guitarist but they're just vehicles for her songwriting. And the Xmas tree farm is a masterclass of songwriting.. starts in G mixolydian, switches keys to G major and back to G Mixolydian... and has a banging bridge... 12 chords. Obviously written at a piano.. and shows she can weave much more complex songs.
Yes 💗She flexed on that one!
Now let’s have Twoset do this video and see how it turns out.
I think you were very kind! It's a little sad how many disclaimers, how much 'softening the blow' and sugarcoating had to be done, so as not to upset her followers. I understand that the score you gave her is obviously NOT about how advanced her playing is, but moreso about how she's doing as a beginner pianist. But 6 still feels a little inflated to me, and I feel like it was to appease her fans. Regardless, I like some of her songs! Interesting video!
Well said. Indeed, also it should be clear whether the rating is comparable to other ratings, or that it's a personal rating (considering personal circumstances e.a. being a beginner pianist)
So, tell me you’re scared to death of those Swifty‘s without actually telling me you’re scared to death of those Swiftys. So Taylor Swift is now a protected class?🤡🤡🤡
A statement I read attributed to Billy Joel: "There are no pianists in rock music--only piano bangers."
Billy Joel, like Elton John, is a very, very good piano player. Is he a Classical virtuoso? No. Did he have technical skills beyond the overwhelming majority of people who have ever played the piano? 100%. He is without question one of the elite musicians in the history of popular music. People don't get hung up on the piano like they do with the guitar, but if they did, he would be right up there with the Wakemans and the Emersons of the Prog Rock world. He was dynamite! He might label himself as a 'banger of some quality' but that is because he compares himself to the best, like any really good musician. The guy had very, very developed technique, flair on tap and, unlike Elton John, he really wanted the world to know it as well. By popular music standards, he was an absolutely ridiculously good player.
Billy Joel is known for snapping piano strings! He is definitely a banger!
As a Swiftie, I didn’t expect this epic collab, but man is it welcomed 🤪 My favorite songs by her are Out of the Woods, Say Don't Go, and The Very First Night! Great video Annique!
grew up in a classically trained family in many different instruments and signing, music is the religion of my moms family and loved seeing the same feedback that I also noticed. Im also a day 1 Tim McGraw swift and love the discussion that technique and classical training does belong in every single part of modern music and you dont always see the conversation unless you know others that are also classically trained so I appreciate this and stuff like this
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For health reasons head CONTORTIONS are not necessary, because those will cause horrific injuries in the future.❤ Plus it's distracting
Have you critiqued Alicia Keys - would love to see that.
I'm not going to talk about this and about that...BUT YOU ARE..
Lady Gaga next please!! Really enjoyed this one!
Very generous score lol
Interesting video youtube recommended me. I instantly knew that you were German like me. Why? Unfortunately you hear it. But your English is very well as is your pronunciation. It's probably because you're not speaking an American English and who knows how to speak like the Brits do?
I watched a video of you playing the piano and you're a super awesome piano player. I am learning to play but it's just beginner's level which is fine. 😉
Since 42 of her songs use the same chord progression, I’m giving a 3.