How to Play Black Keys
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- One of the most requested topic, "black keys" is finally here. In this video, I'm goign to explain how to approach black keys.
Most of my tutorials has been focusing on white keys, because you need to be able to properly play them before adding black keys that require some additional consideration.
I'm using scales as simple examples, but you can apply this technique to more complex musical passages.
I hope this answers many of your questions!
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I really like how you not only explain how we should play the piano physically (i.e. how to hold our fingers and how to best reach the keys), but you also explain WHY we should do it. Very informative video, thanks!
Thank you.
WHY is very important for me, because I wasn't the kind of student who would do things just because I was told to.
Love this video! So few classical piano RUclipsrs answer questions like this with logic, patience, and real skill. You’ve helped me tremendously!!!
I’m dyslexic and I have been having trouble playing piano even though it’s a passion of mine thank you!!!! This is so helpful
I never thought about that finger shape, which I do but never thought about it. Thanks.
You are the best teacher!!! Love your videos! Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge.
Well explained sir . Thankyou from india 🇮🇳 . Sir please make full series for beginners .
Great instructions for playing black keeps. Your camera setup is great👍🏽
Thank you ! A very practical and informative video.
Thank you so much for these videos and the effort you put into them.
My pleasure!
Nice.
After playing guitar for 19 yrs, its pretty stunning how difficult it is to start a new instrument from scratch. I van play organ now pretty quick on white keys but only with right hand lol
Gotta take a teacher
Thanks. That's something I didn't see elsewhere
I love you man you have no idea how much this help me
Wow 🤩! Very beneficial for beginners! Expect more teaching videos!
Many thanks!🙏🙏🙏
thank you for this, really helpful to a beginner like me.
Thank you
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Thank you very much ! Your video helps me a lot !
Very useful. Thanks.
Great tips!!! Thank you
So good. Thank you!
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Thank you 🙏
Thank you
It was very helpful
Great video, thanks. I've been working on Hanon exercises but all keys except in C are a pain in the butt.😂Nobody has done a video on playing them outside of C. This video is the closest I've gotten that might help improve my technique.
There are some controversy over transposing Hanon. I made a video about that too. Check it out!
Merci for this.
nice video!
Thank you!
Excelent video! I used to play the black keys by stretching my fingers when I started out, until I had to control dynamics... 😅
What's your opinion on playing the hanon exercises on different keys other than C (as suggested in the book) for getting used to transitioning hand positions smoothly?
(Ps: youtube algorithm brought me to your channel!)
I also have a video on that topic.
Check out the whole channel :)
@@AkiraIkegamiChannel amazing! You're the man ✨
thks for useful videos a lot
Você é inteligente no piano! Obrigado pelas aulas.
Como se faz a escala de B com a mão esquerda?
Sir, you did not explain how to play the chords involving the black keys. For example, going from G to D7 chord how should one adjust the hand position. A little help on this issue would be really appreciated. Thank you.
It's not on chords, but I kinda mention how to go back and forth between black and white keys in my scale tutorial.
Thanks very much 👍
You’re amazing
Thanks for doing a really great job
Thank you for these tips. I'm still a beginner but can easily play on white keys at this point (assuming the piece isn't too complex lol) but I struggle with the black keys. If it's just one, or up to three (like in for ex A major) I can manage it just fine, but when there's mostly black keys like for ex B major, I run into trouble.
I dunno why I thought it was a good idea, but I wrote a piece that momentarily switches to B major (transcribed from B minor) and that means several big chunks of the melody ended up needing to be played on just black keys in a kinda awkward order, because it was originally written for B minor. And I have a hard time figuring out where to put my fingers. Like for ex at one point I end up stuck with my index finger on F# and then need to play the D# just below right after, but can't really use my thumb for it and all my other fingers are way too far away.
So I end up doing some awkward shuffling to free my index finger without letting go of the key, by kinda sliding my longfinger onto the key still pressed down, and then basically doing some kinda hideous moonwalk like that on the keyboard with my index and long finger to move down the D#, onto C# and then G# in that order, because for every one of those cursed 3 moves I end up with my index finger stuck on a legato note.
Should I just practice using my thumb on black keys anyway then, or how should I approach that? It feels ridiculously clumsy to shift fingers like that 3 moves in a row. When that melody is in B minor, the D is natural so I can easily just put my thumb that white key, and then ringfinger, longfinger and indexfinger respectively on the following black key notes. That's easy. But because that D ends up being sharp in major, it completely trips me up.
I dunno if I should change that part of the melody (like for ex shift it one notch up to start on the E instead) or continue being stubborn about learning how to play that part gracefully. I do have a tendency towards being stubborn lol.
It's not like you can never use #1 on black keys. We do it all the time when the piece calls for it. It's just better to avoid it when you have other reasonable fingering choice.
Ok your finger can go between the black keys to play a white key. So, what happens when one has thick fingers that “jamb” on the black keys while playing the in between white key. Hey, this is great I can play a 3 note chord with just one finger, how cool is that? I’ll tell you, bloody frustrating that’s how cool it is. And it seems no one has any ideas how to resolve it other than to change to another instrument. “Have you considered learning drums?”
I remember one of my former teachers had very thick fingers, but he played beautifully.
Personally, I haven't seen anyone whose finger are so thick that they won't go between black keys even when played correctly. But if that's the case, I would imagine you would have to move your hands flexibly up and down, forward and backward in order to accommodate it, just like people with smaller hands have to move sideways a lot more more to compensate for it.
I have actually measured my finger width on my fingers 2, 3 and 4 - the widest fingers that need to go between black keys. Finger 3 is 1.9cm wide and fingers 2 and 4 are 1.7cm wide. They're too big to fit between the black keys without also pressing down the adjacent black keys. I can twist my wrist to reduce the finger profile, but it hurts my wrist.
What about Chopin? Where playing thumb on the black keys is often unavoiadable?
You can use short fingers on black keys if you cannot avoid it. But it requires your hands to move up and forward. So it's avoidable, we avoid it.
I used that technique but i feel like i cant maintain the same sound volume when i do transition from white to black keys. The ‘thin’ part of the white is like hard to be played and make it sound as clear as wide one. When i was a kid, i didnt realise it could be such an uncomfortable thing. I am adjusting again now at older ages.
And what my teacher taught me sticked too much. Sometimes i fell my hands become too stiff. Different from you. I like seeing you play. It is like flexible but correct at the same time.
If you don't use the thinner part of the white key, it requires more hand motion in and out of the white and black key zones. It's not possible, but raises difficulty and risks unwanted arm weight transfer.
I hope this new technique works out for you.
You could also have played Debussy’s Claire de Lune, which is also in Db Major…
Hello, prof. Akira. Like you said, you have uploaded video about black keys. I most certainly agree with what you have shown, and it is highly practical.
However, I have a question about fingering in one composition in Hm. The start is, in quarter notes G F# F F#, and than goes to F#2 F2 F#2 F#1. How would you play that, can you help me
Thank you for your question. However, that's too specific and I need to see the music. The answer is probably going to be too complicated to explain in text. That's more of a question for an online session.
@@AkiraIkegamiChannel Is there an email, so I could send you
Sorry, but I can't receive direct correspondences due to the sheer volume I would have to deal with.
But this really seems to be a question for your piano teacher. If you don't have one, I'll be happy to help you through an online lesson. But it doesn't seem like something I can answer just by text effectively.
@@AkiraIkegamiChannel I do not have a teacher, maybe we could arrange something online. See ya
Looking forward to it.
When you sign up for an online lesson, there is an email address to which you can send the PDF of the music. This email address is only to send materials for lessons, but if you do send it before lesson, I can take a look during the session.
My fingers got stuck between the black keys. It was kind of funny. My teacher told me it happened because I didn't curve my fingers well enough. So, I corrected the position, and my fingers don't get stuck between black keys anymore. LOL
It's usually the angle of the fingers. It's possible, but I've never seen anyone who truly couldn't play between black keys yet.
Db major is like “one thumb walking 🙂
I have question, i think my finger is too big to put between two black key, so how can i do that, pls advise
I haven't seen many people whose fingers are too big to fit. Some of my students said that, but most of them turned out to be approaching they keys wrong.
With that said, if your fingers really don't fit between black keys, you need extra flexibility to compensate for it. Just like people with smaller hands.
This kind of adjustment is needed for everyone at some point, because all of our hands are different.
but when our hand shape is on black keys and we have to play white key in between black key, my finger (on white) gets stuck between black keys 😢. whats the solution
A lot of cases when students say they can't fit fingers between black keys, it has something to do with the approach angle. But if you really can't fit, then there is always a solution depending on your hand's shape and many other factors.
It really depends on each person's situation, so I can't give you any specific advice here. But I'll be happy to take a look and see what we can do in an online session. If your are interested in, the link is in each video's description.
Good guy gg
but what is the letter on black keys. if white keys are c d e f g a b or 1234567. How about the black keys?
They are the same notes with Sharp or Flat added to the particular note.
I thot this was the Chopin black keys
Did you see the end?
Pedagogical philosophy may differ but I believe exposing beginners to black keys very early on is better. At least piano playing. Chopin used B major to teach beginner. And eastern Europe pedagogy they use B major to beginners.
Many of the method books introduce black keys in beginner levels to a certain degree. In fact, a lot of them starts out by just using black keys.
Well you know what they say, once you go black......you gotta whole lot more work to put in!!!🤣
I find it easier to play in keys with at least 2 black keys. They provide more landmarks than C/Am.
Yes, they fit your hands better!
@@AkiraIkegamiChannel And, I don't get lost doing multiple octave runs.
Ngl I feel like the black keys are more easy to play vs the white keys
Combination of white and black keys fits our hands better.
LOL BECAUSE OF HIS ACCENT I THOUGHT HE SAID BLACK KIDS AND WHITE KIDS 🤣
your funny
LOL
There is far too much finger isolation in his playing, this is just asking for injuries. The Taybman approach is superior, using rotation, alignment and shaping too avoid finger isolation.
I never felt any risk of injury playing the way I'm playing, or had any student injuring practicing the way I teach.
If Taubman technique works for you, that's great. But I don't think either way of playing the piano is superior than the other. No matter what method you use, you can get injured or not be able to play well if you don't do it right.
My videos are just to share the tips that worked for me and many people around me, not to call it superior to any other method that works for other people.
What exactly is finger isolation?
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@@AkiraIkegamiChannel no problem!
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