Developing a Brilliant Piano Technique - The Holistic Professional Approach
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
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Video highlights:
00:00. Played Introduction.
00:35. On our menu today: it’s time for a change of perspective!; debunking myths and stereotypes.
02:52. This video is inspired from your questions. Avoiding the unilateral ‘technique-only’ approach.
03:18. The ergonomic technical skills you will develop as a member of PCA.
04:20. Understanding the BIGGER PICTURE. The 7 main pillars of piano playing. Learning to see the whole, not just the parts.
05:31. An example of the modern ‘unilateral’ approach and its consequences. The main causes of speed walls (and other piano problems).
07:06. What is TECHNIQUE? Why do you play piano? What determines the value of a piece?
08:20. Why, What and How - the three main questions we need to answer in order to become good pianists.
08:56. Making a comparison between speaking and musical performance.
10:53. The main purpose of good technique: giving us the freedom to convey the message of the piece. Brilliant piano skills can only be developed by connecting our physical movements (technique) with the musical ideas we wish to express.
11:52. An example of how pre-hearing and mental anticipation (having the mind and hearing guide your fingers) can help you overcome technical barriers.
12:52. The physical part of playing - a means to an end. Developing our technique while bringing out the expressive tasks of the piece.
13:36. The benefits of a holistic approach to piano development. Improving our technical skills naturally, simultaneously with all the other pillars.
13:57. What about muscle memory? Is it important? How do we develop it?
14:42. If technique is not the most important thing in piano playing, WHY do we need to practice scales?
15:39. With your mind & hearing in charge, you will never play in a mechanical, percussive manner!
15:59. What is EXPRESSION? Debunking the most common myths about expression.
18:27. Bringing out the expressive tasks encoded in the piece by using means of expression. Identifying the main ones.
19:40. Example: how to bring out a lyrical, peaceful character in Liszt’s Consolation No. 3.
21:03. Character - means of expression - mental/aural/technical methods for bringing them out.
21:33. The expressive intention - the foundation of our art. Playing without awareness, in a purely ‘intuitive’ manner, is not expression!
22:11. Debunking another myth: is expression a ‘talent‘? How does talent fit into this picture?
22:56. If your main goal is to ‘improve your technique’ - your entire perspective on piano playing needs to change!
23:12. Conclusion. The importance of understanding the bigger picture for making informed decisions.
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I literally started crying because of this teacher's beautiful and healthy perspective on music and piano playing. Many piano teachers can learn from this video, not only students. This was a wonderful and inspiring video. Thank you very much!
Edit: some of the negative comments left on this video are absurd... The people who need to be quiet and listen, are always the loudest ones.
Thank you so much, Josh! :)))
No magical formulas, no mechanical tricks, no shortcuts, etc...
Your honesty right out of the gate earned all of my respect young lady.
It is refreshing to find a Music Teacher on RUclips who is extremely honest about what it takes to become fluent at piano.
I started 10 months ago at advanced age and I can only attest to the fact that this instrument will take dedication and perseverance on a daily basis for the remaining years of my life. (I wish I were young again so I’d have much more time as I absolutely LOVE piano despite how lousy I am.)
Thank You as always for sharing your vast array of knowledge, advice, and expertise as you so kindly do, it is sincerely appreciated.
👏🙂🎹
I've been playing piano for five year but I felt so stuck with my advance. This is what I was searching for believing I was needed for a better technique. Thank you so much, I hope I'll be able to continue my journey in music with this mind set.
You're very welcome! I'm really happy that this video was helpful! ;)
This lady is really a GOOD teacher!
Thank you! :)
Ranch Hand As piano professional training from music conservatory graduation for me, every piano teacher have their own opinion. Most of them about piano teacher emphasize basic skills and the dynamic of fingers touching and knuckle's flexible movement especially on Czerny etudes and hanon tempo metronome exercise 120 BPM every day. Gradually accelerate tempo from 120 BPM to 144 BPM. Then 152 BPM to 168 BPM.
Good young piano teacher require you to practice Czerny, that's order and it must obey. Every level of student's performance is different. You must observe depending on which level of student's performance. Good young piano teacher teach students in accordance with their aptitude.
Composer's manuscript Chopin etudes show tempo mark for example op 10 no 7 and op 25 no 1. This point is very important. If want to be pianist, international piano competition determine career of pianist. A world of difference about techniques on preliminary competition and first stage.
Like Chopin competition and Busoni competition and London competition and Tchaikovsky competition and German Weimar
First time I see an "holistic" method of learning piano. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow. Wow. All these years I haven’t made progress and injured myself and felt like my playing sounded like doo-doo, there was a reason. I’m going to listen to this again, and you can get I’m going to tune into your other videos and check out your website.
Hi Elspeth! I'm SO happy to hear that this video was helpful for you! :) I hope that you enjoy my other tutorials as well - and that you make great progress! Enjoy your practice! ;)
A must watch for striving pianist, especially thosevl being self-taught like me.
Thank you! This is exactly why I recorded this video :))).
Hi Ilinca, I'm working on chopin's ocean right now and I was really starting to feel a lack of motivation, but after watching your video I'm feeling much better and am doing my best to keep your advice on my mind while practicing, so thank you very much for the inspiration.
I'm very happy to hear that! By the way, working on only one piece can get a bit boring after a while - so make sure that your program comprises at least 3 pieces of different genres/styles/tempos/composers :). Good luck! ;)
Almost 50 years of struggling with my own intuitions about learning how to express music properly, and in one video, it all made more sense than all my searching elsewhere, and trying to figure it out for myself. Really helpful. A good place to be after all this time. Thank you so much.
Wow, thank you so much, Mark! I am really moved by your comment - and sooo happy that my video helped you to connect all the 'pieces' of the puzzle, so to speak! ;)
You are THE BEST. These ideas are so well-put together and easy to understand. And you play like a literal angel. Liked and subscribed❤
Thank you so much! :)))
She inherited the classical Russian art tradition of deep and thorough understanding of the subject and expressing it with utmost clarity. No wonder Russian arts are so attractive.
Thank you for your appreciation, Kevin! :)
Hi, Thank you for all of your videos. I recently began your Piano Academy Course after on and off lessons in my childhood and adult life. Never have I enjoyed piano as much as I do now. After only a week, I feel I already have my tuition's worth of instruction and increase in knowledge. Your discussion on holistic body/wrist movement is a treasure onto itself. I created a diary of my experiences on the Piano World forum which others have said they are finding worthwhile to follow. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge in such a caring way. BTW, I wanted to mention that all of the fundamental skills you bring into your piano instruction are precisely the same as I have learned to bring into my Tai Chi practice: relaxation, imagination, expression via gesture, holistic November's, etc.
Thank you so much for your appreciation and positive feedback, Rich! :) I'm really happy that you enjoy the learning experience on PianoCareerAcademy.com! ;) Indeed - musical performance, Tai Chi, yoga, martial arts - they are all based on the same fundamental principles. It's awesome that you noticed the similarities! :))
Charming approach! Clear, accurate, hearwarming, human...and so fresh. Thank you, Ilinca for sharing it with your virtual (or viral) students.
Thank you so much, Radu! ;)
Excellent video, valuable content!! thanks for sharing it, Illinka!
My pleasure, Ferran! ;)
This is a gem! Exactly what is supposed to go into developing a professional pianist. Although, if you explain your little students everything you do to them, their mind would blow up. I try to keep it moving so that this process is unconscious to them. Sometimes, I just explain to them what they can now do and how we got there.
Thank you! 😊 Yes, absolutely - in working with children the pedagogical approach is quite different. Instead of explaining, we demonstrate. Instead of logical understanding, we appeal to their intuition and unconscious ability to imitate and assimilate. We use the same principles (of course) - but we apply them differently.
You really have been given many gifts. Not only your playing, but I have often wished I could speak a difficult (to me) foreign language...such as Russian...as well as you are able to speak English. I am an adult beginner at the piano, but I am trying to absorb as many tips as I can now, in my early playing, in order to avoid having problems later. Thank you!
Hi Art! Thank you for your appreciation! :) By the way, speaking about gifts: learning any art (or language, or skill) is first and foremost a question of perseverance, consistency, and LOTS of serious practice :). As many great musicians/actors/writers usually say - "success in something is 99% hard work, and only 1% talent/gift". Therefore, simply keep moving forward, day after day, keep learning - and you will be amazed at the enormous distance you have covered! Enjoy your practice! ;)
Thank you for the encouragement. It is a challenge to manage the time AND the motivation...but that's what makes this an interesting challenge. I will be visiting often.
I am really learning such a lot from your videos. Thank you very much.
Thankyou so much! Incredible information in such a short video.
My pleasure! Thank you for your appreciation! :)))
Thank you for this video. Informative, eye-opening and well thought out.
Thank you so much, Joel! ;)
Right video at exactly the right time!
I'm happy to hear that! :))
thank you so much! this is an extremely informative video which definitely helped me with my technique, understanding and piano playing. i am very thankful!
I so happy to hear that! Thank you so much for your comment, and enjoy your practice! :)))
@@pianocareer you're welcome!
This is both inspiring, motivational, and informative. This video has so much value thank you so much I had to take notes. And now I got good vocabulary from this video if I want to go even more in depth of what your talking about.
Wow, thank you so much! I'm really happy that you enjoyed this video! :)))
Yep, this was very informative. I feel like whenever I learned piano, teachers always told me 'this or that' but never got to explain the 'why' or 'how'.
I needed this insightful video. Thank you so much, i will apply this to the piece im learning now: Clair de lune.
You're very welcome! Enjoy practicing this beautiful piece! ;)
Absolute amazing and inspiring video.... thank you for posting this....
Glad you enjoyed it, Hans! Thank you for your appreciation! :)
Great video. It gave me alot to think about as a pianist regarding key things like technique, voicing and artistic expression on the instrument. Thank you very much. :)
You're very welcome! Thank you for your comment! :))
This was such a good video. Well spoken, well edited, well organized, a really good, valuable and well taught lesson.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and for sharing it in such an effective manner.
You're very welcome, Leandro! Thank you so much for your appreciation! :)))
This information is so valuable and you don't find it easily anywhere, thank you for taking the time to make this awesome video.
Thank you so much, Javier! :)
Amazing! Thanks a lot!🤗
Thank you! :))
Tanks for this very great lesson! I learned a lot! 😁
Glad it was helpful! :)
you're videos for piano practice learning are resuming and concentrating so much valuable informations... very well done !
Thank you! ;)
thank you for putting so much effort to create this video. ive read through all the comment, you are really enthusiastic to share the ART of playing piano!
Thank you! :)))
Thank you SO much for this video! I stopped playing because of a hand injury, but I feel motivated to come back now, with a clear goal and renewed energy. Thanks a lot!
You are very welcome! :) By the way, don't miss my free tutorial focused on injury prevention: www.pianocareer.com/piano-health/avoid-piano-injuries/
@@pianocareer Thanks a lot!
Your given example comparing piano playing with public speaking was just perfect! Now I could understand how technique is just one piece of the whole picture. Thanks very much for the detailed explanation.
My pleasure! I'm really happy that this video was helpful! :))
Mind changing video
I'm really happy to hear that! Thank you for your comment! ;)
bachscholar doesn't like your video hahaha
great video, is a beautiful analysis not only of piano but music in general too
greetings from argentina!
hahaha :) Thank you so much, I'm happy you enjoyed this video! ;)
Epic job!
Thank you! :)
I found this video to be very mind opening and information dense. Thank you lots❤
You're so welcome! :)
Love your approach very much. And you are so generous. And Keep this contagious smile !
Thank you very much! Will do! :)))
Excellent Video. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome! Thank you for your appreciation! :))
Another beautifully articulated and informative video, ilinka! You are just so lovely! :) also, using your "good speaker" analogy, you speak as beautifully as you play! :) xo
Thank you so much, Vivienne! ;)
you are AMAZING Ilanca!
Thank you very much! :)
Thank you very much for putting together this video - it is so helpful and presented really clearly, especially the public speaking comparison!
Hi Katie! Thank you so much for your appreciation! I'm really happy that this tutorial was helpful! :)))
i understanding you try to put a lot of information into this short video. this information can be put into a huge textbook i know .
So thank you so much it's amazing . you are amazing
Thank you so much for your appreciation! :))
Thanks for d vdo,aspects covered in vdo wld help a lot.
You are very welcome! ;)
ya... I see many piano player who does not know that song talk about = =,
and a lot of piano player who think about the Fastest Finger is the king or the top pianist.
Thank you to share a lot of wonderful song with heart.
I'm happy you enjoyed this tutorial! Thank you for your appreciation! :)
Wow! So much information. All great information. Almost more than you just playing and showing what you mean, but it's all about time and the ability to absorb and do all these points all together all the time. That's the true pro. Never had a piano growing up or even in a friends house or even had a piano teacher, but I have always tried to play every time I was near one. My main goal was to learn to sing and play simultaneously and with great articulation and fluid movement. I can do it for a few songs, but learning a new song takes a sabbatical to ever do it. I can sight sing well but never had to chance to play and read music by the notes. I just learned the chords and played as many variations that blended with my voice.
With the passing of my mom I finally have a piano (even though it's digital it's still a piano). I am 65 and retired now and finally have the time to play but old habits die hard. Watching you gives me new hope to finally play one of the masterpieces of one of my favorite composers Chopin. Thank you for all your hard work in presenting this video and others. I may never be great pianist, but I do have a better understanding of what I should be doing to become a better pianist. Thanks again my beautiful friend...
Thank you so much for your appreciation, Jesse! ;)
That Listz piece is beautiful.
The answer of all my assumptions. It applies to every art one proposes to learn. Thank you so much! This really expanded my knowledge even more.
Thank you for your appreciation! I'm really happy that this tutorial was helpful for you! :)))
Yes, it's a perspective that makes you approach things in a different way. Good job!
This is one of your most effective and powerful videos for me, the clarity of exposure and the efficiency of what it explains is changing my life. Now I really feel that I can improve. Thanks teacher!
My pleasure, Amelie! I'm really happy you enjoyed this video! ;)
Thank you for your service!!!!!!
You're very welcome! ;)
I appreciate your approach and method of teaching as it applies to painting too, and any skill one wishes to master.
Thank you, Ken! Indeed, all serious arts/skills are based on the same fundamental principles :).
Thank you for reminding us that artistry originates in the mind. And the need for an artistic impression/vision of the piece before we start to "practice". And, knowledge of which movements will help us realise this vision. And of course so much more, which you articulate so well in the video. Well done.
Thank you, David! ;)
Absolutely brilliant. Best musical advice I can ever remember hearing. Inspiring and life changing
Thank you so much, Mike! :)))
Probably the best video on technique i've seen yet! So detailed, in depth, and comprehensive! 😲
Thank you very much! :))
Hi Ilinca, i'm not a young student, so my time to study is not a lot...i study privatly piano since 8 years an my progress are
coming slowly.. i appreciate your video so mach and this video is really intersisting!! thank you so much.
You're very welcome, Susanna! By the way, real progress in piano playing is never fast - but slow and steady (as I explain in my free tutorial about the power of perseverance: ruclips.net/video/fUN8Wixcb9o/видео.html). So don't get discouraged by your slow progress - just be consistent and wonderful results will naturally follow! ;)
Thank you Ilinca, thank you to all positive comment... As you said, you don't have a lot of time to study and learn piano, me too.. But when I have free time, I'll read the positive comment randomly in this channel, and watch beautiful youtuber here to inspire me..sorry I can't understand to all point that you tell in your video, because my English not so good..
Wonderful introduction to the Holistic approach. Ive just joined PianoCareerAcademy and am excited about applying these methods to pieces Ive played for years.Also, I really enjoyed the Op 109 in the beginning of the video. I greatly trust you and your artistry.
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the learning experience on PianoCareerAcademy! :))
Thank you Ilinca for transforming my thinking about what goes into playing beautiful music on the piano, and also inspiring hope that I can change my bad habits, now 4 years into my adult piano beginner journey.
You're very welcome, Lisa! Yes, with perseverance and access to correct information, we can always change bad habits. It you're not a PCA member yet - you can join our community anytime! ;)
This is really helpful! brilliant. thanks for putting this together for us. It's worth thousands!
Thank you so much, Christina! :)))
I love the way your fingers walk over the keys.
Thank you, Jesse! The fingers are just 'puppets', so to speak :)). The 'strings' are pulled by the back and arms (and also mind and hearing).
Find a detailed video breakdown (with clickable time stamps for each main idea!) in the Description Box above! ;)
such a fine piano technic
You are gorgeous!
That was great. I feel like I am on the right path. Loads of elements that will eventually come together. All I am going to do is keep enjoying the vibrations I create ... and discovering how much more there is ahead ... yeh!
Thank you so much dear Piano Career for your answer to my question. I will follow up your lead as advised. Good luck also, Marina, I'm sure we will both improve!
You're very welcome, William! :)
Great content thankyou!
My pleasure! I'm happy you enjoyed this video! :)
All of the points in this tutorial make great sense. One can not accept just playing the notes right and playing mechanically.
Thank you, Marc! :)
Very comprehensive. I am very pleased that you used as background the yin 陰 陽 yang symbol that we Chinese use to spiral towards ( w)holistic balance in any given situation ! I teach taiji 太極 and no doubt you will include diaphragm - abdominal breathing to help relaxation in learning and facing new challenges. Thank you.
Thank you so much, David! :)))
This was very helpful! thanks Ms. Vartic ! Even as a pianist who play other genres this makes sense. Better understanding of what you are doing, why you are doing it and how to do it makes for great memorable music
Thank you so much, Azim! :))
Thank you for the informative video on the russian school!
I'm happy you found it useful! Good luck with your channel! :))
I appreciate your holistic approach to piano playing! I feel this will make my experience much smoother when my mind is considering more than just the physical aspect of this journey :)
Thank you so much! Enjoy the journey! :))
The best video I have watched as a piaon lession. Was searching this kind of approach from many days, and thank you so much for this 😁
I'm really happy to hear that this tutorial was helpful! ;)
@@pianocareer hello mam,I am a beginner with piano learning,and I have recently bought Casio ctk 2550. I use to play harmonium in my school days,and love to hear (inner hearing)Indian classical ragas,so holistically my music sense is such that I can find notations of music now,with a bit musing. But,as I can figure out,it's a sea of learning,and there are infinite things to explore with piano,and as my approach to anything is holistic,so with this,can you please guide me through!? It would be great of you:)
@The Anecdote - you can learn how to play piano from scratch, in an enjoyable progressive (and holistic) manner, by following my step-by-step Video Course for Beginners (available in the Members Area of PianoCareerAcademy.com). This Course will help you to develop ALL your piano skills (technique, expression, hearing, reading, theory & analysis, pedaling etc.) in a harmonious manner, according to the professional system used in the Russian piano school. Find out more about this Course (and about the functionality of my Piano Coaching Program) by taking a look at our detailed FAQs (www.pianocareeracademy.com/faqs/). Please pay special attention to answers No. 17 (dedicated to the Beginner Course), No. 19 (dedicated to the Scale Course), No. 40 (dedicated to our Sight-Reading Course) and 1-6 (you will learn how PCA works, what is included in the membership etc.). Good luck! ;)
@@pianocareer thank you so much mam:)
Ilinca I agree with the so many of the positive comments here . . . your expression in music AND teaching is truly the highest in artistic intent. This is easily the best teaching available anywhere - not only in technique but in making beauty THE ultimate goal. I am taking live lessons but will be joining your Piano Academy very soon as my primary source of inspiration. In the meantime, may I share that in making joy my primary goal, then even while practicing, I always arrive! Many thanks for this inspired approach to the art of making music beautiful.
Thank you so much, David! ;))
Just to say huge thanks for all these highly informative videos! I subscribed your online lessons for several months but now suspending bec I am basically a pop and jazz creature but will resume subscripition sometime soon! Your lessons transformed my piano playing posture & shoulder-arm-hand motion.
Thank you! I'm happy that you enjoyed the learning experience on PianoCareerAcademy.com! :)))
Nice video. You present things very clearly. Your channel rocks! And I didn't type that from muscle memory. ;-)
:))))) Thank you! ;)
Again, another brilliant presentation. I have so many words for praise but if I included them all, I would run out of space in my comment section. It is so wonderful to hear from someone that has the knowledge and training in playing the piano and the musical arts. What a relief from hearing others on RUclips that spue out gibberish when teaching music. You come along and explain playing and musicianship in plain English that everyone can understand. I wish everyone could know about your videos especially budding pianists and musicians. I have recommended your videos to anyone wanting to study piano. I believe that you can guide them to a path of success in their musical goals. I look forward for your next video. Thank you very much for your past videos and please have a good day.
Hi Patrick! Thank you SO SO MUCH for your comment and appreciation - it means a lot to me! :))) I'm so happy that you enjoyed this video!
You are welcome. I will be looking forward to your next video. Please have a very good day.
Your videos are amazing! "Virtuoso tongue velocity" made me laugh out loud :P
Thank you! :)))
deep thinking!
Thank you Ilinca! and Happy birthday! :))
Thank you so much, Tamer! :))))
irena thk you so much for your wide and proper reccomendations and lessons
You're very welcome! ;) My name is Ilinca, by the way :)).
I'm In Love with your videos.
I'm really happy that they are helpful for you! :)))
This is amazing.
Thank you! 😊
Você é uma estrela especial. Conteúdo rico e essencial para todos aprendizes. Saudações, querida.
Muito obrigado, Estrela! ;)
I enjoyed your video!
Thank you! ;)
Hi, Ilinca, I just got back from playing for the juries - Bach's Prelude in E Minor BWV 855 and Theme and Variations on and Egyptian Folksong. I worked really hard all semester on them to the point of now mistakes at home but made crazy mistakes under pressure. I was enlightened by this tutorial.! Is the technique in my daily practicing lacking? Why do I always mess up with stage fright?
Hi thank you for making this video. There are so much to learn and apply to ( not just piano but other instrument too) . But I’m wondering if this concept apply the same when Practicing finger technique pieces: etude, scales? Since when apply to your why, what and how, there are not much story, or artistic concept we need to express or think. What is your suggestion on practicing technique repetitive pieces?
Great question - and I cover it in lots of detail in my step-by-step Scale & Arpeggio Course (available in the Members Area of PianoCareerAcademy.com). Shortly - we never develop our 'finger technique' separately. Yes, of course, when we practice scales or Etudes, technique is our main focus - but it's not just 'finger technique' (without paying any attention to what the arm, elbow or wrist are doing), and we never disconnect our hearing either. Any time we practice (whether it's a Nocturne by Chopin, an Etude or a scale), we need to engage our pre-hearing, to closely monitor the quality of our sound - and, whenever possible, to invent interesting expressive effects. Yes, even while playing a boring 'C Major' scale! haha I demonstrate how to do this in the Scale Course - and you can learn more about it by reading my answer to question No. 19 from our FAQs (www.pianocareeracademy.com/faqs/).
PianoCareer woah! Thank you so much. ❤️❤️❤️😍😍 it really help me.
What are the others pieces or fragment of pieces in this presentation please. I studied at the lancaster conservatory of music.
I like the videos I've seen thus far. I'm wondering what your opinion is regarding the usefulness of Hanon exercises to develop technique for piano?
Thank you! :) You will find a detailed answer to your question in our FAQs, answer No. 30 (www.pianocareeracademy.com/faqs/).
Thanks so much. Your answer is very helpful and thorough!
"Virtuoso tongue velocity" I died XD LOL, great and insightful video, luckily I have been following these concepts from the start even though I still need to work on them, it just never ends, does it ? :) great video
:)))) Thank you! Yep, it's a never-ending (and amazingly interesting and rewarding) journey! ;)
This is really good stuff! I particularly resonate with what you said about expression and the myths behind it, haha. Hope you've been doing well, Ilinca! :)
Thank you, Jeremy! Yes, we are doing good - too much work, as always! haha
Hey teacher! :) Thans for every information. Can you get a video about chopin revolutionary etut?For technical information
Hi! Yes, I will probably record a tutorial about this Etude in the near future (maybe in a couple of months). It will be available in the Members Area of PianoCareerAcademy.com :).
Wonderful
Thank you! :)
Ok. Enough said! You - and Piano Career Academy - seem to be the only true and working school that really covers all I need. Online. Can I join your Academy in spite of being a very much beginner pianist? (Adult & motivated, though)
Thank you so much, Peter! I noticed that you have already joined our program - welcome, and I hope you have a wonderful learning experience! Yes, PCA is addressed to all levels, including absolute beginners :).
Every time I watch you , I'm one step closer to committing to this for the rest of my life. Just have to work out the finances. Thankyou so much for all your videos
Thank you very much, Jude! ;)
I hear alot of debate on hanon or Czerny vrs scales and arpegios. Does it matter?
Hi Eric! The most important thing is not WHAT we practice: it's HOW we practice it. If practiced correctly and mindfully, any exercise or Study can be useful. Still, Hanon is not my favorite (I explain why in my answer to question No. 30 from our FAQs [ www.pianocareeracademy.com/faqs/ ]. Czerny is ok in the right doses - especially for the late beginner and intermediate levels. Scales & arpeggios can be magical if practiced as a holistic exercise - and a complete loss of time if done mechanically, by using a finger-only tensed technique. And, the most important thing, these 3 technical training options (scales, Czerny, Hanon) are not mutually exclusive. I usually recommend a 'scale & arpeggio' foundation onto which you can add smaller doses of Czerny and Hanon (tailored according to individual needs).
Astounding technique! What piece are you playing in the beginning of this?
THANK YOU for this! This is a marvelous, comprehensive overview of the spectrum of playing the piano - again, thank you!
QUITE WITHOUT wanting to start a "brand war" (I my self play a Yamaha U1, and have Yamaha grands at our church) - i would LOVE to hear you demonstrate the excerpt of Liszt’s Consolation No. 3 on a Steinway grand which would bring out and amplify the broader spectrum of timbre and colors resulting from your playing - :-). Even with the controlled blending of the notes, it has been my experience that Yamaha instruments only play louder and softer, but do not change timbre in response the same way a Steinway does - I would love to hear you play this as said before.
But again - THANK YOU SO MUCH for this - it is brilliant!! :-)
Thank you very much for your appreciation! In my part of the world, any piano is a good piano, and we learn to make it SING despite its mechanical deficiencies :). From a young age I was taught to cherish any instrument I get to play - even a 50-year-old broken Russian-brand upright that is also out of tune hahaha. My little Yamaha is actually one of the best instruments I played here in my country. The Steinways from our concert halls are quite old and battered, sadly.
@@pianocareer I very much admire your dedication and the inspiration you give us! By no means do I intend be critical - I know that in the hands and heart of an artist such as you, we make any instrument find the music and make it SING! :-) And you do that VERY well. I also have a similar Yamaha, and it does sing nicely. But because I have played many different instruments I know that they sing differently. What I'm saying is that I can hear the sensitivity of your playing, and I know that if you were to play with the same sensitivity on a well-conditioned Steinway it would be some of the best that Steinway has ever sung ! - :-)
Bonsoir.
Excellent video. We will never thank you enough for all your valuable advices and all the efforts you have made, and I must say that you restored me to play the piano since I had noticed that I unfortunately did not progress. Anyways, could you please make a tutorial to show us how to improve sight reading. That would be great!
Thank you again!
Thank you so much, Sana! :)) Regarding sight-reading - I have already created an entire Course focused on improving this skill (not just one tutorial). This Course comprises:
- 15 progressive Lessons (comprising 111 'addictive' sight-reading exercises, structured according to the professional system used in the Russian piano school);
- 3 super-detailed Introductory Articles where I explain how sight-reading really works (and what common traps, myths and stereotypes to avoid);
- a downloadable 'Score Collection' comprising 53 pieces that will supplement your sight-reading practice.
At the moment of writing this reply (July 2017), the Introductory Articles, 6 Progressive Lessons and the 'Score Collection' are already available in the Members Area of my Piano Coaching Coaching Program at PianoCareerAcademy.com - and I keep publishing a new Lesson every fortnight. Lesson No. 7 will be published today or tomorrow! ;)
If you wish to learn more about PianoCareerAcademy and its functionality, you can take a look at our detailed FAQs (www.pianocareeracademy.com/faqs/) - especially at my answers to questions No. 1-6 (find out how PianoCareerAcademy works, what is included in the membership etc.). Thank you again for your appreciation - and enjoy your practice! ;)
It is really helpful ma'am,
Luv from India
Glad it was helpful! Enjoy your practice! :)
I've started play the piano sens few months ago, I've got some progress but it went slowly. Sometimes I've thought it takes 100 years to be a good player. I still have problems with the notes. It takes time to find them quickly. Please can you give me some advice?
Hi! As I mentioned in a previous reply to one of your questions - I recommend following my step-by-step Course for Beginners, and developing ALL your skills (technique, expression, hearing, reading, theory & analysis, correct practice, pedaling etc.) in a harmonious manner. Note reading is actually the easiest part of piano playing. Learning how to play beautifully and expressively (and also with a healthy, ergonomic, energy-efficient technique) is much more challenging :). Good luck!
Dear Piano Career; just followed your lead and see your name is Ilinca. Love your accent! God bless you Ilinca!
Thank you! :))
Hello from Philadelphia.
What is the name of the piece that you play at the start of this video presentation?
Hi! It's a fragment from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 30, Op.109 (first movement).