Hi guys! Don't miss the free resources from the Description Box above: my ebook "A New Perspective on Piano Phrasing" - and the 7 video episodes from the "Piano Myths" series. Enjoy! 🥰
Thank you so much! Yes, that would definitely be nice 😊 - but I don't mind to work hard to earn a living. Most people are in the same boat, aren't we? This is fine, at least these days we have the freedom to earn well if we are focused, determined and disciplined. In the past (I was born in a Soviet republic) we didn't have this luxury - and poverty was the only option no matter how much you worked 😅.
Having learned this piece early in my piano journey, I am taken with your in-depth analysis of the piece's structure, dynamics and interpretation. Those all significantly change how I look at and approach the piece when playing it. Thanks so much!
@levi8971 This Prelude is an advanced piece that is technically accessible for the intermediate level. Please, please don't learn it as a beginner - this approach is dangerous, can lead to MANY bad habits and sabotage your entire progress in the long run. I explain WHY in my answer to question No. F4 from our FAQs [ www.pianocareeracademy.com/faqs ]. Please take 5 minutes to read it - it will make the difference between an enjoyable and fulfilling piano journey - and a shallow/painful/frustrating one.
This piece it's considered for beginners because most (including you) play it with sustain pedal, but the thing that makes it a difficult piece is playing it with "finger pedal" and it's important to do this because it help to develops technique.
No professional considers this a piece for beginners 😊. This is an advanced piece that is technically accessible for the intermediate level - and this is how I approach it as well. Playing this Prelude without the sustain pedal is not a good idea - for many expressive and conceptual reasons that would take many pages to explain. Bach's works are not just about developing our technique - they are holistic experiences where every element needs to be in its place for creating a cohesive bigger picture. Technical tasks are always derived from expressive purposes - and not the other way around 😉.
Where can I read more about your expressive considerations viz pedaling? More thought for my intellectual journey towards understanding Bach’s methods. Thank you, teacher.
It’s difficult to identify one or two “take away” in front of a beautiful piece of art. And this video, as each one of yours that I could see so far, is a great masterpiece under many different perspectives, pedagogic, musical, visual, spiritual etc. … so, trying it hard, I could say that one of the “takeaways” is that we should aim at making each of our sessions at the piano a unique experience of quality and care. Easier said than done! Thank you for emphasizing that, so gently and convincingly. Thank you🙏
@@pianocareerYou are very welcome, again thanks to you, Ilinca! Absolutely true!!! If I had to elaborate about the so many precious teachings and insights contained in this video, I would need to write a long booklet. I mean it! Blessed are you students! Again, thanks for posting this, offering us your outstanding professionality, profound competence, and artistry! all the best for your career and everything 🤗
Hello Illinca: Everyone plays this wrong including you....there was no sustain pedal so the eighth note in the left hand is repeated NOT SUSTAINED! Try playing it the way Bach intended and it changes the whole nature of this beautiful piece of music! TRY IT BACH'S WAY!!!!!!!!! Love from the USA!!!!!
Hello Bobby: in case you did not know, all professional teachers and concert pianists are very well aware of the hypothesis stating that 'Bach should be played without pedal'... and yet we use the pedal anyway 😊. Maybe there's a reason for that? A well-researched reason, based on lots and lots of experience and creative insight? 😇 If there's ONE thing I would like my students to take away from my tutorials, it's this: music is a FLEXIBLE art. Bach knew this better than anyone, as improvisation and expressive freedom were highly encouraged in his time. We are all free to play his works in a way that is in tune with our unique vision. You are no exception, and your opinion is valid. However, I personally think that constricting Bach's timeless genius to the specific technical realities of his century is a myopic way to approach his incredible legacy. If Bach were alive today, he would be having a blast playing (and writing for) the modern piano, and even for electronic instruments. Bach's work is eternally 'present', and sounds true in any century (and on any instrument). Also, if it's ok to play harpsichord/clavichord pieces on the modern piano - then why not use all of its expressive possibilities (including the pedal)? Why use a horse to pull a modern car, instead of turning on the engine? [These are rhetorical questions, no need to reply as my schedule is overloaded and I will not be writing another answer here]. By the way, this is not the first time you disagree with my teaching. That's entirely ok - as music is infinitely diverse, a divine game of possibilities, and all visions are welcome. However, stating that only one way to do something is valid (and that other opinions are 'wrong')... this goes against what art is all about: freedom, expression, variety, acceptance, the right to simply BE who we are. I imagine it might be frustrating to keep watching a teacher you disagree with. So I will kindly ask you to consider the possibility of creating your own tutorials, and sharing your valuable insights there... or maybe follow another piano channel that is more in tune with your vision. And, of course, I recommend that you only write positive comments about their work - as all content creators are working really hard, and the last thing they need is negativity. You will certainly discover this if you start creating your own videos. You will also discover that there will be no time for writing comments - as you will spend 500% of your energy on content creation, and the million of other tasks associated with running an online program. P.S. I wrote a detailed reply so that all my subscribers can benefit from this information. I was initially thinking to just let your comment be (and not spend 10 minutes on a long answer) - but I couldn't pass by a teaching opportunity that will hopefully prove helpful to others as well 😊. Much love from planet Earth and the beautiful, infinite, incredibly diverse Universe! 🌏🪐🌟
@@pianocareer Wow Illinca! You are such a beautiful person and a great teacher and pianist! I was not putting you down at all...try playing it with repeating the 8th note in the left hand using the sustain pedal...it will bring out something beautiful in this simple and great piece of music that you have not heard before...you honor me with your response! So I will leave you with Romans 13:12....I am sorry that I am not near you as I would take you out and buy you a delicious dinner so I could converse with you about life and music! You are an amazing person!!!!!!
I was intrigued to read your reply, that couldn’t be deepest and highest, as expected. I feel to corroborate it with a side note on a more pragmatic level…Bach was, among other things, one of the greatest organists of all times. Pianists might in some case overlook this, but organists are peculiar instrumentalists, in the sense that they deal with an instrument that varies greatly on case by case basis. One has two keyboards and 20 stops, another four and 50 stops, sound colors, accessories and tools are greatly different from one instrument to another. For this, organists are inherently prone to try out the use of “new tools” whenever they visit a different instrument, and enjoy exploiting what that instrument offer when performing on it. It would be totally unrealistic to expect a musician-instrumentalist of this background, in front of a new and marvelous tool as the piano’s resonance pedal is, to restrain himself not to touch it … but as said, your reasoning went even more profoundly and stands on a point that I couldn’t appreciate more! 🙏
@@mypianospacetime9977 Thank you so much for sharing this insight - you are spot on about organists, and Bach's curious and creative approach to music! 🥰
Hi guys! Don't miss the free resources from the Description Box above: my ebook "A New Perspective on Piano Phrasing" - and the 7 video episodes from the "Piano Myths" series. Enjoy! 🥰
It's crazy that our society doesn't value musicians enough. Such brilliant musicians such as yourself should be set for life given your gifts.
Thank you so much! Yes, that would definitely be nice 😊 - but I don't mind to work hard to earn a living. Most people are in the same boat, aren't we? This is fine, at least these days we have the freedom to earn well if we are focused, determined and disciplined. In the past (I was born in a Soviet republic) we didn't have this luxury - and poverty was the only option no matter how much you worked 😅.
Illinca’s remarks help very much to put this all in perspective.
Thank you llinca for the nice work! Much appreciate! ❤
You're very welcome! I'm really happy you enjoyed this video! 😊
Nice demonstration, and keep up the good work.
Wow, such a beautiful and articulate lesson. Thank you )🙏
You're so welcome! I'm happy you enjoyed it! ☺️
Having learned this piece early in my piano journey, I am taken with your in-depth analysis of the piece's structure, dynamics and interpretation. Those all significantly change how I look at and approach the piece when playing it. Thanks so much!
Can I ask how early in your journey for reference, I picked up the piano 6days ago and have been working on this piece for the past 2days
@@levi8971 It was about 15-18 months after starting as a beginner.
@mrtomalonzo Thank you very much! I'm really happy you enjoyed this tutorial! :)
@levi8971 This Prelude is an advanced piece that is technically accessible for the intermediate level. Please, please don't learn it as a beginner - this approach is dangerous, can lead to MANY bad habits and sabotage your entire progress in the long run. I explain WHY in my answer to question No. F4 from our FAQs [ www.pianocareeracademy.com/faqs ]. Please take 5 minutes to read it - it will make the difference between an enjoyable and fulfilling piano journey - and a shallow/painful/frustrating one.
This piece it's considered for beginners because most (including you) play it with sustain pedal, but the thing that makes it a difficult piece is playing it with "finger pedal" and it's important to do this because it help to develops technique.
No professional considers this a piece for beginners 😊. This is an advanced piece that is technically accessible for the intermediate level - and this is how I approach it as well. Playing this Prelude without the sustain pedal is not a good idea - for many expressive and conceptual reasons that would take many pages to explain. Bach's works are not just about developing our technique - they are holistic experiences where every element needs to be in its place for creating a cohesive bigger picture. Technical tasks are always derived from expressive purposes - and not the other way around 😉.
Where can I read more about your expressive considerations viz pedaling? More thought for my intellectual journey towards understanding Bach’s methods. Thank you, teacher.
thnx good to see you again
It’s difficult to identify one or two “take away” in front of a beautiful piece of art. And this video, as each one of yours that I could see so far, is a great masterpiece under many different perspectives, pedagogic, musical, visual, spiritual etc. … so, trying it hard, I could say that one of the “takeaways” is that we should aim at making each of our sessions at the piano a unique experience of quality and care. Easier said than done! Thank you for emphasizing that, so gently and convincingly. Thank you🙏
Thank you so much! 🥰 This is a wonderful "take away" - and, of course, it is only one idea of many 😇.
@@pianocareerYou are very welcome, again thanks to you, Ilinca! Absolutely true!!! If I had to elaborate about the so many precious teachings and insights contained in this video, I would need to write a long booklet. I mean it! Blessed are you students! Again, thanks for posting this, offering us your outstanding professionality, profound competence, and artistry! all the best for your career and everything 🤗
Lindo esse Prelúdio n 1de Bach. E você é uma rainha, na arte de transmitir conhecimento musical. Tem toda a minha admiração!
Thank you so much! 🥰
Great tutorial! You play so sensual and inspiring! What is the model fo your Yamaha piano?
Thank you! 😊 My piano is a Yamaha JU109 PE. I share more details about it in our FAQs, answer No. H2 [ www.pianocareeracademy.com/faqs ].
I spent 8 weeks memorizing this song 15 years ago. I can only play 1/2 of it now. I need to pull the sheet music and retrain.
Hello Illinca: Everyone plays this wrong including you....there was no sustain pedal so the eighth note in the left hand is repeated NOT SUSTAINED! Try playing it the way Bach intended and it changes the whole nature of this beautiful piece of music! TRY IT BACH'S WAY!!!!!!!!! Love from the USA!!!!!
Hello Bobby: in case you did not know, all professional teachers and concert pianists are very well aware of the hypothesis stating that 'Bach should be played without pedal'... and yet we use the pedal anyway 😊. Maybe there's a reason for that? A well-researched reason, based on lots and lots of experience and creative insight? 😇
If there's ONE thing I would like my students to take away from my tutorials, it's this: music is a FLEXIBLE art. Bach knew this better than anyone, as improvisation and expressive freedom were highly encouraged in his time. We are all free to play his works in a way that is in tune with our unique vision. You are no exception, and your opinion is valid. However, I personally think that constricting Bach's timeless genius to the specific technical realities of his century is a myopic way to approach his incredible legacy. If Bach were alive today, he would be having a blast playing (and writing for) the modern piano, and even for electronic instruments. Bach's work is eternally 'present', and sounds true in any century (and on any instrument).
Also, if it's ok to play harpsichord/clavichord pieces on the modern piano - then why not use all of its expressive possibilities (including the pedal)? Why use a horse to pull a modern car, instead of turning on the engine? [These are rhetorical questions, no need to reply as my schedule is overloaded and I will not be writing another answer here].
By the way, this is not the first time you disagree with my teaching. That's entirely ok - as music is infinitely diverse, a divine game of possibilities, and all visions are welcome. However, stating that only one way to do something is valid (and that other opinions are 'wrong')... this goes against what art is all about: freedom, expression, variety, acceptance, the right to simply BE who we are. I imagine it might be frustrating to keep watching a teacher you disagree with. So I will kindly ask you to consider the possibility of creating your own tutorials, and sharing your valuable insights there... or maybe follow another piano channel that is more in tune with your vision. And, of course, I recommend that you only write positive comments about their work - as all content creators are working really hard, and the last thing they need is negativity. You will certainly discover this if you start creating your own videos. You will also discover that there will be no time for writing comments - as you will spend 500% of your energy on content creation, and the million of other tasks associated with running an online program.
P.S. I wrote a detailed reply so that all my subscribers can benefit from this information. I was initially thinking to just let your comment be (and not spend 10 minutes on a long answer) - but I couldn't pass by a teaching opportunity that will hopefully prove helpful to others as well 😊. Much love from planet Earth and the beautiful, infinite, incredibly diverse Universe! 🌏🪐🌟
@@pianocareer Wow Illinca! You are such a beautiful person and a great teacher and pianist! I was not putting you down at all...try playing it with repeating the 8th note in the left hand using the sustain pedal...it will bring out something beautiful in this simple and great piece of music that you have not heard before...you honor me with your response! So I will leave you with Romans 13:12....I am sorry that I am not near you as I would take you out and buy you a delicious dinner so I could converse with you about life and music! You are an amazing person!!!!!!
I was intrigued to read your reply, that couldn’t be deepest and highest, as expected. I feel to corroborate it with a side note on a more pragmatic level…Bach was, among other things, one of the greatest organists of all times. Pianists might in some case overlook this, but organists are peculiar instrumentalists, in the sense that they deal with an instrument that varies greatly on case by case basis. One has two keyboards and 20 stops, another four and 50 stops, sound colors, accessories and tools are greatly different from one instrument to another. For this, organists are inherently prone to try out the use of “new tools” whenever they visit a different instrument, and enjoy exploiting what that instrument offer when performing on it. It would be totally unrealistic to expect a musician-instrumentalist of this background, in front of a new and marvelous tool as the piano’s resonance pedal is, to restrain himself not to touch it … but as said, your reasoning went even more profoundly and stands on a point that I couldn’t appreciate more! 🙏
@@mypianospacetime9977 Thank you so much for sharing this insight - you are spot on about organists, and Bach's curious and creative approach to music! 🥰
@@pianocareer My pleasure, Ilinca! And much honored if my comment sounded of interest! ☺