I find it funny that when I first started playing based from your videos , to a year later, one year and one month that you don't play with dynamics. Watching you this one year I didn't evan notice till today. Thank you for making these videos.
@@juliasampayo6330 im also starting to really struggle at this point in the book - I think book 2 actually might start easier than these songs at the end of book 1. I've resolved to trudge through them, though. They're nice songs to play compared to what we've been playing. Good luck Julia!
Although I’m struggling a very little bit on playing this. Do you recommend moving on to book level 2? I have both Alfred’s Basic and All in One Level 2. I’ve heard you mention that you should master Level 1 before moving on. May be a silly question but what do you mean by master. I don’t have chords memorized, etc. I was thinking I would get better if I pushed myself a little. But also think your comment to master is a better idea before pushing further. Love your explanations and that you really show you care and know the difficulties to learning the piano late in life ...I’m having so much fun!!!! Thanks to your videos.
It's hard for me to say whether you should go on without hearing you play, but you should be able to play most of the pieces in level 1 without any hesitations or glitches or wrong notes. If you can do that, you are ready for level 2. If you have only been through level 1 once, I suggest you go back through it again. It won't take as long and you will pick up stuff you either missed or forgot. The chords will come in time. Don't let them stop you from level 2. Mastering something is subjective. When you are confident in your playing at the end of level 1, go ahead and try level 2. I agree that pushing yourself can help you improve as long as it doesn't take away from the fun of playing and learning the piano.
Another great video, thank you so much! Can I ask one question? I watched the videos on Amazing Grace, am still little uncertain on the arpeggiated chord on page 143 second line second measure. Should we hold down to #D while playing E and G? or they should be played as broken chord? My understanding was we should hold on to all notes, but this seems to be an exception? Thank you!
I have a couple questions about crescendos and the volume to play. 1. Pg. 142, line 3. After you play the crescendo, for the rest of the line, do you stay at the louder volume or do you return to piano volume? Similarly, heading into line 1 on page 143, I am unclear if I am to return to have returned to piano or am still to play the louder volume from the crescendo on the previous page. 2. P. 143, last line, last 2 measures. Does the deescendo apply to both times you play it including the repeat? Thank you so much for any clarification you can offer! Cannot tell you how thankful I am for your videos!
You usually stay at a volume until instructed to change it. So after the crescendo on page 142, you stay louder until the diminuendo at the end of the first line on page 143. At the end of page 143, the diminuendo can apply to both times or just the first time. It depends on how you feel it. The second time you are already at very soft so how much softer can you get. Very soft should be soft enough.
Thanks for doing these videos. They've really been a help. I just started the All-In-One Level 2 book so your videos for that are just in time. Do you have any tips on how to minimize glances down at the keyboard when playing the left hand on this song? I find myself having to look down a lot. Should I use the black keys to help with hand position changes? I'm teaching myself so I don't have a teacher to ask.
You're welcome. As far as looking down, it will take a while. You will have to look down a lot at first. Try practicing a hand move while looking at it and see how close you can come while not looking. Eventually you will get better at it. I do not recommend using black keys to help because there really isn't time for that. You just have to know where you are and where you need to go and which fingers are involved.
@@LetsPlayPianoMethods I have the same concern but backwards. Week after practicing a piece, I start becoming independent from its score, it might sound nice, but it causes me confusion. As I move my hands and look back to the sheet, I realized I can't follow the sheet anymore but my hands can still move, trying to read the piece and playing at the same time takes a toll on the overall performance. Am I not supposed to do that? Reading and playing at the same time (I think its really helpful to be able to read the sheet while playing, since it reminds me of the other elements of the music)? or Should I just memorize the piece? of course if i dont make any sense, you can just ignore me. after all im probably just thinking too much
You are welcome. I will add the books to my list of stuff to do, but they are not really within the scope of this channel. Maybe someday I can get to them.
@@LetsPlayPianoMethods Thanks! It would be really nice if someday you can do the book. I'm stuck around book 2 first few pages for around a month and can't seem to improve. I'm self taught, been playing for 7 months, and sadly can't afford a teacher.
Hello this is really good way to learn songs well I am stuck on this song for a while and it seems not easy to play with both hands properly for there are too many jumps forward and backward, I can play right hand without looking at keyboard however I am not able to play left hand without looking at the keyboard can you please give some advice how to practice so that I can get both hands properly and can move forward Thank you
Go ahead and look sat the keyboard when you need to. In time, you will develop a better feel for the keyboard. The important thing is that when you look at the keyboard, it does not cause you to hesitate with the beat. The beat must be steady. So you are hopefully only glancing down at the keyboard when you need to.
Hello, thanks a lot for the nice and helpful videos. I've been following them since a year ago and I have made a lot of progress. At 5:13, you start talking about the melody and how to bring it out. The question is, how do I figure out where the melody is as a beginner? The book defines the melody simply as a sequence of notes but apparently there is a lot more to it than that simple definition.
Great question! It is hard sometimes to figure out where the melody is. However, for a beginner, it is almost always the top note in the right hand. I usually point out where the melody is. You can play the different lines of notes and usually figure out which line is melody.
I'm concerned about what you said on page 142 about the last measure. You said not to play the last three notes as a triplet. Later you read that the simile at the bottom means to play all three eighth notes that are joined with one beam as a triplet. It's too bad they didn't actually use the the little three to actually indicate a triplet on all the ones they wanted so now I'm confused I'm also kind of confused about the trill on a triplet I know you said that you like to do the bottom note at the first of the beat which is great and I'm guess you do it and then you play that cord and the other two notes equally is that right I'm just a little unsure
I had to watch the video again to remember what I said. In that last measure on page 142, I am saying not to play the four eighth notes evenly because the first eight note is part of the dotted rhythm and the last 3 eighth notes are a triplet and should be played as one. So the counting for that measure if 1-and-2-and-3-and-a. As for the second question, this is not a triplet and it is not a trill. It is an arpeggiated chord. The 3 notes are played very quickly, not in any rhythm, just quickly. It is then a rolled chord. So all 3 notes in the chord are played well before the 2nd half of that beat. I explain it better in the video and demo it there.
Wouldn't eighth note triplets be played at the same amount of 1 crotchet note or quarter note, and a quarter note triplet would be played the same amount of a half note..... because on my book it says where playing eighths note triplets.
Thank you very much. Finally I am on this last song of the book. Your lessons were very very helpful. Respect from Madagascar.
You are welcome.
I find it funny that when I first started playing based from your videos , to a year later, one year and one month that you don't play with dynamics. Watching you this one year I didn't evan notice till today. Thank you for making these videos.
You are welcome! I explain why I do the dynamics the way I do in a lot of videos.
Thanks again for all your videos 😃. They are of great help !
You are welcome.
Your instruction is so helpful and clear! Thank you!
You're welcome. Glad to hear it.
Thank you for helping me get through this book!! I can actually play piano now!
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Thank you so much for your videos. They are very helpful!
You're welcome.
Your video is very very helpful for me ! I really appreciate the speed you played for the beginner like me !
Thanks for these videos. Teaching myself and these are so informative.
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Thank you so much!
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I have your book thanks from NZ👍🇳🇿
This is the hardest song so far but Iove it. Thanks
You are welcome.
that dotted note measure I find it really difficult. thank you for your work
You're welcome.
Amazing grace is the most difficult piece for me at this point. Really struggling to make progress. But thanks for your videos
You're welcome!
DONE FINALLY. ONTO THE NEXT! UNTIL THE END OF BOOK 3!
I’m nearly at the end but really struggling with Amazing Grace, the hardest piece by far for me.
@@juliasampayo6330 im also starting to really struggle at this point in the book - I think book 2 actually might start easier than these songs at the end of book 1.
I've resolved to trudge through them, though. They're nice songs to play compared to what we've been playing.
Good luck Julia!
@@juliasampayo6330 I am struggling with Amazing grace. Didn't make progress in a Week. I hope I'll get it one day
Fyi, Level 1 alfred allinone book is till to pg 159, Still have few pieces after this Amazing Grace, He(SIR) also have tutorial videos of these,
Thank you for all you do. And happy holidays!
You are welcome. Happy holidays to you, too.
Although I’m struggling a very little bit on playing this. Do you recommend moving on to book level 2? I have both Alfred’s Basic and All in One Level 2. I’ve heard you mention that you should master Level 1 before moving on. May be a silly question but what do you mean by master. I don’t have chords memorized, etc. I was thinking I would get better if I pushed myself a little. But also think your comment to master is a better idea before pushing further. Love your explanations and that you really show you care and know the difficulties to learning the piano late in life ...I’m having so much fun!!!! Thanks to your videos.
It's hard for me to say whether you should go on without hearing you play, but you should be able to play most of the pieces in level 1 without any hesitations or glitches or wrong notes. If you can do that, you are ready for level 2. If you have only been through level 1 once, I suggest you go back through it again. It won't take as long and you will pick up stuff you either missed or forgot. The chords will come in time. Don't let them stop you from level 2. Mastering something is subjective. When you are confident in your playing at the end of level 1, go ahead and try level 2. I agree that pushing yourself can help you improve as long as it doesn't take away from the fun of playing and learning the piano.
Lets Play Piano Methods Thank you,
Another great video, thank you so much! Can I ask one question?
I watched the videos on Amazing Grace, am still little uncertain on the arpeggiated chord on page 143 second line second measure.
Should we hold down to #D while playing E and G? or they should be played as broken chord? My understanding was we should hold on to all notes, but this seems to be an exception?
Thank you!
Either way is fine. Sometimes I hold all the notes down in the chord, sometimes I play it as a broken chord with only one note at a time.
Lets Play Piano Methods I see, thanks a lot for the instructions!
I have a couple questions about crescendos and the volume to play.
1. Pg. 142, line 3. After you play the crescendo, for the rest of the line, do you stay at the louder volume or do you return to piano volume? Similarly, heading into line 1 on page 143, I am unclear if I am to return to have returned to piano or am still to play the louder volume from the crescendo on the previous page.
2. P. 143, last line, last 2 measures. Does the deescendo apply to both times you play it including the repeat?
Thank you so much for any clarification you can offer! Cannot tell you how thankful I am for your videos!
You usually stay at a volume until instructed to change it. So after the crescendo on page 142, you stay louder until the diminuendo at the end of the first line on page 143.
At the end of page 143, the diminuendo can apply to both times or just the first time. It depends on how you feel it. The second time you are already at very soft so how much softer can you get. Very soft should be soft enough.
@@LetsPlayPianoMethods excellent, thank you!!
Thanks for doing these videos. They've really been a help. I just started the All-In-One Level 2 book so your videos for that are just in time.
Do you have any tips on how to minimize glances down at the keyboard when playing the left hand on this song? I find myself having to look down a lot. Should I use the black keys to help with hand position changes? I'm teaching myself so I don't have a teacher to ask.
You're welcome. As far as looking down, it will take a while. You will have to look down a lot at first. Try practicing a hand move while looking at it and see how close you can come while not looking. Eventually you will get better at it. I do not recommend using black keys to help because there really isn't time for that. You just have to know where you are and where you need to go and which fingers are involved.
@@LetsPlayPianoMethods I have the same concern but backwards.
Week after practicing a piece, I start becoming independent from its score, it might sound nice, but it causes me confusion. As I move my hands and look back to the sheet, I realized I can't follow the sheet anymore but my hands can still move, trying to read the piece and playing at the same time takes a toll on the overall performance.
Am I not supposed to do that? Reading and playing at the same time (I think its really helpful to be able to read the sheet while playing, since it reminds me of the other elements of the music)? or Should I just memorize the piece?
of course if i dont make any sense, you can just ignore me. after all im probably just thinking too much
Thank you very much for these vids. And can you do Bela Bartok Mikrokosmos Volume 1-4 please?
You are welcome. I will add the books to my list of stuff to do, but they are not really within the scope of this channel. Maybe someday I can get to them.
@@LetsPlayPianoMethods Thanks! It would be really nice if someday you can do the book. I'm stuck around book 2 first few pages for around a month and can't seem to improve. I'm self taught, been playing for 7 months, and sadly can't afford a teacher.
Hello this is really good way to learn songs well I am stuck on this song for a while and it seems not easy to play with both hands properly for there are too many jumps forward and backward, I can play right hand without looking at keyboard however I am not able to play left hand without looking at the keyboard can you please give some advice how to practice so that I can get both hands properly and can move forward Thank you
Go ahead and look sat the keyboard when you need to. In time, you will develop a better feel for the keyboard. The important thing is that when you look at the keyboard, it does not cause you to hesitate with the beat. The beat must be steady. So you are hopefully only glancing down at the keyboard when you need to.
Hello, thanks a lot for the nice and helpful videos. I've been following them since a year ago and I have made a lot of progress. At 5:13, you start talking about the melody and how to bring it out. The question is, how do I figure out where the melody is as a beginner? The book defines the melody simply as a sequence of notes but apparently there is a lot more to it than that simple definition.
Great question! It is hard sometimes to figure out where the melody is. However, for a beginner, it is almost always the top note in the right hand. I usually point out where the melody is. You can play the different lines of notes and usually figure out which line is melody.
I'm concerned about what you said on page 142 about the last measure. You said not to play the last three notes as a triplet. Later you read that the simile at the bottom means to play all three eighth notes that are joined with one beam as a triplet. It's too bad they didn't actually use the the little three to actually indicate a triplet on all the ones they wanted so now I'm confused
I'm also kind of confused about the trill on a triplet I know you said that you like to do the bottom note at the first of the beat which is great and I'm guess you do it and then you play that cord and the other two notes equally is that right I'm just a little unsure
I had to watch the video again to remember what I said. In that last measure on page 142, I am saying not to play the four eighth notes evenly because the first eight note is part of the dotted rhythm and the last 3 eighth notes are a triplet and should be played as one. So the counting for that measure if 1-and-2-and-3-and-a. As for the second question, this is not a triplet and it is not a trill. It is an arpeggiated chord. The 3 notes are played very quickly, not in any rhythm, just quickly. It is then a rolled chord. So all 3 notes in the chord are played well before the 2nd half of that beat. I explain it better in the video and demo it there.
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Wouldn't eighth note triplets be played at the same amount of 1 crotchet note or quarter note, and a quarter note triplet would be played the same amount of a half note..... because on my book it says where playing eighths note triplets.
Yes, they are. Did I say something else?
@@LetsPlayPianoMethods 0:23 I'm pretty sure you said you play them for a count of 2 notes.
@@saloniki2242 Yes, you play three notes in the same time as two notes here.
Ahhh two eighth notes, you play three notes in the same time as two eighth notes.
I'm sorry please forgive me. Thank you.
Simile though your heart is breaking.