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@danthecomposer4 жыл бұрын
Timestamps. The more thumbs up, the more people see them! 04:20 - Floating 251s reminder/brief intro 06:48 - Playing most basically 08:46 - Left hand bass 11:38 - Next level right hand 13:33 - Octave left hand 14:50 - Three layers of performance 16:38 - Left hand plays chord tones 19:10 - Right hand natural fingering/small embellishments 22:36 - Right hand assists left hand when not playing melody 27:06 - Embellishing discussion 32:27 - Spontaneity and a few words on pedal 36:22 - Right hand chord shape based on melody note 40:23 - Playing chord as/instead of melody for variety 41:30 - Impovisation discussion (recommended to watch without jumping) Enjoy!
@cn15773 жыл бұрын
Wow! Eye opener. A lot of techniques to learn in this one lesson. I know I will have to watch it again & again till I got them all. Thanks Dan for another great lesson. ❣️
@lenaslmtn53214 жыл бұрын
Dan, you are perfect as always with all of your videos!!! I learnt a lot from you. Thank you
@EricS18184 жыл бұрын
An excellent instructional video, Dan. You are a gifted teacher; much better than most others on KZfaq.
@andreac53064 жыл бұрын
You have made this piece so much more understandable, easy to follow and enjoyable to play! Thank you Dan!
@MarkHunterSolo4 ай бұрын
How dare you play better with one finger than I can play with my whole hand!😂
@sloperdad48352 жыл бұрын
I like that you don't spoon feed us. Thanks.
@joedmetal5744 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading in these difficult times .....just bought my piano yesterday and will start ....at retirement age and will take it slow ...great teacher ! 👍
@mirabellemaitland90374 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dan for this video. I especially like playing the bass note of the chords as if the melody is played - hugely helpful.
@ZoroLuffy-fs2dn4 ай бұрын
you are the best
@amitev Жыл бұрын
I have finally reached the level, where all this makes sense for me.
@ScottMeloney2 жыл бұрын
Bravo!! Thanks Dan, this was exactly what I needed. Great tutorial! Thorough. Solid.
@sedul20064 жыл бұрын
this is brilliant! inspired
@camillesindell27402 жыл бұрын
From everything I know about determining key I was sure this was Emi..same as G, of course. But your formula makes great sense, in the key of G. I suppose if you call it Emi, a different formula is needed: 251 of the third, up a 4th, 251 of Emi; the floating (momentary) key changes depending on the key. Thanks, this is a good exercise for theory nerds.
@mehmetsavas91954 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dan, you have great personality
@danthecomposer2 жыл бұрын
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@SMTX20234 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks Dan for yet another wonderful tutorial video lesson. To me, “Autumn Leaves” (key of G major) is not a very difficult song to learn to play only 6 or 7 chords involved and the progression is a typical 2-5-1-4-(2-5-1)(floating on six i.e. “Em”) and it repeats few times. But to play like you did with remarkable embellishments and fluidity is not going to be easy. You make the song sound so beautiful. Many thumbs up. I particularly like the section from 32’25” to 33’10”. It is just lovely. Thanks again, Dan
@danthecomposer4 жыл бұрын
Thank you verymuch Andrew.. You always learn so quickly, demonstrating your understanding in your comment. I don't know if it's because I succeeded or you're just so gifted! I assume the latter :) Fluidity comes with less and less conscious interference, which means more internal piano work. Can't be avoided! Looking forward to seeing your progress. Best, Dan
@SMTX20234 жыл бұрын
@@danthecomposer Thanks for the encouraging words, Dan. I would say your success comes from your “gift” and my “determination”. No doubt “internal piano or mind” is an essential element.
@barneyhooks726610 ай бұрын
SwEet-ta. Big thumbs Up..... lots of Goodies here ... that this guy teaches...You can evolve many levels Up if you follow him.... (perhaps he should view the keyboard diffently-and using some of the more modern teaching aids on the screen).... but I was able to follow anyway because he really breaks it down .... better than some supposedly more sophisticated tutorials...because the teacher is " Great "
@danthecomposer10 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly for your comments. I’ll look into improving screen view content at some time or another! Best, Dan
@barneyhooks72669 ай бұрын
@@danthecomposer this was my very first time having ever seen any of your videos. Really wonderful, and Surely, any additional aids on screen could be helpful for some people, but you make up for all things, with your generosity and concern that the student actually gains an understanding of your stylish content. Some people think I'm some kind of pro when I play something with some of the Embellishments I have learned form you....making me seem more advanced than I actually am .
@howardhewitt17974 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊. Spot on!
@sanctum00044 жыл бұрын
Finally thanks dan
@BlackBuzzTV4 жыл бұрын
Hello Dan, wonderful job again on this video. I was wondering if you could make a video, or a podcast on how to read a sheet of music. You already did one of that kind with the Moonlight Sonata and I truly enjoyed your explanation about dotted notes for example, rythm... I thought that it could be very helpful to a lot of us if you did that maybe more in depth and by focusing on notations and way to understand them musically speaking. Great evening to you and keep on the great work.
@danthecomposer4 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly for watching and for your comment. It's a good idea. I'll put something together, either an article, video or podcast or some combination. I've always avoided sheet music on my channel but I feel a little demand for it recently, at least some notation stuff to help with score dissection. Will see what I can do - quite a lot in the pipeline at the moment! Best, Dan
@eyezec68844 жыл бұрын
Nice job dan. Do you have any videos on reharmonization? I’d love to explore how harmony affects our perception of a melody.
@danthecomposer4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I haven't actually. But I do have a video or two which share ideas on making your own chord progressions up. I'll definitely use reharmonisation as a theme in a future video or two! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aapoqaaQnbrcY5s.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7BoZcdp0JzVhmg.html Best, Dan
@mouse531829 күн бұрын
Hey Dan, my left hand is struggling with poking the chord tones, it’s slow and I feel a lot of conscience interference what should I do?
@danthecomposer22 күн бұрын
Hi.. I just made a video for you which I hope answers the question! Let me know: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9-ohbOT1bmmkoU.html Best, Dan
@Jazzwayze3 жыл бұрын
Surprise.. I am doing quite well with this lesson. Thank you. But my piano stool is a pain in the posterior. Any recommendations please Dan? Thanks in anticipation! John
@danthecomposer3 жыл бұрын
Good to read. As for the chair, apart from saying buy a new one (!), make sure whatever you're sitting on places you high enough and you're sitting far enough back to avoid 'energy puddles'... this is where a joint further down the arm is lower than the next one. The elbow must be above the wrist, which is above the first knuckles, which is above the finger tips... perhaps this may help things!? Best, Dan
@Jazzwayze3 жыл бұрын
@@danthecomposer Thanks Dan. Your comments noted. I realised the problem with my chair is the seat . It's made from 25mm thick MDF, with just 25mm of foam covering. Just not thick enough to cushion the MDF. Solution - make a new lid, properly upholstered - satisfactory! .John...
@barrybrickel54954 жыл бұрын
How did you get B7 for the 5 chord in Em, I came up a Bm chord?
@danthecomposer4 жыл бұрын
Hello Barry, The 5th of a scale is always a dominant 7th chord so I'm also now curious how you came up with Bm!? The progression is 251 onto the 6th (E, 6th of master key, G) - 2 of E is F#m7, 5 is B7... Best, Dan
@barrybrickel54954 жыл бұрын
I thought the the 5th of a minor scale is a minor chord. I know the 5 th of major scale is a dominant chord, I thought this is E minor scale?
@danthecomposer4 жыл бұрын
Always think in terms of major, it simplifies everything. This is written in G major. Minor scales can only exist if a major scale existed before to give it the 3rd to lower, you see? The 6th (relative minor) can only exist as part of a more important major scale. See this piece as being based simply on the 6th of the master key (G in this case but can be any key of course). The 5 of the 251 onto E as a temporary root (F#m7 / B7 / Em, a so-called 'floating 251'), or in other words, when the temporary root is a minor chord, implying 5 should also be minor (as happens in minor 251s are you correctly point out), requires you to break the rules and make what you might call a 'harmonic adjustment'. you steal the raised third from the harmonic minor instead of the natural minor which gives the minor triad on the 5 chord. Think: E natural minor: E, F#, G, A, B, C, D, E (or G major from the 6th to the 6th of itself). E harmonic minor: E, F#, G, A, B, C, D#, E (or as before but with a raised 5th in G). It is this raised 5th (D#) (in the master key) (or major seventh instead of dominant 7th in the E scale, the 6th of G) which causes the Bm (B D F#) to become B major (B D# F#). I hope this helps! Best, Dan
@barrybrickel54954 жыл бұрын
@@danthecomposer That explains it but was a little unclear in the video, otherwise the video was one of the best music tutorial videos I ever seen, maybe the best.
@danthecomposer4 жыл бұрын
Apologies for that but glad my answer helped! It's nigh-on impossible to put everything in every video so sometimes I jump a little. You would find this video useful to reinforce the concept: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bLKUhdiTsZ61hp8.html Best, Dan