The instrument was originally known as the pianoforte. Unfortunately, the impromptu iPhone recording picks up more of the accompaniment than the superb vocalist.

@@nmccw3245 That is actually incorrect, The problem lies with Cai he is not projecting loud enough. This can happen through the teen voice transition, still good to see him back performing.

Thank you!!!

Completely agree. The piano is awful.

This is a KZfaq problem apparently. I see it in many accompanist videos all of whom say it didn't sound that way live.

Thats actually incorrect, as you can see the piano lid is closed and the pianist is playing at a normal volume. the problem is Cai, He is not projecting enough, which means you cannot hear him over the piano as you can see the recording is done closer to Cai then the piano so he should be louder as well. But it is still good to see him singing again and going through this teen transition.

@@theorangebanana11it’s nothing to do with how much cai is projecting. It is to do with the iphone mic and it picks up the piano more clearly than his voice. When i record my singing i have the same problem but has nothing to do with how loud i am actually singing

@@theorangebanana11 Projection is such a silly term. You don't want to project sound, you want to fill the space all around. That comes from having resonance in the voice before it leaves you. Going from a young soprano to a still-young baritone he has not yet grown into his still-developing adult resonance. At least he is not pushing to make a sound that is past his current abilities. There are some techniques to achieve that resonance that would serve him well, but that's between him and his voice teacher. They're both doing a great job.

That is incorrect. The problem lies with Cai he is not projecting loud enough. This can happen through the teen voice transition, still good to see him back performing.

@@theorangebanana11 You really don't know what you're talking about. "Project" is a term that has no relevance in the voice world. It's used by people who don't know what's really happening vocally. No reputable voice pedagogue would use that word.

It is very hard to get the balance right especially when recording on a phone, its not the pianist or cais fault

​@@pheobewilson2383Perhaps with a singer of this quality it might be worth considering the use of something better than a phone. 😇

​@@pheobewilson2383definitely

Even with a phone you can get better balance. Just need to place the piano off axis. Had you been on the left looking towards Cai, the piano would have been in a much leader part of the microphone, and thus balance would be better. Not sure it would resolve the issue, but worth a try.

That is incorrect. The problem lies with Cai he is not projecting loud enough. This can happen through the teen voice transition, still good to see him back performing.

@@theorangebanana11 : You are deluded. It is the sound engineer/editor' fault. If the point of the video is to hear the soloist, the video is improperly done if the accompanist is louder than the soloist. The pianist is quite professional and competent but his performance is not what we came to hear.

@@pilotusa ​ They are using an iPhone, so there is no sound engineer. Iphones usually pick up what the person holding the phone is hearing. The lid on the piano is closed, I think projection may be an issue based on this and previous recordings. In any case, I don't know why people complain, these recordings are put up for free and are clearly ameteur recordings.

@@alisononthego6144 : If they are suing an iPhone then the accompanist needs to be more "piano" and less "forte".

@@theorangebanana11 You are the one who is incorrect. Projection is a non-term in the singing world. This is about resonance, which happens INSIDE, not anything with pushing the sound out.

Hi. Unfortunately there’s not much we can do about this when recording on a phone. The pianist played the accompaniment very well and it only comes across too loud in the recording and not in real life. I hope to record some more pieces and to record them with better sound and picture quality. Thank you for watching this though 😊