Paul is basically providing a half hour piano lesson for free. Respect.

Paul Barton - The piano version of Bob Ross

I hope you're getting paid properly for this and the recognition you deserve for these videos Paul. I'd be upset if you wasn't!

You are beautiful mein freund! You have transformed my whole repertoire! I've never been able to play in front of people for the last 40 years and now I do recitals on a regular basis. Played this at a dinner party while everyone was talking and it was a great experience, because they camouflaged all my mistakes! I tell everyone about you! I've had great teachers at great conservatories in Europe and great teachers here is the US, but nobody taught me HOW to practice until I met you. You're an angel from Himmel!

"The faster tempos of Chopin's studies only have technical benefits to a pianist when the foundations of technique are strong, most often brought about by slow patient practice." Brilliant statement and one of many that indicate your high intelligence and great ability to communicate.

I laughed at "totally unwatchable but, it's there" :) loved that

The mindset of looking at vert shorts passages as small etudes in themselves really helped me. Not a quick fix, but definitely a fix, also improving my practising in general I guess. Thanks man

It's a wonder Chopin managed at all, having two left hands... 02:50

I reealy feel like we need to all nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize for all the Great Work you do for the Arts, Humanity and the entire Earth. God Bless You, Paul!

For me, this video is a gold mine. Thank you so much

Paul Barton - THANK YOU SO MUCH. I was stuck at this study. There is nothing better explained as your videos, really, you saved my piano studies in this whole lockdown... Big thumbs up from Brazil!

Learned this in college and KZfaq has shown me how inefficient it all was. Your practice tips are amazing!

What a legend. Amazing pianist and teacher, so good at teaching and patient and methodical. Shows a demonically difficult passage and speaks gently like reading a bedtime story. This is one of the best things I’ve seen on KZfaq

It's incredible how much simpler it actually is when broken down and analyze, the tumultuous pounding of the keys give it a expression that make it sound convoluted to listen to!! but i learn this piece just recently and it's so fun to play!!!!

there is absolutely so many bits of wisdom in this video that applies to all areas of practice

im glad of having found your channel! you´re by far one of the most useful ones

I especially love listening to the crisp clarity of 12:17 you can distinctly hear the marked G,G,Fx and no binding or hesitation on the weaker fingers. For me, this is one of the hardest parts in this piece to polish.. Brilliant!

Thank YOu So Much Mr. Paul Barton For Giving Us a very detail in how u practice and improve each section in this piece and also explain so much useful information to every pianist in youtube u are such a great teacher!!! U give So much time on recording all the hours you practice then everything include in a final video not many people are willing to do the same thing as you did Thx!!!!

Thanks a lot Paul for posting this video . I am presently studying this Etude and I find your tips and advise very helpful; You are a very talented pianist, and I admire your generosity, which is that you do not keep your talents for yourself but agree to make others benefit from them. Thanks again

This is truly revolutionary. It's about time someone brought piano instruction out of the stone age-- what a wonderful idea. Thank you Paul. Can't wait to see Chopin's Etude 10/2 and Un Sospiro (2 of my favorites). Here are my requests, even though they are all over the place in terms of difficulty: Rachmaninoff Moment Musicaux op. 16 no.4, Chopin Ballad 1, Chopin Ballad 4, Rachmaninoff PC #2 (technical parts), Rachmaninoff Elegie Op. 3 no. 1, Debussy Claire de Lune. Would love to see any!!

We love your work, Paul.

Paul, you're awesome, thanks for all the studies ideas! Great work!

Thank you so much for this video! This is a godsend that I hope will take me to the next level. Incredible analysis and teaching!

Your videos are great. You have the gift to easily teach very difficult issues. Thank you very much for this very hard work you've made.

So glad you made this! I'm starting to get the hang of the etude thanks to your tutorial :)

Mr Paul you truly are a treasure thank you so much for these videos from Los Angeles

Thank you for giving us amazing lessons. I am so lucky to find your video!

Hi Paul, thank you for making such a wonderful tutorial and also many other tutorials! I've been learning a lot f on you! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I love your creative (oranges, potatos, coins, etc.) and interesting tutorials!

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial (an actual tutorial; not just the piece in extra slow tempo, which aren't really tutorials at all).

This is such a wonderful resource, and we really do appreciate it Paul. Getting so close with No 12 now. I hope to have the video for you before the end of the year, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Many thanks for the reply Paul. I've been working on your micro-study No 5 for the left hand during the last week and it's definitely helping a great deal! -- a long way to go though!!

Paul barton is best piano teacher, his demonstration skill is very helpful for all students.

You are making quite a revolution in piano teaching in general, making such wonderful tutorials online. Praise for you, you really deserve it =) (BTW, these studies are too much for me yet, but I enjoy watching your tutorials very much nonetheless!)

Thank you so much for all your time and effort, Paul. I hope you continue for a long time. :]

Hi Paul Thanks a lot for your tutorials. Since Livitsa Valentina released her etudes i've been inspired to attain mastery of all of them! I have since found your tutorials very useful and have shared them with my piano students. You are very knowledgable and fun to watch and just want to let you know I appreciate your mission and wish you the best from here in Philadelphia, USA. Cheers -Matt

Very valuable and dense! Paul I don’t know if you’re getting comments on old videos but I just wanted to tell you I’m taking this video apart with a fine tooth comb and it is amazing so thank you so much I needed this so badly to move forward

Paul, thank you so much for making this piano tutorial.

Love all your videos. Thanks so much for posting.

Excellent video, Paul!

Many thanks Paul for your excellent tutoring

I thought Etudes are very difficult pieces and dare not to try. Thanks for your ideas to break down difficult parts into easy to practise sections. I have more confidence in learning Etudes since I watched the videos again and again.Can't wait for more tutorials, especially the Appassionata. Thanks Paul!

Interesting to note that knowing how to practice is what teaches should be showing their students to do and these videos extend into the way one can work at the piano and its multifaceted as you know and takes a lot of patience and work. Its called discipline which is not a word that we want to hear but its necessity to make progress and reach your goals. I would like to say that is called more the Art of Practice, sort of being in the zone unlike a certain form of Zen Like Apprehension. Nevertheless, Bravo to Paul Barton who is a blessing and a great teacher. Thanks Paul and I am grateful for having discovered you here on the Internet.

We love your video ❣️ especially piano demonstration tutorial

thank you so much !!! I wasn't sure how to start this , but you made it seems to be pretty workable !!

This is insane. Thank you so much

Thank you for the answers! I'll be incorporating your practice suggestions into my daily regime!

12:16 YES! everyone talks about the third page but never that one bar! Sometimes (guiltily) i'll just pray that my left hand can cover up the sloppiness of it, but it's so staccato it's in plain sight for the ears!

Great breakdown for learning!

Hi Paul, I took a two year's detour to study the Chopin etudes. Thank you for your tutorials. From the get go, I learned them by playing them all the deeply all way down to the key bed (per your advice,) pianissimo, and in a relaxed manner. All the bumps are gone. Op 10 No 4 I can play at 200 MM. but that is too fast. Patience, persistence paid off. I now feel comfortable playing the so called easier nocturnes and preludes etc. The Etudes, IMHP are indispensable fact for playing the piano

Great lesson, Paul!

*ur a legend for making this*

Thank you Paul! You are a great master! God Bless you from Argentina

Thank you SO MUCH! I already finished this piece but your video def helped a lot!

I love watching your videos! even if I don't play the piano very much beacuse I play the pipe organ, I really like watching them and just learn stuff that can be help full not only for this specific but in general. You really are a great pianist and a good teacher!

Thank you Paul. So helpful!

Very useful, thank you very much Paul.

This lesson is incredible

Thank you so much for posting this! Great video.

Awesome video, thanks paul!

What a fine teacher you are Sir!

Best teaching video ever! Thank you soooo much!

Many thanks for another great educational video, I am sure there are many who really appreciate your efforts. I see the upright Yamaha with the sticking 'B' has been gracefully retired!

How come youtube suggested me this guy just now? What a find - I am chuffed!

Thank you so much Paul, you are a excellent teacher! this help me a lot! Greeting from Uruguay!

It is going great! I am going into my last semester of my master's degree. I really enjoy your tutorial videos!

6:08 1️⃣10번씩 치기 120 왼손 쭉/ 140/ 160/ 180/ 200 오른손도 마찬가지로 양손 8:07 섹션별 부분 연습 (120~200) 9:25 -> 9:52 변형시켜 연습 10:39 오왼 분리-> 점점 빠르게 👾11:25 유니즌 도약 -왼손 부분연습 12:11 섹션별 반복 12:44 3-4트릴 13:04 오른손처럼 -> 13:20 13:38 👾13:55 모아서 연습

I'm not currently learning this piece, but I found the contraction exercises at 06:06 extremely helpful when it came to playing the cadenza from Chopin's Nocturne op. 27 no. 2. Thank you, Paul :)

Wow this is just great, thanks!

So wonderful!

Thanks Paul. Very helpful

This is wonderful!

This video is really helpful to teach students and perform myself:) thank you so much :)

Thank you so much! It really helps a lot!

Thank you so much ! Great video

Omg thank you!!!This really helped me!

It is what I needed!

6:08 1️⃣10번씩 치기 120 왼손 쭉/ 140/ 160/ 180/ 200 오른손도 마찬가지로 양손 8:07 섹션별 부분 연습 (120~200) 9:25 -> 9:52 변형시켜 연습 10:39 오왼 분리-> 점점 빠르게 👾11:25 유니즌 도약 -왼손 부분연습 12:11 섹션별 반복 12:44 3-4트릴 13:04 오른손처럼 -> 13:20 13:38 👾13:55 모아서 연습 15:13 (2마디/ 어려운 부분은 1마디씩 양손 따로) 16:18 17:35 18:13 18:29

Amazing! Thanks!

Wow my favorite etude again.Thaaaanks,Paul :D

Great teacher Paul! Greetings from Caracas!

I can't play this even at 40 bpm, LOL. But seriously, it's great how you break this down into micro-studies. Awesome tutorial as usual.

Great video!

your videos are so great to watch.i'll try to pick up few tips for the beginner i am...

Excellent!

Greetings from Indonesia , this is a really great tutorial...

what I really appreciated is right at the beginning of the video you mention having a good piano which is a factor in this piece. Well, I recorded it on youtube on my lousy piano and right before the decline my notes start to stick because my piano doesnt have good action. Its a blast to play and I put it on. It slows down my time a little. I dont know if I'm aloud to say this but to hear me write in Nanetteski and my videos will pop up. And I have very small hands.

This modulation pattern idea is elaborated in Cortot and you may find versions from pianists such as Ganz,Joseffy and Dohnanyi, it has been taken up for many other instruments including flute. One possible ancestor for it is a modulation passage in Paganini Opus one Caprice 1. I'm sure most good teachers use some version of it - there are traces of the procedure in for example "Michael Aaron Piano Course grade 5" page 6 hints at the mod. procedure adapted to Bach prelude in D from WTC 1..

awesome...fantastic...thanks.....

Cannot be more grateful to see this video when practicing. And could you upload once again for micro-study because the link to google+ is not available :(

That's great! I think that general tips on playing scales, like how one can achieve a smooth seamless thumb passage or how to build speed would be best. Many scales share the same fingerings, so I think it would be ok if you just talked about them in general and gave some specific advice on those which aren't "normal". A long video with links to important sections would be great. Trills and other common techniques could be treated separately as could be major/minor scales. My 2 cents =)

Omg thank you so much for giving a lesson

hi Paul.... i love watching your vidoes... you are amazing...

your such a good teacher, how long have you been playing piano?

Thank you so much!!!

Thanks a lot...🌼💚🌸

18:56 you keep playing d natural in the fourth group of semiquavers, please play the d flat.

Dear Paul, Thank you so much for putting so much effort in making videos like this for us. I can not tell how much I appreciate your work and I learned a lot from them. One thing about this video I would mention is that I couldn't access the 18-minute "Piano Exercise - Contractions Warm-Up" for this Etude. Can you please recheck the link again? Thank you and I wish you all the best. Looking forward to more works from you.

Thank you- I'm inspired to find the score and give this a try, thanks to your awesome video. By the way, I LOVE how your piano sounds- bright in the upper register and very deep bass. I've never heard of that make of piano, though?

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