How to Bring A Piece to Performance Level
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@user-ts3yr4gj4e 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the advice. I had fallen into the trap of just doing play throughs. I will now change and follow your advice. Thanks again 👏👏🎼
@Joseph-xx4bw 7 жыл бұрын
you are one of my favorite youtubers :) go on with this awesome job 😊
@jh_sports Жыл бұрын
I relate to the muscle memory thing so much. Memorizing pieces comes really easy to me and the movements quickly become muscle memory, but as soon as I split up the hands or try to make a tiny change to my fingering, my brain just explodes. This is why I sometimes get stuck, I discover that a different fingering would be objectively better and easier for a certain section, but the one I got used to is just chiseled into my mind
@jpturbo98 7 жыл бұрын
I'm a classical guitarist , but your channel helps me immensely. Thanks for taking your time to share your knowledge with us. Take care and best of luck with your channel.
@imitatefirst 3 жыл бұрын
Ditto from a blues guitarist!
@SlushyCheese 7 жыл бұрын
How can a Piano teacher be this cute????????? am I dreaming ???
@mmukulkhedekar4752 6 жыл бұрын
Muzio Clementi 's Sonatina in D major op36 no6 For those who wonder what was played in the background
@emerveille_ 6 жыл бұрын
I played this for abrsm g5
@krishnaananda3617 2 жыл бұрын
Danke sehr! Genau so ist es richtig.
@KeepingOnTheWatch 7 жыл бұрын
All of these pointers are excellent and easy to take to heart (if you want to excel). What I've done to bring a piece to performance level is to have a mental picture/story that matches what is being played. It helps me (I think) to play the dynamics accurately. Something else too that I know would help me is to perform in a social setting. It's easy to get good in isolation but when exam times comes the nervousness kicks in (couple days ago had my Prep B exam... trembling hands)
@PianotvNet 7 жыл бұрын
Good call on the story! I used to do that all the time when I was younger, actually, but have fallen out of the habit. I'll need to reapproach it!
@kvnjng 7 жыл бұрын
Great video as always, thank you!
@viivuzpiano639 7 жыл бұрын
this video is awesome😄
@nicolaspolanco76 6 жыл бұрын
found it really helpful, thanks!!!
@petersijm8493 5 жыл бұрын
Very very good tips!
@palexisdempster73 4 жыл бұрын
I love this video
@gerardomoran2923 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!!
@imsomaddie 2 жыл бұрын
So helpful, thank you!!
@LunnarisLP 7 жыл бұрын
5:50 giving relationship advices now too :D Actually all the advices on music are usually nice advices for live lol :D Like making clear practice, focusing on improving rather than doing what you can already and building positive habits :D
@PianotvNet 7 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way! Musical lessons can also be life lessons.
@VDHmain 7 жыл бұрын
I started playing a year and a half ago, had my first performance last weekend(played To Zanarkand from Nobuo Uematsu) and this video helped a lot on getting it to performance level. I discovered your channel only a few weeks ago but it's definitely one of my favorites!
@ajayseth2671 7 жыл бұрын
OMG!!!Thank you!!!I really needed this for the Bach Prelude and Fugue in E minor. I'm stuck at the developing phase(especially the fugue).Thank you this really helped😀😁
@zt4736 3 жыл бұрын
as an adult going back to learn piano - this is pure wisdom. thank you!
@PianoSpiceRackwithJim 2 жыл бұрын
Why her voice just so amazing!?
@MichaelCarter 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the teaching about playing the correct notes 3X if a wrong note is played, during practice. Just a little part, like half a measure.
@paulpatron6614 7 жыл бұрын
A super BIG HELP for for piano performance at the Conservatory of Music!! :) More to come!... hehe
@cynthiagunkle7834 7 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for your cheerful insights! I have been teaching for 17 years and appreciate your great way of helping us.
@PianotvNet 7 жыл бұрын
Hello to a fellow teacher, and thanks for hanging out! :)
@KeepingOnTheWatch 4 жыл бұрын
Something I would consider doing is learn to play from different spots or specific measures within the piece (somewhat related to learning 2 bars at a time). This way if I do start to fumble I can continue playing a measure, or even half a measure, further down and not look too bad.
@MarsLos10 4 жыл бұрын
Piano exams are approaching in 20 days, and here I am, stressed out by those Bach and Chopin pieces I've spent months on learning but never mastered. Thank you for inspiring me to keep it up
@redboombuzz 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Never tried playing backwards yet. :)
@louispearson8306 6 жыл бұрын
hi, first time watching your videos pianist of 24. really enjoyed your input, i may direct some pupils to this video. This is a good encapsulation of some the most important issues a pupil must understand about his/her practice And frankly i am bored stiff of repeating this stuff - London
@marybethdietrick79 6 жыл бұрын
I started taking the piano seriously 8 years ago, when I was 65. I have a great teacher. Your videos reinforce a lot of what she tells me, and give me a lot more to think about. Thank you!
@984francis 4 жыл бұрын
Well Done. Ditto, but I was a mere 57 (now 62)! I'm currently working on Grade 8.
@KeepingOnTheWatch 4 жыл бұрын
Both to Mary Beth Dietrick and 984francis - that’s amazing! I’m happy for both of you. Too many folks out there make excuses and use their age as a self-imposed limiting factor.
@nicoperezgalli984 7 жыл бұрын
This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for! Thank you so much! On a side note I have a question: Is the song `When I was your man´ by Bruno Mars really hard to learn for a beginner? I never studied piano before, but I learned the intro in a few hours. Anyone please reply!!!
@JakeVeillette 7 жыл бұрын
Hi! I thought I'd let you know that I am taking up the piano because of you and this channel! I found it so incredibly awesome how you play these amazingly beautiful pieces, and I was like, "I want to do that!" Do you have any beginner tips?
@sammytomp3984 7 жыл бұрын
Have you done a video on how one should approach a new piece for the first time? not for sight reading but just when you're starting to learn a piece
@PianotvNet 7 жыл бұрын
I don't know that I have. Thanks for the idea!
@alex-my8hp 7 жыл бұрын
in my opinion one should try and get every piece to performance level because it encourages the habit of only ever playing at a very high level and limits the habit of playing to a mediocre standard
@ryannguyen8498 6 жыл бұрын
Omg I thought there was a hair on my screen
@CadenzaPiano 7 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure exactly how to separate "completion" level from "performance" level. My teacher often come with helpful advice on interpretation, and I feel like it is more a "performance" work than a basic "completion" work, and I don't see how we can make a really clear distinction between both. I like to incorporate those advices as early as I can in my learning so I don't have to take a step back and learn again some passages. But the first "20%" has to be done first; the notes need to be placed so that we can work on interpretation a bit.
@kazhanakram5980 6 жыл бұрын
i love you
@davidbernalpianista 4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate all the tips and tricks, however, since I am involved in computer science too, I must note that "spitting out lines of code" requires thinking too.
@Mads626 7 жыл бұрын
The piece you played gave me flashbacks to my gr 7 exam lol
@mariecohen3052 2 жыл бұрын
In other words, practice more !!! Practice til ready
@BlueDolphinBlues 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I struggle to start new pieces because it's so satisfying to play an old piece really well rather than play a new piece with lots of mistakes
@kiaraeijo 7 жыл бұрын
The Bach Prelude in C Major was hard to put together but the Maple Leaf Rag was even harder for me
@mharbaugh 7 жыл бұрын
Maple Leaf IS hard!!
@TheOpus480 6 жыл бұрын
I've learnt Bach's Prelude no.1
@TheSunshinedreamer1 6 жыл бұрын
This is an absolutely fantastic video. You said, ",,,the quest for perfection is a (What) one. I couldn't hear because your voice died down till it was no longer discernible.
@hanselchua6579 6 жыл бұрын
Karen Loader "the quest for perfection is a doomed one"
@burpo 3 жыл бұрын
My "Chopsticks" is nearly there.
@Piddeaux 5 жыл бұрын
How much time should you spend on pieces you've mastered? How many pieces can you/should you maintain?
@johnnytable9217 5 жыл бұрын
3:45 I Never got pass that first stage.
@moxigeren50gabe23 7 жыл бұрын
im trying to master moon sonata,thank you for the tip
@delta6244 7 жыл бұрын
What movement? The third?
@moxigeren50gabe23 7 жыл бұрын
Rainbow Bunchie movement two
@delta6244 7 жыл бұрын
Just wait until you get to the third one.
@moxigeren50gabe23 7 жыл бұрын
I'm scared lol
@yaakovhassoun8965 3 жыл бұрын
Hi piano tv lady: Do you think it's important for the piece to be completely memorized to be at performance level, i.e. should the student be playing it without the sheet music, thanks
@TheSunshinedreamer1 5 жыл бұрын
Which Bach book were you playing from, please?
@keithkunikida1222 4 жыл бұрын
Can you teach me how to practice and play Pathetique Sonata 3rd Movement? Struggling with the first section horribly
@lhillenburg 6 жыл бұрын
You talk a lot about KEEPING a piece in performance mode, but I'm still having trouble figuring out how to get it there in the first place- especially with speed. I'm not a beginner, (6+ years) but I still have a hard time getting pieces up to tempo too- especially fast pieces like Clementi's Sonatina- which is the main thing keeping me from bringing a piece up to performance level. Any advice?
@tyree6804 6 жыл бұрын
I'm still working on Chopin's nocturne op 9 no 2. I can play it the entire piece but I have to make it sound better.
@mawreena- 5 жыл бұрын
How long have you been playing piano?
@jimwalsh2001 3 жыл бұрын
And here I am feeling down because I haven't mastered a piece in a few days...!
@bokumo7063 3 жыл бұрын
'Staccatoey!!!' 'Mistakophobic!!!'. I like your additions to the English language.
@adamgulley1399 7 жыл бұрын
im learning prelude in C well tempered clavier by bach,i have 4 weeks have do i have time?? ive only learned the first page perfectly and memorized
@HilbertXVI 7 жыл бұрын
Ajgthecreator It's just 2 pages. I would say 4 weeks is enough time
@adamgulley1399 7 жыл бұрын
Hilbert Black 3 pages
@HilbertXVI 7 жыл бұрын
Ajgthecreator We've got different editions then I guess
@adamgulley1399 7 жыл бұрын
Hilbert Black yeah
@TheKingofnobody 7 жыл бұрын
Ajgthecreator did you learn your piece?
@sebby96xoxo 2 жыл бұрын
The mistakes is always what gets me like how can I not when I'm supposed to play on tempo 😩
@Art.20Abs.4GG 6 жыл бұрын
How hard do you think is fantaisie impromptu?
@anonunknown7999 6 жыл бұрын
Relatively hard to play. Very hard to play well. It's easy to miss out notes I find, and I have to focus so hard on actually hitting the notes, my mind can barely think about putting emotion in the music. This is why I stopped playing this piece and decided I will come back to it when I am a better pianist.
@mmukulkhedekar4752 6 жыл бұрын
Shane Thomas Really terrible piece for beginners
@anonunknown7999 6 жыл бұрын
Definitely! I was a little beyond grade 8 standard when I learnt it first. Even 4 years later, I am not comfortable enough to play it... It feels like my skill is beginning to plateau, law of diminishing returns? I practise far more than ever these days. Not that it would ever stop me playing, there's always other pieces.
@mmukulkhedekar4752 6 жыл бұрын
Shane Thomas Yeah you are right I would prefer grande valse brilliante but not fantaisie impromptu
@anonunknown7999 6 жыл бұрын
The Nocturnes are lovely too, Db and F# especially. Far easier in comparison as well. If you play nice, easier music and you do it well, noone can really complain!
@VerdantBBX 7 жыл бұрын
I've been self-taught in piano my whole life (I'm turning 20 tomorrow) and I still feel mediocre. Playing things for people is stressful because I don't feel I'm good enough yet. How do i not allow my anxiety to make my performance worse?
@PianotvNet 7 жыл бұрын
I don't have a good answer for this (I have similar struggles), but I think it's a mental battle. If you're having a conversation with a friend, there's no stress, but if you're giving a formal presentation to a friend, it can be stressful. Reframing a performance as a simple conversation might be something to think about. We tend to think of playing for people as a way of showing our skills, and we imagine them judging us and our abilities as we play. But it would be silly to think about a friend judging you for the way you speak in conversation (unless they're a bad friend). I know this is a little abstract, but I hope it makes sense!
@tjatadaus6544 4 жыл бұрын
Go learn some chopin etudes maybe then you feel better (youre gonna need a long time for them)
@henrybottomsworth 2 жыл бұрын
Sasha Grey in the thumbnail?
@GarryBurgess 7 жыл бұрын
At the end of the day, I find bringing a piece up to tempo taking forever and forever. I need some brain cleaner to clean out the accumulated rust in my head. I would kill to be able to play fast...no, scratch that, I can't afford the jail time. :-)
@KeepingOnTheWatch 7 жыл бұрын
Garry, nice to see you back! :-) P.S. Jail time could afford you plenty of time to practice piano.
@oysteinsoreide4323 7 жыл бұрын
Garry Burgess If you are a beginner like me, you need to be patient. speed comes very slowly. be happy with performance that is slower than optimal for a piece.
@lhillenburg 6 жыл бұрын
I'm not a beginner, (6+ years) but I still have a hard time getting pieces up to tempo too- espcially fast pieces like Clementi's Sonatina- which is the main thing keeping me from bringing a peice up to performance level.