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@lightsfansmore6619 Күн бұрын
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@FriedaV-ru7nh 7 күн бұрын
Alot of great ideas 👍👍
@FlexLessons 15 күн бұрын
Just so you all know, I have SIGNIFICANTLY updated things since this video! Check out my new studio tour here (and my current overhead setup): kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHmuiZSghZ2hbacsi=BHfANeUKzB02QIvb
@Diamond88keyz 15 күн бұрын
Excellent ❤
@robypeng 17 күн бұрын
Hmm should I try it? He said it's for early intermediate level, but why I'm not so sure about it :)) the 3 voices part, especially the middle one looks scary. I can play Burgmuller's Confidence etude from his Etudes Op 109 No 1, it has 3 voices too.
@FlexLessons 16 күн бұрын
I think you are good to try this one! The slower you are comfortable practicing, the better this one will go. Hopefully my tutorial will be of some assistance to you! If you can't get it in your hands in a few weeks or so, you can always come back to it later.
@gototcm 17 күн бұрын
Why didn't my piano tell me this when I was first learning how to read music? she told me to use the metronome but I always found the metronome tended to scramble my brain while trying to listen to the notes and that metronome beat at the same time. This was great help!!
@FlexLessons 17 күн бұрын
I had a similar experience. Even though all of my teachers were great, only one of them insisted on learning how to count out loud. I eventually realized that counting out loud is helpful early in the learning process and leads to success with the metronome later on.
@andreweaton6363 19 күн бұрын
This is the first piece I ever tried to learn, immediately after learning every major scale but before learning to read music or learning ANYTHING about music theory. That beginning demonstration sounds EXACTLY like the recording minus the talking 😂😂😂😂
@FlexLessons 19 күн бұрын
Haha...I thought it was a pretty realistic rendition of how I often hear it played.
@andreweaton6363 19 күн бұрын
@FlexLessons While that may be true, it's extremely unrealistic as a first song choice 😅🤣
@FlexLessons 19 күн бұрын
@andreweaton6363 That is definitely true!
@gunorijssel7987 25 күн бұрын
THIS is what AI hear in CLAIRE DE LUNE.......WITHOUT COUNTING: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqnRaZSQf8SCrac
@gunorijssel7987 25 күн бұрын
Hi, I tell you what: from day one I started visiting these CdL you tubes on the internet, I went struggling with 'a stone in my shoe'. At the time I couldn't lay my finger on the root-cause of the problem. NOW I CAN! What happens is that you guys ALL OVER YOU TUBE have made COUNTING CORRECTLY the most important issue in Clair de Lune. By going after: "Debussy said so" you guys have REDUCED this piece to a kind of TECHNO-EXAM!! "LOOK TEACH, (I may NOT play this piece very beautifully; but YOU have to agree that MY COUNTING was FULLY IN LINE with Debussy" I'm sorry to say so: BUT THIS IS MUSIC and NOT ALGEBRA! With your permission, I do my own counting, which to MY and MY audience sounds perfectly well................ByBy!!
@FlexLessons 22 күн бұрын
All I am trying to do here is demonstrate one particular way on how to interpret the music accurately. This is the starting point for any musical interpretation. After all...why did Debussy choose this particular time signature and these rhythms if it didn't matter? Also, I promise you that Paul Barton knows how to count this piece. When you can count and feel rhythm at a high level, you can do amazing things with music.
@rjhalford8 28 күн бұрын
Very fun and lively. Beautiful.
@TerryLH 29 күн бұрын
Beautifully played🙂
@FlexLessons 29 күн бұрын
I teach how to play this piece in my Masterwork Classics: Level 6 course (which is included as part of my piano curriculum). You can learn more here: www.flexlessons.com/members
@JohnAitchison-v6c Ай бұрын
Why spend 5 minutes explaining why count? Surely people watching your video what to learn to count, just let the video speak for itself!
@FlexLessons 22 күн бұрын
Believe it or not, this is a pretty misunderstood concept and so I felt an introduction was necessary.
@MikiPannell Ай бұрын
Great lesson!
@nickk8416 Ай бұрын
Really good stuff. This is a weak area for me. Thanks.
@Musician-ed8lp Ай бұрын
This is great presentation. I am curious though...your stand for the microphone...where is it attached to?
@FlexLessons Ай бұрын
Thank you! The stand for the microphone that I am speaking to is actually clamped to the desk. It's one of the mic arms made by Elgato. I linked to it with another picture on my website.
@mollykelley8613 Ай бұрын
An electric keyboards be used in place of a piano ?
@FlexLessons 22 күн бұрын
Yes. It's even possible to use certain kinds of audio interfaces, mixers, or even microphones that allow the keyboard to be plugged in and the direct sound to be passed to Zoom. I am not familiar with how to do this, but some of my students do this and it works out rather well.
@edigabrieli7864 Ай бұрын
All good but for a flute player like me all this is impossible.
@FlexLessons 22 күн бұрын
That is true. However, you can still tap or clap your rhythms before hand. While not being able to count while you play is technically a disadvantage, it's also less necessary because you only have one line to worry about at a time as a flute player. One advantage to counting as a pianist is the ability to discover the relationship between the lines.
@goofytube99 Ай бұрын
I'm interested in counting things like trills and turns. E.G. Beethoven's Pathetique, 2nd movement.measures 19-22. In my music they are written out in measure 20 the trill is written as a quintuplet 32nd notes. and in measure 21 the turn is written in 64th notes followed by 128th notes.
@FlexLessons 22 күн бұрын
It's hard to know without seeing exactly how your music is laid out. However, I will mention what I usually do in these situations. Usually it is not necessary to come up a syllable for every single 32nd note or note of a trill and so on. I will usually figure out which of the notes on the other hand line up with the turn and count those instead. In the case of measure 20, I might be counting "1 e + a 2 e + a" which is the deepest level that I would count. In this situation, the entire turn might fit on one of those syllables. Hopefully that makes sense.
@Libroback Ай бұрын
Thank you for the Demo! A question: I am also playing organ i church and I sing along with the hymns. How do you think that will affect the hands-free page turning? Kind redards /Andreas from Sweden
@FlexLessons 22 күн бұрын
Hello Andreas! Sorry for my delayed response. It's possible that your singing could trigger the page turns, however, it might work just fine. I don't sing when I am at the organ, and so I am not sure how it would work out. However, I do hear that you can also wink one eye instead and I imagine that would work well. If there was any issue, you could always disable the auto page turning when you sing and re enable when you play a piece with multiple pages.
@jamaicangurl4u Ай бұрын
I'm really brand new so please explain. In the first measure threes a whole note on the left hand. Do you hold that note the entire measure even when pressing the other two notes on the line. Right now I'm just at the point where a whole note is the whole measure and I'm not used to seeing other notes beside it.
@FlexLessons 22 күн бұрын
If you are referring to the exercise from my video...the time signature is 3/2 which means that you count this piece using 3 half notes per measure. Admittedly, it is unusual to see a time signature like this early on but you do see it in this particular resource. In this time signature, the half note gets the beat. If we are counting our pulse in terms of half notes, the whole note would get two counts and the quarter note would get half a count. The counting on the left hand would be "1...2...3 and". Let me know if you need more clarification on this. Thanks for your comment!
@jamaicangurl4u 22 күн бұрын
@@FlexLessons thanks I totally get it now
@vladelena7431 Ай бұрын
Very very helpful! I'm playing with playing this song for 15 years now, and it's the first time when it's not like you started it in the video 😂❤
@FlexLessons Ай бұрын
I am glad to hear this. Too many pianists play it the first way! Haha.
@francescosep725 Ай бұрын
Maestro !
@lisaamusic Ай бұрын
THANKS
@davidleyland3170 2 ай бұрын
Brilliant. Crystal clear. Thanks.
@FlexLessons Ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@FriedaV-ru7nh 2 ай бұрын
You never explained why you don't count triplets as 1 and a, 2 and a, etc
@FlexLessons Ай бұрын
I explain it in this video (between the 6 and 12 minute mark): kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIW5g5uhYpaaoNksi=CVH4V5d1jzgxiV7i
@maximuswilliam318 2 ай бұрын
Nice Pipe Organ ❤
@FlexLessons 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I intend to make a video about it at some point.
@maximuswilliam318 2 ай бұрын
Hi! I have a question about counting complex rhythms How do you count weird rhythms like nested tuplets? Do nested tuplets really exist on a piano piece or it only occur in drums? It is quite hard and confusing to count and feel this I've search on the internet how to count this but there is only a little information about this. That's all Thanks! Hoping for a positive feedback!
@FlexLessons 2 ай бұрын
As a pianist, I generally don't encounter nested tuplets very often, so I haven't really had to think of a way to count them. The counting system I use doesn't work on everything but it does work on anything where the beats can be broken down individually. Sorry that I don't have a more satisfying answer for you!
@maximuswilliam318 2 ай бұрын
@FlexLessons It's okay By the way thanks you for your wonderful feedback
@yvesjeaurond4937 2 ай бұрын
Oh no, you aren't counting towards the beat. Try 1// and 2], and 3], and 4], and 1]. This articulates the pulse. As Brian Brown, a student of Oscar Peterson's, once told me: " pulse is like a giant walking in the hallway, raising his foot before he puts it down on the beat." Same with 16th notes: count towards the beat. 1// ta-ta-ta-2], tatata3], tatata4], tatata1]. Children are often taught to count the way it's printed which is misleading and due to music typography limitations of the 18th century. Count aurally, not visually. And it isn't mathematics. Try a Bach invention like 13 to hear how counting this way makes the music come alive. Counting mathematically kills the dance. Leonard Bernstein is of this opinion too. There's a video on KZbin where he discusses that it's in between the notes that counts and he goes on to count and 2, and 3... You are right that counting out loud is very important when one practices. Jean-Paul Sevilla--- Angela Hewitt's mentor and teacher--- insisted upon this in lessons along with naming the notes as one practices and transposing. Counting out loud helps with transposition by focusing on the essential components of echo and rhythm in music, not visual representations that turn musicians into musical mimes are abstract mathematicians. The proportions do matter but not as math, as a dance. Cheers from Ottawa Canada.
@FlexLessons 2 ай бұрын
I appreciate your thoughts here. For what it's worth, I do believe you can use pretty much any syllables and still "count towards the beat". That has more to do with basic musical skills and instincts than the syllables one chooses to use. Thanks for sharing!
@katttttt 2 ай бұрын
9:20
@johnhogg2130 2 ай бұрын
Amazing! Thank you. ‘O let’ the fun begin. X
@FlexLessons 2 ай бұрын
Haha...yes!
@testchannelone6616 2 ай бұрын
Can you tell me how do you manage to keep your head from interfering with the view of the keyboard in the vid? Thanks.
@FlexLessons 2 ай бұрын
That just has to do with camera height and positioning. Generally, if the keyboard is centered in the frame, and the camera is low enough to where the keyboard fills the view horizontally, then your head shouldn't be getting in the way unless you lean forward.
@testchannelone6616 2 ай бұрын
@@FlexLessons Thanks. Do you make a special effort to keep your head from leaning forward? I am leaning forward often as I play. To record overhead I have had to lean uncomfortably back to avoid blockage.
@FlexLessons 2 ай бұрын
@@testchannelone6616 I don't make a special effort, but I generally don't play with my head over the keys, as a habit. If you do have your head over the keys at all, there is no way to block that from getting in the shot. Also, my overhead camera setup has changed considerably. You can see my current setup in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHmuiZSghZ2hbac
@testchannelone6616 2 ай бұрын
@@FlexLessons Thanks!
@yinyingwei 2 ай бұрын
thanks for the video, i found it very useful. i have one question, when you count, when do you take time to breath? i find it difficult to hold the breath and count 1e+a through ... am i doing something wrong?
@FlexLessons 2 ай бұрын
I try to make my syllables very short so that they are clear and articulate without wasting breath. However, it's totally reasonable to breathe as needed! Also, I generally only subdivide when I have to work something out or need clarity on a passage. Otherwise, I count a larger unit which gives me plenty of time to breathe. I hope that helps!
@royceronningen9934 2 ай бұрын
This is very helpful. I just started counting out loud and starting to count every time I play. I was so happy with this simple over looked technique! Made me a lot more confident in my playing. Ever since I discovered how counting made my playing I have been watching counting videos! So thanks for these!
@FlexLessons 2 ай бұрын
You are welcome! I remember what a massive difference this technique made for me when I first encountered it. I am sure you will benefit similarly!
@jackdeanda2311 2 ай бұрын
Damn dude you're Hella good teacher!! Thank you.
@FlexLessons 2 ай бұрын
You are most welcome!
@John-u2g6i 2 ай бұрын
Good teaching! But you got me lost when you said that "our smallest note value is 8th note." I thought it should be 16th note. I am just starting to learn, so please forgive me if I sound dumb here.
@FlexLessons 2 ай бұрын
No worries! When I said that, I was talking about how to count the minuet in G major. In this piece, the smallest note value is the 8th (there are no 16ths in this piece...remember that 16ths have a double beam or double flag). With this in mind, we want to count everything using the 8th note so as to make all the rhythms correct and proportional. Once you do this, you can "zoom out" and count the quarter instead. I hope that helps!
@John-u2g6i 2 ай бұрын
@@FlexLessons Thanks. You explained it to my level.
@philmckenna5709 3 ай бұрын
Well, I'm glad I watched this! Enormously useful.
@FlexLessons 3 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@sunving 3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much. I don’t even know what the counting is but I hear you emphasize on , I got curious since then I watched many video on you tube about counting and rhythm,
@FlexLessons 3 ай бұрын
I am glad to hear that you are curious about it now. Do you still have questions about it?
@mariadoukhnai3437 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@FlexLessons 3 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@a11wang 3 ай бұрын
So glad to find this tutorial on playing this Butterfly by Grieg. Super useful. I am a totally self-taught player. Just come cross this piece , and debating how to practice. This video is wonderful. Make progress already on the first 6 measures. Thanks a lot.
@FlexLessons 3 ай бұрын
I am so glad you found this helpful!
@FlexLessons 3 ай бұрын
I teach how to play this piece in my Masterwork Classics: Level 6 course (which is included as part of my piano curriculum). You can learn more here: www.flexlessons.com/members
@torontoreeftank8014 3 ай бұрын
Hi Joseph, do you still recommend the BenQ lamp…any issues over the years?…Thank you!
@FlexLessons 3 ай бұрын
I do! I still use mine on my upright piano. Apparently they are releasing a larger model for grand pianos soon, and I intend to get that as well.
@torontoreeftank8014 3 ай бұрын
@@FlexLessons Great, thanks a lot...have a great day.
@chichochill 3 ай бұрын
Im thinking of using the two first volumes for starting teaching piano,y after that going to the notebook of bach,y some little preludes
@FlexLessons 3 ай бұрын
The first Mikrokosmos book is a great starting point. However, many students really don't like it. I suggest using it as the "etude" category of practice and give them other pieces to work on. You might consider using a repertoire series called Masterwork Classics as well (this is the series that I use). This repertoire series includes things like AMB pieces and Little Preludes at a good time in a student's progression.
@piano_ideas 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this helpful video! Amazing equipment! What do you think about fortelessons? Is Zoom´s audio better?I have one online student, i can hear her better with Zoom, but she can hear me better with fortelessons.. quite strange! Thank you!
@FlexLessons 3 ай бұрын
I am actually not sure. Since Zoom has been working so well, I haven't bothered testing anything else in quite a while. Did you have all the options checked in Zoom for your student? High fidelity music mode? Stereo (if applicable)? Original Sound? I do appreciate that many other dedicated music lesson platforms let you bypass all of these things.
@leeciap 3 ай бұрын
really appreciate your counting tutorials, it is challenging to get used to.
@FlexLessons 3 ай бұрын
It is challenging, but only for a while. At some point, it becomes second nature. I am glad these tutorials are helping!
@WavPlayCreativ 3 ай бұрын
I’m about 25% of Hal Leonard piano method Book 2 and glad to use Mikrokosmos for additional sight reading. It’s challenging enough for adult student but interesting enough with nice melodies. Also like to work both hands together as I realize how slow my left hand is. Very suitable for my needs at the moment.
@FlexLessons 3 ай бұрын
Even though I don't use Mikrokosmos for sight reading, I bet it is excellent for that because it's so strange and unpredictable. I highly recommend counting it out loud to maximize the benefit!
@lenoreedge2953 3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, this really has helped me a great deal!
@FlexLessons 3 ай бұрын
I'm so glad!
@DamDominiciMusic 4 ай бұрын
You're an amazing musician and teacher. What a great explanation!
@FlexLessons 4 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@MotifMusicStudios 4 ай бұрын
Great updated reminders. Appreciated.
@FlexLessons 4 ай бұрын
Did you know that "original sound" in Zoom can turn off on its own?