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@Jellybellycat 2 күн бұрын

Right, but the comparison would be more helpful if you use an older used low quality upright like many of us are stuck with. Many of us have wonder if our practice that sounds awful is because we have a low quality piano. So witnessing a pro play a cheaper upright and comparing it to a used grand ($2-4k range) would be quite helpful. It seems these comparisons that I see on YT are between high quality upright and high quality grand. Just isn’t reality for many of us

@pianistic 2 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment! For reference, the upright is from around the year 2001 and can be found on eBay around £500 second hand. Hope this helps!

@timothydoyle581 7 күн бұрын

Any suggestions for leaning leftward or rightward when playing at or near extremes on the keyboard? I notice you do this very comfortably in the video, but I find it very awkward. As a result, I tend to twist my torso and end up with a sore back in between my shoulder blades.

@jameslabs1 7 күн бұрын

Thanks

@hamletsmill258 9 күн бұрын

If you don't have the right feel, you don't have the music.

@Ticket2theMoon 16 күн бұрын

This was SO helpful, thank you! Just having a mnemonic phrase is so helpful, and playing the rhythm on the piano lid is such a great trick. Thank you!

@PianoGuidance 23 күн бұрын

This is super helpful for coordinating hands! Thanks for breaking it down step by step 👍

@ishagshafeeg 27 күн бұрын

Interesting. Couldn’t download the link! Please advise. Thanks

@pianistic 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for letting me know! Sorry about that. If you haven’t received it, just drop me an email, and I’ll send the file right over to you! [email protected] 😀

@ishagshafeeg 19 күн бұрын

@@pianistic thanks

@waygoblue4729 27 күн бұрын

I have my sound high, but still can't hear a word of this, yet I hear the piano when you play it.

@christopherdew2355 28 күн бұрын

'separation' otherwise outstanding!

@tia904 28 күн бұрын

Nice content. Thank you. Note: Separation spelled with an 'a', at 2:00 to 2:09 ....

@pianistic 28 күн бұрын

Nice catch! I’ll be sure to check for next time! 😉

@EasyAsPieSongChords 29 күн бұрын

Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@bh5606 Ай бұрын

Good one.

@fabiodemiguel4163 Ай бұрын

You made my day! Thank you - I play them all 😊

@Concurr Ай бұрын

Cheers fella

@sooney001 Ай бұрын

Oh, this is soooooo helpful! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks so much for this video, Dominic! 😊

@pianistic Ай бұрын

Great to hear it was helpful! Thanks for watching! 😊

@jpsmith8488 Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@pianistic Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for the Super Thanks, JPSmith!! It really helps, and I really appreciate the support. Thanks again!! 😊

@lshwadchuck5643 Ай бұрын

Always glad to hear a teacher admit muscle memory is unreliable.

@lshwadchuck5643 Ай бұрын

I call 'over before you play' a 'soft landing', where I feel the structure of the black keys.

@adrianashad9671 Ай бұрын

👌👌🙏👏🏻👏🏻

@Margaret-of8sm Ай бұрын

Excellent video!

@pianistic Ай бұрын

I hope it helps!

@homamellersh8446 Ай бұрын

Great set of tricks, thank you so much .

@peter5.056 Ай бұрын

As a self taught pianist of some virtuosity, when I was first learning the piano, I fell quite firmly into the habit of not doing anything until I understood why I was doing it. The amount of forethought necessary to reach understanding, was mind-bendingly tedious, but I somehow fell in love with the process. I think the greatest challenge to learning the piano one must overcome, is the realization and acceptance of just how difficult doing it correctly is.

@pianistic Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this!!

@Margaret-of8sm Ай бұрын

So true!

@UUpianoman Ай бұрын

If you continue this type of video instruction, your channel will definitely grow. It will take time, of course, and self promotion... but excellent pedagogy like this is golden! Thank you! You are appreciated!

@lawrencetaylor4101 Ай бұрын

Very nice instructions.

@LogioTek Ай бұрын

If you recognize the chords, you can just improvise around it if you blank out during performance. That's the reason improvising pianists are more interesting to listen to and they will always surprise you even if they play the same piece over and over. It's a lost art these days but back in the day all major composers and performers improvised on their own works and works of their contemporaries. There were also fun musical duels.

@JBrodo Ай бұрын

Just because I doubt I will ever get to write this sentence again 😂 the book Betsy, Tacy and Tib brought me here! They are little girls from I believe the 1890s if my historical detective work is correct. They go to a circus show to see a Flying Lady, and Narcissus is playing 🙂. For all the griping I may do about the internet ruining society, I cannot deny the miracle of being able to search for the piece and actually here it here 😊. I could not do that when I first read the series as a child. Thank you so much for putting the music to the page for me and my daughter as I read the books to her today! ❤️

@pianistic Ай бұрын

That's great to hear - thank you for sharing this!!

@marygracelindsley7462 14 күн бұрын

This is the exact same reason my daughter and I are listening today! I’m so surprised. Thank you for your beautiful music! And thank you for posting your Betsy, Tacy, and Tib story.😊

@mikeacrux Ай бұрын

Thanks for your clear advice, much appreciated. The index finger method is a new one for me looking forward to trying it.

@PabloGambaccini Ай бұрын

There is a book by Walter Giesekin that is all about this type of practice. For me, after learning the text, there are three things that help me get the memory really solid. First is to practice the pieces I know without the score and only searching for the score when I have a doubt, so I am always challenging my information retrieval, as a lot of practicing a piece has to do with solving technical challenges, the fact of working by memory to begin with helps it to become second nature. Then, another thing I began to do last year was mental solfege, to always follow some line when I am playing, in order to activate focus and to improve musicality, it feels just like waking up your mind, as one tends to play mindlessly or passively, mental solfegge gets you musically active and lets you think what is coming next. Lastly, I practice my repertoir in spaced repetition, I use flash cards in order to organize which pieces I will study and rotate them according to the level of security I have with each, so that from a practice sesion to the next, I am not always playing the same piece and I can regulate preciselly which piece needs work. Great video, keep it up! 💪

@pianistic Ай бұрын

Brilliant! Many thanks for sharing this!!

@danielross51086 Ай бұрын

I've been playing for 30 years. I don't know if I would have understood or appreciated any of this even 5 years ago. Interesting stuff. Well said.

@patdaveydrums Ай бұрын

I learned an extremely complicated konnakol piece by ear. It took me one year and it's up on my channel. I learned a huge amount about memory And process on the way. I'm currently learning to sing the Bach cello 1 prelude. Specifically by slowing down and looping section by section of rostropovich. Music is a language. Treat it like such. Doing it this way allows me to absorb more than just the order of notes but the phrasing and interpretation of this great performance.

@pianoweighttouchbrianking809 Ай бұрын

Hi Could I ask you for a description of the microphone you are speaking in to and where it can be purchased? The quality is perfect. Thank you for describing the forms of memory and how to study the score. It is so useful. Brian King

@misericordiasdomini7782 Ай бұрын

I am hopeful that he will respond to your inquiry regarding the brand of the microphone.

@pianoweighttouchbrianking809 Ай бұрын

@@misericordiasdomini7782 I would appreciate that thank you. Brian

@pianistic Ай бұрын

Certainly! It’s an oldie but a goodie - the AKG C414 b-ULS!

@pianoweighttouchbrianking809 Ай бұрын

@@pianistic Thank you so much I will search and acquire the same. All the best with your fine teaching. Brian

@pianoweighttouchbrianking809 Ай бұрын

@@pianistic Thank you so much. I have a lapel mic but it doesn''t pick up the voice loud enough! Take care. Brian

@J3unG Ай бұрын

This is good stuff, bro. I'm a pianist and have always had a lingering problem of the sight-->mind-->finger connection when sightreading. I know this is happening and would like to be able t make the sight to finger muscle memory faster. Any thoughts on this? Thanks! Subbed.

@pianistic Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! That's a topic we could really dive deep into, but one tip I find helpful is to practice playing without looking at your hands as much as possible, building a ‘map’ of the keyboard in your head. The more you can rely on your hands to move instinctively, the better. It’s definitely something to be aware of and work on over time. I hope this helps!

@J3unG Ай бұрын

@@pianistic I see. So, I should endeavour to READ the page and PLAY IT WITHOUT LOOKING? I can do quite a bit of it but...and I think this is where my workflow breaks: when I get to a passage/fragment that is 'tricky', I slow down and I FEEL the doubt that occurs when I'm unsure. For me, the passage stays unfixed and playing it 'cleanly' (at tempo and fluidly) takes a long time to achieve, if ever at all. That feeling of doubt in approaching the passage is what gets me and I think has hampered my capability to truly learn and memorize a piece. This is why I think I have difficulty in music memorization (I am amazed at people who know dozens, perhaps hundreds of songs and pieces). I've been playing a very long time and am a professional keyboardist with decades of experience in all sorts settings on records and live performance. THIS is my dirty little secret and at this point in my life I think I would like to get past it. FYI, I can still play anything on a functional level (I can do it, no problem especially if it's on a pro gig where you knock it out one time and you may never play or see it again) but making it sound crips, clear and confident...well that's the issue. I feel bad that I can't play a piece all the way without making silly execution mistakes because I've developed the doubt in my own head about the tricky passages especially on music I am fond of and would like to play for myself UGH. BTW, I've never had carpal tunnel issues and don't plan to and won't destroy my hands like so many other of my mates who overpractice to achieve 'perfection'. I think you know what I mean by this and I think my issue is an 'it's all in your head thing'. In any case, what can I do to finally make my playing cleaner and to remove the doubt that I experience when I have a go at reading a piece (regardless of first time on sight or stuff I've been fighting with for years)? Thanks again, mate.

@WoodyGamesUK Ай бұрын

I got confused with the title, because in my mind music is what you hear, not what's written on the page. In that sense, you could do the exact same exercise but the auditory version instead: you listen to the music until you are able to 'sing' every note of the melody (aloud or in your head), and have a clear picture of every individual note or chord in the accompaniment. It's basically transcribing, like you would do in jazz for example, but away from your instrument and sheet of paper, until you have memorised the whole thing and are ready to give it a try.

@pianistic Ай бұрын

Absolutely, that sounds great!!

@bunnyhollowcrafts Ай бұрын

Oh heavens! There is no music in my head. One of my biggest irks. I can play advanced pieces but memory; not a thing. I took a look at Minuet in G Major at the kitchen table. The patterns, the chords, the structure. Went to my piano, and sure hit and miss a few times, but then it came. Partly of course because it’s a well known melody, but to do it with no music, wow!!! Thank you is not a big enough word!

@pianistic Ай бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for your comment and I'm so glad it helped!!

@integerdivision Ай бұрын

This is fantastic. The chords as words is a thing I discovered for myself that made music notation make sense - as a self-taught guitarist, I never learned how to properly read music and that insight has helped a ton. Great video - I’m halfway through but subbed in the first 20 seconds because the sound and video quality are fantastic. Great editing so far as well.

@patriciadubos4573 Ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. Your work is so helpful - it gives me new things to think about and apply to my learning to play piano journey.

@pianistic Ай бұрын

Thank you!! I hope it helps, even if just a little!! 🎹

@velcor 2 ай бұрын

aah great arrangement at the end. Very elegant.

@CelesteRubino-p2j 2 ай бұрын

The cognitive guidance is SO HELPFUL THANK YOU!

@roadguide123 2 ай бұрын

Just started improvising….what really helped was understanding of circle of fifths…I got familiar with the f major scale and its chords and was able to improvise for the first time without making odd sounds

@bunnyhollowcrafts 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate your clarity! Great video and thank you!

@MartianTom 2 ай бұрын

Excellent advice. With technique practice, I usually work through the scales and arpeggios first, but not necessarily in the same order (C, then working up through the sharps; F, then working up through the flats). I'll vary them, with a mixture of easier ones and harder ones. Some days, depending on time, I'll just pick 3 or 4 major scales and practice those, then the same with the minors. I'll also practice the minors in natural, harmonic and melodic forms. I like to do arpeggios using inversions. Learning the circle of 5ths is important, and once it's set in your head, and you can naturally see the relation between all the keys, it makes everything else so much easier. If I'm learning a specific piece, I'll give particular attention to practicing the scale for that piece, plus argeggios. For instance, I'm currently learning Chopin's 'Le Militaire' Polonaise - so it's a lot of focus on the A major scale as a warm-up. Sight reading and improvisation are both areas I need to improve upon - but they become easier once that essential groundwork with scales is done. One mistake I always used to make was trying to play a newly-learned piece at the correct tempo - ignoring any mistakes made. I've learned to slow it right down and focus on those 'mistake' areas to iron them out.

@Craig67Twitty 2 ай бұрын

As an older person (over 60), getting back into playing the piano, this was an EXCELLENT video. I have downloaded the content, and, will be using this to help in my practice sessions. I do most of what you have in this video already, but, I believe this will help me out in my upcoming practice sessions starting today. Your videos have helped me tremendously, and, I thank you. Keep up the great work!!!!!!

@lawrencetaylor4101 2 ай бұрын

Good advice. Merci

@Migra804 2 ай бұрын

Also you have to have a good piano Mine is the opposite of good

@frankD.baere-orchestralmockups 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for these great tips. You are now also on my favorites list.

@litzawewers9964 2 ай бұрын

Really helpful. Thanks!!!!!!!❤

@pianisthenics 2 ай бұрын

It’s not all bad thing looking at your hands if you know what to look for, looking at your hands actually also help figuring out technical problem, unneeded tensions, eliminating extra useless movements, alignment of the finger/forearms, wrist positions.

@pianistic 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I touch on those points in the 'Checking In' section about why you should look at your hands. Thanks for highlighting them! :)

@frankD.baere-orchestralmockups 2 ай бұрын

I see my antivirus is blocking all your mail traffic and by link pages because of unsolicited and dangerous advertising ads! (Peter Lowe's Ad and tracking server list)

@pianistic 2 ай бұрын

Many thanks for your message and I'll look into this! Your email is 'unconfirmed' - please confirm you would like to receive emails to see if this works :)

@FrankDeBaere 2 ай бұрын

@@pianistic Resolved. The problem was in my Browser because I have a very strict policy on my PC. Now I know it is fine. Meanwhile, I have also received the ebook. Thanks for the brilliant and helpful videos.

@dragonOE 2 ай бұрын

Thank You for your good understanding explaining. A complete different question - What chair Do You Use?

@Louise-xr5ok 2 ай бұрын

I was thinking that. My back really hurts after practicing for a while. I was thinking of a chair with a back and wasn’t sure how,it would look but this one looks great

@pianistic 2 ай бұрын

It's not actually a piano-specific chair, but it is more comfortable for recording! For playing and practice, I always use an adjustable stool! (Chair from Dunelm UK)

@josiahgraham1765 2 ай бұрын

This is helpful! Thanks!

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