7 Ways to Improve Your Chopin Op. 10 No. 4

[@mort2247]

1. Are your fingers as light as they can be? 2. Practice with your left hand and be able to play with similar agility and clarity as your right hand (don't hide). 3. Observe and practice dynamics, accents, and all the other expressive markings. 4. For any difficulty you face, know exactly WHY it is difficult in order to find a SOLUTION. (Isolate the problem instead of practicing the whole section repeatedly). 5. Recognize and study patterns and their harmonic intensity. 6. For alignment of fast notes: Be ready, No unnecessary gesture, No accent. 7. Don't blaze through important landmarks/pivoting points.

[@kossibwaya]

Thanks a lot Brother🙏🙏⭐

[@siweifeng2845]

omg this video is a godsend! I'm in the edge of tears after seeing this video!!!! This video is really addressing ALL the problems I face and it gives practical solutions rather than "you need to practice more"! The key problem is not "practice more", but how to practice, and I struggled for weeks and became so frustrated. I decided to search on KZbin for suggestions. Some videos are not free and some advices are not very useful and when I almost gave up, I saw this video! Thank you so much! This is SUPER HELPFUL!!!!

[@JeewonLeepiano]

You are so kind to stop by and comment! It actually helps me understand what my most relevant viewers appreciate in my work and continue making more content. Thank you so much.

[@moderncaleb3923]

I'm studying piano on my own, without a teacher since I live in a remote area, so these videos are very helpful. Keep them up :D

[@JeewonLeepiano]

Great to hear that!

[@abdelmc1373]

Same

[@raphaelneves7666]

Keep it up!

[@paulzeng6211]

You do not need a teacher. You need a peace of mind and serenity. Check out my youtube video UBC Nest 2nd Try and go to the "Torrent Etude" time stamp. Enjoy your day!

[@安妮-l9m]

Thank you so much! I followed your tips for etude no.11 opus 25, it helped a lot. I’m gonna start this piece now

[@rodrigodiniz8193]

I was never brave enough to face this challenge....! But with all these tips I feel more confident..! Thank you! I'd love a video with tips for Chopin's 1st ballade...

[@minigod7222]

Liking the video and subscribing with notifications on does not describe how grateful I am for this video! Thank you Jeewon Lee❤️

[@Ash1nerTV]

❤️

[@SYWPiano]

Thank you SO much for the video. The hardest part of this piece when I learned it was not the speed, but the choreography of the hand. I literally spent a couple of hours just to figure out where I should place my right hand in the first phrase.

[@wangyulin6623]

Wonderful tutorial! All Chopin's 24 etudes are works of art. I consider this piece the most difficult among all his etudes because while its structure is simple, the dynamics and rhythm of playing this piece totally demonstrate a pianist's imagination and creation (musicality). 👍❤

[@sedat.0708]

This is by far not the hardest this focuses on 1 specific technique 10 no 2 is way harder the fingers 3,4 and 5 are used to play chromatic scales at a rapid tempo

[@markus7894]

Fantastic! You have so much to give and are very knowledgeable! What a treasure! Thank you!

[@mickizurcher]

Excellent tutorial. Good to see how you practice and think your way through. Thank you!!

[@hiddenmoonoh4142]

Unexpected musical vista of a torrent of fiery, glowing, and joyous sounds and colors. What an impassioned and talented pianist capable of rendering this difficult Piece in all the startling vigor, fire, energy, and finally in subtle tenderness! Truly appreciate your music.

[@mrnumerics4831]

This was a very helpful video. Op 10 No. 4 is a difficult piece to master on your own - especially if piano/music is not your main job. But the challenge was made easier by content like this. The reminders to focus identifying and zeroing in on the specific difficulties rather than "blazing through" were especially beneficial. The 1-4 transition on clsoing arpeggio was also disturbing to me - glad to see I wasn't the only one flummoxed by that. Jeewon Lee - this is excellent content - thank you.

[@ajksworld3153]

Thank you, I got to perform these piece and improved from your advice.

[@JeewonLeepiano]

@@ajksworld3153 amazing!

[@nickk8416]

Great video Jeewon! This really helps by giving me a nunber of ideas on how to approach this. Thanks! Best.

[@Thomas11611]

I love this. Excellent tutorial. You’re an amazing teacher!!

[@JeewonLeepiano]

Thank you!

[@youngheepark2834]

너무 멋있으세요! 너무나 도움되는 강의 진심으로 감사드립니다!

[@JeewonLeepiano]

오 한국분! 감사합니다❤️

[@jaspernatchez]

Brava! You're a no-nonsense teacher.

[@r.j4449]

very nice playing and tutorial. Thank you.

[@stevenbeer6005]

Great playing! Cheers

[@tubemelee]

Amazing video! You make some great points. And I can't believe you only practiced this for one week!

[@r.j4449]

I´m sure she has studied this etude for months in the past and got back to it many times, and that week was to keep it fresh and make the tutorial. She´s amazing. No doubts about it.

[@ottohadinata1978]

Thank you Jeewon for sharing this. It reminds me again to be more mindful and musical at practicing. Also the skeleton things, this is very helpful to think more the phrase not thinking every single notes. Thank you for sharing this. It is very inspiring 😊

[@JeewonLeepiano]

Thank you so much. I am happy that my messages are being communicated!

[@ottohadinata1978]

Thank you very much Jeewon. I need more reminder like this to keep me thinking more the music not too much thinking the technique. Thank you for the reminder 😊

[@howardlitson9796]

This tempo mark was 152, which she played Chopin Etude Op 10 no 4. Chopin etude op 10 no 4 tempo mark Half note = 88 equal to quaver note = 176

[@CyrusandAurelius]

Thank you so much, this video and your 'Winter Wind' are so helpful. I was wondering what your next Etude lesson will be! I look forward to double thirds and 10-9!

[@JeewonLeepiano]

Working on double thirds! it's just too impossible !! haha

[@ezismack9903]

Day 2, Line 2- done. This ^^ helped a lot. thanks

[@mickizurcher8450]

Hello! I very much enjoy your tutorials. You’re a beautiful player. In this 10/4 what I especially like is that you don’t build up super climaxes continuously during the piece you see it as a whole, and finish it off nicely. I wish it was a little bit easier to hear what you have to say over the piano music… is there a transcription? 🙏

[@JeewonLeepiano]

Hello! So sorry but I do not have a transcription. But in my following videos I will be sure to keep my speaking be audible! Thank you for your comment.

[@jobulog4545]

Great vid thanks 🙏

[@theo2650]

Teaching Chopin Etude Op25 no11 to myself with no teacher. Could you possibly do a video on that piece please because I really love your tips? Thank you :D

[@JeewonLeepiano]

Op 25-4 etude is definitely is on my plan. Stay tuned!

[@CyrusandAurelius]

@@JeewonLeepiano Thank you so much! I can't wait. I was womdering if can you provide a video concerning a roadmap for kids like me on what we should be doing if our goal is to a attend a music conservatory when we grow up? Many of us just practice week after week with no plan. Thank you for your consideration.

[@JeewonLeepiano]

@@CyrusandAurelius I will consider making a video on "road to a conservatory." But I can tell you right away that finding a teacher that will see you week to week, give you appropriate repertoire assignments, and guide you through preparing for competitions/auditions/recitals, is probably the first thing. In my opinion, learning to play an instrument can be a self-study for enjoyment but it is nearly impossible to gain competency without a good teacher.

[@CyrusandAurelius]

@@JeewonLeepiano thank you. Yes, I was wondering about how many hours of lessons a week with an instructor as an example of a part of a roadmap. Also are competitions required? Etc.

[@taiteyard3567]

3:50 you didn’t have to call me out like that 😭

[@JeewonLeepiano]

🤭

[@tingho2375]

Hi,Jeewon!Thank you so much for this!I'm learning this piece now, only learnt the first 2 pages hands together now slowly, still very early stage but this video really helps, I hope I can play like how you. are soon...🙂

[@prelude6985]

How's the progress going?

[@tingho2375]

@@prelude6985 Thank you, still working in progress but getting bit faster now in speed...:)

[@townnet]

I wish you can make video tutorial of Chopin black key etude.

[@VirtuosoStudios]

Wow 😮 thanks I’m working on that, and stuck until I see your video….. what’s the history behind it? It’s just easier to connect with the music that way

[@JeewonLeepiano]

Thank you. Did you mean history behind the Chopin etudes or my personal experience with the music?

[@imnotaburrito9365]

in the 12:58 section would it be okay if i used a 1-3-2-5 fingering instead of 1-2-1-5? i feel like my thumb locks up if i play 1215 and gets a bit awkward and 1325 feels more fluid or should i just try and work with 1215? great video btw, helped a lot :)

[@JeewonLeepiano]

Yes. It depends on your tempo, but 1325 fingering should sound more articulate with 16th notes more pronounced, if you can manage it. If that fingering works for you when your thumb starts on D# (and then third finger on E), you can stay consistent with 1325 fingering.

[@akaash_toor]

❤️ thank you for this ❤️

[@yuchengfu4677]

Very helpful video.

[@giuseppecardarelli3666]

Unfortunately I have a bit of difficulty in understanding English, and I tried to understand what he meant from the examples, which I followed closely. A consideration: in the small modulating bridge that leads to the resumption of the main tempo (bars: 47-50) Chopin writes the chords with the left hand without arpeggio. To be able to respect this writing, you must play the B sharp with the right hand. The same problem arises in batt. 11; Did Chopin forget to write the arpeggio?

[@DrewAgave1988]

❤ All your videos 😊

[@giuseppecardarelli3666]

Very clean execution and with the right pedal. Just one small but significant note: In bars 47,48,49 Chopin does not write the arpeggio sign on the chord in the left hand, therefore he wants the chord to be distributed between the two hands. Why don't you play B sharp with your right hand thumb? Many pianists ignore this detail and it is a shame to hear an arpeggio instead of a chord!

[@billf7585]

I can play the first 4 measures!

[@Zauriooo]

Thank you for the advices! They are very helpfull. Does anybody know why in this etude fingering marked on note is so inconvenient? I'm currently studying this etude and changed half of the fingering

[@howardlitson9796]

Fast tempo was quaver note = 176 equal to half note = 88

[@CRb677]

Most of the bad teachers in my country would just sit and listen. They show no demonstration.

[@millionaireoasis767]

Hello, how would you practice for the left hand to be even ?

[@billligon4005]

From the time you first started to work on this piece to playing at tempo - how long did it take?? I’ve heard it takes a year to get some music in your DNA so to speak.

[@paulcooper9128]

It’s hard to put an exact period of time on it .. everyone is different .. with different problems in this piece to overcome and , don’t forget , different amounts of time available to them. Some students come gifted with an ability to pick out the chord structures and assimilate the “way” of the piece quicker too .. others need to literally learn bit by bit .. don’t get disheartened though .. you might think “wow I’ll never get it like that “ right now but honestly it’s amazing how quickly you improve . She is spot on though .. focus on the “boring” bits you can’t quite get and don’t be tempted to keep going over the fun bits you do .. identify what it is that is stopping you doing what you KNOW it should sound like .. but doesn’t quite ? Don’t overplay it either .. your hands will have enough before you sometimes !

[@mickizurcher8450]

Would you mind sharing what you do for the LH octaves in the finale at bar 71-74 ? Do you have a five on all the octaves (fives to fives)? I can’t tell you’re playing so fast. On bar 72 I’m using 1,3 to 5 revolving around the 3 but it’s not very accurate, so why bother? I just don’t have big enough hands. Might as well just stick to fives all the way. I’m assuming that you’re watching your left hand maybe more than you’re right. thank you I appreciate any help.

[@JeewonLeepiano]

Hello! I haven’t had trouble using all 5’s here. It’s actually not that hard because you are always jumping to the same bass, c#.

[@mickizurcher8450]

@@JeewonLeepianothat’s great bc a teacher I was formerly working with used threes and fours and fives and it wasn’t a consistent pattern. I think if you have a consistent pattern that’s one thing but to have to memorize a random pattern it’s too confusing. I’m going to work fives and I’ll get back to you and let you know how it is. Thank you for releasing me from a tyrant! haha!

[@3213470]

Can you share your sheet music?? It’d be great cause it has the fingerings

[@CRb677]

What fingering do you recommend on bar7 left hand? 🙏🏻

[@rinaldisign_]

Karya ini sulit dimainkan di digital piano, karena memerlukan respons Hammer Action keys yang sangat cepat seperti piano akustik.

[@freda9498]

What’s the book you use?

[@AmbroiseJulliéPiano]

thanks ;)

[@minat5490]

Such a great tutorial... thank you so much

[@vyra2166]

Thank you for assuming I can play this piece :)

[@JeewonLeepiano]

If you believe you can you will! (with practice and guidance)

[@vyra2166]

@@JeewonLeepiano Thx, I'm 14 and just started my first couple serious classical pieces so I'm gonna keep it up so I can play like you someday :)

[@JeewonLeepiano]

@@vyra2166 Yes! I am so happy to hear that. Thank you for visiting my channel🥰

[@vyra2166]

@@JeewonLeepiano Just subbed

[@tomas_soeterik]

I can’t read piano sheets but I am really good technically but I lack expression, can you please make a video about the expressions in op 10 no 4 please

[@siaassiaassi9105]

So Nice 💘💘💘💘💘💘

[@IEEMAZ_Convoluted_14.2.8.5]

Not even close to the most difficult piece in the world

[@kossibwaya]

No one Said It was close lol

[@oannabonana]

Gosh, thank you so much! I'm so thankful for this tutorial. It is like, you just know where are the sections that I'm struggling with. Thank you! 🥲