Bach: Invention No. 7 Tutorial & Performance Video

[@joannawronska4100]

Dear Sally, SO WONDERFUL AS ALWAYS!!!!! Thank you for my favourite Bach and for an excellent performance, your tutorial will be helpful for many pianists, as every day my best wishes from Poland to San Francisco, have a happy week. Joanna

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Joanna, thank you for your very kind words about the performance and tutorial! I do hope this lesson will help many people! Best wishes to you from San Francisco to Poland. :-)

[@stelun56]

You have to be commended for your passion and intelligence in making these sublime compositions accessible to anyone who wishes to understand the finer points of their being.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Stelun56, I am so touched to read your meaningful and powerful words. Thank you for your generous acknowledgements which I deeply appreciate. 🙏 I agree, these are sublime works. I have found that each invention has its own unique character and essence. Though making the analysis and lesson is a very labor intensive process, seeing the layers and finer points emerge always fills me with a profound reverence for Bach’s genius. With very best wishes to you.

[@stelun56]

@@SallyChristianMusic Your reply has been received with gratitude. I shall look forward to your uploads and wish you the very best in every moment you experience

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@stelun56 Thank you for your very warm wishes which I send to you as well. 💫

[@Linda-vx5sm]

More life! What a wonderful expression. Thank you as always.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Linda, thank you so much for your beautiful and uplifting comment! I am very touched, and feel the energy and heart in the words you have chosen. 🙏 You are welcome, it is my privilege and pleasure. 💕 With continuing best wishes to you!

[@128titanic]

Hello, Sally. Thank you for your video. Best wishes. ❤️

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Sokwon, thank you for your very nice words. You are welcome! Best wishes to you. 🎶

[@jimletizia1942]

Thanks Sally, You look and Sound Beautiful. I'm working on several of your awesome charts. I'm so spoiled playing your charts that I haven't read from my other books in a while. I don't miss them at all. Thanks for being there and helping us your students from afar.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Jim, I am so delighted to hear from you and see your wonderful comment! Thank you for your generous words, and for letting me know that you are so enjoying working from your charts. I feel the same way, and do not learn anything anymore without first making a chart. It is truly a pleasure and privilege to engrave these and make the lessons available. Your positive feedback means a great deal to me. :-) Sending my very best wishes to you and with your playing! Your teacher from afar.

[@robertdepiano]

Good morning Lady Sally 🥀 Great performance of the piece. Thank you so much for sharing this art with us. Beautiful dress 😁. Best regards and have a nice day🥀😁

[@joannawronska4100]

Hello Robert, Lady Sally lives in San Francisco and it's probably after 11 a.m. in this city, Btw. this tutorial will be helpful for many pianists, as always all the best, have a nice evening. Joanna

[@robertdepiano]

@@joannawronska4100 Thank you Joanna. I didn't watch the tutorial because it's not my level, but I enjoyed watching the performance. Best regards 😁🥀

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Robert, thank you for your kind, lovely, thoughtful, and much appreciated words! It is my pleasure and privilege to share these videos, and I'm so happy you are enjoying them. :-) Best wishes to you!

[@robertdepiano]

@@SallyChristianMusic Thank you 😁🥀

[@musicalintentions]

I couldn’t agree more. If the piece is played quickly it loses something. Many thanks to you and your husband for the words of encouragement.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello James, oh how nice to hear from you and see your wonderful comment! Thank you also for mentioning the quote I read at the end of the lesson. I will let my husband know you appreciated it. I have this card by my piano as a constant reminder of what music can be for us, and why we are so enriched by having it in our lives. :-) Sending very best wishes to you and to your students!

[@eduardogarcia1337]

Beautifull performance Sally. Very clear alll the voices. Congratilations.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Eduardo, thank you for your congratulations and your wonderful words! I appreciate hearing that the voices came out clearly! All best wishes to you.

[@StephenFasseroMusic]

This is becoming my favorite invention! Thank you for this beautiful performance and tutorial. I compliment my in person lessons with your videos because of your approach and passion for the artistry, composition and overall understanding of music. So inspired by you, Sally!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Stephen F, thank you so much for your exquisite acknowledgement about this performance and tutorial. I am touched to read your generous words, and grateful to hear that you are sharing these videos with your students as you explore this magnificent repertoire. Your words are a gift for me that I will always treasure. I wish you and your students great joy as you delve into the heart, mind, and spirit of Bach! 🙏

[@kaylinmoser2992]

thank you for these videos! I've been playing since I was 8 and as an adult I still want to learn new pieces and your analysis of these pieces really help with that! Thank you so much!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Kaylin, thank you for your lovely comment! Your words are like music to my ears. One of the reasons I make the charts and companion teaching videos is to help people more easily learn these great pieces. It is especially gratifying for me to assist those who are coming back to the piano after having learned as a child. I really appreciate hearing that the analyses are helping you as you learn more of these wonderful pieces. I wish you the very best with your playing and continuing journey with the piano. :-)

[@kimberlyswanson2782]

Sally! I greatly enjoyed this, especially your thoughts on the different voices of the sounds!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Kimberly, thank you for your warm and thoughtful words! I'm so happy that you enjoyed this lesson and the sounds of the different voices! With all best wishes to you.

[@128titanic]

Lovely video!!!♥️👏⭐⭐⭐♥️♥️⭐♥️⭐Congratulations!⭐♥️👏🌟⭐🌟⭐.

[@fjmNYLondon]

Superb and engaging 🙏

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Thank you so much for your wonderful and very appreciated words! 💕 Best wishes to you and with your music.

[@lichitat2001]

You are the best! Im so inspired after watching your video every time! Im also empowered- by your analysis and artistic vision. Thank you❤️

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Chi Tat, what a wonderful thing to say, ... thank you very much for your articulate and generous words! I so appreciate hearing that you are "empowered" by the analysis and "artistic vision." These acknowledgements mean a great deal to me. The lessons and charts are labors of love, and your responses encourage me to continue with this work. 💕 I wish you all the best and much joy on your own musical journey! 🎵

[@jamiec2212]

Sally, I commend you for instilling so much passion and erudition into these wonderful gems and then breaking them down and packaging them into superb tutorials. I must admit I didn't care much for the E-minor until watching this video. I'm already on the second page and finding the whole learning process truly inspirational. Thank you for what you do!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Jamie, thank you for your beautiful and eloquent words about the tutorials. I really appreciate everything you have said, and especially that you are hearing the wonders of Invention No. 7 after watching this video. These lessons and charts are labors of love. Thank you for letting me know they are providing inspiration and guidance for you as you learn these miniature masterpieces. I wish you much joy with your process and journey with the piano. 🎹🎵

[@128titanic]

Wonderful tutorial of bach music in g major!!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👏🌟🌟⭐♥️🌟⭐♥️. Your many videos are very excellent, wonderful, exactly, beautiful, good.♥️⭐⭐🌟👏♥️🌟♥️⭐👏♥️👏.

[@128titanic]

Thank you very much!!!!!!♥️♥️♥️👏⭐🌟⭐♥️♥️. You're kindly pianist. Your tutorial is excellent and exactly!!!!!♥️♥️♥️⭐🌟👏♥️👏.

[@Joshua-dc1bs]

Love this! Thank you, Sally. 💙

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Joshua, thank you for your warm and enthusiastic words! You are welcome, it is my pleasure. :-) All best wishes to you.

[@josephososkie3029]

1:05:00 . Totally agree about the speed. I don’t see it. Seems like so much is lost.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Joseph, thank you for your kind words about the tempo. 🎵 I always appreciate your thoughtful comments. Best wishes to you.

[@loving-everyone-equally]

Hypnotic and calming. 💚

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Komo, thank you for your wonderful comment! :-) The words you chose descibe exactly how this piece makes me feel! Very best wishes to you.

[@loving-everyone-equally]

@@SallyChristianMusic I only have time to listen to your performance as I am practicing myself and with married life I need 8 hours to get as good as I was 50 years ago. Now only 2 or 3. I played 5 inventions, but not this one. Thanks for sharing your virtuoso performances. 🎹

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@loving-everyone-equally Hello Komo, thank you for your generous words about this performance. I totally understand the challenges of fitting in enough practicing time while managing a very busy life. Every little bit of quality practice time helps, though, and adds up over time. :-) I hope someday you will learn this profound Invention No. 7.

[@loving-everyone-equally]

@@SallyChristianMusic I'll keep the # 7 in mind. Did tell you before that I was a piano tuner. I started with an adult beginner book at age 20. Only had a teacher for less than 2 years. I wanted to play all 24 Chopin etudes and memorized 12 before my family karma kicked in. Then most of the last 50 years I did not have a piano. Now I am going for it again after spurts the last 12 years. My finger dexterity is still OK at almost 85. Your accomplished piano expertise is fantastic and I look to hear you share more with us. Aloha from paradise. Alton

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@loving-everyone-equally Thank you Alton for your very kind words, and for reminding me about your history with the piano. I did not know that you are 85 years old. It is very inspiring for me to hear that you are playing and keeping your dexterity! Aloha!

[@128titanic]

It's beautiful!!!👏♥️🌟⭐👏 The music is one of the my favorite music.👏👏⭐🌟♥️👏♥️. Bach is a famous musician in the 17th~18th Century.

[@LasVegasGuitarStudio]

Hi Sally. I have recently been binge watching your latest tutorial videos. Thank you so much for producing them. Your skill level is extraordinary. The passion you bring to each piece always inspires me to appreciate each measure or passage of whatever piece I am working on to a much greater degree. I see what you mean when you describe learning a piece as making a friend for life. It is nice to take your time in learning the material, let the measures breathe and sink in over time. It might take a month, year or longer, but it is the journey along the way that is so rewarding. On a side note, have you ever considered a Scott Joplin piece? I think you would have a ball and your viewers would love it. --Mark

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Las Vegas Guitar / Mark, thank you for your extraordinarily wonderful comment! Your words are powerful, and will surely be an inspiration and reminder just how deeply satisfying immersing ourselves in this music can be! It is my pleasure to make these tutorials, and while they are labors of love, they are inspired by my passion for the music and desire to help others to better understand the many elements and layers within these pieces. Your generous acknowledgement means a great deal to me, and I thank you heartily! On another note, I will definitely keep in mind doing some Scott Joplin. Ragtime is a departure from the classical music I have concentrated on, but could be a delightful excursion! Sending all best wishes to you and with your music!

[@culturehorse]

Truly enjoyed your interospective survey of this short work, amazing detail insights. Btw the theme is also recognizable as c# minor prelude from WTC. Thank you.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Culturehorse, thank you for your generous and much appreciated words about this lesson! Also, thank you for pointing out that the opening 6 notes of this theme are identical to the opening theme of the C# minor Prelude WTC I. Bach loved this descending 5-finger pattern with the minor 3rd turn at the end and indeed used it again! The character of an inward lament is also apparent in both of these works! Thank you for your insights, and very best wishes to you!

[@culturehorse]

​@@SallyChristianMusic btw beautiful Bechstein but what happened to the Steinway (:0

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@culturehorse The piano in this video is a Bösendorfer Imperial. It is in my downstairs teaching studio. The Steinway you have seen me play in some of the performance videos (the complete Iberia and both versions of the complete Rachmaninoff Preludes Op. 32) is in my upstairs living room. I still have the Steinway, and play it for home concerts, student recitals, and some video recordings. I very much appreciate having these beautiful instruments to practice and play!

[@culturehorse]

@@SallyChristianMusic / & richly deserved if I may add 💚 Thank you.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@culturehorse Thank you for your kindness! 🙏

[@ginafazio318]

Hi Sally! Thank you for another wonderful tutorial I wish the inventions had been presented to me with depth of understand that you have. But I suppose it’s never too late to learn and relearn them ( is that the dies irea I hear??? Around 17.40?) ❤️

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hi Gina, thank you for your wonderful, kind, and thoughtful words! I love hearing that these tutorials are giving you a deeper understanding of the inventions! 🙏 I also agree that it's never too late to relearn them! Yes, you are right, those four notes around 17:40 are exactly the notes of the Dies Irea! That's a great observation, and applies to the character of this piece. :-)

[@spadiu]

Dear Sally, magic, magic and just magic. And this happens, like all the pianists I have heard live, only after about thirty bars, as if Bach's phrasing kidnaps you and drags you with it. To change the subject. I read a beautiful book, -The Unsuccessful - by Thomas Bernhard. An even more window to get to know Glen Gould

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Spadiu, oh how nice it is to hear from you again! Thank you for your powerful and sage words which I agree describe the essence of Bach. How true it is that we are immediately captured and mesmerized by his spirit! Thank you also for your recommendation of the book "The Unsuccessful." I am highly interested in reading this new 'window' that further highlights the genius of Glenn Gould! Very best wishes to you!

[@spadiu]

@@SallyChristianMusic Grazie , un affettuoso saluto.