Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 4 - EFFECTIVE EXERCISES to learn it // Piano Technique Practice TUTORIAL

[@andy85s71]

This is gold!!!

[@richardforshaw8479]

I so admire you for trusting your mentor‘s approach to playing this study. The results speak for themselves of course; your technique is mesmerising to watch- I can‘t take my eyes off your fingers! You make it so exciting, but with a rock- solid foundation cemented in it. Breathtaking!! Richard. ❤

[@hueilingpan2843]

Just discovered your Chopin Etudes videos, they are so great and helpful! Could you do ones on no.11 and no.12 of op.25 please?

[@richardforshaw8479]

I know that I have said this before to you, but it is obvious that you mentally play the little fragments before executing them. Also, you place your hand over the notes of the fragment to afford the minimum of movement in the hand. A masterclass! Thankyou for your brilliance!

Thank you so much!

[@olgalRokFinancialrp]

danae is real something playing this thing...and she is a real beauty in her real life playing life

[@RobertMonroeMusic]

Effectiveness is the key word so many practice in a way that takes so much time and then lose steam

Completely agree! :) Thanks for watching!

[@summerrhk]

Thanks for the tutorial! I’m looking forward to your other videos ❤

[@jamessingleton4856]

Brilliant suggestions as always. Thanks so much!

[@medeia77]

Thank you for the helpful tutorial.

[@spapi99]

I think this etude is one of the most useful of all times. The techniques you showed here can be applied to smaller or bigger parts of many-many pieces (e.g. in Liszt Sonata h minor, there is a passage where the left hand does the same thing as here, just downwards.) Thank you for sharing! :)

Thanks so much!

[@jpage99999]

Danae this is awesome. You are a dream teacher. I wish I could have studied with you!

[@batboy242]

Danae ,I haven’t commented in awhile but, hope you are doing well a thank you for all your videos!

[@r.j4449]

One year with this one and still not at full speed in all passages. But bit by bit I´m getting there. Thank you for your tips.

[@danielliang9266]

Thank you for the video! Found this channel from your video on how to practice Fugues, and I'd love to see more on that subject since you mentioned you can go much more into detail! I'm commenting this here since the comments on that vid were disabled.

[@bluepearl4806]

Thank you very much for all those tecnical informations and you play wanderfully !!!! I admire your fast fingers😍🙏🌹🌺 I would be grateful if you could tell us about where you crate momentum with your arm or wrist and how do you create those momentums. How to utilize arm weight etc. ? Thank you so much🙏🙏🙏🌹🌺💐💐💐🌹

[@militaryandemergencyservic3286]

what a great pianist!

Thank you!!

[@Genevieve8002]

Hello Danae, I’ve only been playing for just over a year, started when I was nearly 50! I am nowhere near being able to learn this (unless I was to start in the tiniest fragments, super, super slowly)!! Anyway, I really love this piece, and even though it is beyond my abilities, your methods for learning it are applicable to other pieces. I really appreciate that you emphasis starting slow, at a tempo comfortable to you. Also, to practice in small chunks, I need to do more of that. Also, I love the sound of your piano, what model is it? Sounds perfect to my ears!!!

[@iaamusic1121]

Terrific! I can’t get the left hand accurate yet, the stretch and speed are too much! Practice, practice. Thank you!

[@josantonioalcantara]

One of the reasons why Chopin music is extremely difficult to perform is because it is extremely demanding from a musical perspective. That’s why all his etudes are still considered the most difficult etudes to learn. Profesional Pianists accomplish the technical side but don’t develop the necessary musical expression these etudes require. Difficulty for each pianist in every etude depends on which skills you have developed the more on an advanced level. That’s why the opinions vary on which is more difficult and everyone agrees that Op. 10 No. 2, Op. 25 No. 6 & 11 are the most difficult ones. This etude in particular is very tricky and several pianists struggle with this one because it seems more difficult than It actually is, its nickname should be THE TRAP for several reasons. First, it has more difficulties to tackle than the others. Most Chopin etudes focus on 2 or 3 technical challenges while this one focuses on imitation of both hands, and in a lesser degree, arpeggios in both hands, thirds, chords, jumps, octaves, chromatic scales, etc. As in all Chopin etudes, the etudes force you to revisit your pianistic foundations even when you think you have overcome the difficulties presented. Why? Well, even pianists with some years practicing the instrument face injuries when starting with these etudes. That’s how you know. I think your tutorial is good if you want to develop speed, but this etude isn’t meant for that. The Cortot edition has good exercises to prepare the etude and there are other etudes for that sole purpose where you will see more progress. I started studying this etude for that goal so I could have an improvements in other Chopin etudes I’m working on. Big mistake, I realized that you had to work the musical aspects of the etude as in all Chopin music to develop the technique that would be beneficial. I heard my piano teacher in my head reminding me “you have to study these etudes, and all Chopin music, as if you were studying Bach”. Et voilà! I detected where my foundations could be improved, the etude became easier to study and improved the other etudes I’m working on. I took 2 easier etudes from Moszkowski I studied years ago and these are helping me to develop speed.

[@MrMusikus]

Gutes Video! ... und super süßes thumbnail-Foto. 😘

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mickizurcher8450]

Good tutorial ! I’m going to try some of your techniques tomorrow I don’t think you’re using pedal on this. In the edition I have (Henle) there are no pedal markings on this or the revolutionary étude yet on some of the other études, there is pedaling. I know I’ve heard the revolutionary étude played with a lot of pedal before, so what is your thought on this? I dont use pedal on this one either. also in bar 3, LH second rolled chord starting on the low G sharp? I cannot get that chord clean no matter what I do it. It’s the one chord that slows the whole piece down if I’m going to play this cleanly and play it so that I can play everything at tempo, that chord is what determines my tempo. it’s very frustrating. I try to keep my hand open. I just don’t know what to do with it now. I’ve tried practicing it very slowly very exactly I’ve tried practicing quickly. I’ve tried practicing it just with the first two beats I’ve tried all possible combinations tempos rhythms as a matter fact in bar 48 in the left-hand is the same chord with the addition of a D sharp in it, and I have no problems playing that one!! Any ideas? Thank you!

[@jones2786]

How to really make sure every moment is relaxed so fingers won’t stuck? For people with large hands and thick fingers some positions are just so awkward.

[@privateprivate22]

Diane,no offense,but the movement of the hand in the end of each group makes the 4th note in each group little bit shorter, because of the drive to this sharp moment. I found imperfections in texture when my students practice this way. There is another suggestion by some musician who calls it smart fermata and it’s totally opposite from yours. Instead of lifting the hand , the finger of each 1 st in group holds the key while the hand is resting in relaxing motion. I don’t like this method either, I don’t think it has any effect in performance with teal tempo.

[@jr_sergiosena]

👏👏👏

[@richardforshaw8479]

I love the minimal movement in your left hand wrist Staccato- it is so clean!!! I have never experienced a pianist whose hands are so exciting to watch!!! It‘s your birthday soon! 💐

Thank you very much!

[@giannilazzeri31]

I think with big hands it is much more easy to play this etude Big advantage

Yes it can help, but it is definitely possible to do it with smaller hands as well, as most of the big chords are broken. Thanks for watching! :)

[@giannilazzeri31]

@ yea you re right Also smaller hands can performe this etude But for my opinion better to have big hands.. For everything’s👍

[@henrykwieniawski7233]

@@giannilazzeri31I have decently large hands and I agree haha

[@giannilazzeri31]

@@henrykwieniawski7233 yes indeed You re lucky..

[@townnet]

My left hand hold the white flag. 😂

[@gervasiomontenegro569]

Op. 10 nr. 4... Left hand... a nightmare...

😅

[@jiancai_nocturne]

Never do this.

[@henrykwieniawski7233]

? Lol

[@jacksonamaral329]

Thanks for your lessons and tips.