Classical Pianist (Animenz) Reacts To My Most Difficult Anime Piano Cover

[@FonziMGM]

This video is a piano masterclass with *ATTITUDE.* It just hits different.

[@joestarsans2536]

thats some TRASH TASTE you have there

[@kyven8611]

Isn’t this like a few years back

[@YuuSen]

Lol Fonzi watches trash taste

[@Shihai1707]

Backround music and your phrasing •• confirmed

[@ayss2611]

You do indeed have a "Trash Taste".

[@TafazziIlTerroreDegliSpazi]

Animenz can remember every note of his cover, but can't remember where he puts his bottle

[@FonziMGM]

He's got his priorities in order.

[@zagred4226]

True facts

[@anclesm7113]

i know where i put my bottle, it's in the... uhh..

[@NerdIlliterateTaiwanDog]

How did he not catch sight of the bottle

[@joshuachen8467]

@@NerdIlliterateTaiwanDog He thought it was theisher's

[@Animenzzz]

pog

[@alung9641]

The man is here lol

[@majadsufi2384]

What

[@Nick-tz3ke]

pog indeed

[@shiki-chan1355]

pog

[@aballsguy]

poggas

[@JesusRampen]

Animenz: "This is the awkward silence where the player is so good that we don't know what to add" Animenz a minute later: gives a bunch of advices and corrections

[@AlexYeets]

The reason for that is - they seem to be reviewing from the point of view from someone who 'just listened to it' but then reviewed it from the standpoint of "technical issues which most people would not pick up on are these - this will make your playing stand out much further if corrected." that's how it sounds they were advising him. I do the same with teaching ukulele (I teach banjo-ukulele) and so when I hear a good performance from someone I teach, I tell them that there were very little to no mistakes or anything like that, but at a deeper technical level, they maybe didn't do x, y and z quite perfectly.

[@joestarsans2536]

me: *hear Trash Taste background music* also me: ah I see, so you a man of culture aswell

[@jasonZoo123]

Wait. Trash taste has a background music? Man, the Cultural Crosspolination hasn't reached me enough yet.

[@joestarsans2536]

@@jasonZoo123 yeah, its the music at the start and at the end, it is play throughout the whole broadcast.

[@joshlee350]

Lol. I thought I was the only one.

[@dabien1]

I stopped listening to the review and started listening to the music because of this commetn xD

[@jaw_shie986]

You can immediately tell how genius these 2 are by the way the can instruct you. Hats off to them as well for not sounding condescending while offering critique/advice. That’s something very hard for most talented individuals to do. This seemed like a mature space just for professionals to just talk. There was absolutely no malice or jealousy or anything toxic that often occurs in other professional settings. Overall good vibes. They seem to have great character and I’m a big fan of the holy trinity/the big 3 of anime piano covers lol. Keep it up Fonzi!

[@polka678]

Don't use the word genius incorrectly like that. There are many methods of teaching, and most are effective in their own way. Often, when you are too light on someone, they won't be as efficient at amending a mistake or improving. That's why some prefer to adopt a more regimented approach. Anyway, I digress; just don't throw around the word genius like that, because that makes it lose its value.

[@jaw_shie986]

@@polka678 Jesus Christ, stop being so literal 😂 You sound like the people I was complimenting them on not being lol

[@polka678]

@@jaw_shie986 you are literally describing a common method of teaching and making it out like it's something only geniuses do. I could say stop being so overdramatic.

[@yomama8212]

I don’t think theIshter quite earned that title lol

[@sstanford1331]

@@jaw_shie986 Teaching u must be fun

[@muzado3617]

this is probably my first time seeing Animenz's face, after years of watching his videos...love both him and theishter

[@kjtsw1268]

and the headline should say: "3 legends meet each other"

[@haveaniceday3952]

3*

[@richard35791]

Halcyon quality in notes alone is also close, though still behind in improvization

[@nizrael-pianocovers977]

halcyon's arrangement is good but imo it lacks texture since most is not too technical or too simple, but i think thats on purpose.

[@ciute1679]

I like how animenz says German words when he can't remember how to say it in English :D "Doppelpunkt"

[@shrew4592]

There was another moment in this masterclass if I remember where he was trying to find the english word for "register" on the piano while saying it in german but they were the same words. was very funny moment

[@Crim_Zen]

Well English is one of the hardest languages to learn. Also, they might have studied in Germany, since that's still the heartland of classical music.

[@slsbwbw727]

@@Crim_Zen english is one of the easiest languages to learn tbh

[@aidenchoe4971]

@@Crim_Zen 6 months late, but animenz was raised in Germany which is why it’s prob his first language

[@duncanblackman-q3y]

@@aidenchoe4971 very late, but animenz knows english, german, chinese and another language, probably french, spanish, russian or polish is my thoughts

[@lachlanle7940]

Animenz and Theisther are just built different

[@m4z805]

Fonzi is up there with the Built Different Gang, along with Marasy8.

[@omegaruscher7967]

@@m4z805 and halcyon :)

[@m4z805]

@@omegaruscher7967 Ru's Piano is also very cleancut too.

[@omegaruscher7967]

@@m4z805 yes alsobtrue

[@cedriclhassani5719]

You guys all forgot about kyle landry 😏

[@k_c_holmes930]

As a trained singer, I LOVE hearing him talk about the way that singers have to phrase the song in order to account for breathing. He is correct in the fact that a good singer plans every breath (usually on comas or periods when possible). I always wondered how he made his piano playing sound like a voice, and now I know. He actually acknowledges the fact that what a singer does, is not just what's on the page. A singer can't go straight through a song. We cut notes short and what-not in order to breathe and show emotion. Animenz found a way to put that stylization and life into the piano. He figured out how to make a piano breathe.

[@noname8354]

Same with bassoon. If we have to play a single note for a while in band, we plan out when we have to breathe (normally isn't intentional, it just happens). Breathing is important

[@alexlei2235]

As a classical pianist, many good teachers encourage their students to breathe when playing. Although it technically isn't necessary to consciously breathe when playing piano, it is an important skill for higher-level pianists. When the difficulty of the piece goes up, it is ever more crucial to not build tension in your body. It will stunt your skills, your musicality, and you can develop arthritis if you're constantly playing when your tendons are tight and later burning. Breathing at pre-planned points after and before musical phrases not only helps you relax, but it also makes you pace the piece better. Tension tends to make people rush or not hang on a note or pause long enough to be satisfying to an attentive listener. Probably something that people don't think about is that classical composers of piano pieces often aren't necessarily creating melodies and harmonies with the sound of the piano in mind. The piano is an orchestra, incredibly capable of playing polyphonically, so the melody might be imitating a flute, while the left hand place a supporting string or brass section. Vocals are a commonly used analogy for interpreting piano pieces. Plenty of music teachers have told me that to imagine how you want to play a passage, sing it first, and notice how the composer wants you to breathe in these phrases.

[@aymenortashi8411]

Piano breathing technique, (demon slayer reference)

[@totallynotagarcellofangirl191]

He bought life into the piano through CPR. It's like the piano isn't breathing, so he pushed on it hard (Hard parts) and then when it came back to life, he let it calm down (Slow parts).

[@Un1234l]

This is actually how Chopin taught his students. His compositions and performances and teachings focus on cantabile qualities, like a singer's. He encouraged students to listen ta and study operas, arias. That's why his compositions are so melodic and song-like.

[@unknownfox274]

You, Animenz and Theishter could make a good podcast together

[@kourikage]

Trash Piano?

[@gyabiin4825]

@@kourikage Intellectual Pianists

[@richard35791]

Dont forget halcyon

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

This is like Trash Taste but with genius pianists instead

[@blackreaper725]

No one responded to your comment yet, so here it goes: why do I see you everywhere?

[@spicychickentenors4573]

ahhhh the legend has arrived

[@mochi6776]

who is who in this version then?

[@ayojethro]

you sir, have mastered the shadow clone

[@genericsidecharacter8915]

Even got the intro music

[@ZhenJi88]

"What is "doppelpunkt" in english?" - "colon" :D 7:04

[@D.Oktipu]

Deutschland?

[@Sonkh23600]

@@D.Oktipu yes Deutsch

[@tadanoweeb618]

Column bruh

[@Andicus]

I swear when Theisther literally just sat down and started playing it, I died. I'm never gonna be that good.

[@pikapoo3696]

You cant if your dead bro

[@Benri05]

@@pikapoo3696 someone whose dead can't be killed

[@wisefelipe]

That was so insane lol

[@YuuSen]

@@Benri05 people die when they are killed.

[@cosmic-entity]

@@YuuSen people are killed when they die.

[@bk2644]

Animenz’s face in the thumbnail legit looks like the pog meme lol

[@bk2644]

Ikr lol

[@Blade.5786]

Bro replied to himself 💀

[@bk2644]

@@Blade.5786 yeah i just realized, i don't know what i was doing 2 years ago💀

[@gallardo-kun1101]

Animenz knowledge is so far that he can even forget basic things

[@nicopetri3533]

11:00 Wow. It really sounds a lot more punchy. And he just did it like that? What is even happening here? It's also crazy to me that a change like that can make that much of an impact. And I always thought they exegerate in anime, when they are like: Do this little thing a tiny little bit longer and ... Super interesting video.

[@Patiri101]

The pedal is reaaaaally important. It can mess up your whole playing if used wrong, but is a fantastic addition, if you use it right. Most piano teachers would teach it like that: Every new bass gets a new pedal. And you play it like they tell you, until you get a feeling for it. And if you already have the right feeling you'll add it where you need it and try it out, until it sounds clean, but also awesome. So yeah, sometimes a little addition, like using the pedal makes a huuuuuge difference! But you need to be careful and don't hold it for to long. That's what he showed there. The difference between a long messy pedal and a short, fast changing pedal can be worlds :3

[@deliesek9126]

He really learnt Fonzis arrangement just by looking and listening to it 😳

[@emkaka7676]

The overpedaling was a greate advice which i never really noticed! I gotta fix that for myself too now! Also excellent playing Fonzi, its so nice to see you get recognized by the 2 legends :D

[@NerdIlliterateTaiwanDog]

Animenz is so funny 😂

[@jaydenlopez8165]

3 anime piano gods in one room. The amount of power in that room is very dense

[@hendrixcrossan9104]

I can definitely tell that you have applied their advice in your new arrangements. Definitely doesn't sound muddled in the bass and have definitely have more dynamics in your arrangements. One that comes to mind is your demon slayer op arrangement. Very good

[@redrage9283]

Not only this video surprising, your editing skill is really good The point of what they talking about, makes people who watch can understamd more Some editing to make it funny and intresting Really well done

[@KennyAMT]

Animenz pog doesn't exist, it can't hurt you Animenz pog:

[@aquardialboyles8962]

I learned SO much from this! I honestly don't arrange music, and I only play keyboard instead of piano. However, I think I learned more in 10 minutes from them on what makes a cover, and what makes music "sing" than in some other "instructional' videos. Thank you for doing this with them and posting it. So much fun!

[@klefferhd]

As a musician its so imprassive seeing this much genius together.

[@brettwilliams7657]

You are incredibly talented. Watching the critique was genuinely amazing; seeing how complimentary they were, how they so truly admired your gift, and how well you received their critique just blows my mind. You should be so very proud of what you are able to do. Just amazing, I wish I could put it into better words.

[@asiraaa]

8:03 made my day i swear

[@nemuiro15]

that's a whole ass comedy show i swear

[@ファイラ-x9h]

I just bursted laughing on that part 😂😂😂😂

[@SoufianPiano]

Very underrated video, having these 3 geniuses in the same video, what happiness 🥰

[@haveaniceday3952]

You talking and being with these legends just proves the legend that you are This is the holy trinity of covers

[@theflyingpiano4547]

Love animenz, such a humble person, and also gave you such amazing tips. I learnt a lot from them too, kudos to both of them!

[@nekoreee]

This is so true oml, in church this is the most important thing, like we are here to support the singer not to show off

[@Ediblesonofab]

2 years ago I was watching this and immediately got overwhelmed by the amount of details they were implying. Now Im finally starting to understand the things they were trying to say lmao.

[@lordleviticus1233]

That’s one thing I noticed that Thiester noticed u def have ur own style for sure and it’s a very very good one at that

[@youpatakraouzetteyou1875]

5:37 when you see the keys scrolling with synthesia

[@karminer_003]

I learned fonzi's aot cover that way 😂

[@mk14_-.]

@@karminer_003 you should really start learning sight reading. Don't feel like going in depth but when it comes to learning harder pieces it's gonna take 10x as long to learn instead if you learned by sheet music. It's worth it trust me. (You can search up additional reasons)

[@diakounknown1225]

@@karminer_003 that sounds terrible. And highly inefficient. Sight reading is much easier over time. And better overall.

[@karminer_003]

@@diakounknown1225 I play piano at the conservatory, so that's not a problem haha. I was just saying that i've learnt attack on titan op 6 on piano watching fonzi's tutorial. You can see the video in my channel.

[@steffanyr1038]

@@diakounknown1225 Don't know either, i can't read a music sheet so i've learned a piece by my ears and with watching some pianist playing in youtube. Right now I'm still practicing to play chopin ballade no.1 in g minor with my own method, but i'm stuck with the coda cause it's really hard without able to read a sheet music. And yeah, it's inefficient compared to sight reading cause it really takes more effort

[@PianoDeuss]

Editing in this video is no less interesting than what Theishter and Animenz say.

[@Pelmen.Smetana.]

OMG I LOOOVE YOU CHANNEL

[@pkrskinkaphant4612]

cool to see you here

[@sohanbhattacharyya8451]

OMG GREAT FAN OF YOUR OLD MEMORY COVER

[@sohanbhattacharyya8451]

OMG GREAT FAN OF YOUR OLD MEMORY COVER

[@gixelz]

i honestly thought you were gonna be the other guy from animenz

[@reed3274]

me: * hears animenz voice and accent * also me: meine Kameraden, wir übernehmen jetzt diese kommentarsektion

[@brunopianodude9938]

Es ist Zeit

[@tinaselka8155]

Haha👌😅...dann leg mal vor mit einem Topkommentar

[@zero-cq4gg]

Hahah lets goo

[@reed3274]

@@tinaselka8155 ja safe oder -imagine wie verwirrt die alle sein müssten-

[@janmoritzpiano9547]

Alle deutschen sind in den ganzen Kommentar Sektion so undercover weil jeder auf englisch kommentiert 😭😭

[@Maikeruuuuu]

Is it just me or animenz on the thumnail looks just like (the old and now cancelled) pogchamp lmao

[@GymCritical]

He’s cultured I see.

[@davidnoranavascues4489]

I thought it was the pogchamp xD

[@LeoJay]

Playing any of Darling in the Franxx Endings is an instant like from me.

[@nars_bars8774]

LMAO when he misplaced his water bottle 😂

[@rjayyy21]

It’s crazy I’m not a pianist but I’m an audio engineer , and I was literally thinking the same thing as both of the teachers before They even said they’re actual advice ... muddy/and time for pauses were the main things I noticed as well , they’re aren’t any flaws with your playing that’s for sure , just need a little bit more refinement which is something that comes over time and doesn’t need to be rushed ... you’re awesome man !! Really great that I stumbled upon this page , love piano covers 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@aironpianocovers]

I remember enjoying your covers 5 years ago, and now I watch you getting a masterclass from Animenz himself, it's very surprising to see how far you got, I'm very glad for you, wish you the best pal.

[@cameronburnett9679]

You can actually find up to around 10 different levels of sustain pedal in a good grand piano, so it's not an easy thing to get under control by any means. My muddiness improved a lot after I played around with the point where the pedal just kicks in, sort of always holding it down juuuust before it engages so that I can add a tiny brush of sustain easily. Nice video ;).

[@クラウススタジオプロダクション]

in music, if you're stop asking for advice, that's when you're in decline, and my prof always tells me to ask for advice from different musical background or character than mine, it gives me great experiences and perspectives. music learning and practicing is endless!! great video mate

[@AndySG7]

Finally we get the full vid!!!

[@kodykozak1326]

This is so cool! 3 masters all in the same room together. Love to see it!

[@LoZTwilight]

11:00 Yhea, thats the magic of less is sometimes alot more.. amazing

[@haydn9315]

Its nice seeing the three of you talk your craft. Wholesome.

[@alexbyearpiano]

Thank you so much for sharing this, extremely helpful stuff! Your playing, the comments, everything. Love this look behind the scenes!!

[@jonathan_h陈]

Thanks for sharing ! This is a new point of view for me, really feels like they're teaching me directly.

[@jasonZoo123]

"Because of Exams. You know how it is" yes Fonzi. We all know how it is I'm sure.

[@andreyt1580]

Animenz has a deep gerrman accent. I mean im from Germany and i clearly hear myself in his pronunciation. Love to see, that we all love Anime and Piano! Great video and thank you for share.

[@fallenunderworld184]

Outstanding as as always :> I can’t wait to see you’re improvements after this

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

Fonzi, I just adored the melody in this piece. First listen I saved to my favs. Wonderful stuff.

[@MrMuel1205]

This is really fascinating to watch. Thanks for uploading.

[@saizero0433]

"less is realy more" and showing the wild packed part from unravel made my day :DD

[@jhr5754]

Right now, I'm learning your "My War" cover and this advice helped me!

[@shojulee]

Animenz really looked like pog champ for a second on that thumbnail.

[@shrew4592]

OMG I WAS HERE THIS MASTERCLASS!!! I have my 3 signed theishter and animez posters hung up above my PC. cant believe I missed this video, but great vid and funny edits! *sigh* this brings back so many great memories when I saw animenz in person for the first time and he was tall af which I wasn't expecting o.o I think the covers that I remember from this masterclass was the girl who did the final fantasy cover and another guy who did animenz's this game arrangement. (makes me wanna dig out my old phone and find these vid recordings)

[@shrew4592]

After i caught up with my friend a little (one of my friends that I went to the animenz theishter concert and this masterclass) he told me had a your lie in April poster with all 3 animenz, theishter and fonzi signatures O.O that he got signed when he met u at smash 2019. I'm actually so jealous rn ahahaha

[@anyone6830]

omfg imagine getting advice from THE Animenz, it's gonna be only in my dreams

[@kechi9021]

Glad to see the man behind those inhuman arrangements make casual human mistakes xd

[@nizrael-pianocovers977]

What the hell, did just theisther play it right away after seing it once?

[@jessechoi571]

10:21 I realized that Fonzi likes big jumps ever since I started learning his Gurenge 0.0"

[@KunaiForce]

Yeah every cover lol. AoT, you say run, Gurenge

[@thestoneworldadams4590]

The first time I saw you was because of animenz and theishter 😂 I had just gotten into anime piano music and was watching them when your Darling in the Franxx ending popped up on my KZbin. Still an absolute favorite from you to this day. Thank you for all your awesome works and I cant wait for many more to come.

[@iyasunozomu8979]

the covers that come to mind are sincerely, darling ep1, and my war.

[@yorsho1974]

You know I have zero knowledge about music, so to make everything so easy to understanding as he does just shows how firm of a grasp he has on these things himself. I was impressed by them praising you so much in the beginning, but I was just as impressed with their feedback in and of itself.

[@renanorellana9255]

What an honor to watched this. Both create a special atmosphere to accept and valorate highlights and also detect and improve the weak parts. I heard it as a perfect interpretation, but then I realized about the advices given.

[@dannyemerle447]

I never thought I'd see Animenz's face in a clickbait thumbnail until I saw this video.

[@teebeejeebee]

THREE LEGENDS IN A ROOM-

[@XenoWeeb]

*Trash Taste background music starts playing* Me: Ah yes, another connoisseur of culture.

[@damaduck8290]

Let's go fonzi really glad you are putting yourself out there. Want to hear more of you

[@sprenzy7936]

I'm classically trained and I'm still learning about pedaling. Sometimes marasy does this too, like leave some notes with no pedals but make up for the dryness with a nice reverb The one I that I like for my piano is 92 cathedral. Cathedral I find has the best sound because it doesn't feel limited but not too much reverb like 120 is going to make the sound muddy again

[@jademonster660]

Idk why but even Animenz's "yes yes yes yes" at 11:38 when moving camera back was funny af 😂

[@ant_sap]

Wow! Honestly wished I could have also met them, but tbh I wouldnt have any clue what to talk about besides anime and piano covers. Maybe fanboying a bit but I think that’s about it. In the end I’m just satisfied to see both TehIshter and Animenz analyze music or just in any video haha! Anyways, I think I’m dragging this on but Happy Birthday to Animenz, crazy he’s 30 now!

[@ScottCabernet]

I love seeing people react to your stuff!

[@Hereson]

Got it! Play nonstop. No breathing for vocalists. Speeeedrunnnn!! 😎

[@marcusaureliusregulus2833]

One of my favourite of your arrangements!!

[@zanderallan4373]

When he demonstrated and just played it instantly that was insane

[@sparshbothra6582]

wow theyre giving such good advice. Its almost like their professional pianists

[@nathanspencer7269]

Super entertaining and informative video! I love hearing advice from great musicians to other great musicians!

[@hyperksaiki278]

*Fonzi starts with a Darling in The Franxx ending song* Me: *Why must you hurt me this way..* **cries**

[@justanotherweeb9374]

Still one of the best days of my life seeing you 3 in Sydney

[@ryu_no_kagizume]

Thank you for posting this video!

[@_vincgorilla5805]

Im excited to see those advice in your future cover

[@_Snix]

ANIMENZ LOOKING FOR HIS WATER BOTTLE KILLED ME 🤣

[@nicjansen230]

Also something to consider is not using any pedal at all in some phrases! Maybe it's just me or my piano, but it sounds way more mushy when I try something similar on my piano, so I tend to use as little pedal as possible. You don't need a pedal to create legato if you have few notes close together, so you can try that if you want a super clear sound

[@DANIEL557]

The fact that he probably played just by ear astonishes me🫨🥲

[@VensPiano]

Wow what an opportunity to get feedback from these legends! Super inspiring

[@3SweetyAngel]

Animenz: like ''doppelpunkt'' - what is Doppelpunkt in english? xD

[@Sonkh23600]

Lol

[@elienayunus7889]

Animenz is so cute when looking for his water

[@breadifies2800]

This was incredibly insightful

[@bato23]

Yes,torikago u hurt me again

[@refuse71]

Ikr

[@planetary-rendez-vous]

The anime piano crossover episode we didn't know we needed.

[@nithinrajan2983]

WE NEED MORE

[@cultured_goku5899]

Soon Fonzi gonna be in news channels

[@metalhound8867]

This is amazing!!!!!! I love when you you cover Darling in the Franxx music!!!

[@kwmpk]

holy shiet, to be given advice from the gods of anime piano it is a blessing

[@leoleondre2425]

When perfect pitchers makes our hours of a single simple song practices go to waste!

[@Fumozart]

I feel you...

[@strangeone16]

My cat jumped off my desk at the exact same time that the camera moved and made a noise and I thought she just knocked a bunch of stuff over xDDD