Classical Pianist Reacts To SIMPLY PIANO ADS

A classically trained pianist reacts to some Simply Piano Ads.
Simply Piano is a massive meme in many piano communities because of their interesting ads, but are they really as dubious as people make them out to be? Well, I guess it's time to find out!
Quick note: this is not a commentary on Simply Piano's methodology or the people shown in the ads, this a reaction/review of the ads themselves and the curriculum shown in the ads. Also, there are many other more experienced teachers than me especially when it comes to working with complete beginners, so take my comments with a grain of salt :)
Also, not sure why my camera is coming through so soft. I'm definitely looking into it.
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[@stephenwillet4075]

I'm a piano technician, and I've gotten several new clients whose child downloaded this app from an ad, and tried to learn the piano. But if your piano is out of tune it will always mark you as playing the wrong note. So I like this app simply cause it's caused more people to call me to tune their piano. Also they hear me play Chopin or Beethoven and realize they need real teachers

[@tommeng6522]

*plays Pathetic Sonata to own the noobs*

[@ariobotgaming]

Basically its business, good for you.

[@mystogan6556]

*stonks*

[@mrnobody2222]

Beautiful

[@dundy96]

Bro you're missing your chance to advertise your teaching business lol

[@WinterVT]

Plot twist: The guy hasn't played "piano" before, but he's a professional organ, harpsichord, and all things keyboard related player

[@jellycore1316]

Owahh XD

[@cheesecakesmellsgood]

They all study piano since grade 3 anyway.

[@sephandremanticore5438]

well, he doesn't say he "never played piano," he straight says he "doesn't know how to play piano."

[@Lillianz2012]

Guy probably knows how to play piano on a keyboard

[@baguette3975]

And he’s classically trained for 20 years +

[@Tsuki-Music]

If you can learn slowly You can learn fastly “With simply piano :D”

[@0x19]

i n t e r e s t i n g

[@Nothing-00000]

Tell Meh more😲

[@Jonathan-zy6rt]

A simply piano add came up while I was watching your video and it took me a second to realize it wasn’t part of the video😂😂

[@mrlol1e]

Same..

[@sharxzy8582]

Sme

[@imjustpassionate3340]

Same

[@naau_2091]

Same :,)

[@cosmiclikesminecraft]

Same actually

[@corkyo2163]

This just proves the fact... If you can play it slowly You can play it fastly 😎

[@Tsuki-Music]

Watt pin this

[@shanefernandez5805]

Is it a TwoSet reference? cause it's supposed to be ".. you can play it quickly" just bring nitpicky :-)

[@Tsuki-Music]

@@shanefernandez5805 it’s a twoset + server reference, if that makes sense XD

[@corkyo2163]

@@shanefernandez5805 It's a play on a TwoSet reference. Some friends and I joke around with the word "fastly"

[@KitsuneMelodies]

No not fastly please

[@shononoyeetus8866]

Yesterday I didn’t even know what a piano was But then I downloaded Simply Piano. 5 hours later I am a professional pianist with a #1 hit in the UK charts

[@Caliko]

The second ad fills me with so much second-hand embarrassment somehow, the cheesy premise, the acting, the "full disclosure I am NOT a pianist" then day 1 his hand has perfect posture already, I've never seen a beginner NOT start playing with flat fingers. Masterpiece of an ad

[@nessodepresso]

Makes sense

[@gebaseer99]

Not to mention that he also seems to have no problem reading the sheet music on the screen on day 1 lol

[@chengzongpang3872]

also i saw a comment of someone who knew him and he was a professional at it already.

[@xtremeyoylecake]

Heck I’ve been playing for 3 years and even then I have trouble with posturing!

[@Cookiedoggy3545]

Well yk what wise men say

[@teddychen9803]

On my first day of simply piano, I played Concerto number 1 by Tchaikovsky.

[@aCertainZypher]

Dang really? On my first day, I played the full cycle of Beethoven's Sonatas, and The Minute Waltz with my nose

[@battybatshytcrazy4365]

Well I played Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry night ☺️

[@CleoPiano]

Simply Piano ads are the war crimes of the KZbin piano community

[@aposeastwood200]

5:25 Lol I saw the "i'm asian so my parents forced me to learn the piano" thing coming such a meme. I wish I'd have learned it as a kid tho

[@dedeln3]

I hate Simply Piano ads but the app itself is quite good. The only BIG problem is that the app can't correct things like posture and hand position. I started learning piano last year and I'm happy at what I can play today.

[@eduardadhi110]

Im pondering whether to download the app. With all the negativity concerning the app. But thank god its not all bad , right?

[@Beyond1904]

I noticed that every simply piano kid has this weird hand posture while playing pieces like fur Elise. It kind of annoyed me cause even if you play the notes it will just look ugly and you will have disadvantage.

[@Ryunis_]

I think Flowkey is a little better

[@christsservant5472]

Is the app good for learning to sight read better? I am an advanced pianist but can only sight read at the intermediate level.

[@benarr8689]

I disagree the app is completely bullshit. The only thing you learn is sight read which is good, but this is the only thing. It doesn't teach you rythm, improve your ear, posture, theory, dynamics, techniques So basically youre just hitting the keys, without any understanding and it doesn't sound good cause you dont know any rythm, dynamics or techniques Edit: You cant even really learn how to sight read, cause you dont learn any rythms, so if u try to sight read an song for the first time and you only learned with simply piano, it will have terrible rhythm and my understanding is that playing the correct rythm is a part of sight reading

[@gabrielbautista9346]

If you can learn slowly, you can learn quickly.

[@ananthd4797]

I started playing the piano at 17, and actually don't find being able to play songs in a month to be unrealistic at all -- in fact, my progress was somewhat similar (of course, as you mentioned, this comes with obsessiveness, I was at it for several hours a day). I didn't find memorizing that hard either. But, especially with the second ad, there is no way in hell that the guy just naturally has near-perfect hand posture, and can sing AND play without breaking posture, after a month. I just don't buy it. I think that it's definitely possible to play simple tunes after a month -- people do it on the guitar all the time, for instance. However, that technique is a clear giveaway. Unless the guy was a pro keyboardist and organist, but not a "pianist" lol. With the kid, the rhythm is suspiciously good. It's harder to maintain good rhythm when you have the sheet music annoyingly scrolling by you like that. What I find more unrealistic is that these people are apparently playing along with a score. If they played the same pieces, after a month, with okay-ish technique and memorized, it wouldn't be that hard to believe. That's probably easier than playing the start of Fur Elise, which should be possible in a month imo

[@tommydashed4205]

This is a year old but I tought myself the entirety of Fur Elise and Let It Be in a single month. Although I didn't learn it through learning to read notes or any app, I just kind of figured it out by sound and watching videos of people playing to see how they moved their hands.

[@raraclipz3669]

Amazing! After using simply piano for 4 hours i transformed into Chopin 😄👍

[@giasone777]

Just one more thing, having a good piano teacher is invaluable, she is teaching me all kinds of things that are really interesting and trying to correct my bad posture, timing, bad fingering, all of which is mostly ignored by simply piano.

[@philbofettiArchive]

I've been playing piano for 11 years and for a fair chunk of that time, singing while playing was incredibly difficult, it's still yet to get easier.

[@thepianoplayer416]

Have a teacher and don't use an app for learning. About 5 years ago attended a Christmas gathering. Half the people in the room took lessons with a teacher, some passed conservatory exams. There was a keyboard in the room. When asked to play a tune nobody volunteered. Music is supposed to be fun. Nowadays many people including myself would share their music on social media. The point of using Simply Piano is not learning proper techniques from day 1 but to learn pieces quickly to a performance level. When we're playing easy pieces, we don't notice problems with techniques. At a young age a hand can't reach an octave so we see hands playing in an awkward way. When he gets older, his hands get bigger so he can play more naturally in a relaxed way. At least the boy in the ad is enjoying the learning experience and able to play a tune. The rhythm part is just repetition. Repeating the same notes & chords many times at regular intervals you learn to keep a steady beat. The older man playing Ode to Joy... specifically the first part of OtJ is doable. We have the first 5 notes in the C scale CDEFG in different order EEFGGFED etc. with each finger next to each other in the C position can be taught in lesson 1. The experience at the party where half the people took lessons with a teacher but nobody has the confidence to play a tune is not what you want to see. Even if the technique is off at least the self-taught pianist is able to play something.

[@fruitanimeonpiano]

Absolutely outstanding analysis! It is no doubt that simply piano will create the next generation of child prodigies, and your interpretation of the technique is sublime. This app gives me hope for the upcoming pianists of the 21st century. Also how was the tea

[@WattKeys]

Delicious

[@Sakoi]

Can't wait till my son can play Op. 10 No. 1 at 200bpm first try using Simply Piano 2.0 in 2030, which subscription costs 69420 DOGE.

[@jewelstrike2209]

@@Sakoi Interesting, that you mention that specific piece! I’m currently learning that very piece (after having played for about 7-8 years already) and I can tell you, it’s still very challenging to me! But I can play two Chopin Waltzes already.

[@Sakoi]

@@jewelstrike2209 It's challenging for almost every pianist. It's not just about hitting the right notes.

[@hotjanuary]

I’m learning guitar. I want to emphasize for those jumping into music through self study that learning the correct technique and posture is more important than getting the song as quickly as possible. As a beginner, whatever bad habits I pick up now will be very difficult to break down the road.

[@gaopinghu7332]

10 minutes of simply piano: hungarian rhapsody no 2 by Lizst with feet during a zombie apocalipse

[@TheAmbiguousMice]

Other piano teaching app: Day 1: twinkle twinkle little star Day 10: fur Elise at 2x speed Week 2: Chopin Real progress Day 1: learning right hand techniques Day 10: still learning right hand techniques Week 1:baby shark Week 2:learning left hand techniques Week 3: still learning left hand techniques Month 1: twinkle twinkle little star with both hands Year 24: fur Elise Year 40: Chopin 0.000001 speed

[@YehPianoCovers]

This is the video I always knew I needed.

[@nuhaaziz5258]

The first ad, he has a channel called Paz Louis. He played simply piano when beginning but then he went to a music academy for further learning. So Simply piano is good for beginning and as substitute. I also recommend learning posture too when beginning from the internet

[@VinLudens]

The fact that these ads are so sus makes them incredibly hilarious to watch. Looking forward to part 2!

[@loganmoon380]

I started playing ode to joy a few weeks in and my posture was terrible. Have no idea how that one guy who has never played piano before had very good hand posture and could play the song quite well. Especially since he was an older guy.

[@HaydenPianoCovers]

*He'S dEfINiTEly a PrO ViDeOgraPHer*

[@thefriendlyplayer1846]

Every Simply Piano (Pain) ad in a nutshell: Day1- Ode to joy, Day2- FaNtAsIe ImProMpTU

[@shawtyvro]

the piano in the ads are paid actors

[@codexone2194]

I've watched 2sets reaction video to these so often that I can recite what and when they are going to say something 🤣😂

[@VPshandlewasstolen]

BRO, AS SOON AS HE PRESSED THE PLAY BUTTON I GOT A SIMPLY PIANO AD 💀💀💀

[@kalebarsenault1882]

Whilst watching this , I got 4 simply piano adds

[@keanuw8684]

Hurray! After week 3 of using simply piano, I am able to play animenz unravel and la Campanella with 100 percent accuracy!

[@tiarasteele8533]

Lmao

[@Edgeflims]

What happens if you practice simply piano for 40 hours a day?

[@gogetassjgd17]

What lol 40 hrs a day XD

[@Edgeflims]

@@gogetassjgd17 Legend has it there was a superior violin prodigy who could manipulate time so they use that power to double the time of the day to practice 40 hrs everyday. That legend is LingLing

[@gogetassjgd17]

@@Edgeflims wow

[@gogetassjgd17]

@@Edgeflims 😅

[@therealbreezebliss]

@@gogetassjgd17 Lol it’s a reference to twoset violin.

[@gerochoa]

If you want to be a professional at piano you might study somewhere else but for home classes simply piano is great, I have been doing it every single day for 1 month and the flow on songs and improvement is amazing. I have to say I did had some piano basics like posture and they do teach you how with videos. Having no one to tell you your errors is one of the things about learning in apps.

[@Sub2MisterEnderboss]

Why did I get a simply piano ad while watching this

[@nathaniacarissa2466]

I clicked this video and it started with simply piano ad😂

[@BigDawgyhim]

Something about this is that when I started playing piano I could not do 3 note cords, It took me a while of practice to use my middle finger in a chord

[@backtoschool1611]

I am watching this, and I kid you not RIGHT BEFORE he plays the next ad to review, THAT SAME AD SHOWED UP AND I HAD TO SKIP IT!!! WOW!!🤣

[@SH-yp4mv]

This is the quality content I subbed for hahaha

[@Dragon-pupetss]

STOP BUT I GOT A SIMPLY PIANO AD BEFORE THIS 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@supremevibes4896]

‘To spill sum, you need to sip sum’ - SimplyWatt

[@MATEOPULIDOPA]

I ACTUALLY GOT A SIMPLY PIANO AD SJMFMFKSKSKFKDKSKSKSKK 😭😭😭

[@xerozoo]

After of years and years of simply piano, I finally found the middle c

[@pacogonzalez9884]

Being completely honest I started playing piano with simply piano, no teacher. The app helps to read music, but it doesn’t teach you the proper technique and posture, there are a few videos but they are not enough. I think simply piano with a teacher is the best way to start, it is like extra practice reading notes and coordinating. I only used simply piano for 6 months tho... and exactly today it’s my 2nd year of playing piano :D, I can say that my technique was pretty sh*t when I first got a teacher, but right now I think it is pretty decent, I would not recommend to just learn with simply piano if someday you want to play Rachmaninoff or Chopin with a solid interpretation

[@diakounknown1225]

I decided to try simply the app, it wasn't actually bad. Yeah I didn't notice any time signatures, it tempo markings (the latter isn't as important as a beginner) but It somewhat works. Still wouldn't recommend.

[@linxx214]

Me getting an actual simply piano ad before de video

[@merlinc.4560]

So, even if after all this you actually weren't convinced that the second one was scripted: Note how Michael's wife thanks him. "Thank you, Michael!" She uses his name. How is that weird? People use names to talk to people, that's how names work? No. We use names to address someone specifically, e.g. in an conversation with multiple people, or when we call for them from far away. No one instinctively uses names in a one-on-one conversation with people they are close to, because it seems redundant and unpersonal. To say it had to be a deliberate decision. Pls dont @ me, I just wanted to have my own personal Sherlock moment for once

[@bigman5629]

Caught in the act, ngl.

[@Lillianz2012]

@everyone HEY GUYS THIS IS SHERLOCK HOLMES HERE SHERLOCK

[@simoontjeexx5371]

I also bought a piano and I am using simply piano, got it 2 weeks now, but didn’t play everyday, and I learned SO MUCH.. And it is going pretty well, I think the app is updated aswell … I also look your videos for extra information. I believe it is possible to be good as the man in a few weeks of using the app! Just need some feeling for music I guess

[@iamharrypottah1916]

Watching a simply piano reaction video while watching simply piano ads

[@Icer2022]

literally got a simply piano ad before the video started

[@EricPiano]

I love those simply piano ads, they're funny to watch!

[@clivebhandarkar2490]

After using the app myself, I can say the app is better than any piano teacher I've had yet. 100% recommend it.

[@MarioRodriguez-gr8wc]

You’re going to get all these kids mad. Their mommy and daddy paid their teachers. 😂

[@Grigeral]

In all fairness on #2, I started learning about 2 years ago now, give or take a couple of months. When I started out, I was able to play with both hands independently and I was able to pick up some basic, but still actual pieces from things people played on Synesthesia and the like. I was able to keep time well enough and though the hand placement took a bit of time, usually after practicing for 30-60 minutes I could place the first few passages within a piece. Claire De Lune was one of the first pieces I learned and it was up until the rolling Arpeggios. Now I learned that about month after starting and it took me about 2-3 weeks practicing to get that part down. Technically speaking... I had 'never played piano' before. But I 'did' have 15 years of guitar experience in my past.

[@kagehiro08]

The timing in 2: 21 where a simply piano add popped up thought it was from the vid

[@alfaridarizka865]

I got a simply piano ad while watching this video and I didn't skip it because I thought it was part of the video 😭

[@ScarletRed.]

A week ago I downloaded Simply piano. Today I played my 1st concert with Elton John! Thanks Simply Piano!

[@sephandremanticore5438]

Immediately upon talking about the anniversary man, SimplyPiano ad pops up featuring anniversary man.

[@ajdsensation]

I just a simply piano ad as I was watching this

[@Starmangler]

The fact i got a simply piano ad before this-

[@joeylabranche1014]

I'm teaching myself piano with apps, of course having a teacher is the best option no doubt but my goal is not to become professional and honestly i hate classical music.My goal is just to learn some pop songs and have fun with my keyboard and in my opinion apps like simple piano or synthesia are perfect for that.Now on the other end if your goal is to become a classical pianist you need a good teacher and years of practice and suffering for that.

[@mei8647]

when you’re trying to watch the video but you get a simply piano ad BEFORE THE VIDEO 😭

[@alyanahzoe]

i got a simply piano ad while watching this video. 😂😂😂

[@ashleehill2942]

literally another ad popped up... this time he’s 3

[@trickfruit154]

I got a simply guitar ad when I clicked

[@samcanal5218]

I watched a whole simply piano add thinking it was you reacting to it loool😂😂😂😂

[@renierbonthuyzen9703]

I have simply piano and the first and second ads are not wrong at all. You can progress very fast, but the app lets you slide through. In my opinion the app is not strict enough and as for posture….they do tell you what the proper posture and seating positions are. Just because the actors don’t follow the instructions, is not the apps fault.

[@coreyhughes1456]

Simply Piano's strength is definitely teaching how to read sheet music IMO.

[@KeysoftheLord]

I got a simply piano ad before watching this.

[@hannahhagans1861]

10-12 years of piano and I finally had the guts to try to memorize Arabesque 1 from Debussy. Also I got a simply piano ad that was super cringe in the middle of this video and got the first shown ad in my previous video which I thought was fake cause the kid knew what fingers to use and how to read the notes day 1 when they did it themselves as a 5 year old.

[@voltageytgames461]

Literally before the video I got a simply piano ad :)

[@Mr.misterr]

I GOT A SIMPLY PIANO AD BEFORE THIS VIDEO LMAO

[@TheWorldSpinsSlowly]

Bruh I got a simply piano ad as the video started.

[@lukeskyguy2238]

The 1 dislike is from simply piano.

[@safy5363]

Bro, I got a simply piano ad before the video

[@Nothing-00000]

Right when I clicked this video I got a ad for simply piano

[@pigeon9695]

I got a simply piano ad watching this

[@brouser4580]

The fact that I got a simply piano before this video is even worse 😭

[@minecraftbee721]

i am self taught actually. i learned a lot from my grandmother who is AMAZING at piano. she taught me posture, hands, octaves, and key signatures. but besides that, ive taught myself and i can even play things like moonlight sonata and have it seamlessly fade into other songs. i think that simply piano has potential, but it doesnt have the right approach. i had downloaded the app as a joke to see what made it so bad and from my own take on it: 1. it doesnt teach you how different speeds work. they wont understand if sheet music says 100 bpm and they would be really confused if something like 6/8 a measure appeared. 2. it doesnt teach about pedals, which are SUPER important when changing the mood of a song and can make a huge difference. 3. the way it teaches the base and left hand is COMPLETELY inaccurate. its all just chords with left and simple notes. there is NO hand independence. 4. they're ads do something that ticks me off. they play things that make it sound amazing to people who dont play piano. but once they get better they realize that they could have learned that easily and maybe even better with a teacher. they have potential though, and j hope that they fix these mistakes

[@Jay-fe2to]

that kid gets a fresh cut every week

[@renji0]

OF COURSE I GOT A SIMPLY PIANO AD ON THIS VIDEO

[@ryanc2286]

As a person who watched twosets videos, I was confused with the first few seconds of the video, like, "WHERE IS MY MAN WATTKEYS, WHY AM I SEEING BRETT AND EDDDDDDDDIEEEEE"

[@rau_jay123]

I got a simply piano ad while watching this twice

[@thymespianostudio5197]

Your dad watching this like "Watch me" 😂

[@Taliesin6]

yeah i almost feel offended as an almost 40 year old thinking about getting a piano.

[@Kikolonius]

I think playing and singing at the same time is almost like playing with 3 hands

[@electrifiedturtle9444]

I literally got a simply piano ad on this video about simply piano ads 😂

[@missxy8217]

I got 3 Simply Piano ads while watching this lmao

[@guineapigland5656]

I got both a Simply Piano AND Yousician ad during this video-

[@henx9140]

OMG right before the ad played i got a simply piano ad so i watched all of it thinking that it was the video lol

[@Hey-yh2sl]

I got a simply piano ad right before this video it’s like they know 💀

[@joshuawatt7959]

My mother would sit me down to play for hours also, painful times

[@ZachTheSaint]

How did I get a SimplyPiano ad before this video lmao

[@johncracker5217]

There was a SP ad on this exact video

[@johncracker5217]

I’ve been playing for years and have never even attempted the hand cross over technique for the crescendo

[@Aranboi]

Lol I got a simply piano ad at the start for this vid lolol

[@cooIskeleton94]

I got an ad for simply piano while watching this

[@andremarques1088]

14:06 I used to have that problem when I was starting to learn the piano 😂

[@krispygod.3x346]

I literally no joke got a simply piano ad on this video, and when i did, i ascended

[@HappyAlex0321]

After 3 days of simply piano I can already play rush e flawlessly

[@vidtron]

i got a simply piano ad right before this

[@iamtest3916]

*After 5 Days Of Simply Piano, I Can Play While Doing A HandStand, With My Eye's Closed And With My Feet!*