Universal 'Singing' Techniques for Piano Playing Explained - Mendelssohn's Boat Song op.30/6

[@theoboueid6450]

I have yet to have encountered an online piano teacher as competent as you. You're lessons are extremely valuable. I bet even very advanced pianists could learn many things from you. Amazing!

[@DenZhdanovPianist]

Thank you for your kind feedback, much appreciated!

[@ericastier1646]

For sure, i've toured you tube as well for years for piano pédagogues and none of the others come close in consistency, quality, professionalism and the combined level of playing and teaching of Denis. Some can play impressive pieces but cannot teach, some are just teachers who hardly play and others are narcissistic (and quite toxic) struggling young concert pianists always on some emotional drama roller coaster and trying to bait a teenager audience followers very much like britney spears or now taylor swift. They don't care at all for the person that you are except if you are making exaggerated public idolatrizing them and they just see their entire audience as a school of fishes phenomena. They don't reply to your comments and are conceited. I have tremendous respect for Denis for treating every individual with consideration and often replying to comments.

[@mitchnew3037]

I don’t learn this piece, but this is awesome 🤩👍

[@LiliVG]

The light of my phone woke me up at an ungodly hour to read that Denis does offer this Mendelssohn piece in a detailed invaluable lesson. I resisted the impulse of getting up right then and there. This morning I purchased the piece and it is well worth it. The way this great teacher tells us to use our bodies has served me well. Even though this particular piece does not fall in the technically difficult repertoire it’s a piece, in my opinion, as an amateur pianist that requires the obvious basic technique and beyond that a decent amount of musicality to bring out the rocking, haunting romantic element of this piece. The way to approach the trill is excellent. Fortunately, so far I haven’t done anything crazy starting to learn this piece but this lesson is super invaluable for anyone learning this piece. Thank you Denis from across the Atlantic.

[@DenZhdanovPianist]

Thank you for your kind feedback, and please get a good sleep!🙏

[@ericastier1646]

Well done Denis. Very enjoyable.

[@Leon-xw3nv]

Much appreciated, Denis!

[@kurtkaufman]

Thank you so much for your very constructive suggestions and demonstrations.

[@homamellersh8446]

Thank you Denis, pleasure watching and listening to you .

[@robertosion6099]

Denis, THANK YOU so much for your sincery, generous, simple, clear piano classes here! God Bless You. Roberto Sion, senior professional piano and wind player.

[@DenZhdanovPianist]

Thank you Roberto for your kind feedback!😊

[@robertosion6099]

@@DenZhdanovPianist All the best, Denis!

[@krasko78]

Thank you, Denis. It is always a pleasure to watch your videos. The attention to detail you put is amazing and I learn so much each time. I am learning this piece at the moment and enrolled in your full 60-minute tutorial. Can't wait to incorporate all of your tips into my practice! :)

[@DenZhdanovPianist]

Thanks for purchasing, have fun with this beautiful piece!

[@Tobi-hu9mf]

hi, I really appreciated this tutorial. I wanted to mention that I think when you are playing without talking, perhaps you could increase the balance of the piano more in the video mix if possible. if you only have the one mic visible in the video, I understand if that is not possible, but I think it would help inform the character of the piano more and demonstrate what you are conveying better. regardless, excellent video and thank you for the tips!

[@DenZhdanovPianist]

Thanks for the feedback, I am actually doing it, I have 3 mics for piano, two omni and one cardioid. Maybe I could do piano a couple of DB louder though here, I’ll keep in mind for future.

[@rohinagrawal9727]

do you have a deal to get all your courses at once?

[@DenZhdanovPianist]

Not yet!😅

[@fredericlemaitre9444]

I quite agree with the ascending sixt to be played decrescendo, what puzzles me is that it goes against what is indicated in the music sheet. What do you make of that then ?

[@DenZhdanovPianist]

No, it doesn’t contradict. This marking means *expressively*, not cresc.-dimin.

[@fredericlemaitre9444]

@@DenZhdanovPianist oh ok, never was aware of that. Thank you !

[@liviaferraro5761]

😊

[@gunorijssel7987]

Denis Hi, I have a question: have you been secretly listening in when I was practicing this piece. I mean, I didn't hear a word I could disagree with. THIS is really a CARBON COPY of how AI INTUITIVELY experience and play this piece. Maybe after all there is ONE disagreement between us: AI LOVE to ACCENTUATE the EMBELLISHMENT at 7:35: a. because it feels so good 'to ring the bell and b. because it marvels the audience(wow: how does he do THAT). So instead of going 'soft', I by definition go 'loud'. Or maybe I should say: IT STIPULATES AUTHORITY( HE really KNOWS what he's doing)!!

[@DenZhdanovPianist]

Glad to hear that! However I remain flexible about interpretation and another time might play it differently.

[@MarxistischerMillionaer]

The hair pins actually refer to rubato/ expressiveness instead of dynamics crescendo and diminuendo?? Really?

[@DenZhdanovPianist]

Yes as far as we can assume nowadays it’s kind of a lost knowledge. Check out tonebase’s Seymours Berstein lesson on YT. This also explains why ppl like Rachhmaninoff start a phrase from the strongest sound in bars where he himself writes . It’s most likely connected with the ‘singing’ tradition of that time.

[@MarxistischerMillionaer]

@@DenZhdanovPianist I just watched the video. Thanks for the answer and info! Would be interesting to know if this only applies to pieces from the romantic era or to pieces after the romantic era as well