How To Make Music Like Ludovico Einaudi

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Thank you for watching! Hope you enjoyed creating your own Ludovico Einaudi style music on piano. Let me know if you would like more videos on composition techniques of any other styles of music!

[@m8rc3l]

Wow! This is the best piano tip I got so far, in 2023! This went from thinking "How does Einaudi do it?" to actually being able to create your own beautiful melodies. Thanks, Tom, you've really made my day!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

That's fantastic to hear! I'm thrilled that you found the tip so valuable and that it's helping you create your own beautiful melodies. Music is all about self-expression, and it's a joy to know that this guidance has brought you closer to that goal.

[@Astronirav]

The thing with Einaudi is that, over the years, I've come across many critiques and people (coming from classical tradition, especially contemporary composers) bash him for the simplicity of his music and how formulaic it is but I have yet to come across a single composer, who does what Einaudi does so well and can create hauntingly beautiful music like him. Of course I come across a single musical piece every now and then from a contemporary composer but that's just it. None of them have a repertoire as impressive as Einaudi. Recently, David Bruce - the composer, attempted to compose a piece in the style of Einaudi on his KZbin channel and in my opinion, he failed miserably. Simplicity is easy to understand but can sometimes be very difficult to create.

[@paulwhite9546]

I discovered Einaudi 20 years ago and was blown away.Saw him in concert years ago and took my wife.As a heavy rock chick she was blown away by the beauty of the music . The beauty lies in the silence between notes

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

The old mantra: less is more.

[@JustAaverageviewer-dc7tc]

Haha yeah heavy rock or metal can allso be very emotional and beautifull that's why many of us kind of appreciate all of the songs that touch our heart.

[@rik-keymusic160]

I’m working on Einaudi pieces… i love his work. Is incredible how he is able to do so much with so less… I’m practicing a piece that is 12 min long and although the left hand is very easy hes able to make a 12min piece that doesn’t bore me at all 😂 it’s very emotional music i find 😊

[@LucasSavelli-e3w]

Oh, Tom! You are a wonderful teacher, thank you so much!

[@lorenzoarroz3688]

This is something I work with daily and watching you execute the twist with the F (1564) and move to a Dm, Bflat, F, C was really cool. Thank Much ...Love It!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MarnixMohrmannPiano]

at 13:00 the improv instantly grabbed me, guess I am a simple music enjoyer! Another great video!

[@ToastandJam52]

Love this. Just started doing my own Einaudi impersonation and having a ton of fun with it. I will certainly take some of the ideas in this video and give it a try! Thanks loads Tom!!!!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Great to hear this!

[@Quinnstonshires]

Thanks Tom! I would to see more of this simple style thats easy to improvise on. Can get many miles out of this.

[@alexc2259]

I loved this lesson. I am so glad I found this channel. Thank you KZbin!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Thankyou Alex!

[@omaralkarnos4488]

Wooow. Love it thats what i was looking for. Easy and catchy

[@bazzaf7641]

You keep doing it Tom with another interesting session. Making difficult things look less difficult when they are broken down as you are able to demonstrate. You certainly are giving me plenty to work on. You are also introducing me to musicians I have never heard of. Thanks for another brilliant class.

[@jonrobertsmusic]

This just came up on my YT as a suggested video. Bravo for creating this Tom 👍

[@Arthur-fc5em]

I love this lesson, thank you for sharing!

[@jeffreybaer3746]

Yes, more on composition. I am interested in cinematic composition and eventually moving picture scoring. Thank you. Jeffrey

[@davidvitasovic1321]

This helped me so much! Thanks, Tom!

[@josephlandman1402]

Amazing! I think this content it's incredibly good. Do we may watch a video of how to compose in the style of Max Richter? Thanks!

[@DansChessLounge]

Loved the video… I subscribed!

[@GoaWay4Sanity]

*Enya uses this same technique!!* 😎👍🏾 *never thought of it in this way though, Tom!*

[@insomnia_42]

wow this video was so great :) it really helped me a lot. this is such a good starting point to learn improvising on the piano. Thank you so much for your content and please keep making such great videos :) Greetings from Austria

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

I'm glad it's helping, keep up the playing - it all makes a difference! www.contemporaryschoolofpiano.com

[@johngilbert184]

Inspiring and just plain fucking amazing! Heading for my keyboard ASAP.....

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Go for John! Let us know how it goes!

[@humblemai2211]

Please make more tutorial about jazz piano...thanks

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

We just published a tutorial on Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock, and our next tutorial that comes out in a few days is So What by Miles Davis!

[@deetee5156]

Another great video. Thank you. Oh and can you tell me what happened to the book OSS the back. There was a light or something under that bench. And then the book fell. Weird

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

I just noticed it, it is weird actually, I never saw that before. It's my beloved Chopin book "Chopin: pianist and teacher" - an incredible book about how Chopin approached his teaching, and he was an exceptional teacher, not just a pianist.....I can't explain what happened there ..... thanks for bringing it to my attention....

[@deetee5156]

Sounds like a book I should get. At first I thought maybe a cat. I thought the light was a reflection of a cats eye. Maybe Chopin is speaking to you. ❤

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

@@deetee5156 he might be speaking to you too! I'd definately recommend the book!

[@fernandog5855]

Amazing! Can you do Hans Zimmer next? Or maybe Beethoven (very different, I know)

[@deetee5156]

Does your school have online courses. I am a self leaner and prefer that. I really love your style. Very easy to follow and understand. Plus I love improvising. These lessons are really good. If you don’t have online lessons. You should consider it.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Yes, we have two very powerful online courses. 30 Day Jazz Musician and The Complete Musician. You can enquire about both of them at www.contemporaryschoolofpiano.com.

[@eusoumelo]

Every now and then I come back to this video to see if some of you guys dropped a link to one of your compositions on that style, but you never do. PLEASE COMPOSE "EINAUDLY" AND DROP THE LINK haha PS. Tom, you rock!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

I usually don't write in the Einauldi style but I have a piece of my own that's a little similar : open.spotify.com/track/0ymmDwdC0rLUnbCuE9i7jc?si=4c645faf789440cd

[@eusoumelo]

@@contemporaryschoolofpiano that's lovely! Thank you for sharing. Great job

[@markwrede8878]

Godard's movie Weekend has a music virtuoso performing in the countryside who observes that Mozart is too simple for children and too hard for virtuosi. So all parallel dominants now?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

I don't think Mozart is too simple for children - that comment has just a bit too much Hollywood to it, rather than reality. Otherwise, every child would be playing Mozart concerti with ease. But I would say Mozart's music, has a child-like innocence to it, but underneath the innocence is an incredible complexity and intensity. A bit like a very fine wine. Easy to drink, but still complex...

[@markwrede8878]

@@contemporaryschoolofpiano Godard? Hollywood? A French bon mot.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

@@markwrede8878 good to know. I'll have to check out the movie. (Apologies for my cinematic ignorance there)....

[@LifeThreateningBoredom]

is that a roland rd300nx?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

It's a Roland RD 2000, but I'm using a software sound module. (I'm a sound quality audiophile, the RD 2000 in-built sounds are fantastic, but VST software has the edge!)

[@sindencollier1822]

Not surprising that Ludovico Einaudi's music is similar to Adele. If you knew Einaudi's background, it would make sense as he loves different types of music, from popular to classical to jazz. Einaudi embraces different perspective and cultures ... Have a listen to Ludovico Einaudi feat. Mercan Dede & Hugh MarshLa Musica dei Cieli (The Music of Heaven); or his collaboration under the name of Whitetree (Cloudland). Simple doesn't means easy and most that play his music are unable to grasp the nuances in his performance which also makes his music very special ... much like a singer with a vocal style such as Adele. I am happy that you appreciate his "CANTABILE ..." technique. Einaudi is also a wonderful improviser ....

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Thanks for the suggested pieces. Many of the Einauldi pieces use popular piano progressions but packaged in a classical way. I definitely hear that most in his music. It's interesting you mentioned he is also influenced by jazz. I notice no influence of jazz in his music, the harmonies are so clean there are no dissonance or any jazz progressions, but if you recommend any pieces that are influenced by jazz I'd be fascinated in hearing them! He has definitely mastered his niche.

[@k-a.08]

Now create a video about how to make music like yiruma

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Yes, and actually very similar approaches are used most of the time, as it's broadly a similar style of writing.

[@julieanderson100]

Also, All of Me sounds just like Nuvole Bianche.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

The same chords too!!

[@rogernichols1124]

I wish I could understand the appeal of Einaudi's music - and good luck to all those who want to copy the style. If you regard endlessly repeated arpeggios, motifs and banal modulations as musically satisfying, well, what can I say. As for me, I think watching paint dry would be more stimulating. Just saying.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Hi Roger. Yes, it's definitely not everyone's cup of tea! As a music education specialist, it's not the best practice to comment on students' taste in music. I've had many students over the years start with Einauldi and develop their tastes with further examples including Arvo Paart, Gorecki, and Phillip Glass. Regarding teaching this music, I don't see the point in teaching a student to blindly follow the score or sheet music when they can see how simple the formulas behind the music are. This generally is a more effective way to help a music enthusiast develop their musical awareness and progress their musical tastes and abilities.

[@rogernichols1124]

@contemporaryschoolofpian I would never comment on a student's tastes in music but I think that all students should be encouraged to explore different genres and formulate aesthetic judgements. It comes with age and experience but if I'd not explorer beyond the music of Handel as a boy, I would have remained fixated by the Baroque and denied the adventure of every composer thereafter. It's hoe we grow. Emotionally. Musically. A diet of Einaudi is like bread and jam and blunts the palate.