How to Play Portato (Portamento) on the Piano?

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[@TheDalayur]

jesus, Luke Skywalker faked his own death to play piano.

[@dee6561]

TheDalayur LUL

[@RonnyMandal75]

You should see (hear) him play The Imperial March

[@ironicyouth4064]

hahahaha exactly my thoughts

[@UkuleleAversion]

Looks like a blend of Michael McKean and Mark Hamill.

[@xin4955]

portato is NOT THE SAME as portamento. portamento is a pitch sliding from one note to another!!!

[@royrosales81]

Sheet music is not a computer program.

[@esrakoc5640]

What exactly is the difference between?

[@Michaelas10sk8]

It is in vocal performance and string instruments. But in piano the definition is different and the same as portato, source: www.freemusicdictionary.com/definition/portamento/

[@xin4955]

@@esrakoc5640 with portato you add a bit of weight to each note so to say, and the articulation is something in between staccato and legato. Portamento is to glide between the notes (so more like glissando). But apparently some people use the terms interchangeably

[@vynneve]

This. I came here trying to understand what portamento (which is a *straight diagonal line* connecting two notes in sheet music) is. Its an impossible thing to do on piano so i was very confused about the title of this vid lol. The closest thing you can do on piano would be called a glissando. Wish you would fix your title.

[@guestbedroomstudios5589]

You are a clear and well spoken instructor, thanks for explaining this, my son had a song he needed this explained better for and you helped a great deal. Thanks.

[@RuthlessAboutMusic]

thank you for that simple definition! So many of my teachers have always over complicated this technique and I like that you gave its definition with the phase "how much you like" thank you so much

[@royrosales81]

Very enlightening video on pedal use. Thank you. Really appreciate this.

[@joaoterceira9671]

your definition of potato is absolutely correct. However Portamento is different and doesn't exist on piano . At some stage in the 19th century it got mixed in certain theory books. The original portamento is a continuous slide from one pitch for instance on violin which is obviously not reproducible on a piano, whereby the portato as you rightly say is a semi legato where your transport one note to the other, usually using the same finger . the combined effect of trying to make a legato using the same finger achieve the desired effect.

[@zhaixi]

Portato is not Portamento, they have diffrent meaning, right？

[@RobertJones-wk4ck]

+Xi Zhai Yes, portamento is similar to a glissando (I believe). They are unrelated.

[@user-zc6xy1yy4e]

@@RobertJones-wk4ck but in piano, it seems like is the same skill

[@carnivalcruiserbill]

I like the Mozart K. 330 2nd movement as an example of portato. The word portamento should not be used in piano playing as portato and portamento have two different meanings.

[@2klodu95]

I totally agree. There's no such thing as portamento on the piano unless you physically open the lid and bend or loosen the strings after the hammer hits them...not exactly piano playing at that point.

[@penny0102]

i was taught to use the slid /wipe touch as well , now do struggle while teaching student . thnk u . found more ways now

[@Exsaint]

Thanks Robert!

[@enzocypriani5055]

You played that mozart very beautifully

[@maximulin968]

Could you do a video about all the different dynamics (pianissimo, mezzo forte, fortissimo,...), please? I'm a beginning Belgian piano student and I really love your videos a lot! I would love you to make a video about it, that would help me out so much! Thanks :)

[@user-zc6xy1yy4e]

I lke your analogy of portamento

[@FelixFrost]

the 2nd ballade of Chopin starts beautifully this way

[@user-zc6xy1yy4e]

I like the 2nd ballade too

[@MrCapacitors]

On my Roland fp7f electronic piano I have plastic keys that have more friction than on my old fp8 piano.The keys even looks like ivory keys on the newer piano.

[@wez0]

Incorrect early on about winds and legato..."start the first note and everything is on the breath." In the case of brass, one adds a soft tongue (Da tongue stroke/syllable) to each legato note. On valved brass not articulating for legato can be done but is not the best way to play legato. In particular, on trombone, not tonguing each note for legato gives a glissando!

[@fedorvoronovcomposer]

Hey, motherYars, from Google (with love)(brutal, non platonic act of loving quite physically that is): portamento ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ/ noun MUSIC 1. a slide from one note to another, especially in singing or playing the violin. "some schmaltzy portamentos" 2. piano playing in a manner intermediate between legato and staccato. "a portamento style"

[@sigmundalcover9601]

If portato is not legato and not staccato but something in between, how is it different from playing a piece without any marking in it such as slurs, staccato or etc.? If its played the same, then why mark the portato notes?

[@MetaKnight68]

+sigmund alcover An absence of marking is simply unspecified articulation. Sometimes you want to dictate it to be played this way specifically.

[@royrosales81]

Sheet music is a guide

[@shettykp]

Thank You :)))))

[@Vampyreq]

Hey Robert, my left hand currently can reach 10 notes, but my right hand only can reach 9. Are there any methods to help my right hand to be able to reach a 10th? I already am an adult...

[@cooler5000cool]

Robert, do you know any good piano tuners in the Bay Area ?

[@Vampyreq]

Personally I find that playing repeated notes using different fingering puts my finger in a more relaxed state. It might just be a psychological, but playing repeated notes using the same finger "locks" your hand into the same position. Possibly causing tension? And I find it more fun to play repeated notes using different fingers, I can strike the keys in a more "natural" way I guess? I can't fully explain it, but try playing Friedrich Kuhlau's Op 20, No .2 You might get what I mean...

[@pjbpiano]

I will try that in a few hours.

[@Wandelbart]

Very good explaination and examples. But even stars like Louis Amstrong and Ella Fitzgerald were not able to find a common ground in that discussion: "You like potato and I like portato You like tomato and I like tomahto Potato, portato, tomato, tomahto Let's call the whole thing off"

[@jrgorecki88]

Is this secretly Mark Hamill?

[@mightyemperorshaokahn7135]

lol I was thinking the same his voice sounds the same

[@diamondaxe4133]

Ah, on the electone organ i have, portamento is one note sliding to the next note without any distiction between notes.

[@2020joker]

awesome :)

[@Vampyreq]

And if you have to repeat notes over a large number, it's easier to count groups of different fingers than counting one finger. Like if you have to repeat a note 15 times, it might be easier to track 5 groups of 4 3 2 fingering than 15 times of a single finger. I don't know...might be nonsense to you...but just shedding some light to your question...

[@TheBeatnikAndrew]

I have some sheet music and I don't know what one of the notations means. It's a straight slanted line, and it might be a portamento, but I'm not sure. Could I sent the sheet music to somebody and have them tell me what it is and how to play it?

[@FreakieFan]

Andrew the Beatnik I'm sure you've figured it out in four years, but if you haven't: I think what you are referring to is notation that indicates that a set of notes should be played from regular to louder or from regular to softer. (Depends which way it is slanted)

[@SergeyNeiss]

Portamento and portato are two different things!

[@LivingPianosVideos]

On the piano, a lot of phrasing isn't possible. So the textbook definition of these 2 terms end up being quite similar: por·ta·men·to: piano playing in a manner intermediate between legato and staccato. "a portamento style" Portato - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Portato Portato also mezzo-staccato

[@ironicyouth4064]

Didn't know Luke Skywalker played piano

[@TheBeatnikAndrew]

*send

[@lepredator189]

I know it as 'détaché'

[@jeffjames15]

portato and portamento are different terms

[@esrakoc5640]

What is the difference between portato and portamento?

[@dudeawsomeness1]

It's just like a potato but more separation

[@idealcookie.]

Anyone else read it as potato?...No just me ok...

[@tristanarthurbernardmuller]

I didn't know Marc Hamill played piano

[@pauloing1pauloing167]

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[@valeryahmad2337]

I hope they don't make pianos with ''real'' ivory anymore, that is so cruel, thousands of elephants brutally killed to take the ivory from them. And yes people Portato and Portamento are two different things.

[@user-gq1sh4kf4w]

Elephants are still slaughtered. I have visited museums which showcase ornaments and trinkets made from ivory, just lying there - and for what? They are of no use to anyone. There will be no wildlife in the future.

[@Potato-ps4wm]

Potato is better then Portato