I tried learning Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu in 10 hours

[@ulyssevandamme575]

This is probably better than me after 5 months.

[@zhengxiyong]

Thank you! I couldn't play it at all when I was your age though, so kudos to you!

[@ulyssevandamme575]

@@zhengxiyong Thank you

[@zd.1271]

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[@sagar1992]

"Probably"

[@sleepy4205]

@@ulyssevandamme575by 5 months do you mean by sightreading? Or memorizing the piece?

[@jackblue1829]

This guys fingers are faster than my internet...WTF

[@zhengxiyong]

Jack Blue 😂😂😂😂

[@talkatiffy]

DUDE this was so inspiring!!! I woke up and watched this first thing and it helped me realised how possible it is to become competent at something with time and work. I don’t remember the last time I spent an hour working on something for 10 days and though it’s not going to be perfect with 10 hours, it’s sure a lot better than fumbling about.

[@zhengxiyong]

Thanks so much, Tiff! For the nice words and watching. More content similar to this to come (maybe in other things besides piano too)!

[@christabellille]

I'm learning Fantaisie Impromptu right now! Maybe the fact that this was in my recommended was a sign :) You're insanely talented btw!

[@zhengxiyong]

Thanks so much! Hope your progress goes well! :D

[@Adambenhmida0000]

This just got recommended, I honestly thought you had

[@zhengxiyong]

Aw thanks! That’s really kind of you. I’m still starting out and need to make more content, soon hopefully! :)

[@ananthd4797]

He does indeed have

[@ChristiKim]

@@ananthd4797 :) “>”

[@chowbow573]

I can’t believe you’ve managed the polyrhythm in just a short allotted time! You earned my sub! I’m currently learning this piece as well and I didn’t expect the polyrhythm will be difficult lol

[@NightWolffff]

You've earned a sub. Being 16, it crossed my mind that I'd never have the technical ability to play a piece such as this, as I've been told I'm a little too late to the party. After seeing this, I just ordered an 88-key weighted keyboard, and I'm gonna start learning the moment it shows up. Big inspiration, even after watching for a measly 12 minutes.

[@stewartmair3995]

Yeah I'm not sure who told you that but it's bullshit. It's never too late to learn piano to ANY level. All you need ultimately is a good work ethic which I'm sure you have anyway. Seeing as this comment was five months ago I'm curious how your progress with the fantasie is going

[@NightWolffff]

@@stewartmair3995 It took a while to get the Keyboard, and I don't have a stand for it quite yet. Its currently set up on our guest bed, and I've spent the past little while getting comfortable with basic music theory and whatnot. Next stop will likely be learning to read sheet music.

[@i.ehrenfest349]

@@NightWolffffyou never stop learning to read sheet music. Did you practice the piece, yet?

[@NightWolffff]

@@i.ehrenfest349 I've been practicing on and off, but to be frank, University and familial drama has kind of hindered my progress.

[@Chin0z9]

​@@NightWolffff??

[@usmaanplayz1858]

Please upload more because I saw this on my recommended and I love ur content!!!

[@TimonofBath]

Such an inspiring task -- and the result was really excellent. Thank you so much for undertaking this!

[@zhengxiyong]

Thank you! I really enjoyed the challenge!! :)

[@PeterCooperUK]

Oh man, I was sad to see you don't have tons of videos. Great personality for this and you did a great job of it! Would be great to see you take on some other pieces in crazy timeframes.

[@jackofalltrades2175]

OMG I've been trying to learn this for the past week now. Amazing job my friend it sounds beautiful even thought your just starting out it really sounds amazing

[@rubyaliciamusic1868]

I’m 15, doing grade 7 piano and am attempting this piece. It was in a book I got for Christmas and would love to be able to say that I can play it! So far, I’ve played the A section about a third of the speed I’d like it to be but just feel as if my triplet rhythm doesn’t quite fit in! I’m sure it will come with time and practice and some speeding up though. You’re so talented and can’t believe this was achieved in just 10 hours! Well done and keep up the great work x

[@zhengxiyong]

Well done! I would have never been able to learn this piece at 15, so you're doing really well! Keep up the practice and you'll get there in no time! :)

[@rubyaliciamusic1868]

@@zhengxiyong aww, thank you! This means a lot. I do hope I’m able to finish it. My fingers just get in a muddle if I try and speed it up 😂 Thanks again x

[@redlinx5520]

I was just randomly surfing KZbin and came across this and I’m glad that I did. You really have a talent at learning and playing pieces, giving it some more time and I’m sure you could master any piece with a month at most. Good job! 😁

[@zhengxiyong]

Hey, thanks so much for the kind words! Really appreciate it :)

[@TLNetworkGuru]

10 hours! That is prodigy level! I wish you went more into your processes, like what are you focusing on when you first begin to read through the piece, or when do you feel the need for the metronome and what do you do to work through the hardest parts or what is hard to you, etc... Still fascinating to watch you learn this very difficult piece in 10 hours!

[@zhengxiyong]

Thanks so much for the comment! I didn't anticipate the interest/positive response! If it gets enough interest, I might do a more detailed video to revisit my thought process, go through how I came to structure my 10 hours, and share some tips how to learn the piece quickly! Will comment here if I do! :)

[@Spartakus68]

@@zhengxiyong should have posted the whole process in 10 vidéos of 1 hour :) would interest people to see how other pianists approach the piece to learn it

[@kailim3631]

Gosh , trying to repeat your experience , probably going to take way more than 10 days ! Chopin’s Waltz op 64 p 2 took me a month an hour per day. Learned only 2 minutes of Ravel’ s for more than a month . Now started learning this piece too. You’re such a genius !

[@zhengxiyong]

Thanks! Everybody has their own journey, so be patient and enjoy the process! I struggle with some other pieces that other people find easy too!

[@rea_128]

lol 2 months of practice and youtube gives me your great talent and skill. good job dude your skill is amazing.

[@zhengxiyong]

Aww thanks! Really appreciate it! :)

[@woundedstarzz]

Bro I watched the video it was amazing an I thought you were famous looked at your subs WHAT ONLY 300 AHHHH UNDERATED don't worry you got this. You will be famous one day

[@joshtt3240]

Dude I’ve being trying to learn this for ages,it’s like my dream so well done 👍

[@zhengxiyong]

Thank you! I'm sure you'll get it soon, if you haven't succeeded already! :)

[@frankeylorenzo]

You conquered the cantabile section (theme b) it was so smooth and calming. Props to you, i hope i get to play that middle section like you!

[@joek.1598]

@7:04 Shouldn't the right hand start from an octave higher?

[@zhengxiyong]

Oops you're right!

[@danielbostock595]

I found that too!!

[@zainlam1205]

I am very impressed, great work and nice editing

[@zhengxiyong]

Thanks so much! :)

[@daone2853]

3:45 this cracked me up! :D

[@bojo18]

Bro you’re so underrated, good work! Got yourself a new sub 😀

[@genre5713]

you are juste a genious my friend and your so funny😂

[@foxjacket]

Amazing work for just 10 hours! 👏👏👏

[@fluffboy5220]

Holidays coming up this week, I shall try this challenge. Thank you for the inspiration and wish me luck :)

[@mendyman]

What a great video! Funny and encouraging - even though you are amazingly good. You let your frustration be seen, and the effort and the difficulty, and as a result your intention comes through. And it communicates! And makes me want to try the same. Cheers.

[@intentionally]

Wow, this is very impressive for 10 hours of progress! You should do more! I recently tried this challenge (just over the course of a month instead of 10h), and it took me much longer to speed things up. PS: A#! 😄

[@zhengxiyong]

the Manifestor Hahaha glad you can relate with the A#! 😂😂 Thank you! I’m sure you smashed it! 💪

[@araswali4889]

that was amazing, well done!

[@ananthd4797]

Awesome! That's really good progress.

[@zhengxiyong]

Thank you!! :)

[@lightningbolt4419]

This reminds me of the time I learned it in 10 hours (spread over 1 year)

[@pianist8123]

Congratulations!

[@aljhontmatias]

You’re amazing! I wish I could play like you but my fingers are a bit stiff. But for sure hard work pays off!!

[@SKPeace-l3v]

Amazing...keep up the good work. Btw, I am also Malaysian . 😊

[@zhengxiyong]

Thanks for your lovely words and support! I really appreciate it! :)

[@pianoforteyt]

So amazing!!! 🤩

[@cyphalzuo]

Please post more!!

[@coolioslide4870]

I have to say that’s very impressive. It took me over 50 hours to learn it.

[@xdxsdd2502]

Incredible work keep going

[@kaii7147]

AHH it gives me joy to see others struggling on the same sections of this piece 🤣 it's so f*ing hard 🤣🤣🤣

[@zhengxiyong]

Hahaha, I'm glad you can relate! 🤣🤣

[@jeorgekhum3518]

So into the zone, even he pressed the laptop key with attitude. NOICE

[@justsomerandomguy7693]

I'm currently learning this piece right now but I can't get a hang on the polyrhythms any tips?

[@Valentina-lv3vz]

Anyone know what keyboard/piano that is?

[@alisacs_f.l1312]

How😭😭😭 I can but but but sometimes my fingers lag lmao

[@zhengxiyong]

Keep going! You'll get it soon! :D

[@ezekiellemieux3099]

If u could tell me the brand of the piano thanks and great performance too!

[@zhengxiyong]

Thanks! It's a Roland F-110 :)

[@faizalhilmy6866]

Ling Ling in real life

[@zhengxiyong]

Hahaha I wish I was Ling Ling 🤣😭😭

[@isabellapetch5107]

ling ling is real life

[@octopuszombie8744]

Nah ling ling isn't shaking...

[@freeelectron52]

You got incredibly far!!

[@zhengxiyong]

Thanks so much!

[@WeiTianHao]

this will take me moths to learn. after i saw you can learn this in 10 hours, im a little bit confident of myself now :)

[@dsouzageorgejoy685]

Underrated af.

[@saucyboy67]

Bro you are such a good youtuber im subbing with noities

[@zhengxiyong]

That's such a lovely comment - thanks! Been off KZbin for a moment but this is encouraging me to make more content! Stay tuned! :)

[@aleshellder7950]

i love this!!!!!!!!!

[@zhengxiyong]

Thanks! :)

[@PetersExcapades]

day 2 beginning sounds hella jazzy lmao

[@JamerTheProgrammer]

How long have you been playing piano for? I’d love to one day play pieces like this, but having only played for 2 years I wonder if I’ll ever get there! I still practise 1.5 hours a day though, every day. I know 2 years is a very short amount of time so I suppose i need to be patient as this sort of music takes decades to get to.

[@zhengxiyong]

Hey, I learnt piano from the age of 6-20, and then have been self-learning practising since. You'll definitely get there! It seemed impossible just a few years ago, but practice pays off. So if you're doing 1.5 hours a day, you'll be able to do it eventually! Keep going!

[@Rickkeys377]

@@zhengxiyong Is it possible to learn this after 6 months of playing plus with talent?

[@boblemoche3271]

@@Rickkeys377 It CAN be possible, but unless you're a genius at piano, i would not recommend it, as it is a pretty advanced piece, and you only risk to actually slow down your progression!

[@joreenbautista]

I LOVE THIS

[@zhengxiyong]

Joreen Bautista Thank you! 😘🙏

[@Keys_Of_Fire]

Amazing!

[@smichelin19]

7:04, the RH should be an octave higher

[@carlobambi9035]

Did you have any lessons? What your piano history?

[@natbromden5838]

Only works if your eyes are certain specific shape

[@ilyasqabtani1742]

You deserve teebs of thousands subscribers.

[@labro1330]

@4:19 lmaoooo

[@ZiadHussien-ni9de]

Great job learning the piece! Of course with more practice it will be better, but you definitely deserve an acoustic piano. I honestly cannot play this piece accurately with the electric that you have. The keys are probably too light!

[@ZiadHussien-ni9de]

Also, I like to play the ending in polyrhythm as well, though I know that isn't what's written in the sheet music.

[@lopezgomezalejandralizzett5744]

Yo llevo 4 días, practico 3 horas al día y he avanzado pero no tanto 😪

[@zhengxiyong]

¡Sigue practicando! ¡Puedes hacerlo!

[@lopezgomezalejandralizzett5744]

@@zhengxiyong ¡Thank you!

[@naveen5126]

Where did I drop my self esteem again?

[@micheladityanugroho3322]

Is the sheet available anywhere?

[@Smortnt]

Just google fantasie impromptu sheet and you will get ut

[@zhengxiyong]

Yup! You can search on the website imslp.org if it's available in your country :)

[@micheladityanugroho3322]

@@zhengxiyong ah thank you soo much 😊

[@oscarnowak1283]

Wait what’s the best way to practice/learn the beat because it’s 4 beats to 3 beats

[@zhengxiyong]

I think instead of subdividing and working out where each note fits, the easier way would be to get super familiar with each hand individually, and then when you put your hands together, play it at speed without overthinking each individual note. Just make sure the downbeats of each hand are together - as for the rest of the notes in between, just move swiftly through them. After awhile, you'll get a feel of how the notes fit together without analysing each individual note.

[@oscarnowak1283]

@@zhengxiyong ok thnx so much I’m trying to learn this and so far I’m not doing so good :)

[@manasanethi6963]

5:55

[@shawnwilker2755]

Nice job

[@MarcusChow99]

You're capable

[@danielbostock595]

7:04 did you know you forgot an octave ahaha sounded so strange. Good job on the rest though its great

[@V3ryB4s1cH4ck1ng]

very nice

[@zhengxiyong]

Thank you!

[@katttttt]

So funny!!

[@mertmehmed6696]

Roses are red Violets are blue... you know the rest

[@eenayeah]

Great job but would have preferred you to play your result without seeing the sheet music.

[@zhengxiyong]

eenayeah Thank you! Yeah I didn’t manage to memorise all of it within the time unfortunately, even though most of it were in my muscle memory. Hopefully next time! :)

[@GoWarriors]

I practiced this piece for a year in slow motion before the recital. After watching this, I realize I have no talent :(

[@johnnyjohnny2452]

It would be easier if you understood 3 4 polyrhythms

[@stephenieong5958]

A# !!!!

[@zhengxiyong]

Hahahah I kept making the same mistake!

[@steventsun]

bro you shouldve practiced 40hrs instead of 10

[@Smortnt]

Why didn't anyone notice that its fake?! LMFAO HOW TF CAN YOU LEARN IT IN TEN DAYS? That's so clearly fake. Good friend of mine who finished conservatory started learning this and finished in a month with 3 hours practice every day. Im sad about the fact that everyone in comments didnt have IQ higher than 40.

[@zhengxiyong]

Haha that's really flattering thanks, though I can assure you it's real. 2-3 pages are just repeats, and I don't think my end result is actually that good - I just learnt to play all the notes with a little detail. I didn't study piano at conservatoire, but I did train in something else at the Royal Academy of Music, and I know for sure my friends who did study piano could do a much better job than me within the same amount of time. Btw as I said, I'm not a concert or professional pianist, and neither am I conservatoire trained, but I have been learning piano since 6 years old (that's about 20 years of learning and practice). :)

[@ananthd4797]

It took me two weeks to learn the notes maybe 20-30 hours max. It's not that big of a deal, really. I know conservatory students could do much more, learning an entire sonata to this level in a week or two.

[@octopuszombie8744]

It is very possible. Martha Argerich learned Gaspard de la Nuit in one week, and that piece would take 50x longer to learn than this. I learned fantaisie-impromptu in 6 days. Also learned Liszt sonata in b minor in two months, and that is 5x longer in length and 4x more difficult in technique.