J.S. Bach: Invention No. 5 in Eb Major (Teaching & Performance Video)

[@looksee1001]

I just happened to be working on this and your video showed up. Thanks so much Sally for being a great teacher. I love your enthusiasm!!! As always, Bach gives us such depth and beauty!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Justin, thank you so much for your kind and very appreciated words! I'm glad you are enjoying the tutorials. Best wishes to you and with your playing of this wonderful Bach Invention in Eb Major! 🎵

[@bryanpersaud9947]

Beauty, grace, elegance and musical genius expressed with joy and emotional maturity. Wow! I'm buying your scores! Thank you.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Bryan, thank you for your beautiful and much appreciated comment! Your words are elegant and eloquent. :-) All best wishes to you.

[@bryanpersaud9947]

@@SallyChristianMusic You're very welcome, Sally. You deserve every word. Thank you so much for everything you are doing.

[@christianrojas3357]

Geniuses like Bach deserve to be admire by people like you, who understand his works, pay atention to every detail and therefore make his efforts worth it. Thank you so much for such an amazing video, it's at the very least inspiring and emotional.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Christian, I so appreciate your beautiful acknowledgements to Bach and to my efforts with this video. It was an amazing experience for me to analyze this Eb Invention and discover the absolute balance and equality in Bach's construction of these two concurrent and alternating voice dialogues. Your words mean a great deal to me, ... thank you so much! Best wishes to you.

[@derinderruheliegt]

As mentioned in my comments on other videos, coming back to your channel as I work through my next invention... on to number 5! Today is my second viewing of this video...the first was about 5 weeks ago after a a few hands separate readings. Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and clarity in expressing Bach’s details.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello derinderruheliegt, it's nice to hear from you again! Thank you for your much appreciated words about the videos. I'm glad you are returning to them with repeat viewings and that they are helping you. Invention No. 5 is one of my favorites. I practiced it with hands alone as much as with hands together. I wish you much joy with your playing and your musical journey. 🎵

[@randykern1842]

I’m learning this now and it’s no joke! The right hand figurations have me all jumbled!!

[@lichitat2001]

You are my inspiration of practising bach! You show us the way to appreciate and play the music. Thank you so much!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Chi, thank you so much for another wonderful comment! I am very happy to hear that the teaching videos are guiding you in your approach to practicing, appreciating, and learning the music. Thank you for your kind and generous acknowledgements. It is truly a pleasure for me to make these charts and videos. 🙏 I wish you much joy on your journey with the piano! 🎵

[@paulfreedman4527]

Took me 4 months to memorize this, she really dissects the peice masterfully. So helpful, grateful. Thx alot...

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Paul, thank you so much for your wonderful words about this tutorial! You are very welcome, it is my pleasure. I am so happy to hear that it helped you. 🎵Congratulations on memorizing it in only 4 months! That is awesome. 🎉

[@EmanuelGaldr]

These lessons are invaluable. You're such a jewel! Thanks, maestra!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Emanuel. thank you so much for your kind, generous, and enthusiastic words! I really appreciate hearing that the lessons are of value for you. You are welcome, it is my pleasure. 🎶 With best wishes to you!

[@thiagolisztian]

39:10, 39:34 and 43:52 Oh this trill at the coda...😍 It always lets me in emotive tears...🥺 So gorgeous...🥰 I'm more than just thankful because there's someone so supportive like you at this social media, sharing/teaching us these masterpieces in miniatures by such a pleasant way and humility(that all the artists of this world should have) which gives us this kind of pleasure to learn... Congrats dearest teacher, you've got an anonymous pupil here who admires and is always in love with your unique way to teach us...! Best greetings/regards/salutations from Portugal ever!🥰

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Thiago, I am so touched to read your very wonderful and generous words! Thank you! You have beautifully expressed what any teacher would like to hear- that the music is presented in a pleasant and humble way, and that learning becomes more enjoyable this way. 🙏 I am filled with gratitude. It is a pleasure to be your teacher from cyberspace! With all best wishes and blessings to you and with your playing! 🎶

[@thiagolisztian]

Oh dear teacher Sally, I'm more than just so thankful for your kindly generous feedback!😍 I'll never forget this😭💓💖 So I let you know how infinitely it puts me as more motivated as ever to keep walking with you at this same road of knowledge and life! My dearest teacher, I'll always remember of will when I start sharing my videos on social medias(Instagram/KZbin/Patreon) as an autistic(Asperger's) person who has a noticeable Synesthesia and Savanticism since at the age of 3 years old 🥺🥰🙏🏻 You're really a living gift from God to this whole world with your bright teaching methodology!🙏🏻 Namaste Shanti Sat Nam🙏🏻💚🕉

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@thiagolisztian Thank you, Thiago for your beautiful and heartfelt tribute. Best wishes to you as you use your special gifts, and blessings throughout your life journey! 🙏

[@thomasseverini6820]

Thank you. This is probably the best video ever recorded about Bach's Inventio n.5

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Thomas, thank you so much for your wonderful words about this video! I adore Bach's Invention No. 5, and really appreciate your generous acknowledgements! With all best wishes to you. 🎵

[@MrDaytrack]

Always a beautiful lesson in every way. Thank you.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello MrDaytrack, thank you for your wonderful words! All best wishes to you!

[@mickspencer]

This invention has proven to be a serious challenge to me, I find it enormously difficult. Thank you for your lesson(/s) it(/they) is(/are) a treasure trove of insight. You are a marvelous teacher and a sublime pianist. I hope o someday master this piece along with the other 2 and 3 part inventions.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Mick, thank you for your wonderful words about these tutorials and the playing! I really appreciate hearing that this lesson and the others have been such a help for you! 🎉 I agree that Invention No. 5 is one of the most difficult of all the inventions. Congratulations for learning it, and many best wishes to you on your musical journey! 🎶

[@mickspencer]

@@SallyChristianMusic Hello Ms. Sally Christian I thank you for taking the time to answering me. I shall persevere with this one and the others and I deeply appreciate your structural analyses. Your technique is flawless but beyond that you are so musical. You really play thesd Inventions of the supreme musical master J.S.Bach very cantabile . You are a very gifted musician and a really superb teacher. I would appreciate any exercise books which you could recommend for improving technique although the Inventions are an extremely good source for technique because they are real music. May you and your loved ones have a blessed Thanksgiving and holiday season with the blessings of God . I humbly thank you for your dedication .

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@mickspencer Hello Mick, I am very touched by your generous and thoughtful words about the videos, CSA analyses, and the playing. 🙏Thank you also for mentioning playing "cantabile." Bach asks us to do this in his Preface, so we should! 🎶 As far as exercise books, Hanon is always a good start. The Chopin Etudes are the ultimate as they challenge us technically while giving us the most beautiful music to play. I do a warmup of playing all the major scales in 3rds and 6ths with both hands. These are by the German pedagogue Louis Plaidy and can be found in his book "Technical Studies." They are difficult, but great for building strength and suppleness. 🎉 I wish you and your family a blessed and Happy Thanksgiving as well! 🍁

[@mickspencer]

@@SallyChristianMusic Thank you very much Sally for your tips and recommendations and most of all for your time.

[@John-hi4sp]

I admire the detailed, comprehensive analysis you have in this video. Your structural and melodic analysis painted this piece in an entirely new light for me. The analysis on the step-wise bass motion (e.g. the Bb-Ab-G-F sequence in the bass of measures 21-23) in particular convinced me of the latent expressive potential in the piece. I teared up a little midway not only from seeing how much you obviously admire and enjoy this music, but also in seeing you give a convincing explanation as to why we should enjoy it too. This was a wonderful experience. Thank you very much.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello John, wow, ... thank you so much for your wonderful and eloquent words about this lesson! It means a great deal to me to hear that you benefitted from the analysis as well as from experiencing the enthusiasm I feel for this piece! I practiced this Invention No. 5 working and changing the fingerings for over two years until it felt comfortable and reliable in my hands. Being able to then play the hands alone fluently for memory brought great joy both intellectually and viscerally. Thank you for your beautiful tribute which I will appreciate for many years to come! With all best wishes to you.

[@rubyjin5488]

Love the teaching sally this makes me understand now

[@rubyjin5488]

Thank you 🙏

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Ruby, thank you for your wonderful and very appreciated words! I'm so happy to hear that the lesson helped you to better understand the amazing structure and perfect balance in Invention No. 5. This is one of my favorites of all the Bach Inventions. :-) Best wishes to you and with your playing. 🎶

[@SallyChristianMusic]

@@rubyjin5488 You are very welcome! 💓

[@rubyjin5488]

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[@GracefulLiving1]

Would you be so kind as to consider putting all the JS Bach interventions from 1- 8 on a separate playlist on your channel. Nr 1 - 8 is part our grade 6 music theory exam. If you have it on a playlist, then I can listen to it and let it loop, even while I sleep.

[@lailaiwdable]

Thank you so much! I am memorizing an invention daily as preparation leading up to the building of an audition repertoire for entering a music master program, and I am using your analysis as a guide. I play all the tonic, dominant, and relative minor scales and arpeggios before setting out to memorizing each piece. Wish me great luck!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Jason, thank you for your thoughtful words about using this video as a practice guide! Your preparation practices and approach to memorization of audition repertoire are impressive and exciting. I wish you every success with the process, and hope you enjoy each day of your wonderful musical journey. Best wishes to you!

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[@milanalberto9222]

@Aiden Taylor glad I could help :)

[@victor4340]

Gracias por compartir sus conocimientos , sería tan amable de acercar un poco la cámara para mirar el efecto de los trinos??? Saludos desde Guadalajara Jalisco México

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hola Victor, gracias por sus amables palabras. Si bien quizás no en todos los videos, mi camarógrafo intenta acercar el zoom cuando estoy demostrando algo técnico como un trino. Gracias por su sugerencia, y mis mejores deseos para usted. 🎵

[@musicalintentions]

Thank you as always for sharing with us. Every time I watch your videos I learn something new.

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello musicalintentions (James) and thank you so much for your kind words! It's always so nice to hear from you, and I really appreciate your acknowledgement!

[@thethesix]

Do Fauré's Nocturne No. 13!

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Harakiri Rover, thank you for your comment. Yes, the late Fauré Nocturnes are some of the most extraordinary and profound pieces ever written. I will take your request into serious consideration.

[@peterbild5650]

Průměrná interpretace bez obsahu???

[@cathycat1686]

Always a great pleasure to listen to you speaking and explaining music. Thanks a lot

[@SallyChristianMusic]

Hello Catherine, thank you for your beautiful words! I so appreciate your responses to the lesson, and you are most welcome. It is my pleasure & privilege. All best wishes to you!

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[@SallyChristianMusic]

Thank you!