Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Piano Technique

[@willcwhite]

This was great

[@ErikCPianoman]

That quip at the end about professional pianists not taking risks had me rolling. 10/10 video

[@ArmandHuangSaberi]

This video is honestly a masterpiece. Concise and true. You have a brilliant and linear mind.

[@doodlebugreturns]

as a self taught pianist this helps an insane amount! thanks so much, now i’m gonna focus on this and try to learn when your supposed to press on a sustain pedal and the purpose of it

[@eleanormedcalf3836]

I could have been sure that pianists have good reasons for not putting their thumb on a black note… but I now know everything there is to know about piano technique so I must be imagining it :P

[@healer1964]

Fantastic video! So much information to absorb. I'm early to mid-intermediate so this is good to remind me to take the time to look at my technique. Thank you!

[@franidk2014]

This is great, ty Reddit and ty sir for this video. Much love from Argentina.

[@cweb8585]

I was cracking up...and I picked up a good tip about using my arm for force on scales.

[@KevinCloudQAQ]

Thanks for the tips, I’m a violin student in uni also want to start learning piano. Some of those ideas are similar to violin practice.

[@spawnthespy]

As a play to ear piano noob, this is awesome, mostly the part about energy management. I guess eventually you naturally do it ( when your hands ache after your first 2h in a row playing) but theses are great advices !

[@Polyhat_]

Wonderful video in every way, instant sub!

[@komitaskomitaskomitas]

Thank you for this generous information

[@kellyoris6563]

Fantastic! Love this!

[@JosepPi]

Love it! Thanks!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

So how do I get to Carnegie Hall? Seriously. I have tickets to a concert and I don't know the way.

[@CatLover69420]

Underrated video

[@ohsoleohmio]

did we talk about tension and relaxation :) glad that wasnt involved but flat fingers arnt so bad :p

[@stevencarr4002]

Great

[@dpetrov32]

Lmao that lang lang clip. I knew it was bad but I never knew it was that bad.

[@jennyhernandez558]

I have a question. Idk if it's in the video but I'm commenting before I watch it cuz I really need help. Why do the black tiles have two different names each? (C# and Db) When do I use C# or Db?

[@MusicJamesChannel]

The sharp or flat just moves the pitch up/down by a semitone. Even the white keys have more names because E is F-flat and C is B-sharp

[@pablosorbara2280]

@@MusicJamesChannel I actually sat at the piano with a notebook to figure this out. Every key will have 3 names making use of naturals, sharps, flats and double sharps and flats. The only exception es Ab/G# which only has those two names.

[@philipopena1341]

What was the first song that was playing?

[@MusicJamesChannel]

La Campanella by Liszt

[@pigo1212]

But anything is possible

[@lunchmind]

Paganinni-Liszt's La Campanella "virtuostic nonsense"?OPen your ears.I mean,okay, it may not be your cup of tea,but really, it us far above "nonsense".

[@jadeothen6057]

It's called British humour.

[@pablobear4241]

Stopped watching when you said Horowitz technique was bad

[@sebthi7890]

Many great pianist play with straight fingers. It sounds smoother, you have a better control over dynamic. Playing with curved finger, you have to cut you nails extremely short, otherwise the tone often comes with these ugly cling of the nails. For me as a sing I don't like to be accompanied by a piano player with curved finger technique. The tone can not sing. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[@pablobear4241]

@@sebthi7890 Yeah he's wrong on a lot of levels this guy. Of course the flat fingered technique produces a more beautiful singing tone 100%. But, Horowitz would use curved fingers all the time if you watch him play. He would mostly use them on white keys... Also, Horowitz can play in anyway nad his technique is sitll one of the best ever to exist lol

[@hyungkipark]

Lol lang lang