Lang Lang’s 8 golden rules for learning to play the piano

[@switchlaserflip9243]

1. Start at any age. 2. One hour per day is good for beginners. 20 - basic training 20 - small pieces 20 - improvising 3. Get your hands working together. 4. Don't always practice alone. 5. Play with meaning. 6. Play with passion. 7. Understand the emotional meaning of your piece. 8. Art and technique go hand in hand. Be balanced academically.

[@kristine6996]

SwitchLaserFlip, get your hands working differently, you need to seperate the right from the left 🤕

[@adumifhasofkomunikasi7916]

Kids who only learn pop songs be like: What does 6. and 7. means?

[@shaunpatrickthomas4012]

@@adumifhasofkomunikasi7916 Damn, what a burn!

[@lewisbentley3177]

What does basic training consist of?

[@switchlaserflip9243]

@@lewisbentley3177 Scales, arpeggios and maybe some Hanon exercises. Playing with a slow metronome as well. It works well with step 3.

[@susanwu5814]

You are right. My first lesson when I was 72 after recovering from chemotherapy. Never too late to learn.

[@adelaolivero9966]

2/100 gives me hope. I started learning to play the piano when I was 10. In my teenage years I got to play the Fantasie Impromptu (and other difficult pieces) pretty well. Then I stopped playing and forgot EVERYTHING. Now that I am 80, listening to you Maestro and other wonderful artists , watching tutorials on KZbin I decided to force myself to learn how to play again. Need to buy myself one of those portable pianos.....

[@manolin.6597]

Go for it!!! I played during 10 years from 8 to 18 and then completely stopped for 20 years. Didn't touch a key. Then I bought 'one of those portable pianos' two years ago but only touched it every now and then... An then came the first lockdown one year ago, and I began to play every day... and never stopped since. And I'm soooo happy!!! Go for it!!!!

[@edzielinski]

Brilliant. Here's the difference -- Lang Lang: Learns 8 golden rules. Applies them every day, consistently, lives and breathes them, achieves massive success and respect. Everyone one else: Watches video. Bookmarks it. Tries it a couple days, then goes back to the usual habits. Result - no change. Be like Lang Lang!!

[@strunkhendrik1998]

I was in that state for quite a time. Always played the same pieces over and over again. But now, mostly due to homeoffice and not working full time, I started to play again regularly. I learned Rondo alla turca in about two weeks and totally happy that I learned something new

[@sorrychangedmyusername3594]

I'll do it later

[@excelsior999]

@GluManDa. Great! I would advise you, however, to avoid the jazz/pop "version" of Rondo alla Turca that was one of Yuja Wang's go-to encores back in the days when we could actually go to concerts.

[@excelsior999]

@@sorrychangedmyusername3594 Hopefully that will not be the Epitaph on your tombstone.

[@strunkhendrik1998]

​@@excelsior999 I didn't even know that there is a jazz version. Just listened to it and it sounds weird when you hear it the first time. xD

[@christopherczajasager9030]

Lovely, charming, inviting...typically Lang Lang, Ambassador for the love of playing ...the Piano!

[@alextheasian6716]

Lang lang such a legend

[@MARTIN201199]

Not even close to Ling Ling

[@williamhill2221]

We are known that Lang Lang was training piano from 4 years old. Lang Lang's parents are very important. His parents has turned out Lang Lang to become career of pianist.

[@JesusChrist-zy6vr]

Your profilpicture is a legend

[@patriciajin6206]

@@MARTIN201199 hard to argue

[@Petermaguire3684]

"Train both brains" now we know his secret! 😂👍

[@shirleyhare6177]

Love this mans interpretation of how to become a musician, . He has done every bit of what he tells, n, he does create a picture, scene, mood, every time he plays, that’s why he is so unique in the pianistic world, , a true Maestro! Australia 🇦🇺 xxxxx

[@reginaingente9461]

I started at age 69! And am so happy I did!

[@mailywong9612]

Thank you for the inspiration

[@czror]

That is awesome ! Wishing you a lot of fun and love and discoveries

[@yukbernyanyi1120]

4 minutes = Kids 40 Minutes = teenager 40 hours = Lang lang

[@lachlansamuels03]

Bred and Eddy would be proud mate

[@musical-ragdolls1730]

Maryanto Kurniawan agree

[@jessethomas6569]

Lol

[@randomindonesiachanel4978]

40 days=chopin/lizt

[@waincheng]

HAHAHA! I don't think 40 HOUR for lang lang!

[@Mika-oi1se]

I started falling in love with piano recently, I have been playing for at least somewhere around 8 years but recently switched teachers and now I don’t want to stop practicing 🎹🎵🎶😍😆🥰

[@margaretflack2091]

Thank you Lang Lang you are my favourite pianist. You play with such Passion , I love watching you play. I’m a humble pianist play for the elderly. The only difference is I am now one of them!!

[@maydelosh]

Love each of the gold rules, especially about the starting ages and visualizing the music performance. Those rules can only be provided by a master! Thanks, Lang Lang :-)

[@FS02012]

Sight reading is my biggest obstacle!

[@tommeng6522]

It's something that has to be learnt over time. Sight reading is like speaking another language. You learn languages by starting easy, then improving. You don't start learning to read by reading Lord of the Rings in kindergarten, but by listening and reading children books. Same with sight reading. It may take years to perfect, but if you practice enough for maybe around a few months, you should be able to get through a lot of pieces.

[@excelsior999]

It may surprise you to learn that some of the biggest names in classical music are not very adept at sight reading. Don't worry about it. Just learn the piece in whatever way makes you feel comfortable.

[@killbugio10]

Same

[@Photologistic]

@@excelsior999 I doubt that. Sight reading is critical to classical, especially.

[@789armstrong]

Lang Lang = genius.

[@pamelaannfuller9410]

I LOVE this. I have not been practicing for decades...after spending years 4--21 taking intense piano lessons multiple per week. So, I love the idea of devoting just one hour of my day to practice. I'm an attorney...so very busy. Maybe I can cut out watching the TV news....or watching piano players on KZbin.

[@johnflavin1602]

I cut out TV and replaced it with practising piano, much happier.

[@SevincTogman-kn5rc]

You are the Best plaket❤and Now you are the best teacher🎉❤

[@MarginB]

otherwise, everything u say is brilliant master Lang Lang

[@rosemarydiamond6448]

Yes I totally agree with you. Art, Music, dance, drama all unite to take us on a spiritual journey if you put passion and dedication into what you do. I know because I am an arts and culture teacher to kids. - great, exciting work

[@lesturner9849]

I didn't start playing until I was 41 but I'm so happy I did. Not very good but I love the music!

[@Pixeliarmus]

Hearing him say you can start at any age is very comforting, I started at the age of 28 - closer to 29 and you can feel the weight of being too late everyday.

[@jipjiplol]

Well I started a year ago at 32, and can play Chopin nocturne op.9 no.2 today. Its not a very difficult piece but still it's Chopin 😂 Believe me, with persistence and passion anything can happen! (a good teacher helps a lot, too) The best age of learning something you like is the age you are at now!

[@hanhang5086]

I think back in the day we thought that growing neurons is the future. While the brain is elastic and u should learn some things early on.. it s the connection between neurons. Music is everywhere. We need ppl to tap into the notes wherever they are and express. The different expressions make for interesting music. Manufactured music is great to start and have structure but ultimately it is self expression that we look for. Problem with music is that u have to use logic which can be unmusical to learn music theory and techniques. And by the time we have fubdamentLs we are too burned out to be musical. And that’s sad but also why we have many musical skeletons (ppl who tried and quit). The point is to stay motivated and keep trying. And be proud even if I make little progress.

[@Genevieve8002]

I’m 50, and started to learn 7 months ago! Loving it!

[@lianwenchen2354]

Great pianist

[@olakolade6656]

lang lang is amazing!

[@xiaoweih]

LANG LANG IS UNBELIEVABLE！！！

[@jeantimex]

Thank you Lang Lang!

[@TTPianoMusic]

love his rules 👍

[@nickn1316]

Very inspiring - that's exactly how I want to learn to play the piano 💕

[@greaterbayareahero1401]

Lang Lang gets a lot of negative comments because he is himself and expresses music according to himself. He is a genius and if anyone wants to give any negative comments about him, they should get where he is in his achievements before they are Qualified to comment.

[@Anonkontello]

Hey I like Lang Lang, but you don’t have to be a chef to know that food tastes like crap.

[@greaterbayareahero1401]

@@Anonkontello Actually you do to be a critic because then you would be up there tasting the food on MasterChef instead of Gordon Ramsay;) But you can still say the food is crap but no one is going to believe you:)

[@Anonkontello]

@@greaterbayareahero1401 Or, maybe I am 15 and don't care about MasterChef. Look man, if you're going to say only experts in certain fields can criticize, then shouldn't only experts be able to like things in their field?

[@greaterbayareahero1401]

@@Anonkontello Look man, you can criticize as much as you want. I'm not stopping you but if you know nothing about a topic and criticize people will judge you that's all because you have not stated the reason why you say it's crap? You seem merely to trash someone for the sake of trashing. Sometimes it's better to stay quiet and give people the doubt you have some intelligence. Once you open your mouth it removes all doubt;)

[@Anonkontello]

@@greaterbayareahero1401 I've been playing for 5 years so I have some knowledge of piano. Not as much as a professional, but a good amount.

[@williamzhao8973]

Music is magic

[@williamhill2221]

Lang Lang's parents has turned out him to become career of pianist. His parents are key and very important role. Without his parents's turned out, Lang Lang was impossible to be pianist. We are known that Lang Lang learn piano from 4 years old.

[@donosudono1597]

But he has something called passion and talent. Parents and teachers can only pushed children to play good enough but to be able to play like him you need more ofc

[@stevedavis8329]

funnily enough, his first major teacher threw him out of the academy beause he thought he had no talent. Just goes to show, I guess.

[@Shizuka136]

I really appreciate lang lang It is what it is... If your parents forced you to play the first 20 30 years of your life piano than u would be close or as good as god too But i know he has Passion aswell

[@aquarius4953]

Almost every boy has a football. It doesn't mean he will be a professional soccer player later even if his dad coaches him everyday for hours. So of course to have a piano at home is better in order to become a pianist but it is not enough.

[@GPK1075]

40 hours a day!

[@southpark5555]

In the words of another artist - a martial artist ----- 'emotional content' ! Lang Lang is a special artist. He was definitely born with a certain special ability already. But his words and recommendations will certainly help us regular folks out a lot! He is good .... very good.

[@laurabarrera660]

Lang Lang you're extraordinary. Great ideas in this short video, thank you for this advice!!!

[@Triantafilitsa1]

Perfect video 🙂👍🌺🎵🇬🇷

[@BW92116]

This is GREAT advice.

[@Manhsterz]

Thanks for sharing this video and his advices ! It's very precious

[@crystaljacob619]

AWESOME!!!!!!!

[@SmeagolTheBeagle]

This man is incredible. Truly the 8 rules of a master.

[@denisbaker9090]

Thank you for this video maestro.! My story is that about seven years I saw on TV Andras Schiff play J. S. Bachs preludes and fugues books 1 and 2. I had an epiphany.! Is that the word.? I have to try and do this or as many as I can. Talk about frustration.!! The hardest I've worked in my life. After seven years.? It's coming together. I believe the secret is not to play what you cannot read. Reading is everything. If I ever write an autobiography I will call it "chasing langlang". I doubt very much if I'll play that well. Again thank you for the music. .!

[@guruprasadananthaya2945]

I love how he says percussion

[@jessethomas6569]

Who on earth dislikes a video so fun like this

[@xxassafxxuwu7870]

Jealous people 😂

[@syzygyyan2989]

only racist

[@andreasbyczkowski3435]

Start with just one hour: 20 hrs tech, then 20 hrs small sections, then 20 hrs expression. Repeat daily until completely proficient.

[@Amelia-s]

Love him

[@kimye8324]

I m 72 just beginning a few months ago by trial and errors through multimedia you tube and reference books. Even though its was difficult when facing hurdles during practices ，I would take a break by refereeing to books, listening to songs， music etc. and return to practices thereafter. for a retiree learning piano or any musical instruments was a good way to keep our mind occupied,active and the feeling of flowing with the music was enjoyable. My reading of the book "journey of a thousand miles" by Lang Lang do gave encouragement and much enlightenment on enduring in to my interest . Thank you Lang Lang for your on of the best advices and your contribution to the musical world for all !

[@olakolade6656]

you inspire me :D

[@karl4278]

You can hear from second one that he is so passionate about music.

[@charlespeterson3798]

Every one of us should be an artist is a great idea.

[@charlespeterson3798]

But, like most great ideas, wrong.

[@PianistStefanBoetel]

It's a short and modern version of Schumann's "Musical Rules at Home and Life" 😀

[@TheDennyslash]

I didn´t even know those

[@JoseFuentes-fn3dl]

Good advice!

[@songweisun2548]

Lang Lang I learn piano to I very want to see you.

[@joejohnson2814]

Lang Lang genius

[@elliotpiano2821]

love Lang Lang

[@Windycityduelingpianos]

Great advice!

[@n4meless24]

,., 1y-35k Always amazing, brilliant person.

[@jenniferemmert4163]

Ling ling long long lost lost lang lang.

[@shayanmohammad60]

I didn't know he talk this good

[@wlchek]

That's great perfect English.

[@eligbnsu71]

@@langlang2481 sus

[@aboutme8375]

Very good I learn piano at one ☝️

[@knowesims6585]

2-100...You have my attention sir. I'm just starting in my mid 30's.

[@elvisdumbledore1571]

The most important one seems to be that If you play with other instruments in a chamber music context you become a good imitator of those instruments or voices on the piano. I belief that might be true.

[@danielmendoza3433]

yo soy de Peru practico todos los dias 4 horas para que al final gane el primer puesto a nivel nacional

[@pianoconcertono2]

Kinda off topic but he’s so sympathetic

[@alanspence1716]

I’m 64. Lang Lang says I can start. But he says I need 2 brains and I’m noticing that I used to have 1 brain but it’s diminished to 0.9 brain. I might wait.

[@PatriceFitzgerald]

Definitely start! I started last year at 64 and now that I'm 65 I can play a few (modest) pieces very well. It's excellent for your brain to learn new things at this age. Jump in and do it--the rewards are worth it.

[@plaguedoc7727]

I'd like to see Master Pianist Lang Lang and Master Violinist Ling Ling play together. They'd make a dynamic duo

[@ohhkennny766]

i have strong fingers and hands from playing on submarine 13 guages on my guitar for 8 years but with piano i feel like i have trouble memorizing the songs I'm trying to learn lol, I'll start on a piece and get decent on a section until I try it again the next day and my fingers completely forget how to play

[@da11king]

I started to learn piano @11. Now , i barely play. You need talent , passion, perseverance and great infrastructure around you. Playing bach, beethoveen , Motzar , Chopin the way they were written can get boring and frustrating . I agree that we need to create , recreate. Be us! Be like _Lang Lang_ - the gift lol

[@oakleytheaf6792]

I practicing piano and sort of lose track of time. Before I know it, I've been practicing until 11 pm

[@johnflavin1602]

Yes, it's very hard to get up from the piano once you start, just one more play. I just love the feel of the keys under my fingers.

[@1247111]

source of cartoon please love it haha so cute

[@wanjotv]

dragon ball Z

[@0047-r5d]

@@wanjotvlol

[@ultrabaron]

He's the best classical pianist. Period

[@buxtehude123]

Just proves you know nothing about piano.

[@ultrabaron]

@@buxtehude123 I hope you have fun watching contortion yoga

[@RenatoPernett]

@@buxtehude123 indeed. Guy needs some Arrau or Rubinstein dosis for his good sake!

[@Smug924]

@@RenatoPernett who tf is that

[@RenatoPernett]

@@Smug924 Such a disrespectful question... Google them for God sake!

[@xiguan5156]

Ling Ling: violin Lang Lang:piano

[@MS-ju3vf]

Who is Ling Ling? Do you mean Lang Lang?

[@mylk5423]

Lungs Cancer

[@MS-ju3vf]

@@mylk5423 I don’t think that’s funny at all.....

[@mylk5423]

@@MS-ju3vf Now that I know, ppl do argue over anything on the internet whatsoever

[@hemiolaguy]

The yin and yang of Ling and Lang.....

[@MarcusChow99]

We need to be lang

[@tyler-qr5jn]

0:16 damn, sorry to all those 101 year olds

[@samshaven3573]

I guess I can't be a good pianist because I started when i was 1yr old. 🥺

[@thaongo7948]

He practiced for 6 hours per day when he was 5...

[@paullau3835]

When you enjoy something six hours would feel like six minutes

[@williambunter3311]

And he should know!

[@lindildeev5721]

"Play with passion" : the reason why I will not continue because I'm frustrated by the difficulty. The only pieces I still can play with passion are Brahms's 15th waltz, "Kalinka" and Bach's Prelude in C.

[@brodycates8472]

You're quitting piano?

[@brodycates8472]

Passion usually comes after knowing a piece very well. Dont worry about passion until you get the piece learned

[@lindildeev5721]

@@brodycates8472 Not yet, I study music so I can't stop now.

[@excelsior999]

Do remember how frustrated you were when learning to ride a bicycle? Then a certain Moment came and - voilà - you were riding a bicycle.

[@lindildeev5721]

@@excelsior999 Well, I fell once and I've never tried again.

[@stanwaltman4349]

whats the song at the very end?

[@francemusiqueconcerts]

Debussy: Golliwog's Cakewalk (Children's Corner, L. 113)

[@violetabighiu223]

Would you nane the cartoon (the asistent in this video)? It must be very interesting top.(really).

[@TomoMomoDomo]

i guess i should train both hands separately more before i get too eager to try and play both together. im too overeager and impatient.

[@ellikesgymnastics1752]

LINGLING

[@clarapek633]

I've been learning piano on and off since i was 4 and now am almost 50 But the piece that Im learning now, (pathetique) was played by little girl who had just playing for 5 years. And she played better than I do Haha..

[@FS02012]

The reality it takes 10 years to learn to properly play the piano fluently

[@rufuso4022]

I’m 101, what should i do, are you saying I don’t have chance anymore?

[@francemusiqueconcerts]

😉

[@politereminder6284]

Nice video. The captions are disrespectful though😅

[@thomasyt3062]

He said a artist but it should be an artist.

[@ytbxxparis95xx26]

Did lang lang have perfect pitch ?

[@bearlemley]

“Don’t play alone” Tell that to Gamazda ! She can replace a whole band.

[@jasnesciemnienie9107]

who is that?

[@semibrevehongkong9151]

Could anyone advice me the name of this cartoon? Thanks a lot!

[@jannetsadikhov7917]

Same

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Don't you mean Ling Ling? Practice 40 hours a day!

[@jojosiwasbasementmolerat7247]

There’s not even 40 hours in a day plus he needs to sleep * no hate plz

[@mxxntears1478]

TwoSet joke hahaha

[@awe331]

Alxxie It’s a joke

[@MS-ju3vf]

Who is Ling Ling? do u mean Lang Lang?

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@MS-ju3vf Twoset

[@danishhandsome1391]

How about 5 hour for beginner

[@waincheng]

maybe START WITH 1 hour cause they need time to ............learn.

[@TheAskald]

Learning piano is a marathon, not a sprint. Don't overdo it.

[@borischeung5863]

Does anyone know the name of the piece at the very start of the video?

[@masaeserge6260]

Claude Debussy: Golliwog's Cake-Walk (Children's Corner)

[@borischeung5863]

@@masaeserge6260 Thank you so much!

[@masaeserge6260]

@@borischeung5863Your welcome. I love Debussy's music. I used to play this on my piano.

[@Siuyendiana]

🥰🎹🎼🎶🎵

[@katakuri7461]

Rule 9: If you can play 15 notes per second, you can play Flight of the Bumblebee as how Lang Lang did.

[@peterholetschek9803]

Technically a giant, musically a dwarf - that's Mr. Lang-Lang

[@montserratgasull5023]

No entenc el què vols dir, amb això que escrius sobre Lang Lang, és fantàstic tocant i fantàstic de veure'l interpretar la música. Hi ha molta gent que no escoltava música clàssica i, a partir de veure concerts de Lang Lang, s'han enamorat d'aquesta música. He de dir que jo, no soc una analfabeta musical, per tant la meva visió sobre Lang Lang, crec que és feta amb coneixement sobre el que parlo.

[@peterholetschek9803]

Lang-Lang is a music clown.... he should listen to Rubinstein e. g. in order to learn how to interpret classical music

[@_sonicfive]

Rule #1 Practice for a LANG LANG time

[@sallyjohansson6045]

Playing with passion? What does that actually mean? When I make a mistake and bang the keys in frustration, that’s passion. I think playing with passion really means playing with knowledge of where and how the phrase is going/arriving and then leading listeners to follow the journey. You can’t have musical ‘passion’ without knowledge too.

[@renatobabka263]

Not true. You can be passionate to a music and not to be a musician. The passion is the feeling you have for that music and how you want it to sound, ofc you can't play that music completely different of its purposes. Hitting ur keyboard isn't a passion, it's anger.

[@bengewetan8426]

@@renatobabka263 .

[@JustASnake]

Passion to music and playing the piano. He didn't mean play passionately as in dynamics, phrases. "keep the flame", basically saying - try to enjoy practicing and playing the piano, and not making it a chore.

[@BlazinNSoul]

Dear genie please give me the gift of never having to be able to sleep and eat again. 😴🍲🎹

[@danielburns4034]

I practice 4 hrs a day

[@ilovemycatrussell9298]

Lol the thumbnail.

[@soomiewleng5227]

Lang Lang what ,how he get this name