🔴 LIVE! 12/11 Open Q&A

Hey hey and welcome back! We've had about a month off of these streams, but we can get at least one in for December today! Looking forward to seeing many of you for this session. And by the way, since the 4th Wednesday of December is exactly Christmas day... our next stream after today will be in 2025! January 8, 2025 to be exact! Mark your calendars ;-)
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Charles Szczepanek is an international prize-winning pianist, has collaborated with GRAMMY Award winners, and has taught music for over 20 years to everyone from his next-door neighbor to finalists on NBC's America's Got Talent. Through Pianist Academy, he now brings that wealth of knowledge to you: the beginner, the intermediate, the professional, or the fellow music teacher.
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[@BedlingtonGroomer]

What a terrific session!! This was a completely open session where anyone could ask Charles any question. Fascinating lessons and discussions came from it: 00:00 Start 09:43 Announcement: 5 new videos coming soon. Plus more! 11:46 Does Charles do any live chats on Patreon? 15:10 Tips on Bach bwv in C minor 17:25 Looking at chord shapes, harmonies, & organizing horizontal music vertically 24:10 Watch Charles's video called "The biggest skill left out of classical piano lessons" 28:08 How to memorize quickly 33:40 Does Charles prefer arranging or composing? 40:40 Performance Anxiety & how to combat it. 52:52 How did Charles get the idea to start these live streams? 58:30 More: How to quell anxiety playing in front of others 1:02:50 How to practice triplets 1:10:40 How to prioritize practice when there's little time to practice (10 min chunks) 1:17:30 How to practice a brand new piece when there's little time 1:23:15 Is Well Tempered Clavier good for beginners? 1:25:40 Good Exercises for left hand to build dexterity & speed 1:34:40 The 90/10 Rule 1:36:33 Invention 8 - evenness in playing bars 18 & 19; trills played evenly 1:46:00 Learning speed & technique; learning gesture 1:49:10 Best pieces to choose for an Intermediate Learner? (Get RCM Syllabus, plus many others!) 2:02:00 Next Live Stream will be in January

[@whitneyrepine5067]

I was just watching this back and realized I missed your question! My puppy’s name is Alice! I was trying to multitask because - wouldn’t you know it - she needed something. 😂 Thank you again for taking the time to make these streams! I always enjoy them.

[@quentingrand7830]

Hello Charles, I'm currently watching the stream and just to let you know, right at the begining you mentionned that you changed some settings for the sound. Maybe you should check and listen back to this stream to see what you can improve because it was significantly less enjoyable than previous livestreams : your Kawai sounded like a digital piano, and there was some audio cracklings on the sound of your voice. Otherwise, it was a great stream! Happy Christmas and Happy new year in advance! - Quentin.

[@PianistAcademy1]

Hey Quentin! Thanks for the feedback! I hadn't gone back to listen to anything because, live, everyone said it was great! BUT. I do hear everything you said after just a quick listen. I didn't change any of my audio settings, but I changed my delivery method to the KZbin server. The previous method (a direct ethernet to my modem and straight to YT) I've been having all sorts of problems with... stream rate not keeping up, lag, drop offs in the video etc. I tried it out again the day before this stream and it was still a huge issue. So I used the "webcam" method. And... no drops, no delay, no lag, EVEN THOUGH I was streaming on wifi and not ethernet... Hence, I thought it was fixed! But alas. fixing those issues made the piano sound really horrible. Thanks for bringing it to my attention! I'll have to get back on it and see what I can get done!

[@SarahJane2025]

Sorry I missed the live- I must ask what time they usually go on air? Happy Christmas, and Tgank you! Liz

[@PianistAcademy1]

Happy Christmas! They are the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, beginning at 10am Mountain Time, USA. The next stream will be January 8th!