Play Moonlight Sonata Like a Pro- 4 Expert Tips Revealed

[@jazerleepiano]

🕘 Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:40 Pro Tip 1 2:29 Pro Tip 2 4:00 Creative Exercise 1 4:50 Creative Exercise 2 5:45 Pro Tip 3 7:13 Pro Tip 4 9:00 A Mother's Day Special

[@tinimunson1242]

I am excited! But are you talking about the 3rd movement or the 1st movement in this premiere?

[@katttttt]

​@@tinimunson1242the 3rd movement would be really interesting from a technical side

[@Photologistic]

@@tinimunson1242This is the first mvmt

[@DarkSide6]

We should have gotten this tutorial 220 years ago 🔥🔥

[@thewordbtrue2461]

😂👍🏼

[@catherine159]

Yess!!!

[@DansChessLounge]

Nice video! I’ve been working on this piece for over a year. It’s my favorite classical piece. What’s helped me is writing the note letters on the score since this piece has a lot of low ledger notes AND writing the fingerings that I’ve found work best for me. Once I wrote out the fingerings my progress sped up tremendously.

[@dawnesmith-sliming7004]

YES to more on this piece!!! This video was helpful but really only an appetizer. We want the main course now!

[@mellyju]

Thank you, that was great advice. Yes, I’d love to learn more about how to play this piece well.

[@billligon4005]

Thanks for all your help. As a Amateur Piano Hobbyist I have adopted this phrase "PRACTICE - Fall in love with the Process because there is no finish line".

[@adrianstasiakbbe]

I am practicing this piece right now for my piano exam and you just dropped this video ❤ thank you

[@6foot7dad]

Good luck on the exam! ❤

[@3213470]

Great. I feel like you should do one on the 3rd movement. That a real challenge

[@claireviens3772]

About the voicing. A couple of years ago, I played this sonata with a friend playing the higher voice on the trumpet. It was awesome.

[@Martial-Mat]

Great tutorial. This is one of the pieces I have started learning piano to be able to play. Can't wait. Now the third movement please.

[@andreasmaier5361]

YES! I am with you! 3rd movement you be great!

[@catherine159]

Wow I played this piece as a kid and those tips are gold!!! Thanks

[@yasemin897]

You’re such a wonderful person! And most probably a kind person as it can be easily understood from your face 😌 Thanks a lot for your tips!!! I am now trying to play this piece with my teacher as a person started playing at 35 years old 😅

[@pnojazz]

The first classical piece I learned ❤

[@billnewton7859]

Great stuff as usual Jazer, extremely helpful. Thanks.

[@katttttt]

6:51 never saw that left hand crossing before for playing the ninth!

[@Velnox]

It's not what's written, but it's just fine for people with short hands

[@katttttt]

@@Velnox sure, it's a great solution

[@Kasia-ei1qq]

Dziękuję za wskazówki. Nauczyłam się tej przepięknej sonaty na pamięć, fragmentami przez rok. Teraz ćwiczę interpretację.

[@williamschickling6702]

Thank you for the guidance. I've been working on this piece as part of my practice sessions for a couple of months. The biggest challenges for me have been trying to make the reading of some of the more unusual chromaticisms automatically (e.g., E#, B#, Fx) as their keyboard harmonic equivalent, and to reach the 9th intervals (e.g., the A and B in measure 8).

[@liegebarbosa7358]

Amazing! Thank you so much for your tips!

[@michaeldunkle6519]

Literally just started working on this piece 3 days ago and you drop this video. Fantastic!

[@mariaolivarez4453]

This makes so much easy sense please make a tutorial greatly needed.

[@pamelaallen3267]

Thank you Jazer! I’m a beginner and watch a lot of these videos. To me you are the best teacher of them all!

[@jonkristoffersen7101]

This is the piece that got me into playing piano in my early teens. I learned it entirely by ear by listening to a cassette recording. The only problem was the piano was very old and tuned a couple of notes too low. So I learned the wrong keys! Once we got a better, correctly tuned piano, and I got the notes, I quickly managed to relearn the piece. Ah, back then I could learn new pieces so easily! Now, after taking up piano again in my 50s everything takes at least 10x longer. Love your channel; its probably the best piano channel for beginners and intermediates.

[@Jan-lj6ej]

The timing is perfect, just started learning it 3 days ago!

[@susanhoeper4397]

This is SO helpful! I've been working on Moonlight for months, and finally am getting the notes learned (hard enough for an intermediate level----all those sharps!) but knew I wasn't getting near the expressiveness of the piece. Now I will work on left and right hand volume. . . . . . and pedal! Thank you so much!

[@alicechen7707]

It truly helps a lot! Hope I can play it as an pianist (hope 😅) one day. I really love this piece. Beethoven is really amazing. Extreme sadness creates extreme beauty.

[@marywhite5216]

I learned this piece over a year ago and my teacher told me the same things that you did! So in my opinion you both are fantastic teachers!

[@zahararay5611]

I love it so much. I learned the beginner version from Faber Adult Adventures, Classical book 2. It’s not even close to this, in terms of level, but I want to play the ‘grown up’ version one day. Thank you for making this video about it.

[@Oakeybloke]

One of the pieces that got me playing piano, would love to be able to play it this well...and one day I will 😁 hopefully in the not too distant future!

[@alphacen3465]

I am playing the piece since about a year and I love that is offers so many possibilities for articulation and phrasing. Great tips Jazer, many thanks. You could have mentioned. that the ML Sonata has 3 movements and this is just the 1st one - the easiest.

[@ChristyBonnett-sl6qt]

Thank you for the overview and for touching on voicing and dynamics. I learned Moonlight Sonata about a year ago, self-taught by reading sheet music, watching tutorials and listening/watching pianists such as Claudio Arrau. I love his interpretation. I return to Moonlight Sonata often so I don't forget what I learned and to try to improve my playing. As you asked for suggestions, would you please do a Part 2 of this tutorial addressing more voicing and dynamics, aimed at say late beginners/intermediates? There are a lot of areas where additional voicing and dynamics can be applied and I'm sure you have an audience who would appreciate your perspectives. Thanks!

[@Jrgn]

thanks for this video. I can play the first movement, but I still have to bring it to life. Long way to go, your hints will help.

[@Arrestina]

Great, video. Yes, this kind of tutorial for iconic or even not so iconic pieces are super

[@StephenNorris-ow3vd]

Fantastic Jazer, thank you. Really relevant stuff. The discussion and tips on voicing caused me to have a bit of a light bulb moment! I've watched lots of tutorials on this movement. This one makes me want more from you on this piece. If things go to plan, I'll be starting to learn this in about a year's time.

[@MissPinkShSh]

So great video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I've tried playing it many times، but I never got it right all of the unkown tips you mentioned are great .. I'll give it another try 🥰🥰🥰

[@Erck712]

Thank you for the bottom/top voice and pedal lesson. Now I know how to un-mud my song.

[@taylorbowden1390]

Great video man! I'm in the process of learning Moonlight Sonata now, so this was perfect timing!

[@Photologistic]

Played it in my final recital at university master class. Got to study with a grad student, great deal, as an adult, much easier to commit for 3-4 months than to just start taking lessons again. Wish I could play 3rd movement. I can play 1&2 only.

[@warrenwinslow4266]

I don't like 2. I can play all 3 but seldom play part 2. I play the beloved third and first movements all the time. It is why I learned to play

[@PaperRabbits_]

This video is nice! Would like to see more detailed breakdowns of individual music pieces and how to 'professionally' play them with all the nuances.

[@warrenwinslow4266]

Bach scholar, Robert Estrin, Clive Swansborn are great for this

[@Golden_reds]

Great, thank you. Would love to see a similar thing for the 2nd movement of the Pathetique Sonata 😊.

[@elaarj8029]

Mini course for the piece sounds amazing

[@OriginAlan]

I just recently started to try and learn this piece so this video came at the perfect time! 🎹

[@cdnk78]

Many thanks for the useful tips, Jazer! 👍 I’m currently working on this piece, and they really helped me to improve my performance! But I’ve more difficulties with the 3rd movement... Eagerly awaiting your tutorial on the 3rd mvt!

[@colomboeduardo3961]

Amzing, Maestro Jazer....very, very useful advices. Un abrazo desde La Palma.

[@RuecianGray]

I also made the mistake as a beginner to try and learn the 1st movement of Moonlight Sonata and quickly learned that its much much harder than it appears/sounds. The two voices are so much harder to play than it seems. I found it difficult mostly because my fingers just quite literally did not have the STRENGTH necessary to pull out that loud second voice in the pinky. It was IMPOSSIBLE to bring out that second voice properly as a beginner. The piece also has some HUGE intervals (9ths? i think) in some parts. I am very glad that after a week of working on the piece that i gave it up and learned something more beginner appropriate instead. It doesn't help that i have no teachers and have to be completely self taught, so it was incredibly important that i be careful with what i choose to work on. If i had continued to grind at Moonlight Sonata, i'm sure eventually i would make progress. But the progress i would have made as a piano player as a whole would have been much less than if i work on a piece more level-appropriate. I noticed almost immediately when i switched over to something a little easier that i was actually learning more fundamentals because i wasn't focusing so hard on trying to do things i wasn't ready for yet. I also realized that the only reason i was interested in Moonlight Sonata was simply because i was ignorant of piano music altogether and Moonlight Sonata is just one of those pieces that everyone knows about. I realized that i had much more fun learning pieces that were more unique instead of the one that everyone else already knows. It is very hard as a beginner to know exactly what to be putting the most energy into. Some people say "work on learning chords" and other people say "don't bother with chords/arpeggios, just learn pieces". Some people stress learning all of the scales, and other people say don't bother with scales until its necessary for a certain piece. I find myself sitting down to play for an hour a day, but i am constantly questioning if i am filling that hour with the practice that is most beneficial for me or not because i can't ever seem to get a straight concrete answer on the best order/process to learn.

[@robertheap7097]

Mini course would be great. I'm trying to struggle through it on my own and, as you know, not easy!

[@stevenciu123]

BRAVO MAESTRO

[@zekiyezeynepsahin9449]

Thank you Jaser. Great tutorial.. Dynamics is crucial, as you say.. I have made a great effort for practising this sonata.. But I must polish it. Will you make a video on "AUTUMN LEAVES" This piece has different sheets concerning different levels. I consider myself as intermediate.. Waiting eagerly for your other videos.. ❤

[@ChristyBonnett-sl6qt]

Plus 1 on Autumn Leaves, especially at late beginner/intermediate level.

[@zekiyezeynepsahin9449]

I wonder what is Plus 1?

[@ChristyBonnett-sl6qt]

@@zekiyezeynepsahin9449 Adding one more person to this request.

[@DonnaUpdike-d4z]

I have been practicing this beautiful piece for about two months now and I just love it although it is pretty difficult for my level. Your tips helped alot and, yes, I would love more on this piece! I am also practicing Mozart’s Sonata in C which just fascinates me! Any tips for that would be welcome!

[@elainekoteles1948]

Thank you.

[@thewordbtrue2461]

I could never pay for such instruction!!! Thank you... signed Self taught.

[@pamwindham5968]

I need help stretching my fingers into some of these positions. Any advice on that?

[@gautamdodiya2689]

Sir which piano you are using and i want to buy a acoustic piano please make a detailed video on it please🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@stigvegardbrslid855]

Love your videos and tutorials! Could you do a tutorial on Schuberts Impromptu No3 in G-Flat Major, Op90, D.899?

[@simosini6964]

great tutorial. thanks Jaz

[@stuboyer1901]

Jazer, what is the indication on the music that the left hand should cross over to catch that top note, as you did?

[@victoriamadu-dv5nh]

Yeas please!!!!! Do turn it into a course 😆

[@moosemousse]

Thank you Jazer!

[@sylviapaul6844]

Thank you so much! Would you be able to do a tips video on Fantaisie Impromptu?

[@jamenta2]

Great tips on Moonlight thanks. The dynamics really make a difference for this (most played piano piece ever? Like Shakespeare's Hamlet?). I especially like your suggestion of the swelling for measure 18. I also prefer playing Moonlight more on the quiet side - pp as they say, however as the piece comes to a conclusion, I up the strum and drangst and play more loudly (than many do) on measures 57-59 - where a crescendo is marked but I really lean into it. I also continue a bit into the next measures even - with the strum and drangst (ignoring the p at some risk) and just slowly quiet down into the ending. It's a final outburst of emotion before coming to a very quiet Moonlight fade away.

[@stevenciu123]

AT LAST , AT LEAST GOT THE PEDAL DOWN PAT. GREAT PIECE!

[@pasadenaphil8804]

One more problem for me is, having bought a Yamaha P-228, the keys get harder to press down as you move up the keys. The good thing is that this is a good piece to learn how to adapt to that, especially since the pinky seems to spend so much time up there. Other than that, I'm having less of a problem learning this piece than Fur Elise which I swear, once I learn it, I may never play again. I feel vindicated having learned this weekend that Beethoven didn't like it either.

[@aveeasley9811]

LOVE!!!!

[@kenchu4471]

I love this piece so much but the middle part (starting from bar 32) is very challenging.

[@kuxica]

Which published edition of the sheet music did you use for this tutorial?

[@prabakaranperumal5432]

Mr.Jazer, please advise me whether priority should be given to learn notes first or remembering notes. In my practice, though I practiced notes first later-on I could follow only the tune. Is it a correct procedure for learning piano? Regards,

[@titusgibson1829]

Great job

[@d13F3d3r]

Great Work! Please please make a Tutorial for this peace en Detail. Its one of best peaces ever and you are the only one who could teach it beginners. PS: greetings from Germany!

[@GoToExtremes]

Where can I get the sheet music. I know there are levels of arrangements but I want this one.

[@kararhodes6682]

I have been practicing this piece for the last month and was wondering about the ninths. I have small hands. What is the correct way to play this?

[@FrankSandman]

What you haven’t covered at all is the tempo. This mvmt is often played way too slowly. It’s alla breve so you count 1 2 1 2…so two triplets 1 and two triplets 2. Adagio becomes pretty fast in this case. I recommend Andras Schiff and his ideas regarding the tempo. Anyway thanx for your advice.

[@yahyakhazbak4713]

cant wait bro

[@LiquidTurbo]

Will you be making the same video, but for Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement? :)

[@billligon4005]

As a Amateur Paino Hobbyist I only have room for a Digital piano, can you recommend a Digital Piano, I'm thinking of the Kawai CA901 would it be equivalent to a acoustic grand piano? When you get the chance.

[@rogerparkhurst5796]

How about the 2nd movement?

[@SRX-1-2]

Waiting

[@africanhistory]

I so disagree with this myth that black notes affect anything. When u think like that they become a challenge. I taught my son without ever treating them as hard or easy but just notes. He has no concept that c# is easy to difficult, just notes. Hardly anything tricky about it . C is just as easy as C# only when reading it is a challenge to remember what is #

[@hud184]

Would like a simple version

[@winterheat]

oh Jazer, but would you play the whole piece in entirety

[@vjeraradovic3782]

I play Romance Lizst..169!❤ and Serenade.. Schubert?!😅

[@jayanthieranasinghe7430]

thank you! Can you please do a tutorial on Fur Elise especially the last pat?

[@samuelsk3158]

Helo sir!! I'm actually having trouble playing major 7th chords ... My music teacher had given me the finger numbers as 1 2 4 5 ... But I'm not comfortable with that number... Is it because I'm a beginner or are the finger numbers are wrong ?

[@dobare]

In root position, you might be more comfortable with 1 2 3 5

[@danitahunt3364]

MINI COURSE! MINI COURSE!!

[@noamcohen1158]

What mvt is it?

[@quentinmassonnat5323]

First mvt

[@superprofi4307]

1

[@BoyKagome]

I cheated, my dad new the piece so he just told me what notes to hit. If I played all of them right, he'd teach me the next 10 seconds of the song. And so it went til I had it all.

[@yahyakhazbak4713]

can you play pathetic2nd movement beethoven its harder than moonlight sonata 1st movement but too slow

[@atlasatc]

voicing is fucking hard

[@qazsedcft2162]

Please, please, please stop using fake AI portraits of composers in thumbnails. They look nothing like the composers and it's becoming a really annoying plague of KZbin vids.