The First Flakes Are Falling by Helen Madden: ABRSM Grade 2 Piano (2021 & '22) - B1

[@kalvinhart3800]

I absolutely love the enthusiasm and passion that you show in your videos. Great content here once again and has helped reinforce my ideas as I learn this piece. Thank you.

[@JulianLambert]

That's great to hear - thanks so much for the encouraging feedback Kalvin and bw for your piano playing.

[@kaydenchen6958]

Agreed

[@akshobiya7501]

You are amazing. Thank you for sharing your life.

[@dm-ko6988]

What a wonderful tutorial, thank you so much! I love the fact that you don´t just play the piece and show the fingering, but also explain the time signature, the chords which are used in this piece and the structure of it.

[@JulianLambert]

Thanks for your lovely feedback. This is an example of the tutorials that are behind a £5/pcm paywall at www.julianlambert.org ...if you'd like to find out more. 😀

[@mariadj5955]

Brilliant tutorial! So useful! Thank you!

[@philippaashfield6453]

Can’t believe I’ve only just discovered your channel. This is absolutely fantastic and will be incredibly helpful for my students. You teach in a very holistic way, excellent patient delivery of the information. Can’t wait to look at your other videos, many many thanks 🎶😀

[@JulianLambert]

Thx Philippa, have fun discovering the content here.

[@pearse]

Wonderful tutorial Julian, many thanks for your excellent pedagogical skills and obvious joy in bringing them to a wider audience. My teacher gave me this piece to learn so your tutorial makes a great compliment to her direct input. Personally I imagine this as skating on ice with the different sections gliding or spinning gentle turns - whatever works :) You have chosen to share your knowledge and the comments show you have impact in the jungle of what is available on YT, no small thing. Thank you.

[@JulianLambert]

Thx so much Pearse ...and there are plenty more on the website www.julianlambert.org

[@valeriefong7161]

Very good I love this song

[@CaravanCircusBand]

Thank you Sir! Wonderful and useful!

[@pearldeng]

Recently polishing this piece, really helpful! Thanks

[@juliahauss5496]

Hi Julian! Brilliant tutorial as always! Just a 'quick' question - I don't really understand why there are rest signs below the notes. Could you explain why perhaps? Would be much much appreciated! Thanks so much, Julia

[@JulianLambert]

Ah, good question Julia. If we look at bar 1, we see 2 lines of music in the RH. The melody on the top (2 x held As) and an accompaniment (rest D, F, rest, D, F) so the rests are necessary in order to notate this 'alto' line in the RH. I find it useful to imagine the music being played by different instruments. Does that make sense?

[@juliahauss5496]

@@JulianLambert Thanks so much Julian, very helpful answer!! :)

[@valeriefong7161]

Well done

[@simonnplaysmc]

How long do you think it would take for a grade 2 student to learn this piece? (And other pieces) I.e 1 wk, 2wk etc. thanks !

[@JulianLambert]

Ah, give it a go, if you like the piece and see.

[@ollyfields8019]

Great video again, Julian! I'd love to see you upload something on sight reading. It's something I've always struggled with, especially in an exam scenario

[@JulianLambert]

Me too! All my ABRSM marks were pulled down by my lousy sight-reading. The only way I got better at it was playing huge amounts of music. There were no short cuts ...I'm sorry to say, but we learn so much from playing through lots of music. Perhaps pick up some anthologies of easier music, play hymns, easier grade pieces ...keep going, don't stop, miss out a note or two if needs be but KEEP THE FLOW.

[@realkaywoodward]

Hello there! This is SMASHING and so helpful. Can I please ask about the sixth note on the bass clef in bars 9 and 10 though? Your version is so much easier to play than what's written. Is it OK to play these in an actual exam or would I lose hundreds of points? Thanks ever so!

[@JulianLambert]

Well, it's not correct but, whose going to notice? 🤔

[@northern_hongkonger2727]

Does it need to add the pedal? For 6 years old student?

[@JulianLambert]

Not essential I'd say.

[@mayyad1979]

I am struggling to get it to sound nice. On my electric piano it is not too bad, but when I try it on my acoustic, it sounds too loud and messy with the pedal. I am starting to get frustrated.

[@JulianLambert]

Deep breath ...take your time.

[@valeriefong7161]

You play this song is vertical good

[@genevievemuller4877]

so beautiful ! ...... I'll try to earn it !......but it's too difficult for me, I think !

[@JulianLambert]

Ah, perhaps give it a go!

[@philippaashfield6453]

As grade 2 pieces go, I think this is one of the easier ones although to play it as beautifully as Julian will take a lot of time and effort. Definitely something to aspire to, good luck 👍🏻

[@genevievemuller4877]

@@philippaashfield6453 thank you, Philippa

[@plasmapigsstudio8805]

Fake!

[@goettling]

What????

[@shiprasingh9569]

Its real.