The Process. Learning Chopin Fantaisie Impromptu, Op. 66

The process of learning a new piano piece. This took me approximately 4 weeks. I still have a ways to go with this piece.

[@kathymitchell8666]

This is really practicing. I feel better. Others only show perfection. I just subscribed.

[@thomascurry886]

There’s definitely a lot more strict practicing she didn’t include ofc

[@gibran6641]

The situation is there's no recognition of practice, we're accustomed to see only the results, even the most virtuoso musician needs to practice

[@takuyamatsuda7214]

I’m so glad as well. I’m surrounded with sight reading geniuses I guess because I thought I’m just a shit player since I can’t sight read my pieces perfectly first try. I’m soo glad that I can see a player who shows off a really realistic practice video

[@angelodi903]

you really like periodts dont ya

[@sarahb6923]

@@thomascurry886 You pfp lmao I thought it was hair- I blew my screen

[@mrdeen5532]

I N T E R E S T I N G. If u can play it slowly, u can play it quickly.

[@dez6345]

In my opinion, it is harder to play a song slow once you have it in your memory.

[@vmprie]

BLaZe_pRo 142 Am I missing something here or do you not get the reference

[@trlca]

Jajajajja

[@benmushumani206]

BLaZe_pRo 142 Yh cos u get used to playing it at the right speed and it becomes muscle memory and then to slow it down is a lot harder

[@semangatt45]

Twosetters welcome

[@ConversationswithRei]

Ah yes, the metronome. A pianists best friend, and enemy.

[@clouded8334]

everytime my piano teacher is like “have you been using the metronome?” i’m like 🙂😬

[@ConversationswithRei]

Hunter S same

[@El_Chapo407]

I wish I had a teacher 😢

[@edoardodepiccoli3004]

I hate it

[@lerololmao]

She even dropped it on Purpose lol

[@tiamariacha6569]

It took my 5 hours to learn the first 10 seconds

[@123PianoKeys]

if this is real, then you shouldn't rush on your self and learn this piece (even though ppl think it's really a difficult piece which is not if you go deep into the sheet music ^^ ). I would suggest you to go level by level and start from basics (Beyer, Bach Anna Magdalena, Czerny op 599, Scales and hand exercises) and increase your skills without rushing your self on pieces that would waste your time and you might learn it with wrong hand techniques and that would be the worst :) i hope you don't get me wrong it's just a recommendation ;)

[@Drfinnish24]

It took me 1 hour to learn the whole thing perfectly

[@songotenson]

Queen4life 24 how long have you been playing

[@SerpongeDash]

@@Drfinnish24 what's your definition of perfect tho

[@sirdrel]

its satire, im afraid :/

[@Chin-mx5bk]

Me: Day 1 progress of learning 0:24 - 0:30 Me: Day 15 progress of learning 0:24 - 0:30

[@jacksonli9002]

I have a suggestion for something to try to help you speed up your learning. Firstly being capable is very important and I see people trying to learn these pieces when they've only played for a week, not very helpful unless you want injuries. I would encourage anyone learning a hard piece, especially one with awkward polyrhythms and fingerings this this piece to sit down away from the piano and just look at the notes. Try to construct the piece or at least a general idea of what it should sound like and with this particular example, how the rhythms fit in relation to beats. I would personally spend a bit of time on some easier parts just to get motivation, but most of my practice is spent of the hardest sections of a peice. For example if I am going to learn Chopin Ballade No. 1, spending more time on the coda and waltz will be much more effective then spending all your energy on the first 2 pages. Metronome will do a lot of the thinking for you but don't become reliant(thought I'm sure no one actually wants to practice with metronome). I'm sure you're doing great just keep up the practice. Oh and trust me, slow pracc is much more effective then fast pracc ;) Edit: Oh and btw I wrote this reply as a joke I realize Chin1612 was joking but I hope it helps someone one day

[@zavier3644]

Jackson Li inb4 a dumbass says “r/woosh”

[@tonyping3678]

Me: First year progress of learning 0:24-0:30. Me : Fifth year of learning 0:24-0:30

[@MarsLos10]

Lol I feel you man

[@tinus1429]

Jackson Li i know right ? So many people « playing » this piece with very week piano notions, ends up destroying the piece. Because playing fast pieces = badass 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@finninchina]

I also found James Charles really helpful in my learning process of Chopin's pieces.

[@andreatravaglini2365]

Fingal Grünbauer Please explain. I am now terrified

[@andreatravaglini2365]

Fingal Grünbauer oh wait whatever disregard my previous reply I heard it now

[@finninchina]

@@andreatravaglini2365 it was a joke haha although watching KZbin sometimes helps me re-focus when I take a brake from practicing

[@finninchina]

@@andreatravaglini2365 ahh lol

[@robloxiancitizen4500]

Oh Jesus that’s scary

[@jrseahorse5886]

Lol 1:54 is usually how I end my sessions “ugh this part is so hard maybe I should listen to someone else play it” *sees an interesting video in the recommendations* “well I think I deserve one video I have been practicing for a while”

[@emilyclaireotto]

I read this thinking "haha yes this is me" only to notice I'm doing this right now 😐✌️

[@anakaren7989]

I DIED WHEN I HEARD “HI SISTERS ITS JAME CHARLES”

[@leachatee]

1:54 I peed haha that’s so relatable

[@alisacs_f.l1312]

LMAO YEEES

[@josephregan1007]

I’d do that in the practice rooms at school (rip). I’d be like an hour and half into something ungodly and just wind up watching like old MakeUpByMandy24 vids or something. Or tiktok. It’s usually tiktok

[@maxlove8894]

Joseph Regan so many sins in one comment. If you’re gonna go in a Practice room, *practice or leave*

[@josephregan1007]

Max Love you’re no fun

[@maxlove8894]

Joseph Regan there’s nothing wrong with having a break and stuff for 10-15 minutes. But it’s annoying when you go to actually practice and people are just eating lunch in there

[@windsongmoonchild6400]

This video looks more honest and believable. I've seen other videos where the pianist claim they have no experience playing the piano whatsoever and then in 30 days, BAM! They're playing Liszt La Campanella flawlessly. And when they practice, they make no mistakes (heavily edited).

[@IngmarSweep]

I never knew that changing clothes was such an important part of piano exercising.

[@NicoleRetuta]

Hahaha!!!

[@peterqueen]

And also eat ahahah

[@alviilmie1869]

Boredom breaker 🤣

[@mikeysplayshow8704]

Well it was a 4 week span so......

[@bluebosnian]

Mikeys Playshow the joke flew over your head

[@Pedro-pc1qx]

ok so apparently i'm the only one who trains using my pajamas.

[@ignaciogarciarodriguez2903]

Nope :)

[@kuuderepiano2988]

Lies, I'm always in my pajamas during times of quarantine

[@duongai5507]

Youre not alone :)))

[@Finaphinees]

I literally put the piano in my room since quarantine started so I can practice right out of bed😅🤣

[@Pedro-pc1qx]

@@Finaphinees It is a digital piano isnt it?

[@krishnasingh555]

Cat: *walks on a piano* Chopin: "Holy shit!! That's good."

[@justapersonontheinternet1515]

ALEJANDRO MONTOYA RAMIREZ ikr

[@galvinn]

Sometimes I randomly press notes and hit the keyboard to see if anything accidentally sounds good, then I just COMPOSE

[@ignatiuswu3969]

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[@HamiltonProvonsha]

I actually found this encouraging, as I feel like it takes me forever to learn something and my friend learns everything in like a week because of his stupid sight reading level...

[@ECCENTRICLE]

I need your friend to coach me on sight reading please lol..

[@HamiltonProvonsha]

Alexis Tran Basically, he just says to constantly be reading new material equal to or below your playing ability, and he claims that your technique follows. I’m waiting for that part...

[@jester5106]

@@HamiltonProvonsha definitely start sight reading stuff far below your level, and then gradually increase it when you can easily sight read the easy stuff

[@alantaylor6691]

So your friend learns pieces in a week due to being such a good sight reader? Does that including committing to memory?

[@jaimelee817]

Ling Ling 40 hours great job :))

[@megtakara2591]

I would hardly say I'm at Ling Ling level but thanks 😆

[@LkFia_]

LING LING!!

[@zackiechan2601]

Nah, Ling Ling can play this 15 notes a second w/o pedal with his eyes closed at the age of 6.

[@Jarrell.]

@@zackiechan2601 nah you mean he could play flight of the bumblebee at 240 bpm blindfolded when he was a embryo.

[@Ice-dy6fi]

Funny lool

[@gekkoyin4004]

Dude pianists spend more time on watching videos of piano of youtube than practising 😂 Im the one that come to KZbin to listen to the piece but always looking other videos And leaving a comment..

[@dunja1069]

Me too😩

[@ritabustamante8447]

If you are one of them you plays piano only at home right? Because piano is imposible to learn watching videos in KZbin.

[@gekkoyin4004]

@@ritabustamante8447 No, only now, because you know, quarantine...and I needed to jump levels to fifth advanced grade

[@gekkoyin4004]

@@ritabustamante8447 when I was little I learned piano myself memorizing notes, I learned the piece, but numbers were wrong, the positions of hands were wrong, I din't had strat to practice, SO IT'S IMPOSIBLE LEARN MYSELF, It's very funny when I see Simply Piano, It's like "be a pianist with an app and don't need teacher

[@gekkoyin4004]

@@ritabustamante8447 but I think students of piano can learn when he/she learned like 1 year, cuz in this 1 year if you listenned to your teacher carefully, IF YOU HAVE A GOOD TEACHER, and if you remember the strats to practise that your teacher explained to you, you can learn yourself, or better, you can teach to students.

[@peterkohout7901]

Never looks at her hands. Legendary sight reading. Thank you for sharing

[@trl5200]

I am new to playing the piano. due to the fact that I was slowly progressing, I thought to quit everything, but after watching this video I decided to continue training, thank you💛

[@niinasusanna]

I'm 32 almost and I've quit many times but came back after months or years. When u feel u need a break just take it. And come back. Maybe ur motivated next time and don't want to quit anymore :) And find suitable songs to play! Enough interesting but simple, I just found joy of playing some Erik Satie's piano pieces.

[@sheaevans1534]

Its amazing that Chopin did not even care to incude this in his opus of works. To him it was a second tier work To mere mortals it is still recognized as a masterpiece

[@h_curly6384]

Apperently he didnt publish this because it was a commision work for someone, beyond that it was also very similar to someone elses work.

[@samuelmincarelli5051]

Chopin: It is time to compose another very diffucult piece: execute opus 66

[@sarahcatalan6864]

I cackled so loud at this!!

[@thelookingcat]

Lol Star Wars homie

[@anubhavvyas3219]

Underrated comment

[@danielvelasquez8601]

Liszt: I have the high ground Chopin: you underestimate my power

[@harveyxing2329]

Fantasie Impromptu isn't even close to any of Chopin's hard pieces.

[@InstrumentManiac]

This was the perfect mix of hilarious and outstanding. I always wondered how pianists learned music!!

[@tired9351]

this makes me feel so much better. just getting to know and memorize the notes has always been the hardest part for me, and it’s so refreshing and encouraging to see that after you made it through the piece and felt more comfortable with the notes you were able to then get the timing and speed fairly quickly. thank you for this video, i think i’m gonna go practice now :)

[@rabbit4231]

This made me realize I give up way to quickly into the learning process- I thought a week was long to learn a song and I’m glad that I’m not as slow as I once thought.

[@arnavlakhia1062]

I love how positive she is and how she pursues! Shows real passion! Congrats on this piece you’re really talented!

[@vickid3710]

This video is so important. Knowing it takes so much practice for a piece like this. I used to beat myself up for looking at a piece and not being able to play it quick like others.

[@johnnyt3676]

yup, also took me about four weeks, but just to learn the notes, up to the first line lol i figure i can get the whole thing in maybe one year if im lucky.

[@lucaszflenki4552]

I did in 3 weeks lol, not the whole thing tho

[@Tempusverum]

The beginning and end are pretty much the same, and the most tricky. Once you get the first part, it’s pretty much downhill from there

[@weirdscience6820]

She can read sheet music though which must help tremendously

[@martinstahle2006]

This is definitely a piece of music that takes time to be internalized. Have patience and go on work on it. It goes well into the movement memory. The middle part is demanding because it repeats itself constantly. Here it is important to create new nuances with every repetition.

[@davidpauker]

Hi Meg. You have left me breathless.You've blown me away!! This was so beautiful and you are a superb talent!! Good luck in your concert tours!!Love you 4ever!!!

[@xinwencao3992]

Me: Spending weeks just to get the four against three tempo right.

[@xinwencao3992]

Also I think the piano needs to be tuned?

[@dexalan1676]

@@xinwencao3992 yall know how expensive tuning a piano is?

[@thanhhanguyen2540]

Omg thats so me

[@alyssaponrartana4990]

1:18 this happens every freaking day omg showing the real struggles of practicing

[@lividea]

This brought tears to my eyes. It was so relatable to see your learning process and then such a joy to hear the final result after all that practicing. Well done :)

[@taralim143]

THE JAMES CHARLES SENT ME

[@rcc3574]

Wonderfully real; most encouraging!! Thank you for posting Meg, and hope you continue to enjoy the process...

[@leeludlowart237]

You only have 104 subscribers??? This is the best is the best piano video on here. It’s exactly how I learned to play and no one wants to show the problems they had learning. You are awesome. + new sub 👍

[@luceroalvarado9244]

2.1k now!!

[@luohan485]

that's so encouraging! appreciate your honesty and openness to show the progress!

[@narsen.t.patton8834]

1:53 is me being distracted in between my practices always. I swear 😂

[@clara-rp5nq]

when you layed down and “hi sisters” i died shdjsjdj that was so relatable

[@eugcne]

the "hi sisters" got me weak ahahahhaha, great job! :)

[@LazuardMusicProductions]

On 10 years ago I learn this song when I can't read notation and never have music study at all.. But my father give me a challenge,, if I can learn and play this song well just in a month,, he will give me some money.. So every after I back from school,, I'd learned it by MIDI.. My fingers followed every notes that showed on MIDI player.. At first,, I'd never believe that I'll can do it without study at music school.. But finally,, I can play this song now.. I've learned it without teacher and sheet music at all..

[@ludine5394]

That's SO amazing!! Congratulations 😁❤

[@LazuardMusicProductions]

@@ludine5394 Hi,, thank you..

[@hobojoe6453]

Post a vid

[@dewidiana1870]

Wow...great.

[@LazuardMusicProductions]

@@dewidiana1870 Terimakasih yaa..

[@sevdadj6054]

Wooooow you are very hard working and practice very beautiful and hard Goodluck miss

[@ricky.r3002]

1:53 If this doesn't happens when you practice... You're not a real pianist

[@Sora-o]

Exactly.

[@texaswildcat6425]

For me it's 2:07

[@texaswildcat6425]

......2:05-2:07 sorry.

[@Sora-o]

@Megan Wahyudi what.

[@oscarnowak1283]

Honestly I just lose myself on the phone sometimes while playing piano lol :)

[@gekkoyin4004]

How you can looking at the sheet paper And playing without looking at Keys, dude i'm feeling im the only Who need to memorize sheet music And play It :(

[@dunja1069]

😭😖

[@darrelltynski6655]

I’m the exactly the same way

[@pinkegg3179]

I think coz the running notes are close together so I could keep looking at the music. but for liszt i gotta memorize.

[@tteerabeats9116]

@@dunja1069 don't worry chief u will have the sharigan someday

[@alastairthomson9846]

You should really start practicing without looking at the keys, its pretty much the only way to progress with sight reading

[@ua6523]

Well done. This is one of the most realistic videos out there and this is encouraging to say the least. May I congratulate you on your skills in pedalling. Well done indeed!

[@carlosfigueroa790]

the way you play, often reveals more than what I hear!!! Greetings from Central America, Guatemala City.

[@timothydewa9096]

This is it! What practices is sometimes look-alike, you’re funny! Seeing you just like reflecting myself when first time learning that world-masterpiece.

[@iamcristina]

Love this! So similar to the way I sight read and learn a new piece! Very relatable and refreshing to see. People forget the work it takes to learning a piece! Great job! ❤️❤️❤️

[@athena673]

So I've learned that changing clothes, eating while one hand is resting, and James Charles is very useful when practicing piano. Thank you :)

[@callmeqi]

Well done just in 4 weeks! Very inspiring to see the progress of learning. My godson started learning piano two years ago. He just turned 10 year olds this year. He took 2-3 weeks to learn and memorise this whole piece recently. I think he has serious gift from God! I love to pick up classical music again (played many years ago). However, I’m very hesitate if I have the will to put in all the hard work 😅

[@n4thanoss709]

nobody jumps to chopin in two years though O.o

[@threeinone9229]

@@n4thanoss709 i jumped into flight of the bumblebee at 8 years old after 2 years of piano lessons. Nailed the intro but gave up. It is quite possible though

[@noremac4807]

You should really start playing again. Do it for the love of it. Don't be too hard on yourself. Once you start again, it will inspire you to keep working at it. Good luck!

[@bardiyaroholfada3691]

literally magic... you made me wanna go practice, great job, you've done the imppssible.

[@kaylakwil]

Thank you much for posting this

[@tedstiles6831]

Well this was encouraging! I thought I was the only one that struggled in the practice room!! Refreshing to see the process take place for someone else!

[@BQN_BQN]

I love this, you’re so adorable! Great inspiration, too!

[@jong3404]

Love how she videos herself getting distracted watching some video, very authentic( like how I’m doing right now)

[@annawaisman1956]

I absolutely love this! You're amazing!

[@sel3059]

This is an amazing progress! You are so talented. I play piano since 6 years but I'm of course not at your level and I want to be professional and people like you motivate me so much thanks keep going ❤️

[@schlautropf3094]

thank you for showing us! motivates me to start practising again. really enjoyed the video!

[@busdrummer]

Awesome video!

[@megtakara2591]

Jason drummer thank you, Jason!

[@kokero8176]

Impressive, I've started playing on piano about 1-2 months and it's still difficult for me to play chords and read notes, however I'll never quit piano and practice as much as possible, 10 years that's super great you're amazing!

[@ritabustamante8447]

You have to be patient and study a lot. Learn music and plays piano is not easy and it takes years and discipline.At least if you want to play Classical music.It is a long way but at the end you will have this treasure for all of your life.

[@fjcusnxjschsnc568]

Literally - I could relate sooo good to some of this frustrating moments😂

[@SergioLOSOWICH]

Congratulations, you did a fantastic job Loverly

[@carouwu6272]

Hoy justo me sentía muy mal porque había dejado de lado al piano, mi piano. Sentía que no era lo suficientemente buena, y aunque muchas personas de mi círculo cercano y no tan cercano me han dicho lo contrario yo no me sentía así. Y ahora con este vídeo me doy cuenta que los errores, el estudio, la práctica hacen la belleza de la perfección. Me anime a sacar una partitura porque se que puedo hacerlo. Gracias KZbin por tsn magnífica recomendación.

[@rodsalvador3608]

Been trying to learn this for a year and I still stink at it lol

[@lucaskrzyston6628]

Getting better and better, and nice work.

[@JD-kd2kt]

I love watching the learning process and progression, it can be so enlightening. I thought it moved very quickly from just notes to music - well done. (I also loved the outfits, as a man I appreciate your style). And what can I say about your treats - I think we all do that). As far as listening to another version of the same piece I find that hearing it in my head helps my fingers know what to do, there is no law against doing this and i'd be very happy if it was true that I could mimic someone else's style just by listening (during the learning process) - music is far more complex than that.

[@alyssafrangedakis674]

LOL. I am learning this piece right now and I can so relate. This made my night!

[@colucci.mechanical.engineer]

🤣when the metrónomo fall down and Made the typical fall down piano sounds. Love your videos. You are exceptional pianist

[@dragunyt2727]

Wow, you Learned it really fast. Congratulations.

[@cyrocicco]

Congrats, inspiration to us all!

[@MarsLos10]

This kind of videos give me inspiration, thank you, keep it up!

[@maeveocarroll6135]

Thank you for this! It gives me hope, I only just started learning it but was getting frustrated with myself but it’s good to see the length of time a person as talented as you took to learn it. 😊 hopefully I’ll get there too

[@susprout]

Wow!!! Incredible playing in only 4 weeks!

[@Boho782]

This song literally took me a week to learn. I’m not even kidding because I listened to this song so much, I know it by heart I also practiced Moonlight Sonata Mv3 before and for some reason, my hands became magical and made learning this song super easy.

[@ECCENTRICLE]

So then you’d recommend learning moonlight sonata mv3 to prepare for this piece?

[@nothankyouplease4447]

You are a child and on your channel it is just about gaming lol

[@pepethefrog1586]

the fact that you called this a song says a lot

[@hilariodaragona4473]

So it's like that for every level! Very inspiring!!! Consolation #3, you are next!!!

[@lvcja444]

1:53 this is so freaking relatable, I can't 😆 the video is great by the way, very natural. I loved watching whole process

[@lucilebourgeat3019]

You are so amaaazing ! So proud of u

[@evilcdh]

Very inspiring and encouraging to me

[@trollseythesecond1165]

The sound of your metronome makes me murderous, im sorry

[@otaviosantosdealbuquerque]

Awesome video 🙏🏼its great to see processes as well as final results

[@alastairthomson9846]

This video really helped me cause it made me realise this song doesn't have to be played at 168bpm to sound good lmao, Ive spent so long trying to get it up to that speed i didn't even move on to the rest of the song

[@colleenmichele5054]

OMG when you went to a James Charles KZbin video I was so relieved that I’m not the only one who does this while practicing 🤣🤣❤️❤️

[@pcueto]

Great Meg! Good practice!

[@mimipianohouse4849]

Well done! It is such a difficult piece but worth it every second.

[@raduradoias]

I love Chopin ! I love this piece ! Congrats for learning this !

[@marianabtz5246]

Me encantó!! Que emocionante cuando con mucho entusiasmo sale❤🤗🧚‍♀️

[@gatoarribadeltejado]

Al fin un comentario en español 😭😭😭

[@cocogomez2278]

My favorite part was seeing the hair and outfit changes. Pretty!

[@honestlyidk_]

Her: *learns the piece* ok finished, I’m off *never looks at the piece again* Me: *learns a piece and finishes, about to leave and forget about it* Mum: hey, play it again, I want to record it and send it to your grandparents Me: COME ON!

[@NovaSuperior]

The James Charles break has got to be the best thing ever!! 😂😂

[@kingscrowne895]

Showing reality - beautiful 😃

[@-jamesslays.periodt-]

This is really good! I really like seeing the process of people doing stuff, I think this really helped me to encourage myself to practice more aand more! Thank you so much! 😄

[@michaelabalkova652]

Huge respect for you ✌️🙏❤️

[@TheDougCunha]

It's lovely to see how are the people process of learning

[@alexponce3357]

An important part of practicing is seeing James Charles

[@jordanravelino808]

I love this, I'd like to see another piano progress video

[@drno3391]

A fantastic way of observing how human brains works... step by step synaptic construction...

[@ДжиуДжитсуМосква]

Amazing 💜 please do such videos more

[@genesismartinez4127]

I played piano for 2 years and dropped it for 4 years and now I’m back to playing for 1 :)). This is my goal rn, because this is one of my favorite songs.

[@VforVallee]

Can’t read sheet music, trying to learn this piece by ear. (And watching tutorials), I have the first minute down! Thanks for this upload and hope you post more of these! 🍻

[@yarakexpress9116]

That’s actually me when I’m learn nocturne 😅 She does the same like me with the pencil (circles) Sry for bad English but ,greetings from Germany 🇩🇪🙂

[@steffanyr1038]

What does she write with the pencil, can you explain? Sorry i can't read partitures and not taking any piano lesson, but i can play chopin ballade no. 1 with my ears. But i'm really sad that i can't read a music sheet 😂

[@yarakexpress9116]

Reza Ganefi idk , but I can explain my way: When a note is not in the correct position (when you play a note later than the other but there are really close ) then I make a circle ⭕️ around the note for the left and the right hand 🤚🏼 I hope u understand what I mean

[@anno64]

Reza Ganefi you have to remember the fingerings :) that’s why she’s writing I suppose

[@yarakexpress9116]

MuellAnni 🌝

[@ticcyaiya880]

@@steffanyr1038 video proof or it didn't happen lol, Chopins Ballade No. 1 is an extremely difficult piece and it has alot to it, especially the coda I'm in doubt you can just play it by ear without taking lessons or being able to read sheet music

[@emibaguette]

I would love to play this piece one day

[@raulernesto6387]

El esfuerzo valió la pena,felicitaciones se escucho muy bonito