TUTORIAL: Beethoven's "Moonlight" (3rd movt.) at Five Progressively Increasing Tempos

[@leahbaer11]

63 beats: 3:42 72 beats: 16:29 84 beats: 27:43 96 beats: 37:23 108 beats: 45:53

[@michaeljames4904]

Bless you!

[@bobbiesagainn1058]

@@michaeljames4904 but he didn't sneeze lol *_or did he_*

[@xxsmokerxx6477]

@@bobbiesagainn1058 *we dont know...*

[@junjungatbos3548]

Haha. Good looking out! Thx!🙏🏻

[@jakerussell135]

Me at 3 bpm:

[@BachScholar]

(Continued): I truly believe hands separate practice is over-emphasized and over-valued by most students and teachers. I have found through my many years' teaching experience that playing well hands separately is almost always no guarantee that one will be able to put hands together well. It is better to play very slowly hands together than trying to play up to speed hands separately.

[@siresquire9439]

It is better to play very slowly hands together than trying to play up to speed hands separately. PHEW, I THOUGHT I WAS DOING IT WRONG, THANK YOU @BachScholar

[@faclonx6275]

@@siresquire9439 I have small hands how am I supposed to do hit up the speed then

[@javiercmh]

thank you!!

[@meliora2698]

Agreed! Key is to practice playing slow at first!

[@RA-el6zj]

I can in fact only play both hands together. If i try just one hand I get confused.

[@peru_claudia]

four words: thank you so much. I love this part of Moonlight Sonata, I am retaking my piano classes (I teach myself haha) and I want to play everything that sounds beautiful This sounds beautiful and intense THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS TUTORIAL, WHICH WILL HELP ME SOOOO MUCH. God Bless You

[@mudkip_btw]

Hearing all kinds of notes I didn't think existed in this piece :P Hearing the slow tempo makes me think I can learn this one day. Thanks

[@dariusd2934]

Pepelaugh don't tell him

[@sdnotessanthosh1535]

Its spelt piece not peice. Lol

[@thelastmedici4764]

People play it too quickly😂😂😂like they were running from a lion 😨😨😨😂😂😂 Even a lot of professional pianists😂😂😂👌👌👌

[@junjungatbos3548]

Makes one appreciate it even more.

[@thelastmedici4764]

@@junjungatbos3548 yes !!!!! This piece made me fall in love with the piano. Next year I go to Austria to buy a Bosendorfer!!!! ;-)

[@TheDarkchaos55]

this sound so difficult and convoluted but it's not slow down, once you imbed every details you just pick up the speed, repetition is the key in honing your skill.. it's so worth it!!

[@SweRaider1993]

Indeed. It's not actually hard, it just takes a lot of energy and time ;3

[@TheDarkchaos55]

yes some people need to be patient and enjoy the process and boom ! your busting out those arpeggios in the intro lol

[@glenmorebarchan]

TheDarkchaos55 Broken chords*

[@furahaaswan]

@@glenmorebarchan screw off

[@glenmorebarchan]

@@furahaaswan Lmao but am i wrong? My bad bro

[@TKDGal76]

Wow, very impressive. I’m no where near this level of playing yet, but this makes this piece seem completely playable. Thank you

[@Qrime1]

when practicing slow be careful of hitting speed walls, finger and hand speeds is like different speeds of leg movements aka walking, running and sprinting they all require different motions to achieve the desired speeds...meaning its unlikely you can make walking speed as fast as sprinting speed, you have to learn the correct movements for faster motion...this is same with piano with piano you should experiment at high speeds just to see what kind of finger and hand motions are needed first then practice those motions at slower speed to solidify the technique and THEN gradually increase speed as instructed in this vid search up fundamentals of piano practice if u want to learn more, its a free book

[@thegoldenkeys1289]

This is so right actually

[@junjungatbos3548]

I feel u...i find myself practicing fast to get it down then i practice slow to start getting a feel for it...whatever works i guess🤷‍♂️

[@BachScholar]

I have never "stopped" uploading videos. I am doing more tutorials now because it is my profession. I am a piano teacher on Skype to students all over the world and teaching videos are part of my work.

[@jbertucci]

You, sir, opened up a new world for us simple aficionados.

[@BachScholar]

Yes, I can have comments and peace of mind. However, I can also disable comments whenever I want regardless of peoples' feelings about it. It is me who is doing a free service to the world by making videos, so for people to complain about disabled comments is a pathetic act of entitlement in my opinion.

[@JimmyS167]

Agreed thank you for this video its really helped me understand the piece

[@IOxyrinchus]

BachScholar, I would like to thank you for your helpful videos and advice given in them. I am very appreciative of this freely given tuition and don't take it for granted. Some people don't seem to be appreciative enough. People shouldn't complain just because you do something, if you want to do something like disabling comments, people should respect your decision.

[@zeethanguo]

They would know that this video is very useful when they actually try to play this piece and want to know how it sounds when it’s slow. Thank you very much for this video 🙏🙏🙏

[@abdeez]

I'm not a pianist, nor am I trying to be. But thank you so much for deconstruction this magnificent piece of music. I listen to it regularly now. Keep it up from an amateur fan :)

[@nlizted]

I found your site (and I'm obsessed with your incredible performance and tutorial videos!). I just can't thank you enough for all that you do. I appreciate that you share your graciousness, your talent, your practice and even let us into your home and family. I am so happy for all your success and wish you continued happiness! You are wonderful and an inspiration for me to continue learning every day. I hope to soon be able to donate to your business (and I hope one day a Skype student!). THANK YOU!!! xoxo

[@BachScholar]

nlizted Thank you so much!

[@JFrameMan]

Thank you for making this. Not only is it extremely helpful for learning it, but I also love listening to it slowed down.

[@siresquire9439]

And, Thanks to @BachScholar I can finally see what Ive been doing wrong in various measures of presto agitato. Thank You kind Sir

[@pauldavies5611]

I want to thank you for doing this. A very original approach and quite instructive. I’ve been working on this piece since May of last year. In the last two months I’ve been able to get it at 120, which I think is the minimum it should go at, but have really wrestled with getting it any faster. I commend you for playing it at 126. Most of the people playing it on YT are doing above 132 and one person I even clocked at 160. But all the information you’re putting in here is extremely valuable. Thank you!

[@ahmedmusawi4239]

i was looking for this video on youtube for about 2 years Thnx god i found someone who plays moonlight sonata 3rd Mvt. in 36 % Tempo You're Awsome +Bachscholar

[@CarlDidur]

Yes, so much more musical and useful than using computers to slow a piece down etc... Cory is the BEST, he opens up possibilities for all of us!

[@mgambino79]

I just wanted to say thank you for these videos. I started teaching myself how to play piano 3 years ago. I finally finished learning 1st and 2nd mvts of Moonlight Sonata. It is my dream to be able to play the 3rd movement but it seems so impossible. Watching this video put it into perspective. I appreciate the advice! Learn it correctly and slowly and then work up. Might take me a decade, but I'll get it.

[@cookie-dq6zj]

So what happened...???Its been 8 years!Have you learned to play it?

[@BachScholar]

Hands separate practice is really beneficial for beginners and intermediate levels up to about level 6. After this, it begins to become counterproductive in my opinion. By the time one is trying to play this work, he should be at least around level 8 which means no more hands separate practice. With the exception of some isolated passages here and there, the last time I practiced hands separately was about 30 years ago.

[@pmckinney9411]

Thank you for this tutorial! Great that you slowed it down so we can see what the left hand and the right hand does. Doesn't seem like such a hard piece to play then with a lot of practice. I can see speed coming much easier then after the notes are correctly played.

[@georgeallaman7570]

Thank you so much! For someone who learns primarily by ear this video is an invaluable learning tool. The piece sounds very different at the speeds one starts to learn at than it does in performances to tempo. It is also much less intimidating to to let a goal for a slower tempo at first and then work up than to start out with a goal of Presto Agitato. I am listening to this at my desk at work and I am entertained by how you struggle to slow down, stay with metronome, and resist the temptation to play to tempo. Thank you for this effort.

[@JoseGarcia-hl8th]

I am grateful to you for making this video. It relaxes my crazy mind. Thank you. I’ve been listening for quite some time.

[@misteron07]

Nice going its when you play it slow you can learn notes,timing and expression and clean up any wrong note or other miss learned areas. My problem is sight reading because of a learning disability but listening to a video helps in that weak area. Thanks for posting!

[@zoejordan4974]

i cant read music too well so listening to this really helps, i think i can get a better grasp of the piece now. its killing me coz i wanna go practice now but i'm stuck in college :'(

[@ricardoford139]

I saw this video like 6 months ago and now I came again to say I LEARNED IT

[@paulwelsh8447]

Great video, this is very helpful, I have recently started to play the piano again after many years and I never thought I would be able to tackle this piece, but your method has given me the confidence that one day I may be able to play it reasonably fast. Thank you.

[@excalebuir]

As a non Musician yet classical apreciator i must ask am i the only that enjoys the the slower tempo more than the original speed, i somehow just find it more enjoyable to be able to hear the individual notes this way

[@Photologistic]

I agree completely, but I'm not a professional. Also, as to the point above re:performance speed, I'm sure there is room for artistic license WRT the performance. On my iPhone/iTunes, I have several versions. HJ Lim and Daniel Barenboim play it considerably faster than does Willhelm Kempf. IMHO, Kempf plays it best, but they all play it much better than I can. I've never mastered it, not sure if I'm ready, but this helps. Finally, if you want to change tempo of a song, without changing pitch, I recommend "the amazing slow downer app for Macintosh.

[@Photologistic]

Of course, this video is better than merely slowing down the music electronically! Nice job with the video, Bach Scholar.

[@Gina_D_Arts_and_Life]

may i ask where can i download piano engine with moonlight sonata 3rd movement? tx

[@robertstanton860]

Sounds nice but a lot is lost at the slower tempos

[@josephjohnson8502]

Thank you for this video! I'm confident in making an attempt at learning the 3rd movement now.

[@justsheeeps134]

Deserve more millions of subs for this.Thank you

[@militaryandemergencyservic3286]

great - thank you so much!

[@ysamilk]

I love your tutorials.. you must be a great teacher, very pragmatic

[@user-mp3zq4sh6k]

thank you for playing this with me

[@paulzarvisMusicProducer]

Very good tutorial on this piece. Personally I am starting this piece at an even slower metronome speed because mastery of the piece at slow speed works the fingerings into muscle memory which is an invaluable part of the progression of getting this type of work up to speed and the manual dexterity needed for this piece is way above average. As an aside, I recommend playing the full Hanon study book once through each day to train and strengthen fingers or else one would not even be able to play this piece at all. Thanks for the video!!

[@Cinescrat4D]

Paul Zarvis After reading your comment I actually went one and bought the Hanon Virtuoso Pianist book - only to find one day after its delivery that there's a pdf document of it freely available on the internet. Damn. If someone else is interested in playing the Hanon exercises you can find it here: imslp.org/wiki/The_Virtuoso_Pianist_%28Hanon,_Charles-Louis%29 I've been stuck on the 3rd movement for more than 2 years now and it's actually true: Lacking the strenght in the left hand or the 4th and 5th fingers it will *not* be possible to play the 3rd movement... sigh, it is very frustrating, I mean, I've been playing the piano for 12 years now, but it seems my teachers failed at giving me enough etudes. And now I'll probably spend another year mastering the Hanon studies...

[@Cinescrat4D]

Paul Zarvis And now after reading the criticism paragraph on the wikipedia article I'm beginning to doubt the effectiveness of the Hanon Book. Oh how I wished there'd be an ultimate guide to master the piano both in terms of technique and musicality.

[@aglowkeys]

Cinescrat4D Happened to me too. I acquired the book, then I read Wikipedia and some reviews and ended up never using it.

[@ScottDavidWarner]

Hanon is not the worst thing. What's important is HOW and WHY you are doing what you are doing in each exercise. Don't let a Wikipedia article alone and/or several musicians that disregard all of Hanon. Just because the exercises are easy to sight read does not mean they are to be played mindlessly. You can benefit in different ways incorporating Hanon. But alas, I have found another excellent piano technique book by Franz Liszt's pupil, Carl Tausig. There are 3 parts to his "Daily Studies" book, and I tell you, this guy was a young master that died all too young. imslp.org/wiki/Daily_Studies_%28Tausig,_Carl%29 See for yourself, these exercises will challenge you, also you will need to pick up the pamphlet that the book refers too, unfortunately, i do not have the link for that right now. Tausig was known for learning every possible hand combination used on the piano. You can compose easier with the technique you learn from Tausig. P.S. Good look to all of you regardless of what you do, piano to me is most important to be enjoyed by yourself and others listening!

[@Cinescrat4D]

Paul Zarvis It would be helpful to hear your opinion on this: After playing through the First Hanon Book at 108 bpm four times every day for over two months I have to conclude that it was a complete waste of time. I was able to play the 3rd movement at 100 bpm *before* that. Now I am *still* struggling at the very same passages. So clearly your last statement is false. You should be more careful with what you say. In my case, it led to me wasting 10€ and 2 months of my time.

[@margabouw3153]

Hartelijk dank voor deze video, mijn engels is helaas heel slecht maar muziek lezen is gelukkig internationaal. Heb samen met mijn partituur alles heel goed kunnen volgen. U heeft me geïnspireerd om dit nummer alsnog in te studeren samen met deze video zal het zeker lukken. Nogmaals heel hartelijk bedankt. Heel veel muzikale groeten uit Nederland.

[@jisellebo]

Nearly 1 hour!! Thanks for teaching and patience. ur so nice. It helps. btw 3:42 STARTS.

[@BachScholar]

Because many of the older videos were getting so many views and comments that I couldn't keep up with all the comments. For example, it became almost a full-time job to read all the comments on "La Campanella" or "Rondo Alla Turca." So, about three years ago I disabled many of the comments on most of the older videos just so I could have some peace of mind.

[@teknon112]

Thank you for your patience. And thank you for your demand on precision. You are doing an excellent job.

[@AshutoshKumar-tc5sl]

excellent tempo tutorial

[@coffee9631]

Thank you very much! You are great!

[@vettejakes]

Thank you for this tutorial. I had placed this movement aside because I had become discouraged in the learning process. I now and encouraged i pick it up again and start slowly putting it together. Thanks again. Enjoyed the tutorial.

[@luciancrosby6331]

45:02 sounds like solfeggietto by cpe bach

[@theworldaccordingtoremy]

Lucian Crosby omg your right

[@lovesanimals8419]

A million thanks for making this. I am trying to learn this now and your video is unbelievably helpful for me.

[@Ruoja71]

I love that G and D# buzzing

[@gatomimoso]

Hypnotic, Thanks for sharing.

[@shirleyybarra2696]

AMAZING!

[@BrianAuer]

Love this piece! Trying to play it on guitar is proving to be very frustrating (for obvious reasons) Great tutorial! Thanks for the video!

[@paytv80]

Hey Cory, Excellent tutorials. I am working on the Fantaisie Impromptu at the moment, and your videos (including the one on polyrhythms) are very informative. Thanks, Sunil

[@mayxanh5571]

Beautiful! Thank you so much for your teaching.

[@julinho218]

thank you mister, for sharing your time and energy with us.

[@onatsarca6085]

Thank you it helps

[@lenses14]

Thank you very much!

[@0JenniferMichelle0]

thank you great help!

[@khalidqatar6996]

incredible performance i haven't seen any one play it with that tempo. that needs a lot of focusing.

[@stillspring0824]

Thank you soooooooooo much from S.Korea!! It's so helpful

[@jsus21]

Excellent Tutorial!!! I clear my doubts about some notes!!!

[@ylanlaus8000]

Thanks!

[@delta6244]

omg I want that statue.

[@redify9758]

I NEED that statue.

[@hikmat8329]

me too

[@Photologistic]

Looks to be hand painted. We used to get stuff like this in high school, to paint in ceramics. You can still order online. Search for plaster craft or ceramics.

[@BachScholar]

It is great to learn single sections at a time, in fact, this is the way I learn and memorize my music. But eventually you will need to begin putting all sections together into one coherent whole so you can get the entire picture. I think as soon as possible you should get to the point of playing all sections through from beginning to end at one consistent speed.

[@anneforestier6996]

Excellente pédagogie, très structurée, bien au dessus de tous les autres tutoriels. Merci de cette diffusion, qui me permet de progresser.

[@hiddenchanneljust4us]

This vid is really precious! Thank you so much!!!

[@federicozimerman8167]

Nice video, great movement. it seems the darker shirt is more comfy for playing the lighter one for presenting lol.

[@fernandovivar8837]

Thank you so much for the video. Is a greatfull solution for the people than are lerning piano and loves beethoven.😃 sigue así !

[@karen85ize]

gracias!!!! 💗😘

[@andrewp4082]

I like the look of your piano 🎹

[@everywherevlogs8912]

ITS HELPING ME SO MUCH THANK YOU! IM preparing MY MIND SET, BEFORE I START PLAYING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER! #NERVOUS BUT TRYING🤞🏾👊🏻👁

[@Jazzper79]

Your way of teaching is great

[@stevenhagting4349]

Thanks a lot for this tutorial, it really helped me learn this song and I still put it on and play along to finetune my playing

[@xPeakPerformanceTV]

I can play the first 20seconds in 84 bpm. God damn this piece is hard

[@DivineSource444]

THANK YOU!!! Just what I needed to get started on this piece!

[@aliceackerman7451]

Thank you so much really appreciate it 🙏🙏🙏

[@BumpyFly]

Hey Cory! Watched a lot of your videos and use them with my students a lot. As a teacher, I'm always looking for great resources. Thanks for all you do!

[@jeffdivers4632]

What a gift--thank you!

[@Yramesor4]

Super tutorial thank you such a great help at the slower speeds

[@vinodhyawijeratne5647]

Your tutorials are the best ever I was like crazy when I first heard this movement but with your teaching its very easy to learn LOVE IT KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!! AND THANK YPU VERY VERY MUCH FOR HELPING!!!!

[@blythefeelthesky]

It’s very helpful for me to play this.Thank you.

[@humeyra_meris]

It was very helpful. Thanks❤

[@noriega78]

really really thank you for your work and the time you spend on this. one day i'll be happy to have this video and all those tips :) (i really like this song! but as a beginner, i'm not quite close to learn it ;) ). but i like all the advice and try to use some for my level.

[@reymartinelli]

Wonderful. Really helpful and inspiring. After mastering 1st and 2nd movements I am having a hard time with this one. It is so good to see the benefits from slow practicing. (Hello from Brazil :) )

[@rafico222]

perfecto! debo decir que me ayudó muchísimo en ciertas partes las cuales tenia dudas, tal como los trinos! y estoy seguro de que servirá de guía para muchos aprendices mas! excelente video!

[@MrAmirr76]

Simply You are the BEST!!

[@SiBem0ll]

Thanks!!!! I'm studying that piece at this time. Very useful!!!!!

[@maplejun6176]

Starts at 3:40

[@DivineSource444]

Thank you! Just what I needed!

[@bubbamc119]

Could you upload a version at performance speed with pedal? Great tutorial by the way.

[@xledesmapowerx]

Good Job Man!!

[@karellandree3253]

You're incredible.

[@fatlyselina]

thank you very much for your video, you made my practice much easier, thanks a lot !!!

[@celesefernal2490]

The video helped me. It did. without this video I wouldn't be able to play the moonlight sonata like i am now. He suggested to limit wrist movement, which is why he can play it perfectly at such a high tempo of 108. But, most other pianists actually move their wrists... hence why they can play it at 160. I guess this is just up to personal interpretation. BachScholar is someone who, like he suggested, is really passionate about clarity of notes, fingering positions, which is fine, but the key to this piece is presto agitato. Personally, i don;t think you're meant to be able to discern every note especially with the broken chords, i don't think your fingers are meant to be locked into the same position. That's just not what "presto agitato" means to me. By keeping my thumb in a line, I feel confined. Still, I respect you as an experienced pianist who's videos have helped me.

[@BachScholar]

This piece just doesn't sound good at 160. I don't care what others play, it just doesn't sound good this way. I play 126 in my performance. This is fast enough. I could have played it faster if I wanted to, but I chose 126. If everyone jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you? That is, just because "everyone" plays something at 160, does this necessarily mean "you" and everyone else has to?

[@BachScholar]

Watch arguably the greatest pianist of the 20th century, Horowitz, play basically anything and notice how much he flops or moves his wrists around.

[@celesefernal2490]

Thank you for that fast reply. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find any good videos on youtube for horowitz but I can imagine it being possible for a practised player to also play it at fast speeds with little wrist movement, though I believe with more difficulty. The reason is because the venules and capillaries actually need movement from the muscles in order to push the oxygen along to support a fast playing speed. Not to mention if everyone did jump off brooklyn bridge they'd probably have a good reason to do it so I might even consider that. I believe this piece is more a matter of self-expression than impressionism, therefore passion matters more than it sounding good, not to mention, I did find a mp3 version of horowitz playing on high speed, and I think it does sound good. in any case I do support your work. so keep it up.

[@BachScholar]

There are many videos of Horowitz on KZbin, but not of the Moonlight Sonata.

[@BachScholar]

Try this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKuVZ3ymjdl8ipY

[@wavehorsee81]

FANTASTIC!!

[@mcfrdmn]

Lovely musical performance !

[@ray-piano9326]

Amazing tutorial ! Thanks Cory !

[@PixelCultureMedia]

I love your videos.keep the good work up.your video on Maple Leaf Rag really helped me and even more on this one.thumbs up

[@jimmym1a1]

Great Job and Great Talent.....

[@StringsStrikes]

Could you make a tutorial for Chasse-neige - Liszt etude? LOL I learned it but I just can't play it clean and it has a lot of game about the pianos and fortes, nice tutorial! Thanks for this one. :-)

[@WolfyWobz]

Thank you,your tutorial is really helpful.

[@hjf76tcfd8yhgd768vg]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@hitm43]

Ready to hear your performance tempo now!

[@mayxanh5571]

Amazing! Thank you so much

[@loiccarrere1877]

Thank you!

[@898orion]

Thanks!! this is really helpful!!

[@dedissimo]

Thanks man! Keep up the great work!

[@user-wc6fw1hn6k]

Soooo cooooool I like it soo much👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍