Which fingers to use when playing piano - Tips on fingering

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[@ralfj.1740]

Unfortunately I can no longer afford a teacher to give me private lessons so I have to learn on my own, you're helping me so much Francesca! Thank you, have a Merry Christmas! 🙂🎄

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I am so happy I found a teacher like you I am really thankful that you are teaching us .I basically learned how to play the piano because of this channel .💗

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You are so welcome!

[@jgpix1]

I like these “quick tips” lessons. Actual teaching instead of showing. Very appreciated!

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Pleased you enjoy them!

[@nataliecavanagh7432]

So. Freaking. Helpful. The explanation of when to go to three vs four I have never heard before and provided so much clarity. Thank you!

[@BitesizePiano]

So pleased it helped! 🤗🎹

[@mubafaw]

Great quality!!!!! This video answered so many questions beyond the title. Thanks 😊👍

[@BitesizePiano]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mikeuk1954]

Interesting video and really comes down to learning the ability to read music ahead so that your fingering is correct.

[@BitesizePiano]

Absolutely!

[@CarlosGarcia-di3kn]

Love your lessons, keep it up

[@leslieluna3766]

You are so amazing , thank you so very much !

[@desolateones]

I always play the fingers that feels the most natural and comfortable to me when playing a piece

[@taehyungiewifeu9967]

same lol, and its actually wrong 😭😭

[@madope9986]

Hi. I'm from India... I love to sing and learning to accompany myself through your tutorials have made me fall in love with music all the more... So I am really grateful! Could you please make an easy tutorial of 'You will be found' from dear Evan Hansen?

[@bodybalancer]

Thank you! Fingering gets forgotten a lot here... & for better and sometimes worse... i was guilty of “creative” fingering as a kid in my lessons! 😝😂 it was actually kind of impressive how I could do all the wrong fingering but still keep the rhythm ... i used to just laugh when he would try to correct me lol 😝😂😕

[@michaeldevilangel]

Very helpful. You might make a pianist out of me eventually lol. Thank you very much!

[@BitesizePiano]

Pleased you found it helpful!

[@NotByTejas]

Thank you for this lesson, Francesca!

[@BitesizePiano]

You’re very welcome!

[@heartheart5543]

Thank you so much for giving how to do fingering practice, because i am a beginner and do not know where or how to begin learning to play my keyboard

[@BitesizePiano]

You’re very welcome!

[@mariocg]

EXCELLENT!!!!! like always!!!! thanks!!!

[@BitesizePiano]

my pleasure!

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[@Keira88]

thank you soooo much for this video, so helpful😌🙏

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Glad you found it helpful!

[@rohanchung2185]

Thanks much, this was really helpful. God's blessings.

[@BitesizePiano]

Glad it was helpful 🤗🎹

[@chechedoodles]

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[@BitesizePiano]

it is!

[@karimbsaleh]

Very useful 👌

[@noway5930]

That’s what she said!

[@destiny2601]

Thank you

[@BitesizePiano]

You're welcome🎹

[@NouraEinstein]

💫 2:12

[@ska6811]

Great channel and tutorial, thank you so much.😊 When working out fingering, do you think it is a good idea to try and use consistent fingers for particular note transitions in different passages of a piece (to help train muscle memory)? Even if slightly easier fingering will work in some passages? Thank you!

[@BitesizePiano]

Always stick to using the same fingers when learning a piece of music. The fingers used depend on what comes before and after, and should be mainly dictated by how the music is articulated (smooth or detached). ‘Easier’ fingering may not enable you to play as legato as possible, for example.

[@ska6811]

Thank you so much for your reply, Francesca. I'm sorry, I wasn't very clear with my question. I'm trying to work out what fingering to use on a score that doesn't have any fingering marked. At one point the R hand drops down from D (as high as the passage goes) to A, and it seems most logical (and works well for what comes next) to use Fingers 5 (D) and 2 (A). But a few bars later, I need to drop down again from D to A, and then to F sharp. So now I'm going Fingers 5 (D), 3 (A) (which is a slight stretch) and then 2 (F sharp). I'm wondering whether I should use Finger 3 (rather than 2) for the A the first time as well, so my hand gets used to that transition within this piece? To be clear, once I work out what fingering to use in the different passages, I will definitely stick to that when learning/playing the piece. Thanks so much again.😊

[@jonahmeeh43]

You are sooo amazing!!! Do you think you can do a KISS song tutorial?? Like I was made for loving you or Detroit rock city!!!

[@emakoubska4243]

Please please teach closure by ts

[@MarceloMeireles]

You make it seem very difficult, hahaha. I hope I don't end up quit learning piano 😫

[@BitesizePiano]

I make it seem difficult?

[@SnackHenriksen]

Can you do a tutorial of any bo burnham song?

[@HHowardHH]

beautiful hands, mannn i have sooo far to go

[@spencerapeadjei2653]

I loved this piece. Is there a link to the sheet music?

[@picus_76]

One kiss from spain

[@nuteipachuau6914]

Need thisss

[@tiago_mateus_arte]

What is the name and composer of this song, used in this tutorial?

[@wobblyman2000]

I would love to know the name of the piece of music that is played when the sheet music is displayed in this video thanks I was hoping somebody had already asked the Question but I couldn’t see one. Great video by the way

[@BitesizePiano]

It's Always With Me

[@bodybalancer]

Thank you- could you do a tutorial on Sara Bareilles Bottle it Up? Love Song is great but its so overplayed & Bottle it Up is SUCH a great song & there are hardly any good tutorials on it anywhere 😕😢

[@minhducle8895]

very useful. i now enjoy piano so much, i finger it every night.

[@BitesizePiano]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@maryjusell227]

Hey can you do the tutorial of Starting Over Again by Natalie Cole pls????😩

[@evermorevictorious2742]

Fingering numbers should always be printed on sheet music to help everybody.

[@BitesizePiano]

they aren't always though, and there are often a few different ways to finger a particular passage. This lesson is also for the many people learning who don't use sheet music.

[@user-sp4ij8ps3k]

I so agree to this.

[@CassieNadeau]

When it comes to sight-reading, does it become more natural to instinctively know what fingers to use without planning them out beforehand?

[@BitesizePiano]

Yes generally! You’ll learn to notice patterns within music such as Scalic and arpeggiated, so if you practise scales and arpeggios then the fingering will be more instinctive!

[@CassieNadeau]

@@BitesizePiano Thank you so much for your fast reply! Your videos are great :)

[@junealessaisaycoversongs]

What advice you can give like me,I'm already 35 yrs old And I really need to know more on how to play keyboard because I need it,but my finger is not working good☺️

[@BitesizePiano]

Have a browse through my channel videos!

[@user-sp4ij8ps3k]

I'm trying to learn "Flight of the Bumblebee", I don't know what to do I cannot find music sheet with proper fingering. The piece itself is already difficult for me and without knowing what finger to use makes it even worse. Welp.

[@catrina1589]

I’m still confused :( btw is that the song from spirited away?

[@BitesizePiano]

Not sure how you’re confused?

[@catrina1589]

@@BitesizePiano I still don’t really understand which fingers to use when, do you have any other videos or know of any resources on finger positioning?

[@wiktoriamierzejewska4079]

Please record a song, "worlds collide" Maia Reficco Or "key of life" by Maia Reficco. ❤️🙏

[@javiercacao7475]

Are you in the area of Georgia?

[@BitesizePiano]

No I’m in Yorkshire, England

[@HHowardHH]

Do i just do that over and over for 30 minutes a day?

[@BitesizePiano]

Do what over and over?

[@HHowardHH]

@@BitesizePiano hi, do that scale

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There is a reason why this has 0 dislikes

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[@dominancedynamic]

please.. upload.. photograph.... song.. with.. singing.. please...

[@DayaTom]

Can you do it a lil faster? We actually managed to see something!

[@BitesizePiano]

Sorry I don’t know what you mean pal

[@DayaTom]

I mean you go way too fast and we cannot see what you do. It's not made for beginners. Otherwise it has no purpose if it's made for people who know how to play.@@BitesizePiano

[@BitesizePiano]

Ah so your first comment was sarcasm. Cool👍🏻 Where do I go ‘way too fast’? I explain everything and talk through what I’m doing clearly. It’s not made for *complete* beginners. Many people who are self taught and ‘know how to play’ have many bad habits with regards to finger choice.

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@@DayaTom In case you haven't used it so far, on top right corner is a settings button which you can used to adjust speed to what you like. Thank me later.

[@jaketicklestheivories6933]

My fingering is always so bad lol

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First view

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I never show my palm while playing piano even im a begginer

[@BitesizePiano]

that's good! :)

[@food4444lyfe]

too fast

[@BitesizePiano]

Did you know you can slow KZbin videos down? I don’t feel this is ‘too fast’, but one pace isn’t going to suit everyone. At least it’s free 😉