0:32 Break it down it to bit sized chunks 3:40 Play slowly at first 6:00 Overusing the pedal 7:50 Ignoring scales and arpeggios 9:30 Neglecting sight reading 11:25 Not practicising enough 12:24 Practicing too long without breaks
In this video, I've used more intermediate/advanced pieces rather than beginner pieces as demonstrations. This is because I felt the difficulty of these works exposed the pitfalls I personally made in my earlier years of piano. Sometimes it's easy to get away with doing the wrong thing when the challenge is easy. But when I was confronted with harder pieces and didn't seem to get the progress I wanted, I knew I was doing something wrong. Hope my reflections in this video help you in your piano journey! 🤓
I’ve been taking piano lessons for 6 months and am 72 years old. I think it takes me much longer to remember a sequence of notes than if I was younger. I also continue to struggle to remember the names of the notes as I see them on the grand staff. It isn’t hopeless, just takes more time. Your advice is still on target. Thanks for your sage advice.
Bon courage. From a 66 year old youngster I can sympathize. I started out using a Faber Adult Adventures and La Méthode Rose (bilingual French/English) and found I was getting stuck. Then I found a John Thompson Method Book, in French and started at the beginning. I saw a video that talked about this method as being old-fashioned, but so am I. I finished it last month and my piano teacher really noticed the progress. I went back to the other two books and would use them as sightreading exercises and the difficult passages were much easier. I'm also using Schäffer Opus 24 as a sightreading guide. It starts off very basic and progresses through to more difficult challenges. Bon voyage.
@@lawrencetaylor4101 I’m glad you found a path that works for you. My teacher has decades of experience and is able to listen to my fumbling and figure out what I need. Last week I told her how I learned my left hand notes. Given her lifetime experience, I expected it to be old hat. To my surprise, she had never seen it before plus found it overly complicated. It works for me because of the way my brain works. I memorize all right hand notes initially using little phrases or single words for each note. For left hand notes, I visualize them transposed up a third and them treat them as right hand notes.
Playing too fast is my big problem. I'm a piano beginner, but I've been a clarinetist/saxophonist for decades. I can read the music much faster than I can play it. I start out playing on piano at a tempo that I could do on my other instruments. To force myself to slow down, I've been using a metronome.
I know exactly how you feel. I almost wish I would have learned piano first. I'm also a saxophone player, so I look at a piece of music, and I see the notes and can comprehend them at performance speed, but then my hands (on the piano, not the sax 😅) are like woaaaah, slow down there.
Jazer, this is a great reinforcement and summary of the common themes you emphasize in a lot of your videos. I’ve been playing piano for exactly six months today (got my piano last Christmas Eve), and I started watching your videos about two months before that. I hadn’t even laid my hands on a keyboard yet and I was promising myself I would never do any of these things, because you were already telling me about them. AND YET, I STILL find myself falling into each of these pits sometimes. We’re all susceptible to these gaffes, and we shouldn’t get down on ourselves for making them. But we absolutely do need to be vigilant and be honest with ourselves about recognizing when we’ve strayed from the path so that we can right ourselves. Thanks for this direction and all the motivation you’ve provided. You are making a difference in my piano journey, and it’s been one of the most satisfying journeys of my life.
I saw a video where you explained the difference between practice and play and that has stuck with me ever since. It really is important to not get caught up in playing so it sounds like the song you love. Practicing more slowly has definitely led to increased skill. Love your videos. Always something to learn. Thank you.
Thank you for this! I think it’s just something I need to relearn the piano. I’ve taken a 6 years hiatus when i entered into the military and university. Trying to get back without a teacher is insanely difficult, but having you here with me to guide me. It’s wonderful.
Going slow at first and other tips you mention are contrary to someone who goes at the piano with aggressive zeal. Sort of dumps cold water on the ambitious heroes among us. But you explain very well how your more careful and thought-out approach is truly the better way to advance. Good for you Jazer.
Thank you so much 🙏, 4 months into learning piano/theory and having an impossible time finding anyone on TH-cam that breaks it down so I understand. I'm trying to learn more complex scales and chords after learning from Teatro on yt. I like your approach and appreciate you starting on c major as it is my safe place of learning lol. Keep safe 🙏
Thank you so much, this was just what I wanted - I've saved this to watch again as needed. For scales/arpeggios, one thing that can be fun (!) is to write all the key signatures on slips of paper and put them in a hat (*other containers are available) and pull them out at random. Stops you sticking to the easier ones 😁
Using my sense of touch to know where keys are, is something I can do when typing. I can look straight at the computer screen and type without looking at my hands. I also have finger and hand independence while typing. This however, did not transfer to piano as I thought it would.
Good tips ... I used to play every day but I felt it was becoming like a chore and I was just rushing through , now I take a day off every 3-4 days.. works better for me ..but to each his own.
This is what I am learning as an adult...its learning how to not play so fast too soon. I am hoping to learn how to read and actually know the keys and notes. I am taking lessons and I love watching these videos to supplement. 😊😊Wish I did it when I was younger, but I am really enjoying the process of learning something new
Some of what you say here you have said before. But I also found many of the comments helpful, in part because they underlined ideas I have also been thinking about. Eg not practicing for long periods when u are tired, not trying to play fast too early, not looking at the keys when sight reading etc. So, while much of the advice was not really new to me, it did give me confidence that I was taking the correct approach to practice.
Thank you so much for your videos, best things ever since I discover you and your teaching videos. You give me the motivation/ inspiration as an older adult to go back to my piano playing (stopped playing since uni, so much distractions and then becoming a mother, some 20 years ago). Thank you Jazer!
Re Pitfall 1: OK, so hands separate and no wrong notes. But what about other things? Should I be mindful of playing staccato or legato (as indicated) or put that in later? Same with dynamics - now or later? Pedaling (as indicated in the score) - presumably later?
For me the biggest challenge is that I slip into the "fun" more all too easily. I stop working on mistakes, I play all the way through, goof around. Useful practice is a grind unfortunately, without any immediate gratification. You just have to force yourself to trust the process. I try to remind myself that rigorous practice yesterday is what allows to play at all today. The work is what really makes progress.
For me personally the pitfall 2 is the absolute prime issue I have. I have been playing for about 2ish weeks using Skoove. I hate to use this excuse but I have some nasty ADHD, which causes me to rush all the time trying to get to the parts of the program to learn my favorite pieces they have on there. There are a lot of beginner songs they have that just does not do it for me, I cannot stand some of the beats, like "bright side of life", Which I think everyone has this issue, it is hard to learn something you have absolutely no interest in.
I remember from another of your videos basically saying "I've played this part wrong but I know it well now". I think about that when I'm going to fast or not doing hands separate. Training yourself to play the part well but wrong is not progress.
My playing of the f# minor section of the Rindo resembled your demonstration - then I forced myself one day to practice the hands separately slowly, immediate positive result , wow why didn't i try that before I said to myself 😀
Jazer, Can you do a video or even a few videos on how improvise? I always see these veteran players just improvising when they come up to an instrument and have no idea how they're doing this. Thanks.
Thank you for everything you do. I really love your channel I’m new and have learnt so much. You don’t sell anything do you? Like a course? Or do you just give us all your best information?
Your TH-cam is very helpful and easy to understand. Thank you! I’ve been confused by a question, could you explain it? It seems in western countries, people use a b c d etc to teach music, so do you, whereas in some other countries like china, people use do re mi etc. what is difference and why? But in the movie of sound of music, it’s using do re mi to sing that song, not a b c d. I do feel sing in do re mi much easier than sing in a b c d and much more natural as well.
Practicing first with the right hand and then with the left is good advice, but one very seldom plays with just the left or the right hand, 99.99% of the time is spent playing with both hands. That's the problem, yet you don't even mention it. I can easily play right hand only, or left hand only, and get every note right the very first time. No problem. But when I then try to play both hands together, the whole thing falls apart--it's as if I hadn't even practiced the hands independently. Of course, you've been playing for 20 years, so you probably don't even notice the difficulty, probably don't even think about it. Anyway, it would be helpful if you would also address this VERY COMMON problem. Thank you.
YES YES YES!!! Thanks Jazer, and I'm guilty of all 7 after over 20 years of learning. I definitely use the separate hands technique, but my sight reading is pitiful (for piano). I play other instruments and I'm sight reading well, but with piano, I've always needed to memorise pieces. I'm now verging on retirement, and I can spend more time daily at the (now digital) piano. My question: when I sadly was forced to sell my Yamaha U3, I seemed to quickly lose the muscle memory of those classical pieces, including Rondo Alla Turca, though not up to speed. I can now play a few bars from memory, but my hands don't remember what to do next. I'm working on them all, but it seems very slow. Is there a method of re-learning pieces I had stored, or is my brain slowing too much now, that I need to start from scratch? I'm using a Burgmuller, Czerny & Hanon book for sight-reading practice, as they are mostly straightforward and predictable pieces.
@jazerleepiano how many songs do you recommend working on at the same time? Do you have a video that addresses this? How many do your students take on at once? Thanks!!
Thank you for another great video! As a beginner there is a big obstacle for me and would like to ask for your advice. (I'm not sure if you have talked about this before.) When learning a piece, I struggle with "fingering." I don't know how to arrange my finger efficiently. It's really bugging me. Some people seems to have the "6th sense" and know how to place their hands and fingers naturally. I'm really looking forward to your advice.
actully i learned something because i was hearing un sospiro and tried to play most hard peice on it then i couldnt do that because i didnt know that my hand cant do that or even not hitting the keys while scale with far keys so i stoped learning it and i said it maybe when i get advanced first i can play it but i will hear it if i want not be jealous of the pianist who play these advanced peices and try play it
I've been appreciating all that you've shared in your channel. I came across another video in which you strongly suggested following the fingering written by editors. There seems to be debates ongoing on editors for Erik Satie and Chopin. Who would you suggest for each of these works? Are there similar sheet music sets for scales, chords and arpeggios with fingering?
This would be hard to answer as what might be easy on my end, might be hard for you. What would be best is to try out the different fingerings and see what works best for you.
Hey @jazerleepiano, what should be a beginner's chronology to learning the piano at their own pace? Could you recommend some online resources/books I could use?
Thank you for this video.😊 Im not english, but i try to write; I feel stuck sometimes, because i have small hands and i have difficulties to reach every key of the piano and i dont know what to do. Do you have any tips/exercises for that? I hope you undestand what i mean.😅🌼
I have a question: Do you have any tips how to sight read a slow Handel piece like a Suite, involving 64 and 32nd notations? The counting is the most difficult when having this notation along with quarter notes and even half notes.
If I played Wagner or such at a family gathering I would be sent home. I know learning doesn’t depend on the type of music. Could you demonstrate to us with some modern music. Thanks
Hello teacher! I started studying piano two years ago and I was doing well. Suddenly I stopped studying, and when I returned to studying I noticed a difficulty in my right hand to be able to perform the exercises, it is as if my hands and wrist were tense. When I go to press a key with one finger I end up pressing another one that wasn't supposed to be pressed. Could this be some kind of hand strain or could it be some other kind of problem? And can anyone who studies the piano do weight training or is it harmful because it causes some level of stiffness in the hands?
Let me write extensively about that problem in my blog to explain how to alleviate the hand strain you have described. And with your question about weight training, be careful when you do these kind of exercises! You may incur an accidental strain that could cause a more complicated trauma.
Is there any wrong or right which hand to start with when learning a new melody? I hear someone says always start with right hand, while other say you should start with left. What are your thoughts on this?
My thoughts is that it doesn't matter. I usually start with my right hand just because it's the hand that will have the melody but I found it really doesn't matter. If the right hand is harder, perhaps you might want to start that hand first so the left will seem easier. But I've done both and found there's absolutely no difference
The number of hours is a wee bit too much for a healthy schedule. Concentrated piano study/practice can be as little as 30 min to an hour. Then you take a break. This would give you better muscle and brain memory retention.
I tend to practice scales, chords, and arpeggios and other fingering exercises in the morning, then after lunch I will work on some sight reading with new music. Then in the evening I will focus on pieces that I’m working on and also try to refine some that I’ve played for awhile. All together I’d say I practice 2-3 hours/day. I’m retired so I have the time. Do you think that is a reasonable practice routine?
@@JD-72191 Since you're retired and you have developed the routine for it, I would say it is generally okay. Do be careful in overdoing it. Stop at the lightest hint of pain or discomfort.
Do you have any addressing technique in regards to relaxing the wrists and forearms as you play? I'm still a novice and I find that when I sit down to practice I get lost in it and hours can slip by like minutes. Afterward I'm getting some wrist, elbow and forearm pain along with stiffness in my hands for a few days and I have to wait to play again.
This is why I advocate limiting practice/learning sessions to be short "chunks" of time - say 30 minutes at a time but can be 2 to 3 chunks broken up throughout the day. How to limit yourself from going overboard? Set an alarm clock and stop when the allotted time is done.
@@jazerleepiano Any chance that you will release the sheet music for it? I am just starting to learn to play after many years of thinking about it and not only is that a very pleasing piece to listen to, it sounds to me to be a perfect learning piece for many people.
A little honest feedback: The lack of originality and fresh content makes this good quality video a tedious experience, leaving me craving something new and exciting. The constant repetition about bad habits becomes a dull cycle that fails to engage or surprise me as the viewer. I'd say it's time to break free from this monotonous loop and explore other captivating videos that offer a refreshing perspective and keep me eagerly anticipating what's next.
I really like your stuff but labelling the parts "Pitfall x" rather than describing the actual content is extremely unhelpful. I'm assuming you do it to force total watch through, but it's just as likely to deter me from watching at all. Surely you've noticed the massive rise in people on youtube writing chapters on other people's videos, and the massive number of likes they get for doing so?
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🕘 Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:32 Pitfall 1
3:40 Pitfall 2
6:00 Pitfall 3
7:50 Pitfall 4
9:30 Pitfall 5
11:25 Pitfall 6
12:24 Pitfall 7
0:32 Break it down it to bit sized chunks
3:40 Play slowly at first
6:00 Overusing the pedal
7:50 Ignoring scales and arpeggios
9:30 Neglecting sight reading
11:25 Not practicising enough
12:24 Practicing too long without breaks
Thank you
Thank you!
In this video, I've used more intermediate/advanced pieces rather than beginner pieces as demonstrations. This is because I felt the difficulty of these works exposed the pitfalls I personally made in my earlier years of piano.
Sometimes it's easy to get away with doing the wrong thing when the challenge is easy. But when I was confronted with harder pieces and didn't seem to get the progress I wanted, I knew I was doing something wrong. Hope my reflections in this video help you in your piano journey! 🤓
Hi, thanks for all the great videos!! What is the song you are practicing/playing during the pitfall 1 section? It sounds so lovely!!!
I’ve been taking piano lessons for 6 months and am 72 years old. I think it takes me much longer to remember a sequence of notes than if I was younger. I also continue to struggle to remember the names of the notes as I see them on the grand staff. It isn’t hopeless, just takes more time. Your advice is still on target. Thanks for your sage advice.
Bon courage.
From a 66 year old youngster I can sympathize.
I started out using a Faber Adult Adventures and La Méthode Rose (bilingual French/English) and found I was getting stuck. Then I found a John Thompson Method Book, in French and started at the beginning. I saw a video that talked about this method as being old-fashioned, but so am I. I finished it last month and my piano teacher really noticed the progress. I went back to the other two books and would use them as sightreading exercises and the difficult passages were much easier.
I'm also using Schäffer Opus 24 as a sightreading guide. It starts off very basic and progresses through to more difficult challenges.
Bon voyage.
@@lawrencetaylor4101 I’m glad you found a path that works for you. My teacher has decades of experience and is able to listen to my fumbling and figure out what I need.
Last week I told her how I learned my left hand notes. Given her lifetime experience, I expected it to be old hat. To my surprise, she had never seen it before plus found it overly complicated. It works for me because of the way my brain works. I memorize all right hand notes initially using little phrases or single words for each note. For left hand notes, I visualize them transposed up a third and them treat them as right hand notes.
Playing too fast is my big problem. I'm a piano beginner, but I've been a clarinetist/saxophonist for decades. I can read the music much faster than I can play it. I start out playing on piano at a tempo that I could do on my other instruments. To force myself to slow down, I've been using a metronome.
I know exactly how you feel. I almost wish I would have learned piano first. I'm also a saxophone player, so I look at a piece of music, and I see the notes and can comprehend them at performance speed, but then my hands (on the piano, not the sax 😅) are like woaaaah, slow down there.
You are one of the best instructors I have seen 👌
Been teaching myself for 15 years the piano and yet I find this amazingly helpful
Jazer, this is a great reinforcement and summary of the common themes you emphasize in a lot of your videos.
I’ve been playing piano for exactly six months today (got my piano last Christmas Eve), and I started watching your videos about two months before that. I hadn’t even laid my hands on a keyboard yet and I was promising myself I would never do any of these things, because you were already telling me about them.
AND YET, I STILL find myself falling into each of these pits sometimes. We’re all susceptible to these gaffes, and we shouldn’t get down on ourselves for making them. But we absolutely do need to be vigilant and be honest with ourselves about recognizing when we’ve strayed from the path so that we can right ourselves.
Thanks for this direction and all the motivation you’ve provided. You are making a difference in my piano journey, and it’s been one of the most satisfying journeys of my life.
I saw a video where you explained the difference between practice and play and that has stuck with me ever since. It really is important to not get caught up in playing so it sounds like the song you love. Practicing more slowly has definitely led to increased skill. Love your videos. Always something to learn. Thank you.
I just discovered your channel, and this video is immensely helpful. Thank you!
Pitfall 5 - not to look at your fingers while playing is a golden tip!! Difficult to implement but payoff amazingly on long run
Awesome tips! Recognised myself almost in every single example :)
Thank you for the support! It's much appreciated!
Thank you for this! I think it’s just something I need to relearn the piano. I’ve taken a 6 years hiatus when i entered into the military and university. Trying to get back without a teacher is insanely difficult, but having you here with me to guide me. It’s wonderful.
Glad you are deciding to give it another go.
Going slow at first and other tips you mention are contrary to someone who goes at the piano with aggressive zeal. Sort of dumps cold water on the ambitious heroes among us. But you explain very well how your more careful and thought-out approach is truly the better way to advance. Good for you Jazer.
Your Tip about not looking at the hands while sight reading has helped me tremendously. Thank you!
Thank you so much 🙏, 4 months into learning piano/theory and having an impossible time finding anyone on TH-cam that breaks it down so I understand. I'm trying to learn more complex scales and chords after learning from Teatro on yt. I like your approach and appreciate you starting on c major as it is my safe place of learning lol. Keep safe 🙏
Exactly what I needed, thanks!!
Thanks Jazer! Your honest sharing of very real pifalls inspires us beginners to follow your advice!
great practical and defined advice, thank you so much.
Thank you so much, this was just what I wanted - I've saved this to watch again as needed. For scales/arpeggios, one thing that can be fun (!) is to write all the key signatures on slips of paper and put them in a hat (*other containers are available) and pull them out at random. Stops you sticking to the easier ones 😁
That's a great technique, D H!
Using my sense of touch to know where keys are, is something I can do when typing. I can look straight at the computer screen and type without looking at my hands. I also have finger and hand independence while typing. This however, did not transfer to piano as I thought it would.
Good tips ... I used to play every day but I felt it was becoming like a chore and I was just rushing through , now I take a day off every 3-4 days.. works better for me ..but to each his own.
This is what I am learning as an adult...its learning how to not play so fast too soon. I am hoping to learn how to read and actually know the keys and notes. I am taking lessons and I love watching these videos to supplement. 😊😊Wish I did it when I was younger, but I am really enjoying the process of learning something new
Some of what you say here you have said before. But I also found many of the comments helpful, in part because they underlined ideas I have also been thinking about. Eg not practicing for long periods when u are tired, not trying to play fast too early, not looking at the keys when sight reading etc. So, while much of the advice was not really new to me, it did give me confidence that I was taking the correct approach to practice.
Its so hard not to gamble because my brain wants to hear the music played how its supposed to.
Thank you so much for your videos, best things ever since I discover you and your teaching videos. You give me the motivation/ inspiration as an older adult to go back to my piano playing (stopped playing since uni, so much distractions and then becoming a mother, some 20 years ago). Thank you Jazer!
You're very welcome, Anna!
This was SO helpful. Thank you very much for this lesson, Jazer. You're a great pianist and professor. 🙏🏽
Glad to be of help, Benjamin! 🤓
Thanks
Thank you so much, Eleang. This is a big help.
Thank you all of these points are very important. Because of this video I am again reminded of important things
Re Pitfall 1:
OK, so hands separate and no wrong notes. But what about other things? Should I be mindful of playing staccato or legato (as indicated) or put that in later? Same with dynamics - now or later? Pedaling (as indicated in the score) - presumably later?
For me the biggest challenge is that I slip into the "fun" more all too easily. I stop working on mistakes, I play all the way through, goof around. Useful practice is a grind unfortunately, without any immediate gratification. You just have to force yourself to trust the process.
I try to remind myself that rigorous practice yesterday is what allows to play at all today. The work is what really makes progress.
Hi from Gardening with kirk I met you on WordPress, thanks beautiful video
I make all these mistakes! Thanks for the excellent advice. It shows me the way to improve.
Thanks Jazer, I always appreciate when you post a new video!
For me personally the pitfall 2 is the absolute prime issue I have. I have been playing for about 2ish weeks using Skoove. I hate to use this excuse but I have some nasty ADHD, which causes me to rush all the time trying to get to the parts of the program to learn my favorite pieces they have on there. There are a lot of beginner songs they have that just does not do it for me, I cannot stand some of the beats, like "bright side of life", Which I think everyone has this issue, it is hard to learn something you have absolutely no interest in.
Great as always
You helped me a alot
Tnx Jazer❤
I remember from another of your videos basically saying "I've played this part wrong but I know it well now". I think about that when I'm going to fast or not doing hands separate. Training yourself to play the part well but wrong is not progress.
Great lesson . Thank you and happy trails !
i love your videos they are very helpful
I always enjoy your videos...thank you so much for your tipps...🙏🎹🌹
Thank you for this information
My playing of the f# minor section of the Rindo resembled your demonstration - then I forced myself one day to practice the hands separately slowly, immediate positive result , wow why didn't i try that before I said to myself 😀
Thanks for this.
very helpful!
Out of curiosity, what is your reach? Can you reach 11ths? 12ths? Stretched.
Thank you
Thanks for this good advice it is greatly appreciated!
Jazer, Can you do a video or even a few videos on how improvise? I always see these veteran players just improvising when they come up to an instrument and have no idea how they're doing this. Thanks.
Another pitfall for me: selecting music that is too advanced for my level, and getting discouraged as a result
Was pleased to see you had posted a new video!
You are not the only one
Thank you both!
Thank you for everything you do. I really love your channel I’m new and have learnt so much. You don’t sell anything do you? Like a course? Or do you just give us all your best information?
Your TH-cam is very helpful and easy to understand. Thank you! I’ve been confused by a question, could you explain it? It seems in western countries, people use a b c d etc to teach music, so do you, whereas in some other countries like china, people use do re mi etc. what is difference and why? But in the movie of sound of music, it’s using do re mi to sing that song, not a b c d. I do feel sing in do re mi much easier than sing in a b c d and much more natural as well.
Practicing first with the right hand and then with the left is good advice, but one very seldom plays with just the left or the right hand, 99.99% of the time is spent playing with both hands. That's the problem, yet you don't even mention it. I can easily play right hand only, or left hand only, and get every note right the very first time. No problem. But when I then try to play both hands together, the whole thing falls apart--it's as if I hadn't even practiced the hands independently. Of course, you've been playing for 20 years, so you probably don't even notice the difficulty, probably don't even think about it. Anyway, it would be helpful if you would also address this VERY COMMON problem. Thank you.
A++++. Thanh’s Jazer
YES YES YES!!!
Thanks Jazer, and I'm guilty of all 7 after over 20 years of learning. I definitely use the separate hands technique, but my sight reading is pitiful (for piano). I play other instruments and I'm sight reading well, but with piano, I've always needed to memorise pieces. I'm now verging on retirement, and I can spend more time daily at the (now digital) piano.
My question: when I sadly was forced to sell my Yamaha U3, I seemed to quickly lose the muscle memory of those classical pieces, including Rondo Alla Turca, though not up to speed. I can now play a few bars from memory, but my hands don't remember what to do next. I'm working on them all, but it seems very slow. Is there a method of re-learning pieces I had stored, or is my brain slowing too much now, that I need to start from scratch? I'm using a Burgmuller, Czerny & Hanon book for sight-reading practice, as they are mostly straightforward and predictable pieces.
Thank you for this helpful advice. Can you please name all the pieces of music that you play in this video?
@jazerleepiano how many songs do you recommend working on at the same time? Do you have a video that addresses this? How many do your students take on at once? Thanks!!
Thank you for another great video! As a beginner there is a big obstacle for me and would like to ask for your advice. (I'm not sure if you have talked about this before.)
When learning a piece, I struggle with "fingering." I don't know how to arrange my finger efficiently. It's really bugging me.
Some people seems to have the "6th sense" and know how to place their hands and fingers naturally. I'm really looking forward to your advice.
Like which fingers should I use for each notes and chords.
Ty for another great video Jazer. I'm wondering: What is the name of 2nd piece in the video? The one that starts around 4:12 please.
That would be "Piano Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826" by Bach
@@jazerleepiano Ty Jazer! It's beautiful.
actully i learned something because i was hearing un sospiro and tried to play most hard peice on it then i couldnt do that because i didnt know that my hand cant do that or even not hitting the keys while scale with far keys so i stoped learning it and i said it maybe when i get advanced first i can play it but i will hear it if i want not be jealous of the pianist who play these advanced peices and try play it
I've been appreciating all that you've shared in your channel. I came across another video in which you strongly suggested following the fingering written by editors. There seems to be debates ongoing on editors for Erik Satie and Chopin. Who would you suggest for each of these works? Are there similar sheet music sets for scales, chords and arpeggios with fingering?
This would be hard to answer as what might be easy on my end, might be hard for you. What would be best is to try out the different fingerings and see what works best for you.
Hey @jazerleepiano, what should be a beginner's chronology to learning the piano at their own pace? Could you recommend some online resources/books I could use?
Thanks a lot! Could you tell us the name of the piece you demonstrated at 4:13?
That would be "Piano Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826" by Bach
@Learn Piano with Jazer Lee thanks! ❤
Thank you for this video.😊 Im not english, but i try to write; I feel stuck sometimes, because i have small hands and i have difficulties to reach every key of the piano and i dont know what to do. Do you have any tips/exercises for that? I hope you undestand what i mean.😅🌼
I actually wrote about this on my blog. You can see the article here: jazerleepiano.com/new/piano-techniques-for-players-with-small-hands/
@@jazerleepiano Thank you so much. I will read it.😍😊
What about putting the finger number on the notes 🎵 for beginners 🤔
Thanks for the advice on not gambling 🎰 I’m a big gambler 😢
I have a question:
Do you have any tips how to sight read a slow Handel piece like a Suite, involving 64 and 32nd notations? The counting is the most difficult when having this notation along with quarter notes and even half notes.
Is it allowable to look at the keyboard to avoid gambling? Because when im learning a new piece, i am guessing as to where that F sharp is .
Hi, can you make absolutely beginner tutorial like Zach evans style?
Do you have any particular books you'd recommend to practice scales?
Check out this: "The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios: & Cadences"
@@gabriell04032 Thank you, I will!
If I played Wagner or such at a family gathering I would be sent home. I know learning doesn’t depend on the type of music. Could you demonstrate to us with some modern music.
Thanks
Hello teacher! I started studying piano two years ago and I was doing well. Suddenly I stopped studying, and when I returned to studying I noticed a difficulty in my right hand to be able to perform the exercises, it is as if my hands and wrist were tense. When I go to press a key with one finger I end up pressing another one that wasn't supposed to be pressed. Could this be some kind of hand strain or could it be some other kind of problem? And can anyone who studies the piano do weight training or is it harmful because it causes some level of stiffness in the hands?
Let me write extensively about that problem in my blog to explain how to alleviate the hand strain you have described. And with your question about weight training, be careful when you do these kind of exercises! You may incur an accidental strain that could cause a more complicated trauma.
Can you put a list of the book collection you have in your shelf
Hi, Can someone please tell me the first song that was played in pitfall 1?
That is Bach's Piano Partita No. 2 In C Minor.
Is there any wrong or right which hand to start with when learning a new melody? I hear someone says always start with right hand, while other say you should start with left. What are your thoughts on this?
My thoughts is that it doesn't matter. I usually start with my right hand just because it's the hand that will have the melody but I found it really doesn't matter. If the right hand is harder, perhaps you might want to start that hand first so the left will seem easier. But I've done both and found there's absolutely no difference
My opinion is that you need to start with your non-dominant hand first.
@@jazerleepiano really? Why's that? I'm genuinely interested
@@jazerleepiano Thanks for your reply. I went over some of your videos again today.
Can you tell us the piece you’re playing at the beginning of “Gambling” and also the one at 4:12 please
It is "Piano Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 826" by Bach.
How to improve sight reading when we have jumps between keys?
And if I play for 5 hours in row per day(concentrated), is "healthy" for my piano skills?
(I've played piano for 4 months)
The number of hours is a wee bit too much for a healthy schedule. Concentrated piano study/practice can be as little as 30 min to an hour. Then you take a break. This would give you better muscle and brain memory retention.
Okay, thank you so much.
By the way your videos are great, keep going!😁
I tend to practice scales, chords, and arpeggios and other fingering exercises in the morning, then after lunch I will work on some sight reading with new music. Then in the evening I will focus on pieces that I’m working on and also try to refine some that I’ve played for awhile. All together I’d say I practice 2-3 hours/day. I’m retired so I have the time. Do you think that is a reasonable practice routine?
@@JD-72191 Since you're retired and you have developed the routine for it, I would say it is generally okay. Do be careful in overdoing it. Stop at the lightest hint of pain or discomfort.
@@jazerleepiano understood. Thank you Jazer!
Can you Tell me the Name of this first Piano Pice ?
That would be "Rondo alla Turca" or Turkish March by Mozart.
What was the piece called at Pitfall 2? Thanks :>
Do you have any addressing technique in regards to relaxing the wrists and forearms as you play? I'm still a novice and I find that when I sit down to practice I get lost in it and hours can slip by like minutes. Afterward I'm getting some wrist, elbow and forearm pain along with stiffness in my hands for a few days and I have to wait to play again.
This is why I advocate limiting practice/learning sessions to be short "chunks" of time - say 30 minutes at a time but can be 2 to 3 chunks broken up throughout the day. How to limit yourself from going overboard? Set an alarm clock and stop when the allotted time is done.
You say to not look at the keys. Even when a beginner to intermediate player? Very hard to do at my Level.
Thx
👍 great
Sir would you play gangsta's paradise
LOL, I shall try.
Where can I buy the wrist metronome ?
Literally happened to me today and found this video..
Try to work on several pieces at a time than just 1. Spending long hours on 1 piece you get bored and may overwork your fingers.
Hmm is that a reloaded Video? 🤔
What is that piece of music you play at the end of many of your videos, including this one? It is a very nice piece but I can't place it 😞
That outro piece is a a composition of mine. Just haven't titled it. 🤓
@@jazerleepiano Any chance that you will release the sheet music for it? I am just starting to learn to play after many years of thinking about it and not only is that a very pleasing piece to listen to, it sounds to me to be a perfect learning piece for many people.
piano tutorial marathon?!??
A little honest feedback: The lack of originality and fresh content makes this good quality video a tedious experience, leaving me craving something new and exciting. The constant repetition about bad habits becomes a dull cycle that fails to engage or surprise me as the viewer. I'd say it's time to break free from this monotonous loop and explore other captivating videos that offer a refreshing perspective and keep me eagerly anticipating what's next.
What’s tedious for some, may provide valuable reinforcement for others.
It’s a spam
I aint doing to good, 3 of those pitfalls categorize with me-lol, need to keep working harder and slower......
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I I think beginner is a bit of a stretch/ click bait. The pieces you played are way over my level.
think of the facts that he is stating.... like rocks hitting your hands when you play the piano-lol
I really like your stuff but labelling the parts "Pitfall x" rather than describing the actual content is extremely unhelpful. I'm assuming you do it to force total watch through, but it's just as likely to deter me from watching at all. Surely you've noticed the massive rise in people on youtube writing chapters on other people's videos, and the massive number of likes they get for doing so?
Thank you
Thank you