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Hello awakeamericanow, thank you for your nice words about the video. While I am grateful for the beautiful piano and surroundings you see, I am most grateful for the gift of being able to dedicate my life to sharing the creative spirit and joy this music awakens in us. All best wishes to you.
Dear Sally, Thank you. I am an older adult learning piano. I have been essentially without my teacher for the last six months because of the pandemic, except for What's App meetings on our cell phones. I am so happy that I have revisited your channel. You have a lesson for many of the pieces I worked on, and have been working on ( i. e, Bach Inventions 1, 4, 8, 13). I have always wanted to learn Fur Elise. I decided to learn it on my own without my teacher assigning it. I learned the notes through slow practice, but I didn't have the direction with regarding to counting as you present in this lesson - I only referred to what I have heard. This lesson has helped me so much to move to the next level. I also want to mention that I have learned to a level of theory that I now appreciate your analysis of each piece you teach. I am learning to connect the theory to the music and how composers create their music. Thank you, again. Sincerely, Cuba
Dear Cuba, thank you for your wonderful and thoughtful message! I deeply appreciate hearing that the videos have been such a help for you, especially during the last difficult 6 months of social isolation due to the pandemic. Regarding the counting of Für Elise, I have heard many people over the years attempting to play this piece by ear, and not really understanding how to count and play the rhythms. As you have found through your own careful study of the piece, Beethoven has precisely notated subtle variations in the rhythms which can only be played correctly with accurate counting. Thank you for taking the time to write in detail how this lesson has helped you. It is my privilege and pleasure to be your “on-line teacher.” I wish you much success and joy on your journey with the piano!
Great lesson. Your the first person I've ever heard that explained WHY. I've heard lots of people play it. But they sound so wooden. This played correctly sounds awful. This played with feeling and passion makes it a different piece altogether. The passion is not accidental but applied teqnique resting on a bed of emotion. It's not painting by numbers but capturing the atmosphere and projecting it with it's rushes, fears, contemplations and Joys.
Hello J.J., thank you for your thought provoking and eloquent words. I think you address the essence in how to determine the character and subsequent interpretation of a piece. I always ask myself: What was the authentic impetus and emotions behind this musical idea, and how do I join my own unique life experiences and feelings with these? Yes, it is absolutely about "capturing the atmosphere and projecting it." Thank you for your insights, which I'm sure will be inspiring to many others! I'm glad you liked the lesson, and all best wishes to you.
Hello Nikhil, I am very touched by your kind and thoughtful words, and so appreciate hearing that you found such depth in the analysis. My best wishes to you!
I love your teaching method Sally. I have learnt more about expression and technique from this lesson than with any other. You are clearly passionate about Beethoven's genius. Please don't stop with your videos. Wish you were my teacher.
Hello Bombersmoon, and thank you for your warm and enthusiastic words! I really appreciate you articulating the ways that the lesson was helpful, and also your encouragement to continue making teaching videos. I wish you all the best, & many happy and enriching hours with your piano playing!
I have just found your videos they are breathtaking. I used to play piano but haven't played seriously for many years. Recently as I begin to teach my children the basics of music and watching them enjoy music so much it has made want to return to playing. After seeing your Amazing performance videos I was feeling much awe for your playing and very rusty for myself! And then I find the amazing teaching videos. Thank you for the time you Put Into these. This was one of my favourite pieces as a child and I am so happy to able to re discover. On and off I have had piano teachers - none of whom explain things so clearly and show so much passion and interest in teaching. I am looking for forward to seeing many more of your performance videos and teaching videos. You have helped me find my lost love of piano and music and Inspired me to put the time and effort into my own music and teaching my children. Thank you for sharing your gift.
Dear Carly, I am so very moved and grateful for everything you have said. These teaching and performance videos are a labor of love, and also a privilege for me. Hearing your encouraging and validating words is a gift in and of itself. Thank you very much for having taken the time to tell me in detail how they have helped you to renew your own passions for the music and return to playing. How wonderful to hear that you are also teaching your children this beautiful art form. Many blessing to you and your family!
Bonjour killi till, Merci beaucoup! How lovely to hear your beautiful words. I am so happy that the video inspired you, and I wish you all the best with your piano playing!
Hello Joe, thank you for your generous and wonderful words! You have covered all of the important things, and I am grateful for your responses. Best wishes and blessings to you!
One of my favorites, I am reading about Beethoven now, and learning about his life and troubles with depression and mania. I think he left things open so that his mood dictated the tempo, because it was so close to him. I have found that the pieces I have wrote allow for the piece to have different meanings depending on the tempo.
Hello Daedalondae! Thank you for your interesting comment and for mentioning the importance of our choices regarding tempi. This one element makes such a big difference in the interpretation of a piece. I find this especially true when I do very slow practice. Another entire world opens up!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and passion. I love the democracy of what you are doing and how you are spreading the love for this amazing music. I have learned many valuable things from the videos of yours I have watched. You are a beautiful pianist.
april m Thank you, April, for your wonderful words. I really appreciate hearing that the videos have been helpful. I wish you many hours of joy filled practice!
Hi Sally I was transfixed on your video by your playing, beauty and elegance. I have learnt fur elise but I haven't thought about the piece at all...you have changed everything for me and I am going to have to re think the piece...you are a star!! You have so much knowledge..incredible..thanks lovely x
Hello Dave, I am deeply touched to read your wonderful words! Thank you for the gracious and kind things you have said. You speak about a fundamental inquiry we must all ask ourselves: what is the essence and the character of a piece. From there, an interpretation emerges. I so appreciate you commenting on these things, and for your thought provoking honesty. You are a very generous person, and I'm sure you will play this piece beautifully as well. All best wishes to you!
This is fascinating. I've never thought of this piece in such depth before and it's refreshing to listen to your analysis of it. Your fingering tips and counting guidance are brilliantly clear. Thank you for your teachings your a delight to listen to.
Hello Edward, thank you for your thoughtful and articulate words! I appreciate everything you have said. I'm also glad you mentioned the counting, which I think is especially important to follow in this piece. All best wishes to you!
Hi Joshua, this is awesome news! Congratulations, and thanks for letting me know the videos are helping! Best wishes with your joyful playing and your steady progress. :-)
Hello Unique Loud Sounds, muchas gracias! Thank you so much for your thoughtful and wonderful words. I do love teaching piano, and really appreciate hearing that the lesson was an enjoyable experience for you! All best wishes to you!
Thank you so much for your wonderful acknowledgements about this tutorial! You are very welcome, it is my pleasure. Making the video and companion chart supplies is a labor of love. Your kind and generous words are truly appreciated. 🙏 With all best wishes to you! 🎶
Sally, thank you for this excellent, heartfelt lesson. Explaining, at the end, what was happening to Beethoven at the time he wrote the piece and his growing deafness helps players of Für Elise interpret the mood and hence express his genius at a deeper level. What a beautiful and inspiring soul he was! Your videos are marvelous. With much appreciation for offering them to the public.
Dear Viktoria, I am so touched to read your beautiful comment. Thank you very much for letting me know that the lesson helped you to further appreciate the emotional depth and longing beneath the surface of Für Elise. Thank you also for your generous words about the videos, which inspire and encourage me to continue with this work!
The fact that he was able to triumphantly overcome his deafness was incredible. Despite his sad life, he found stillness & joy hence the Ode to Joy. Incredible man, genius for all time and generations! 😂❤
Thank you Sally. I really enjoyed this video. After watching it I can finally make progress on section b and c. I purchased the materials and they really help. I also bought 2 of the Grieg lyric pieces an I’m looking forward to starting on them. These charts are really helpful. Besides these 3 that I just got I’m sure I’ll find more. I just turned 71 last week and while I have been playing guitar since I was about 14 I’ve only played piano for a few years. I bought a nice Clavinova csp-170, which while it doesn’t quite sound like your Bosendofer it does work for me at home. I have really been making progress since the lock down and love your lessons.
Hello Mike, thank you for your wonderful comment! It is just fantastic that you are learning piano now and have made great progress during this last long year of lockdown working from the videos and your Clavinova. I am also delighted to see the charts you purchased, and to hear that they are helping you with the B & C Sections. You can PM me at sallychristianmusic@gmail.com for more specific questions about the charts, practice tips, etc. I’m pulling for you via cyberspace. Enjoy the entire process!
I love how elegant you are and how delicate and thorough your teaching style is. Glad I discovered your videos. I would love to have you as a teacher. You're an inspiration. Thank you, Sally!
This is a Beethoven piece which I am familiar with, but never learned to play...enjoy this...as I've said "GOOD MUSIC!" of the old masters which I love to listen to...being an Octogenarian now...can't do much playing these days...arthritis (sighs) but I can still listen...HONESTLY LOVE your Talent and abilities to lay out these pieces and the deciphering the composition of each!
Hello Guy, thank you so much for your beautiful comment! I hear the sincerity in your words, and really appreciate your generosity. All best wishes to you!
What a sublime teaching video this is! Out of all the adversity come blessings, there is always a silver line... dear Sally, I love your interpretation of the piece, love your ways of teaching, love your passion, love the spiritual touch at the end of the video... you are truly a God sent blessing! In order to show my salute, I clicked the link in the description box and purchased your document. I will go and download and print them out, and watch your video again after I study them. In my music life from now on, whenever I play this piece, I will think of you. Thank you for your teaching. Min from Shanghai.
Dear Min, thank you for your heartfelt message. Your sensitivity to the intent & spirit of this piece is palpable. I am very moved by the depth and sincerity of your words. I'm also delighted that the lesson has inspired you, and that you now have the chart to work from! This was a labor of love for me, an homage to Beethoven's timeless and beloved Für Elise.
Beautiful class..thank you. I'm in the process of learning this master piece... The way I take it is the recurrent theme describes the object of his love, while the unique where it takes from the calm to the tempest are reflection of his feelings of sadness for not being loved back.
Hello Roberto, thank you for your insightful and much appreciated words! I agree that the emotions that inspired this piece are about longing and unrequited love. Beethoven elevated and transformed these universal feelings and channeled them into his timeless composition, Für Elise. I wish you all the best as you learn and play this beloved masterpiece!
Great explanation. Really gave me insight on the middle part and you have so much background knowledge about the pieces and the composers, really amazing.
Hello Nessie, and thank you so much for your enthusiasm and generous words about the lesson. Yes, I am very grateful to have this beautiful Bösendorfer to play! Best wishes to you!
thanks sally. Your videos rock. they are making my reintroduction to playing classical pieces a rewarding experience. im also jealous of those huge windows and sunny practice room. Best regards and please keep up the great work.
Thanks for your nice words, and for letting me know the videos are encouraging you to get back to this wonderful piano literature! You are right, I am very lucky to have such an inspiring music room. I appreciate it every single day. My best wishes to you!
You are so natural with explaining this piece. It was very helpful, because I have trouble with putting the emotion and passion into the music when I play. Thank you so much and God bless you
I just wanted to say that I find you so passionate and inspiring. You teach so well! I am a modern piano student myself (jazz, etc). I also teach beginners since a few years ago and I always teach analizing as you do because I was taught that way and I feel it is so much more interesting and effective, I think. Ca't wait for your next video!
I am so glad I found your videos. This is the second lesson I've watched, and I am learning so much more now. I have never had a teacher who explained the music so well and helped me understand it's construction to this degree. This is just perfect and exactly the type of lessons I have been longing for. So thank you for posting these videos, I am gaining a much deeper understanding thanks to you.
Hello Trevor, thank you for your beautiful, thoughtful, and generous comment! I really appreciate hearing that the lessons are helping you to better understand the construction of the pieces, and to know them on a deeper level. Your words fill me with happiness and gratitude, and I wish you the very best on your journey with the piano!
Hello Cookie Monster, thank you for your thoughtful and generous words! I really appreciate hearing that the video added to your understanding of this beloved piece. It is my pleasure and privilege to help. Best wishes to you!
Liebe Sally, ich bin männlich, 55 Jahre alt und ich sitze in Ihren Klavierstunden wie ein Kind, das der Erzählung eines wundervollen Märchens lauscht. Ich vergesse es sogar zu atmen! Sie sind wahrlich die Scheherazade unter den Klavierlehrerinnen. Ich danke Gott für die einmalige Gabe, die er Ihnen gegeben hat und an der Sie uns - und das lediglich für ein freundliches Dankeschön! - Anteil haben lassen. Ja, liebe Sally: Dankeschön. Vielen, lieben, herzlichen Dank! Dear Sally, I am a male, 55 years old, and I sit in your piano lessons like a child listening to a wonderful fairy tale being told. I even forget to breathe! You are truly the Scheherazade among piano teachers. I thank God for the unique gift that he has given you and that you share with us only for a kind "thank you"! Yes, dear Sally: Thank you. Thank you very much!
Dear Pfennigturm, thank you for your amazing and exquisite comment! You have taken my breath away with your kindness and thoughtfulness. Time stops for a moment as I reflect on just how much your words mean to me; they are a gift of joy! You are right, a “thank you” goes a long way. I say the same words back to you for your generosity. As a child, I listened to Scheherazade, and marveled then how our imaginations could alter the course of our lives. To one degree or another, we each have the power to contribute something wonderful to one another. Thank you, and many blessings and best wishes to you!
I've been playing the piano for about four weeks now, and my Für Elise sounds so mechanistic. This will help me to put more emotion into my piece. Thank you!
Hello Joshua, thank you for your much appreciated words! It is never too soon to put expression and emotion into our playing, even while we are also beginning to learn the notes! I wish you much joy and success with your piano studies!
@@SallyChristianMusic thank you for your kind words of encouragement! I'll be practicing the piano daily; hopefully, one day, I can be as talented as you!
Hi Greg, and thank you so much for your wonderful message. I am really touched to read your words, and I'm sure that you will play this piece beautifully. Best wishes to you!
Hello Timothy, thank you for your very lovely comment. I really appreciate your kind and generous words! :-) Best wishes to you, and also with your guitar playing!
This video is the greatest contribution to this piece, since the writing of this piece. So very helpful! Sally, you have increased my appreciation for Fur Elise so that I can practice with infinite patience and thoroughly enjoy the learning of this immortal piece. Thank you so much!
Hello Las Vegas Guitar, I am so touched to read your beautiful message! Your words of support mean a great deal to me, and encourage me to continue with this work of helping others on their musical journey. Thank you for letting me know the lesson has made such a difference for you! Best wishes and blessings to you.
I have never thought about piano like this You are a really amazing person When you play this song all your body in this and I can Feel that you put your heart toward the piano and let your feelings came out to beautiful melody
I love the fact that I learned so many things for your video. I'm so happy hearing that an already existing piece can be played to various styles. I can't wait to try it out. Also Fur Elise is one of my favorite, next is river flows in by Yiruma
Hello Johannagrace, thank you for your very nice comment. I 'm so glad to hear that you have learned some new things from the lesson that you are excited to try out. I wish you many more wonderful hours playing one of your and my favorites, Für Elise!
Oh my God!!! You are so amazing . This is the best explanation of the whole piece I have ever watched in the internet. I can feel the passion You give to every little detail. You deserve 10 million subscribers. I feel so blessed to find this marvelous channel. You inspire me a lot to keep practicing piano. Greetings from Colombia, South America.
Hello Azariah, thank you for your beautiful message which has so touched my heart! Your words are a gift for me, and I will treasure them always. Very best wishes with your piano playing, and may your musical journey be filled with joy! Gracias y muchas bendiciones para ti!
Hello Jonathan! Thank you for your thoughtful comment, which brings up an important question I always ask myself: "What is the character of this piece?" I'm glad the lesson was helpful, and I wish you all the best!
I have just discovered your videos this evening and I am so excited to hear what you have to say! You bring a fresh breath to these pieces and I am learning so much from your presentation.
Thank you, Elder, for your kind words. I really appreciate hearing that the videos are making a difference in your listening and understanding of these great and timeless pieces!
Hello Maria, thank you so much for your wonderful and very appreciated words! I'm so happy that you enjoyed this tutorial and that it has inspired you to play with more passion! 🥰 With all best wishes to you and with your playing. 🎶
Wow so glad to hear from special you !!!❤ im 71 widow from the Philippines so it was almost 3am here when i saw your video. I was just trying or “struggling “ fur elise. So your tips lively lectures is a big help ! Planning to record it for my daughter Thanks!!!❤
I'm still watching, but I had to comment on that wonderful description of the different area codes and telephone numbers for the e and d# sections. Wonderful way to think of this! Thank you!
Hello Maria, thank you for your much appreciated words! I'm happy to hear that this analogy of the area codes representing the different upbeats was helpful. :-) With best wishes to you and with your music!
Why is no one caring about th e little pauses in the ascendig part of the melody wich are not present in the descending part? In my opinion, the pauses give a "restless" touch to the ascendig melody, whereas the extended notes without the pauses make the descending melody more quiet. Beethoven always uses pauses with much thought!
Hi I came across so many Fur Elise lessons I feel yours is the best way of teaching with full emotions.I love it.I am trying to learn part 2 n 3 which I feel very difficult.
Hello Rama, and thank you for your lovely comment! Yes, I believe that the spirit and beauty of the music comes forth best when our feelings and emotions are fully expressed. Regarding the part 2 & 3 sections, please be patient. With consistent slow and accurate practice, it will become easier and more effortless for you. I wish you many happy hours of practicing!
Hello Sudarshan, thank you for your very kind words! I'm so happy to hear that the analysis has added to your insights about this beloved piece. Best wishes to you.
Hello Jean, thank you so much for your very kind and much appreciated words! You are welcome, it is my pleasure! Best wishes to you and with your playing! 🎵
Thanks for another inspiring lesson. With your help I’ve learnt to play Bach’s C major prelude, easy I know, but so deep if you truly listen. I’ve also spent a few years learning the ridiculously beautiful Goldberg Aria. Could you post a tutorial for the Aria? Thanks again for your exquisite diction, attention to detail and abundant patience.
Hello StevieJ D, thank you for your wonderful and generous words! I am delighted to hear that the teaching videos are helping you to learn these beloved pieces. I especially appreciate you mentioning the qualities of patience, attention to detail, and diction. :-) I totally agree with you about the sublime Aria from the Goldberg Variations. This is a piece near and dear to my heart. I have performed it many times in concert as well as making a CD of it. I will most definitely put the Aria in my queue for a future teaching video. Very best wishes to you with your playing and your musical journey!
Wow! This chart is incredible! I've spent ages trying to decipher and keep track of my place in this piece. Your charts make it so clear! Thank you, Sally.
Hello Bryan, thank you so much for your wonderful comment! Your words about this chart are music to my ears! 🎶🎉 I really appreciate you letting me know that this new layout of the music is helping you to better see, hear, and track the sections of the piece. I'm glad you are enjoying your chart, and I wish all the best to you on your musical journey!
@@SallyChristianMusic You're so welcome, Sally. It really brings out the structure and subtle nuance of the piece in a way that avoids the 'hackneyed' approach, we hear so often as you put it.
Hello Sandra, thank you so much for your wonderful responses! I really appreciate what you have said about my playing and my words. Thank you also for your acknowledgement about the charts. Best wishes to you!
Hello DamiAnosh, thank you so much for your wonderful and enthusiastic words! I really appreciate hearing that the lesson was helpful to you with your studies! I wish you all the best with your playing of this beloved piece. :-)
@@SallyChristianMusic thank you:)! I have a question regarding the „E“jump and the fingering, so i see lots of people playing it with 5-1-2-5-1 in the left hand and i started in the beginning with that too but then changed to 5-5-1-5-1 which i saw you do as well, is there a correct way to do that jump since i find it a little harder to jump with the pinky in the correct timing, i hope you can help me out with this:)
I appreciate the history you've given behind this. Makes one appreciate the origin of this great melody - especially the human emotion you're alluding to. Can't help but think of James 1:2 with your talk at the end. It's a long way to go before I get this piece right, but just thinking of the challenge(s) Beethoven dealt with makes me feel I've got no excuse till I've got it nailed.
Hello Bradley, Thank you for your kind and insightful words! I especially appreciate your commenting on my talk at the end, and for your referencing the beautiful and powerful verse from James 1:2. Yes, how can we not be inspired and encouraged by Beethoven's example of turning his many adversities into triumphs! I wish you much joy as you persevere with learning Für Elise!
Thank you, Madam. This is exactly how I imagine that peace! Admitting that it is difficult to interpret anything published almost half a century after the composer died, I firmly believe that the scores are there for something. You mention a very important approach to such a piece, a rondo. When interpreting music based on dance patterns, especially those baroque dances, it is most helpful to learn the original dance character. Choreographies such as the HoTung by SoloPop or Trap and Dubstep remixes can be funny, but they are a great demonstration of how a different (perhaps wrong?) choreographic interpretation leads to a very threshed interpretation in piano playing. Imagining those lovely up-and-down hops of the Rond make the play interesting and entertaining.
Hello Tabea's Piano, thank you for your kind words about this tutorial! I also appreciate your interesting thoughts about the choreography of dance patterns and how these can shape an interpretation. All best wishes to you and with your playing. 🎵
I'm a lower grade than this piece, so I'm not there with my piano teacher yet. But I wanted to get ahead in time and try to play this beautiful piece. Can't wait! This video is the best I've found for a good analysis and way of playing! Lots of hours for me to be able to play this piece, with lots of training with the techniques... Thank you! Like the piano too. Don't care about cars or expensive clothing. Just want a marvelous wing piano...
Hi Kenneth, Thank you for your very nice words about the teaching video! I am so glad you found it helpful. I send you all good wishes for much success & joy with this piece. It is worth it, and I know you can do it!
It was the first piano melody I ever heard - on my sister’s jewelry box. I always heard it in 4/4 until I saw the score. - “authentically unique” is a great phrase.
Extraordinaria Pianista y Ser Humano!!! Tiene una manera exquisita de compartir sus conocimientos. Cómo me gustaría que fuera mi maestra de piano. Saludos desde Ensenada, B. C. México. 🎵 🎶
Hello Michelle, thank you for your very nice words, and you are most welcome! I wish you much joy and success with your piano studies and piano playing!
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What a fantastic pianist. Such passion and amazing teaching skills, would love to be her student.
+Sean Jardine Thank you, Sean! I really appreciate your kind words!
Same, she's amazing. She obviously has a passion for the piano.
A lady who has everything, beautiful looks, beautiful hair, beautiful clothes, beautiful room, beautiful view, beautiful piano. Who could ask for anything more.?
Hello awakeamericanow, thank you for your nice words about the video. While I am grateful for the beautiful piano and surroundings you see, I am most grateful for the gift of being able to dedicate my life to sharing the creative spirit and joy this music awakens in us. All best wishes to you.
Very passionate which I admire. If only I still had that in me...but now it's more of a job rather than something I loved
Dear Sally,
Thank you. I am an older adult learning piano. I have been essentially without my teacher for the last six months because of the pandemic, except for What's App meetings on our cell phones. I am so happy that I have revisited your channel. You have a lesson for many of the pieces I worked on, and have been working on ( i. e, Bach Inventions 1, 4, 8, 13). I have always wanted to learn Fur Elise. I decided to learn it on my own without my teacher assigning it. I learned the notes through slow practice, but I didn't have the direction with regarding to counting as you present in this lesson - I only referred to what I have heard. This lesson has helped me so much to move to the next level. I also want to mention that I have learned to a level of theory that I now appreciate your analysis of each piece you teach. I am learning to connect the theory to the music and how composers create their music. Thank you, again.
Sincerely,
Cuba
Dear Cuba, thank you for your wonderful and thoughtful message! I deeply appreciate hearing that the videos have been such a help for you, especially during the last difficult 6 months of social isolation due to the pandemic. Regarding the counting of Für Elise, I have heard many people over the years attempting to play this piece by ear, and not really understanding how to count and play the rhythms. As you have found through your own careful study of the piece, Beethoven has precisely notated subtle variations in the rhythms which can only be played correctly with accurate counting. Thank you for taking the time to write in detail how this lesson has helped you. It is my privilege and pleasure to be your “on-line teacher.” I wish you much success and joy on your journey with the piano!
I really love the suspense part I just keep replaying
Thank you! I appreciate hearing that you enjoy the suspense part and are replaying it often. :-) I agree, that's a great moment in the piece!
Great lesson.
Your the first person I've ever heard that explained WHY.
I've heard lots of people play it. But they sound so wooden. This played correctly sounds awful. This played with feeling and passion makes it a different piece altogether. The passion is not accidental but applied teqnique resting on a bed of emotion. It's not painting by numbers but capturing the atmosphere and projecting it with it's rushes, fears, contemplations and Joys.
Hello J.J., thank you for your thought provoking and eloquent words. I think you address the essence in how to determine the character and subsequent interpretation of a piece. I always ask myself: What was the authentic impetus and emotions behind this musical idea, and how do I join my own unique life experiences and feelings with these? Yes, it is absolutely about "capturing the atmosphere and projecting it." Thank you for your insights, which I'm sure will be inspiring to many others! I'm glad you liked the lesson, and all best wishes to you.
One word: beautiful!!!!! Thank you so much, Sally!
Hi Cindy! Thank you so very much. Your words have warmed my heart!
Wow! What a profound analysis of the piece. Explaining the essence of each and every bar. Thank you so much.
Hello Nikhil, I am very touched by your kind and thoughtful words, and so appreciate hearing that you found such depth in the analysis. My best wishes to you!
I love your teaching method Sally. I have learnt more about expression and technique from this lesson than with any other. You are clearly passionate about Beethoven's genius. Please don't stop with your videos. Wish you were my teacher.
Hello Bombersmoon, and thank you for your warm and enthusiastic words! I really appreciate you articulating the ways that the lesson was helpful, and also your encouragement to continue making teaching videos. I wish you all the best, & many happy and enriching hours with your piano playing!
Hello Cara, thank you for your very lovely message(s) which I so appreciate reading. Best wishes to you!
Oh how I love a brilliant piano teacher that I can play, pause and repeat over and over... ^_^
+Riza hariati Hi Riza, and thank you so much for your lovely comment!
I have just found your videos they are breathtaking. I used to play piano but haven't played seriously for many years. Recently as I begin to teach my children the basics of music and watching them enjoy music so much it has made want to return to playing. After seeing your Amazing performance videos I was feeling much awe for your playing and very rusty for myself! And then I find the amazing teaching videos. Thank you for the time you Put Into these. This was one of my favourite pieces as a child and I am so happy to able to re discover. On and off I have had piano teachers - none of whom explain things so clearly and show so much passion and interest in teaching. I am looking for forward to seeing many more of your performance videos and teaching videos. You have helped me find my lost love of piano and music and Inspired me to put the time and effort into my own music and teaching my children. Thank you for sharing your gift.
Dear Carly, I am so very moved and grateful for everything you have said. These teaching and performance videos are a labor of love, and also a privilege for me. Hearing your encouraging and validating words is a gift in and of itself. Thank you very much for having taken the time to tell me in detail how they have helped you to renew your own passions for the music and return to playing. How wonderful to hear that you are also teaching your children this beautiful art form. Many blessing to you and your family!
I love the way this lovely lady explain us, I am a beginner but she is a true inspiration.
THank you Madame, and greetings from Paris France
Bonjour killi till, Merci beaucoup! How lovely to hear your beautiful words. I am so happy that the video inspired you, and I wish you all the best with your piano playing!
Wow. Just wow. Thank you for teaching expression, analysis, interpretation, and for your example of appreciation. Wow. Thanks!
Hello Joe, thank you for your generous and wonderful words! You have covered all of the important things, and I am grateful for your responses. Best wishes and blessings to you!
One of my favorites, I am reading about Beethoven now, and learning about his life and troubles with depression and mania. I think he left things open so that his mood dictated the tempo, because it was so close to him. I have found that the pieces I have wrote allow for the piece to have different meanings depending on the tempo.
Hello Daedalondae! Thank you for your interesting comment and for mentioning the importance of our choices regarding tempi. This one element makes such a big difference in the interpretation of a piece. I find this especially true when I do very slow practice. Another entire world opens up!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and passion. I love the democracy of what you are doing and how you are spreading the love for this amazing music. I have learned many valuable things from the videos of yours I have watched. You are a beautiful pianist.
april m Thank you, April, for your wonderful words. I really appreciate hearing that the videos have been helpful. I wish you many hours of joy filled practice!
Hi Sally I was transfixed on your video by your playing, beauty and elegance. I have learnt fur elise but I haven't thought about the piece at all...you have changed everything for me and I am going to have to re think the piece...you are a star!! You have so much knowledge..incredible..thanks lovely x
Hello Dave, I am deeply touched to read your wonderful words! Thank you for the gracious and kind things you have said. You speak about a fundamental inquiry we must all ask ourselves: what is the essence and the character of a piece. From there, an interpretation emerges. I so appreciate you commenting on these things, and for your thought provoking honesty. You are a very generous person, and I'm sure you will play this piece beautifully as well. All best wishes to you!
Wonderful. Thankyou.
This is fascinating. I've never thought of this piece in such depth before and it's refreshing to listen to your analysis of it. Your fingering tips and counting guidance are brilliantly clear. Thank you for your teachings your a delight to listen to.
Hello Edward, thank you for your thoughtful and articulate words! I appreciate everything you have said. I'm also glad you mentioned the counting, which I think is especially important to follow in this piece. All best wishes to you!
This is the priceless lecture on Fur Elise. Marvelous!
Hello Tam SK, thank you for this beautiful message! I am so moved to read your very generous words. All best wishes to you!
I've finally finished the whole piece after eight weeks! Thank you for you videos!
Hi Joshua, this is awesome news! Congratulations, and thanks for letting me know the videos are helping!
Best wishes with your joyful playing and your steady progress. :-)
GREAT time With YOU!!
Thank you for your time and your love teaching piano
cheers from Colombia! AND GOD BLESS YOU!
Hello Unique Loud Sounds, muchas gracias! Thank you so much for your thoughtful and wonderful words. I do love teaching piano, and really appreciate hearing that the lesson was an enjoyable experience for you! All best wishes to you!
God bless you! John 3:16-18 KJB
This is by far the best tutorial for this piece I've ever come across. Absolutely brilliant. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for your wonderful acknowledgements about this tutorial! You are very welcome, it is my pleasure. Making the video and companion chart supplies is a labor of love. Your kind and generous words are truly appreciated. 🙏 With all best wishes to you! 🎶
I love how passionate she is with her music :) you motivates me a lot
Hello Nadia, thank you for your very warm words, and all best wishes to you!
Oh my God! Superb presentation ❤
Thank you so much for your wonderful and very appreciated words! 🎉 Best wishes to you. 🎵
Thank you for your brilliant an enthusiastic explanation of the piece. I see I still have a lot to learn....
Hello Ernesto, thank you so much for your thoughtful and appreciated words! All best wishes to you on your journey with the piano.
Sally, thank you for this excellent, heartfelt lesson. Explaining, at the end, what was happening to Beethoven at the time he wrote the piece and his growing deafness helps players of Für Elise interpret the mood and hence express his genius at a deeper level. What a beautiful and inspiring soul he was! Your videos are marvelous. With much appreciation for offering them to the public.
Dear Viktoria, I am so touched to read your beautiful comment. Thank you very much for letting me know that the lesson helped you to further appreciate the emotional depth and longing beneath the surface of Für Elise. Thank you also for your generous words about the videos, which inspire and encourage me to continue with this work!
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The fact that he was able to triumphantly overcome his deafness was incredible. Despite his sad life, he found stillness & joy hence the Ode to Joy. Incredible man, genius for all time and generations! 😂❤
Thank you so much for this lesson! I love your teaching style, and this has been such a help.
Hello Joseph, thank you for your wonderful words which I very much appreciate hearing. I'm so glad the lesson helped you!
Thank you Sally. I really enjoyed this video. After watching it I can finally make progress on section b and c. I purchased the materials and they really help. I also bought 2 of the Grieg lyric pieces an I’m looking forward to starting on them. These charts are really helpful. Besides these 3 that I just got I’m sure I’ll find more. I just turned 71 last week and while I have been playing guitar since I was about 14 I’ve only played piano for a few years. I bought a nice Clavinova csp-170, which while it doesn’t quite sound like your Bosendofer it does work for me at home. I have really been making progress since the lock down and love your lessons.
Hello Mike, thank you for your wonderful comment! It is just fantastic that you are learning piano now and have made great progress during this last long year of lockdown working from the videos and your Clavinova. I am also delighted to see the charts you purchased, and to hear that they are helping you with the B & C Sections. You can PM me at sallychristianmusic@gmail.com for more specific questions about the charts, practice tips, etc. I’m pulling for you via cyberspace. Enjoy the entire process!
I love how elegant you are and how delicate and thorough your teaching style is. Glad I discovered your videos. I would love to have you as a teacher. You're an inspiration. Thank you, Sally!
Hello Sherry, thank you so much for your lovely message and your beautiful words! All best wishes to you!
This is a Beethoven piece which I am familiar with, but never learned to play...enjoy this...as I've said "GOOD MUSIC!" of the old masters which I love to listen to...being an Octogenarian now...can't do much playing these days...arthritis (sighs) but I can still listen...HONESTLY LOVE your Talent and abilities to lay out these pieces and the deciphering the composition of each!
Well I loved this ...Really enjoyed everything about it...thank you...
Hello Guy, thank you so much for your beautiful comment! I hear the sincerity in your words, and really appreciate your generosity. All best wishes to you!
Thank you from the deepest of my soul for existing and enriching our lifes ...
Hello Ru Ba, I am so moved and grateful to read your thoughtful words. Your generosity of spirit has touched my heart. All best wishes to you!
You are Wonderfully explained it. Thank you!
What a sublime teaching video this is! Out of all the adversity come blessings, there is always a silver line... dear Sally, I love your interpretation of the piece, love your ways of teaching, love your passion, love the spiritual touch at the end of the video... you are truly a God sent blessing! In order to show my salute, I clicked the link in the description box and purchased your document. I will go and download and print them out, and watch your video again after I study them. In my music life from now on, whenever I play this piece, I will think of you. Thank you for your teaching. Min from Shanghai.
Dear Min, thank you for your heartfelt message. Your sensitivity to the intent & spirit of this piece is palpable. I am very moved by the depth and sincerity of your words. I'm also delighted that the lesson has inspired you, and that you now have the chart to work from! This was a labor of love for me, an homage to Beethoven's timeless and beloved Für Elise.
Beautiful class..thank you. I'm in the process of learning this master piece... The way I take it is the recurrent theme describes the object of his love, while the unique where it takes from the calm to the tempest are reflection of his feelings of sadness for not being loved back.
Hello Roberto, thank you for your insightful and much appreciated words! I agree that the emotions that inspired this piece are about longing and unrequited love. Beethoven elevated and transformed these universal feelings and channeled them into his timeless composition, Für Elise. I wish you all the best as you learn and play this beloved masterpiece!
Great explanation. Really gave me insight on the middle part and you have so much background knowledge about the pieces and the composers, really amazing.
Hello LunnarisLP, Thank you for your lovely & much appreciated words. I'm so glad that the lesson helped you!
Love your teaching style so much. Thank you 🙏
Hello snapshot434, thank you for your very kind and lovely words! I really appreciate your generosity.
what a brillant pianist
This is sooo good, sooo interesting! And on a Bösendorfer... only the best, for the best... Thank you!
Hello Nessie, and thank you so much for your enthusiasm and generous words about the lesson. Yes, I am very grateful to have this beautiful Bösendorfer to play! Best wishes to you!
You Lady are exactly what I've been looking for. Perfection. Thank you so much!!
Hello El Mango, this is so kind and lovely to hear, ...thank you! Best wishes to you and with your playing.
thanks sally. Your videos rock. they are making my reintroduction to playing classical pieces a rewarding experience. im also jealous of those huge windows and sunny practice room. Best regards and please keep up the great work.
Thanks for your nice words, and for letting me know the videos are encouraging you to get back to this wonderful piano literature! You are right, I am very lucky to have such an inspiring music room. I appreciate it every single day. My best wishes to you!
You are so natural with explaining this piece. It was very helpful, because I have trouble with putting the emotion and passion into the music when I play. Thank you so much and God bless you
shannastencel24 Thank you! I'm really happy the video helped you to put your feelings into this beautiful music!
I just wanted to say that I find you so passionate and inspiring. You teach so well! I am a modern piano student myself (jazz, etc). I also teach beginners since a few years ago and I always teach analizing as you do because I was taught that way and I feel it is so much more interesting and effective, I think. Ca't wait for your next video!
Brilliant. Thank you so much!
Hello Jørgen, thank you for your great words, and all best wishes to you!
Wow! So profound! So much life and emotion! Wish I could learn from you in reality...
Hello Thomas, thank you for your beautiful comment! Your wonderful words mean very much to me, and I take them to heart. Very best wishes to you!
I am so glad I found your videos. This is the second lesson I've watched, and I am learning so much more now. I have never had a teacher who explained the music so well and helped me understand it's construction to this degree. This is just perfect and exactly the type of lessons I have been longing for. So thank you for posting these videos, I am gaining a much deeper understanding thanks to you.
Hello Trevor, thank you for your beautiful, thoughtful, and generous comment! I really appreciate hearing that the lessons are helping you to better understand the construction of the pieces, and to know them on a deeper level. Your words fill me with happiness and gratitude, and I wish you the very best on your journey with the piano!
Thank you so much, Sally. Great lesson. You inspire me a lot to keep practising piano.
God bless you more n more..
explained so well
gives so much deeper understanding of this music than I could have imagined
Thank you so much‼
Hello Cookie Monster, thank you for your thoughtful and generous words! I really appreciate hearing that the video added to your understanding of this beloved piece. It is my pleasure and privilege to help. Best wishes to you!
Love It, i need to meet her!
Such a wonderful explanation, you are giving the sense of it, not just the notes.. Many thanks
Hello Hakan, thank you for your thoughtful, meaningful, and very appreciated words. :-) You are welcome, it is my pleasure!
All best wishes to you.
Wonderfull, I love this song Great explanation
Hello Ivan, and thank you for your nice message! This piece is one of my favorites, too!
Really loved your analysis of the piece. Thank you!
Hello Lifetap Project, thank you for your warm and enthusiastic words. I'm happy to hear that you liked the analysis! Best wishes to you.
Liebe Sally, ich bin männlich, 55 Jahre alt und ich sitze in Ihren Klavierstunden wie ein Kind, das der Erzählung eines wundervollen Märchens lauscht. Ich vergesse es sogar zu atmen! Sie sind wahrlich die Scheherazade unter den Klavierlehrerinnen. Ich danke Gott für die einmalige Gabe, die er Ihnen gegeben hat und an der Sie uns - und das lediglich für ein freundliches Dankeschön! - Anteil haben lassen. Ja, liebe Sally: Dankeschön. Vielen, lieben, herzlichen Dank!
Dear Sally, I am a male, 55 years old, and I sit in your piano lessons like a child listening to a wonderful fairy tale being told. I even forget to breathe! You are truly the Scheherazade among piano teachers. I thank God for the unique gift that he has given you and that you share with us only for a kind "thank you"! Yes, dear Sally: Thank you. Thank you very much!
Dear Pfennigturm, thank you for your amazing and exquisite comment! You have taken my breath away with your kindness and thoughtfulness. Time stops for a moment as I reflect on just how much your words mean to me; they are a gift of joy! You are right, a “thank you” goes a long way. I say the same words back to you for your generosity. As a child, I listened to Scheherazade, and marveled then how our imaginations could alter the course of our lives. To one degree or another, we each have the power to contribute something wonderful to one another. Thank you, and many blessings and best wishes to you!
I've been playing the piano for about four weeks now, and my Für Elise sounds so mechanistic.
This will help me to put more emotion into my piece.
Thank you!
Hello Joshua, thank you for your much appreciated words! It is never too soon to put expression and emotion into our playing, even while we are also beginning to learn the notes! I wish you much joy and success with your piano studies!
@@SallyChristianMusic thank you for your kind words of encouragement! I'll be practicing the piano daily; hopefully, one day, I can be as talented as you!
Hi Sally, im so happy to find you in my way to be a better musician. What you teach, and the way you do it, its unique.THank you!
Hi Greg, and thank you so much for your wonderful message. I am really touched to read your words, and I'm sure that you will play this piece beautifully. Best wishes to you!
Truly an amazing teacher . Thanks Mam 👏
Hello Baran Baltaci, thank you for your wonderful and much appreciated words! I'm glad you liked the lesson, and all best wishes to you!
You seem like an amazing teacher. Your students are very lucky to have you.
Hello Timothy, thank you for your very lovely comment. I really appreciate your kind and generous words! :-)
Best wishes to you, and also with your guitar playing!
This video is the greatest contribution to this piece, since the writing of this piece. So very helpful! Sally, you have increased my appreciation for Fur Elise so that I can practice with infinite patience and thoroughly enjoy the learning of this immortal piece. Thank you so much!
Hello Las Vegas Guitar, I am so touched to read your beautiful message! Your words of support mean a great deal to me, and encourage me to continue with this work of helping others on their musical journey. Thank you for letting me know the lesson has made such a difference for you! Best wishes and blessings to you.
Awesome teaching and analysis. Thank you. I watched to learn breathless.
Hello, and thank you for your generous and thoughtful words! I so appreciate what you have said. Best wishes to you and with your musical journey!
I loved your video! I used to play piano when I was 9.
I have never thought about piano like this
You are a really amazing person
When you play this song all your body in this and I can
Feel that you put your heart toward the piano and let your feelings came out to beautiful melody
Oh, what a beautiful and poetic comment! Thank you so much for your thoughtful and heartfelt words. Best wishes to you!
Absolutely splendid...
Hello James, thank you for your wonderful words which I really appreciate!
Very best wishes to you!
I love the fact that I learned so many things for your video. I'm so happy hearing that an already existing piece can be played to various styles. I can't wait to try it out. Also Fur Elise is one of my favorite, next is river flows in by Yiruma
Hello Johannagrace, thank you for your very nice comment. I 'm so glad to hear that you have learned some new things from the lesson that you are excited to try out. I wish you many more wonderful hours playing one of your and my favorites, Für Elise!
Excellent video. Congrats and thank you very much.
+Maucoli Pianoman Your nice comment is much appreciated; thank you!
Oh my God!!! You are so amazing . This is the best explanation of the whole piece I have ever watched in the internet. I can feel the passion You give to every little detail. You deserve 10 million subscribers. I feel so blessed to find this marvelous channel. You inspire me a lot to keep practicing piano. Greetings from Colombia, South America.
Hello Azariah, thank you for your beautiful message which has so touched my heart! Your words are a gift for me, and I will treasure them always. Very best wishes with your piano playing, and may your musical journey be filled with joy! Gracias y muchas bendiciones para ti!
I can sit and watch you all day long.
What a nice thing to say! Thank you, Dwight, and all best wishes to you!
thank you very much! very nicely explained and a total new view to feel this piece.
Hello Jonathan! Thank you for your thoughtful comment, which brings up an important question I always ask myself: "What is the character of this piece?" I'm glad the lesson was helpful, and I wish you all the best!
Just watching this, coz my moms bday is soon, and i want to learn this piece for her! Wish me luck!
Hello Dean, good luck learning this piece for your mom's birthday! She will love it I am sure. :-)
@@SallyChristianMusic 😊 thanks
I have just discovered your videos this evening and I am so excited to hear what you have to say! You bring a fresh breath to these pieces and I am learning so much from your presentation.
Thank you, Elder, for your kind words. I really appreciate hearing that the videos are making a difference in your listening and understanding of these great and timeless pieces!
ElderPinkerton A belated but heartfelt thank you!
Love and enjoy so much how you explain fur elise. It inspires me to play this piece better n with more passion!!!
Hello Maria, thank you so much for your wonderful and very appreciated words! I'm so happy that you enjoyed this tutorial and that it has inspired you to play with more passion! 🥰 With all best wishes to you and with your playing. 🎶
Wow so glad to hear from special you !!!❤ im 71 widow from the Philippines so it was almost 3am here when i saw your video. I was just trying or “struggling “ fur elise. So your tips lively lectures is a big help ! Planning to record it for my daughter Thanks!!!❤
Excellent tutorial. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words!
the best piano teacher! love what you did with your hair here too :)
Hello TheGamblorNews, thank you so much for your wonderful and very appreciated words! I'm glad you like my hair, too! 💕
Fascinating.
I'm still watching, but I had to comment on that wonderful description of the different area codes and telephone numbers for the e and d# sections. Wonderful way to think of this! Thank you!
Hello Maria, thank you for your much appreciated words! I'm happy to hear that this analogy of the area codes representing the different upbeats was helpful. :-) With best wishes to you and with your music!
Why is no one caring about th e little pauses in the ascendig part of the melody wich are not present in the descending part? In my opinion, the pauses give a "restless" touch to the ascendig melody, whereas the extended notes without the pauses make the descending melody more quiet. Beethoven always uses pauses with much thought!
some good explanations of the piece,
thanks,
Beautiful 🎶🎵🎶🎵
Thank you very much! 🎵 💕🎵
Hi I came across so many Fur Elise lessons I feel yours is the best way of teaching with full emotions.I love it.I am trying to learn part 2 n 3 which I feel very difficult.
Hello Rama, and thank you for your lovely comment! Yes, I believe that the spirit and beauty of the music comes forth best when our feelings and emotions are fully expressed. Regarding the part 2 & 3 sections, please be patient. With consistent slow and accurate practice, it will become easier and more effortless for you. I wish you many happy hours of practicing!
Thank you. For this analysis. It helps me to get a lot of insights
Hello Sudarshan, thank you for your very kind words! I'm so happy to hear that the analysis has added to your insights about this beloved piece. Best wishes to you.
You are stunningly beautiful and you play it beautifully.
Hello Jeime, thank you for your wonderful, kind, and much appreciated words! With best wishes to you. 🌼
Excellent Interpretation !!!! Good Turtorial !!!
Hello DeeJayyAusburg1, thank you for your enthusiastic and much appreciated words! Best wishes to you!
wow! thank you so much now i know already know fur elise!
thank you very much!
Hello Jean, thank you so much for your very kind and much appreciated words! You are welcome, it is my pleasure!
Best wishes to you and with your playing! 🎵
Thanks for another inspiring lesson. With your help I’ve learnt to play Bach’s C major prelude, easy I know, but so deep if you truly listen. I’ve also spent a few years learning the ridiculously beautiful Goldberg Aria. Could you post a tutorial for the Aria? Thanks again for your exquisite diction, attention to detail and abundant patience.
Hello StevieJ D, thank you for your wonderful and generous words! I am delighted to hear that the teaching videos are helping you to learn these beloved pieces. I especially appreciate you mentioning the qualities of patience, attention to detail, and diction. :-) I totally agree with you about the sublime Aria from the Goldberg Variations. This is a piece near and dear to my heart. I have performed it many times in concert as well as making a CD of it. I will most definitely put the Aria in my queue for a future teaching video. Very best wishes to you with your playing and your musical journey!
You’re a marvellous teacher
Hello Rufus, thank you so much for your wonderful and much appreciated words! Best wishes to you!
Beautiful piano playing. Also love your hair updo's in all the videos
Hello Adel, thank you for your kind and lovely words about the playing and also about the hair! 💖 Much appreciated!
Best wishes to you. 🎵
Thanks for your teaching
Farhag from Sweden .
Tack och du är välkommen! Thank you, and best wishes to you!
thanks Sally.
Wow! This chart is incredible! I've spent ages trying to decipher and keep track of my place in this piece. Your charts make it so clear! Thank you, Sally.
Hello Bryan, thank you so much for your wonderful comment! Your words about this chart are music to my ears! 🎶🎉 I really appreciate you letting me know that this new layout of the music is helping you to better see, hear, and track the sections of the piece. I'm glad you are enjoying your chart, and I wish all the best to you on your musical journey!
@@SallyChristianMusic You're so welcome, Sally. It really brings out the structure and subtle nuance of the piece in a way that avoids the 'hackneyed' approach, we hear so often as you put it.
@@bryanpersaud9947 Awesome, ... thank you Bryan!
Dear Sally you play beautifully! I relate to what your saying... Your new charts makes a lot of sence!
Hello Sandra, thank you so much for your wonderful responses! I really appreciate what you have said about my playing and my words. Thank you also for your acknowledgement about the charts. Best wishes to you!
Welcome Sally! I can't wait to try them! 🙂
Thank you
Beautifully explained and played! Thank you so much:), i took a lot out of it for my studies of this magnificent piece
Hello DamiAnosh, thank you so much for your wonderful and enthusiastic words! I really appreciate hearing that the lesson was helpful to you with your studies! I wish you all the best with your playing of this beloved piece. :-)
@@SallyChristianMusic thank you:)! I have a question regarding the „E“jump and the fingering, so i see lots of people playing it with 5-1-2-5-1 in the left hand and i started in the beginning with that too but then changed to 5-5-1-5-1 which i saw you do as well, is there a correct way to do that jump since i find it a little harder to jump with the pinky in the correct timing, i hope you can help me out with this:)
@@damplayer292 Hey DamiAnosh I use the same one you use 5-5-1-5-1 I find it easier
I appreciate the history you've given behind this. Makes one appreciate the origin of this great melody - especially the human emotion you're alluding to. Can't help but think of James 1:2 with your talk at the end. It's a long way to go before I get this piece right, but just thinking of the challenge(s) Beethoven dealt with makes me feel I've got no excuse till I've got it nailed.
Hello Bradley, Thank you for your kind and insightful words! I especially appreciate your commenting on my talk at the end, and for your referencing the beautiful and powerful verse from James 1:2. Yes, how can we not be inspired and encouraged by Beethoven's example of turning his many adversities into triumphs! I wish you much joy as you persevere with learning Für Elise!
Thank you, Madam. This is exactly how I imagine that peace! Admitting that it is difficult to interpret anything published almost half a century after the composer died, I firmly believe that the scores are there for something. You mention a very important approach to such a piece, a rondo. When interpreting music based on dance patterns, especially those baroque dances, it is most helpful to learn the original dance character. Choreographies such as the HoTung by SoloPop or Trap and Dubstep remixes can be funny, but they are a great demonstration of how a different (perhaps wrong?) choreographic interpretation leads to a very threshed interpretation in piano playing. Imagining those lovely up-and-down hops of the Rond make the play interesting and entertaining.
Hello Tabea's Piano, thank you for your kind words about this tutorial! I also appreciate your interesting thoughts about the choreography of dance patterns and how these can shape an interpretation. All best wishes to you and with your playing. 🎵
I'm a lower grade than this piece, so I'm not there with my piano teacher yet. But I wanted to get ahead in time and try to play this beautiful piece. Can't wait! This video is the best I've found for a good analysis and way of playing! Lots of hours for me to be able to play this piece, with lots of training with the techniques... Thank you! Like the piano too. Don't care about cars or expensive clothing. Just want a marvelous wing piano...
Hi Kenneth, Thank you for your very nice words about the teaching video! I am so glad you found it helpful. I send you all good wishes for much success & joy with this piece. It is worth it, and I know you can do it!
Such a great lesson!! Thank you for the awesome analysis too ;)
Hello Mark, thank you (belatedly) for your words of appreciation! I'm so glad you found the lesson and analysis helpful, & best wishes to you!
SallyChristianMusic and
It was the first piano melody I ever heard - on my sister’s jewelry box. I always heard it in 4/4 until I saw the score. - “authentically unique” is a great phrase.
Hello Casey, thank you for your nice words, and for sharing your memories of this beloved melody first heard on your sister's jewelry box!
Your awesome
The best teacher
Hello Adis, thank you for your kind and complimentary words! Best wishes to you.
Extraordinaria Pianista y Ser Humano!!! Tiene una manera exquisita de compartir sus conocimientos. Cómo me gustaría que fuera mi maestra de piano. Saludos desde Ensenada, B. C. México. 🎵 🎶
¡Muchas gracias por sus palabras maravillosas que han calentado mi corazón! Saludos a Usted!
Great analysis!
Hello bzeliotis, thank you for your wonderful words! :-) Best wishes to you.
thank you for being helpful for my piano
Hello Michelle, thank you for your very nice words, and you are most welcome!
I wish you much joy and success with your piano studies and piano playing!
Very well explained .Thanks
Hello Arup, thank you for your very nice and much appreciated words! I'm happy you liked the lesson, and best wishes to you!