Beginner Pieces I Learned as a Kid | Tiffany Vlogs
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honestly... your current vlogs aren’t boring, I find them pretty calming in these anxious times
Awwwww all of you mean so much to me in these anxious times 🥺❤️🙏
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I agree
You have a decisive idea about a piano. It seems and absolute certainty you know about jazz. You appear to be a gentle director to your. Your presentation of Clair de Lune in my hearing 470 years it is exactly what he wanted to say.
So glad you said to “not compare you/your child to my playing/pieces, this is just my musical journey”. I feel like that was a really important note because a lot of kids end up not liking piano or classical music because they were forced to play it and constantly compared with other students (like I was). It was only when I started exploring classical music by myself and listening to what I enjoyed did I really start enjoying playing piano and now I always look forward to when I have free time and can practice. Personal exploration and journeys are so important, especially for art!
Yes!! I made sure to repeat this in the video. I'm very impressed by the comments - everyone has been super supportive and seems to understand it :)
I‘m kinda in the exact state of mind like u. I started playing the piano when I was around 9 I guess and it was fun but nothing I was very excited about. I wasn’t forced to practice so I just didn’t and that’s one of the reasons that after 10 years I’m not as good in playing as I could be. Nearly two years ago I stopped having a teacher and I became way more interested in classical music in general. Since then I practice around an hour a day and I feel how I become better and better and even though the pieces I want to play are sometimes way out of my standards I at least try and it kinda works.
So that was just a little story of my piano experiences and I hope u have a beautiful day!
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Yes! Same here, re-starting piano after a 40+ year break. The race is just with yourself, and enjoyment is the important factor to keep in mind.
Couldn't agree more with Daniel! I am from Singapore and used to play the piano as a young kid. Made Grade 8 at 12 and Adv Cert at 13. But as some of you would know how it is in Singapore with the paper trail chase, my time was always spent practising the same old pieces and trying to perfect it for examination. I finally reached the limit and got quite sick of piano after age 13 and just dumped it. Now, about 25 years later and thanks to Covid, I got myself a Yamaha digital grand (last piece before the semicon shortage hit with full force) and started playing for leisure. At first, everything was almost gone, couldn't even remember the notes! But it all slowly but surely began to come back. And now spending some time here and there trying to practise various Chopin pieces, all at my own leisure and without the pressure of the dreaded exam word (and parental pressure). There was no love at the end at age 13. There is definitely some now!
Tbh Tiffany talking to us even in these rough times makes me feel like my days are not wasted.
Awww I'm striving to make more talks like this 😊❤️
Yeah, just her speaking is relaxing; she don’t even have to touch the 🎹 😂
@@dashikidepaul6449 absolutely 😄
I don't know why, but I love to watch you dwelling in random memories not knowing why you like them...
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I’m 42 and returning to piano after not participating or playing music for 26 years. It was amazing what my brain and fingers remembered after all that time and then the nostalgia came flooding in.
KEEP AT IT. I STOPPED PLAYING THE PIANO FAR TOO MANY YEARS. I DIDNT GET BACK INTO IT UNTIL MY LATE 50S.
As a 25yo, I started learning piano last year. It is so nice to see you played the pieces that I just learned, like fur elise, Mozart K545, and Bach invention no 8. As a late beginner, I don't think I would be able to become professional, but the music journey by itself is fascinating enough!
You can become professional. Just not at the stratospheric level of the premier concert pianists. Not everyone can be at their level anyways.
Well, don't give up your hopes just yet. Practice makes perfect is what they say.
I'm 23, and recently I started playing the piano too, I don't expect either to become professional, I just enjoy playing. If you want to become professional u need to play a lot, a professional usually plays the piano every day for a long period of time, Valentina for example usually plays up to 14 hours a day.
Piano isn’t really like sports. If you continued practicing a lot, you’d be Great (capital G) by 40.
@@josie3221 I agree. I was an adult beginner at 18 (I am now 70) and it is very difficult for adult beginners to become extremely advanced because most of us never have the time as adults that we had as children. However, like Samantha said above, I just enjoy playing for myself and a well played easy piece of music can be just as enjoyable as any advanced piece!
Tiffany, your vlogs aren't boring at all. You insprired me, made me deceided to learn piano. Now, after 1,5 years, I can play Chopin, Beethoven and some more. It's really a wonderful journey
Ooo that's amazing! Happy for you 🤗
The pieces she recommends for beginners :
- Beethoven - "Für Elise"
- Mozart - sonata No.16 (Facile)
- Haydn - sonata in D major (Hob.XVI : 37)
- Bach - Two-Part Invention No.8 / No.13
- Chopin - Prelude Op.28 No.7 in A major
Those aren't really for beginners lol
Lol as an adult beginner, all I see is EXPERT LEVEL
I’ve been playing piano for 5 years, and I still struggle with Sonata K545 and Two-Part Invention No. 8 🙃
@@jurithemusicdivaofficial Same here. I’ve been playing for one year, can play much more difficult pieces but still can’t play the first movement of sonata k.545. 😂
@@logannslm1593 same, so shameful of me to complete k331 and k333 one movement each but can't play k545
Never thought I would see Tiffany sing about chicken wings but I think that was my favourite part of the entire video.
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Post-edit Tiffany: 燒, not 烤 - OMG I wrote the wrong Chinese character because I was using Google translate to type... 🙈😬
Yes, Mozart did say Sonata in C is for beginners, but I still stand by my statement... I highly doubt he meant it as a way to make beginners feel bad if they can't play it or that you can only play it after a systematic requirement... ❤️🎶
Tiffany! I didn't skip any of the ads gimme a cookie
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燒雞翼 is Cantonese, 烤雞翅 is Mandarin :-)
I’m learning Sonata in C right now, and it definitely doesn’t feel like it’s for beginners. My book says early advanced so I assumed that’s what everyone thought it was. Although luckily I’ve learned the first two pages pretty fast, so that’s good.
To play it very good I think it is very hard to play.
I just love how much Cantonese Tiffany spoke in this video 👍
Naa ho mah?
Haha, yes. 21:07 was a delightful surprise. I love hearing languages foreign to me. 🥰
Finally something for us mortals to relate to
0:44 Well, it seems Tiffany was a fashion plate even when she was very young. A yellow shirt and little yellow ribbons in her hair to match her little yellow piano! Gotta be stylin' when you're smilin'. 😁
You nailed the timing of the "do not compare yourself..." notes, it was as if you could read my mind just as I was about to compare myself to you😅. Anyway, thank you Tiffany for being one of my biggest inspirations!
"Nothing interesting" you say - how is it you keep us gripped until the last word - such a skill!
I have never thought your "boring" talk could be so inspiring for many of your viewers, myself included. Inspiring in what ways? Learning, dedication, love of family, humor, kindness, and being humble and friendly. God bless.
Tiffany your are truly inspiring!! I admire your modesty and honesty in the way you show your piano journey when most of popular people intend to make it like a competition of who make things faster
More to say: And the beauty of playing is exact what you show in this video, when you find some part of a piece that surprises you or you particularly like because it makes you feel something, or you find it so exciting that you want to tell people about it, even though they may not understand. That is what makes playing the piano interesting and fun! Not playing the largest and most difficult pieces in a short time, just enjoy the process of learning every piece!
Thank you Tiff, seeing you upload a vid really made my day T^T
I also love that you remind us to not compare ourselves to you since this is your personal journey and that everyone is different with different learning paces. So many people compare themselves to others, sometimes it can shrivel up our self esteem making us discouraged.All of us our talented in some way and deserve to realize that, thank you.
YESSS 🤗☝️👍 I hope more people like this so it can stay on top of comments ❤️🎶
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I like that you show mistakes this is part of the reality of the brain and playing piano pieces. I’m so inspired. I need to record some of my journey.
Utterly delightful. I could watch you house cleaning or ironing. It’s the vibe you bring to life. Thank you Ms Poon.
We love this video, please make more videos about your piano journey! My daughter is 9 and she loves playing the piano, we’ve been watching your videos since she’s 6 or 7, she’s so excited whenever you show your childhood pictures or playing. I also came from HK and we live in NYC 🥰
Say hi to her for me! 🤗❤️
that smile on the little tyke piano vid is just sooooooo precious
For those of us who are truly in love with the piano we just sit here nodding our heads in understanding.
It feels really good to hear someone else talk about the "piano bubble" and the childhood memories involving various piano pieces. Most of the people I spend my days
with wouldn't understand the tiniest part of this so thank you for sharing this.
From the time I was eight and beyond all my memories are tied to the music I was playing at the time.
It almost makes you feel sorry for non piano players.
4:25 Thank you for your little message in the corner! It is so easy to compare ourselves to one another and it can be discouraging.
I learning piano in my 60. And its a slow process. What you call beginner piece s are really hard for me even after 2 years playing. But my focus is to discover wonderful music. Music I didnt know about before. My focus is not to compare myself to anyone.
Tiffany your vlogs are of immense interest because we can all relate your experience of learning to play the piano to your own. Whilst many of us can recall how it felt to successfully play a particular piece that intrigued us, The difference is clearly that you were ‘on another level’ but were just as taken as we were. For me the fascination and ‘draw’ of actually being able to play a piece of beautiful music, albeit (in my case) incompetently felt so much more rewarding than just simply listening to it. However, to share the moment and be present when an accomplished pianist plays is a privilege and a very special experience. That’s where you come in. We may not be actually present when you play, but we can share the next best thing. A virtual presence, if you like. Please continue doing what you do, because you do it well and I feel there’s a genuine honesty in your sharing. Thanks 🙏
Love these “sit downs with Tiffany”.🤗
I am playing these pieces at 55/56 years old... it's never too late:)
IM 68 AND ALMOST 69. I JUST PLAY THE PIANO AS A HOBBY.
Hey -- I'm 56 and decided to learn clarinet a few years ago. Two years in, and I'm finally feeling good about my progress.
I’m playing 4/5 those pieces at 40 years old 😊
I’m really starting to appreciate you more and more. Thanks for being real.
I love your way of thinking 💕
Thank you 🤓
The switching camera angles whilst talking/playing is a nice touch: makes the video even more fun to watch!
You should make us a video showing your piano book collection and your ultimate favorites!
Thanks Tiffany this was great. As a father to a daughter who just started formal instruction, wanting her off to the best start- this video is enjoyable and my influence her positively.
0:46 this brought out a good laugh for me Tiffany! you were an adorable kid.
Thanks to your mom for finding your childhood picture. You were so cute in that red dress. Frame that picture!
" Play for the love of music" : that's a so simple sentence yet so refreshing ;)
“My parents aren’t musicians...” “playing the piano was my private bubble” - they resonate with my experience :) (btw, I grew up in Shenzhen, also Cantonese :) - thanks for sharing, Tiffany - I was so moved, igniting my very own childhood memories...
Thank very much Tiffany
“Getting old”! You are so funny too 🤣🤣🤣
Your first teacher must be so proud of you.
Didn’t realize how long I’ve been a fan! Looked it up, I shared a video of you playing the Moonlight Sonata in 2011! Keep going Tiffany!
In the words of one of my favorite people....Keep Striving!
Hope to see you play in person one day.
You look much happier when playing these wonderful pieces....
Enjoyed your Bach. Happy smile in your photo of you as a little girl at the piano and happy smile on the bigger you !
Yeah Tiffany Tuesday!
Btw I really appreciate your editing skills, you improved a lot and made the vlogs and videos more lively and interesting to watch!
Well, I guess that's the upside of having concerts cancelled...🤓👩🏻💻🎥😅
don't worry, for me even a video where you just chill with us is nice.
Really appreciate the "do not compare" reminders. What disaster could've come upon me if my mom saw this
Dear Tiffany. I consumed this episode in a few parts because there was a lot of distraction. But every time I was back with you and your youth and the way you revisited the compositions, it gave a great pleasure. Very humane. Very good.
This was a great video. Hearing you talk was pretty much me growing up. I loved the piano. I wanted to play ever since I knew about pianos! Today it is still my private bubble, my therapy. I, too, adored the Chopin piece…it was so soothing to play and I just loved it, simply loved it!❤️ That’s the one thing I’ve not gotten to play since I got my Boston!
Best video you´ve ever recorded Tiff! It´s so nice to see u go back to this joyful moments.
I cannot stop watching your videos, they are so pure and so true to yourself. The reason I wanted to post a comment is that I want to thank you for having those awesome feedbacks on what gone right and what gone wrong in your music plays. I find it super stimulating to keep respecting that we are not a robot who does everything perfect and that we should accept that our body (in this case the hand and fingers) struggles or does not function the whole time like we would want it to. Thank you so much for your honesty and information!!
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I truly, truly enjoyed this little trip back to your oh-so-cute-and-talented childhood. I know exactly what you mean by your "private bubble" and I wish you will ever and happily keep on to it! 👍🏻💖💖
THIS IS NOT BORING, YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!!!!!
Ok just wanted to say that. Thank you for posting such wonderful videos and being such an amazing person 😍.
Love videos like these. Just simply everyday or simple things are my favorite 💕
Thanks for sharing your childhood memories about your journey. I am 42 and just started my own journey to learn playing Piano last week Thursday :-) Long way to go. Although, I am watching your vlogs just for a couple of weeks and diving into your old vlogs, it is a inspiration for me.
Have to most fun learning piano!!! Excited for you 🤗🎹
I have been playing some of my old childhood books as well - brings back lots of memories andfun to play.
Your Vlogs are the relaxest thing of all... In this bad period are necessarily, calm me down a lot. Thank you Tiffany!
Darlin your posts are awesome. And it helps and you were adorable as a child. Beautiful as a lady. Fabulous as a pianist I'm not alone when I say we, I, love you so much.
Definitely not boring! Really enjoy your thoughts and shares, thank you ❤
*You are amazing Tiffany!*
I love your perspective! Great to hear this and the encouragement for individuals to follow their own paths!
How sweet! I like this new kind of videos!
Hello Tiffany!Your progress is awesome don't give up you are amazing
That bubble of music enjoyment and exploration is so special and personal. Its great to see you articulate it, even if it maybe is hard to explain. I know I struggle to really explain my own. I am learning piano now but I came from guitar and pop/rock and still now feel myself constantly floating in a sea of music I've heard, not always cerebrally but like a constantly moving sea of songs with each new one like a new wave. Its very personal and really hard to express in a concise way!
I just love the way she expresses herself! She's just so engaging and interesting.
I was an electric guitarist since i was 9, i like it very much and was good at it yet i was really interested in classical music, so when i was 15 i picked up classical guitar to enter music school, i did pretty well in there yet i never felt really comfortable with the classical guitar and never really liked it. When i was 17 i had to analyze the intro of the patetique sonata and reduce it to string quartet, i have never heard it before and wasnt really familiar with beethoven, i tought the score was complicated and weird and the harmony didnt really made sense to me. I did my homework and tought and i got excited because it was kinda hard and the score seemed really pretty and when the mdi played it i got so excited and it sounded so awesome to me. I got obsessed with this piece and decided to learn it in the piano, at that time knew how to play chords to songs, i played them parallel in both hands in octaves (C-E-G-C for example) with very basic rythm altough i had really good ear and read music pretty well reading both hands and playing with both hands was completely alien to me. i picked up both hands separated very slowly and then unite them (like 1 measure a 100 times) and working with the fast scales with the metronome very slowly going up 5 bpm when i got it and being really careful with fingering and tension. i got the intro really well except the scales after 1 month of only playing that 24/7. then i moved to the rest and i remember being astonished (and kinda scared) with every measure but i put my all because i loved it so much even tough i remember listening to the sonata and thinking that was imposible but i wanted to at least know the notes and the harmonies and just do my best i guess, after like 7 months i got all the first movement at a decent speed altough i stoped a lot when i messed up. I remember even tough every time the piece got harder, learning it was easier and it took less time, especially because i could read slowly one hand pretty well. Eventually i got the whole sonata pretty well after 1 year and i remember i got so good at the piano that the 2nd and 3rd movement i learned so fast (in this i have to thank Tiffany because in her videos i learned that you can sightread both hands at the same time and with speed wich at the time i tought it was inhumane even tough i could sightread very well one line, it just takes a different mindset and position of the eyes, practicing withouth looking at your hands and experience with fingering and piano in general, and like everything else practice slowly and gradually speeding up and you become better). Now two years later i consider myself a really good piano player and i can compete with people who have played competitions since they were a child, i also am in music university and love piano more than anything else (and the pathetique is by far is my best piece wich i am really proud and still love it). Of course i had music training before but i wanted to share this because at the time the tought of being a piano player was impossible to me. My advice for beginers is: Use the metronome, learn listen and reproduce the notes doesnt matter in wich level just try to do it and you get better at it every day (with this i refer to relative pitch), learn to sight read both hands at the time and just like speed you work it from the bottom, hands separate and really slow (really doesnt matter how slow, altough in this you have to challenge yourself since is really easy to get comfortable with something), have a really critical ear and eyes with pianist better than you (doesnt matter how much better) and expect the same for yourself altough you have to recognize you are not there YET, speed, precision, tone, stamina, resistance all this things come from the brain and the heart first, as i think Lizt said "think 50 times and play once" this was especially useful in speed since i got better with that when i could hear and sing in my head all the notes of the piece at tempo and with the same emotion as if i was playing it, try to hear both hands separated at the same time (this was also something that seemed impossible when i was learning and im still working on it but just try it and practice it), quality is better than quantity altough you also want lots of quantity, and lastly is better to learn easy things first but if you want to get better you have to play hard things, just keep and mid the work and time is gonna take and always with quality, and you will learn faster to play the piano altough you are going to know less pieces (in my first i just knew that one piece to play in public, after one year of that i have like 3 hours worth of concert with much harder pieces than that, because i learn so much more with harder pieces altough it took a lot of patience and effort).
I write this to inspire beginners who also think it is impossible to become a pianist and to play this difficult pieces, still learning tough!.
If you want to learn the piano just don't wait. Get started now. I guarantee you that it is hard and at times you will want to give up. You need to push yourself for the first 3 months, spend an hour each day for practices. Besides learning the songs also practice the scales and arpeggios, it is boring but essential. If your passion remains after 3 months, you will probably continue on your own steam and become an advanced pianist one day.
this is WHOLESOME, and also so interesting to watch! And no, your videos are never boring.
I really appreciate this kind of light hearted vlogs! :)
Your piano is so much nicer than mine. There is such a difference in the sound...Thanks for letting us know of the Chopin piece with two lines long.... I will look for that one.
Tiffany’s videos are always so calm and serene.
Showing others what is special about your especial love and ability to perform music, well, how could that not be interesting? Robert Frost observed that happiness made up in height for what it lacks in length. Joy is never boring. This video, for me, is one of your best.
You played so beautifully and made it look so easy! Love it!
Thank you for sharing, Tiffany.
Please stay safe.
Cheers!
My favorite vlog so far ❤ Thank you!!
Tiffany this is NOT boring, your vlogs are not boring, this videos makes me feel so so happy. When I see your videos I imagine I am talking with an old pianist friend who´s gonna talk me about how was her day. This videos bring so much peace to me and also put a smile on my face. Never stop making vlogs please. ily Stay safe :)
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Very nice vlog. Its great to here the fine sound of your piano on this short playings. Wow, want to own such a piano. And very inspiring how you played and practice. More of this, Thank you!
Love your video! I feel calm on Sunday morning listening to your childhood journey while making my breakfast.
I really enjoyed this vlog - please do more like it. I love hearing about your journey and nice to see the human experience. Very interested in hearing more about what it was like for your family to have you move to NY - what a journey! By the way... I have had the pleasure of knowing another Julliard graduate who I knew since he was 5 and entered Julliard at age 10 when he won the ascap award for composing - and here he is now entering the masters program. I've always enjoyed the journey and decisions that people make (not just musicians, but any life journey that people make).
4:37 had my cracking up. The camera angle change and the "whoops" hahahaha I loved that. Much kinder in your language than I am when I have a sightreading mishap.
It was nice to listen to these simple pieces. Something about your playing felt really meditative/reflective. It’s cool how your mental state is reflected in the pieces you play while telling stories.
Loved this. Adult beginner and find this inspiring. Thank you!
As a child I wanted to play all these pieces and my piano teacher had me playing easy stuff. I’d go home and play the pieces you’re playing! I was teaching myself! I loved classical music! I remember thinking like you…like how I thought a part was really cool. The harder a piece was, the more I was determined to play it. Mozart, Bach, Haydn were three of my major “go-tos”! I totally relate! Since I got my Boston last month, I’ve been playing all those pieces!❤️
Really like this. I would also really like a vlog where you take a few Scott Joplin slow rags and find one that you like. They can be interpreted in ways that I think you would enjoy.
Um espírito muito especial que consegue falar de coisas sensíveis com originalidade real, rara inteligência e memória, denotando um vínculo incomum com a música. Uma surpresa que me conforta e fortalece. Longa vida, saúde e paz Tiffany.
Hi Tiffany, I really enjoy watching your videos.
I love all of your videos, but this one is definitely one of my favorites. I like that you experimented with a variety of camera angles, and it's always fun looking back on fond childhood memories. It was really fascinating!
We’re with you 👍 Tiffany, stay bright.
You're hilarious and a delight to watch. I'm definitely showing this to my 6-year-old daughter in hopes it will inspire her to learn the piano. I'd love to learn together with her actually. It's inspired me.
I wouldn't mind being your neighbour. I'd get to listen to your beautiful playing 24/7 :)
it's interesting to "see" what a child was thinking when playing these pieces, that these famous pieces are not just famous bc ppl explain them well, but that they are appealing to someone who does not even have the capacity to explain music in a professional way. it means that these pieces are universal and can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of age or nationality. they are timeless and priceless.
You put so much effort into these vlogs and they are sooo intresting!! It's truly inspiring!
Tiffany you are NOT boring! You are an Inspiration🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
My sister played piano when she was young. She currently is preparing TOEIC. Piano memories & fluent English... Perfect for practicing ! For me it's another real pleasure moment. Thanks for sharing this part of your bubble.
Tiffany, I loved this vlog. You are not just a phenomenal pianist, you are also a bundle of joy that just lights up the space around you. Thanks. :)
You have such a truthful and opened personality. So nice to know such a pure soul.
Being a fellow piano student, not only are your videos calming and relaxing, it also gives off so much motivation and inspires players (like myself) to continue throughout the piano journey:)
Thank you so much for sharing these! It was so much fun, especially since I played the Beethoven, Mozart, and the Bach Invention #8 as a child as well, though not that young. Very fun; great memories!
empathy and understanding¬ thanks Tiffany for mentioning that
I love your videos, by some reasons I found them pretty relaxing!
This was such an enjoyable and fabulous vlog! Thank you for sharing!!
Very enjoyable video. Always love seeing your being yourself.
As someone who also grew up playing all these songs, it's been ages since I've thought about any of these songs. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!