I believe mistakes are a natural occurrence and should be played proudly if made. It shows your courage, and self confidence as a performer. If you make a mistake don't be passive and hide it, play it out and "admit" you did it! The audience should be expecting absolutely nothing less because if they are watching a live human perform, mistakes are not not going to happen. We are so spoiled by recordings these days. Be proud of your mistakes if you make them, but afterward correct them.
So very true, and so very well exemplified and demonstrated. When I need to give this message to my students I will definitely refer them to this video.
You’re only a bad because you think you are. Instead of thinking of yourself being a bad musician why not say you’re a work in progress? No musician is perfect, we all have things to work on even the pros are constantly working kinks out of their playing. Don’t give up. Keep playing piano bc you love it not bc you have to be a perfectionist musician.
Good advice. The tough thing is not losing control of your emotions, regaining your composure and concentration. Ever see the end of The Masters golf tournament decades ago when Greg Norman lost his composure and lost the tournament? That’s what we dread as performers.
How can I hide the mistakes if I forget the notes completely and when i am not able to remember them at all? Because of that i am scared to play without sheet music, even though I remember the piece.
Way back when computer literacy was in public education infancy, we worked with "flow charts"...the if/then of programming. IF such and such happens, THEN do this and so. And, sometimes you came to a "loop" which only took you back to the beginning which took you back to the ending which took to the beginning... and so forth and so on. My brain, to my great horror, began to loop...and worse, it was during a public recital. My eyes, I'm sure, glazed over; conscious, constructive thought abandoned me. I couldn't break out. No one had told me wearing 2" heels could and, in my case, would cause your foot to spasm, to tremble up and down on the peddle. And, that's when it happened: I looped. But, Almighty God took pity on me and, somehow, I broke free to continue to the end of my piece. There was this tiny obstacle which took 3 attempts before a synapse fired, hurdled me over and thrust me on to the end. It's so nice to hear that handling mistakes shows character. At least there's that positive to an unfortunate happenstance. I wore flats from then on, but, even to today when I play in public, the music may as well be upside down for all the good it does me.
Bob is a great teacher and I get a lot from his videos, but perhaps, for non-classical musicians, he might consider using an example that most people could identify with. I couldn't find any mistake in his playing, but I'm not a classics Beethoven buff either. If you have a handle on improvisation, and you really lose where you are, you can always improv - just fool around with the chords and perhaps even rubato, to get back to where you were.
Robert im playing my heart will go on how can i spot my mistakes and if i play it once can i retry the piece to retrify the mistake made during the previous attenpt ?
I can play a concert on the notes I flub, but most people don't notice a thing! It's easier to get back on track if the key signature is consistent. If the score is atonal and I make a mistake, then all hope is lost!
Hello robert, i need to know how old is my baldwin piano. I cant find this serial number. My piano is a Sf10 and serial is sf 241919. Any can help me with that old age?
Misleading title. You can't hide a mistake, as it already happened and you did not see it coming. Just keep an iron face, let the mistake lie where it is, play right through and pretend it had been written like that (you can always claim using a real obscure Russian edition 😃).
I believe mistakes are a natural occurrence and should be played proudly if made. It shows your courage, and self confidence as a performer. If you make a mistake don't be passive and hide it, play it out and "admit" you did it! The audience should be expecting absolutely nothing less because if they are watching a live human perform, mistakes are not not going to happen. We are so spoiled by recordings these days. Be proud of your mistakes if you make them, but afterward correct them.
Collin Jinks so ur saying lose 100 points in a piano competition
Collin Jinks...I like your attitude!
So very true, and so very well exemplified and demonstrated. When I need to give this message to my students I will definitely refer them to this video.
I had no idea what the mistake was
lol
Me either.
I listened two times and have no idea either
I guess I don't have the most rudimentary knowledge. :( I didn't catch it either.
I didn't notice it either, but that was part of his point, if you keep the music going most people won't notice the mistake.
You can still hear it... But it's ten times better, yep
I've no idea where the first mistake was? Am I a bad musician?
Yep. You should give up on everything and cry in a corner now. (Jk)
You’re only a bad because you think you are. Instead of thinking of yourself being a bad musician why not say you’re a work in progress? No musician is perfect, we all have things to work on even the pros are constantly working kinks out of their playing. Don’t give up. Keep playing piano bc you love it not bc you have to be a perfectionist musician.
No, you are not a bad musician at all. Enough said. Mr. Granville S. Wright, Dramatic Baritone, Church Musician, And Fellow Toastmaster.
No, that was part of his point, if you stay on track and keep the music going most people won't notice the mistake.
I didn't hear a mistake either and I listened twice, the second time with the sound up.
I just discovered your videos... VERY valuable! Thank you!
Good advice. The tough thing is not losing control of your emotions, regaining your composure and concentration. Ever see the end of The Masters golf tournament decades ago when Greg Norman lost his composure and lost the tournament? That’s what we dread as performers.
Very good advice. Thanks 😊👍
Great advice. Thank you!
You are doing an awesome job. Thank you!
Lovely, Robert!
Good advise - keep on going
How can I hide the mistakes if I forget the notes completely and when i am not able to remember them at all? Because of that i am scared to play without sheet music, even though I remember the piece.
W1 This video might help with the memorization problem:
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Way back when computer literacy was in public education infancy, we worked with "flow charts"...the if/then of programming. IF such and such happens, THEN do this and so. And, sometimes you came to a "loop" which only took you back to the beginning which took you back to the ending which took to the beginning... and so forth and so on.
My brain, to my great horror, began to loop...and worse, it was during a public recital. My eyes, I'm sure, glazed over; conscious, constructive thought abandoned me. I couldn't break out. No one had told me wearing 2" heels could and, in my case, would cause your foot to spasm, to tremble up and down on the peddle. And, that's when it happened: I looped. But, Almighty God took pity on me and, somehow, I broke free to continue to the end of my piece. There was this tiny obstacle which took 3 attempts before a synapse fired, hurdled me over and thrust me on to the end.
It's so nice to hear that handling mistakes shows character. At least there's that positive to an unfortunate happenstance. I wore flats from then on, but, even to today when I play in public, the music may as well be upside down for all the good it does me.
Excellent
Bob is a great teacher and I get a lot from his videos, but perhaps, for non-classical musicians, he might consider using an example that most people could identify with. I couldn't find any mistake in his playing, but I'm not a classics Beethoven buff either.
If you have a handle on improvisation, and you really lose where you are, you can always improv - just fool around with the chords and perhaps even rubato, to get back to where you were.
2:42. da da duhhh..dadablip! da da dididididyadah...Yep, 2:46 was where the mistake occured.
2:46?
I've forgotten who i am..
What's youtube..?
What;s a piano..?
How do you spell piona ? :))
That's basically me when I make a mistake while playing
Robert im playing my heart will go on how can i spot my mistakes and if i play it once can i retry the piece to retrify the mistake made during the previous attenpt ?
I can play a concert on the notes I flub, but most people don't notice a thing! It's easier to get back on track if the key signature is consistent. If the score is atonal and I make a mistake, then all hope is lost!
If its atonal, no one will know you made a mistake. Or if you didn't.
The first thing not to do. Don’t say sorry”!
Hello robert, i need to know how old is my baldwin piano. I cant find this serial number. My piano is a Sf10 and serial is sf 241919. Any can help me with that old age?
Your piano was built in 1980. Please let me know any other help I can provide for you.
Robert Estrin
www.LivingPianos.com
949-244-3729
Thank you robert...
Us perfect people don’t make mistakes.
And perfect people... dont exist
Rupert Tmls say what?
You mean 'WE perfect people' -- not 'us': ha ha!
amandajstar I guess I’m not perfect after all.
@@okiepita50t-town28 If you were, we'd be calling you Apollo or something : )
Doesn't seem very obvious.
Misleading title. You can't hide a mistake, as it already happened and you did not see it coming. Just keep an iron face, let the mistake lie where it is, play right through and pretend it had been written like that (you can always claim using a real obscure Russian edition 😃).