Piano Progress - 3 Year Adult Beginner
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- Songs learned:
0:00 Bach - Prelude No. 1 in C (month 5)
0:21 Bach - Minuet in G (month 6)
0:45 Joplin - The Entertainer (month 6)
1:07 Beethoven - Fur Elise (month 7)
1:34 Pachelbel - Canon in D (month 9)
2:42 Gary Jules - Mad World (month 10)
3:05 Satie - Gymnopedie No. 1 (month 11)
3:39 Billy Joel - Piano Man (month 12)
4:29 Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake (month 18)
6:18 Game of Thrones (month 21)
7:23 Tetris (month 24)
8:04 Yann Tiersen - La Valse d’Amélie (month 26)
9:08 Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (month 35)
10:48 Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling in Love (month 40)
Pianos used:
Yamaha P-45
Yamaha Clavinova CLP-745
Kawai K-300
Total hours:
800
Books/Apps used:
Flowkey
Alfred Basic Adult All-in-One Book 1-3
Faber Piano Adventures Book 1-2
The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios & Cadences
Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist
Czerny Op. 599
Bela Bartok Mikrokosmos (Volume 1-3)
Improve Your Sight-reading! Piano (Levels 1-7)
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Songs learned:
0:00 Bach - Prelude No. 1 in C (month 5)
0:21 Bach - Minuet in G (month 6)
0:45 Joplin - The Entertainer (month 6)
1:07 Beethoven - Fur Elise (month 7)
1:34 Pachelbel - Canon in D (month 9)
2:42 Gary Jules - Mad World (month 10)
3:05 Satie - Gymnopedie No. 1 (month 11)
3:39 Billy Joel - Piano Man (month 12)
4:29 Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake (month 18)
6:18 Game of Thrones (month 21)
7:23 Tetris (month 24)
8:04 Yann Tiersen - La Valse d’Amélie (month 26)
9:08 Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (month 35)
10:48 Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling in Love (month 40)
Pianos used:
Yamaha P-45
Yamaha Clavinova CLP-745
Kawai K-300
Total hours:
800
Books/Apps used:
Flowkey
Alfred Basic Adult All-in-One Book 1-3
Faber Piano Adventures Book 1-2
The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios & Cadences
Hanon - The Virtuoso Pianist
Czerny Op. 599
Bela Bartok Mikrokosmos (Volume 1-3)
Improve Your Sight-reading! Piano (Levels 1-7)
You are amazing. I can't believed that you are an adult leaner. Many people said that if you learn piano during adult, you can't play well. What I see from you is that you really play very well ! Well done.
People say lot of bullshit. Especially those who do nothing.
really inspiring! thanks so much for sharing
Good job, amazing progress and beautiful playing
Good for you! You're doing amazingly
Well done, that’s an impressive commitment.
You are really good! Keep up the good work and I look forward to your future progress.
Excellent! Inspiring! ❤
Sick man! I really like the pieces you chose too
Insane progress, Steven!
Love your fluid playing, nice smooth touche and consistent learning. Keep trying! 💪🎹
This is very inspiring. You are doing great. I used to play a lot but haven't for several years. This has given me a bit of well needed a kick. Thank you!
Wow, congratulations on your great progress and victory! I am truly envious your success as I am still continue to work hard on my learning journey. You inspire me and thanks again for sharing 🫶!
Crazy how good you were after just one year. Keep up the great work!
Congratulations! The way your consistency and control developed in the first year really reflects your hard work. Keep going!
Wow! Congratulations for your conquer to learn piano. 👏
I am always in awe of progress as an adult beginner! It takes so much grit and consistency. Way to go!
This is so inspirational. Thank you so much for sharing, wow! Also the 6 months it took you for Swan Lake was so well worth it. I am totally blown away!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu diesem Fortschritt ! Cooles Video !
Wow! Thats soooo fantastic! 👏👏👏
Just came across your profile and this video - you're doing a great job and I don't think you can call yourself a "beginner" anymore - especially not with how beautifully you played the Jesu Joy!
Awesome! I love that Tetris song.
Great progress!. Man, I want one of those pianos! One day...
Great progress!
Great progress
Prelude Nr. 1 will be the last song of my Piano beginners book. Look forward to play this beautiful piece. Nice progress anyway. 😊 keep on playing.
Omg after 40 months of learning piano I would've been unable to play a SINGLE one of the pieces you've just played. Well done!!
Well done, mate 👍
Awesome work man! You can tell that you started to feel the music as you got more comfortable, which sets a piece apart from that of rote memorization
Thank you!
Very inspiring❤
0:24 your ornaments (or whatever they are called) are nice! I added them later as I learned the piece because I used to have no idea how to move my fingers that they can play something like that😂
I think from Tetris, month 24 you sounded a lor more fluid and dynamic, really interesting to watch your progress!
Thanks for inspired us
I loved the swan lake part, totally worth the six months, tho I wish it would sing more (basically just making sure there’s always change in dynamics from one note to another, to give it that singing, flowing feel). The last bach you played was better in that regard. Keep it up bravoooo :)
Awesome! I'm 6 months into piano now and finished faber and alfred's book 1. I feel I'm also similar to where you were at around 6 month
Fantastic
I feel like you are probably just as good as other people who have done similar progress videos and if you just push yourself to learn something challenging you will realise that
well done
Muito bom man! Senti falta de uma peça de Chopin
Congrats
Wonderful… I use the same books … scales, arpeggios, … etc.. basis for any pianist. I practice them everyday … congratulations… well done 🎹
Do you alternate each day on what you practice?
Nice job. I love the way you play Jesu joy of man's desiring.
A lot people uploading how far they got learning piano being an adult, however, most of the videos only last one year.
I myself started piano 8 months ago. Don't know how far I'll get eventually.
Keep going... I started March 2020... to always....
I've always wanted to learn to play the piano, but at 74yo I don't know if it would be worth the financial investment. I guess there's only one way to find out. You have really progressed in a short amount of time. Cudos!
My recommendation is: just do it 😉
Go for it, I am starting as a 57nyear old
Just do it ❤❤
Just do it! :)
Never too late.... piano is beautiful ❤
Hey Steven great progress you are making, I'm just starting out as an adult as well, and got a teacher myself, I was wondering how does it work for you with a teacher, do you follow only practices assigned by teacher, or do you follow the book's progress and let teacher help you on part that you're struggling with?
Hello there, I was watching the video and saw your question. I'd suggest asking your teacher... while it can be tempting to move ahead, it's easy to develop some wrong playing habits that are harder to unlearn later. Conscientious music teachers will be alert to this when teaching beginners, even when the student is an adult. There are some fields where self-directed learning is the norm, but if this is your first instrument, chances are your teacher will guide you more closely at first. After you get some experience then you can probably do more learning on your own. Hope that helps
As an expert pianist, I’m gonna tell you that you got better throughout this journey, but I think your technique could do some work and your feeling. You definitely need a lot more feeling other than that Good job. ❤❤❤❤
The stuff I mentioned is the stuff that I would focus on
You are doing great! Just wonder if you are self-learned or taught by teacher?
Did you have previous lessons when you were younger playing the piano?
I think I had like 10-20 lessons when I was like 7 years old. When I started learning as an adult, I learned as if I had no prior experience. I didn't remember anything that I learned as a kid.
I am in awe, congratulations.
I have a question. When you learn a piece, do you learn 1 line at a time? and gradually put it together? Or do you try the whole piece and gradually refine it?
thanks
Thank you! I usually learn 2 or 4 bars (or measures) at a time. I usually just learn those 2 to 4 bars for the entire week. Hands separately first, then hands together, then make sure I have no errors, then make sure the tempo is correct. That usually takes me a week to master 2 to 4 bars. Once I don't make any more mistakes and I'm at the correct tempo, then I move onto the next 2 to 4 bars. It takes me a long time to get it correct, but if I practice everyday consistently, I eventually get it.
Wow your fingers glide across the keys I wish mine could do that. Any suggestions? Such beautiful playing!
Thank you for the kind words! I don't feel like I'm that good, but I appreciate the compliment! Mostly it's just daily, consistent, 1-hour practice. There's really no shortcut. It's just putting in the time and effort.
Hey man, which bela bartok book did you use? I'm seeing blue and pink on amazon. 😅 btw really good progress!🎉
Hey I learned all 3 volumes of the Pink version. To be honest though, I didn't really like the Mikrokosmos series.
I like the way you play "Jesus Joy of Man's Desiring". Is this the piano transcription by Myra Hess?
It's this one: www.virtualsheetmusic.com/score/JesuPf.html?vid=4uFUiIvPjYY#tab=video
Hi, did You play ever before? Or maybe do You start lerning from zero?
Basically learning from zero. I think I had like 10-20 lessons when I was like 7 years old. When I started learning as an adult, I learned as if I had no prior experience. I didn't remember anything that I learned as a kid.
What metronome are you using?
Seiko SQ50-V Quartz Metronome
Damn brother, for 10 grand I would hope the Kawai sounds better 😭
There are a lot of things to consider with an acoustic upright piano compared to a digital piano. Tuning and overall condition of the internal mechanics of the piano being a big thing, whether or not the hammers were voiced and if the action was dialed in and fine tuned by a certified tech. Not to mention placement inside the room, microphone position, etc.
It's just a different creature compared to a digital piano that has settings and samples taken from popular grand pianos that would cost 5 to 8 times the price of that Kawai, or more. For a sound closer to what's coming from the Yamaha Clavinova, you might have to look at something like a Kawai RX-2 parlor grand. But that K-300 is fine for a beginner to intermediate student, maybe a bit beyond, and he should be able to get at least a few more years or more out of that upright before his technique really develops to the point where he'd need a grand piano for the more nuanced response.
But it's very good that he moved to the acoustic, because it is a completely different interaction and overall experience, as the acoustic piano will vibrate through your fingers and bones, and the technique is more nuanced as you sometimes "massage" the sound out of the acoustic piano, which changes depending on how you approach the strike of the key. As an acoustic instrument the piano (assuming in good condition and properly serviced) supports the musician and they interact as a whole. The musician doesn't just play the piano, but also responds to the interaction of the piano and how the piano behaves with the musician. Playing notes and learning the notes is all well and good, but it takes a more nuanced touch to truly make a piano "sing." And one cannot develop that technique on a digital piano alone. I mean you "kind of" can a little, but it's a pale imitation compared to practicing with an acoustic instrument.
Anyway, the upright probably sounds a bit better in person than in the video. To me it sounds like a pretty decent upright, decently balanced sound. Maybe just slightly detuned and could be due for a tuning session at that point in time in the video, but it doesn't sound bad to me.
That said, I just spent $8K on a used 2004 Petrof IV Chippendale parlor grand. But I got extremely lucky to find one locally at that price (they usually go for about $15K on the private market depending on condition/age), and there was some risk in that there wasn't time to get my tech to evaluate it. (I was able to see it in person, and from my knowledge of Petrof and limited knowledge of internal mechanics of a piano, I was able to ascertain that it was likely a safe purchase, just that I had no way to check the tuning pins/pin blocks, so a little risk.) My tech got to see it on Monday, and said it was in great shape and I did good. We'll do a fine tune next month after the wood finishes acclimating to the new environment.
If he is not using a condensor mic x2. And a room with good acoustics...plus decent camera or phone, the recording will always be compromised... I guarantee...in person in the room it will be beautiful 😊
@@keys6 I'm just recording on my iPhone haha. The Kawai sounds great in person. The video doesn't do it justice. It sounds WAY better than the digital Yamaha Clavinova, even though the Clavinova was ~$4000 😅
Did you use a teacher?
45mins every other week
@@borosouros 👏 ...
Did you edit something that made the sounds bad?
I was just recording on my iPhone so the sound quality isn't great