How to Play CANTABILE on the Piano [Feat. Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2024
- This video contains five techniques to help you play the piano with a cantabile, singing line. This is the next video in my series on playing expressively at the piano.
Playing "cantabile," or in a singing manner, is an elusive and essential component of playing the piano. Some people think that you either naturally "play musically" or you don't "play musically," but playing cantabile and with a singing tone is a skill that you can develop. You can develop self-awareness and the ability to really listen to your own sound in order to improve your ability to play cantabile, with a sustained, singing line at the piano.
🎶 Musical examples used in this video:
Beethoven- Sonata in C Minor Op. 13 "Pathetique," Movement II
Mozart - Sonata in C Major, K. 330, Movement II
Chopin - Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1.
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Time stamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:20 What does "Cantabile" mean?
2:51 Projecting the melody
6:53 Playing legato
11:55 Matching decay
18:26 Listening for consistent tone
22:40 Recording yourself
25:32 Avoiding tension
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Thank you ever so much for all the valuable tips you gave. I’m a beginner piano learning at the age of nearly 60. My teacher complains about my hammer way to play every time but he hasn’t explained what to do as you did in this video. Wow! Now I got the point. Thank you ever so much!
Wonderful to hear this - I'm so glad it was helpful. Thanks for sharing!
This lesson is a true gem on TH-cam…thanks
You are very welcome! 😊
Excellent. I love this … I’ve been paying more attention to playing more with a singing tone .
Wonderful! You got this!
Thank you! It’s been nearly 40 years since I’ve had formal lessons, and this has been a great refresher lesson for me!
Wonderful!
Dear Prof, one of your greatest lessons. You seem so relaxed but still with your usual energy and great vibe.
After each section I went to my piano and I sensed I was learning. Thanks!
Wonderful to hear! I believe it may have been your question about cantabile some while back, do you remember asking about that?
I love your explanations and examples- you articulate so well that there is no question as to what you mean. I have never had anyone explain these concept to me and I’ve been playing >40 years. Thank you!
That's great to hear - I'm so glad! 😊
Great video Prof!!! I'm learning the Adagio of Beethoven's Tempest and your lesson is precious! Thank you!!
Wonderful! Good luck with it!
Thank you for your insightful teaching.
Glad it was helpful!
Very thorough and right to the point. You have a way of expressing your ideas that make them easy to understand. This video is very helpful. Thank you.
I appreciate that! Glad it was helpful!
Awesome lesson as always. I might add that a little bit of calculated rubato/off sync between harmony and melody line can help bring out singing voice.
Great tip! I agree and you explain it very succinctly.
Thank you!
Thanks, very helpful !
Glad it helped!
I’ve been working on "Auf flugein des gesanges" by Mendelsson lately and my problem is to keep the singing tone singing through the whole work. The pressure finger always flattens out and Aria changes into a choir work 🙂.
Thank you from Iceland, very helpful.
Thanks for sharing!! Good luck with the Mendelssohn! 🎹😊
Hello, very good video's. Would you be able to do a video on how to play one hand softer than the other? I have a lot of difficulty with this. I do not know why as I have very good hand and finger independence. It is so frustrating as I know my pieces would sound so much better if I could understand how to get my left hand to play softer (or visa versa). Thank you
for the first techinique, i personally learnt it from tristesse. I practiced it by playing only the melody line with the fingers needed, then play the melody line with the bass line in staccato, then play by sustaining the bass line and repeatedly hammering the fingers of the top line in terms of dotted notes( long short, short long). The first step allows one to get used to the melody, the second step allows one to practice how to remove force from the keyboard and how to be light. The third step allow one to reinforce the strength of their weaker fingers, which are usually portraying the melody. also, do not use the pedal when practicing, this allows us to train our fingers to play more legatoly, thus enhancing the control of fingers. at last, you will be able to play the melody in full without pedal, but in legato. i hope this helps out.
Wonderful insights - thanks for sharing!!
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Like to hear you play. Do you have performance coming up?
You can see performances on my website! Played Rhapsody in Blue recently, next performance will be a world premiere of a piece for oboe, bassoon and piano by Miho Sasaki.
All John Field's nocturnes are pretty much the definition of cantabile
So true!
Espressivo means with rubato.
Recording yourself on video or memo recording do like when listening to yourself?
Just audio - here's a short I made about how I record myself and listen back. th-cam.com/users/shortsGW_0voDvHjw?feature=share