Piano Tutorial - Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie, Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 พ.ค. 2022
- In this video, we're looking at the most important elements to notice when starting to learn Erik Satie's infamous Gymnopédie No. 1.
Once we've covered the basics and zoomed in on some sections to give some extra special attention, we move on to some exercises that will help us master the trickiest spots from day 1.
For a free guide to accompany this tutorial, follow the link:
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Thank you for your lesson, Robyn. The best thing about You Tube is people being generous with their knowledge and know-how.
Thank you so much for tuning it:) do you have any questions about the piece?:)
Thank you for this tutorial. I am currently learning bis piece over the summer before seeing my teacher in September.
Wonderful! Let me know if you have any questions:)
Your explanations are thorough and very useful. I find your approach to teaching piano to be most helpful, one of the best on TH-cam. Tank you.
That is so kind of you to say, thank you so much! I hope you’re enjoying your musical journey!
This is such a beautiful song! I’m starting piano again after a long time and definitely this excellent tutorial will help me to learn the correct technique for this classic.
Hi Carlos! I hope it was helpful! How is your practicing going?:)
Great approach to learn this piece. I have seen some pianists advocate the use of the right hand to play the chords at the beginning, thus holding down the dottet half bass note for three beats. But one has to move the left hand anyway to play the chords when the melody starts. And the pedal will take care of the "effect" intended by the dotted half notes.
To me your approach makes perfect sense. And starting with just shifting between the chords with the left hand seems a good way to learn to be in control so that the chords are played softly when executing the jumps.
Thank you for your kind comment! I know a lot of pianists play the opening chords with the right hand, but I agree that it’s a good way to get used to the pattern - and it’s also a great way to set the scene for the piece:)
This is a great tutorial. I have found the explanation about pedaling and places to pay attention to be very useful.
I'm so glad to hear that! Let me know how it goes with the piece:)
Hi Robyn
Thank you for this video.
I’ve been learning over the past 3 years to play the bagpipes and that is going well.
I love this piece by Satie and at 65 years young I’ve set myself a challenge to play this on the piano. Never touched a piano in my life until two weeks ago. Once I’ve tackled the beginner books I’ll try this.
Hi Mark - thank you so much for stopping by! So cool that you play bagpipes! Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about piano:)
Many thanks.
Thanks! Yours is the only video that shows me what to do with the tied F sharp 😊
I'm so glad it was helpful! And yes - the spot with the F sharp seems like a minor detail, but the devil's in the details, as they say:)
Thank you for such detailed lesson. I have been learning this piece for the last ten days or so and what fascinates me the most is how differently (as far as hand and finger use for playing chords is concerned) everyone is playing it. Some only rely on the pedal and do not even hold some notes and others use very difficult finger substitutions to always adhere to the score (holding notes). Why is it so? I was glad to see that you were playing the same way I do. Thank you, Michael
Hi Michael, thank you for your comment! There's certainly always more than one way to approach and interpret a piece - in this case, for me it's important to sustain the lines without everything getting too blurred by the pedal - and I guess for you too, since you approach it the same way!:)
Robyn you are an excellent teacher! You cleared up measure 9 for me! I was wondering how I was going to keep the F sustaining through the measures. Your attention to detail is much appreciated. I am a classical guitarist and the techniques I learned from classical guitar has helped me with the piano. Always loved the piano but my house is too small for a grand piano. I use a electronic stage piano.. Thank you :)
Thank you so much for your kind words!
This is such a great tutorial. And, I just got my pedal in the mail after you recommended having, which really helps. Looking forward to the day when I have the ability to play this piece with hands together.
I'm so glad your pedal arrived!! How is it going with the pedal and with this piece??
Hi Robyn! Love your tutorials. I just started learning this piece and wondered if there is a part 2? It’s been on my queue for over a year and I’m finally making time for it. So many great pieces to learn…not enough hours in the day! Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! I'm actually planning to FINALLY record part 2 over the next week or so, should be released within the next month:) Let me know if you have any specific questions, and I'll try to work those in!
Than you so much for such a detailed introduction and explanation - this is amazing! Can't wait to start my practice.
Hi Aleksandra! I'm so glad you enjoyed it:) how is your practicing going??
Very helpful ….still quite Challenging for me … 🙄….i want to Play it , cause i love it
Good for you! Is there anything in particular that you are struggling with?
THANKS, ROBYN!
Thank you for watching!!
Very detailed, precise and accurate! You must be a very good piano tutor and one of the best I had ever seen. Thank you!
That is so incredibly kind of you to say, thank you so much for your words!
Great tutorial on this piece. I’ve been working on it intermittently and this really helps!
That's so nice to hear, I hope you're enjoying the piece! Let me know if you have any specific questions:)
I got it. Thanks ❤ thanks for sharing with us your beautiful talents ❤ God bless you more 💖 🙏
I'm so glad to hear that it worked out! Sometimes it takes a few minutes for the internet elves to get everything sent out. You can always contact me via email if you have any issues! All the best
I am learning Piano on my own. Its nice that you share your wisdom, I don't know how to effectively use the pedal. How to switch between the notes but I am hoping to learn. Thanks
I actually have a piano tutorial too, just let me know if you need the link:) and don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions!
currently practicing jumps as finger slip sometimes!
You’ll get there! How are you feeling with the piece a few weeks later?:)
Thank you for your videos. They’re very helpful. Very much appreciated 🙏🏾
That's so kind of you to say, thank you so much!
Nice.
Thank you!
Many thanks Robyn, this has helped me greatly. I would love to see this reproduced with more of the recognised Classics as it really helps the motivation of us ‘old’ beginners, best wishes.
Hi John, I am so glad to hear that the video was helpful! I actually have a similar video for Minuet in G coming out soon (actually composed by Petzold, not Bach, as I'll explain there), and it's a series I'm hoping to establish more regularly:) Für Elise (Beethoven) and Rondo alla Turca (Mozart) will most likely be the following two.
Let me know if you have any specific questions about this Gymnopédie!
@@pianowithrobyn Dear Robyn, this music is far beyond my current level as a beginner, but your visuals and pdf/ explaination allows me the opportunity to advance and enjoy this beautiful music, best regards
@@pianowithrobyn Dear Robyn, in regard to Gymnopedie, the right hand chords are awkward for me at this time . Is it considered disrespectful or bad practice to Satie if the first inversion was played for the right hand.
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Thank you for the high quality lessons ❤
Thank you for taking the time to comment! Let me know if you have any questions!
Thank you for making and sharing this detailed and wonderful tutorial with us! 🙂
Thank you for watching! Are you practicing the first Gymnopédie?:)
@@pianowithrobyn Yes, I was. It is such a beautiful and serene piece of music 🙂
This was so helpful. Thank you so much 🙏
Hi Jacquie! I'm so glad it was helpful! Are you learning the first Gymnopédie?:)
Du bist die beste Lehrerin, die ich auf YT gefunden habe. Du erklärst alles sehr detailliert. Mir fällt auf, dass meine Schirmer-Ausgabe die Noten für die linke/rechte Hand anders angibt (?).Die b-Moll Akkorde werden durch die linke Hand gespielt bei Schirmer. Die grösste Hürde fand ich die 4-Noten-Akkorde. Ich muss also die rechte Hand zur Hilfe nehmen. Werd mir Dein Tutorial mehrmals anschauen. Danke für die Hilfe!❤
Das ist sooo nett von dir, vielen lieben Dank!! Ich müsste die Noten mal anschauen, aber es stimmt schon, dass es mehrere Möglichkeiten gibt, was Fingersätze und Aufteilung angeht. Wichtig ist, immer zu schauen, was für uns persönlich sich gut anfühlt bzw., was gut für die eigene Hand passt. Wir sind ja alle unterschiedlich:)
Just great. Thank you.
Thank you for tuning in! Do you have any questions about the piece?:)
Thank you for this excellent tutorial! So very helpful!
I'm so glad you found it helpful, Margaret! Do you have any other questions about the piece?:)
Amazing tutorial! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
That is so kind of you to say, thank you so much!
great video , great tutorial ! keep up the good work. by the way u look fabulous!
Hi Dennis, thank you for your feedback and for the kind compliment:) have you been working on the first Gymnopédie?
Nice tutorial. Thank you!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Are you learning this piece?
great!!!!
Thank you!
Thank you for watching, Randy!
Great vid.. show more the pedals work.. have a nice day.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Noted, I’ll be sure to address the pedal more in one of the upcoming tutorials:) a video on pedal should come out in the next week or two, as well
@@pianowithrobyn great. I'll be waiting. Have a nice week. 😊
Hello. Thank you very much. I try to practice this beautiful piece :)
Wonderful! Have you started it yet?:)
@@pianowithrobyn Yes I am almost done, but with my skills new it is so easy. I could learn to play being a child 😂
excellent
That is so kind of you - let me know if you have any questions!
This was a wonderful video. You have a new subscriber!
Wonderful! Welcome, I'm honoured to have you here! Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions
Will there be a part 2 of this video?
Hopefully coming out sometime in the next month! :) also several shorts that will be posted in the coming weeks
watching this from the tropical islands! philippines! ok wow there are some techniques for practice here for like ppl like me who really are clueless to properly play hahah!
Hi Theon, the Philippines, wow! Thank you for stopping by:) Do you have any other questions I could make a new video on?
@@pianowithrobyn you know what it took me a month to even think about a response to this because I was like what is my goal with trying to learn here... lol ok but now i have a small task I wanna do. If you have a playlist all about learning to read notes, I commit to going over them until I understand. Thank you for sharing your talent to the world. 🎉
Hi Robin ! Thanks for your lessons. What model of Piano Yamaha do you have ?
Saludos from Mexico 🖖🏼
Hola! No estoy segura que modelo es...soy pésima con esas cosas! Pero es parte de la familia:)
Hi Robyn, I have watched your pedalling video and this one also. I like the way you want to perfect your skills and the parts of this piece. I love this peace very very much and it motivates me to play it as a first peace on piano, and I want to learn everything about it, also the music theory about it. My first question for your second part is the fingering for the first two chords. I play them like this, because it feels more comfortable and I thought this fingering would also help me with other chords when I use my hand in two different ways. I practice these chords by changing the chords quite frequently while keeping my hand in the same position. (But your practice with the pedal and the jump is also very helpful!)
B D F# LH 421
A C# F# LH 531
Is it a problem that if I finger these chords to my own choosing because it feels more comfortable or natural? Or doesn't it really matter that much?
Another question is: I have to really watch where my left 5 finger is going to hit the exact D, G, A, E or D note and than watch where to place my left hand for the next chord. Is this normal? Can and does an experienced pianist play these changes with his eyes closed? which doesn't feel doable for me. Because they say when you are sightreading you must only watch your score and not at your hands....
Hi Roland, thank you so much for your comment! We should absolutely do what feels best for our own hand when we're choosing fingerings. (Caveat: sometimes there are fingerings that we need to accommodate for with the hand/wrist/arm that don't necessarily "feel" right for late beginner/early intermediate pianists...so it is important to keep an open mind, especially in the early stages of learning, but there is rarely one "right" fingering that works for everyone!)
Regarding being able to play without looking at your hand - that is something that will come over time! It sounds like you maybe haven't been playing for very long, and in the early stages it really is hard to imagine. However, it's a bit like moving into a new home - if you need a glass of water in the middle of the night, you're probably going to stumble around a bit and bump into things. But once you've memorised where everything is, you can make it all the way to the kitchen without even turning the lights on:) Time and patience, you'll get there!!
@@pianowithrobyn Thank you so much for your reply and effort Robyn. It was really helpfull 🙂👍
Where is part 2?
Here’s the link, in case you didn’t find it - th-cam.com/video/vmlpuu0bxn0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=cExg6y6YvvoYCgLm
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:)) I hope it was helpful!
Hi! Can you make a tutorial for erik satie gnossienne 5, please?
Oh! That's a fun request! I do want to do a series on little-known pieces from well-known composers at some point, but I'm afraid it will still be quite some time. I won't forget your idea, though:)
Hi, and thank you! Are you planning on part 2 soon?
Hi, Eddie! I had originally sketched out multiple parts for this and then an international move kind of interrupted my ambitious filming plans 😆 do you have some specific questions?? I'd love to continue the series, but I'd also be so happy to answer specific questions!
@@pianowithrobyn No specific questions. It's that you're a wonderful instructor as far as completeness goes in your instruction goes, just would love to complete this one. I lost much of my ability to a stroke a year ago and finally feel that I can do this now. I've nearly part 1 down pat. Well, thank you.
@@pianowithrobyn @pianowithrobyn No specific questions. It's that you're a wonderful instructor as far as completeness goes in your instruction goes, just would love to complete this one. I lost much of my ability to a stroke a year ago and finally feel that I can do this now. I've nearly part 1 down pat. Well, thank you.
@@eddiet2 That is so kind of you to say, thank you! 🥰 I'll try to brainstorm some ways to move forward with this series:) it will take a few weeks, I suppose, so if any specific questions come to mind just let me know! I'm so glad to hear that you're doing better following your stroke - I hope you continue to heal. Music is wonderful medicine ♥
@@pianowithrobyn Yes, music is a healer! Ive now, at 72, become addicted to memory power. I've learned to memorize things I never thought possible: all the Presidents; the Periodic Table of Elements, and a plethora of other things out of my comfort-zone, like learning Medical Terminology. Maybe the stroke was a bit of luck for me. I really like putting myself in difficult situations just to know I can conquer.
Can I get your lesson regularly?
Hi! I offer a mixture of pre-recorded, live online, and in-person lessons. Send me an email at robyn@pianowithrobyn.com if you're interested in details regarding lessons:)
c sharp on bar 29//////?//?????????
Do you mean measure 28? There is a C natural - so it's no longer sharped, but also not flatted, just the regular C:)
That's a Yamaha... enough said
:) I definitely feel very fortunate to have such a special instrument!
c flat ok
This is such an amazing tutorial, thank you. I have been playing around with this and your advice and explanations are well received. Hitting subscribe now 😊
Welcome to the community, Tony! Please let me know if you ever have questions about anything!:)