00:25 - Examples of Different Types of Trills 01:44 - Practice #1a: Breakdown of Short Trills 02:37 - Practice #1b: Breakdown of Long Trills 03:23 - Practice #2: Fingerings 04:47 - Practice #3: Simulated Mechanics 06:18 - Practice #4: Building Speed 07:02 - Practice #5: Fingers vs Wrists Awareness 07:47 - Practice #6: Original Exercise for your Trills
The balancing point tip is so unbelievably helpful, it's one of those things that are just known to most pianists but isn't easily acquired for hobbyists like myself. Much appreciated Nahre, very useful video. Can't wait to start implementing.
Please make more of these practice videos. I’m actually considering buying your book. I’ve been learning piano by sheet music for 3 years now and your practice videos really opened up how easy it is to improvise. Thank you, Nahre
I just want to say, as a non pianist, that I really enjoy your videos. Even though I can't play piano, I feel inspired to do so. Even though I barely understand your concepts etc..., I really enjoy how pleasant you are and how you present the material. Thanks for taking the time and making music and the videos. Keep it up.
I’ve been playing piano for almost 8 years now and I am desperate to improve my trills, I cringe anytime I listen to myself play them 😂 this video was so helpful! Will definitely be using those exercises
I would like to learn piano some day but a fun fact. You just helped a gamer who plays "Osu" a rhythm tapping game which does require trills using keys on a keyboard. And you helped me improve tremendously. I can not only tap faster up to 850 taps a minute, but tap more consistently from the minor changes using the advice from this video. I'm sure it works wonders on a piano, thanks for the insightful video.
Litteraly yesterday I was doing trills on my knee, asking myself "How could I get better at it ?" And you just blessed my day with this video. Thank you.
Ah Nahre you saved my life, I have less than a month to play Winter Wonderland by Harry Connick. The tremolos (in threes) were in sane but I followed your instructions and worked them out!!!👌💕💕✌️
Honestly all your trills are incredible lol. For some reason trills and strangely certain arpeggios are troubling for me. I was floored by how smooth your 3-4, 4-5, and 3-5 were because my fingers quaked at the strength I observed there
Unbelievable skill. I play piano since i was 4 (for 13 years) and i never learnt how to do trills. It is the only one thing i cannot do. I think they are a natural thing, you can do them or you can't. I think that if you are not able, you cannot learn. Anyways nice video. Hope i will do them nice as you one day.
Your 10 sec of Les Barricades Mystérieuses is more full, whole, deep, mellow and visceral than many other performances I’ve heard. Are you able to record a playing of Les Barricades Mystérieuses in full?
Hi! So, I watched this a couple of years ago, and meant to start practicing my trills. Life intervened, though, and it took me a while to get around to it. However, I would often recall your demos in the video, and have been practicing most days (slowly at first to avoid injury, of course) for a couple of months. Since I don't have a piano right now, I've had to make do with table tops, etc., but they work pretty well. Also, when watching Barry Harris' videos (and your bebop video with him) I became interested in his "dim 6" scale, worked out the fingerings, AND his block-chord style of playing (like George Shearing), so have included multiple-note trills in my practice. Thanks for being here to remind and encourage us in our practice!
Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed right now! I'm working on a Mozart sonata (no.8, in A minor) and the trills are SO difficult. I'm planing on playing it on my audition to music school, I hope I'll succeed.
And how do you advise the trill-melody in pieces such as Hungarian rhapsody 12 Liszt or Lacampanella etude Liszt? I am all ears.... I've been a concert pianist for years but found myself without a piano for about 25 years....rusty...but currently able to reaquaint myself with the passion of the greatest gift anyone could have if blessed with it in our pianos.... I praise God for such a wonderful gift and the composers who brought us the finest music we will ever see. Timeless
The pinky and ring finger trilling is the most annoying out of all of them! La Campanella is especially good at killing the poor ring and pinky fingers, so is Chopin’s Chromatique etude. Very nice video as always; your animations are definitely superb. Trilling is one of my weak points so I will try out some of your exercises. I especially liked your balance example, i.e. the pencil example. I never thought of it that way.
I think the second etude you’re able to get away with 3-4 chromatic runs, stuff like hammerklavier 1st or op111 2nd mvt is just impossible to use 3-4. Most pianists cheat during these movements by missing out a note in the trill when they reach for a chord below
banson houry I am studying Chopin’s Chromatique etude and you cannot get away with all 3-4 fingerings. It'll just end up being harder and diminish the entire purpose of playing the etude. Missing a note in a trill could arguably make the melody clearer due to no clashing of the trill notes with the melody line, which creates dissonance. Such is the case with Beethoven’s third movement of Waldstein; many pianists substitute a note of the trill for a note of the melody to juxtapose the melody from the trill. Personally, I would prefer a piece be played as written, and I favour the trill notes not be substituted. While yes, some pianists do substitute trill notes to cheat, I would also think some concert pianists are capable of performing the trills featured in Hammerklavier and op. 111 despite their sheer technical and musical difficulty but don’t for the sake of emphasizing the melody.
banson houry It is in most cases more demanding than a pinky trill, especially because of the dyads you have to play with the same hand. There's also a section in which you have to swiftly alternate between the 4-5 fingers as you're descending while playing dyads with, again, the same hand. That, to me, is much more challenging than a solo pinky trill. Nevertheless, in my original comment, I stated that Chopin’s Chromatique is good at torturing your 4-5 fingers (which I think is pretty clear haha), not that it includes trills. Cheers,
Thank you for GREAT lesson! I'm an armature pianist, have spend many time for various piano technique. I've never seen like this brilliant lecture about trill!
Agree, I love that piece. It sounds magical on the harpsichord, I think it is more of a challenge to play well on the piano. Also I want to point out that it is by Couperin, not Rameau as it said in the graphic
Just found your channel and this is the second video I've watched. I really appreciate your calm, detailed and comprehensive teaching style. And the video production quality is excellent. Looking forward to exploring more of your content.
...OMG - THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE - THIS IS/WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME - BECAUSE I'M LEARNING A PIECE OF MUSIC - WHICH HAS TRILLS IN IT - MENTALLY I WAS STUCK - HAVING TO PLAY THE CHORDS - TRILLS - AND - KEEP THE TIMING... - I'LL TURN MY METRONOME ON TOO - AGAIN - THANK YOU FOR UNSTICKING ME - MENTALLY - AND - FOR SHOWING ME HOW TO USE THE PROPER BODY MECHANICS - TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE... - NOW I CAN KEEP ON LEARNING...
Adore your playing and teaching ability. I'm just a guy who accompanies himself as he sings. Focus is mainly on the voz but learning to be a better support watching your videos makes me think better on my piano accompaniment. Oh also love the pencil balance and the wrist rotation drill. Simply amazing! Never really thought of it that way but makes me feel more balanced. Thank you for what you do...
Thx Nahre, a timely video, my trills suck and now I'm off to check out your arpeggio video, subscribed, your presentation is amazingly detailed and easy to follow.
What an incredibly complete video! The best abput thrills that I've watched so far. Thank you so much, it'll definitely help me working on them, I need to gain control and clarity.
Good video but I wish you had also mentioned sharp/flat trills: I find such trills much trickier because the fingers are on different heights to begin with and it almost always sounds uneven or my fingers just get tired quickly :(
I'm really, REALLY grateful for your lever visualization (practicing trills on a pen). Never would've thought of that. It's so effective and fitting for trills that it scares me. In fact, I would even go so far as to say that this eventually helps in legato playing too! Also, I dig those transitions of trilling on random surfaces. :)
Hanon, The Trill Exercise, #46 in all major and minor keys. You will become a master triller. But you also need to practice each different fingering in triplets. This gave me an incredible trill. And use the finger couplings in this video that Hanon doesn’t mention.
Those practice tips really inspire me. I wish you made a more thorough video on how to practice chord voicings (in the classical sense) more effectively - I often find it hard to bring out the notes I want and the dynamic ratios between them clearly in specific situations, and especially so of this is the first chord after a silence (take for instance Beethovens 4th concerto opening) Thank you and say hi to Bobby!
00:25 - Examples of Different Types of Trills
01:44 - Practice #1a: Breakdown of Short Trills
02:37 - Practice #1b: Breakdown of Long Trills
03:23 - Practice #2: Fingerings
04:47 - Practice #3: Simulated Mechanics
06:18 - Practice #4: Building Speed
07:02 - Practice #5: Fingers vs Wrists Awareness
07:47 - Practice #6: Original Exercise for your Trills
I love that you do your own timestamps and details etc. So many tutorials don't. You're the best.
Wow! Even when slowed down your trills are fast. Had to slow all the way down to. 025 lol!
Excellent tutorial! By the way, how fast did you set the metronome in the minute 6:29? Was it 73 bpm? I can't see it well...
Thank you for the video!!! I've been working on my trills and I noticed they were becoming weak. This video helps me a lot!
My proplem is that one finger is slower than the others
The balancing point tip is so unbelievably helpful, it's one of those things that are just known to most pianists but isn't easily acquired for hobbyists like myself. Much appreciated Nahre, very useful video. Can't wait to start implementing.
Hi Thomas!! That's so cool!! Let me know how it goes! 😊
Please make more of these practice videos. I’m actually considering buying your book. I’ve been learning piano by sheet music for 3 years now and your practice videos really opened up how easy it is to improvise. Thank you, Nahre
She published books? I will definitely buy them, may I have the link please?
@@kentong9514 yes
I'm watching this level 96 video, I need to go back to a level 4 video.
I feel you 😂
Bruh :(
I need a level -1 video
I’m playing Bach’s Italian Concerto and the trills in the first movement last 4 measures long, and there are 2 of them. Really need help on that.
I guess you could call this a trill drill
Something to fill time, what a thrill.
J.S. Bach
Sure you will
@@l_ndonmusic But please don't Bill
Turtle
Feel a trill drill, Bill.
Chill.
You don’t need a pill.
Much needed for a poor kid struggling with the trills in op111! thank you!
I'm glad I can help thanks!!
I just want to say, as a non pianist, that I really enjoy your videos. Even though I can't play piano, I feel inspired to do so. Even though I barely understand your concepts etc..., I really enjoy how pleasant you are and how you present the material. Thanks for taking the time and making music and the videos. Keep it up.
Haha i was gonna write a similar comment, eveb though i played piano for almost a year. Love watching these videos.
I’ve been playing piano for almost 8 years now and I am desperate to improve my trills, I cringe anytime I listen to myself play them 😂 this video was so helpful! Will definitely be using those exercises
I was surprised how smooth your 3-4 trill is. Your 4-5 is also quite respectable 😂
seriously 😄
Anything with 5 in spunds terrrible for me lol
Anything with 4 or 5 makes my trills sound like trash. My ring and pinkie are so weak
@@awe331 bruh i thought i was the only one- 💀 my ring and pinkie are hella weak too
4-5 is actually doable, 5-4 is a no
Edit: for mordents at least
“I like fingers 2,4”
-yep, makes sense
“Also 3,4”
-I like that one too
“And if I need a little more sound I’ll use 4,2,3,2”
-wtf
Yeah, I've seen that fingering recommended many times, and my reaction is always the same as yours.
This is a terrific video.
My daughter just told me you were the accompanist her first time at next Fest (violist).
I would like to learn piano some day but a fun fact. You just helped a gamer who plays "Osu" a rhythm tapping game which does require trills using keys on a keyboard. And you helped me improve tremendously. I can not only tap faster up to 850 taps a minute, but tap more consistently from the minor changes using the advice from this video. I'm sure it works wonders on a piano, thanks for the insightful video.
Litteraly yesterday I was doing trills on my knee, asking myself "How could I get better at it ?"
And you just blessed my day with this video. Thank you.
Something I often neglect..and probably still will...but your suggestions are quite..insightful. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
When you come back at the very end and play that is so beautiful.
Beautifully explained for those (like me) who will use this video to practice, next to the piano lesson. Thanks a lot! Very usefull video
I’m trilled to see another one of Nahre’s informative videos!
Ha ha very good 😂
I needed this for La Campanella haha.. Thanks!
Ah Nahre you saved my life, I have less than a month to play Winter Wonderland by Harry Connick. The tremolos (in threes) were in sane but I followed your instructions and worked them out!!!👌💕💕✌️
Honestly all your trills are incredible lol. For some reason trills and strangely certain arpeggios are troubling for me. I was floored by how smooth your 3-4, 4-5, and 3-5 were because my fingers quaked at the strength I observed there
Unbelievable skill. I play piano since i was 4 (for 13 years) and i never learnt how to do trills. It is the only one thing i cannot do. I think they are a natural thing, you can do them or you can't. I think that if you are not able, you cannot learn. Anyways nice video. Hope i will do them nice as you one day.
Thanks! I’ve been searching for this. Very helpful.
The moment I saw her try the 4-3-2 trill, I tried it myself and was just in awe. I didn't ever think to try that
Some of these days this channel is going to become HUGE, i just know it!
Aw thank you
Honestly.. you are more helpful than my piano instructor!!!!!!
Your 10 sec of Les Barricades Mystérieuses is more full, whole, deep, mellow and visceral than many other performances I’ve heard. Are you able to record a playing of Les Barricades Mystérieuses in full?
Hi! So, I watched this a couple of years ago, and meant to start practicing my trills. Life intervened, though, and it took me a while to get around to it. However, I would often recall your demos in the video, and have been practicing most days (slowly at first to avoid injury, of course) for a couple of months. Since I don't have a piano right now, I've had to make do with table tops, etc., but they work pretty well. Also, when watching Barry Harris' videos (and your bebop video with him) I became interested in his "dim 6" scale, worked out the fingerings, AND his block-chord style of playing (like George Shearing), so have included multiple-note trills in my practice. Thanks for being here to remind and encourage us in our practice!
Thank you so much, Nahre.
酷愛你彈出的音色:深厚富於感情。 我佷仔細地看你的指，掌， 腕的活動和彼此配合。 練習的方法。 謝謝分享。
Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed right now! I'm working on a Mozart sonata (no.8, in A minor) and the trills are SO difficult. I'm planing on playing it on my audition to music school, I hope I'll succeed.
I'm so glad! Good luck with it!! :)
Thank you! :)
You can do it !!
oh me too this is actually why i watched this video lol
I like the sound of that Couperin piece - must go check it out. Thanks for this great video:-)
Real great teacher on words to describe haw you are amazing 🤠 thanks
My quickest 4-5 is like 2 notes per second 😂
LITERALLY ME HAHAHAHAHAH
I'm 6 note per second but really unstable and my hands get tired pretty quickly
Ikr my hand gets so tense when playing a 4-5
I though mine was bad and it’s 6 Per second
I can do about 8 but can’t go longer than like 10 seconds, and can’t keep it consistently fast
You explain super well!
Thank you!!!
Very well explained my dear ...very good...I've never considered some of the 3 finger techniques... What a great piece of advice
And how do you advise the trill-melody in pieces such as Hungarian rhapsody 12 Liszt or Lacampanella etude Liszt? I am all ears....
I've been a concert pianist for years but found myself without a piano for about 25 years....rusty...but currently able to reaquaint myself with the passion of the greatest gift anyone could have if blessed with it in our pianos.... I praise God for such a wonderful gift and the composers who brought us the finest music we will ever see. Timeless
I love you the way you teach and present on YT. So expert, efficient and fun.
The pinky and ring finger trilling is the most annoying out of all of them! La Campanella is especially good at killing the poor ring and pinky fingers, so is Chopin’s Chromatique etude. Very nice video as always; your animations are definitely superb. Trilling is one of my weak points so I will try out some of your exercises. I especially liked your balance example, i.e. the pencil example. I never thought of it that way.
Yes, 4-5 is definitely not easy! 😂 thanks for the comment!!!
I think the second etude you’re able to get away with 3-4 chromatic runs, stuff like hammerklavier 1st or op111 2nd mvt is just impossible to use 3-4. Most pianists cheat during these movements by missing out a note in the trill when they reach for a chord below
banson houry I am studying Chopin’s Chromatique etude and you cannot get away with all 3-4 fingerings. It'll just end up being harder and diminish the entire purpose of playing the etude. Missing a note in a trill could arguably make the melody clearer due to no clashing of the trill notes with the melody line, which creates dissonance. Such is the case with Beethoven’s third movement of Waldstein; many pianists substitute a note of the trill for a note of the melody to juxtapose the melody from the trill. Personally, I would prefer a piece be played as written, and I favour the trill notes not be substituted. While yes, some pianists do substitute trill notes to cheat, I would also think some concert pianists are capable of performing the trills featured in Hammerklavier and op. 111 despite their sheer technical and musical difficulty but don’t for the sake of emphasizing the melody.
Majed Kalaoun Cortot recommends 3-4-5, not exactly a pinky trill
banson houry It is in most cases more demanding than a pinky trill, especially because of the dyads you have to play with the same hand. There's also a section in which you have to swiftly alternate between the 4-5 fingers as you're descending while playing dyads with, again, the same hand. That, to me, is much more challenging than a solo pinky trill. Nevertheless, in my original comment, I stated that Chopin’s Chromatique is good at torturing your 4-5 fingers (which I think is pretty clear haha), not that it includes trills.
Cheers,
Nahre, thank you. You’re explanation is so clear and thought through. Really helpful and instructive.
Les Barricades mistérieuses is by Couperin :)
Thank you for GREAT lesson!
I'm an armature pianist, have spend many time for various piano technique.
I've never seen like this brilliant lecture about trill!
Exactly how i feel. I need to see it. Most ppl say i over think it. But i like it to be definate.
I'm still learning scales. I really hope I get this far in learning piano - I'm absolutely fascinated by advanced techniques like this.
I love that you included "Les barricades mysterieuses!"
Agree, I love that piece. It sounds magical on the harpsichord, I think it is more of a challenge to play well on the piano. Also I want to point out that it is by Couperin, not Rameau as it said in the graphic
You’re truly one of the most dynamic pianists out there, love your channel. I watch one of your videos everyday :)
Just found your channel and this is the second video I've watched. I really appreciate your calm, detailed and comprehensive teaching style. And the video production quality is excellent. Looking forward to exploring more of your content.
Remarkable tutoring! Thank you
At 7:58 - this is the most beautiful sounding and interesting trill exercise I have heard. Thank you for your videos and musical ideas.
Thank you so much!!! 😊
...OMG - THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE - THIS IS/WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME - BECAUSE I'M LEARNING A PIECE OF MUSIC - WHICH HAS TRILLS IN IT - MENTALLY I WAS STUCK - HAVING TO PLAY THE CHORDS - TRILLS - AND - KEEP THE TIMING... - I'LL TURN MY METRONOME ON TOO - AGAIN - THANK YOU FOR UNSTICKING ME - MENTALLY - AND - FOR SHOWING ME HOW TO USE THE PROPER BODY MECHANICS - TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE... - NOW I CAN KEEP ON LEARNING...
Do you have any videos for reducing tension when playing more difficult passages? :)
THIS
You know how some people appear to vibrato on some keys they press? Maybe it's something to do with that...
@@noshichau6166 That seems even more difficult than just playing a difficult passage
im so jealous of your 34 and 45 trill omg im shook
Idk why, but I cracked up at 1:46 lol. Very nice lesson Nahre. Also, would love to hear your full L'isle Joyeuse!
Thanks Nahre, you are wonderful composer, as well as the piano player!
Adore your playing and teaching ability. I'm just a guy who accompanies himself as he sings. Focus is mainly on the voz but learning to be a better support watching your videos makes me think better on my piano accompaniment. Oh also love the pencil balance and the wrist rotation drill. Simply amazing! Never really thought of it that way but makes me feel more balanced. Thank you for what you do...
Thanks for all this I'm a teacher and it has really opened up alot for me and my students
Thank You for your time and advice. Very generous and much appreciated. You are a superb pianist and pedagogue.
Thx Nahre, a timely video, my trills suck and now I'm off to check out your arpeggio video, subscribed, your presentation is amazingly detailed and easy to follow.
Love your work! Always a joy to watch with such amazing advice!
Thank you!!!
Best tutorial on trills! I‘ve watched many, well done! 👏
These Techniques are solid. Very useful
Thanks Nahre! You're a real one
What an incredibly complete video! The best abput thrills that I've watched so far. Thank you so much, it'll definitely help me working on them, I need to gain control and clarity.
Good video but I wish you had also mentioned sharp/flat trills: I find such trills much trickier because the fingers are on different heights to begin with and it almost always sounds uneven or my fingers just get tired quickly :(
Thanks, it's very inspiring and helpful. I really like the mood of the chords used in your trill exercise.
I will say that to every of your videos now :
Thank you a lot !
Good luck in your compositions.
the beginning is really good.
I was struggling with the simple thrills at Inventio 1 and you came up with this... Self steem is done
This has always been such an obstacle but you really demystify it here. Thanks so much!
Your voice has an incredible calming effect :) Thanks for the exercises
You're very inspiring
Greetings from Brazil :)
Hello and thank you!!
Your trill with 4-5 was awesome.
Yeah, trills! Immediate like!
I love les barricades misteriuses. It's actually my current alarm clock sound (when it goes off I let it play through)
Les barricades is by Couperin I thought! Great video:)
Thank you so much. 💜
Great work. Thanks
Thanks! Trills in Bach’s works are always quite tricky for me😂😂
I'm really, REALLY grateful for your lever visualization (practicing trills on a pen). Never would've thought of that. It's so effective and fitting for trills that it scares me. In fact, I would even go so far as to say that this eventually helps in legato playing too!
Also, I dig those transitions of trilling on random surfaces. :)
Hanon, The Trill Exercise, #46 in all major and minor keys.
You will become a master triller.
But you also need to practice each different fingering in triplets.
This gave me an incredible trill.
And use the finger couplings in this video that Hanon doesn’t mention.
how did I missed this channel for so long time...I’m all day long on youtube watching piano videos
Those practice tips really inspire me.
I wish you made a more thorough video on how to practice chord voicings (in the classical sense) more effectively - I often find it hard to bring out the notes I want and the dynamic ratios between them clearly in specific situations, and especially so of this is the first chord after a silence (take for instance Beethovens 4th concerto opening)
Thank you and say hi to Bobby!
Thank you.
Les Barricades Mystérieuses is a Couperin's composition, XD.
You beat me to posting that correction.
Thank you.
I watched this years ago and just watched it again, totally forgot you played lisle joyeuse at the start! Thats exactly why i came here haha
Many thanks for sharing your experience and your drill technique. Clear and comprehensive. Very interesting and usefull as well.
Great job!
Thank you!
Love it! Something I struggle with. Thanks for the video!
I was trying chopin, get tired of my fingers, And youtube got this. Thanks!
Brilliant as always
I learn so much 🎹❤
very helpful!!! thanks! you're amazing btw
I was very trilled to watch this video! Awesome Nahre!
Thank you haha !! 😂
Thank you for those drills.
Fantastic thank you
I'm so gratefull to have discovered your channel.
Another very useful video, thank you !
Excellent vid, thank you for posting! And I love the quick cuts to you trilling on random surfaces!! :)
Great skill of teaching techniques
Your work is trillingly fascinating!
Ur trills are mad skills
Seems like I'm hearing Sokolov's brilliant trills and ornaments. Amazing :)
Thank you so much, you've been really helpful with all your lessons. I truly appreciate it