"If u can't trust in your practice, then go practice more" - Wattkeys, 2021 Jokes aside, really well made tutorial, learned smtg out of this. One thing being a selftaught pianist is challenging is that one might not be practicing efficiently, no matter how many hours is put in. Also, wanted to ask, does the shadow technique applies for La Campanella D# jumps as well? XD
I'm glad it helped Jasper! And yes it does! In fact I'd probably start with shadow jumps for those first and then add rhythms for practice to develop speed :)
great vid! i'm in here because of the ballade, lol. loved point nine, i'm going to your vid on performance after this. a little thing i would add is i don't think jumps should be too linear. a slight curve is what helps you get to the notes accurately that fraction of a second before pressing them. also i think consistency, a relaxed firmness at the tip of the finger helps a ton, since it's easy to relax the wrong way during jumps. keep the content up!
You know, I usually learn things that I'm passionate about by myself due to my stubborn, idiosyncratic nature making me a bad student, however, I always enjoy watching such well made videos with good tips and even though I can't force a practice routine upon myself due to my lack of discipline, I believe I'll still adapt some positive practice habits over time the more often I hear of them^^ Keep up the great work man! All your videos are such high quality I'm convinced that you're gonna become huge if you keep this up!
Liked and subbed. As much as I love watching guys like Animenz, Theishter, and Fonzi play piano, none of em give lessons. And I'm honestly just like, "Why tho????" Like fam just throw a tip my way once in a while, dayum... So mad props Watt!
Been playing the piano for the past 6 months now (self taught, youtube tutorials only/synthesia), and I don't know why I only saw your channel now. You deserve more viewers, keep up the good work man! :D
I know I found this extremely late, but I'd like to thank you for this video. It really was helpful for my practice on Animenz's My Dearest. You probably won't see this, but thanks for the great content.
Thank you so much for this video! Funnily enough I’ve been struggling with a different Animenz cover (Snow Halation) and tip 1 is gonna do wonders for those jumps.
I hate practicing piano but I love the results of perfect practice it's a double edge sword,practice can be painful but when u perfect it the playing is pure pleasure
For me the most difficult thing is maintaining the quality reached after some period of hard study...a thing to think about is tath you never finish to study a piece because if you don't keep study after sometimes you will start to make mistake
Hey thanks so much for this good content! I've been working on a piece that really requires a lot of strict fingering and rhythmic discipline and some unusual fingerings, and if you don't hit them correctly, its all over. Your tips are really helping me get it under my fingers. Really great advice!
Truly phenomenal guidance! And very professionally presented! Practicing jumps with my eyes closed has always been my “secret weapon“ - and so I was really surprised (in a good way) to hear you mention it! If I continue to struggle, then practicing the section backwards seems to make a huge difference! Both methods require a tremendous amount of focus and discipline! Great job! (I wish I knew who/what “Animenz” is… But, like you say, we’ll save that for another video…
Animenz is a pianist who does anime transcriptions and uploads them on youtube. His most famous video with over 90m views is an extremely hard piece called Unravel. Many have given up on learning it because of a segment nicknamed “the wall”. Its an extremely fast paced passage with jumps and its also the reason why I am here, because i cant seem to get it on my own. Definitely worth a watch
This is high quality and very informative content my man! I love how you explain in a very comprehensive manner. And also the strategies you mention are things I personally don't really hear anything about, but kind of came to discover myself. It's great to hear it being put to words!
This is super helpful. I have quite a lot of pieces in my repertoire with jumps, so it’s def useful to build that muscle memory. (The hardest part is jumping at tempo XD). Another great thing u mentioned: your body movements while playing and your hand position. My piano teacher always tells me of this one lol like when I play arpeggios or whatever. And then the end part, where you talked about the Melody. This is definitely something I try to work on often when I practice (everything rlly works to support the melody, right?) and when I write sheet music also (with dynamics and articulation). Rlly insightful tips! A lot of this is actually what I started applying when I am practicing a Bach prelude/fugue, so thanks for the tips! P.S. I didn’t do too bad in the Boston Audition, but I was like frozen in place before lmao. I have my Towson audition in April, I’ll be using your tips :D
Woah thank you so much for the tips, I'll follow your advices :D Also, I love how you used Chopin Ballade no. 1 as an example, it's my favorite piece ever! I would love to see a full performance of this piece
@wattkeys my biggest problem is i can't not look at the keys when jumping,,,,, like when playing ragtime stuff....what is the best way to make those left hand leaps and not look at your left hand.......how is a blind person able to do this? or how are you guys looking at the music and not looking at your fingers? its extremely frustrating always having to look at my fingers....
My hand just feels sore everywhere like literally its annoying when doing something like this and how to get rid of it? Or everyone have this problem while doing fast motions ?
Proceeds to play Winter Wind with eyes closed hahaha all jokes aside though, your vids are super professional! Very informative and helpful, I'm sure this will blow up in the future as more people start learning piano.
Is it normal that I sometimes start to fail, because I start thinking about what notes Im going to play? I don't mean dynamics etc. but sometimes thinking about what Im playing makes me fail.
These last few points really helped, how does that keyboard feel playing? I can hear the plastic a bit but do the weighted keys still feel fine? (I'm considering electronic keyboards for when I move out for college btw)
I'm glad! And the plastic is a bit audible because the mic is kinda right above the keys. Usually when I'm playing with headphones or even through the speakers I don't really notice them. They're definitely lighter than the keys of a grand, but compared to other keyboards I've tried they feel decently tactile enough especially for the price. There's a slight gradation as you get lower which is how Yamaha markets it, but it's not key-by-key which is what the Roland fp30 claims to have. But I've had this for a few years now and I practice on it when at school too. Hope that helps!
Hi, when i play fast jumps or runs, my hands get rly tired and i cant play the rest of the song. Do you have any typs to make my hands less tense, so they dont get that tired?
For things that alternate back and forth, try incorporating a bit of wrist/forearm rotation. Make sure that you're not playing too heavy either, and when there are softer parts take the time to relax, release tension, and regain stamina.
you know its a good vid when a non pianist watches the entire thing
Ahhh thanks Michelle!
Instructions unclear, turned into Arima Kousei.
XDDD
When you said Animenz Unravel ... I felt that
XD
me too
"If u can't trust in your practice, then go practice more"
- Wattkeys, 2021
Jokes aside, really well made tutorial, learned smtg out of this. One thing being a selftaught pianist is challenging is that one might not be practicing efficiently, no matter how many hours is put in. Also, wanted to ask, does the shadow technique applies for La Campanella D# jumps as well? XD
I'm glad it helped Jasper!
And yes it does! In fact I'd probably start with shadow jumps for those first and then add rhythms for practice to develop speed :)
great vid! i'm in here because of the ballade, lol. loved point nine, i'm going to your vid on performance after this. a little thing i would add is i don't think jumps should be too linear. a slight curve is what helps you get to the notes accurately that fraction of a second before pressing them. also i think consistency, a relaxed firmness at the tip of the finger helps a ton, since it's easy to relax the wrong way during jumps. keep the content up!
Thanks for the great tips! Love the memes you throw in every now and then too haha
I love my memes lol
You know, I usually learn things that I'm passionate about by myself due to my stubborn, idiosyncratic nature making me a bad student, however, I always enjoy watching such well made videos with good tips and even though I can't force a practice routine upon myself due to my lack of discipline, I believe I'll still adapt some positive practice habits over time the more often I hear of them^^
Keep up the great work man! All your videos are such high quality I'm convinced that you're gonna become huge if you keep this up!
Thanks Andy! And even if you don't develop a practice routine, hopefully these tips can help if you get stuck with things :)
Thanks, I'm learning the arrangement of black catcher of fonzi and I needed to practice jumps
I'm glad this helped!
lots of great messaging here! i like to use similar methods when i'm tackling a hard piece. "practice smarter, not harder"
also, the production quality and delivery is top notch and deserves much more attention. Keep up the good work!
Liked and subbed. As much as I love watching guys like Animenz, Theishter, and Fonzi play piano, none of em give lessons. And I'm honestly just like, "Why tho????" Like fam just throw a tip my way once in a while, dayum... So mad props Watt!
Been playing the piano for the past 6 months now (self taught, youtube tutorials only/synthesia), and I don't know why I only saw your channel now. You deserve more viewers, keep up the good work man! :D
Agree, just found out his channel and he is explaining very well
Thank you for this. I have a ghibli jazz book that has stride for my favorite pieces, and it's been kicking my ass lol
I know I found this extremely late, but I'd like to thank you for this video. It really was helpful for my practice on Animenz's My Dearest. You probably won't see this, but thanks for the great content.
:)
I feel so lucky to stumble upon this channel! These are so insightful.
Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful!
This is very helpful for us beginners 💕 Thanks Senpai! 💕💕
You're welcome Azeriru! Good luck with practicing!
Thank you so much for this video! Funnily enough I’ve been struggling with a different Animenz cover (Snow Halation) and tip 1 is gonna do wonders for those jumps.
I hate practicing piano but I love the results of perfect practice it's a double edge sword,practice can be painful but when u perfect it the playing is pure pleasure
quality content
For me the most difficult thing is maintaining the quality reached after some period of hard study...a thing to think about is tath you never finish to study a piece because if you don't keep study after sometimes you will start to make mistake
Hey thanks so much for this good content! I've been working on a piece that really requires a lot of strict fingering and rhythmic discipline and some unusual fingerings, and if you don't hit them correctly, its all over. Your tips are really helping me get it under my fingers. Really great advice!
Truly phenomenal guidance! And very professionally presented! Practicing jumps with my eyes closed has always been my “secret weapon“ - and so I was really surprised (in a good way) to hear you mention it! If I continue to struggle, then practicing the section backwards seems to make a huge difference! Both methods require a tremendous amount of focus and discipline! Great job! (I wish I knew who/what “Animenz” is… But, like you say, we’ll save that for another video…
Animenz is a pianist who does anime transcriptions and uploads them on youtube. His most famous video with over 90m views is an extremely hard piece called Unravel. Many have given up on learning it because of a segment nicknamed “the wall”. Its an extremely fast paced passage with jumps and its also the reason why I am here, because i cant seem to get it on my own. Definitely worth a watch
Excellent tutorial, very clear!, regards from Argentina.
Keep it up!
This is high quality and very informative content my man! I love how you explain in a very comprehensive manner. And also the strategies you mention are things I personally don't really hear anything about, but kind of came to discover myself. It's great to hear it being put to words!
Thanks man!
“If you can’t trust your practice, go practice more” XD
i was the 400th like!! great to see that me and many others love your vids
As always thanks for the vids, I gotta catch more of the streams too
Yeah man! Would love to have you swing by!
Really cool, the shadow jumps will help me a lot c:
Waiting for next time !
This is still useful in 2024. Thank you. (oh and the jutsu part killed me)
Thank you so much for this tips :DDD
No problem Kai!
This is super helpful. I have quite a lot of pieces in my repertoire with jumps, so it’s def useful to build that muscle memory. (The hardest part is jumping at tempo XD).
Another great thing u mentioned: your body movements while playing and your hand position. My piano teacher always tells me of this one lol like when I play arpeggios or whatever.
And then the end part, where you talked about the Melody. This is definitely something I try to work on often when I practice (everything rlly works to support the melody, right?) and when I write sheet music also (with dynamics and articulation). Rlly insightful tips!
A lot of this is actually what I started applying when I am practicing a Bach prelude/fugue, so thanks for the tips!
P.S. I didn’t do too bad in the Boston Audition, but I was like frozen in place before lmao. I have my Towson audition in April, I’ll be using your tips :D
Can you make a video about different piano techniques 🙏 Thanks
Thank you so much that actually is going to help me a lot !
Thank you very helpful tutorial!
Wow great video. Thanks for the info. 😎🎹
bro ur growing so fast 251 subs congrats
Thanks man!
Great piano lesson Watt, thanks!
Yeah no problem Eric!
Practices with eyes closed, accidentally playing the entire piece in time XD. Nevertheless, very insightful tips.
THANK YOU
The shadow jumps seem like such a eureka moment for muscle memory, to me
:51 lmao had me in tears
Piano and Memes, this channel was made for me :3
Thanks
you deserve more subs!
Woah thank you so much for the tips, I'll follow your advices :D
Also, I love how you used Chopin Ballade no. 1 as an example, it's my favorite piece ever! I would love to see a full performance of this piece
Don't worry, it's on the itinerary! And good luck with your practice!
@@WattKeys I would love to see your interpretation of Chopin’s Ballade no. 1
WATT'S UP!
YEET
@@WattKeys LOL
Ayy senpai giving the best tips
Shadow jumps 00:51 xd
ikr that was pretty funny!
Ahhh thanks dude!
@wattkeys my biggest problem is i can't not look at the keys when jumping,,,,, like when playing ragtime stuff....what is the best way to make those left hand leaps and not look at your left hand.......how is a blind person able to do this? or how are you guys looking at the music and not looking at your fingers? its extremely frustrating always having to look at my fingers....
My hand just feels sore everywhere like literally its annoying when doing something like this and how to get rid of it? Or everyone have this problem while doing fast motions ?
Proceeds to play Winter Wind with eyes closed hahaha
all jokes aside though, your vids are super professional! Very informative and helpful, I'm sure this will blow up in the future as more people start learning piano.
Lol I wish. And thanks dude!
Your voice is cool!)
Is it normal that I sometimes start to fail, because I start thinking about what notes Im going to play? I don't mean dynamics etc. but sometimes thinking about what Im playing makes me fail.
These last few points really helped, how does that keyboard feel playing? I can hear the plastic a bit but do the weighted keys still feel fine? (I'm considering electronic keyboards for when I move out for college btw)
I'm glad!
And the plastic is a bit audible because the mic is kinda right above the keys. Usually when I'm playing with headphones or even through the speakers I don't really notice them. They're definitely lighter than the keys of a grand, but compared to other keyboards I've tried they feel decently tactile enough especially for the price. There's a slight gradation as you get lower which is how Yamaha markets it, but it's not key-by-key which is what the Roland fp30 claims to have. But I've had this for a few years now and I practice on it when at school too. Hope that helps!
@@WattKeys really does, thanks for insight!
Nice
No u
Hey Watt. You're really fucking cool
Lol thanks dude
Wow can I refer to you as sensei?!
:DDD
Pain is when your hand is just genuinely too small and you can‘t get the jump clean because of that
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NO CAUSE I CAME HERE AFTER WANTING TO LEARN UNRAVEL HOW DID YOU KNOW 😭
Hi, when i play fast jumps or runs, my hands get rly tired and i cant play the rest of the song. Do you have any typs to make my hands less tense, so they dont get that tired?
For things that alternate back and forth, try incorporating a bit of wrist/forearm rotation. Make sure that you're not playing too heavy either, and when there are softer parts take the time to relax, release tension, and regain stamina.
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