How to play River Flows In You by Yiruma 🎹 (Beginner Piano Tutorial)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 2024
- ‘River Flows in You’ by Yiruma has nearly become the ‘Fur Elise’ of the 21st century. With its incredibly memorable piano melodies, it is the most popular contemporary classical piece on Spotify and boasts millions of TH-cam views.
This tutorial will walk you through this beautiful masterpiece, giving you the skills to play the song in its entirety. Lisa is here with her personal tips and tricks to make sure you have the best tools to learn this song :)
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Getting Started
2:24 - Bars 5-9
7:27 - Left & Right Hands Separately & Together
8:55 - Bars 9-12
10:43 - Bars 13-16
11:35 - Bars 16-21: The 32nd Notes
13:16 - Tips & Tricks
13:44 - Bars 24-37
16:15 - Lisa's Thoughts
16:51 - Bars 38 to Finish
18:27 - Words of Encouragement
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Lisa Witt has been teaching piano for +20 years and in that time has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn to play the songs they love. Lisa received classical piano training through the Royal Conservatory of Music, but she has since embraced popular music and playing by ear in order to accompany herself and others. She is a songwriter and recording artist. Lisa’s contagious enthusiasm will have you excited to practice and return to the keys for your next lesson. Her teaching style focuses on you, making lessons encouraging and fun.
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God bless you for posting this up. My sister passed away 2 weeks ago and this was her favorite song to play on the piano. I promise my other sisters that I'll learn to play this song so there's always someone playing this at home.
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You're gonna do amazing!
My prayers to you and yours 🙏
I like this song so much ! God bless you
You made me sad
‘River Flows in You’ by Yiruma has nearly become the ‘Für Elise’ of the 21st century.
Great words, I like it!!!
It’s everywhere and I’m not even tired of it :p
Yes it's very reminiscent of Für Elise, so glad someone else thought that too!
Nicely said.
actually fur elise is a very complex piece (for beginners specially). What we all know and what we all play is only, maybe 10-20% (only the easy portion) of what the whole piece actually is. That's what makes us think that's it's easy (because only the initial part of the song is and most people think that that's the entire piece) but to be able to play the entire song isn't an easy task. Also, I think hardly anybody learns to play the entire piece.
@@biswajit07 hands up here. 🖐️ I did, but then I'm old and had very traditional classical piano lessons as a child, no half measures. If you wanted to play Für Elise you learnt the whole piece!
You're right it definitely gets complicated and you really need to understand what I call semi-quavers but Lisa called some fraction or other which I can't remember 😂... Sixteenth notes possibly?
Yes a minim is a half note, a crotchet is a quarter note, a quaver is an eighth note... The only problem I have with that numbering system is that it makes a semi-breve the whole note... Which as you can tell by its old name, it isn't because there is a note called a breve. Admittedly you rarely see it but can still find it in some choral works so it's good to know of its existence. It looks like your "whole note" but has two bars or brackets on each of its sides.
What you’re doing is teaching those who can’t afford to learn this instrument with a live teacher. Those who were able to learn even 50% of what you taught online, I’m sure they made themselves feel good and motivated with what they could achieve in life. You’re an angel! We are blessed to have you on this planet 🌎
Their version of the song is also very helpful. I have 2005, 2011, and a recent version of the song by the author in multiple books. I favor the Pianote version for simplicity and not overdoing the repetitiveness. Nice dynamics and rolls too. If it’s first time learning this is good one to do.
Also, does she go to other planets? Lol.
Could not have said it any better.
learning to play this song is my new bucket list item....wish me luck
How is it going?
I just started learning piano with this as my first tutorial. 3 months later, and now I can play this from start to finish.
Great instruction, and very easy to learn with this style.
I love her personality, she's a total blessing for all of us to learn from, thank you!
I play piano for a year now.People always told me that I should go to the music school, but I never wanted.I saw how my friends hate music schools and didin't like what teachers forced them to play.I maybe don't know every note, and all about music teory but I play and I enjoy it.I love what I play, the way I learn it, and I know "story' behind every piece I learn.I don't play anything because someone told me I must, but because I love it.Freedom and creativity are most important in music i thing and Pianote is really helpfull for me🥰
@Andjela you are so right. My 9year old son shares your opinion on this. He followed 6 lessons, absolutely hated it and now that he has quit the lessons, he´s the most happy person 😄 teaching himself the songs that he likes, not the one the "teacher" likes
You made me feel good about not being able to go to a music school or have a teacher :)
I'm playing piano for a little bit more than one year, started teaching myself, in March 2021 started taking lessons, what I like, we do theory and other stuff, but the most things we play, are pieces that I choose. I think that makes a lot of difference. I think taking lessons is great, in this way!
Very helpful for guitar. With a few adjustments, teaches us how the song is constructed, clearer than most guitar tutorials.
This song makes me feel hopeful. Although there are periods in the song that are sad it mirrors how our life is sometimes sad sometimes happy but we're here and we have to deal with whatever just like a river. I love you Lisa you're the best.
It is a very beautiful song
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Because of this video, I learned to play the first part of the song today. I feel accomplished. You are amazing- this music is a gift.
Your voice makes me feel switched from this world, together with the piano sound.. please keep making more like this 🙏
Piano is probably the most beautiful instrument among them all . Thank you for sharing the video .
I've always wanted to learn this song and now that you posted a tutorial, i can finally do it! Your tutorials makes it easy to learn. Thank you!!
Bless this women. she teaches me through my piano years witch i've bin playing since five.
amen my sister
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This is the piece that got me interested in learning the piano
Me too Now I can play this piece with my eyes close 😁😁It makes me feel good.
Glad to finally get this to you!
same here, and Canon in D also.
Haha same for me, this one and the Fur Elise
Me tooo ♡😇
I recommended this one!! Thank you so much!❤✨ Now, I can learn how to play it much better that sight read myself 😁
Thank you so much.... I finished learning.
THIS help SoSOsosos MUCH THANK YOU!!!!!! those who agree...
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"Two notes at the same time!" I love your enthusiasm and personality as you're instructing on this beautiful piece. I'm working through it and it's got me practicing and playing it obsessively. Thank you for the video!
The song brings me happiness, enjoyment, being joyful and makes me even cry 😭 listening to it🥰❤️it really is a great piece.
Thank you! I have been stuck at Bar 5 and having problems with the timing, so much so that I've put it aside to learn a different song. I'm gonna try again. Love this tutorial!
Man if I had her as my piano teacher I think I would be a legend 😂
Thank you for the piece. Truly helpful.
Same for me🙌🏾
I agree
me too
This song makes me feel AMAZING! thank you sooo much for the tutorial love you’re vids 😀
I've been waiting for this so badly!!!! Words aren't enough to express my gratitude with teacher Lisa. Goooooosh! can't wait to get home and practice this everyday!
You teach very well! I've been playing piano for about 7 months, and your teaching has helped me alot. Kepp it up.
Thank you for your encouragement!! I love your energy and the way you teach, it gives me a better understanding of this piece ❤️❤️❤️ This song makes me feel peaceful
The song is sweet, lovely, flowing like a river, and comforting. And thank you for teaching me how to play this Song. Love it.
I've been waiting for this one for so long!!! Thank you, it's beautiful
This piece makes me happy every time I hear simply because of how it was composed. There is so much passion and emotion coming through with every note that it feels like a journey through life. The beginning is simple and slow as if it's trying to figure out what it's going to do. The same motif is followed through the majority of the piece but more structured and fluent, up until it begins to slow down again preparing to end.
With the idea of the movement of life, much like a river, if I had to choose one moment to play or have this piece played, it would absolutely have to be my daughter's high school graduation. The significance of that milestone, to me, fits so well with the overall tone of the music.
I love that you tell your story of learning the piece.
I think it depends on how you play the piece, what mood you create with the speed, pauses and dynamics. If you feel cheerful when you play it that's how it will sound. If you're feeling reflective you'll probably play in a more measured way. It's a great piece for varying the ambience you create with the performance. Never heard it before so it was a great experience to learn it with you. I have a friend who I've been helping to learn to play and she's into Einoudi... Yeah, can't spell his name or remember his first name either, but this piece reminds me of his style.
It's Einaudi
@@purebliss3747 that's it! Thank you🙏
I love how ur so enthusiastic and always full of joy
That is one artistic, creative, beautiful set design to go along w/this beautiful song & Lisa’s gifted teaching 👏👍! Great presentation all-around Pianote😁.
I'm grateful to you Lisa 🧡 Thanks to you, I learned to play this piece in a week. (I'm beginner) Now I'm practicing some dynamics on the piece.
Everytime I hear River Flows in You, it just takes me away to somewhere serene and calm. This song made me get back on the piano just 2mos ago after 20+ yrs of not playing with a music sheet. And I’ve been waiting for Teacher Lisa’s tutorial on this. My challenge here is on my right finger #4, I can hardly control it and tends to go stiff that it goes out of timing at the roll part. So I tried using #3 finger but another challenge with placement comes up. Whew! How do I practice with finger #4 control? I’m still glad I get to play it and flow like a river! Thanks Lisa!
Myself as well. It all came pouring back and was extremely. I hope you have mastered this piece.
Omg, I have to watch like many times just to play a full river flows in you songs and your video helps so much
You are the best teacher on all of TH-cam! I’ve learnt so so much from your videos 🥳
she is great, yeah?! I agree!
Agree!
My son showed me this piece just last week. I had never heard it before and I knew I had to play it! It is beautiful and to me, it is both somber at times, and serene. I just got the music, so thank you for your video on how to play it. And this is my first time viewing one of your videos-I have subscribed!!
I really like the way she teaches, very natural and encouraging too !!!
Thank you for this. Look forward to start learning this piece. It's so beautiful and soothing to listen to. I'm a piano newby and I cannot wait to be able to play this song in full. My challenge for the next few months 🙌
I am currently learning to play this song after 25 years of not playing the piano since my 7 years of piano lessons as a kid. I’m glad you did a tutorial on this song. I totally agree with you about making mistakes while playing a piece is a journey to learning music and new songs. Also the flaws is what makes a piece interesting, different, and your own. Wish I learned that as a kid. Anyways- playing this pieces is so satisfying and brings so much joy. It really does “flow in you” like a river as you play. The fast parts, the slow parts, and all the ups and down parts is very pleasing to play throughout the piece. Thanks again for the video.
I just thought of learning to play this today .. the timings just perfect 😍
Omg I just started working on this song 2 days ago lol. Thank you!
I love her voice so much, it’s so relaxing
I am determined to tackle this one, even though it’s like the Stairway to Heaven of piano songs.
I fell in love with this song since the first time i heard it few years ago. It is really beautiful, i agree. I can feel the sadness from the melody.
Helpful one. Keep posting tutorials like this. I like the beautiful explanation❤️. Keep up the good work!🔥
Do more like this. Really appreciate for your efforts 😊
You might as well be the best piano teacher I have come across... I am definitely coming back to learn this song from you. Keep up the good work!
Omg, thank you very much Im going to learn and play it right away! ❤️Thanks guysss
I love you,and your teachings as well.thank God you are there for us music lovers.I am learning a lot ❤️😍🎶🎶🎶
Thank you for your encouraging words. You are a very good teacher..
I cannot thank you enough for this tutorial and all of your videos... I'm 2.5 weeks into piano and thanks to your help I am making my way thru this song.... which I absolutely love ❤. Learned it 1st on guitar... and now to be able to learn it on piano truly makes my heart sing. Thank you!!!! ☺️🙏.
I have been waiting for this 🥺❣
love this song and thanks thanks for such a well produced tutorial!! your enthusiasm that we can do it makes me feel that I can-although this is much above my current comfort level!! love the graphics you use-the notes with slider below your fingers on the keys, and the lighted keys above-plus the music sheet to copy--SUPERB!! Perfection!! thanks for all your hard work on our behalf!!
I love how she's so sweet and understanding!! :)
I have learnt it! I am so happy. Thank you for your help and encouragement! (I'm 65 and only started piano two years ago).
What a beautiful song. Thank for showing us how to play this song.
at first I always messed up the keys and trying to give up but when I skipped to the last part of your vid I feel encourage and try to do it again and now I feel comfortable and keep practicing.
I think the piece is very peaceful and relaxing. I'd love to learn to play this to my restless grandsons (3yr and 9mths) to help them sleep. It's beautiful, thank you!
Makes me feel free and happy
Thank you for this video. My wife and I are learning this together, and this is tremendously helpful
Imma put this as a timestamp, now is day 4 and I'm only at bar 16😂❤
Thank you for this ☺️. You really are my inspiration in enhancing my piano skills. ❤️
I thought I would never learn this piece because of the difficulty. After watching your video, I know I can learn this piece because you made it easy for me to understand. Thanks so much!
Wow!! Thank you. I follow your page and tutorial for this song is all I wanted this winter. 🧡
Thanks pianote for to teach this beauty song😊
Thanks for this wonderful tutorial 😍
I love your honesty about preparing for playing this piece 😍🥰❤️🌸
I bought a keyboard last year in july. Never played it before, always wanted to learn. Didnt start playing it with any seriousness untill december due to my mom dying. This song helped me cope all the feelings that comes with losing her, so i wanted it to be my first that i learned. I can say with your help i have accomplished that goal. Thank you so much. You are an incredible teacher, cheers!
Love your energy 🙈 and love this piece of Yiruma soooo much ☺️ thank you
Wow! I love your honest comment on that you’re still learning the piece. Thanks for the video 👍❤️
My bestie played this for me on piano on my birthday to show her love for me and i litterally started crying and couldn't stop...
Thank you Lisa… I tried to learn this song a few years ago but gave up as I found it difficult. I hope I can master it with your help this time because you’re such a great teacher🥰
Bro knows her name that’s crazy :skull:
Thank you so much my Korean friend actually taught me some of it but then she went back to Korea but Thank you so much
Thank you, the pacing was difficult for me; but your demos made it far simpler. 🎹
I had never before heard this song until I found it here on Pianote. I am learning it now and am so happy that you shared it! I have the sheet music in an easier version, in another key---no sharps. I am challenging myself with the sheet music that I found here, though. So, so beautiful!
Thank you for this wonderful piece....❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I've been waiting for this for a long time.
This piece evokes so much emotional nostalgia within me for a beautiful time in the past spent with someone who is no longer here ❤ happy but sad at the same time. Brings tears to my eyes, especially when listening to Yiruma play it himself. So happy to be learning this piece. Thank you for the tutorial
This is the piano version of what Wonderwall is for the guitar.
😃 😀Hi! If you like musical arrangements, I think you could even appreciate some piano adaptations, executed by me, of some pieces, you can find them going into this channel, with which I’m just writing this comment. :)If you decide to click on it, I hope you will like the sound and the visual aesthetic!💚
lol this is true.
Just imagine someone pulling out their little casio keyboard at a party and starting everyone off with this song
I wish it was as easy as wonderwall is on guitar
I'm viq
Thank you for sharing piano sheet and you for sharing free your knowledge....
I started to learn from this channel since 2 weeks .
Just wanted to say thank you mam
I have improved a lot ...
Thank you mam
Yassssssss!!!!! This is my favorite piano piece ever!!! Thank you!
You're so welcome!!
I love your presentation of this beautiful piece it was a masterclass. Thanks so much. I’m certainly going to try and play it.
You are the best!! I love this song and its new for me.
I could feel all the vibration of the notes, every piece is lovely.
Even knowing its about the river, Im still thinking about love or a sad situation of the life, and then changing faster to another scene.
Such a great teacher. Exciting and fun.
Thank you and yes, God bless you for your patience and honesty 😊
I've learned most of this beautiful song. Thanks Lisa, you're the best. Now I have to practice making a face at the end!
My first song i will learn as a beginner.Thanks the slow and detailed explanation it really helped.🙏
Love your teaching style!
I enjoy your instructing a lot. I love the decor in this room!!!!!! It is one of the best looks I've ever seen and I am going to use it!
Thank you very much ❤️❤️I was waiting for this tutorial.....😍😍
Thank you！You just earned yourself a subscriber！
😭😭 thankyou miss it just made me more emotional and excited to learn this song 🥺❤️
Thanks for your piano sheet of the River flows in you. I love your piano tutorial lesson that’s clear and easy way to understand it
Is the sheet you're referring to printable? If so where is it?
Thank you for this tutorial! I learned two songs from you! Perfect and river flows on you
THANK YOU!! YOU ARE SO TALENTED! NEVER STOP INSPIRING PEOPLE!
Exquisitely beautiful 💕
such a great tutorial ! you explain it very well, many thanks, I will now be able to play it completely :)
I was actually looking for a tutorial for this song and i saw you uploading it and I'm so so happy that its you bcz I do understand better when its you😁 thankyou♥
Thank you for this excellent service!