🎹 BLACK FRIDAY 25% OFF THEORY GUIDE BUNDLES 👉 pianofs.com/downloads/ Let me know what are your favourite classical piano pieces? 🎹 And here’s some links below to Free PDFs online for each piece. 👇 Prelude in C www.gmajormusictheory.org/Freebies/Intermediate/Bach/WTCPrel1.pdf Minuet In G (No Ornaments) www.gmajormusictheory.org/Freebies/Intermediate/Bach/BachMinuAll.pdf Minuet in G (With Ornaments) www.pianostreet.com/bach_minuet_in_g_114_psu.pdf Fur Elise (Short Version) www.sheetmusic1.com/new.great.music/fur.elise/cmo.fe.pdf Prelude in A major www.mutopiaproject.org/ftp/ChopinFF/O28/Chop-28-7/Chop-28-7-let.pdf Pro tip - If you’re looking for free classical music sheets, just search ‘PDF’ after the title
Thank you for the sheet music links! I really like having ones that show some fingering tips. My favorite is Fur Elise of the ones I'm familiar with (which aren't many). My thinking on choosing pieces to learn is--will I like this after I've practiced in 100 times or more? For Fur Elise the answer is yes.
Yes always a fun one to play even if a bit overplayed. Just remember with fingering notes on sheet music, they're not set in stone there's often other ways that may be more suitable so treat them as a suggestions from the person who published that particular score
Great video! For those looking for the section labels: 1. Prelude in C Maj - Bach 2. Minuet in G - Bach 3. Fur Elise - Beethoven (shorter version) 4. Prelude in A Major Op 28 N 7 - Chopin
Just wanted to check in and say thank you for all your tutorials you share on TH-cam. I really appreciate the time and work you put into giving us to improve our love for piano practice. You are fab 🙏🏾
ive been watching your videos for last 3 months and omgggg i cant believe I actually learnt the first 2 pieces now im hoping to learn the Fur Elise too!! thank you sooo much :))))
thanks for this... not really new to piano but after more than 5 decades i m back to playing ! got 2 out of 4 with fur elise and prelude in c major.. but will review the other two... it's helpful to get tips guide and inspiration more power to you
Thank you for a very useful and supportive video again. I started my very first self-learning piano from the song I like the most since my first hearing: Canon (but I chose Canon in C instead of D, as I’ll be easier for me). . I thought it would take me 6 months to complete the entire piece, but I did within one month and a half (with more smoothness). At first I felt like I was a kid pressing on the keyboard, but after that muscles of the hand seemed to know which one to press. . Thank you for always emphasizing the audiences on ‘starting from your favorite song’ with ‘small chunk of notes’. It works; it encourages me to keep on practicing like I could find something new and adventurous every day. . Looking forward to learning from your new tips from the next video. 🙂
Hi! Long time bass player making his first foray into piano here. This is great! I've looked at a few channels, but I'm connecting with this more than the others. Nice selection of pieces. I'm hooked! Thanks!
I watched this two years ago as a true beginner. And the more I learned, the less I wanted to call myself Late Beginner. There is too much to learn and rushing through with shortcuts is harmful. I’m trying to really master triads. Thoroughbass is a Baroque technique and it helps to understand music. I applied this to the Prelude in Do Majeure and am playing it in all other keys. At first in the keys with up to three sharps or flats.
Just want to say thanks for this excellent set of tunes and sheet music. I'm working my way through the first one and it really is an excellent piece to learn sight reading. Most of the notes are not on ledgure lines and they are spread enough that one can't easily move from one note to the next without knowing what it is - so excellent for practice. About half way through so far. Wish me luck 😊😊
i really struggled with fur elise when i started to learn because it was the first piece that starts in the left hand and then have to smoothly continue in the right hand, helped me quite a lot to connect both of my hands
I'm just starting to play piano after spending 40 years playing guitar. I'm wondering how I should approach your videos since there is no particular order (like a book for instance) described in the titles. Do you have a list of titles in the order you suggest they be viewed
After I learned piano this last year these pieces were actually all the one I started and that were recommended already by other channels. They are all wonderful though I find Bach's Prelude a bit annoying to play it by now. What I definitely like to learn would be John Field's Nocturne No 7 in C Major. Somebody please do a lesson for that one! I die a happy man after I've learned it.
Clear and great, thanks. I'd like more dynamics and variation in your speaking delivery - it gets hard to listen to after a few minutes, but what your saying is top notch.
Hi, I don't have tutorials at the moment. Sometimes sheet music will have fingering, I put some links in the comments and believe some of them do but remember that fingering on sheet music is not set in stone. It's usually done just by whoever produced that particular score and there's usually other ways it can be played too.
Really a wonderful video. I’ve seen some of these pieces discussed elsewhere as late beginner pieces but none with the teaching and commentary you provide. Other pieces I’d like to learn - Canon in D is the only one that comes to mind. Really enjoying your content. Thank you!
Nice content, well presented, personal observation, not a criticism, slightly less tension in the voice would be good. Also 'chords' good to hear that you made some reference to actually naming them and drawing attention how one relates and morphs into another. PS, what instrument are you using.
I think it's too long for begginers to rmmbr but also tbh if they play both the last prelude he shown of chopin and first prelude of bach the student can learn chopin eminor prelude alone
Really enjoy your lessons. Thank you very much for your time and effort. You had asked for requests for pieces and I would love to be able to play some simplified version (I am a complete beginner) of Farewell to Stromness by Peter Maxwell Davies.
I love the first 3 pieces. The last one I think I could get to later on. I really want to learn the first 3, but I am starting to learn piano. I can read G clef, I am sure I can learn the read the bass clef as well.
It seems Professional Piano Players don’t understand how intimidating learning piano as beginner can be. Here’s a real beginner song list from ChatGPT 4o. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Mary Had a Little Lamb Row, Row, Row your Boat Happy Birthday Jingle Bells Chopsticks Old McDonald Had a Farm London Bridge is Falling Down
No matter which level, Chopins music always sound like a sunrise to me. So beautiful. Edit: Learning the A-major scale will not be a problem (I think), The final countdown is in F#-minor.
I'd love to play Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement - obviously that will never happen, let's be real. At least in this life, I guess in the eternal life it's possible, eventually :D
@lumpichu Beethoven wrote it for mere mortals, not gods. If it never happens, it's because you left the road before you got there. It will be a long road for a beginner, (especially if you aspire to play it at the speed of classical pianists), but if you work towards it, you can get there. I listen to Valentina Lisitsa play Moonlight Sonata on the way to work. She finishes just as I'm pulling into the parking garage. It may seem impossible now, but if you revisit it often enough, and get familiar enough with it, you'll start to see 'cracks in the armor', little things that will make you say "Hey, I could play that!", or "Yeah, this is the part that goes like this!" Just don't give up, and don't put it on too high of a pedestal. It's music for mere mortals.
@@jfan4reva I agree. But to get to such level, you surely need to devote it a significant part of a day. Definitely more that I want to do. So at least for the foreseeable future, I plan to be happy with getting to the intermediate stuff :)
@@lumpichu Don't be too harsh on yourself. I bet that 99% of all piano players that took lessons are never going to be able the play the 3rd movement. Heck, half of them haven't even heard of that piece. Social media and TH-cam completely change the way we think. You mostly see videos recommended of the top 0.1%, the very best players. It's the same with chess for example. You immediately start comparing yourself with extremely talented people that put an enormous amount of time into it coupled with outstanding passion.
Sure is classical music a great form of art but I don't like it. À propos Bach, do you know the satirical great great film 'The Square' from 2017? It has as a sound track this piece of Bach but sung/scated by Bobby Mcferrin
Fair enough! I don't sit and down and listen to it as much as other music typically either. No not heard other that film but will take a look at bobby mcferrin doing that, he's awesome
The whole point of this video is to explain what you will get out of learning these pieces, so I have to talk to explain things and that’s where the teaching is. If you just want a list for something like this, you’re better off on google than youtube.
🎹 BLACK FRIDAY 25% OFF THEORY GUIDE BUNDLES 👉 pianofs.com/downloads/
Let me know what are your favourite classical piano pieces? 🎹
And here’s some links below to Free PDFs online for each piece. 👇
Prelude in C www.gmajormusictheory.org/Freebies/Intermediate/Bach/WTCPrel1.pdf
Minuet In G (No Ornaments) www.gmajormusictheory.org/Freebies/Intermediate/Bach/BachMinuAll.pdf
Minuet in G (With Ornaments) www.pianostreet.com/bach_minuet_in_g_114_psu.pdf
Fur Elise (Short Version) www.sheetmusic1.com/new.great.music/fur.elise/cmo.fe.pdf
Prelude in A major www.mutopiaproject.org/ftp/ChopinFF/O28/Chop-28-7/Chop-28-7-let.pdf
Pro tip - If you’re looking for free classical music sheets, just search ‘PDF’ after the title
Thank you for the sheet music links! I really like having ones that show some fingering tips. My favorite is Fur Elise of the ones I'm familiar with (which aren't many). My thinking on choosing pieces to learn is--will I like this after I've practiced in 100 times or more? For Fur Elise the answer is yes.
Yes always a fun one to play even if a bit overplayed. Just remember with fingering notes on sheet music, they're not set in stone there's often other ways that may be more suitable so treat them as a suggestions from the person who published that particular score
Farewell to Stromness by Peter Maxwell Davies.
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I’m currently learning no. 2 and it’s coming together slowly but surely. This piece alone has so much to offer for a beginning pianist!
Great video! For those looking for the section labels:
1. Prelude in C Maj - Bach
2. Minuet in G - Bach
3. Fur Elise - Beethoven (shorter version)
4. Prelude in A Major Op 28 N 7 - Chopin
THANK YOU !!
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Just wanted to say thanks and good on you for all you are doing here it is most appreciated.
No probs and thanks for watching
Just wanted to check in and say thank you for all your tutorials you share on TH-cam. I really appreciate the time and work you put into giving us to improve our love for piano practice. You are fab 🙏🏾
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
ive been watching your videos for last 3 months and omgggg i cant believe I actually learnt the first 2 pieces now im hoping to learn the Fur Elise too!! thank you sooo much :))))
thanks for this... not really new to piano but after more than 5 decades i m back to playing ! got 2 out of 4 with fur elise and prelude in c major.. but will review the other two... it's helpful to get tips guide and inspiration more power to you
Thank you for a very useful and supportive video again. I started my very first self-learning piano from the song I like the most since my first hearing: Canon (but I chose Canon in C instead of D, as I’ll be easier for me).
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I thought it would take me 6 months to complete the entire piece, but I did within one month and a half (with more smoothness). At first I felt like I was a kid pressing on the keyboard, but after that muscles of the hand seemed to know which one to press.
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Thank you for always emphasizing the audiences on ‘starting from your favorite song’ with ‘small chunk of notes’. It works; it encourages me to keep on practicing like I could find something new and adventurous every day.
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Looking forward to learning from your new tips from the next video. 🙂
Great stuff! What is your next project?
Hi! Long time bass player making his first foray into piano here. This is great! I've looked at a few channels, but I'm connecting with this more than the others. Nice selection of pieces. I'm hooked! Thanks!
I watched this two years ago as a true beginner. And the more I learned, the less I wanted to call myself Late Beginner. There is too much to learn and rushing through with shortcuts is harmful. I’m trying to really master triads.
Thoroughbass is a Baroque technique and it helps to understand music. I applied this to the Prelude in Do Majeure and am playing it in all other keys. At first in the keys with up to three sharps or flats.
Just want to say thanks for this excellent set of tunes and sheet music. I'm working my way through the first one and it really is an excellent piece to learn sight reading. Most of the notes are not on ledgure lines and they are spread enough that one can't easily move from one note to the next without knowing what it is - so excellent for practice. About half way through so far. Wish me luck 😊😊
Excellent presentation
Thank you so much. These sessions help beginners like me immensely
i really struggled with fur elise when i started to learn because it was the first piece that starts in the left hand and then have to smoothly continue in the right hand, helped me quite a lot to connect both of my hands
Thank you!
Thanks ❤ now I can build my skill level before learning the pieces I really want to learn
As my piano teacher said to me, "Shut up and play!"
I'm just starting to play piano after spending 40 years playing guitar. I'm wondering how I should approach your videos since there is no particular order (like a book for instance) described in the titles. Do you have a list of titles in the order you suggest they be viewed
Would love to be able to play some other Chopin pieces too someday
Thanks. I've really progressed with basics and I'd really like to have one of these under my fingers. I really appreciate your style.
very nice tutorial thank you!
Chopin Nocturne in Ebmaj, Op. 9 no.2.... one of chopin's most well known
After I learned piano this last year these pieces were actually all the one I started and that were recommended already by other channels. They are all wonderful though I find Bach's Prelude a bit annoying to play it by now.
What I definitely like to learn would be John Field's Nocturne No 7 in C Major. Somebody please do a lesson for that one! I die a happy man after I've learned it.
Just checked it out, sounds great. Hopefully you will play it one day!
Clear and great, thanks. I'd like more dynamics and variation in your speaking delivery - it gets hard to listen to after a few minutes, but what your saying is top notch.
Cool, appreciate the feedback
Love this lesson. What do you recommend for the sheet music with piano fingering? Or do you have other lessons which teach each piece?
Hi, I don't have tutorials at the moment. Sometimes sheet music will have fingering, I put some links in the comments and believe some of them do but remember that fingering on sheet music is not set in stone. It's usually done just by whoever produced that particular score and there's usually other ways it can be played too.
Gnossiene 1 was my first piece to learn, took me like 4 days.
Really a wonderful video. I’ve seen some of these pieces discussed elsewhere as late beginner pieces but none with the teaching and commentary you provide. Other pieces I’d like to learn - Canon in D is the only one that comes to mind. Really enjoying your content. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice content, well presented, personal observation, not a criticism, slightly less tension in the voice would be good. Also 'chords' good to hear that you made some reference to actually naming them and drawing attention how one relates and morphs into another. PS, what instrument are you using.
I can't believe you left out the Chopin E minor prelude. Otherwise, good video. Thanks.
I think it's too long for begginers to rmmbr but also tbh if they play both the last prelude he shown of chopin and first prelude of bach the student can learn chopin eminor prelude alone
That piece is simple yet complex. Lol you have to master your dynamics for it to really sound beautiful.
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Really enjoy your lessons. Thank you very much for your time and effort. You had asked for requests for pieces and I would love to be able to play some simplified version (I am a complete beginner) of Farewell to Stromness by Peter Maxwell Davies.
I have always wanted to learn how to play Eintritt but I barely know how to read piano music 😅
You should've put Piano Sonata No. 16 by Mozart.
Hi great lesson. Do you have sheet music for these please? Thanks
Pls do Brahms Hungarian Dance no 5 for piano begineer. Thanks a million.
Are fhere any Rqchmaninoff pieces fhat are suitable for a beginner? Im a beginner and want to play Rachmaninoff.
Probably Vocalise?
I love the first 3 pieces. The last one I think I could get to later on. I really want to learn the first 3, but I am starting to learn piano. I can read G clef, I am sure I can learn the read the bass clef as well.
It seems Professional Piano Players don’t understand how intimidating learning piano as beginner can be.
Here’s a real beginner song list from ChatGPT 4o.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Row, Row, Row your Boat
Happy Birthday
Jingle Bells
Chopsticks
Old McDonald Had a Farm
London Bridge is Falling Down
No matter which level, Chopins music always sound like a sunrise to me. So beautiful.
Edit: Learning the A-major scale will not be a problem (I think), The final countdown is in F#-minor.
What are this books?
I would love to play Element by Evgeny Khmara
I'd love to play Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement - obviously that will never happen, let's be real. At least in this life, I guess in the eternal life it's possible, eventually :D
@lumpichu Beethoven wrote it for mere mortals, not gods. If it never happens, it's because you left the road before you got there. It will be a long road for a beginner, (especially if you aspire to play it at the speed of classical pianists), but if you work towards it, you can get there. I listen to Valentina Lisitsa play Moonlight Sonata on the way to work. She finishes just as I'm pulling into the parking garage. It may seem impossible now, but if you revisit it often enough, and get familiar enough with it, you'll start to see 'cracks in the armor', little things that will make you say "Hey, I could play that!", or "Yeah, this is the part that goes like this!" Just don't give up, and don't put it on too high of a pedestal. It's music for mere mortals.
@@jfan4reva I agree. But to get to such level, you surely need to devote it a significant part of a day. Definitely more that I want to do. So at least for the foreseeable future, I plan to be happy with getting to the intermediate stuff :)
@@lumpichu Don't be too harsh on yourself. I bet that 99% of all piano players that took lessons are never going to be able the play the 3rd movement. Heck, half of them haven't even heard of that piece. Social media and TH-cam completely change the way we think. You mostly see videos recommended of the top 0.1%, the very best players. It's the same with chess for example. You immediately start comparing yourself with extremely talented people that put an enormous amount of time into it coupled with outstanding passion.
I'm missing your presentations!!
Finishing an edit today! 🎹
@@PianoFromScratch Great!! Thanks!
Pls send me the link in which you taught the songs in detail.
Sure is classical music a great form of art but I don't like it. À propos Bach, do you know the satirical great great film 'The Square' from 2017? It has as a sound track this piece of Bach but sung/scated by Bobby Mcferrin
Fair enough! I don't sit and down and listen to it as much as other music typically either. No not heard other that film but will take a look at bobby mcferrin doing that, he's awesome
@@PianoFromScratch yes, it is on the album hush with the cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Lot of great inventions und musical ceartivity on this Album
Please may I know the name and composer of the first piece? Thank you!
Thompson Betty Young Cynthia Hernandez Brenda
I love your channel but you talk to much go straight to the lesson and that’s it
The whole point of this video is to explain what you will get out of learning these pieces, so I have to talk to explain things and that’s where the teaching is. If you just want a list for something like this, you’re better off on google than youtube.
@@PianoFromScratch Don't change anything I think the balance is fine.