Haa I can’t reach the c-c with fingers 1-2..... impossible.. I will rewrite this exercise for smaller hands....just some minor adjustments... still an effective exercise
HOLY SHIT This exercise 1 is PURE GOLD!! 2:27 Even if you're only there by curiosity and not serisouly planning to learn this awfully difficult piece you MUST do this excercise if you're a pianist ! I have a naturally pretty gifted hand shape but even then if you feel muscular pain in the first tens of seconds then you must do it daily for house until you don't feel any and then your ability evolution wil be akin to heaven and earth. I can play things I couldn't before.
I know what you speak of. I have learned all the exerciseses. And can now play 150 bpm on the original Etude. And my hand dexterity has become really good. All thanks to Paul Barton and Mercuzio
Paul, the sweetest part is how you dote on your daughter. You are a wonderful father. She is very lucky to be so blessed to have such wonderful parents. I know her mother plays a huge part in raising and nurturing her too. Blessings!
I've been with private teachers for 4 years over 4 different teachers and I wonder why I need them when God himself sent you to make glorious videos? of course they teach my techniques and what notes to play loud and what notes to play soft but they'd never tell me to practice like this. they'd just say either analyze the harmony or just play each hand slowly until you build speed then to hands together. the idea of micro exercises is just so genius and breaking it down is gold.
such a shame if the internet were around in my younger days i know for a fact my progress would have been greatly enhanced and most certainly cheaper, i wouldn't have minded paying for decent instruction but alas where i live there are no decent teachers and none of this kind of in depth teaching as my teachers probably didn't really know how to teach
One of my favorite exercises is to change the rhythms, accents, and articulations. For example, I use an eighth followed by triplet rhythm, or the opposite of that, dotted 1/8 and 1/16, or 1/16 followed by dotted 1/8, or even a 1/8, two 1/16 and another 1/8. Then change where you accent each of these. And even further change which notes you slur in each of these. Hope this helps.
Most “teachers” are totally inept at turning a beginner into a world class pianist. Any success they find in a student can be owed to the student’s innate physical inclination to piano playing. Seriously, look at the usual middle aged piano teacher in your local community and see how many of them can play elite pieces themselves.
alas, something so deceptively "simple" is soooo treacherous to master, at least at tempo (and for folks with smaller hands). Chopin was a masterful composer but also teacher/technician as well. thank you Mr. Barton!
Wow, this is amazing! I'm not a piano player (yet), but I can see why practicing simpler versions of the actual piece can help piano players who want to master this piece!
I love your tutorials! Especially when you talk about the history behind Chopin's 'Ocean' etude and your opinions regarding the pieces like this! I'm still not up to par to play these yet but I try to use the concepts whenever I can!
This tutorial itself is so beautiful that I like to listen to it just as it is! I love how every single note is pointed out so clearly! It makes me emotional every single time I listen to it
Thank you so much for this fantastic tutorial! I will someday try to play this masterpiece. Even the simplified version is so beautiful. Chopin was a true genius.
Oh my goodness... This has completely blown my mind! These exercises are absolute genius and allow lower level piano players to get to grips with complex pieces but without being those horrible 'Easy Piano' variants where they change the key and remove anything that makes the piece even sound musical. These pieces on their own would be performable by a lower level player to a group and it would still sound really good. Thank you, thank you, thank you! When I get paid I will definitely be donating because this resource is excellent. Are there any resources like this for other pieces?
It's so interesting that the exercises sound more like how usual etudes do, and the actual Chopin etude is more like a short piece that is not necessarily an etude. But at the same time all the exercises sound very good. Thank you Paul for sharing!
It’s a great tutorial. It makes you realised that most of Chopin études are ‘meta’-études in the sense that you need to practise specific études in order to play them . I have always found that difficulty with op 10 1 starts at 120 bpm and above as the risk of missing a note becomes very high hence the reason why many top pianists don’t play it as an ‘encore’ in recitals. Best live performance in concert is probably Ashkenazy memorable performance. He also introduced light staccato in a few bars who have inspired Paul Barton . Well done 👍
Thank you! A really great video indeed! You break this wonderful piece up into very useful and easy exercises. It’s really so hard to learn this as it’s written. To hone in on the patterns and repeated bits at one and two octave spaces is just incredibly useful. I’m sure I’ll be and to learn this now!! Thank you!
Hello dear Paul, can you please always turn on your subtitles. Then I can understand you even better. 🌻 Your tutorials are great. Thanks a lot for this. Have a great time. 🎼
Excelente Paul. Sos un maestro. Muchas gracias por compartir tan valioso material de ejercicios para poder alcanzar a tocar estas majestuosas obras. Saludos desde Argentina. Nuevo seguidor!!!!
This etude is my nightmare (in the good sense). A related etude that will help in the hand's reach is the Op. 25 No. 1. I find the octave exercises helpful, after trying some of these, I will incorporate the two octaves to see how the hand will react. I have hope, but the etude knows how to put me down xd Thanks for this toturial, Paul!
I especially love that simplified version of this etude with Bach's Prelude! Isn't the piece inspired by the prelude? I might learn this piece soon if my skill level becomes better. Thanks!
In bar 12 of the one octave excercise there is an A sharp. Is that a typo? It sounded off and i checked the video and he plays g sharp in stead of an a sharp.
Fantastic resource, thank you! Just wondering why you leave out the passing F sharp on the fourth beat of bar 13. I get that the bottom E produces a minor discomfort but Chopin would have definitely preferred the chromatic motion to remain in the upper voice, methinks.
Me i am but now im interested in playing the song before i was lol but like right i want to play it it suddenly came in mind ive already been playing piano for 4+ years
This has been a huge help! I need some clarification regarding exercise 1 section 2. Is the A# in measure 12 a typo? Should it be G#? I just want to make sure I practice it correctly. Thank you!
Thank you for uploading such a great tutorial! I have a question by the way. I've got stuck at 120 bpm, and the problem is my right hand gets tired at bar 11-12 (c-f-c-f and e-c-f#-c.) Can anyone give me advice on what's wrong with it?
if i fail the interval test, should I continue to study this etude? My 1-2 interval is 6 without tension and leaving the keyboard. I can reach 7 from 1 to 2, but not the other way around (my thumb would touch other key).
To my fellow pianists embarking on this journey, I recommend learning the Bach/Chopin arrangement first, and then the one octave 6/8. The important thing is to learn the wrist motion and chord shapes. The Bach/Chopin arrangement will teach you both a lot more gently than the one, two or three octave reductions.
Hi Paul, thank you so much for such a great tutorial! I follow your arrangements and they are very helpful. I have small hands and endure a lot of tension in my forearm when playing this piece. How can I reduce some of the tension? Thank you so much!
Where can I download printable PDF's? I want to stash printouts with my Paderewski edition published by Dover reprints and my Godowsky 53 studies after Chopin published by Robert Lienau.
Pardon me but can you divide the Bach-Chpoin etude into sections 1-6 as well? I sure would find it useful to target different sections at different days however still practising all the exercises of e.g. part one in one session. Edit: I checked it and yes, it seems very much like it shares the same harmony.
Thank you so much. The exercises really encourage me to keep my hands relaxed with the stretches. I feel it any time I allow tension, and I can then release it playing with more flexibility.
Thank you for this tutorial 😉👍. hello Mr. Barton, Do you plan to record Chopin's Nocturne in C minor, Opus 48 number 1 on TH-cam? It is played many times at the international competition of frederic Chopin in Warsaw, this composition is simply magic... 💕😊
Hand Interval test 1:19
Exercise 1 2:27 (One octave)
Exercise 2 7:47 (Bach)
Exercise 3 10:29 (Two octaves)
Slow legato practice 15:22
Exercise 4 17:55 (Four octave interval)
Thx
Grazie
Best comment,,...,!
Haa I can’t reach the c-c with fingers 1-2..... impossible.. I will rewrite this exercise for smaller hands....just some minor adjustments... still an effective exercise
谢谢你啊!(thanks!)
HOLY SHIT This exercise 1 is PURE GOLD!! 2:27
Even if you're only there by curiosity and not serisouly planning to learn this awfully difficult piece you MUST do this excercise if you're a pianist !
I have a naturally pretty gifted hand shape but even then if you feel muscular pain in the first tens of seconds then you must do it daily for house until you don't feel any and then your ability evolution wil be akin to heaven and earth. I can play things I couldn't before.
I know what you speak of. I have learned all the exerciseses. And can now play 150 bpm on the original Etude. And my hand dexterity has become really good. All thanks to Paul Barton and Mercuzio
THEkillerMISKOW hey how many long does it takes to learn all of the exercises ?
Pierral depends how mutch you practise, i learn the excercise number 3 first then 2 and 1 came easy. Have fun
@@pierral5213 Ive been working on it for about a month and im on section 6, this exercise has improved my playing by a lot
@@THEkillerMISKOW Your comment made me want to go back to this exercise .
The intrinsic beauty that Chopin intended is ever present, even in this simplified form of the Etude.. Wow.
Rachman01 q
simplified? hein? one of the most difficult etude lol
@@natalieholt2598 yes, this version is a simplified and chord condensed version of the original.
@@Rachman01 wooow you're a legend, replying after *4 years* wooowww
Paul, the sweetest part is how you dote on your daughter. You are a wonderful father. She is very lucky to be so blessed to have such wonderful parents. I know her mother plays a huge part in raising and nurturing her too. Blessings!
I've been with private teachers for 4 years over 4 different teachers and I wonder why I need them when God himself sent you to make glorious videos? of course they teach my techniques and what notes to play loud and what notes to play soft but they'd never tell me to practice like this. they'd just say either analyze the harmony or just play each hand slowly until you build speed then to hands together. the idea of micro exercises is just so genius and breaking it down is gold.
such a shame if the internet were around in my younger days i know for a fact my progress would have been greatly enhanced and most certainly cheaper, i wouldn't have minded paying for decent instruction but alas where i live there are no decent teachers and none of this kind of in depth teaching as my teachers probably didn't really know how to teach
You simply need for changing you teacher... a good teacher check your hand position in every moment, that youtube cannot do.
One of my favorite exercises is to change the rhythms, accents, and articulations. For example, I use an eighth followed by triplet rhythm, or the opposite of that, dotted 1/8 and 1/16, or 1/16 followed by dotted 1/8, or even a 1/8, two 1/16 and another 1/8. Then change where you accent each of these. And even further change which notes you slur in each of these. Hope this helps.
Most “teachers” are totally inept at turning a beginner into a world class pianist. Any success they find in a student can be owed to the student’s innate physical inclination to piano playing. Seriously, look at the usual middle aged piano teacher in your local community and see how many of them can play elite pieces themselves.
3:45 so beautiful, the mind of Chopin is in the exercice, that’s wonderful
Simply wonderful! Especially the Prelude etude @ 8:17 is a true gem! Thanks for sharing all this!
alas, something so deceptively "simple" is soooo treacherous to master, at least at tempo (and for folks with smaller hands). Chopin was a masterful composer but also teacher/technician as well. thank you Mr. Barton!
Wow, this is amazing! I'm not a piano player (yet), but I can see why practicing simpler versions of the actual piece can help piano players who want to master this piece!
I am an intermediate pianist but I will do these exercises slowly and speed them up. I know they will benefit!
I love your tutorials! Especially when you talk about the history behind Chopin's 'Ocean' etude and your opinions regarding the pieces like this! I'm still not up to par to play these yet but I try to use the concepts whenever I can!
The ex.4 is extremely helpful, after practicing it about half an hour, my speed could go much faster.
Same
This tutorial itself is so beautiful that I like to listen to it just as it is! I love how every single note is pointed out so clearly! It makes me emotional every single time I listen to it
Wow the 1 octave one sounds even more beautiful imo.
Very helpful. I'm not that level to play it yet but will save it for future reference. Thank you for posting it!
Is there anything artistically you cannot do? A portrait artist, fine pianist…you’re amazing!
It pays to have a surgeon standing by.
Absolutely
Thank you so much for this fantastic tutorial! I will someday try to play this masterpiece. Even the simplified version is so beautiful. Chopin was a true genius.
Oh my goodness...
This has completely blown my mind! These exercises are absolute genius and allow lower level piano players to get to grips with complex pieces but without being those horrible 'Easy Piano' variants where they change the key and remove anything that makes the piece even sound musical. These pieces on their own would be performable by a lower level player to a group and it would still sound really good. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
When I get paid I will definitely be donating because this resource is excellent.
Are there any resources like this for other pieces?
This video has been so much more helpful than the millions of sterile synthesia videos and people just telling you to rotate.
I can't express how much I appreciate your work.
It's so interesting that the exercises sound more like how usual etudes do, and the actual Chopin etude is more like a short piece that is not necessarily an etude. But at the same time all the exercises sound very good. Thank you Paul for sharing!
This is absolutely brilliant.
Can you please do this for every Chopin Etude?
Not all the etudes need this kind of detailed preparation.
@@pjbpiano Yeah, for example Op. 10 No. 3 doesn’t need it.
@@lisztomaniac2593 yeah for example op 25 no 6 needs it THE MOST XD
@@bakuto.1055 I agree. Lmao
fantastic video brilliant exercises can't believe 22 people dislike this fabulous tutorial. thank you for posting
They were probably Double Bass players. Rofl.
It’s a great tutorial. It makes you realised that most of Chopin études are ‘meta’-études in the sense that you need to practise specific études in order to play them . I have always found that difficulty with op 10 1 starts at 120 bpm and above as the risk of missing a note becomes very high hence the reason why many top pianists don’t play it as an ‘encore’ in recitals. Best live performance in concert is probably Ashkenazy memorable performance. He also introduced light staccato in a few bars who have inspired Paul Barton . Well done 👍
Thank you so much for all these tutorials!! You have made me so excited to practice this etude!
God bless Paul Barton and Mercuzio! Thx is realy fantastic exercises tutorial
I practiced the first exercise , and it was mind blowing!!
I tried playing op 25 no9 again ,effortlessly !!!
Your tutorials are a blessing, thanks so much for the effort you put in!
Thank you! A really great video indeed! You break this wonderful piece up into very useful and easy exercises. It’s really so hard to learn this as it’s written. To hone in on the patterns and repeated bits at one and two octave spaces is just incredibly useful. I’m sure I’ll be and to learn this now!! Thank you!
Hello dear Paul,
can you please always turn on your subtitles. Then I can understand you even better. 🌻 Your tutorials are great. Thanks a lot for this. Have a great time. 🎼
This is such an amazing resource and it's free as well! Thank you very much, I will go practice right now!
こんなに音を削っても美しい。本当に素晴らしい。
This video is GOLD
this is lovely and generous
I guess you are the best piano's teacher I've ever known... Thank you so much master Paul Barton... Thanks to you, I have done all your exercise =))
Thank you for your teaching and free sheets!🎵 I love your channel. 🎹💕
You are so kind!
I really appreciate the work put into this tutorial. It's so much better than the other tutorials out there!
Chopin... Genius Genius!@@@@ thanks mr barton
This is the BEST tutorial I have ever seen. Is there a way to get the music sheets ?
WOW thank you so much for sharing such a different and easy-to-follow view to study this piece. I really struggled with those arkward arpeggios
OMG I FALLING IN LOVE THIS MUSIC... I NEED TO LEARN TECHNIQUES IN ORDER TO PLAY FASTER
Excelente Paul. Sos un maestro. Muchas gracias por compartir tan valioso material de ejercicios para poder alcanzar a tocar estas majestuosas obras. Saludos desde Argentina. Nuevo seguidor!!!!
Simplified version reminds me of Schubert’s G Flat Major Impromptu No 3
Thanks Paul for the exercises you deserve more likes
Perfect!! You do great work and it is well appreciated!
Fantastic instruction video! Thank you very much indeed.
Thank you very much, Paul Barton. Exellent ideas!....and thank you SO much for the sheets!
Thank you so much. I love your channel, you are the best
Thanks you very much ! I love your tutorial and your channel.
This etude is my nightmare (in the good sense). A related etude that will help in the hand's reach is the Op. 25 No. 1. I find the octave exercises helpful, after trying some of these, I will incorporate the two octaves to see how the hand will react. I have hope, but the etude knows how to put me down xd Thanks for this toturial, Paul!
You're cool Paul, thanks for this tutorial, thank you very much. It's so helped me. I like your videos. Thanks :)
I especially love that simplified version of this etude with Bach's Prelude! Isn't the piece inspired by the prelude? I might learn this piece soon if my skill level becomes better. Thanks!
Has the exact same chord progression im pretty sure and chopin was a big fan of bach so ye it was.
Beauty and relaxing pieces
Genius. Thank you!
Thank you Paul, it's awsome!
Thank again Paul, you sent me the link to get the Chopin's 12 Studies (op.10) by ALFRED CORTOT. I have difficulty with Study No.5 (Op.10).
Is it possible for you to a tutorial like this for the octave glissandos in Beethoven's "Waldstein" sonata?
Interesting that I see you on this remote video.
Czerny Op.365 Etude 31
Queda más lindo con las 8vas pp (se puede usar pedal una corda) bien percutidas y pedal cada 4 corcheas... 😁😁
Thanks , I am following your tutorial and exercises to study the Etude.
Omg thanks for the free sheets!
12 ' ti 12 ' 25 one of the best melodica of the whole music
Really motivating! Thank you so much, Paul!
This tutorial should be pre-named "What is musical harmony" - especially based on theme from 6:29
Extremely useful. Thanks.
thaaaaank youuu
i'm actually work on this étude !
Will you make other tutorial about the etude ?
( excuse my english)
Very good method, I must try it
In bar 12 of the one octave excercise there is an A sharp. Is that a typo? It sounded off and i checked the video and he plays g sharp in stead of an a sharp.
Fantastic resource, thank you! Just wondering why you leave out the passing F sharp on the fourth beat of bar 13. I get that the bottom E produces a minor discomfort but Chopin would have definitely preferred the chromatic motion to remain in the upper voice, methinks.
By help with these exercises the piece seems so playable
Thank you very much. It helps me right away.
とても勉強になります！
Great exercices!... thank you so much for sharing. Best regards
The fact that Liszt played this piece at tempo prima vista when Chopin presented it to him is just insane.
I just finished Op10 no4, and now this...some of the jumps feel so impossible haha..like a 7th with the first and second finger >.>
How many of you are here for the opening of the "Piano Forest" series? XD
I am!!
hahaha yup, but i do actually play the song aswell.
facts
The series, along with your lie in April, made me love classic more than I already did
Me i am but now im interested in playing the song before i was lol but like right i want to play it it suddenly came in mind ive already been playing piano for 4+ years
You need to update the Link to "Part 2".
This video helped me a lot!!!
Excellent !!!! Thank's for this video !
This has been a huge help! I need some clarification regarding exercise 1 section 2. Is the A# in measure 12 a typo? Should it be G#? I just want to make sure I practice it correctly. Thank you!
Well spotted, at 3:15 he certainly plays G#
Thank you for uploading such a great tutorial! I have a question by the way. I've got stuck at 120 bpm, and the problem is my right hand gets tired at bar 11-12 (c-f-c-f and e-c-f#-c.) Can anyone give me advice on what's wrong with it?
if i fail the interval test, should I continue to study this etude? My 1-2 interval is 6 without tension and leaving the keyboard. I can reach 7 from 1 to 2, but not the other way around (my thumb would touch other key).
Hi how can I get the exercises? The website says the domain is for sale… I’m happy to pay for these, they are so good!
Super method thanks for your!!!
Exercise number one is written in a way that reminds of me of how op25 no1 right’s hand
Thank you for this video and exercise scores.
To my fellow pianists embarking on this journey, I recommend learning the Bach/Chopin arrangement first, and then the one octave 6/8.
The important thing is to learn the wrist motion and chord shapes. The Bach/Chopin arrangement will teach you both a lot more gently than the one, two or three octave reductions.
9:04 19:29 20:45 21:00
Hi Paul, thank you so much for such a great tutorial! I follow your arrangements and they are very helpful. I have small hands and endure a lot of tension in my forearm when playing this piece. How can I reduce some of the tension? Thank you so much!
Try playing in slower tempo and keep your arm and wrist relaxed
I hope this can help you: th-cam.com/video/FCoWIBxi7o8/w-d-xo.html
Where can I download printable PDF's? I want to stash printouts with my Paderewski edition published by Dover reprints and my Godowsky 53 studies after Chopin published by Robert Lienau.
Pardon me but can you divide the Bach-Chpoin etude into sections 1-6 as well? I sure would find it useful to target different sections at different days however still practising all the exercises of e.g. part one in one session.
Edit: I checked it and yes, it seems very much like it shares the same harmony.
Thank you so much. The exercises really encourage me to keep my hands relaxed with the stretches. I feel it any time I allow tension, and I can then release it playing with more flexibility.
Thank you for this tutorial 😉👍. hello Mr. Barton,
Do you plan to record Chopin's Nocturne in C minor, Opus 48 number 1 on TH-cam?
It is played many times at the international competition of frederic Chopin in Warsaw, this composition is simply magic... 💕😊
Hi, im been practic for months, but i cant play it faster, do i have to play it more slowly
What if my hand interval test between 1st and 2nd finger is cb instead of one octave? :(
I would work on it using C-B . My hand won’t reach CC with 1-2 either
Hello!
Could you make a tutorial for the chopin/godowsky study op10 no1?
Thank you
remy
Thank you so much for making this video.
going to start this today!!!!!
A "love dream" tutorial c:
Beste Paul Barton, dank voor het delen van uw kennis. Terwijl u speelt, You use a sheet with notes, how can I download it?
....grande maestro !!!! Grazie .