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What's the Best Fingering for DIATONIC Thirds???
Hello everyone!
Today, I will go through diatonic thirds (as scales) and discuss which fingering could be regarded as the best, fastest, most legato, or most suitable for diatonic thirds. This is in contrast with chromatic scales, which you can check out here: ua-cam.com/video/z8FdJMTMr7A/v-deo.html
Remember that fingerings are an individual choice, so it's difficult, if not impossible to call one fingering perfect and the other one not, because not only does it depend on the use cases, but also to the shape of your hand and more.
However, we should be aware that alternative fingerings for diatonic thirds exist and that 13 / 24 / 13 is not the only option we have!
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FASTEST Chromatic Scale Fingering?! (NOT 1313123!)
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Hi everyone! Welcome to this video. I will talk about some different alternatives of fingerings for chromatic scales on the piano, and comparing them in the aspect of efficiency and tempo. So, which one is the fastest chromatic scale? This depends on your goal, so I will look at the pros and cons of each fingering in this video - when speed is gained, sometimes, connectivity or legato, or smoot...
STOP Doing These 10 Things When Practicing Your RUNS! (+How to Fix Them!)
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Hi everyone! Today, I will go over some common mistakes that pianists do when practicing runs - these can be from any time period like classical or romantic works, but you will even find them in the baroque, impressionistic period as well as works after 1945 and contemporary piano literature. Virtually everywhere this dominant pattern can appear, and I will specifically focus on the pattern mad...
How Much Time on Scales, Repertoire, Exercises? Practice Time Management for Beginner Pianists!
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Hi everyone! Today's topic of choice: how much time should you be spending on new repertoire, practicing your sight-reading, and doing exercises like scales arpeggios and so on, if you are a beginner? Say you have an hour a day, how should you be using this? That is exactly what I will be covering in today's video. Keep in mind that this is only a suggestion and you can be flexible with your ch...
Mozart's Fantasy KV 475 - His DARKEST Masterpiece? (Live Performance + Score & Commentary)
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Today, I present you a live performance with commentary of Mozart's Fantasy in C minor, KV 475. Composed in 1785, this piece definitely stands out as one of the most mysterious and rather dark compositions, with unconventional structure and very sudden and strong dramatic contrasts. We will take a look at harmonic build ups, structural changes and also my own commentary to certain parts describ...
Chopin Etude 10/2 “Chromatique” - How to Not Get Tense? Fingerings, Practice Drills, Exercises!
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Today, we take a look at the (in)famous Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 2 "Chromatique" and I will present some practice drills, fingerings and some general insights. To follow along the video, please get your book out (Chopin Etudes, Op. 10 & 25 is available from Ekier, Henle & Paderewski among others) For the digital Henle edition click here www.henle.de/Etudes/HN-124 Otherwise, for a free version vi...
Ripped Hands or RIP Hands? Trying 7 Isometric Exercises for Musicians! Increase in Strength?
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Hi everyone, today I will present you 7 isometric exercises for musicians and pianists that are meant to improve aspects like finger strength and stamina. But, what is an isometric exercise? Isometric exercises involve contracting muscles against a non-moving surface, such as pressing your hands against a wall, and holding that position without changing the length of the muscle. These exercises...
Double Thirds: Why They're Tough, How to Master Them, Exercises, Hand Position, Fingerings, Tips!
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Learn how to play double thirds on the piano! 🎹 We'll talk about why they're hard, how to play them, the best exercises, hand positions, fingerings, and tips. Perfect for beginners or anyone wanting to improve. Like, comment, and subscribe for more. Interested in lessons? Comment below!
Prokofiev Sonata No. 3 VS Shiro (Crayon Shin-chan)
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Who will win between these two? Watch as I try to keep Shiro from Crayon Shin-chan in the game, while I try to - admittedly, while being quite distracted sometimes - to keep the character in the game! :D
Bach/Busoni: "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland" (with score) - BWV 659 / B. 27
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Bach/Busoni transcription of "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland" (Now comes the gentiles saviour) with score performed by myself. This is one of 10 choral preludes transcribed by Ferruccio Busoni, this particular work features an ongoing left hand in octaves and a canto embedded between accompanying parts in the right hand. Sheet music / score featured on top of the video.
Can I NAIL This Technical Passage with Just 5 Minutes of Practice?
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I tried this technical passage from the Appassionata Sonata from Beethoven. Only 5 minutes on the clock, how will I manage?
Complete Guide: Chopin "Minute Waltz", Op. 64. No. 1 (Beginner Tutorial)
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Hi everyone! Today, I will go through the famous minute waltz by Chopin, the Waltz Op. 64 No. 1 - one of his most famous pieces for sure, and so you have maybe played it already or planned to learn it. I go through some practical tips, practice advice, also some basic musical advice on interpretation and phrasing. Follow me on Instagram: pianotechsupport Get a lesson on my websit...
Learn BULLETPROOF Piano & Sheet Music Memorization in 5 Minutes! (All Instruments)
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Learn BULLETPROOF Piano & Sheet Music Memorization in 5 Minutes! (All Instruments)
1.5 Years vs. 20 Years of Piano - Q&A, Tips, Tricks!
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1.5 Years vs. 20 Years of Piano - Q&A, Tips, Tricks!
Do You Have Lazy Thumb Syndrome? Here's The Fix!
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Do You Have Lazy Thumb Syndrome? Here's The Fix!
Chopin Étude Op. 25 No. 6
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Chopin Étude Op. 25 No. 6
Curved Fingers vs. Flat Fingers: Which one is Better?
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Curved Fingers vs. Flat Fingers: Which one is Better?
Piano Technique Advice: Don't Practice TOO Slowly!
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Piano Technique Advice: Don't Practice TOO Slowly!
Trick to Warm Up Cold Hands at the Piano Quickly!
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Trick to Warm Up Cold Hands at the Piano Quickly!
Are you a Music GENIUS? Classical Pianist takes the "MUSICAL IQ" Test!
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Are you a Music GENIUS? Classical Pianist takes the "MUSICAL IQ" Test!
Rating 10 Piano Concertos That I've Learned (Pseudo Rating List)
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Rating 10 Piano Concertos That I've Learned (Pseudo Rating List)
I came up with 15 HARD & ODD Piano Exercises...
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I came up with 15 HARD & ODD Piano Exercises...
Chopin Etude Op. 25 No. 6 "Double Thirds" (Phone recording with score)
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Chopin Etude Op. 25 No. 6 "Double Thirds" (Phone recording with score)
Piano Technique: How to Play Freely Without Tension, Getting Tired, or Cramps!
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Piano Technique: How to Play Freely Without Tension, Getting Tired, or Cramps!
The Best & Worst Methods to Learn Piano in 2023 (+Scams to avoid!)
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The Best & Worst Methods to Learn Piano in 2023 ( Scams to avoid!)
Playing Piano Without Wrong Notes... But How?!
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Playing Piano Without Wrong Notes... But How?!
9 Levels of Just a C-Major Scale
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9 Levels of Just a C-Major Scale
This Piano Trend Is Spiraling Out of Control
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This Piano Trend Is Spiraling Out of Control
Why Most Beginner Pianists Fail & Give Up (And How to Succeed)
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Why Most Beginner Pianists Fail & Give Up (And How to Succeed)
Master Chopin's Black Keys Etude: Op. 10 No. 5 Chopin Etude Guide
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Master Chopin's Black Keys Etude: Op. 10 No. 5 Chopin Etude Guide

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @creationfied
    @creationfied 8 годин тому

    my version doesnt have trill marker on the beginning note?

  • @levon2671
    @levon2671 День тому

    Pathetique???????😢

  • @andreipresser
    @andreipresser День тому

    I've been praticing this piece since my piano Bachelor years (2008-12) and I think the most difficult thing for this piece is having the stamina to reach the end of the song.

  • @HuihuiYang-fe1cn
    @HuihuiYang-fe1cn 4 дні тому

    Hello, where can I see the full video as your website is not working. thanks

    • @PianoTechSupport
      @PianoTechSupport 2 дні тому

      Hi, please send me an email I'll send you a reply and video link for free for the whole thing. Videos are no longer paid.

  • @rachelisverycoo
    @rachelisverycoo 4 дні тому

    I will try this before I play piano! I can play a 9th perfectly fine but am struggling with a 10th on a song I really wanna learn & will record my progress below:

    • @tutentyp6934
      @tutentyp6934 День тому

      @@rachelisverycoo What kind of piece? Is it jazz perhaps?

    • @rachelisverycoo
      @rachelisverycoo День тому

      @@tutentyp6934 No, videogame ost covered by a random UA-camr

  • @eggman7527
    @eggman7527 6 днів тому

    Op. 27? That 2nd movement syncopation! There are UA-cam performances where you can hear it botched by virtuosos.

  • @Sofie424
    @Sofie424 6 днів тому

    If you can't reach, it can be done with major seconds instead of minor thirds.

  • @peterney2402
    @peterney2402 6 днів тому

    I don't practice .....I play my piano because I love it ...1 hour, 12 hours, who cares.....get rid of your TV that's where you waste your time. I have never had a TV in my life and very rarely listen to radio. Ask yourself why did you take up piano ?

  • @kerem1747
    @kerem1747 9 днів тому

    bro please upload part 2 for Ballade no.1 coda Tutorial

  • @CuervoDeMarte
    @CuervoDeMarte 10 днів тому

    Im glad to see im struggling at painless tier haha fair assessment

  • @duartevader2709
    @duartevader2709 11 днів тому

    1:18 whats ur handspan?

  • @elwafi2001
    @elwafi2001 13 днів тому

    Best piano passage ever!

  • @ALF8892
    @ALF8892 14 днів тому

    I dont know them by there opus number, i know them from there sonata number

  • @ronb6182
    @ronb6182 16 днів тому

    Do one by movements that will give a different picture. 73

  • @ronb6182
    @ronb6182 16 днів тому

    Yes the hammer is the hardest. But so is. The last one fugues are hard. 73

  • @Bengraziano
    @Bengraziano 18 днів тому

    Is the intro Chopin’s piano concerto in F minor second movement?

  • @jamesrichards1893
    @jamesrichards1893 19 днів тому

    Why those. I agree with Ballade no 4 being there, I agree thats the hardest ballade among the 4. I would disagree with the Nocturne, Preludes and Etudes op 10 no 1 and no 2. I agree that op 25 no 6 is among the hardest etudes. There are much harder pieces than op 10 no1 and 2 like Op 25 no 11(Winter Wind), op 10 no 4(Torrent Etude), op 25 no 10(Octaves) op 10 no5(Black Keys), Ocean(op 25 no 12), All the 4 Scherzos, 4 Ballades, 4 Impromptus, Fantasy in F minor op 49, Barcarolle op 60, Polonaises op 61, op 22, op 53, op 44, All the Sonatas.

    • @PianoTechSupport
      @PianoTechSupport 19 днів тому

      Op 10/1, 10/2, and 25/6 are widely regarded as being the hardest etudes, especially 10/2 and 25/6, and 10/1 being called the hardest by none other than Vladimir Horowitz. Ask some 100 university level or higher pianists on some perspective and I bet 90 or more of them will mention these etudes:)

  • @jamesrichards1893
    @jamesrichards1893 19 днів тому

    I can agree with a lot of these. However, just wondering why is op 14 no1 , op 14 no 2, op 2 no1, op 10 no1 and op 10 no 2 in Painless. I would actually put these in the Same category with Pathetique and Moonlight in Advanced. You do realise that Op 49 no 2 is like Grade 6 Level. Op 79 is like Grade 8 level. And then all those I mentioned above are ARSM Level and found in the Associate Diplomas like Pathetique and Moonlight. So these ones I mentioned in particular are significantly harder than op 49 no1, no 2 and op 79 so I hope you understand why I think those should be in the second Category. I also think Les Adieux should be in the last category, In ABRSM this is both LRSM and FRSM.

  • @patrickshanahan7505
    @patrickshanahan7505 20 днів тому

    Joplin? Nazareth? Just wondering about your opinion on these composers. Not really competition material, of course.

  • @Robert…Schrey
    @Robert…Schrey 20 днів тому

    they are all equally hard.

  • @kuba4459
    @kuba4459 21 день тому

    what about sonatas 2 and 3

  • @litzawewers9964
    @litzawewers9964 22 дні тому

    Great video. Thanks.

  • @luisevanperezbasanez944
    @luisevanperezbasanez944 23 дні тому

    I think that Chopin's easiest work is his Prelude in E minor

  • @PP-wp2bx
    @PP-wp2bx 23 дні тому

    Did you get to learn and perform both op.111 and Hammerklavier in a concert? I have, and it is simply unth8nkable that you would put Hammerklavier before op.111. To me, op.111 was a breeze compared to Hammerklavier in terms of learning time and preparation for actual recitals. So either you never learned and performed both, or you are just delusional.

    • @PianoTechSupport
      @PianoTechSupport 23 дні тому

      I have in fact performed both, on multiple occasions. Speaking of "learned"; have you learned any manners, and that opinions are subjective? This video is a subjective opinion, as there is no plausible, truly objective way to rank sonatas by difficulty. "Oh but it has more structure, it's longer, more complex"... all good and dandy, still subjective to rank them. I argue the interpretative difficulty of the second movement of 111 is immense, so much so that performers like Paul Badura Skoda have expressed their hesitation to perform it at times. That's why this video is for ENTERTAINMENT purposes. If you don't understand this, and think that somehow your opinion is more valuable than someone else's, I'm afraid you're the delusional one. Have a great day!

    • @PP-wp2bx
      @PP-wp2bx 23 дні тому

      @PianoTechSupport it seems you are indeed delusional by putting words into other people's mouths by saying that somehow other people think that their opinion is more valuable than yours. What a narcissistic way of thinking. If you did not want any such comment to be made for your little "subjective" video, you shouldn't have made it in the first place, since your words and your actions don't match. If you wish others to have "humor" about your "useless" video, then you too, should allow the humor for other people's comments...unless of course, you are indeed a narcissist.

  • @RAULPEREZ-uw6qh
    @RAULPEREZ-uw6qh 23 дні тому

    I really find op.106 harder to understand than op.111 😂 You literally messed it up

    • @PianoTechSupport
      @PianoTechSupport 23 дні тому

      Hi Raul, there was no messing up here, this is my version and opinion. Feel free to post your own ranking video and you'll see people will tell you that you've messed up too. There's no perfect ranking.

  • @mohongzhi
    @mohongzhi 24 дні тому

    No matter why Henle have a 'Beethoven - five famous Piano Sonatas' edition. It includes Op 13, 26, 27-2,28, 31-2 that's all in your advanced cataloge. I have this book, I was hoping to buy this for a lighter bundle (I really don't want to buy them in seperate edition but this 5 bundle are already almost 2/3 of thickness of full edition of book 1 or 2.

  • @giorgiociomei5030
    @giorgiociomei5030 25 днів тому

    Sono d'accordo sul fatto che la sonata opera 111 sia difficilissima dal punto di vista interpretativo, e specialmente il secondo tempo. 👍

  • @fredericko9
    @fredericko9 25 днів тому

    Op 10#2 is harder than op 26. And op 101 is harder than op 53. I agree with your choice of op 111 as being the hardest.

  • @juli_gotshal
    @juli_gotshal 25 днів тому

    This is a very technically demanding piece

  • @rkbrown83
    @rkbrown83 25 днів тому

    I would say Ballades No. 1 and 4 have the hardest Codas.

  • @Slpianoman
    @Slpianoman 26 днів тому

    Thank you for the suggestions. It would be great if these can be demonstrated on a scale with sharps or flats as they are more challenging than C major.

  • @Vesper2424
    @Vesper2424 26 днів тому

    Hello , I clicked on your website as I was interested in lesson, is that still active?

    • @PianoTechSupport
      @PianoTechSupport 26 днів тому

      Hi Vesper, yes still active, please email me:)

  • @duryi6399
    @duryi6399 29 днів тому

    I am too scared to try

  • @duryi6399
    @duryi6399 29 днів тому

    I am too scared to try

  • @danielhughes441
    @danielhughes441 29 днів тому

    I disagree with the last two. I flip them in terms of difficulty because the “Hammerklavier” is a MARATHON…utterly exhausting to play.

  • @codeblaze3
    @codeblaze3 29 днів тому

    That last looks like it’s harder than it looks.

  • @danielhughes441
    @danielhughes441 29 днів тому

    Your commentary about the l;ast two “painless” sonatas was unclear, implying that they also only have two movements. But they are indeed FULL sonatas.

  • @claudiatorres4793
    @claudiatorres4793 Місяць тому

    Im Sorry but the first sonata is very difficult whit the last movement

    • @PianoTechSupport
      @PianoTechSupport Місяць тому

      No problem, it's only a subjective list - my own thoughts - so it's normal that everyone will think differently!

  • @Crypto.Starter.btc.eth.futures
    @Crypto.Starter.btc.eth.futures Місяць тому

    Nice explanation and playing!

  • @bobbygadourymusic5476
    @bobbygadourymusic5476 Місяць тому

    Great video! Thanks!

  • @jiyoukang660
    @jiyoukang660 Місяць тому

    I loved this video, and I wanted to introduce my favourite fingering of chromatic scales also. I believe this Liszt's innovative fingering, as it was indicated so in Chasse-Neige's chromatic scale part. Right hand: 2345 123 1234 12 It's actually unnatural to start from C, let's move it 1 back to B. Then it becomes: 12345 123 1234 So you just repeat this. Left hand when starting from C: 1 54321 4321 32 Again, it's not natural to start from C. Move one up to C#. 54321 4321 321 I used this fingering for the left hand during the polyrhythm section of Chasse-Neige when left hand had a few runs while the right hand has melody and tremolo. C# to F natural 54321, F sharp and G natural 43, and it skips to A natural so I play 1, and reverse.

  • @Nope_jpg
    @Nope_jpg Місяць тому

    My go to fingering: RH starting on B ascending, 123451231234. Every octave the uses the same fingering - which is useful. Left hand is just the mirror image fingering. When I was younger, my teacher gave me a fingering that blew my mind. Essentially, it was the standard alternating 1s and 3s, however when descending in the right hand, the "3,2,1's" were placed on B, Bb,A and E,Eb,D as opposed to where the two white notes run consecutively.

  • @437composer
    @437composer Місяць тому

    im surprised that i use those fingering(1234 123 1234 etc) idea

  • @hyrumlee7356
    @hyrumlee7356 Місяць тому

    Thanks very much for this info! I’ve been looking for ways to speed it up!

  • @Dominator8000
    @Dominator8000 Місяць тому

    thanks to you, i can now reach 11th for both hands now!

  • @paulocarv4403
    @paulocarv4403 Місяць тому

    Good try!

  • @Johammas-yu2mw
    @Johammas-yu2mw Місяць тому

    Probably controversial, but i find op 79 harder than the pathetique (I’ve played both) because even though it is shorter and what not it is bloody uncomfortable to play, and the 3rd mov has some really annoying bits that i dont see as much in the pathetique

  • @NoMastersNoMistress
    @NoMastersNoMistress Місяць тому

    Opus 111 as the pinnacle in your opinion, does actually make sense... it's c minor, we know what that means coming from him... that's Beethoven's way of signaling to a fellow musician that it's really personal, which means many stormy twists and turns as a way of him expressing his most personal stuff in the only way he had left to him..

  • @embrown23
    @embrown23 Місяць тому

    1 hour per day! It’s focused. I switch topics in 5-15 minutes bursts since I’m a late beginner and don’t have very long pieces.