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Jeewon Lee / A Pianist’s Process
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Welcome to A Pianist's Process where I share my process of practicing and playing the piano.
Everybody is welcome, and you will benefit the most from subscribing if you are
1. an amateur pianist
2. intermediate to advanced piano students intending to major in music
3. music appreciators who especially enjoy classical piano music.
Here's a little about me:
I am a pianist and teacher living in Los Angeles, CA. Greatest musical influence comes from my own teachers, Julian Martin, Jon Kimura Parker, Hae-Jeon Lee, and Daniel Pollack. I received my master's degree from the Juilliard School and doctoral degree from Rice University in 2013 and since then I have been performing and teaching piano at Seoul National University and Kyung-Hee University in Korea, Indiana University in the United States and maintain a private piano studio. Please visit www.jeewonleepiano.com for more.
Thank you and please enjoy!
Everybody is welcome, and you will benefit the most from subscribing if you are
1. an amateur pianist
2. intermediate to advanced piano students intending to major in music
3. music appreciators who especially enjoy classical piano music.
Here's a little about me:
I am a pianist and teacher living in Los Angeles, CA. Greatest musical influence comes from my own teachers, Julian Martin, Jon Kimura Parker, Hae-Jeon Lee, and Daniel Pollack. I received my master's degree from the Juilliard School and doctoral degree from Rice University in 2013 and since then I have been performing and teaching piano at Seoul National University and Kyung-Hee University in Korea, Indiana University in the United States and maintain a private piano studio. Please visit www.jeewonleepiano.com for more.
Thank you and please enjoy!
This Is How You Find a Piano Teacher - Insider Tips
This video is a step by step guide to finding the right instrumental teacher for yourself.
Don’t settle- be proactive by following the steps I lay out for you in this video. I give you ideas on how to conduct a preliminary search, what to look for in a biography, what questions to ask, potential red flags and many other tips to help you find a great teacher you can work with for several years.
I can’t believe I am close to 5000 subscribers!
Thank you so much for your continued support. 💕
#howtofindateacher #pianoteacher #pianoteachernearme
Don’t settle- be proactive by following the steps I lay out for you in this video. I give you ideas on how to conduct a preliminary search, what to look for in a biography, what questions to ask, potential red flags and many other tips to help you find a great teacher you can work with for several years.
I can’t believe I am close to 5000 subscribers!
Thank you so much for your continued support. 💕
#howtofindateacher #pianoteacher #pianoteachernearme
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The Dotted Rhythm Problem in "The Appassionata," 3rd movement.
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Are you thinking about working on the Appassionata? Does something sound particularly wrong in the third movement? Then you want to watch this video. (preferably, in a quiet place with no distraction) I go into detail about the problem almost every student faces: the alignment of the dotted rhythm against a running 16th notes. Ideas I Talk About In The Book 0:00 Pose the Problem 0:58 Fingering ...
Chopin Op. 10 No. 5 Upside Down? - Godowsky Transcription of Chopin’s Etudes
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Do you love Chopin Op.10 No.5? Then you might also love this transcription by Godowsky! I talk about how to play with lightness and this goes way beyond merely losing tension. Check out the video to understand why I bring up percussion instruments, bees, popcorn and butterflies. You can apply the technique/ideas to almost any piece you are working on that requires a bit of spark and lightness i...
Now Play It In Tempo: Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu Op 66, Part II
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In order to play fast, you cannot isolate the problem to something purely physical. Please watch the video at the piano when I can have your undivided attention. 0:10 Introduction 2:04 Direction gives you speed (phrasing, grouping of notes). 4:21 Flexibility and movement gives you speed (of arm and wrist). 7:38 Control gives you speed (of your fingers) 13:37 Summary 14:25 Outro #pianotechnique ...
Scriabin Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand and Piano Sonata No. 5
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Jeewon Lee Performs Scriabin Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand and fiercely difficult Piano Sonata No.5 0:15 Prelude 3:05 Nocturne 8:30 Sonata No. 5
Yes, you CAN play Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op 66, with some guidance.
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For those self-studying pianists who have been dying to play this piece... 0:00 What this video is about 0:50 Prerequisites to Play the Piece: 1:15 Overall Structure 2:30 Playing Through the First A Section A SECTION Bars 4-12 Learn the Left Hand First 4:00 Phrasing in the Left Hand 4’ 00’’ 6:00 Movement of the Left Hand 6’00’’ A SECTION Bars: 13-24 7:00 Practice What Aligns First Before Puttin...
Do You Want To Learn Music Faster? (All instruments)
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Musicians too face deadlines, and often we make the mistake of committing ourselves to competitions, auditions and concerts a bit too soon. What are some of the most common mistakes when trying to learn music quickly? In this video, I talk about 5 common mistakes ( a bonus) that prevent our body and mind from working efficiently together when learning new music. If you liked this episode, pleas...
Voicing | Scriabin Nocturne for the Left Hand
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Voicing is difficult on the piano. It requires complete independence of the two hands and many hours of practicing to project the melody effortlessly. It's even harder when it's just one hand trying to do 5 different things like in this piece by Scriabin. In this episode, I give you 5 ideas related to voicing while going through Nocturne, Op.9 No.2 by Scriabin. Thank you for watching!
Scriabin Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op.9 No.2
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I am depressed. I was making a video on this piece, and the entire file with hours of editing just disappeared on me with an external hard drive fail. At least I have a recording of this run through to post today. I will make a new tutorial video (on voicing with just one hand) and post it next week. Thank you so much for watching.
Competitions - How to Stand Out From the Crowd.
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Competitions - How to Stand Out From the Crowd.
Your Game Plan for Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1
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Your Game Plan for Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1
Chopin Op. 25, No. 6: Practicing the "Double Thirds" Étude
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Chopin Op. 25, No. 6: Practicing the "Double Thirds" Étude
Jeewon Lee as a teacher: a short introduction
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Jeewon Lee as a teacher: a short introduction
Fugue in C# Major (from WTC I) by J.S. Bach (How to Play a Fugue, in 3 levels)
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Fugue in C# Major (from WTC I) by J.S. Bach (How to Play a Fugue, in 3 levels)
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 Mvt. III Out of SYNC: Why your hands sound like they are not together.
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Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 Mvt. III Out of SYNC: Why your hands sound like they are not together.
Beethoven Piano Sonata No 21, II Introduzione: Adagio molto
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Beethoven Piano Sonata No 21, II Introduzione: Adagio molto
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op 53, No 21 "Waldstein" I. Allegro con brio
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Beethoven Piano Sonata Op 53, No 21 "Waldstein" I. Allegro con brio
Working with Patterns and Structure: Chopin Op 25, No 11 "The Winter Wind"
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Working with Patterns and Structure: Chopin Op 25, No 11 "The Winter Wind"
Schubert Impromptu, Op 90 No 3 - a song without words.
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Schubert Impromptu, Op 90 No 3 - a song without words.
7 Ways to Improve Your Chopin Op. 10 No. 4
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7 Ways to Improve Your Chopin Op. 10 No. 4
Paganini-Liszt “La Campanella” tips and tricks
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Paganini-Liszt “La Campanella” tips and tricks
Chopin Nocturne in C minor, Op. posthumous
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Chopin Nocturne in C minor, Op. posthumous
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op.7 IV. Rondo: Poco Allegretto e grazioso
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Beethoven Piano Sonata Op.7 IV. Rondo: Poco Allegretto e grazioso
Beethoven Piano Sonata, Op.7 III. Allegro
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Beethoven Piano Sonata, Op.7 III. Allegro
Piano Tutorial: Beethoven Piano Sonata Op.7 II. Largo, con gran espressione
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Piano Tutorial: Beethoven Piano Sonata Op.7 II. Largo, con gran espressione
Piano Tutorial: Beethoven Piano Sonata, Op.7 I. Allegro molto e con brio
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Piano Tutorial: Beethoven Piano Sonata, Op.7 I. Allegro molto e con brio
Piano Tutorial: Maurice Ravel's Jeux d'eau
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Piano Tutorial: Maurice Ravel's Jeux d'eau
Love this work of music. Im sure so fun to play. Interesting, Classical found jazz...or did jazz find Classical Lol. Either way a Delightful Performance by this Artist Pianist here.
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How so clear 😌😌
Dr Lee, You are outstanding, both as a Pianist and as a Teacher. Congratulations for all your work. A retired Piano Teacher, José Augusto Reis.
Years ago, I abandoned ship on this ballade a few months before my senior recital and switched over to the 3rd ballade. Found it to be more attainable at the time.
Very nice expressive playing!
Nice tips ! Thanks !
Thank you for the advice! I found your channel a few days ago, and although I see that most of your videos are aimed at more experienced pianists, I will continue to follow them because they are high-quality content. I've also benefited from some of them, including this video. Additionally, listening to you gives me a very similar feeling to when I’m in a lesson with my piano teacher. :)
You have such a wonderful way of verbalizing these concepts in a way that make sense to me. Yet another great video. I'm still working on Chopin 25 #1 from that video you did. Slowly but surely I'm making real progress. To my delight everyday I sit down it flows easier than the day before. Thanks Jeewon so much.
"Another voice enters... ...like a sigh." ..:`×
Excellent in helpfulness❤ as I am learning this now. Thank yoy❤
Just found you. Your videos are the best I've seen as far as getting into detail. It's like having a teacher.
Annyonghaseyo Seonsaengnim Ich finde ihre Videos sehr interessant und auch hilfreich Da ich immer wieder mal Probleme mit dem Rhythmus habe und öfters mal Schwierigkeiten von langsam auf schnell zu wechseln helfen mir ihre Videos sehr, Vielen herzlichen Dank für Ihren Geduld Gomawoyo seonsaengnim Annyongikeseyo 🙏🏻👍🏻🙆🏻♀️👏🏻🌸
THANK YOUUUU i’m struggling a lot with coordinating both hands but you gave me a way out thank youuuu ❤
I've been playing for decades + classically trained and this is one of my favorite breakdowns of it :) You remind me of my favorite teacher when I was in high school who was also a college instructor!
Awesome video. Very informative and perfect for all students including myself!
Excellent annunciation of the brain’s thought through the piece. Mine was very similar. imo better interpretation than most professionals. I prefer moderate pedal in the part “without” it if done right
Seonsaengnim meu gamsahamnida für den tollen Tipp Gomawoyo für die wunderschöne Videos Annyongikeseyo 🙏🏻🙆🏻♀️
Seonsaengnim meu gamsahamnida für die schönen Videos, die sind für mich persönlich sehr hilfreich um weiter zu kommen und zum üben. Annyongikeseyo seonsaengnim Hananim soll sie beschützen 🙏🏻
Seonsaengnim Gomawoyo Für das Video Annyongikeseyo 🙏🏻👍🏻🙆🏻♀️
Ravel has been influenced by Spanish music (Jota and Flamenco)… a lot.
She makes me want to go practice 😭
My daughter is working on this one, so difficult
I Love Scriabin Sonata 5, my favourite piece, which U played with a lot of Attention, great technique, Professional voicing and elegance!
Sadly, like many FI tutorials, there is waaaay to much excess verbiage in the beginning. Then there is the obligatory performance of the FI-we’ve heard it a million times. Then there are hands separate- they all pull that one. Then there is the individual bar breakdowns. There is unnecessary verbiage like “sextuplet.” Anyone can play hands separately. I find none of these tutorials help combine the two hands in polyrhythms up to speed. Playing 4 against 3 is the challenge that defeats all but the most stubborn pianists. Anyone can play hands separate. Meanwhile minutes have gone by, and you’re not conquering the polyrhythms up to speed. Then there’s the obligatory “let go of tension” comment. Then there are useless instructions about elbows, and wrist movements. Anyone can play the B section. That is not what we need a tutorial on!!! I have yet to find a good tutorial in the big challenge of the piece: the A section polyrhythm up to speed. She means well, but it’s not helpful.
I've never had someone give me pointers that train me how to sightread better/posturing; fixing up fundamentals was something i haven't considered yet! gamechanger!!!
Wonderful! I love your emphasis on the singing and not the mathematics. Also, you added a kind comment on the importance of understanding rubato. I have heard very famous pianists playing Chopin with excessive decelerondo and accelerando masquerading as rubato. I think of the Tommy Dorsey big band keeping the strict metronomic beat while Frank Sinatra is all over the place with the melody being in and out of the pulse. I am very impressed with your teaching style. Emphasis on the movement of the hand and the relaxation of the fingers. Piano playing should never get too far away from singing and dancing. And lastly a great approach to the practice of the Fantaisie that accurately describes it as achievable. Practice hands separate, feel the pulse, and then let go. Let your heart hear the beautiful singing. Piano playing in general and Chopin in particular is my life's second most favorite passion. I wish you were my teacher. Thank you. John Hertenstein
"🎹❤️⚘️Music discovery. I was listening but when I looked over to the screen I saw it was a left hand work!! Pretty amazed I didn't even notice till then. Your left hand so connected and flowing. Beautiful Performance and Work of art.
"🎹❤️⚘️I think what made me say Wow and laugh is when you said "Your eyes won't be playing the music.." Lol that's me.. my muscle memory eventually telling me it's OK not to be glued to the score. Really revealing but knew it deep down. Very interesting and informative video lesson.
"🎹❤️⚘️Amazing Playing and oh So funny real world insider comments as you play."
Even as a mid beginner I picked up many helpful tips for developing good habits. Thank you.
🎹❤️⚘️I Love Piano and always enjoy Your intelligent and interesting videos. Thank you!
Hope to hear from u soon again!!😀
Thank you so much!!!
Thank you for your very helpful instructions! This is one of my favorite pieces that i am challenging myself to learn. You have a very gentle and polished way of sharing the details. I so much appreciate the time and effort you out into this video! Also, you play it so beautifuly and effortlessly. Looking forward to learning this, finally.
Been a pianist for 7 years, found this piece about a year or two ago and have been wanting to learn it. Been putting it off til now, but I think I'm ready to go for it! Thank you for your insightful video!
Alignment with the little finger can be challenging at times. Thanks for this video
Believe it or not it's extremely difficult to find a good teacher for a child with a lot of natural talent, particularly if you are looking for someone who can actually play jazz. Miles Davis said he could recognize a good jazz player by just looking at how they dressed. The difficulty is finding someone who is able to work with talent rather than just putting the student on a book of pattern drills. It was really hard to find a teacher for my son, because he is a natural ear player. Changing disciplines, but related, I had problems finding a horsemanship instructor who could connect to me. Luckily, I found a gal who is a barrel racer, and had been around horses since she 6 years old. She owns two barrel racing horses that she trained, plus she has a degree in equine science. She was able to deal with my personality very effectively as she is not offended when I questioned her in regards to certain topics, because she's an extremely good rider and excellent communicator. I was able to work with her horse named Zippy who was extremely responsive. When it comes to horsemanship, the horse teaches the human., but it obviously helps to have human who can guide you properly in communicating with a horse. As for music, the student has to be willing to do the work as musicianship is an extremely difficult skill to master. I absolutely favor someone who teaches through repertoire and not endless technical exercises that don't develop a true sense of musicality. If a student has talent, it's more a matter of mentoring. I don't think you can teach musicianship if you haven't mastered it yourself.
"🎹❤️⚘️Great to see you back Jeewon. I'm working on this Chopin etude now and find your information valuable as always. Many thanks... "
Excellent advice! Love these specific tips and also the overarching process. Thank you!
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How to Find a GREAT Teacher for You? That is a great question. The good thing is you might not have to go very far. I can't imagine a better teacher than Ms. Jeewon Lee herself. Let me explain why. She has had impeccable training. She has a Master of Music from Julliard and a Doctors of Music from Rice U. studying with the exceptional pianist Jon Kimura Parker. I fell in love with classical piano when I was 14-15. I was late intermediate to early advanced and took the leap. I was never taught HOW to practice. Typically my teacher said something like bring me the first half of movement one of Beethoven Waldstein in two weeks. I tried my best but when the lesson started I'd play it and then she would correct me every few measures, so I had to essentially re-learn the piece. This even happened when I went back to lessons in my early 40's. She was a very good pianist but she never really told me how to practice certain sections beforehand. Then I ran across Ms. Lee's lessons here on UA-cam and she instructs you BEFORE you start a piece and gives you many ideas how to approach it. How I wish I had this many years ago. No doubt I would have learned so much faster and been a much better pianist. So there you have it. Maybe you don't have to look very far after all. I'd contact her first. She does have a webpage where I found her bio....www.jeewonleepiano.com Obviously if you live away and need personal one on one with a teacher her advice seems most sound. Best to all of you!
Thank you so much Nick! For me, “teaching” on UA-cam is mostly sharing my thought process while practicing, which is why I named the channel A Pianist’s Process. The level of the content tends to be high and admittedly too philosophical? or conceptual? for beginner pianists to bother with. It is so helpful to know what part of my videos were useful to my viewers which is why I find your contribution so valuable!! Thank you thank you!!🙏
I didn't know Jeewon had studied with John Kimura Parker. She's rather fortunate. I'm attracted to her channel because she is an excellent communicator, and knowledgeable as to what is required to develop a sense of musicianship. I see her as a person who imparts musicianship, not simply technique.
I agree with you ! Some teachers don’t tell you how to practice and you somehow figure it out and then it’s hard to fix 🤦🏻♀️ nowadays with UA-cam and other online resources , I try to acquire tips and trips before starting a new piece so I don’t teach my brain wrong things to be fixed later ! Thanks for posting this interesting topic ! Everyone needs a good coach , a teacher , a mentor in all areas of life !!❤❤