Here are the names of each song :) Day 1: Nevereverland - Nano Month 2: Gerudo Valley, The Hero Month 4: River Flows in You Month 5: Kuusou Mesorogiwi Month 6: The Hero, Unravel, Rondo Alla Turca Month 8-9: Orange, Yasashisa no Riyuu, Fur Elise One Year: Jiyuu no Tsubasa 1 Year 2 Months: Zenzenzense 1 year 6 months: Brave Shine
Jordan Nexhip Great work! I used to play piano (my school offered free music courses and I joined) but at that time I felt bored and didn't really have the wish to learn how to play an instrument, I did not put any effort in it... and of course now I regret that choice. May I ask you how you did learn by yourself? I would like to start playing again (considering that I already know the basics and have a piano). Your improvement was... stunning. Give me some advices, please! Love from Italy!
After learning piano for 7 years of my life, this guy is fantastic after this short amount of time. It was also really great watching the hand posture improve over time 😂
Damn the piano community is harsh. I thought this was incredible, but apparently there are so many backseat Mozart’s commenting. Not everyone can afford a real piano. Also, why so much criticizing on the music he plays? So what if it’s all pop. Would you rather him play music he does not enjoy? That defeats the purpose of music. I’m sticking to guitar...
Garrett Rose but if i only played swing, I can only do swing. Diversifying your playing skills is important. In my band class in high school, we didn’t only do marches, and that’s the reason why. We did 1 March, 1 Classic, 1 theme, and a random one for each of our concerts.
I have absolutely no problem with what he plays or on what he plays. I just feel like he could‘ve focused a little more on his teqnique. Still a fucking good progress
considering that he's starting as an adult beginner, there's some technical stuff that he's not capable of picking up anymore. But his progress was amazing
Will James Oooooh, you meant his movements. I only listened. Yeah it's rare for a beginner, but you never know. He may have watched a few videos before or idk
Lol its possible. Just stay consistent. I started playing two weeks ago and I'm working on the interstellar by hans Zimmer. If it's a song you like much you will learn it fast.
Same actually, my biggest issue with it is sticking to it and letting the improvement happen I usually get frustrated by not being able to play the more complex songs to be quite honest.
Same, I've got a $1800 digital baby grand in the corner of my room, covered in dust, I'm still making the monthly payments on it. Decided that buying it would rekindle my will to learn... it didn't, you did. Thanks man, and great job!
As someone who’s played the piano for a very long time, I’d like to say that your dedication and vast improvement over such a short time is extremely impressive. I have no idea what songs you play, reading the comments it seems like they mostly come from anime, if I’m not mistaken. I did recognize fur elise however, (of course) and I was really shocked when you were having a tough time with it, given that you were playing long single-hand runs not long after. If you struggled with fur elise, (which is definitely a beginner to intermediate piece) I think it might be because you’ve developed a bad hand posture and don’t revise your fingering. Luckily these are easy habits to break. Practice keeping your wrists further above the keyboard and your fingers slightly curled. This will make it much easier to get leverage on the keys and improve your ability to control your volume. Also when you begin a piece, make sure you’re not playing with convoluted fingering, because after you’ve muscle memorized the wrong fingering it can be very difficult to change to something better. Finally, consider playing pieces which require a softer touch, use staccato, have triplets, slurs, and dotted rhythms, have a different time signature, (like waltzes), have changes in dynamics and maybe later, have cross-rhythms. Classical music almost always uses multiple of these elements of composition, which is why piano teachers usually teach classical music: it makes learners better rounded. If the music you currently play has some of these elements, I’d encourage you to pay attention to those. But seriously give classical a shot, it won’t bite. Good luck
I like how when he play the wrong note he continue to play, if I played a single wrong note I stop playing and start again but this guy is a legit legend.
NO!! that's a terrible habit to continue playing after a mistake! If you don't fix your mistakes, they will forever stay with you. No matter how many hours you practice.
You were not a complete beginner or a very talented one with amazing coordination. It took me about 7 months to have the coordination that you have in your very first video. Well done!
You're pretty good, but I think you could benefit from playing some slower songs that will force you to concentrate more on your dynamics and musicality rather than just banging out something crazy
This helped me in a profound way. I almost died recently after a severe illness. I barely cope with deep anxiety/depression with meds. I knew I needed to create something to give my life meaning and was in search of it. Your video gave me the courage and motivation I needed to start learning the piano. You’re an amazing person with a lot of talent - you have my everlasting thanks. Many blessings!
Anime has this one special perk, and that is producing masses of potentially good pianists, and you're a representation of exactly that, pretty nice progress ^^
Lnao! I started playing the piano because i wanted to play Tokyo Ghouls opening (from season 1) It didn't go well but i can play "Pin up Girl" kinda...
finally someone who actually shows clips of them messing up. All the other videos Ive seen only show them playing like pros from day 1 and it hella lowers my modivation. so thank you so much for this video. and you play amazingly!! much love!!
I ask my self that lmao I play since 2-3 years but well I didn't played hard pieces Loool now I started to arrange brave shine based on animenz and ishter arrangement to improve my playing let's see xD
Jordan Nexhip i've played piano for 1 year and 2 months and i'm not as good as you thx to school i don't have time to practice that much and when i want to play i'm exhausted or ended up playing video games because of stress
Hey man, I'm 17 and I just wanted to thank you for sharing this. All my friends who play instruments have been doing so since they were very young (I know a kid whos been playing piano since he was 4) and I've always wanted to get into piano or guitar or anything really, but I was always intimidated thinking that it was too late to get into anything at this stage. So thank you for showing me that it's never too late to get into anything. I mean even past the two month mark you were playing a lot better than I would think someone at that stage could play. Awesome job.
I started playing 10 years ago and watching these progression videos of people playing for and year and a half makes me feel like I failed myself. Wish I started with the dedication to practice consistently
This is very inspiring....playing this instrument is addictive that I don't even noticed I've already spent almost a day of playing until I fall asleep of the song I'm practicing.
Youve made some nice progression. I mainly want to give you one tip on what I think is important for further growth: Relax. In your playing, yes, but also your hands and fingers. I often see people play with really unrelaxed hands. Sometimes even downright stiff. Take a breather, let your hands chill, and try to keep them that way throughout the entire performance. It will greatly help you maintain a flow and will improve the sound of your playing as a bonus. One way to learn this is by trying to move your hands less, especially vertically. Also don’t lift your fingers more than necessary. Keep it to minimal hand acrobatics to reach maximal relaxation and thus a good physical and musical flow. Good luck! :D
@Banaan Banaan It still applies. Big or small hands. This guy has good progression, but he has the habit that all beginners have. he is hitting every single note very hard and have a stiff hand posture.
True. That's an effect of self study. A piano teacher woulf have corrected his technique from day one. He needs to practice very slowly, do some scales, learn classical music, in order to correct his hands technique. He's hammering the keys.
ive been playing the piano for 6 years, and want to congratulate you! 3 years later you are probably much much better doing way more challenging pieces and your dedication in the 18 months really impresses me!!! great job!
Love the "Your Lie in April" hoodie along with your posters of DBZ and Tokyo Ghoul. BTW you're progression is insane man. better than mine. Keep at it!
I definitely see alot of improvement from your first day to a year and a half later. The only piece of advice I think I should share with you about learning piano is remember its not about just about the end goal of finishing the song, but everything in between. Right now you're playing like you are in a rush to learn and build on to the next song (which is cool), but you really need to work on the fine detail of every key you hit. For example your flourishes are wonderful and on point, but your base keys are muddled and kind of gummed up. Keep it up though!
I agree, he’s playing complicated songs but his technique and especially touch still need a lot of work. I was cringing in fur Elise when he played the last note of every arpeggio so loud
I see the video and I think "well this guy has technique" but then I listen to it and it sounds pretty bad, piano is making music not a mechanical exercise
I checked twice to see if I didn't have x1.25 accidentally. Your tempo is quite fast for most of these! It's actually harder to go slower the better you get lol.
It's not fine. The difference between a keyboard and a acoustic piano is enormous. The comparison is like automatic vs standard. He is going to sound like shit when he plays a real piano. Most part for the pedal. Most young pianists don't know how to play properly without the pedal
So all the hours I spent playing Skyrim, if I had practiced piano, this would have happened. Nah. Knowing a video game world is more impressive. Not really.
How am I watching this just now, you are amazing man, I've neen a pianist since I was 10 years old (20 currently) and seeing someone improve this good reminds me of those days, keep doing what you love, improvement comes only from practice
You are completely amazing. Thank you for the inspiration. I want to learn to draw, but I believe the principles are the same: practice consistently, correct your errors, focus, never quit, and only compare yourself to where you were and how far you've come. I think if you can learn and have this amazing outcome, I can too. The journey isn't over, but it will be a worthwhile ride. Thank you.
Same here Jordan: Piano, Guitar and Painting (digital and traditional). You are progressing along nicely! Keep up the good work! It pays off when you can play any song you want to. You just have to decide how much work you want to put into learning a specific song.
I have started playing the piano 10 months ago with great progress too and to draw 1 week ago. The key to success is exactly what you mentioned. Good luck and fun on your journey :-)
Em you can't make that much progression in a year, it's virtually impossible. It's obviously a fake as there are no changes in appearance after a year. To get to that level as seen at the end takes between 7 - 12 years. So clearly a FAKE.
This is amazing and gives me hope I can improve with consistent practice. I think it’s awesome you can do such huge jumps and complex arrepegios in only 18 months!
I love dude post a video to showcase progression, (I'm assuming partially to stimulate/convince others that it's worth the effort, but obviously also because he's rightfully proud of what he was able to accomplish) and people automatically jump on telling him what he needs to do better. I didn't read where it said, "look at my progression after 18 months, please critique my technique". Anyway, dedication and perseverance pay off. 500 hours in a year and a half, boom. Try 'mariage d'mour' by George Davidson. Pretty easy, very gratifying and I found helped me become better all around. And Erik Satie pieces, really helped me feel the keys. Good stuff man.
Employee427: Of course, because complimenting someone saying, "Well done... hard work... you've got the right to be proud of yourself. By the way, I found after learning 'these' songs it helped me play better." Is identical to saying, "Dude's got flat hands. You're going to hurt yourself, slap-hand." ...
Matt Martin mariage d'amour for the speed is great but i think satie is too easy (gnossiennes) so don't play satie unless you want to practice your interpretation and sensitivity.
> Be me >Start learning to play on the piano (For Elise at start) >later >watch this video >cry cuz after almost 2 years of learning you can play just half of For Elise in half speed
I grew up taking lessons as a kid and gave it up when I was in HS. Since then, I would fiddle around with the piano once in a while but never serious about it. I'm 30 now and have been taking the piano serious over the last 2 months. I am making great progress in the last 2 months, but it is easy to get discourage, especially when it feels like you can't break down some of these walls. Thanks for the video, man. It's truly an inspiration. The 'Heroic' Polonaise by Chopin is currently a goal of mine.
i Love how you just kept on going. i Love the way you JUST DID IT and how you actually keep hitting the keys IRRESPECTIVE of tone accuracy, but how you actually built your Rhythm skills COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT of tonality. That's something most people grossly underestimate (thinking that tonality ALONE is everything and Not being able to TELL that their Rhythm is improving dramatically in the midst of wrong notes). 😍🥰😍😍😍
Cheef what makes you say hes a weeb? A weeb is somebody who watches only sub and thinks they can speak the language fluently lol that's a weeboo and also they say they love Japan and everything when the only animes they have watched are the mainstream ones
kyle Jones there is no harsh way of calling someone weeb. People like you have made the term completely meaningless and taken any value it had from it. "people who only watch sub" that is not even in the slightest related to being a weeb.
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I agree to this..plus putting love on what you do, there's no impossible...I'm also practicing the same and I can really see the wonder of regularly doing it...also, it is very essential to feel the music and learn how to listen 😊
dont let people let you down this is amazing progress the thing about musicians is YOU can keep playing no matter what circumstance you are in music is an anchor in our lives and so what you arent all the way rn just means the work was even more worth it
I also learn to play the piano myself, and now I'm learning unravel (acoustic ver). Then I want Brave Shine. So I met your video, and now I have more motivation. Thank you.
Crazy inspiring. Being in the fitness world I'm used to being "good" at something. When it comes to the piano and music I'm considered a complete beginner. It's humbling but I'm ready for the challenge Thanks a lot for this (:
I played guitar before moving on to piano and I was able to play with both hands on day one. There's probably some coordination transfer when starting another instrument. Beginning guitar took me a lot longer, maybe it's the same for this guy.
Depends on how much you practice, I practice 20 hours a week and after 3 months I am now able to play Fantasia in C minor and Fur Elise. So just practice a lot.
It's amazing, I saw your video this morning and purchased this model without even noticing it the afternoon.... For 100usd, key problem, fixed with rubber contact for 6usd... What a chance, thank you
You can probably pick up a decent cheap one on ebay for probably under £50/$50. Mine's £100, which is pretty cheap for a brand new one. But it works fine, try to pick up one with velocity sensitive keys, and make sure you don't pick up a midi keyboard, unless you know what they are!
lmao. I don't want to be mean, but when I first started I used simply piano and youversion for a little bit, and this video made me appreciate having a teacher very much.
Noticed the anime posters, got hyped when you started playing stuff from Your Name, I’m currently learning piano but I’ve been practicing on and off. I def want to jump back in and practice consistently !
Here are the names of each song :)
Day 1: Nevereverland - Nano
Month 2: Gerudo Valley, The Hero
Month 4: River Flows in You
Month 5: Kuusou Mesorogiwi
Month 6: The Hero, Unravel, Rondo Alla Turca
Month 8-9: Orange, Yasashisa no Riyuu, Fur Elise
One Year: Jiyuu no Tsubasa
1 Year 2 Months: Zenzenzense
1 year 6 months: Brave Shine
How many songs overall did you try and how many did you complete in your 18 months? :)
Jordan Nexhip Great work! I used to play piano (my school offered free music courses and I joined) but at that time I felt bored and didn't really have the wish to learn how to play an instrument, I did not put any effort in it... and of course now I regret that choice. May I ask you how you did learn by yourself? I would like to start playing again (considering that I already know the basics and have a piano). Your improvement was... stunning. Give me some advices, please! Love from Italy!
Who makes hero? google seems to only pull up one punch man
please tell me this is a troll
>ZenZenZense
My man you've got some good taste
2,000 hours of csgo and I'm still trash
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Play with me
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Git gud
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After learning piano for 7 years of my life, this guy is fantastic after this short amount of time. It was also really great watching the hand posture improve over time 😂
Jakespeare246 If you mastered one instrument. You can learn a little bit easier with other instruments. I saw he has a guitar.
That is so true.
He isn't really playing, look closely. I've been playing for 7-8 years too😁
Isaiah Higgins literally says in the desc that audio and vid are out of sync because he recorded them separately.
I guess i'm just salty that he learned so quick, but its always a possibility...
Damn the piano community is harsh. I thought this was incredible, but apparently there are so many backseat Mozart’s commenting. Not everyone can afford a real piano. Also, why so much criticizing on the music he plays? So what if it’s all pop. Would you rather him play music he does not enjoy? That defeats the purpose of music. I’m sticking to guitar...
Garrett Rose but if i only played swing, I can only do swing. Diversifying your playing skills is important. In my band class in high school, we didn’t only do marches, and that’s the reason why. We did 1 March, 1 Classic, 1 theme, and a random one for each of our concerts.
Garrett Rose I know right, all my friends if I play Africa -Toto ("Don't play that that is hip hop"), I'm sorry but I play what I want
I have absolutely no problem with what he plays or on what he plays. I just feel like he could‘ve focused a little more on his teqnique. Still a fucking good progress
Becaooose hese noto veri goode ato pianoe
considering that he's starting as an adult beginner, there's some technical stuff that he's not capable of picking up anymore. But his progress was amazing
I still have the "Day one" level after a few months
Will James
I don't think he's lying, I have some lucky friends, after a few hours they can play an easy song like him.
Will James
A few month of piano, but I already have some music experience, so I can say when something is really bad or quite good.
Will James
Oooooh, you meant his movements. I only listened.
Yeah it's rare for a beginner, but you never know. He may have watched a few videos before or idk
Lol its possible. Just stay consistent. I started playing two weeks ago and I'm working on the interstellar by hans Zimmer. If it's a song you like much you will learn it fast.
It’s because u don’t practice a little bit every day
this inspired me, wow. I shall be dusting of my keyboard and trying again!
Same actually, my biggest issue with it is sticking to it and letting the improvement happen I usually get frustrated by not being able to play the more complex songs to be quite honest.
Same, I've got a $1800 digital baby grand in the corner of my room, covered in dust, I'm still making the monthly payments on it. Decided that buying it would rekindle my will to learn... it didn't, you did. Thanks man, and great job!
'96 VR-4 Spyder get back on it wish I had something like that
'96 VR-4 Spyder Wow, Good for you and you just gave Jordan Nexhip the greatest compliment! (: Cheers
certainly, no dust is on his, it flies off daily
"Sorry for the lack of pants"
Me every time someone is at the door
Enraqo Taco haha
LMFAO
Lmfaooo
As someone who’s played the piano for a very long time, I’d like to say that your dedication and vast improvement over such a short time is extremely impressive. I have no idea what songs you play, reading the comments it seems like they mostly come from anime, if I’m not mistaken.
I did recognize fur elise however, (of course) and I was really shocked when you were having a tough time with it, given that you were playing long single-hand runs not long after. If you struggled with fur elise, (which is definitely a beginner to intermediate piece) I think it might be because you’ve developed a bad hand posture and don’t revise your fingering. Luckily these are easy habits to break. Practice keeping your wrists further above the keyboard and your fingers slightly curled. This will make it much easier to get leverage on the keys and improve your ability to control your volume. Also when you begin a piece, make sure you’re not playing with convoluted fingering, because after you’ve muscle memorized the wrong fingering it can be very difficult to change to something better.
Finally, consider playing pieces which require a softer touch, use staccato, have triplets, slurs, and dotted rhythms, have a different time signature, (like waltzes), have changes in dynamics and maybe later, have cross-rhythms. Classical music almost always uses multiple of these elements of composition, which is why piano teachers usually teach classical music: it makes learners better rounded. If the music you currently play has some of these elements, I’d encourage you to pay attention to those. But seriously give classical a shot, it won’t bite.
Good luck
6 fth great advice! :)
god I hope he learned to relax his body those octaves looked painful
as a pianist and a teacher, I have to say that your progression over 18mths is nothing short of amazing.
I call fake
dude ever heard of the concept called dynamics he doesnt use it at all!!
uhm it actually means he thinks his progres is amazing, so not sure why you are being so aggressive...
ケイジASMR
Random commenter: Wow you did a great job I'm totally proud of you!
ケイジASMR: HOW DARE YOU >;(
I love this :)
**Dusts off the ol' keyboard**
Heck yeah dude
*WTF*
What the fuck
+acelban hello, are you okay, friend? How are you? Your comment makes me a bit nervous, and I would like to make sure you are fine :D
Watched the whole video. Wonderful progress! You are right, consistency is the key (with deliberate practice).
Nice to see you here.
Qwert lol i love his channel
I like how when he play the wrong note he continue to play, if I played a single wrong note I stop playing and start again but this guy is a legit legend.
NO!! that's a terrible habit to continue playing after a mistake! If you don't fix your mistakes, they will forever stay with you. No matter how many hours you practice.
You were not a complete beginner or a very talented one with amazing coordination. It took me about 7 months to have the coordination that you have in your very first video. Well done!
Adderall's one hell of a drug...
How it feels to chew 5 gum
*Piano explodes*
castform67 The one drug that keeps you awake so you can't have fun
God learn lucid dreaming and your views will change, young grasshopper
Smooth Chaos I’ve tried lucid dreaming and I can’t get it to work
You're pretty good, but I think you could benefit from playing some slower songs that will force you to concentrate more on your dynamics and musicality rather than just banging out something crazy
I use big words sometimes too...
Isaac Pereira those aren't even big words.
I agree in 100% keybord isnt the same thing as piano , try it and i can bet anything that u will see the diffrence ;)
xd xd The really expensive keyboards come close to feeling (plus sound exactly like) a real piano
Kaleb Wilson i cant recognize which one has he but i think that not the best one ;)
This helped me in a profound way. I almost died recently after a severe illness. I barely cope with deep anxiety/depression with meds. I knew I needed to create something to give my life meaning and was in search of it. Your video gave me the courage and motivation I needed to start learning the piano. You’re an amazing person with a lot of talent - you have my everlasting thanks. Many blessings!
I wish i could refund my 6000 hours of cs go time to learn an instrument. Global elite means nothing.
I feel you everyday man...
It’s not too late to learn.
You found some friends right? Usually that has meaning.
Can you actually make money playing piano though
Freestyleliving of course, professional pianists lmao
why tf did his day one sound so good already
Jackson Catlett yjjhbbhhtz ££-/99*(99 ((
....
Believe me, it does take skill.
No one seems to know.... PIANO IS REALLY EASY
John van Brederode muscle memory takes no skill but reading music does?
JD exactly
4k+hours of dota and i'm still average... wtf
Ignacio C 1 month of Warframe and nearly have all Primes.
1.5k hours 1.4k mmr. FeelsBadMan.
Ignacio C 2k hours, 5k mmr, if only i put those hours into something useful feelsbadman
Prev E thats pretty good actually haha i would take those for 5k. Im 4200
Ignacio C 2k hours 1.3k MMR. *my 5k friend coaches me for three days* two weeks later. 3.7k
Anime has this one special perk, and that is producing masses of potentially good pianists, and you're a representation of exactly that, pretty nice progress ^^
Lnao! I started playing the piano because i wanted to play Tokyo Ghouls opening (from season 1) It didn't go well but i can play "Pin up Girl" kinda...
pervy sage don't worry dude. Your playing will one day reach her xD
It has the perk of also producing overweight katana wielding neck beards.
anime was created when god sneezed when he was sprinkling in the weeb salt and poured in all of it
Yep the sao intro 1 I can play
finally someone who actually shows clips of them messing up. All the other videos Ive seen only show them playing like pros from day 1 and it hella lowers my modivation. so thank you so much for this video. and you play amazingly!!
much love!!
What the hell am.i doing with my life....T.T
What do you mean bro? I caught your live stream before and it was lovely ^o^
PianoPrinceOfAnime Being a weeb.
I ask my self that lmao I play since 2-3 years but well I didn't played hard pieces Loool now I started to arrange brave shine based on animenz and ishter arrangement to improve my playing let's see xD
Jordan Nexhip i've played piano for 1 year and 2 months and i'm not as good as you thx to school i don't have time to practice that much and when i want to play i'm exhausted or ended up playing video games because of stress
Hey Asriel :D
Hey man, I'm 17 and I just wanted to thank you for sharing this. All my friends who play instruments have been doing so since they were very young (I know a kid whos been playing piano since he was 4) and I've always wanted to get into piano or guitar or anything really, but I was always intimidated thinking that it was too late to get into anything at this stage. So thank you for showing me that it's never too late to get into anything. I mean even past the two month mark you were playing a lot better than I would think someone at that stage could play. Awesome job.
I started playing 10 years ago and watching these progression videos of people playing for and year and a half makes me feel like I failed myself. Wish I started with the dedication to practice consistently
A lot of them aren't real
@@jacobfunnell65 including this one.
Don’t believe in this lier.
This is very inspiring....playing this instrument is addictive that I don't even noticed I've already spent almost a day of playing until I fall asleep of the song I'm practicing.
Youve made some nice progression. I mainly want to give you one tip on what I think is important for further growth: Relax. In your playing, yes, but also your hands and fingers. I often see people play with really unrelaxed hands. Sometimes even downright stiff. Take a breather, let your hands chill, and try to keep them that way throughout the entire performance. It will greatly help you maintain a flow and will improve the sound of your playing as a bonus. One way to learn this is by trying to move your hands less, especially vertically. Also don’t lift your fingers more than necessary. Keep it to minimal hand acrobatics to reach maximal relaxation and thus a good physical and musical flow.
Good luck! :D
@Banaan Banaan It still applies. Big or small hands. This guy has good progression, but he has the habit that all beginners have. he is hitting every single note very hard and have a stiff hand posture.
True. That's an effect of self study. A piano teacher woulf have corrected his technique from day one. He needs to practice very slowly, do some scales, learn classical music, in order to correct his hands technique. He's hammering the keys.
In summary, be confident :D
0:24 ONE PAAAUUUUUNNCH
Louis Weisz 😀Oh! Yes!!!
No wonder I feel so familiar!!!
Thank you!
ive been playing the piano for 6 years, and want to congratulate you! 3 years later you are probably much much better doing way more challenging pieces and your dedication in the 18 months really impresses me!!! great job!
Love the "Your Lie in April" hoodie along with your posters of DBZ and Tokyo Ghoul. BTW you're progression is insane man. better than mine. Keep at it!
I definitely see alot of improvement from your first day to a year and a half later. The only piece of advice I think I should share with you about learning piano is remember its not about just about the end goal of finishing the song, but everything in between. Right now you're playing like you are in a rush to learn and build on to the next song (which is cool), but you really need to work on the fine detail of every key you hit. For example your flourishes are wonderful and on point, but your base keys are muddled and kind of gummed up. Keep it up though!
I agree, he’s playing complicated songs but his technique and especially touch still need a lot of work. I was cringing in fur Elise when he played the last note of every arpeggio so loud
Thousand Word Moments k
I see the video and I think "well this guy has technique" but then I listen to it and it sounds pretty bad, piano is making music not a mechanical exercise
MPAII wow... you people can actually analyze music like this... it's really amazing
MPAII wasnt he less than a year in lol... relax
I feel like you practiced 8 hours straight one time
Twistii Cuber i have
I did that when i got my keyboard lol
If Simply Piano pops up one more time on my screen when I try to watch a piano video I will scream.
yea ikr sorry about that, idk if i can control the ads tho since i gave the rights to the video to someone else
Here from reddit! Keep the good work up, mate. That was a great attempt at River Flows in You!
Sanchay Wadhwa same here haha awesome dude 👌 keep it up
You get laid a lot, don't you.
assoc
That feel when u see 500hours over 18 months and I got 1000 hours in csgo in under a year
Dindeed Your profile pic is that feeling when you still got decimated by a dude with a pistol on a 1v1. Counter-terrorists win.
JAJAJAJAJAJ you make me the day
I don't men to show off but I've np been playing for 18 months and I can play twinkle twinkle little star with only 2 mistakes.
well that would actually be quite impressive
( ua-cam.com/video/hCKBl-TpRzc/v-deo.html - see the actual Twinkle Twinkle Little Star here )
I can almost do that! 😌
I checked twice to see if I didn't have x1.25 accidentally. Your tempo is quite fast for most of these! It's actually harder to go slower the better you get lol.
You need a steady keyboard/piano because this one is all over the place
Anne keyboard is fine. He just needs a firm keyboard stand
It's not fine. The difference between a keyboard and a acoustic piano is enormous. The comparison is like automatic vs standard. He is going to sound like shit when he plays a real piano. Most part for the pedal. Most young pianists don't know how to play properly without the pedal
Needs a tripod for his camera I'm sure.
Do you play the piano?
So, I get to play my favourite song 1 year and 2 months in.
Great.
PsychoXistence Tell me how it goes in 14 months
PsychoXistence im join to the mission , starting today
appreciating talent ;D
what song is it? it's from kimi no na wa right
ZEN ZEN ZENSE
So all the hours I spent playing Skyrim, if I had practiced piano, this would have happened.
Nah. Knowing a video game world is more impressive. Not really.
i quit w.o.t. piano is more fun
I'm playing both >:D
5k dota 2 hours played. Every time i think about this being used to play an instrument i die inside a little.
we can choose both. I really love playing game, but sometimes in our lives, we need music to heal ourselves.
Huy Đỗ um except video games also have great soundtrack
How am I watching this just now, you are amazing man, I've neen a pianist since I was 10 years old (20 currently) and seeing someone improve this good reminds me of those days, keep doing what you love, improvement comes only from practice
You are completely amazing. Thank you for the inspiration. I want to learn to draw, but I believe the principles are the same: practice consistently, correct your errors, focus, never quit, and only compare yourself to where you were and how far you've come. I think if you can learn and have this amazing outcome, I can too. The journey isn't over, but it will be a worthwhile ride.
Thank you.
Same here Jordan: Piano, Guitar and Painting (digital and traditional). You are progressing along nicely! Keep up the good work! It pays off when you can play any song you want to. You just have to decide how much work you want to put into learning a specific song.
Playing-with-Liz I draw as a hobby- bro sometimes I forget music, dance, singing and stuff is a hobby too. You do it for fun without realizing.
I have started playing the piano 10 months ago with great progress too and to draw 1 week ago. The key to success is exactly what you mentioned. Good luck and fun on your journey :-)
That’s awesome I’m doing the same thing but that’s because I’m a tattoo apprentice under a tattoo artist
Damn man, this is a nice progress!
Em you can't make that much progression in a year, it's virtually impossible. It's obviously a fake as there are no changes in appearance after a year. To get to that level as seen at the end takes between 7 - 12 years. So clearly a FAKE.
It is possible. As someone that did a 2 years piano progress, this fast progress is possible but demands *a lot* of practice and self discipline
Your progress is absolutely swift ... Good job man ... Keep up the pace
I'm a classically trained piano teacher that also plays in band. Good job for playing so well within such short period of time.
I love all your posters! :)
did it reach her?
Relapsation wHYYY
AGAIN
lmaooooo
Your Lie in April
Why are you playing with my emotions?
This is amazing and gives me hope I can improve with consistent practice. I think it’s awesome you can do such huge jumps and complex arrepegios in only 18 months!
You're BEAST!!!! Congratulations man!!!
I love dude post a video to showcase progression, (I'm assuming partially to stimulate/convince others that it's worth the effort, but obviously also because he's rightfully proud of what he was able to accomplish) and people automatically jump on telling him what he needs to do better. I didn't read where it said, "look at my progression after 18 months, please critique my technique".
Anyway, dedication and perseverance pay off. 500 hours in a year and a half, boom. Try 'mariage d'mour' by George Davidson. Pretty easy, very gratifying and I found helped me become better all around. And Erik Satie pieces, really helped me feel the keys.
Good stuff man.
Hahahahaha thanks dude
Jordan Nexhip, what were the subtitles at the end about losing legs?
I like how you first rant about something and then proceed to go and do the exact thing you rant about, thats my favorite part
Employee427: Of course, because complimenting someone saying, "Well done... hard work... you've got the right to be proud of yourself. By the way, I found after learning 'these' songs it helped me play better." Is identical to saying, "Dude's got flat hands. You're going to hurt yourself, slap-hand."
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Matt Martin mariage d'amour for the speed is great but i think satie is too easy (gnossiennes) so don't play satie unless you want to practice your interpretation and sensitivity.
> Be me
>Start learning to play on the piano (For Elise at start)
>later
>watch this video
>cry cuz after almost 2 years of learning you can play just half of For Elise in half speed
Wouldnt recommend starting with fur elise fam hahahaha
Kinda late xD
Bartolomeus00 i started with the godfather theme song then finshed fur elise yesterday after 2 month of practice and can play at full speed yay 😊
2 years and you cant play it? how often do you practice
not enought, but I started to practice waay more often, and I'm finaly becoming better.
I grew up taking lessons as a kid and gave it up when I was in HS. Since then, I would fiddle around with the piano once in a while but never serious about it. I'm 30 now and have been taking the piano serious over the last 2 months. I am making great progress in the last 2 months, but it is easy to get discourage, especially when it feels like you can't break down some of these walls. Thanks for the video, man. It's truly an inspiration. The 'Heroic' Polonaise by Chopin is currently a goal of mine.
i Love how you just kept on going. i Love the way you JUST DID IT and how you actually keep hitting the keys IRRESPECTIVE of tone accuracy, but how you actually built your Rhythm skills COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT of tonality. That's something most people grossly underestimate (thinking that tonality ALONE is everything and Not being able to TELL that their Rhythm is improving dramatically in the midst of wrong notes). 😍🥰😍😍😍
A weeb and a musician... Noice.
Cheef what makes you say hes a weeb? A weeb is somebody who watches only sub and thinks they can speak the language fluently lol that's a weeboo and also they say they love Japan and everything when the only animes they have watched are the mainstream ones
kyle Jones it seems to have a bad connotative meaning but you just need to embrace it as I clearly didn't mean the extreme.
Cheef did not know there was a light way to call somebody a weeb lol
kyle Jones there is no harsh way of calling someone weeb. People like you have made the term completely meaningless and taken any value it had from it. "people who only watch sub" that is not even in the slightest related to being a weeb.
Bediki Google weeb educate ya self.. before running ya mouth idiot lol..
I SEE ANIME IN THE BACKGROUND
Kousuke Q-tip no shit sherlock
He has been playing anime theme songs too duh lol
Hamzz Zaidi no shit sherlock
EZ PZ LEMON I was telling him
EZ PZ LEMON yo chill, why you gotta be so triggered?
this was rlly cool to watch, you caught on way faster than most people, good job
Mannnn. This is amazing. You made a 5min 12sec video of pure inspiration.
I get three wishes from the genie, to be an amazing piano player is one of them. Thanks for the inspiration!!
Good luck ^o^
I'll wish to master every instrument.
Just gotta say...I love your posters man
But aye your piano playing is hella sick too bro I don't even have a keyboard 😂
Sasaki Umiquema Are you fking serious. I used that picture as profile too before. xD
And your pants
Don't have a keyboard?
Then how are you typing?
I just found an awesome piano learning course which I know you are going to love.
The course teaches you how to play piano professionally
Here is the link >>>BestWay2LearnPiano.blogspot.com
Sasaki Umiquema how did you type this with no keyboard?
I agree to this..plus putting love on what you do, there's no impossible...I'm also practicing the same and I can really see the wonder of regularly doing it...also, it is very essential to feel the music and learn how to listen 😊
Awesome vid. That’s actually great progression and discipline.
It's so cool when you recognise a song that he is playing from an anime
I thought I'm too old to play piano but then this video inspired me
Absolutely awesome, man... keep it up!!
wow! your progress is really great. it inspires me to practice more and become a better player. thanks for sharing!
i'm telling mum on you
mom*
im tired as heck, yesterday i had 5.5 hours of tests (the gat thing) it was bullshit
you should just drop out and play piano shows already
the gat shame
ayy lmao nerd
OMG THAT TOKIO GHOUL THEME :DDDDD
WONDERFUUUUUUUULLLLLLLL
DIDNT EXPECT THAT XD
TheRimy22 Tokyo*
It's very pleasing to hear you play
dont let people let you down this is amazing progress the thing about musicians is YOU can keep playing no matter what circumstance you are in music is an anchor in our lives and so what you arent all the way rn just means the work was even more worth it
Unravel sounded so good
day 1 wasn't bad at all. Obviously a begginer, but defenetly had some experience playing
Very inspriring. A nice documentation of the result of consistent practice.
Great freakin job Jordan!
"I still see my self as a beginner at this point" *Advanced runs up the piano while left hand is half broken from chords.*
Is there some specific training or book or something you followed to achieve this? I'd really like to try this myself
Jordan Nexhip so you aren't going to any classes?
Disha Hegde Yeah I had the same question, how did you learn fingering and theory? Did you just practice from the videos you watched?
Jordan Nexhip We would really like that (:
Yes, please!
Was one of those youtubers theishter? Some of your songs sounded really similar to his style I really liked it!
I also learn to play the piano myself, and now I'm learning unravel (acoustic ver). Then I want Brave Shine. So I met your video, and now I have more motivation. Thank you.
Very insightfull and shows real results of hard work. Thank you for the video!
Very inspiring my man. Piano is the one instrument I've always wanted to get better at. This just might push me into it.
Go for it!! :)
Crazy inspiring. Being in the fitness world I'm used to being "good" at something. When it comes to the piano and music I'm considered a complete beginner. It's humbling but I'm ready for the challenge
Thanks a lot for this (:
Gregory Scott Fitness humble much.. lmao... u must have a big front door to fit that ego thru
Gregory Scott Fitness sick brag
Honestly, Gregory. You look pretty fragile. I feel like I could beat your ass pretty easily just for the fun of it.
Lol what's with these jealous-ass replys? Dude says he's fit - that comment is nowhere close to egotistical. Stop being so insecure.
William Hazel (:
That was awesome dude, nice progress
Awesome man!!!! Good stuff!!! Always wanted to learn. Have a nice keyboard...its time. Thanks for sharing and motivating! Keep it up
Pants are the devil. Piano is amazing. You're a good dude
wtf, I have been playing and learning for 3 months and I'm barely better than this guy on the first day
Will James true
I played guitar before moving on to piano and I was able to play with both hands on day one. There's probably some coordination transfer when starting another instrument. Beginning guitar took me a lot longer, maybe it's the same for this guy.
Depends on how much you practice, I practice 20 hours a week and after 3 months I am now able to play Fantasia in C minor and Fur Elise. So just practice a lot.
Carl Smith yea it is
William D. He played guitar before. You ca see it In the backround
You've got a lot of talent there, man...Keep going at it.
I am on day 4 of my journey, thanks for the encouragement!
This guy is an anime piano player!! I could see those posters of Tokyo ghoul, bleach and Naruto on the background 😆😆😆
Fyona Kiaki Yeah I started fanboying a little
"Sorry for my lack of pants" so funny.. made my day. :))
:)
It's amazing, I saw your video this morning and purchased this model without even noticing it the afternoon....
For 100usd, key problem, fixed with rubber contact for 6usd... What a chance, thank you
the confidence to have 1.8 million people see you in your boxers. word.
Damn you learned quick
You inspired me but sadly i dont have a piano or a keyboard to practice
You can probably pick up a decent cheap one on ebay for probably under £50/$50. Mine's £100, which is pretty cheap for a brand new one. But it works fine, try to pick up one with velocity sensitive keys, and make sure you don't pick up a midi keyboard, unless you know what they are!
BlazertronGames ok, thank you!
Blazertron midis aren't that hard to set up, but it limits you to being on a computer or needing a laptop
My Username yeah it only took 5 minuts lol
Brave shine
Hey great video! Really inspiring
Well done!..persistence will always pay off.
Sponsored by simply piano
Daniel K This is golden
I have laughed so damn hard at this i swear I hate being stalked lmao
lmao. I don't want to be mean, but when I first started I used simply piano and youversion for a little bit, and this video made me appreciate having a teacher very much.
Simply piano is TRASH, it does not have high level playing songs and it is very slow in progress
They sponsored every piano video on yt until this day OMG
Your day one is better than my whole year lol
Noticed the anime posters, got hyped when you started playing stuff from Your Name, I’m currently learning piano but I’ve been practicing on and off. I def want to jump back in and practice consistently !
Sounds great!
Day 1: No pants
1 year and 6 months: Pants
Totally beautiful. You're the living proof that it's never too late to be a real life Arima Kousei. :')
"So what are your goals in life?" "To be a real life Kousei Arima."
"What has inspired you to win the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition?" - "Kaori." - "???" - "*crying*"
Very inspiring. Well done!
This is really motivating! Thanks for sharing.