I Learned This Chopin Etude in 7 Days
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- Опубліковано 21 гру 2023
- After being in a practicing rut for the last 2 years (sigh), I wanted to change things by learning a Chopin etude in 7 days.
An actually good performance: • Eric Lu - Etude in F m... - Розваги
youtube threw this into the algorythm so you MIGHT have a chance - needless to say: extremely nice production quality!!!
Thanks- and all hail The Algorithm haha
@@patricklipianoall hail the algorithm
Ah yes the allegro-rhythm
I remember learning this under a week the past summer as a personal project of mine-I raced my friend and whoever finished it first would owe the other person boba. I managed to finish it in just under 4 days, but I had to practice a heck ton lmao. This video is really awesome, keep it up!
Thanks- and under 4 days is crazy! respect.
Define "finish".
@@raleedy By finished, I meant that I could play it up to tempo with minimal mistakes and no sheet music.
@@patricklipiano Thanks! :)
What is boba?
It takes 7 weeks to learn this even for highly advanced pianists.
Where did you get that idea from? Advanced pianists learn ALL the Chopin etudes in 3 months.
Leaving a comment for the algorithm!
Really well edited, well played and pretty damn impressive.
I wish you nothing but the best
Thanks for the kind words!
Great video man and great editing! Very cool watching players learn pieces and you managed to keep it interesting too. Would love to see more in the future if you enjoyed making this one.
What a unique way to document your journey. Enjoyed all of it!
Loving this format! Love your humor. More if possible please!
This Etude is no joke. The left hand is so awkward throughout. It's brilliant but destroys my brain. Chopins 10 8 is a middle finger to those who say he only wrote for the right hand.
For real, for me the left hand was actually harder than the right
@@24cf648 Jeez man, how underdeveloped must your left hand be to think the left hand of this is harder than the right?
Chopins 10 12 is a punch to the gut for those who say he only wrote for the right hand
@@jamesrockybullin5250 Imagine putting another pianist down when we should be lifting eachother up and encouraging one another. The left hand in itself isn't difficult but pairing it with the right is a bit odd, especially at first. The whole point of Chopin's Etudes are to help develop technique and build up both hands. If you aren't struggling a bit then you aren't challenging yourself and learning.
@@chainuser1774 I'm glad you agree the right hand is harder than the left. It's a couple of spread chords and voicing a few characterful melodies, compared to a ruthless two-and-a-half minute gauntlet that will destroy your wrist if you don't have perfect technique. They're not even comparable.
That was actually fun and the final result was quite impressive, keep it up!
I love seeing the process you go through I can relate so much 😭😭😭
Wow! Thank you for sharing this, it’s super inspiring. This was the etude that ultimately made me have to drop out of music school for a while because i tried to brute force it and ended up getting tennis elbow in my right arm. Watching you figure it out in a week reminded me that i never quite finished it and i’d love to return to it now that i’m a little more mature. Thank you so much!
I'm glad it inspired you!
Really great video. Good job and very entertaining editing and commentary! This inspires me to give this one a try!
Legendary editing skills! Great work!
This is quite a quality video, may success be with you!
I like your editing, sense of humor and your great piano skill 👍🤩❤
The sneeze was so real. Subscribed! Nice job!
When I started to learn Chopin etudes, it was a breakthrough for me.
What is fascinating about Chopin's etudes is that it has no boundaries on how you want it to sound. A single note may need dependency for the other notes in the harmony (which is why I love it so much that he uses a suspended 4th before the coda entrances, so when a listener has a hint of thought that "oh this is where the coda begins").
Another is the usage of pedal, I will mention this Etude in the video, there are numerous recordings (such as Frederic Chiu's) where the limit of use of the pedal rather refined the crisp of sound for those fast passages. Some would dare use much of the pedal, but only to the extent of not flooding its harmonies, as it may sound gibberish. But of course, we have our own personal tastes.
The last important thing I want to mention is body movements. The importance of movement, such as movement from your wrists, to your arms, until your extremities, will make a clearer picture on how you want to do it, with avoiding the risk of injury and strain. Sure, it may look or seem awkward on our side of the keys, but to the audience, it is a completely different point of view. Know your movements, and the fingers will do the rest.
A thing to note about Chopin's etudes is that every passage is flowing. It is the gateway on when to build up tension, when to resolve, and when to place those little breathes. The more you start to learn more Chopin etudes, the more it will make more sense. It's the reason why I like to call these etudes "The Art of Exhibition."
Your editing was fire, I loved it!
Enjoyed the video (very entertaining)! And I still thought you did pretty darn good for a notoriously difficult etude!!
This is fking hilarious and honestly so realistic for anyone learning the piano esp a beginner (except the ladt part youre so good)
I’m gonna leave a comment for the algorithm too- this is awesome content and I would love to see this channel grow! :D
Dan thats crazy, good job! In just 7 days this is really good. Give it more time and you'll have yourself a really polished performance!
Well done. This is a great video for what seems like your first.
Glad to see another TwoSetter! Keep practicing you’ll hit 40 hours one day!
Also great job! It sounds amazing!
S tier video youve posted here, new subscriber obtained 👏🏼
You are the kind of youtuber to see a video and expect at least 100k+ Subscribers, I see a future in your channel, your talent is impressive truly, keep up the practice!
Love the video, and great sense of humor. Btw for this etude, I really like Aristo Sham’s performance in the chopin competition!
You just gained a follower ! Great video man
I'm glad I'm not the only one that just unloads their frustration by playing La Campanella's right hand out of nowhere lmao (4:27)
lol same.
"one day..."
lmao we're many without even knowing it
same, xD. and i also play la fille aux cheveux de lin to calm down
yesss me too lol
Very good work
Gives me hope that I could learn this one
This is one of my favorites!
Honestly insanity, you're incredibly skilled if you can learn an etude to that level at only a week. Also congrats on the attention, you deserve it! :)
bro these results in a week are pretty fire ngl KEEP IT UP 🔥🔥🔥🔥
What a refreshing piano channel. Don’t lose your sense of humour! Brilliant work, only 7 days. I’ve been stuck on pieces for a year 😅
Great video and playing! The unintentional “rubato” is so relatable lol
BRAVO !! Jouer par cœur et correctement cette étude en une semaine est une belle performance ! Et votre vidéo est très drôle et amusante. Super !
Incredible job man!
Bro, very good video!!! Keep it up✊️
I totally love your humour! Subscribed :)
Incredible job man! No one’s talking about the fact you learned a Chopin etude in a week when I can’t learn the easiest prelude in a month! Super talented pianist and really exited to see more!
I don't think there's an easiest prelude; if its a competition between the e minor, b minor, and a major, then know that all of those are quite difficult.
You manage to beautifully capture the pain of pianists world wide. Thank you for your suffering for our entertainment :)))))
Beautiful! Very good!
Your editing is good. Nice
Wow! Youre video quality is so good at first i didnt even realise that you are such a small creator
Insane skills, keep it up!
was a pleasure watching this !!
Good editing bro and very entertaining for me
Hey maestro! Bravo on tackling Chopin's wild ride - good job, and hilarious 🎹🚀
If you're up for a challenge check out my suggestions:
1. Ghost. Practise LH alone with a ghost RH. 8 bars at a time.
(It's pretending to play the RH part on the keys, but not actually playing it).
Your brain will do the full muscle work, but allow your ears to focus on LH.
2) 4x + 7 = 3x² −2
3) At 3:03 melodic finesse fragment. Phrase it for example by reducing weight from notes e---d-c in the second bar.
(All the fun, and frankly most of the beauty lies in the LH in that piece. All the LH lines can be carefully phrased.)
4) Kill the turtle. Skip the turtle stage. The RH behaves drastically different in that piece, in that scenario. Start at medium-slow.
5) Illusion of speed. Make it FEEL fast without going Martha tempos by worrying less about the strength of the RH passages.
(It will feel faster if there are less heavy notes in the RH, instead only a few chosen ones slightly accented [SLIGHTLY] and generally more light, wind-like notes (touched, not smashed). Also, it's easier to play that way.)
6) 9 minutes of break every 42.0 minutes of practise?
7) 7:17 the unintentional rubato was great. More of such.
8) No tempting screens at the piano.
9) Illusion of speed vol2. It will FEEL faster if you perform precise and interesting articulation in the LH. Throughout.
(Interesting = varied and not repetitive.)
10) Suspected imposer. The opening FORTE doesn't come from Chopin, maybe? Make sure you check that with some quality editions, like Ekier or probably even Henle.
0) SOS, Invite a tuner's for God's sake please. Call now, please, a tuner.
Good luck!✌
Thanks, and suggestions noted!
Amazing!
you defo deserve sm more subscribers. :)
I play piano and this is extremely impressive that you managed to learn this much of this difficult etude in such a short amount of time. I struggle with reading sheet music for piano so I usually stick to improvising things and playing by ear so I respect anyone that can read piano music quickly 😅
From 9:14 for me the most beautiful left hand passage of the entire etude. Its singing.
Thank you for these practice tips! More more moreee 😊
Nice video and good luck with the algorithm
Smart, useful and nice
Your editing is way above your subscriber count nice video
Really enjoyed watching this video
Okay ngl I found this not just a little educational somehow but very entertaining at the same time
I enjoyed!
"practicing off camera" had me laughing so hard!
But yes, these etude is very challenging indeed!
When I first saw this video, I really didn't know anything about music. Since then, I have gained a significant amount of knowledge, and I can actually apricate what's going on.
This is the youtube video i've been waiting for
This is the youtube comment I've been waiting for- thanks!
nice editing and learning that much in 7 days is still pretty good
Hilarious vid! Subbed!!
Waw i dodnt know you havent posted for 2 years if your realy going to post often im here because i enjoyed this video
awesome!!
i would subscribe but i need to see that you need to keep making amazing content like this
Bro has criteria 💀
@@Michachel yeh?
Very nice!
I love that your video is 10:25 and that's Georges Bizet's birthday! (You also use his music throughout) Bizet was an excellent pianist.
this guy deserves more subs
fuckin gold, your mind must have been spinning with the the etude all week
It was- and thanks!
I can completely understand your pain 😂😂😂 i’ve been practiced this piece for ages and going thru all of the painful stages. But I never feel I can achieve the level of Eric Lu’s playing.
3:35 _classical guitarists screaming in the distance_
Yoo you're amazing
7 days ?...youve done so well I've been practicing these etudes for a lifetime I gave up before I lost my sanity
Walter Gieseking's method was to begin by learning a piece away from the piano. I've worked with this method, and have found it very effective. When I finally bring a piece to the piano it's refreshing to feel that I'm getting my hands around notes that I already know. As to what can go into learning away from the keyboard: hearing notes in the mind's ear, identifying patterns, visualizing the notes on the keyboard, one's fingers playing the notes, visualizing the score, etc. All of these of course contribute to memorization, and the more kinds of memory are employed the stronger the memorization will be.
Nice video ❤
Sneaking in La Campanella at 4:27 is so relatable Lmaooo
Well done! I’m gonna go ahead and be “that guy” and say it looks like a lot of tension in your pinky staying outstretched when not in use that is probably making your forearms burn with lots of practice.
lol this is pretty relatable i can do black keys waterfall and revolutionary and am tryna complete the set but i cant bring myself to go through the agony again of learning another etude from op 10
underrated, need more people know this funi utuber
you gonna become popular bro
Amazing stuff. I wish I could learn a piece that fast lol
it mostly uses simple patterns that don't take long to learn, then you can spend your time on the less familiar ones. it's nice and short too with lots of repetition
I very like your video style😍
Impressive! You should make more progress/learning videos
How did you practice staying close to the keys and what’s your main idea of relaxation in this etude? These little challenges are fun, I just did that same thing with the third ballade, and you did a great job for only 7 days!
My technique in this video mostly relied on my "default" technique, which I've built up over many years of playing piano (though it doesn't have to take many years).
For staying close to the keys (and playing habits in general): be aware of your technique while practicing slowly, then gradually discontinue bad playing habits
For relaxation: move your fingers, wrists, arm, and body efficiently (to minimize tension)-and let more of your arm + body weight (gravity) produce power instead of forcing it completely with muscles
Hope this helps!
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well done bro, that's inspiring ! could you please tell me how much time did you practice that piece ?
bruhhh memories, this was my first second chopin etude ( of opus 10), it was really not an easy task and it took me many months since technically I still was not very prepared for it. Now I'm working on the entire set for a recital hopefully...
Thanks for sharing and best of luck on the full set!
@@patricklipiano thanks dude, wish u the best too
love the math references
the random rush e is so real
Of course, as we all know, it cannot be commented "good" still need to have a lot of practice to master all the technique and bla bla bla.....
Except for above "comment", to be honest, the sound is not bad at all, quite impressive and encouraging video! I believe, you did really enjoy very much on this seven day of pratice.
And finally, you are not alone XD
Literally started this etude yesterday haha! 2nd last etude before I finish every one
If I practiced as efficient as you did, I could get full scholarship. From zero to memorizing whole piece in 7 days.. OMG... Incredible!!
Legit laugh/cried at the practice calendar in the beginning. Too real. Did you try practicing at least 40 hours a day? 😵💫🤣
HELP NO WAY BY MEMORY PERFORMANCE IN JS 7 DAYSSSS AAAA, im gonna start learning this and my mums telling me to finish in 2 days (since its JUST 5 PAgES) and now im sobbing
If it took, with your skill level 7 days, probably it would take 3 months for an intermediate pianist like myself. And I'd still play it not 100% correctly
I will learn it for 3 years.) May be for 3 lifes.😂
Is there a good proportion between difficulty and musical interest (or musical beauty) in this piece?
unintentional rubber
Here before 1k subs! (I'm the 800th one lol)
Good progress for 7 days! I think theres something in your hand you can look at, it has a lot of give. Otherwise great video!
Im not surprised, i learned the funeral march in two days. Only professional musicians can do it