1. Slow practice 2. Separate hands 3. 4:4 (slow / fast) then switch around, and 6:2 / 2:6 4. Repeat each not twice 5. Dotted Rythms (long / short, short / long) 6. Place finger on the following note 7. Practice in sections 8. "+1" adding one note as you go (through a passage) 9. Practice the other hand as well (even if it's easier) BONUS TIP : transitions by adding notes on each side (one before, one after) 10. Gradually increase the tempo Thanks, Danae 🤗
I just noticed that you did all the talking parts of the video in your hotel room, and you did all the piano parts on the concert stage. So in case anyone sneaks into the auditorium to watch you practice, they don't catch you talking to yourself. That was super-clever! LOL
2 роки тому
Hahaha yes, that’s what was easiest on that day 😉😂
Practising fragments, then connecting them together is brilliant, and insures a solid technique. This has helped me a lot. Thanks once again Danae for all your invaluable tips. Richard.
So after about 20 years of not practicing piano, I have come back to the instrument. All these techniques you mention are techniques that my brain is starting to remember. I like that even when you “mess up” you just keep going, which is excellent because not many people keep the “mistakes”. Goes to show that even when you have “mastered it” it can still go wrong. So those who are beginning should not give up just because you mess up once. Everyone needs to remember that practice is just controlled failure. Keep up the good work, and happy practicing everyone.
2 роки тому
Yes, I completely agree with you! Making mistakes is an important part of the process. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
OMG! It's very very effective.I use these exercises for Beethoven op.31 no.1 mvt.1 which has a lot of fast passages. It makes my fingers more active. Danke!!!!
Thank you so much for these creative tips. I have been playing the piano for a while, but I always struggle with playing fast passages evenly. I am trying to figure out ways for myself to practice smarter rather than playing the same piece or passage multiple times in a row. I will definitely be trying some of these tips the next time I practice!
3 роки тому+1
Thank you! I wish you all the best with the exercises and your piano journey 🤗
Thanks so much for this wonderful and helpful lesson, you are really a great player and I enjoy seating under your lessons. But please can you still make a video on this with a top view camera, so that the movements of your fingers are clearly seen from the top???
2 роки тому
Duly noted and I am starting to use that angle more and more now, since I bought the required equipment for it. :) Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Your advice on a piece where the right-hand is played fast with a slower left-hand reminds me of a piece on which I am working - Chopin's Prelude Op. 28, No. 16 (B-flat minor). I will certainly try your technique on several right-hand passages that have been causing me some difficulty. Thanks again. Tony R. (Also thanks for your reply to my comment about the left-hand octaves in the 1st movement of Schubert's Wanderer!).
4 роки тому
That’s such a demanding Prelude, but also a really great piece! 💪🏻
First play 4 notes slow, 4 fast. Then 4 fast, 4 slow. Next play each note twice. Practice one dotted then fast and then opposite. Practice super slowly, with next finger already on top of next key to be played. Divide passage into sections, and play up to full tempo. Etc
Best set of tips which i had seen in quite some time! Would you please share the notes of this run? Thank you so much for the most helpful insights!
4 роки тому+1
Thank you, so glad you liked it! Here is a link to the score (the excerpt I played in the video starts on page 48 of this edition): ks.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/0/0c/IMSLP75850-PMLP10590-Mendelssohn_op.040_Klavierkonzert_Nr.2_3.Finale_Presto_scherzando_fs.pdf
Great tips!! How often do you do these practice? How long does it take to do these? You might finish with only these practices sometimes?
Рік тому+1
I used to do them daily and now, I still do them for demanding fast passages in order to be able to perfect them at a fast speed quickly. It totally depends on the length of the passage, but I would say, if you can spend at least 30-45 minutes on them every day, that would be great!
Looks very thorough and reasonable. How does that look in terms of the whole, though? When do you move from one way to the next, or change between them - after some time, or after you're bored, or once you get to a certain level? And you memorise it first, or was that only because you took a familiar passage as a sample?
4 роки тому+1
I do these exercises also when I am just starting out with a piece - so also long before memorizing it. And I usually move on when I reach the desired level of that day. When I start with a new passage, I do these exercises quite slowly and depending on the day, I also don’t do every single one every day. But this is my general selection of go-to exercises that I use when practicing stuff like this.
hi i wish to do this practice but not seeing the keys and witch finger r u using, am from India am a violinist now just start to learn piano thanks for the tutorial
3 роки тому
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏻 Sorry for the not so great camera angle, this was one of my first ever piano tutorials, but the ones after that have a better angle where you can see the keys and fingering. 🤗
Dear Danae, thank you so much for the valuable info… all wonderful- I would like to have a question; for longer passages that are lets say few pages (etude-like) would you suggest for example take one these exercises a day and repeat many times to master and maybe something else the next day, or mix up? You already play like a master the exercises!
2 роки тому
I would suggest to mix them up and not have the exact same routine every single day. Maybe you could repeat an exercise that works really well for you or that is your favourite one every day and then switch it up and alternate between the rest day by day. That way, you also keep your practice interesting and can focus better! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@ hallo und vielen Dank für die Antwort- Ich mache die Übungen jetzt seit circa 2 Wochen, bemerke and höre schon den Unterschied, meine Lieblingsübungen sind langsam/schnell und die kleine Abschnitte im tempo, liebe Grüße aus Berlin!
@ ah. I see it, I think. ... the recording is super fast x1000. What measure of the piece are you demonstrating here?...thank you again for sharing your great music and help.
When I’m practicing slow should I play the notes as hard as I can
2 роки тому
I wouldn’t say they should be played in a „hard“ way but rather in a very intentional way. The dynamics and character should be the same as in the fast tempo (including all the piano and soft sections). Hope this helps!
But what notes were you playing. That also we have to know
3 роки тому
It’s the ending of the 3rd movement of Mendelssohn‘s piano concerto no. 2 in D minor. 🤗
3 роки тому
Here is a link to the score (the excerpt I played in the video starts on page 48 of this edition): ks.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/0/0c/IMSLP75850-PMLP10590-Mendelssohn_op.040_Klavierkonzert_Nr.2_3.Finale_Presto_scherzando_fs.pdf
1. Slow practice
2. Separate hands
3. 4:4 (slow / fast) then switch around, and 6:2 / 2:6
4. Repeat each not twice
5. Dotted Rythms (long / short, short / long)
6. Place finger on the following note
7. Practice in sections
8. "+1" adding one note as you go (through a passage)
9. Practice the other hand as well (even if it's easier)
BONUS TIP : transitions by adding notes on each side (one before, one after)
10. Gradually increase the tempo
Thanks, Danae 🤗
Thanks for watching!! 🙏🏻
Wow! This is gold and sage advice by someone who pianisticially can back up what she's saying! This should have thousands of views!
Thank you so much! Glad it helps 🤗
I just noticed that you did all the talking parts of the video in your hotel room, and you did all the piano parts on the concert stage. So in case anyone sneaks into the auditorium to watch you practice, they don't catch you talking to yourself. That was super-clever! LOL
Hahaha yes, that’s what was easiest on that day 😉😂
Practising fragments, then connecting them together is brilliant, and insures a solid technique.
This has helped me a lot.
Thanks once again Danae for all your invaluable tips.
Richard.
So after about 20 years of not practicing piano, I have come back to the instrument. All these techniques you mention are techniques that my brain is starting to remember. I like that even when you “mess up” you just keep going, which is excellent because not many people keep the “mistakes”. Goes to show that even when you have “mastered it” it can still go wrong. So those who are beginning should not give up just because you mess up once. Everyone needs to remember that practice is just controlled failure. Keep up the good work, and happy practicing everyone.
Yes, I completely agree with you! Making mistakes is an important part of the process. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
I must say that every excercise in this video is super helpful!
I feel very grateful for you sharing all your secrets!
Thanks so much!
maybe the most helpful video ever! really helping me on a passage that i’m trying to increase the tempo on. thanks!
OMG! It's very very effective.I use these exercises for Beethoven op.31 no.1 mvt.1 which has a lot of fast passages. It makes my fingers more active.
Danke!!!!
So glad to hear this!! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Excellent information.
Makes difficult pieces manageable and within reach.
Thank, so glad you found it helpful!
can't wait to start implementing this really useful information
Thanks! I hope it will help. 🤗
Thanks!
Thank you so much for these creative tips. I have been playing the piano for a while, but I always struggle with playing fast passages evenly. I am trying to figure out ways for myself to practice smarter rather than playing the same piece or passage multiple times in a row. I will definitely be trying some of these tips the next time I practice!
Thank you! I wish you all the best with the exercises and your piano journey 🤗
I studied with Dr Mary Vyner at the Lancaster Conservatory.
Katchatorian Toccata.
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!! Now I have all your fast practice tips in one video!
Thanks so much for this wonderful and helpful lesson, you are really a great player and I enjoy seating under your lessons. But please can you still make a video on this with a top view camera, so that the movements of your fingers are clearly seen from the top???
Duly noted and I am starting to use that angle more and more now, since I bought the required equipment for it. :) Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
This is awesome 👌. Thanks for sharing it 😀.
Thank you! So glad you found it helpful :)
Your advice on a piece where the right-hand is played fast with a slower left-hand reminds me of a piece on which I am working - Chopin's Prelude Op. 28, No. 16 (B-flat minor). I will certainly try your technique on several right-hand passages that have been causing me some difficulty. Thanks again. Tony R.
(Also thanks for your reply to my comment about the left-hand octaves in the 1st movement of Schubert's Wanderer!).
That’s such a demanding Prelude, but also a really great piece! 💪🏻
Excellent presentation! And helpful! Thank you!
This is wonderful I come from third stream noir .but I ve ignored some practices thus video is so helpful
Thanks so much!
Thanks Danae! 🤗 This video 100% helped me play the fast notes on the piano very comfortably. Thanks again! 🤗
So glad to hear that, thanks for watching! 🙏🏻
First play 4 notes slow, 4 fast. Then 4 fast, 4 slow. Next play each note twice. Practice one dotted then fast and then opposite. Practice super slowly, with next finger already on top of next key to be played. Divide passage into sections, and play up to full tempo. Etc
Thank you for your advice 👍♥️
🙏🏻🙌🏻
Liebe Danae
Vielen Dank für Ihre Videos - ich finde sie alle ganz hilfreich und interessant.
Alles Gute
Vielen lieben Dank, das freut mich sehr! :)
Best set of tips which i had seen in quite some time! Would you please share the notes of this run? Thank you so much for the most helpful insights!
Thank you, so glad you liked it! Here is a link to the score (the excerpt I played in the video starts on page 48 of this edition): ks.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/0/0c/IMSLP75850-PMLP10590-Mendelssohn_op.040_Klavierkonzert_Nr.2_3.Finale_Presto_scherzando_fs.pdf
Thank you so much!! 👍🏻 ❤️
Thank you for your amazing tips, puting them in practice to really nail my audition. Greetings!
Thank you, so happy to read this!!! 😊
Thank you so much, I'm going to use all these tips in the Brahms' Op. 10, No. 3 Ballade, have you ever played this piece?
That‘s wonderful! I actually haven‘t but really like it a lot, it‘s so beautiful!
I'm still working through this piece as well. This is super helpful!
Great tips
Terrific! These tips will help me with L'Isle Joyeuse by Debussy. I look forward to much improvement in my playing, and thank you!
Thanks so much! Wonderful, have fun with l’isle joyeuse! 🤗
Great tips!! I will try some of these out for sure 🎹🎹🎶
Thank you, so happy you liked it and I hope they will work for you!
@ It really helped.. just changing up the rhythm of the patterns somehow made my brain and fingers absorb it ( Beethoven arpeggios lol)
Great tips!! How often do you do these practice? How long does it take to do these? You might finish with only these practices sometimes?
I used to do them daily and now, I still do them for demanding fast passages in order to be able to perfect them at a fast speed quickly. It totally depends on the length of the passage, but I would say, if you can spend at least 30-45 minutes on them every day, that would be great!
Great video;)
Looks very thorough and reasonable. How does that look in terms of the whole, though? When do you move from one way to the next, or change between them - after some time, or after you're bored, or once you get to a certain level?
And you memorise it first, or was that only because you took a familiar passage as a sample?
I do these exercises also when I am just starting out with a piece - so also long before memorizing it.
And I usually move on when I reach the desired level of that day. When I start with a new passage, I do these exercises quite slowly and depending on the day, I also don’t do every single one every day. But this is my general selection of go-to exercises that I use when practicing stuff like this.
Thank you. Everybody has his own habits and abilities, but it really makes a difference to see how somebody does it for whom it very obviously works.
hi i wish to do this practice but not seeing the keys and witch finger r u using, am from India am a violinist now just start to learn piano
thanks for the tutorial
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏻 Sorry for the not so great camera angle, this was one of my first ever piano tutorials, but the ones after that have a better angle where you can see the keys and fingering. 🤗
Dear Danae, thank you so much for the valuable info… all wonderful- I would like to have a question; for longer passages that are lets say few pages (etude-like) would you suggest for example take one these exercises a day and repeat many times to master and maybe something else the next day, or mix up? You already play like a master the exercises!
I would suggest to mix them up and not have the exact same routine every single day. Maybe you could repeat an exercise that works really well for you or that is your favourite one every day and then switch it up and alternate between the rest day by day. That way, you also keep your practice interesting and can focus better! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@ hallo und vielen Dank für die Antwort- Ich mache die Übungen jetzt seit circa 2 Wochen, bemerke and höre schon den Unterschied, meine Lieblingsübungen sind langsam/schnell und die kleine Abschnitte im tempo, liebe Grüße aus Berlin!
nice advice! curiosity:
is some piece from mendelssohn that you are practicing??
Yes, it is Mendelssohn‘s second piano concerto (3rd movement). :)
thanks
Awesome tips! What piece are you playing in this vid?...sounds amazing!!
Thank you so much! It’s the ending of the 3rd movement of Mendelssohn’s piano concerto no. 2 🤗
@ ah. I see it, I think. ... the recording is super fast x1000. What measure of the piece are you demonstrating here?...thank you again for sharing your great music and help.
Once again I did not know Mendelssohn has technical compositions
for advanced pianists.
When I’m practicing slow should I play the notes as hard as I can
I wouldn’t say they should be played in a „hard“ way but rather in a very intentional way. The dynamics and character should be the same as in the fast tempo (including all the piano and soft sections). Hope this helps!
But what notes were you playing. That also we have to know
It’s the ending of the 3rd movement of Mendelssohn‘s piano concerto no. 2 in D minor. 🤗
Here is a link to the score (the excerpt I played in the video starts on page 48 of this edition): ks.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/0/0c/IMSLP75850-PMLP10590-Mendelssohn_op.040_Klavierkonzert_Nr.2_3.Finale_Presto_scherzando_fs.pdf
What is this piece??
Mendelssohn’s second piano concerto 😊
The chords modulations are divine!!
Actually, this may be thee most beautiful piano piece I've ♥ heard.
Piano is too loud in relation to your speaking voice.
Oh thanks for letting me know! I will try to get a better balance next time. 👌🏻
Excellent information.
Makes difficult pieces manageable and within reach.