In the world of piano exercises, this is one of the trickier ones I've come across. What are some of your favorites?? Grab the PDF for this one here: shop.betterpiano.com/dohnanyi
Hey can you please review c418’s 148 album? Some Melodie’s and chords are absolutely insane. Like I don’t know how he made the chords but they sound so good.
I have always found "contrary motion" to be easier because both thumbs are doing the same thing at the same time, and then the pointer fingers, etc etc. Trying to work in the same direction with left-Pinky doing the same shit as right-Thumb was always more of a challenge. This looks SATISFYING AS HECK. Must try.
I’ve been playing piano professionally for 40+ years. In all my time studying and teaching technique, there are about only a handful of books I teach from to students and I still use myself, to this day. This is one of them.
What's nice about being primarily a percussionist is that you're kinesthetic awareness and control is held to a very high bar, which means nearly all of your excercises will have some kind of funky timing a awareness thing. The reason this is nice is that I can just steal all of those excercises and try and work on them on diffrent instruments. There's been times when I felt like my hand to hand synchronization with cello was sloppy, so I stole a snare exercise to help me. And when I need to work on my awareness on piano, I just steal a warmup from my marimba book.
Sounds slightly trippy, but very satisfying! If you're interested in other insane piano etudes, check out the Ligeti 'Etudes', especially the one called 'L'escalier du Diable' ('The Devil's Staircase'). It's based on chromatic scales. I heard it was once considered impossible to play but various pianists have mastered it. EDIT: The 'impossible' etude is actually the one called 'Vertige' ('Vertigo') - also based on chromatic scales. I always get the two muddled up!
Cool fact: a piano prof at my college studied piano with Dohnanyi, who studied piano with one of Liszt’s prize pupils. Neat to know that pedagogical lineage!
Cover hinoki wood PLEASE! It's probably too simple for a full theory video on but it would be awesome to see some appreciation for that song! It's most well known for being the "chill guy" song but it's a great song on its own.
If this exercise breaks your brain you haven’t seen the Godowsky studies on Chopin Etudes. By the way, Franz Liszt in his “grand etudes” version before the transcendental etudes has a C minor etude beginning with this exact pattern with extreme velocity. He re-wrote this in the next version because it was rather impractical to play.
Charles, you should definitely do a video sometime on the harpsichord cadenza from JS Bach Brandenburg no.5 BWV1050 I’m sure you know it, it’s absolutely mind-blowing!
You should listen tothe Dragin Ball Z: Infinite World OST, it really stuck to me and shaped my musical taste! Specially Tropica, Twilight Harbor and the Main Menu Theme.
I'm a bigger sadist. Play a 4-note pattern in your left hand, and a 5-note pattern in your right. Try to stay sane as they go through a cycle of drifting apart and resyncing.
Looks and sounds like Czerny and Hanon. Only the most hated exercises . . . and I hate to admit . . . beneficial . . . The Castor Oil of piano practice.
Ok maybe I'm missing something but this doesn't seem that difficult. My technique is not the best so it may take me a while to play it fluidly, but my brain handles it just fine.
In the world of piano exercises, this is one of the trickier ones I've come across. What are some of your favorites?? Grab the PDF for this one here: shop.betterpiano.com/dohnanyi
okie dokie
Any of the ones Jesus Molina puts out. Still waiting on the day you do some reaction content for him ;)
Please cover Power Rangers.
Hey can you please review c418’s 148 album? Some Melodie’s and chords are absolutely insane. Like I don’t know how he made the chords but they sound so good.
Sounds like what my piano teacher expects me to sight read 😂
This here is one of the main reasons why I quit piano.
I have always found "contrary motion" to be easier because both thumbs are doing the same thing at the same time, and then the pointer fingers, etc etc. Trying to work in the same direction with left-Pinky doing the same shit as right-Thumb was always more of a challenge. This looks SATISFYING AS HECK. Must try.
I’ve been playing piano professionally for 40+ years. In all my time studying and teaching technique, there are about only a handful of books I teach from to students and I still use myself, to this day. This is one of them.
What's nice about being primarily a percussionist is that you're kinesthetic awareness and control is held to a very high bar, which means nearly all of your excercises will have some kind of funky timing a awareness thing.
The reason this is nice is that I can just steal all of those excercises and try and work on them on diffrent instruments. There's been times when I felt like my hand to hand synchronization with cello was sloppy, so I stole a snare exercise to help me. And when I need to work on my awareness on piano, I just steal a warmup from my marimba book.
Sounds slightly trippy, but very satisfying!
If you're interested in other insane piano etudes, check out the Ligeti 'Etudes', especially the one called 'L'escalier du Diable' ('The Devil's Staircase'). It's based on chromatic scales. I heard it was once considered impossible to play but various pianists have mastered it.
EDIT: The 'impossible' etude is actually the one called 'Vertige' ('Vertigo') - also based on chromatic scales. I always get the two muddled up!
A tongue twister for your fingers... A finger twister, mayhaps?
Also look up "Finger Buster" by Jelly Roll Morton.
A finger and brain twister
Ow ow ow ow ow ow
If rhythm goes fast enough it becomes pitch
Once he said 5/4 measure, I was like “well, I’m gonna be a changed man.”
As a drummer, these kinds of exercises is like half of all we do.
Just imagine if Phillip Glass had played this exercise as a kid.
I don’t claim to be the world’s greatest pianist but it wasn’t that hard. To me it seems that he is making it sound like it is harder than it is.
Music isn't just wiggly air, it's the wiggle of the wiggle of the wi...f the wiggle of the wiggly air.
Dohnanhi was an extraordinary pianist, composer and teacher
The exercise of the gods!
This is insane Charles! Whay are you so evil?! I definitely love 5/4 but this is... well, mindblowing at least
Cool fact: a piano prof at my college studied piano with Dohnanyi, who studied piano with one of Liszt’s prize pupils. Neat to know that pedagogical lineage!
I like the new relaxed at the desk setup.
If you want another finger twister, try practicing all 12 major & minor scales, but entirely with standard C Major “fingering”. 😂😅
augh wait what’s that piano tune at 7:37 …sounds so familiar and i can’t remember the dang name
Take Five.
👍Sounds like something I should get stuck into if I want to start playing again.
my piano teacher used to assign me hanon!!!! it actually helped me a ton!
„literally“
video starts here: 3:37
4:46 *Hoobastank intensifies*
This is kind of awesome
Cover hinoki wood PLEASE! It's probably too simple for a full theory video on but it would be awesome to see some appreciation for that song! It's most well known for being the "chill guy" song but it's a great song on its own.
Love that excersisw! Gonna try it right now!
Kind of reminds me of something by Steve Reich.
Not literally
If this exercise breaks your brain you haven’t seen the Godowsky studies on Chopin Etudes. By the way, Franz Liszt in his “grand etudes” version before the transcendental etudes has a C minor etude beginning with this exact pattern with extreme velocity. He re-wrote this in the next version because it was rather impractical to play.
I've decided! I'm going to buy your bundle, Charles! I just can't pass up the deal lol
I swear that exercise must have been a motivator for Philip Glass. 😄
It reminds me of Glass's "Music in Contrary Motion" from the 1960s.
thanks charles. just listening to this hurts my brain. can't imagine how hard it must be to become able to play that.
1:26 Will he also teach us how to play outfield for the Kansas City Royals?
*Figuratively. I'm more concerned about the corruption of language than my brain, as the latter is already broken.
I just submitted myself to psych ward sir ty
Dom ! He streams on twitch, such a great guy!
Now i know what I’m gonna practice
Its impossible to do the transition
If this "literally" broke my brain, I'd be dead...
*Figuratively !!
Alternatively: the notorious EVD.
Please react to the music of the game Maplestory
Check out Grande Etude 8 where Liszt does this at presto strepitoso.
Charles, you should definitely do a video sometime on the harpsichord cadenza from JS Bach Brandenburg no.5 BWV1050 I’m sure you know it, it’s absolutely mind-blowing!
Here before you do some analysis of Wicked 😉
I love your channel. I wrote a longer thing but that’s the best way to say it
I think I'm gonna have to say that one bar a day is enough for me
Will you explain flowerlove- breaking news. Very catch melody.
You should listen tothe Dragin Ball Z: Infinite World OST, it really stuck to me and shaped my musical taste!
Specially Tropica, Twilight Harbor and the Main Menu Theme.
Wow!
I'm a bigger sadist. Play a 4-note pattern in your left hand, and a 5-note pattern in your right. Try to stay sane as they go through a cycle of drifting apart and resyncing.
Hey Charles Cornell! What is F-flat?
Sounds the same as E, but depends on the tonality you're in
Could you check out the Rain World soundtrack?
Would you be interested in reacting to splatoon music? It is the most energizing videogame music ever
Like I understand the american system of naming rhythm however it only works for 4/4, if a piece is in 3/4 a crotchet is not 1/4 of a bar.
i looks scary
Looks and sounds like Czerny and Hanon. Only the most hated exercises . . . and I hate to admit . . . beneficial . . . The Castor Oil of piano practice.
Sounds kinda progressive
Ok maybe I'm missing something but this doesn't seem that difficult. My technique is not the best so it may take me a while to play it fluidly, but my brain handles it just fine.
😮😮😮😮 😮
Loving your content Charles. Thanks for all the effort you put into your videos
pass the god-damned pepper pass the god-damned pepper pass the god-damned pepper