Being a Classical Pianist, Motivation/Technique/Social Media - July 2020 Q&A | Tiffany Vlogs  

"July 27th"... I can sightread music better than I can read my own notebook (which clearly states "June 27th") 🙄😅

She's the only one who can make a q&a while laying under the piano and still seem serious

She is obviously very driven, and it shows. To be frank, I think this initiative will go really far😊.

"Have you ever burst into tears while playing the piano?" "Yes" *next question* lmao

5:08 For me, it's not a matter of whether I'm motivated or not. I just go to my piano at 10:30 AM and practice for 2 hours (except on Sundays) whether I'm motivated to or not. I just eliminate the possibility of not practicing from my mind, because if you quit even once you're making quitting an option

That neighbor only has 1 hammer - you have 88 and use 8 or more at a time frequently

hello tifanny, i'm a super fan of yours, i always watch your videos, recently i was diagnosed with Covid-19, and today my test was negative, in that time with covid-19 i always watched your videos and that made me happy and made me less worried, I love your videos, bye ❤

Your videos inspire me every day. You may not realise it, but your channel really brings out the love for classical music in so many people. Young and old. Thank you :)

> *goes back in time* > *finds Franz Liszt* > ”Why?”

Have you ever burst into tears. Me: yep. When I was forced to play for 5 “painful”hours every day during lockdown because my mum thought I had to much free time even though I still had online tutoring and schoolwork and school zooms. It might be easy for pianists but not for me so those people, please bare my complaints! Thanks 😊

Hi Tiffany! Congrats on all your work. I am an orchestra conductor and your drive to bring music to more people inspired me to start my channel about my passion in music which is opera. So thank you!

I'm one of the new people here and I love your personality Tiffany!

You're the reason why i still keep playing and i thank you for that :>

goooood morning to every classical musician

As a classical musician myself I can relate very much to your content and I am very glad you’re making videos. It’s been a rough past few months for all of us and for me personally these videos inspire me to do more. Thank you very much ❤️

Dear Tiffany, I enjoy your videos and your playing very much. I find it fascinating. No other pianist I know really lets you in to all the behind-the-work that goes into being a pianist; we normally only get to see the glitzy finished product. I find what you're doing to be highly inspirational 😁thank you very much.

Thank you so much for your hard work, Tiffany! I really appreciate everything you're doing!

Your honesty and accessibility are a treasure. Thank you and good luck with the move.

Clearly off to a perfect start, as always. Super excited for T w/ C !!!

Your vision for the future of Together with Classical sounds really wonderful! 💗

Your future vision for Together With Classical sounds so wonderful!

Tiffany, you are such a joy to watch and hear your wise remarks.

Your advice about stepping away when you lose motivation makes me feel better! Keep up the good work. Look forward to seeing you play int he new place!

I'm up 6 am after being up all night, watching Tiffany currently. I couldn't give any less....

Thank you AGAIN **sTEINwAY & sONS** for the privilege promoting this exceptionally gifted young artist.

Tiff, I've watched you become a world-class vlogger. You can add that to the top of your resume lol. This was beyond excellent!

Love the under-the-piano vlogs. Very nostalgic. My favorite "house" when I was a little kid was under Dad's grand piano (that I was also learning to play.)

Thanks for sharing such an earnest, passionate and also hilarious (your comment about when you wanted to become a pianist) vlog!

I felt happier and glad that you read my question!

Tiff, your vlogs are getting better and better! I love the sound effect and editing work in this one! If others 'copy' you on SM, think of classical composers who started "copying" the style of their hero / predecessor, and then became themselves, and wrote / did amazing works. Everybody has to start from somewhere. :) I love #togetherwithclassical, and my biggest wish is that you could work (some day) with Gustavo Dudamel and the youth orchestras for underprivileged kids. Personally, this vlog was a nice uplift after a pretty frustrating recording test of something I'm prepping for togetherwitchclassical... now, back to work!

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Keep practicing, not only your instrument, but practice being who you want to be, and that you will become by habit.

i love the 👌 gesture in the entire video lol

Amazing and insightful video Tiffany! Very useful for a pianist and composer like myself! Keep it up

Ok, ok, You're definitely my favorite pianist and I'm pretty sure you'll ever be, really! You're a wonderful pianist, but also fanny, care about people and do all that work almost alone. I think that people doesn't have a clue how hard are the things that you do!!! I'm a huge fan and I hope I can see and hear you playing in person one day. Wish you the best that life can give you! ☺️

Man that took me a while to get that you were actually filming under your piano😅. Thank you so much for answering my question! I look forward to more of your vlogs🥺💕

Your amazing ! Keep it up, never give up, and stay confident. I really learned a lot from your videos and btw i admire your personality. I began playing piano when i was 15(2 years ago), and you were one of the factors that motivated me to begin and continue. I thank you a lot for you are a true Tiffany that is beautiful inside and out

6:02 I find this "clearly" so addictive to watch I don't know why... I watched this part literally 5 times in series lol

That’s awesome that you came out with your own charity! My undergrad piano teacher during this quarantine came out with an app called Heartout that you basically record for their competitions as if you are playing live.

Great advice on what to do when motivation dwindles. And I was intrigued by that mental/how you treat yourself topic, would love to see more on that. Thanks! (And good luck with your next apartment!)

Your motivation is inspiring. Hope you get through with all your ventures (and that you get some time to relax😂).

00:01 cuteness overload

Always enjoy hearing you. Thanks.

So much opportunity knocking I can hear it!

Lovely vlog - the part about there being no one particular threshold is a very good point!

Tiffany, I hope your diet is complete, I see a video of you a year ago and your skin is so much brighter and your cheeks are plumper. Be beautiful and take care of yourself, you're a wonderful artist.

7:42 she actually answered a question I asked 2 years ago? Now I just noticed this?? Thank you so much

Ah... City life. 😊 good to see you Tiffany.

Loving this vlog even though it was a long wait👌👍👏

I love the ending!

Heyyy ! Love from France ! you really help me in my piano practice =)

Hi Tiffany, it’s been very enjoyable to watch your vlogs, and I’ve particularly liked how you identify yourself as “CLASSICAL PIANIST OF THE NEW GENERATION”. I told my son that it is very important to have an identity in the society, and that these vlogs have given me a vintage point to our next generation.

Keep strong tiffany....

Favorite 21st century pianist 💯

It's honestly impossible not to find her as a lovable person

What a lil angel 🥺

Lovely video Tiffany :) take it easy with some tea!

Not necessarily that I was meant to do it, cause I don't know what my thoughts are on determinism. precisely what I'm thinking whenever I get asked that question:) Really loved your video, it was incredibly genuine and heartfelt.

Tiffany you are inspiring❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍

your personality is lovely

Be kind and keep striving!

Hey Tiffany I am a fellow pianist in Japan, you and some others have inspired me to Vlog in music, in Tokyo. See you later ✌🏾

- gives new meaning to Beethoven's "Hammerklavier" ;-)

I found the sheet music for gym and said I’m going to learn this. Bought a digital piano so I am able to play as close as possible for a guy in an apt on a budget.

Another informative video we all love to see! Will we have more under the piano vlogs in your future new apartment tho 🤔

Beautiful looks and sounds really great very Good! God Bless take care stay safe

Posílám Vám moc pozdravů - jste velmi milá !!

I love your playing,I Will listen more you play,..I hope the best for you/ Edi. Saying hello...seeing in next video. I love piano.

Super excited for everything coming up! Will you be showing us your new place once you've settled down? ^~^~~

We have Sirens here and I think of the song 'Those blessed pair of Sirens'. I have sung the 'Hubert Parry' arrangement, perhaps you know others. I hope your knew apartment is too your satisfaction, you are well deserving Tiffany !

The threshold.....pulling out bench/seat...sitting down & playing....once started....not so bad....on a good day....possibly....😂😂

Fairly new subscriber here. Really enjoy your videos.

Love you always ❤️❤️❤️

First! So happy❤️ love you❤️!

You are definitely my type🥰 even me I can't concentrate on my thing when there is noice.

Beautiful girl, great performer!!!

Hello, you can only acquire perfect pitch when you're a child and there are different degrees of it. You can't learn it afterwards. But you can learn relative pitch. It is also more present among populations where the language requires more modulations than others (like Chinese).

You speak very well. 🙂🇬🇷👍

- so glad to hear you're MOVING !!!!! NO A/C (or dehumidifying?) - maybe you can adapt - but I feel sorry for your best friend "B" ;-) (actually I feel sorry for you too - there have to be better choices - even in NYC; better yet, come to the peaceful countryside of Virginia - the whole world is online anyway :-) - can't wait to hear your first vlog from your new location.

Well tiffany I'm a random stranger but I'm a bit concerned with your stress levels. Hope you can get them under control and feel less burdened, very soon! Take care and take your wellbeing seriously!

Wow if I tried lying underneath a piano I'd have hit my head about 30 times in the span of this video lol

Oh, man. I loved the Satie Gymnopedie at 6:00. Please post a performance of it (after your move, of course). Good luck and stay safe.

Wishing you good luck with moving to your new place (I hope it has air conditioning so you can be comfortable!) Also hope Steinway & Sons is kind enough to keep your friend with you!!

I love you....from Italy🥰🥰🥰

That's one of my favorite places to relax (under the piano)... The hammer guy was really out to sabotage your video : P He probably heard you say: "It's time to make a video!" ... The difference between perfect pitch and relative pitch: Absolute perfect pitch: If you happen to have absolute perfect pitch, you can basically identify any musical note without a reference point, and tell if something is even remotely out of tune without needing to hear a note for reference beforehand. Relative pitch: put simply, musicians can gain and improve their relative pitch by focusing on one particular note and using it as an anchor point whereby they can identify other related notes. You are born with perfect pitch. You're not born with relative pitch, you learn it... Funny question: (Do you work?) I tell you, a lot of people have no idea what making music or being a musician really is; they think a musician is a walking/ living iPod or something like that (press a button and he/she plays perfectly, even the most challenging pieces..{It would cool to be able to do that, though, wouldn't it?) Your channel is helping them to understand it 👍 Yes, programming yourself to achieve what you want is not only good for your technique and performing skills but also for life in general (Golden principle)... Office work sucks (sorry guys : p It's better to be your own boss, to do what you really love, to be free, even if you make less money (freedom = happiness)... Office jobs are not that secure anymore, people get fired really easily these days, they don't pay well anymore, they can be very very stressful and terribly boring, in general (there are always exceptions,though)... Interesting video 👍

Conversations under the piano, chapter 4.....I loved the psycologich session part. You are really funny 😊

Hi Tiffany. Being sat at the piano for many hours a day can cause curvature of the spine. What do you do to keep your posture healthy? Love you.

I love these under-piano vlogs.

"boop" is the best way to end videos!

Hello - can you please list those two albums you showed pics of? I cannot read them - too blurry. Thank you! And thank you for all your work on and off the piano, and sharing so much. I love hearing and learning from you.

There is nothing wrong with copying. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery (quote: Oscar Wilde). There might be people playing different instruments or even the same instruments that feel the need to express themselves in the same way, more power to them, if they feel inspired by you, then the more the better. 21:23

You have perfect pitch, I didn’t know that lol😂

OMG fellow perfect pitch person!

Under the piano is such an interesting place to film.

Q and A question. Do you plan to enter the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant for next year? You might actually go far contest wise and career wise if you do enter.

nice!

Oftentimes when I start a new piece I feel like I'm making no progress at all and can never improve. Do you ever feel like this? How do you find motivation to keep going when it feels like you aren't getting anywhere? Are there better ways I can practice when this happens?

HI LOVE HR VIDS

Is being a classical pianist difficult? Do pursue anything else other than piano?

Determinism , would like hear your thought on that. 🤔 Your work is awesome btw.

Question: do you prefer practicing alone or with another person. Follow up: do you have *“* Practice anxiety *”*