Thank you so much for all of the love and positivity! As requested by many of you in the comments, the sheet music is now available on my website: www.nahresol.com -- hope some of you get to play it with your loved ones and/or beginner students!!
I think you just made an instant who will last for the whole eternity, you dont have even a small idea what good this make to your mom, and how it will do to your life, so wait and see how much happy this will give you at the future. Thanks
Non-composers may not realize how much experience and talent (and good taste) it takes to write a beginner-level part that adds such beauty and grace to a composition, and is not merely ancillary to it. I don’t remember the last time I was both floored by genius and moved to tears at the same time by the same thing.
I disagree, i dont write music or even play an instrument anymore, and i'm aware of that. i mean this is nahre we are talking about, if she chose that simple part for her mom, it's for a reason
I agree with your comment. Whenever I try to make the simplest composition for the sake of playing it, I would end up taking almost a whole week to finish it.
Isn't that a hurtful thing to say? I would be pissed. "Hey, your value as a professional isn't worth anything until you're married". I understand where this comes from but it still is something odd to say.
@@nickthomasson Nono, don't take it too seriously. I also have Asian parents and this is something so cliché I had to laugh. Personal life, family and health are top priority for Asians (more specific, older generations of Asian people). The value of your job, your career and money declines as you age. At least that's my oppinion and understanding of "Asian people" (certainly you can't impose generalisation on everyone).
Someday, a couple centuries hence, a mother who hasn’t touched a piano in decades will begin playing “Little Piece for Julie”, and her pianist daughter will cut her off: “I don’t like Little Piece for Julie!” 😂
@@wonderfalls2 If I want to teach someone how to listen to classical music I use Fuer Elise. I play a chordal melody from the first part using the first note from each measure, without revealing what I’m playing. So: A on top of an A minor chord, B on top of an E major, C on top of an A minor, rest, A over A minor, B over E major, A over A minor, rest. Repeat. E over C Major, D over G Major, C over A minor, E over E major, long pause for what amounts to a slow trill, etc. I play it as monotonously as possible. Then I say I’m going to play the same melody again, but this time I’m going to get louder as I go up in pitch, softer as I go down in pitch, I’m going to free up the tempo because I’m playing alone, and if I play a section a second time (which you have to) I’ll play it softer for variety. I do all that but I exaggerate it enough to get a lot of drama, particularly slowing down as I come down the scale from the E over C Major. So now they get an idea of what dynamics can do, take it from extremely boring to dramatic. Then I tell them that what I just played wasn’t a whole melody, it was sort of the skeleton of one (not a technical term), and now I’m putting all the other notes back but if you listen you can still hear what I just played, second version, roughly same tempo, but with a lot of notes in between, so I play the first section straight. Now they get the idea of melodies within melodies, which is a classical staple but which they pay a lot less attention to (if any) in other genres. I tell them my choice of that melody was somewhat arbitrary but not completely. The notes I chose were all from downbeats, where your ear goes anyway, and that you should look for scalar or arpeggiated patterns on downbeats. This one is of course scalar. But this only works if the notes on the downbeats are in the chord. If they’re not, if they’re dissonant somehow, we’re looking at something else. And, conveniently enough, the very next section of Fuer Elise has dissonant notes on its downbeats, resolving in the next note. And I show them to emphasize the tension and relax/get softer on the resolution, and there’s a whole descending chain of those in the section that starts in F Major. And there are two ways of treating that descending scale: either as a straight descending scale or as a series of dissonance (suspension)/resolution pairs. To a certain extent, player’s choice, both are musically valid. Which then goes into a pedal point section. There will be people who play all the melodic notes in that section at about the same loudness. Don’t. The repeated notes are on offbeats and are the same note over and over at the same duration - nothing changing, so nothing of interest other than texture added, and the pedal point is opposite an ascending scale, so crescendo as you go up it while making the pedal point notes softer. Most non musicians and even non-classical musicians don’t really get what interpretation is all about. They have no idea why there are so many recordings of, say, the Pathetique. Now in about ten minutes I’ve given them an introduction to what kind of thing is being decided and executed and why, and also by playing it both ways showing them what difference it makes.
your mom could be not practicing from a long time but sure we can appreciate her sense of phrasing, musicality and a great touch! Such a wholesome video
"In any given time or era, art is the most important thing that portrays and helps us understand the times." What a profound and insightful thought, and I too am glad you are a part of shaping the understanding of our time.
Such a cool idea to have the melody based around 5 notes, a note each finger, in a relaxed pose, focussing more on the dynamics and rythm variations, so it didn't sound 'easy' or like a beginners-exercise. Very respectful choices.
Nahre, I can't tell you how much this video means to me but I'll try. It's so special to see, both as an aspiring pianist but moreso as a Korean, to see you be able to share in this beautiful moment with your mother. I couldn't help but smile when you're both just sort of lost in the focus of playing the piece, but also when you're helping her stumble through the beginning. When I see your mom and how you two interact, I see a lot of my own mother, even in the little subtle things she'll say under her breath (like "mhm" when you take a dig at yourself), and the way she sits and wrings her hands when you're done with the piece. My mother passed away 17 years ago, but I still see her in people, places, and moments. These moments always feel like a little visit from her. That's what this video felt like. I'm so grateful for that, and I'm grateful that you got share this wonderful moment and capture it for all time. Happy Mother's day to you and your umma!
During the first sight reading section, I burst into tears. The music is already beautiful... but involving your mom like this ... it just melts the heart.
Hearing you speak your native language and playing with your mother warms my heart so much 😭 Thank you Nahre for being such a wonderful musician and a loving daughter!
“You should not just focus on your art, but on your life.” That actually gave me some much needed grounding in terms of my life the past few months. Perhaps a short retreat from music is in order. Thank you Nahre and also to your mom. Happy Mother’s Day!
Nahre Sol, you have made this thing that will be a treasure for your whole life. What a blessing that you would share it with us. Thank you to your mother for her good humor in allowing herself to be put in front of your audience this way. I watched it all with smile, and you both have brightened my day.
This is so adorable. Also as someone who has tried teaching piano to a lot of people, I related so much to when you looked at your Mom and said "You're bored".
두 분이서 만드는 선율이 너무 아름다워요ㅠ 엄마와 함께 이런 추억을 만들 수 있는 분이라는 점에서 나래 솔님이 정말 부럽고 대단하게 느껴집니다! 😊 어머니의 말씀에서 자녀를 생각하는 따뜻함이 배어나는 것 같아요 잘 보았습니다!! this video is soooo nice the two making beautiful melodies! 💕
I’m not crying because I miss my mom, you’re crying because you miss your mom 🥺😩 This is such a beautiful thing I’m so happy you decided to record and share this with us 🌼
In truth, I oughta say not "pure Miyazaki" as Miyazaki is the director who makes the movies your music would be quite appropriate for. The musician who writes the music for those movies, is, of course, Joe Hisaishi. Need to remember respect for the real music creators on this channel! 🤓
Very moving, I completely vanished near the end. All of a sudden the music stopped and opened my eyes unaware that I had closed them. I was shocked to say the least
This is the most beautiful and wholesome video I've seen in a really long time. I cannot fathom how hard must have been for you to share such intimate moment with your mom to the world. To Mamma Sol: You helped raise an amazing and hardworking woman into this world, that makes you a great mother in my book (but sorry not as great as my mom) happy mother's day !!!
Helping your mom to get a deeper understanding into your musical world was a wonderful thing to see. The sensitive delicate iteration you have with your mother is just as beautiful as the music. I was wiping the tears away.
I love the "dynamics" of this video itself - the music, of course; your mom pausing after a mistake; the interspered dialogue that showcases your personalities; codeswitching between English and Korean; the final, brilliant run-through - and that you looped in your mother in playing and even editing the composition as a creative experience. Inviting her into your art as a participant in the process of its coming together (v.s. a "completed" final piece, played or recorded) was a beautiful gift to witness. Thank you Nahre!
That was beautiful. Aside from the beautiful family dynamic, complete with her wanting you to get married - of course - this was different than most of your writing I’ve heard. For one thing, it’s in a straight 4/4. There are definitely elements of Broadway writing in it, which is actually kind of cool. And you managed to write your mother’s part so pretty, even with extreme simplicity. Not easy. You don’t owe it to your audience to get romantically involved, but it would give your fan base a great deal of nachus. It’s Yiddish, look it up.
@@kagura7107 I would say that, in Nahre’s composition, she spaces out the melody from the accompanying bass and rhythm. Before they get to that part at 9:17 , the melody and accompaniment by Nahre is played with a ‘staccato’ or ‘detached’ articulation. When they get to the especially pretty part at 9:17 , Nahre’s mom plays with a smooth or ‘legato’ articulation.. so beautiful. Hope this is makes sense. In terms of harmony, I can’t analyze so well. But it really reminds me of Debussy’s ‘Estampes: Pagodes’ (or the beginning)
nahre, i love you for your willingness to put yourself and your art out there. Alot of people judge music without understanding, but that doesnt stop you from being yourself. Not to mention, that you love learning new things, even if it puts you in a humbling positions.
This is the greatest video on youtube. The music, and also the editing, are just phenomenal. SO wonderful to see you make music with your mom (and dogs). Unrelated, I think something is broken with your patreon link in the description. The URL looks right but it goes to a 404 page when you click it.
A brilliant example of how people can connect through music in ways that we never expected. Thanks to you and your mom for your brave contribution to the community.
I'm trying to do pieces for guitar duet with this caracteristics to share music with people in different levels, but interesting to both. Congratulations to you and your mom.
that’s really touched me. what an amazing, beautiful gesture from the bottom of your heart. and it’s an stunning piece to boot! that’s soo sweet and heartfelt. thank you!
Nahre, don't worry about getting married, no matter what your lovely mother says. Make music. You are wondrously talented, and your videos bring me joy. Keep it up.
