I played Howls Moving Castle at my school talent show 

Hey y'all! (semi)-Quick PSA: For those struggling with SAD/Depression (Social Anxiety Disorder), or any disorder or addiction for that matter, I wanted to express my understanding of the them. I have since recovered, but at the time this video was recorded, my SA was at its worst--I have never been more terrified of a performance in my life. Even when I sat in the practice rooms with the door closed, I would start getting seriously anxious if I knew even one person was able to hear me. I knew I was disadvantaged for this performance so I practiced tirelessly. After a while I began to hate the song, but my biggest goal at the time was for my music to be heard, or for at least one person to feel changed after they left the auditorium--so I kept practicing. I believe this truly shows the importance of setting goals; I never would have even finished this piece if it weren't for the goal I had set in my mind. The thought of the concert would provoke so much anxiety the week beforehand, and I questioned whether I could even perform the piece. Once I got on the stage the anxiety so was unbearable I felt like vomiting, but as I played on I had reached a state of 'flow' where my anxiety entirely melted away. It is a very strange feeling, but the best I can explain is that the piano and I became one, and I'd never played better in my life. I walked off the stage with a deep sense of pride, and happiness that short term gratification could never match. I had reached an audience, and they had heard my music--this was all that I needed, but you all blew this video up. To everyone who watched, I cannot thank you enough. Not only had fulfilled my dream, but you all took it to a new level. I still to this day enjoy reading the new comments, and those who were inspired by this performance. There is nothing more I could ask for in life, but I will continue to strive to reach a bigger audience one day. I wanted to share my story, so those with SAD/Depression can understand that not only is it possible to do things unimaginable, but that you can do so much more than you think you are capable of. I found my happiness by helping others, but the first steps I ever made was reaching out for help. Therapy is hard and exhausting, but I encourage those who have access to it, to grasp it firmly. To those who don't, swallow your shame and talk to a friend, family member, or anyone for that matter. Because, "When you see the problem, but you can’t find the solution, you’re the problem." Recovery is possible, and the odds are absolutely stacked against you, but if you give up you're a BITCH. Get your ass up and ask for help. Thank u for reading

"The worst sin is not to play a wrong note, but to play without feeling" You played this beautifully

LETS GOOO HE SAVED IT 3:39. As a pianist messing up during a performace makes you shit your pants.

lesson learned: dont let mistakes ruin your performance

3:42 sick save bro.. too fire playing

Naaaaaaah those balls of steel that you have, even if you miss 3 times on the same measure, you resume your performance as if nothing had happened and you go to the end in front of hundreds of people... it's very strong , congratulations!! thank you from France for this incredible performance!!

The way bro quickly went along even when he got the wrong note like nothing happened 🫡

I like how people say I’m playing “howls moving castle” instead of “merry go round if life”.

THIS WAS FUCKING FIRE WTF?? ESPECIALLY WITH THE ARPEGGIOS AT 2:03 THOSE ARE HARD ASF WITH THE TEMPO AND YOU PULLED IT OFF?? KEEP IT UP MAN!

Well done, that must have not been easy to learn and master. I have a daughter whom plays the piano and the work that goes into playing just 1 minute of song perfectly takes a lot of sweat, tears and blood. Keep it up!

How has this not blown up yet 😭

Which music sheet did you use to play? Was it someone else's arrangement?

i would frickin cry as soon as u played the first note. i luv this song too much. well done! there r many instruments that r originally played in this theme but u managed to do it on just a piano. standing ovation, my man

It might not show when someone’s performing but when u perform infront of a crowd it feels like the whole worlds on ur shoulders

there's two rules all pianists must know: 1. Never stop while performing, no matter what 2. never repeat missed notes it made me die inside when he repeated the notes 2 times but the save was good, props to him for performing in front of the school. I remember playing for my final music school exam and then suddenly forgot the notes completely, started slowing down cause I completely forgot what to play next, and then suddenly when I was just about to stop it popped into my head and I started playing again, felt petrified at that moment.

the fact that he played with more emotion after the mess up! AMAZING SAVE!!

3:39 EVERY PIANIST WORST NIGHTMARE

Love when the pianist's passion is visible. Really connects you with the music.

this was so unbelievably amazing, i literally started tearing up. absolutely beautiful, and mad respect for continuing to deliver a masterpiece even after slipping up

Integrating the error like that was genius, you played it on beat even as you corrected yourself, giving the piece's namesake a sense of a mere stutter, rather than coming to a screeching halt. Recovery like that alone is a talent in it's own right.

you can see the passion while he plays, the movements, I felt every single note beeing played, the wrong notes went straight out of my ear. you gave life to the masterpiece, as it should always be. absolute LEGENDARY play.

Loved the ending at 4:45 with such focus and cold blood you're a legend

in my school, someone played this song and i almost cried out of excitement. also i love your cover a lot!

Man, as a young pianist who’s been playing since I was four, people always told me that I have great musicality and it didn’t matter how many mistakes I made the piece sounded amazing, I never quite understood what they meant. In the moment, any slip up sticks with you and makes your hands sweat for the rest of the piece! Watching you perform and the passion behind every movement really makes me understand why having musicality is so important. Even though you had a slip up it was such a forgettable moment because of how phenomenal you played. Thank you for sharing this performance

Such a beautiful job!!! I've listened to every version imaginable for this song and your preformance is by far one of my favorites! I'm actually preforming a ballet to this for my talent show! But again, beautiful job! And nice save at 3:39. Almost had a panic attack when the wrong note was pushed. (о´∀`о)

amazing bro, its not just the song its also how you played it with emotion and body movement.

i got chills at 4:46 !!!! i could feel the passion radiating from your performance!! you did an amazing job with such a difficult piece 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Many people play piano well. Not many perform pieces well on the piano. Congratulations on a beautiful performance.

4:48 YOOOO THIS IS SICK!!! YOUR PLAYING IS AMAZING AND THE EMOTION PUT INTO IT IS AWESOME! GREAT JOB MAN!!

Only after I finished this and read the comments did I realize you had made a mistake.. the piece was played so convincingly and emotionally that I assumed it was a part of the whimsy. Oh and by the way, you made me feel like I was Sophie gallavanting above the city streets for a moment 😍

3:39 I could say it fits , is just like it even sounds good Love it 💗💗

bro this was INCREDIBLE, the amount of emotion you convey when you play is insane, you’re so talented!! i’ve been teaching myself how to play the piano for about 8 months now and holy shit i wanna be able to play like you when i grow up (even tho i’m definitely much older than you💀)

I would be shaking man… you did it so beautifully and confidently! Congratulations my guy.

I absolutely love this, started practicing this piece myself more than a month ago now, and never had lessons, been playing for like 2-3 years learning by myself. Few parts stay difficult, especially the part where you did the legendary save, massive respect, and the end is also tad bit hard I find, but you aspire me to keep going. Absolute king

You did the song justice, and in front of a live audience too. Rocked it even under pressure

Wow! That was an amazing performance! I seriously need to start practicing, Wish me luck, I'm playing spirited away's "Always with me" for a recital soon!

You've got the good phrasing and emotional aspect which is the most important skill out of all musicians. Props to a spectacular performance!

This piece is so difficult but beautiful because it demands that you play it with emotion. This was soso immaculately done if not for feeling alone. You captured the spirit of the song well, I think the slip up adds to that

That's what a musicien is, making mistakes isn't grave, what's important is to transforme those mistake into something better. Playing "perfectly" isn't important, what's important is playing with emotions and make the melody live.

I'll come back to this masterpiece when it has a couple million views

Oh my god, as a pianist also learning this song I am astonish with how well you played, you are incredible. Also the insane times when you recovered from a mistake and continued to play as well as before wow, really impressive

i did'nt even notice the mistake until i read the comments. this was AMAZINGLY DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn that save at 3:42 is a W save. That section can be ridiculously hard the staccato and the key change messes me up all the time

the most beautiful thing about learning an instrument is learning how to keep going despite your mistakes.

holy god your rendition is so full of life and emotion, and executed so brilliantly ,from the pedaling to your technique, I can just see your passion seeping through with every note you play, i genuinely nearly started screaming at 4:50 , definitely one of my favorite interpretation's of merry-go-round of life I have ever heard - no kidding - and the way you just recovered so easily from your mistake, just proves how great of a pianist you are! amazing job :)

Bro did not let the mistake stop him. If it were me I’d be like just fuck it. You saved it and made it part of the song.

Love it don't let the mistake ruin your performance

listen man, I have been a pianist for almost 11 years now, and I can say that this is AMAZING, good job bro

This is my son and I can tell you he worked his socks off and I'm so proud of him.

One mistake do not define who you are, you played beautifully, full of life and truly musical. The dinamics were impeccable. Congratulations for the great work!

Wow... This is the song I wanna play for the upcoming talent show. How long did it take for you to play it this well??? I wound be too scared to do this.

Bro is absolutely cooking

Every pianist's dream. Beautifully played! Congrats

Howl's Moving Castle was the first Ghibli movie I ever saw, and when I rewatched it for the first time in years a few weeks ago, hearing Merry-Go-Round of Life nearly brought me to tears almost every single time it played throughout the film. You've clearly poured your heart into this performance of a song so very dear to me, and for that I thank you. Keep up the marvelous work, and never stop having fun playing piano!

4:44 bro literal goosebumps!!!!! well played

i quit piano a year and a half ago after almost eight years of playing the instrument. this is giving me motivation rn to go back because damn this was fire. very, very well played, to say the least :)

Sounds like a very hard song to play, nice save and composure. What a performance, good job

From one piano player to another; EXELENT PERFORMANCE🔥🔥🔥

I'll be back when this blows up :)

i love the pause at 2:24 it adds so much emotion. i bet you were feelin that rest.

This is beautiful. You have a true gift; this is such a complex piece to play. Keep it up!

i performed this piece in my academy like a week ago and i also fucked it up a bit in some parts but i really love how you made your public forget about the mistakes and focus on the rest of the piece giving them a beautiful ending and a magical performance. YOU DID GREAT

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Very nice playing - I really enjoyed this!

the emotions you felt through your playing were so clear, beautiful!

A musician with passion always overrides the musician without mistakes

If I was back in school and someone played this idc who they are I'd fall in love on the spot

You look so into it! Great job!

While listening to this it gave me memories of the movie, it is so nostalgic, happy, but also sad. I shed tears to this masterpiece. Thank you for performing this 😁

So good, Holy sheet music

oh my god this got me sweating HOW DID YOU PLAY SO WELL IN FRONT OF A CROWD OF PEOPLE 😭😭

Beautiful!!❤️❤️ Genuinely love how you play the piano, full of emotion

this was so good 🥹 absolutely love merry go round of life 🎠

That save had me on my feet. Awesome job!!

This is phenomenal. Hoping it blows up

This deserves more attention omg😭keep up the good work!

This is one of my all time favourite songs, and thank God that I got to hear you play it. Such PASSION and LOVE in the music! You can really hear how much you clearly respect and love the piece. I really hope you continue with music, because you have such colour in your notes! 💜

I’ve seen this video since it first came out and I just haven’t been able to stop listening to this beautiful performance. It’s something about this specific amount of emotion and the way you don’t stop and your coordination is just perfection

Well done! And awesome music to spread!

this is so good omg- i would've been bawling if i was there it's so pretty :D

I’m so glad someone recorded the whole thing ❤ thank you so much for this ❤ I’m in tears of happiness. It’s like soooo much emotions in your playing and such passion. I really love it

bro really said the show must go on

i love this piece and you played it amazingly! good stuff

This was so captivating, you’re such a good performer 🫶

Beautifully done. Thank you for blessing our ears!

Such a magical piece❤️❤️❤️

The passion that you spread is beautiful.

it’s truly so beautiful and even when you forgot the note for a moment, made it quite unique and by itself, you did freaking amazing, congratulations ^^

you played this so beautifully it brought tears into my eyes. The music itself is brilliant but your energy and vibe made it even better. Thank you

absolutely smashed it!!!!!

so much emotion going into your execution of this song . I love it ! Keep it up 👍🏼👍🏼

I love the song and the effort you put while playing 😭😭😭😭😭

This was beautiful!! Way. To. Go. So persistent, so passionate, wonderful! ❤

Awesome!! Well done!! You have an amazing talent!!

Seriously one of the best performances I’ve seen of this piece. Incredible job

THAT WAS AWESOME! It wasn’t just mistakes that you made, they were NEW Variations⚡️⚡️I Love It

Well done, I wish I could play like you. Ive been playing the piano for nearly eight years and yet I dont feel like I could master a song like this like you did. It's beautiful, and the save was so good. I'm really proud of you.

thank you for posting this. It shows that even great and talented musicians make mistakes sometimes and it’s perfectly normal. You’re setting a great example for young kids ❤

The show must go on

I LOVED YOUR PERFORMANCE!! literally it felt like joe hisashi was playing himself! AMAZING BRO! you were awesome! keep going!!