musical diaries: Q&A, pianist advice 

Take this as a huge compliment: you don't sound like a "youtuber". You, lately, sound like a genuine human personality, which is rare as an influencer when business and marketing expectations are so cognitively dissonant.

I love your videos and all that you share, Tiffany. I appreciate it very much. I am 59 years old, studied piano performance in college, and have been teaching in my private studio for many years. I relate and connect to everything you share and I think it is wonderful that you share your life with us all. Thank you.

I love these under the piano Q&A's! I totally respect your posting schedule. I'd rather see you post content from your heart, as your spirit allows rather than feel like you "have" to post every week or something.

I have watched this. July 15th 17:00 we have a concert here, singing . You are welcome to come along. You seem much happier after talking. You are generous sharing your everyday living with us. Fabulous Piano playing, good to know a Concert pianist and musically literate person.

Dear Tiffany, I do love your honest approach concerning the things you are sharing! I appreciate that, including the boundaries, you are setting 👍... Thank you for bringing more "human reality" 💗 to both worlds, the artistic and the social media world! 👍😊💕 And keep thriving!! I wish you all, all the best!!! 🙏🏻💖🎊🎶🌻

Just want to reiterate and thus, amplify, what others have said - thank you for doing these "under-the-piano" videos; it's very gratifying to be talked to in such an easy, genuine, conversational way. It feels like you're in a "safe space" for you, and that feeling spreads to us. And in response to your sharing, I (& hoping to be speaking for many others) respect every choice you make about what to share with us, and what not to. Your joy in music shines through, and brings joy to us. Fred

I’m glad to see that you’re full of life now and your skills are overall getting better and better. To be a musician these days is to be a very special kind of person. That’s for sure.

I have missed the Q&A on Patreon, but I also understand you have a lot more going on, compared to the past. Patiently waiting. 😊

Yes, I did enjoy the answers because you had a lot of good things to say. Being able to 'see the forest' is an important skill in many different ways, and when it isn't a good day, go actually see a real forest. 🌳🐿🦆🙂

Even if I wished any of my 10 questions were answered, thanks for the Q and A. Hope I see you in my life time.

You are such a wonderful musician and human being ❤️

I'm a young musician wishing to make music my career. I appreciate the work your doing, it gives me a more hope to the sometimes cold and frightening world of classical music. For that, and for the worderful performances of course, I can't thank you enough

Like me you are also a Graduate' . You were a child prodigy performing the piano, and becoming a pianist seems very natural. You are doing what we cannot do very easily if at all. You give pleasure to people Tiffany, a gift from you !

Your description of becoming a "concert pianist" feels very similar to my view of myself and my own relationship to music. I love playing and I want to keep on doing it. I don't think about money. I don't think about my future career. I just feel the connection to the music. I'm also getting into philosophy by chance and it's wonderful help with music and expression.

Glad to hear you're in a much better state now, and appreciative of the fact that you still connected to us in some ways in spite of the challenges you faced. Looks like you're going to have a busy and fulfilling summer season ahead. Have a great one.

Yay! Finally a UTP QnA! It's been a while, welcome back!

I love musical diaries Tiffany! Keep it up :)

2022 was so rough for me personally as well! I cant even begin to explain... So I feel you on that. The important thing is, is that we survived! Btw, watching your videos has inspired me to pick up my instrument again after a 10 year hiatus - and I am so glad and grateful for that... so thank you

You speak when you have something to say. I appreciate that.

Thank you, Tiffany, for being you!! Am sure, like many others out there can say, you are the one who introduced me to Scarlatti!! 💜🎵🎹🎵🎹🎵🎹🎵🎹🎵

I love you musical diaries...I learn so much not only about your journey but also about the music you share with us. Thank you for sharing

Thank you for continuing to inspire me.

Thank you for sharing Tiffany. Having a clear boundary between your public and private space is a great idea, It'll undoubtably give you a chance to rest and recharge. Its up to us, your audience, to be patient but anticipate the great content you put out. Have a great day.

Wishing you a good time and much success in Dresden!

Thx for the inspiring video! 😊

Tiffany I like your style ❤ amazing!

I really appreciate your videos; the way you share working through pieces, as well as your thoughts and feelings. I am very self-critical and your videos sort of remind me of myself, toiling away at my work and getting lost in thoughts. In a way, it eases my mind and motivates me to improve my playing. Thank you!

Welcome back, I'm so happy to know that you're better. Practice a lot of self-care and self-love, you're doing great! I love your videos and personality :)

Wonderful. You are working hard yet still putting time aside to keep us up to date. Good luck. I discovered carrots with hummus the other day. A great combo snack and a good clean energy provider. This mixed with my usual banana and yogurt leaves me feeling good. Have a good one. 😊

I'm seeing growth (which is hard) (and excruciatingly, frustratingly slow!) (other than when you are just beginning at something, when progress is fast), which is why they say 'enjoy the present', since you can miss it while striving with the future in mind...

Please keep doing your videos. So many look forward to snippets of your professional life. You inspire young and old alike. ❤

Great insight and thanks so much for sharing!

Hanging out with non-toxic people is a worthwhile goal.

Wonderful video. Thanks for keeping us informed !!

Love all your videos, Tiffany! You are so well spoken!!

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Thankyou so much Tiffany for your videos. It is inspiring to us and we can hear how that tipe of live is from you aspect. BTW your Q & A's are AMAZING

Hope you enjoy yourself more and more, Tiffany. I also never found any routine work for me for the last 20 years of my life and had always been mentally turbulent. But after got better, (I'm a big fan of literature and want to be a writer in my life )I read the gorgeous Jane Eyre, and now I like the word routine much more. Things just changes, sometimes I don't even need to stay conscious of that.

I dont think you come across as a youtuber in your videos. Ive always just seen you as a talented pianist that shares what being a pianist looks like. I love watchkng your videos, they're really well made and interesting.

Thank you for sharing many important messages here. For individuals who share skills and knowledge on social media as part of their career, it is a challenge to decide what to share and what to hold back and when. This boundary can be very illusive and this vlog is really a helpful guide, whether you intended this to be as such. I appreciated the honesty and straightforwardness of this Q & A presentation. I have followed your work and life for many years now and you have always put out great inspiration. You keep everything real. It’s continues to be a gift and privilege to be able to follow your life journey.

Great Q&A👏🏿👏🏿 This was very insightful, real, and honest‼️KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK✊🏿💯‼️

You are human..... that's awesome !!! Well done Tiffany ! Hope to see you perform in the midwest USA someday !!! Take care.

Your voice is soothing somehow.

thank you, Tiffany. After listening to many of your recordings on RU-vid over the years (I really like your Rach Liebesleid!), I want to say that the beautiful sounds you make inspires me to touch the keys in the same way. I'm in the process of learning Kinderszenen and Kreisleriana, and I am starting to enjoy the music of Robert Schumann. I hope to be able to attend one of your concerts one day.

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Music plus pictures, this was really beautiful. Many thanks, it made a lot of people feel not alone any more.

You do a great job.

Watched this a second time with the volume up. You play professionally some of my (and many others!) favourite piano music, often 'Too difficult' to play. Heartening to be slightly closer to someone who can actually play them as intended by the composers !

So great to see you again! I would love a podcast episode on the ways you found your path to a career in classical music. Things like building connections, outlets to start concertizing, etc. I remember an old video of yours where you were auditioning for a fellowship, that I believe you won. How does one find these fellowships?

This Spring I was offered a weekly hotel gig- with the condition I play jazz in addition to classical. One problem- I didn't know any jazz. I scrambled to learn a few dozen standards. This gig has given me a totally different perspective. Instead of a distant stage, I now sit five feet away from the public. We chat between songs; I play their requests, and sometimes I'll have folks standing over my shoulder watching me play (no pressure!). If they've had enough to drink, there will be singing. It has pushed me out of my comfort zone and I highly recommend it, if even for a little bit.

love ya!!

Dear Tiffany, I appreciate all your work and I congratulate you. I've been giving piano recitals here and there for the last few years and it's really hard to get noticed. I appreciate you sharing your journey. I'm surprised anyone would say you're not a real classical musician simply because you know how to use a phone...

i really like your videos/podcasts, even if you just Q&A.. they feel very pleasant and relaxing. i particularly like the ones where you discuss some musical history topics, or your "documentary" stuff from visits on sites in Europe etc, or the behind the scenes from rehearsals.. never boring. since you mentioned Chopin 27-2, i'd be curious what you think about measure 7 of the piece and the urtext version of the turn there vs. how it got somehow lost or changed in prited editions and it's practically never performed the intended(?) way. you think you could comment about it in one of your future vlogs/vids?

watching this video in the same posture that you recorded it =P feels like I'm hanging out with a friend

Thanks

Thank you 🙏

Always glad to see you posting. Not lilkely to listen to podcast audio only so hope you continue on here. I think we can all understand that you want some privacy and at times also need to just be quiet. I think many of us just find the journey from being a Julliard student into the professional world fascicnating and educational. Even just the fact of living in NYC makes you interesting to follow.

Just share what you want to share as much as you want. We love your content. There is no expectation. Just be yourself. ❤❤

Thank you for the nice QaA, I really appreciate your spontaneity and sincerity. Your faithful viewer, Thomas from Germany

Hey Tiffany, a fan of yours since I was a kid. I feel where you are coming from. It is the adversity and challenges we face in our reality that births capacity. I am glad to see you in good spirits. I also have a question, have you ever composed a piece? If you have, is it something you have thought of? Hope all is well.

Keep being yourself Tiffany. We appreciate you.

Please take time, anxiety and panic attacks are not easy thing to overcome, as I myself have gone through tough couple of years. But please know there are people who really support you for what you do, and we are totally okay with you taking time on posting videos. I hope you take care of yourself as first priority :) Thank for being who you are, your music, thoughts are really what encourages me as a amateur hobby pianist to learn more. ❤

Thank you very much Tiffany I could only say that toxicity occurs in all media and happens to everyone

i always prefer your talking videos so i'm glad you're able to return to them now

Glad to hear of the personal growth and progress that you're making, and that you're leaning on some of your philosophical background as you shape your perspective. (Although, I'm not quite sure I understand the bit about routines being dehumanizing)

I just looked at your itinerary. You're going to do the Rach 1 in Palermo?! Major props to you. So happy you get to travel too.

Very nice woman, with a life centered on the Piano

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Yes, you've bring me into the classical music (solo piano and Chopin, but not only) and I am so grateful! Do you think there are too many Chopin interpreters and is that the only reason you prefer to represent other composers?

Hey Tiffany - I guess this is the conundrum every public figure faces. If you put yourself forwards, especially in a “non standard” way, you are going to encounter the negative people, and some may indeed be very unpleasant. I’m sorry you have had these kinds of experiences. You’ve come through it, your resilience is greater. Always try to remember the positive experiences, but I appreciate that it’s very difficult to stop the negatives from dominating, as they can be so impactful. You are part of the creative world that is forging new ways to be and to communicate, you should be very proud of that ! All the best.

The more you show of yourself the more people people will show up to "comment" about you. My advise is to ignore the negative and embrace the positive. Be yourself and ignore all negativity.

谢谢你🙂

I would be happy if you came back with your podcast :)

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Would love to hear your take on Schumann ps 3, and Scriabin ps9 😉🍻💐

At 2:47 you said that you washed your carpet. A damp carpet will greatly raise the humidity in the room. For a piano, large changes in humidity are harmful. It is best to use a dry shampoo on carpeting in a room that has a piano in it.

The tiny flower is the forest entire ❤

0:06 At the very beginning of this video, I wiped my forehead of whatever it was you were looking at, then I looked around to see if anyone saw what I did. 🤣

On a quiz sheet the question '88 K on P' came up. Are there 88 Keys on a piano ?

Tiffany, your very unique way of thinking and personality show how genius you are. I felt like I should recommend you to read 'Quran' you'll find all your answers in this book. Also, tysm for your videos love your interpretations ❤

I hope you are doing well

You got me into Schumann 🙂

You are you. Don't try to be anything else. If all you-toubers were the same it would be boring. You being different is what makes you so endearing and interesting.

If you read the letters Van Gogh wrote to his brother, you will know the "heaviness" of emotion.

You need to explore the una corda pedal a little more. Think of it as a pedal to play differently, not just softly. On many pianos it can significantly change the timbre and feel of the piano.

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Whe asked who is my favourite composer (of piano music) -- I answered to the Russian pianist who asked me 20 years ago: "Beethoven, Brahms & Mozart." Today, my answer is still the same. Today maybe Brahms. Tomorow Mozart -- but always late Beethoven.

Just be YOU

U do U

Schubert or Schumann?

I'm sure that a lot of people get all 😍 just listening to you so eloquently babble. If there are detractors that get snooty about it, they would also necessarily be opposed to most things in life that are beautiful and appealing.

5:40 that wasn't Beethoven Op 10 no 1, was it? 🤔

Being a Y-----er is one thing, but being called a mere inf-----cer should send chills up your spine. 😱

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Why do you like shumann tiffany ?❤

Are you filming this video under the piano?

dont worry about saying things like "hate" when expressing yourself... if you sensor your vocabulary because you are worried about what others think... then you wont progress on your life's journey.