Piano Lesson on Loud and Soft Playing: Part 1

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The first in a two-part masterclass! Enjoy Graham Fitch's in-depth piano lesson on how to control your tone in very loud and very soft playing. This lesson complements his full-length article inside issue 82 of Pianist, available here: pocketmags.com/pianist-magazi...
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@charlespeterson4438 9 лет назад

I am so pleased your series is continuing. You are a superb teacher. I wish I could have you as a tutor. You explain the subtleties of piano playing clearly. This programme has made me reappraise my own playing and I'm hoping I can stop sounding so clunky. I'll now move on to part 2 and pedals - my bugbear.

@assa123assa123 9 лет назад

Mr. Fitch is amazing as always!

@emeri5157 7 лет назад

this is such an amazing advice. I feel so blessed to have stumbled upon this channel. A very precious advice from a professional pianist. Thank you so so much!

@arisaris3484 6 лет назад

You do a fantastic job of demystifying the artistry of piano playing. It has been a mystery as how the concert artist create great performances when playing the great works. I wish I had you as a piano teacher when I majored in music decades ago. Thanks for the great videos.

@promochoice6186 3 года назад

Thank you Graham for an excellent masterclass

@holbrookth2 9 лет назад

The difficulty for me is playing faster passages softly. How do you quickly bed the key without it becoming loud?

@muminnabil7473 3 года назад

Great question. I'm very curious to know how. I believe the main way is to play soft and slow and speed up while still having a solid control, it's so easy to tell when you lose control since you're playing soft. Another method that I'm experimenting with is to play without pressing the keys down. You'll find that you can play fast but with no sound, gradually add more strength (and hence speed of descend), and you should be able to sound soft and quick although a little uneven. I believe playing loud is easy because it requires more muscular strength, I believe if we train to play with minimal strength such that the keys won't go down, it'll be easier to add more strength such that a soft tone is acquired.

@nikeshpatel7982 3 года назад

Not a direct answer, but I find practicing the section with all staccato notes (and accurately at a decent speed) will allow you to play softly and quickly.

@ThePoisonBiscuit 4 года назад

Every single one of these videos is an absolute gem

@capuano3d 3 года назад

1:12 rach prelude 4:50 chopin trio funeral march sonata 7:25 rach elegie 9:25 chopin ballade G minor

@bluefin3017 Год назад

Thank you!

@philip.stigaard Год назад

*Forte playing* What we have to do when playing fortissimo is respond to the bottom of the key the moment we sense it. The moment I sense that I have gotten to the bottom of the key I switched off the efforts, it happens very fast. So it's an effort, followed by instantaneous release. When I practice something loud like this, I have to practice the moment where I switch from effort to release(resting). You have to have your fingers in contact with the keys and then use energy from your upper body. *Piano playing* One of the biggest faults when playing soft is not getting to the bottom of the key. I feel as though I am already in the keys before I play - and I’m very much in contact with the keybed - I’m not pushing, but I am aware of the sensation of the felt(under the key). A very powerful practice technique, play the key with the level of sound that you want, and then just a little bit of contact afterwards. Feel the bottom of the key - release - feel it - release. After a while, this will glue you to the bottom of your key. While it is very soft, it is very focused.

@dkallanson9521 7 лет назад

Thank you so much Graham! Your lessons are every bit as valuable as my lessons from my teacher, but from a different angle, so to speak. I couldn't do without you now! 😄😘

@yumetsu8780 8 лет назад

Thank you, you are wonderful!!

@lawrencetaylor4101 6 месяцев назад

Merci for this great lesson. You talked about focusing light; there is a software program used by sound engineers in the film industry that gives sound three dimensions. They use colour to show overtones. It would be interesting to record various dynamics and use this as a visual aid.

@tongqi6847 9 лет назад

I'm struggling with this issue, very helpful! Thanks a lot!

@user-vc7ut5ow6u 7 лет назад

This is so wonderful how do you explain and show your examples. Thank you very much!

@massimofabiogiacomini 9 лет назад

Excellent tuition as always!

@Bonecrusher27WTF 9 лет назад

How serendipitous. I was just starting work on this! Thanks!

@pogiewogie 6 лет назад

Fantastic lessons Graham.

@tinad2896 7 месяцев назад

This lesson is so inspiring . Thank you so much!

@MeatBunFul 7 лет назад

this is really helpful ! Thanks !

@thomaspick4123 5 лет назад

Very good lesson.

@sevrjukov 9 лет назад

Great video, thanks!

@youyouranxiety7309 5 лет назад

my left hand always overpowers my right hand especially in the start of the fast part in clair de lune and its sounds awful. if i force my left hand to play soft it dosent create a sound :(

@pjbpiano 4 года назад

That's a problem many face. Hope you finally fixed it.

@tteerabeats9116 4 года назад

@youyourAnxiety Its been 11 months were u able to improve on that?

@tania2299 3 года назад

sigh same

@philip.stigaard 3 года назад

For anyone having this problem: It is important to play the left hand WITHOUT the right hand and play it *slowly.* Even if you can already play both hands together. Many pianist just skips this part because they find it boring but it is really important to do especially in Debussy where you wanna play very delicate. You can practice by playing the left hand accompaniment without pressing down the keys while you play the right hand.

@neowahneowah 9 лет назад

Thank you!

@michelleyb.9709 2 года назад

Excellent as always, thank you

@maycallo6354 5 лет назад

私は日本人ですがphilippineに移住して、英語でピアノを教える必要があり、とても役に立っております。有難う御座いま〜す......

@TheWolfeLaire 9 лет назад

Well presented. Thank you. :)

@evanroderick91 2 года назад

would all this be different on a digital keyboard? the one I use I believe is semiweighted

@Stellalunatso 7 лет назад

This was a great video, one I'm sure I'll come back to. Thank you.

@LeifMathisen 9 лет назад

I enjoyed your lesson very much. Steinway and Sons, since 1853. The world's best piano.

@vicente4723 9 лет назад

Thanks maestro !! Good and profitfull lesson as usual.. Pls , How much is that piano grand CIF Valencia (Spain).??? May be interested. Thanks.

@Apollys 8 лет назад

I have difficulties playing pianissimo - often notes don't sound. Anyone have advice or exercises on how to improve this?

@Chopin1995 7 лет назад

I would suggest trying to play one note starting from ppp to fff to ppp again. Try to feel the keyboard. And then with two notes (thirds,octaves...) after that try with chords and at the end with 5 notes together (tone cluster). ppp

@oysteinsoreide4323 6 лет назад

In part one he said. Always play the keys to the bottom. Also in pianissimo. It's a common mistake to not fully play the keys to the bottom and it will be risk of not getting sound on each note.

@joshannon6148 3 года назад

@@oysteinsoreide4323 Play the key; try not to press the key. Kind of like digging a little hole in the sand.

@mkim7830 3 года назад

6:37 9:30

@BlanchetFlaurian 3 года назад

What is the name of the first piece of music introducing the video ? :o

@hippophile Год назад

On the piano example, the difference was marked to me as a more singing sound. People tell me to sing with Chopin, but never say how... is this the missing link? Or a part of it?

@logan97327 2 года назад

4:47 soft playing

@isaacs1959 5 лет назад

Great video! I just had a thought pop into my head: Why isn't ppp/fff called triple piano or triple forte? Triple fortissimo or triple pianissimo would be ffffff or pppppp, right??

@weizhenwong1706 3 года назад

because it's an italian term not English?🤔 maybe 😅😅😅

@lucyoriginales 5 лет назад

Very nice outfit ☺️😎

@hazelwoodgarage 5 лет назад

Can always shut the lid too. If it’s a smaller room, no reason to have it open

@WarrenPostma 6 лет назад

Is it just me or was this audio not leveled before recording, and then mastered to prevent digital analog clipping?

@mrsus420 4 года назад

Who else thought the beginning was the Mario theme song

@bandar7891 3 года назад

Wish you have giveaways and international shipping and I win one Upright or baby grand :)

@user-zu7qg3hj9y 9 лет назад

О чём рассказывает этот пианист? Я думаю, что пора уже считаться с русскоязычной аудиторией. Нигде не нашёл перевода субтитров на русском языке, а так хотелось узнать о чём рассказывает пианист за роялем. Можно подумать, что на всём земном шаре живёт только англоязычная аудитория. Обидно. Вот это самый большой минус вашему сайту. Это необходимо исправить. Ведь это ИНТЕРНЕТ, а не клуб английских пользователей интернета. И почему не добавляется мой комментарий? Четвёртый раз отправляю сообщение.

@sevrjukov 9 лет назад

Анатолий Иванович Пирогов Рассказывает о том, как правильно играть пианиссимо и фортиссимо, какие приемы и техники использовать, чтобы правильно сыграть - например при пианиссимо обязательно касаться клавишами "дна" клавиатуры, при фортиссимо не наносить "удар" сверху по клавишам, а использовать вес рук и туловища, давя рояль "вперед".