This is the BEST composer for 90% of YOU pianists! 

Thanks! I will

Very true. He's unfortunately a 1 or 2 hit wonder and more students should dive into his other music.

That's true. And his intermediate pieces are still good and feel authentically Bach. But yeah, some people really struggle with Baroque music. And by some people I mean everyone 🤣

I agree. I did a video a bit back covering what I consider to be Chopin's easiest pieces. The reason I went with Burgmüller here was there's more intermediate pieces to work with and a wider range of variety. I've taught aduls before who have played 5-6 Chopin pieces before coming to me, and then they've kinda run out until they get better. That being said, the Chopin pieces are of higher quality for sure.

You're welcome!

Oh really? I think some teachers have this stigma...or point of view...where they only teach the greats. Problem is, like I said in the video, you can really run out of music. I wouldn't completely disagree with her though. Burgmüller does feel simplistic compared to the absolute best composers. Are these beautiful pieces as good as the Chopin Nocturnes, no. But they are super beautiful and also attainable for a lower level student. Thanks for checking out the video.

The Storm is quite a cool piece. But other than that I haven't played any of his pieces.

Awesome, glad you liked it. I find it's such a killer of progress, when someone plays piece way too hard and they give up, so it's great to have good music at multiple levels. Yeah, I've learned in making RU-vid videos for a short time is that people enjoy staying wars in the comments 🤣🤣🤣

Haha, oh yeah, every note 🤣🤣🤣 Actually it's a combo of sight reading, having played some of them in high school, and having taught some more recently. Teaching a piece is like half learning it, haha.

Thanks! Glad you liked it. Burgmüller has so many great pieces that are approachable, which I love. Glad you like the intermediate focused videos. It's a tough balance trying to figure out what people want on RU-vid, haha. I obviously love covering advanced music too, but I know lots of pianists will fit more into the intermediate levels, so it's probably more practical and useful. Thanks again for checking it out!

Great suggestions. Originally at the end of this video I mentioned a few other sets to look into (Grieg and Schumann for sure), but I ended up cutting it out because it was long and rambling. But yes, those are great places to look. For those who don't know, Grieg Lyric Pieces and Schumann Album for the Young are some of their easier works.

Oh man, that is one of my favorite pieces from any composer, but yeah, it really goes crazy in the middle section. And yeah, piano music just spans such a large level. When you're playing intermediate/upper intermediate music, 99% of non-musicians think it's advanced. It sounds hard/beautiful/impressive. So I think finding great music at the right level is one of our greatest challenges. What other Chopin have you played? I'm not sure your level. If you haven't checked out the nocturnes or Em, Bm preludes you might want to start there. They are really beautiful like the etude you're working on, but many don't have the insane virtuosic passages.

Were you thinking it would be easier or harder?

@@ryanabshier Easier, honestly!

Gotcha. Yeah, there's honestly too wide a range for intermediate. The pieces in this video are middle to upper intermediate. However, the next category after late intermediate is early advanced, and advanced is like concert repertoire. But yeah, intermediate is already pretty impressive and years and years of work.

🤯😥 My brain can't handle such words.

@@ryanabshier sorry it is just my honest but personal opinion. For what it is worth. Do not take it personally.

@@giovannirui7470 haha, no worries. Just having a little fun with it. Who is your favorite composer?

@@ryanabshier My personal favourite is Chopin, a man out of time. but as far as being the greatest some days I would say Bach, some others Mozart, depending on the mood. Beethoven is great but some of his musical choices annoy me as hell. As an example unison choir in the 9th is something I cannot stand, such a poor theme and poor integration with the orchestra. Verdi hated is as well, so I am not the only one 🤗

​@@giovannirui7470a man after my own heart :))