Tiffany Practices: New Beethoven Sonata! 

It's ok to practice in private

P.S. I promise there were notes on the pages. I accidentally overexposed the camera, hence the blank-looking pages :p

So awesome to be able to play literally anything you want, that's the position I'm sure everyone wants to be in!

The Juilliard practice piano looks like it probably has stories to tell. Whenever I sit at such a piano, I always wonder who else played it before me, and what they were thinking/feeling at the time.

why is her sight reading better than my practiced beethoven sonata lol im so trash :(

It's tough because the world of classical music is so obsessed with virtuosic perfection. I was a piano performance major and just being in the practice rooms was uncomfortable. It's like, you just want people to hear the finished product and not the hours of cathartic repetitive insanity that goes into bringing a piece to a performance-worthy level. And especially for professionals who are trying to make a living doing this, you have to maintain the mystique that this music achieves that performance level by some kind of gifted magic that only the uniquely blessed possess! But nah, it's just nose to the grindstone work. Knowing how you want something to sound/feel and doing it over and over until that inner vision becomes reality.

Youre so good at sight reading :O can u make a video about how to improve your sight reading skills?

It sounds extraordinary being the 2nd time you’re sight reading this piece because I can hear what it is supposed to sound like. I’m afraid my 2nd time sight reading would not sound like that-no one would really be able to tell what I’m trying to play.

You are instructive and by your huge talent you play even very difficultmusic as if it a game. NEVER feel it as a duty to your audience with these videos. They are a gift and we love them and we get to know you, but you dont get to know us. So its a gift. Thank you Tiff! The only problem though could be that people might be demanding like "where is the new Tiff video, doesn't she like us anymore" Do it only when you feel like. You are spoiling us already -

You call that second time...

Tiffany poon is my inspiration !!! When I felt tired to practice piano then I will turn on her music cover and make myself have a mood for practice piano ❤️❤️❤️.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fourth movement of this sonata!

You're amazing! Haven't played piano in ages (taught myself for about 5 years though) but you have inspired me -- and I'm sure many others -- to play piano! Beautiful playing 😊🙂

This is a sheer delight! There's something genuinely generous (and brave) about how you make these videos to share your experience and encourage others on the way to music! I also kind of love your parents are not musical, so you show us raw talent (actually not raw, it's well honed, but you know what I mean!) and your voracious appetite and desire for music (which came from... where?!), it's what music does to us! I don't play piano so well but I do sing, and I have the same feeling about singing! Thanks again! Dr M

Whenever I feel like I wanna give up on learning the piano (since I've been taking lessons for a year now and still is a beginner and still is no good at all tbhh) I come to watch you, and that's what motivates me the most, I literally always wanna go straight to the piano right away and practice, so please wish me luck on being able to play it as beautiful as you, love you btw, thank you soo much for posting such beautiful videos, I'm a new subscriber and I watch you everyday now and I keep on wandering on what took me so long to find you, once again, thank you so much for motivating me to try playing the piano again!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥

I love how you play the piano. You inspire me... Thank you so Much

She is so good at it. I am only on grade 5 on piano and there are 8 grades but she is like on the 1000000th grade.

Wow! The color changes! Your playing is so beautiful!! :)

I love this sonata... he has that extra juice in every note, as always .. flavor , style. soul, excitement, humor, playfulness, grace, everything!

I can understand you very well, when I practice I always lock myself in my room, door closed windows closed, just because for me it is a very private thing, for me it is the moment in which I know the song and `` make friends '' with him .

I enjoy watching you practice almost as much as playing complete pieces ❤️

Thank you for doing what you're doing. It is absolutely brilliant, not to mention gut wrenchingly brave!

Tiffany, even practicing you are fantastic and a source of inspiration. Thank you!

Hi Tiffany, thankyou for your lightning response. I hope to play this for my next new piece. Wishing you all the best in your future music endeavour. I'll be watching you on your videos! God bless! Jean from Singapore .

This so inspirational! I hope one day I can play and sight-read the pieces like you do

I always enjoy listening to this sonata. Especially at the beginning, sounds tricky but attractive. ❤

I can relate! I learned how to play by ear and have been playing by ear ever since (my sight reading had seen better days t_t) so I have a bizarre practice routine. Don't really like having others see me practice either heh. Great video as always, you've been improving on making these! ^^

Thank you for taking the time to share. I'm 53 and took to learning piano for the past 10 years. I am over my head with the endeveur to learn op. 28 #15 (Pastoral). But I will make gains for the rest of my life and enjoy the progress. Best wishes.

I love your pullover! Looks so comfortable... And I love watching you play!

Although this comment appears here, my remarks apply to all your remarkable playing. Your interpretations are exquisite and frequently bring tears to my eyes, and your wonderful manipulation of the keyboard is an absolute joy to watch. Thank you so much.

I love this piece since I heard Ashkenazy’s recording. He revealed me the beauty of this relatively obscure music, especially his interpretation of the second movement is pure gold.

😲 Amazed, Is it everything at first sight?!?! Can't believe what I am seeing...

A really touching successful video, that shows the discipline and care, that a powerful creative artist must observe. Thank you.

You breeze through these Sonatas like they are simple exercises.... Must be so amusing to be able to do that. My mind can only imagine what it must feel like to be that good!!

You are so right Tiffany! You are building your career and it is normal you keep the privacy of praticsing a piece. I don't think people would put videos of themselves learning to drive or gettign ready for their day or preparing an important conference especially if they are public personalities. Beautiful playing as usual!

I really love this piece from Beethoven!

Hey i'm here again, fantastic is the only thing that I can say, watch sight-reading a person as well as you do is so excited for me Thx keep doing

Absolutely awesome!

Im an excellent sight reader, i read like a pro, just not while playing the piano

I liked how you smiled when your stuffie tipped over after you turned the page. Hehe its so cute. I have one too but its a pokemon.

So nicely played. I can only dream of playing piano that good. nice video.

thank you for this video! it motivates

OH MY GOD WERE YOU SIGHT READING THIS ENTIRE TIME???? I'M SO IMPRESSED AHHHH

This is awesome! And I would totally agree with your reason why you wouldn’t ever post a full-length practice session in the public domain. Keep doing what you do so well!

Hi Tiffany, Thanks for sharing this great film . . . you are a wonderful pianist .. . big smile to you . .. jeff

Sooo talented!!

Merci pour cette video très courageuse et très instructive. J'espère qu'il y en aura encore beaucoup.

I've noticed a lot of famous pianist play op.22 not op.54 or 31no.2 Gmajor. I too was given this music in my teen years and never discovered it's true worth.Pogorelich made a film playing it and it has many videos on youtube. I still need to really look at this music to figure out what its elements are and what itsabout. I just saw Kirill Gerstein teach Chopin 2nd onata and every bar was a revelation. Few of us pianists know how to read music or I would have seen what Chopin was getting at 30 years ago . !! Now I see the nervousness and the journey the motifs make and how and much more now why. Incredible !

The opus 22 (#11) was a favorite of Sviatoslav Richter, as was the opus 54 (#22).

Tiffany admiro muito seu talento. Pessoas como voce só fazem um grande bem a humanidade.

I love how at 2:39 the stuffed animal on the side just tips over. **looks at it** **stifles laugh** Also, amazing! I loved your video. +1 Like!

I would love to hear you do Beethoven's Concerto 4 in G major. IMO, the deepest and most soul-rending of all Beethoven concertos. That and Brahms 2nd.

No need to apologize.. We understand!

Wow, you are cool. Your sight reading skill is excellent. ☺☺☺☺☺ Hope that 5 years later i can read as fast as you. Love your channel 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

Fantastické ! Bravo !

Yayy, new video xD!

Wow, what a great performance ! :) Thumps up !

Lovely!

FANTASTIC SIGHT-READING!! YOU SHOULD DO A VIDEO ON IT. THANKS FOR THE ADVICE.

I love bethoven and you too

Who doesn't love Tiffany?

very cool piece

You are so talented at sightreading!!! Thank you so much for this video!!! I feel really inspired!

I also paint which has taught me that paintings aren't quite as fun to look at before they are completed. I feel the same with music where a piece is ready to be heard only after I've thoroughly and confidently worked through everything and have all the kinks sorted out.

Sounds good to me!!! I am practicing the Beethoven DM Sonata that you just did, just for fun. No where near that speed and accuracy that you are getting, but I am not a concert pianist (Thank God! Couldn't handle the pressure)

Definitely understand you that you don’t want to practice in public. Me too, I don’t think I like sharing my suffering time of learning new things hahaha. I couldn’t be bothered when I am focused on learning, but it doesn’t influence that I still like sharing my experiences.

The question of how could flip the page when you re playing the piano with that speed now have an answer :)))

Tiffany, an interesting piece that you have stumbled upon here. As you say, you are more inclined to the Romantic era as opposed to this very 'classical' sounding sonata. What drew you to this one? On the face of it, it sounds like one of the most conventional of the thirty-two: no grand gestures, no startling originalities, yet for all that it remains one the most exquisitely written of all his sonatas. Beethoven said so himself. "This Sonata is in apple pie order" (roughly translated words to that effect). It delights in subtle and unusual rhythms and accents. The slow movement is a stunner. No deep, profound depths here (circa Op 7, Op 2,no 2 and 3) Instead, a beautiful operatic aria: how often does Beethoven write like this? Are you inclined to include this one in your recitals? I hope so. And it would be a refreshing change to hear pianists of your generation programming these earlier sonatas as well as the usual Op 27 no. 2, Op 53, Op 57, and the final sonatas. Love these videos, keep 'em coming!

Genia!

Id like to start a channel like this one day I love showing my students how I literally first start a piece I dont know.

I was just sight reading this piece that day! I'm trying to pick 2 piano audition pieces as a minor subject. Any suggestions?

very cool!

Damn even she writes notes and messages about what to do better

take your time

Tiffany, my dominant hand (right) has always been stronger and more dexterous than my left. Is that the case with you also or can your left hand do everything at the keyboard that your right hand can?

Bravo!

Nayyy You sound great

Asdfghjkl thats only the practice omg i cant you’re so good 💗🙌.

Once they asked Vaughn Williams or Walton: “can you play your own piano concerto?”.....”yes” he answered..”it takes me 9 hours”.....so amusing!

Is this called leaning a new piece? HaHa. you are fantastically brilliant even on new piece. Enjoy it very much !

wow, I am really impressed. When you play a piece like this for the second time, and already like this! You're really very gifted! (jealous, me ;_) ). Also I enjoy it seeing you being so concentrated discovering this piece. Btw, why you chose this Beethoven sonata? I think it is far from one of the most beautiful. Only that strange start … What make you interested in this piece so much?

You are right 👍

awwww, she edited the video so that the word, "world", could flow better. 00:56.

Good practice tips. For the first time playing it, you seem to have it under control.

maybe I have misunderstanding on the word "sight reading"

How can I get that book dear tiffany

Hahaha such a good outro

Can you do sight reading of Chopin Ballade 1??

Hello! You uploaded the video again. I feel great! I am interested in Beethoven Sonata. If you finish your song later, I hope you can upload it to RU-vid! Yeah !!! And I am 11 years old and I would like to prepare Tiffany poon ( you ) in Korea for and I study ?? haha I'm learning Chopin variations brillante variations ! It's so hard 😭😭(( And the Korea is dark and so scary night )) Am...have a good day !! ❤️❤️ I'm respect you !! hahah + My English is poor, but please read it carefully.

beautiful human

♥♡Thumbs up

Cool stuff :)

très instructif très vivant

Hi Tiffany, I really enjoyed this . Please advise as to which sonata this is and the opus number. Thanks

I need to practice my sight-reading XD

I accidentally pressed the dislike button and had a heart attack. One of the most stressful moments of my life😂😂

Me to.I can only practice in peace not when my parents are watching me.But I can play the song I’ve finished once I’ve finished it lol .(;

O wish i could read like you do, My respects to you Tiffany

I love the way u play. I am just 12 how can i be a better pianist

Try playing MAGIC WALTZ ! U'll love it.