This piano tutorial looks at a possible interpretation for Chopin’s Prelude ‘27’. This prelude is a realization of the E♭ minor sketch by Jeffrey Kallberg. Tutorial Performance Notes More info about this prelude on IMSLP. A copy of the sheet music can be downloaded here. »
This 45 mins tutorial is for most part ‘advanced’ but also contains practice tips for intermediary pianists studying online. To skip my spoken introduction, the practical starts 14:20. Apologies for the sweaty look towards the end of the video - it’s one of those pieces and I live in Thailand, which is extremely hot and humid. It’s assumed the short exercise examples in this video are to be repeated as micro-studies. »
A viewer’s request piano tutorial. “Ocean” is the name we associate today with this piece but the source of Chopin’s inspiration appears to have been quite different. As a descriptive title it fits the work well for modern tastes so I’ve kept this as a theme in the video. Ocean is a very playable study. Opinions differs as to it’s relative difficulty compared to his other studies. My own view is the underlying patters in this piece are beautifully simple and hope the video encourages those wishing to play this piece for the first time to do so. »
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A tutorial with practice tips and suggestions. For my friend Henrique in Brazil. »
A viewer request tutorial made to answer questions about rhythm and melody. This video is a reply to viewers asking for tips to find and connect the melody to the rhythm in Chopin’s Prelude No.1. In this short tutorial I show both a 2 note and 3 note melody, which is open to interpretation. »
A few personal thoughts on possible motives Chopin might have had for refusing publication of this well known piece during his lifetime, with practice and performance tips. Made for and at the suggestion of a viewer “o0december0o”. Performance A number of free scores of Fantasie-Impromptu Op.66 in the public domain, including the Mikuli & Godowsky editions: Fantaisie-impromptu, Op.66 (Chopin, Frédéric) »
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At first sight Prelude 8 looks confusing. If you’ve wanted to play it but been put off by all those tiny notes and accidentals, this tutorial suggests few simple ways to make it easier to learn. »
