00:25 - Examples of Different Types of Trills 01:44 - Practice #1a: Breakdown of Short Trills 02:37 - Practice #1b: Breakdown of Long Trills 03:23 - Practice #2: Fingerings 04:47 - Practice #3: Simulated Mechanics 06:18 - Practice #4: Building Speed 07:02 - Practice #5: Fingers vs Wrists Awareness 07:47 - Practice #6: Original Exercise for your Trills

@dittilio

4 жыл бұрын

I love that you do your own timestamps and details etc. So many tutorials don't. You're the best.

@symphonyoftheday5519

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Even when slowed down your trills are fast. Had to slow all the way down to. 025 lol!

@1827641

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial! By the way, how fast did you set the metronome in the minute 6:29? Was it 73 bpm? I can't see it well...

@isabellesabina368

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video!!! I've been working on my trills and I noticed they were becoming weak. This video helps me a lot!

@cringeweebooo60

4 жыл бұрын

My proplem is that one finger is slower than the others

I guess you could call this a trill drill

@Roescoe

6 жыл бұрын

Something to fill time, what a thrill.

@l_ndonmusic

5 жыл бұрын

J.S. Bach Sure you will

@andrewzhang8512

5 жыл бұрын

@@l_ndonmusic But please don't Bill

@the_billionaire_way

5 жыл бұрын

Turtle

@JD-qd5zp

4 жыл бұрын

Feel a trill drill, Bill. Chill. You don’t need a pill.

I'm watching this level 96 video, I need to go back to a level 4 video.

@beefling5390

5 жыл бұрын

I feel you 😂

@JairajSinghPatil

5 жыл бұрын

Bruh :(

@ludwigvanbeethoven5176

4 жыл бұрын

I need a level -1 video

@jingliu07

3 жыл бұрын

I’m playing Bach’s Italian Concerto and the trills in the first movement last 4 measures long, and there are 2 of them. Really need help on that.

The balancing point tip is so unbelievably helpful, it's one of those things that are just known to most pianists but isn't easily acquired for hobbyists like myself. Much appreciated Nahre, very useful video. Can't wait to start implementing.

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Thomas!! That's so cool!! Let me know how it goes! 😊

Please make more of these practice videos. I’m actually considering buying your book. I’ve been learning piano by sheet music for 3 years now and your practice videos really opened up how easy it is to improvise. Thank you, Nahre

@kentong9514

4 жыл бұрын

She published books? I will definitely buy them, may I have the link please?

@hisky.

2 жыл бұрын

@@kentong9514 yes

“I like fingers 2,4” -yep, makes sense “Also 3,4” -I like that one too “And if I need a little more sound I’ll use 4,2,3,2” -wtf

@zippymax1

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've seen that fingering recommended many times, and my reaction is always the same as yours.

Much needed for a poor kid struggling with the trills in op111! thank you!

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I can help thanks!!

I was surprised how smooth your 3-4 trill is. Your 4-5 is also quite respectable 😂

@RogerShirodkar

5 жыл бұрын

seriously 😄

@nezkeys79

4 жыл бұрын

Anything with 5 in spunds terrrible for me lol

@awe331

4 жыл бұрын

Anything with 4 or 5 makes my trills sound like trash. My ring and pinkie are so weak

@yveshoe9412

3 жыл бұрын

@@awe331 bruh i thought i was the only one- 💀 my ring and pinkie are hella weak too

@paolo6219

3 жыл бұрын

4-5 is actually doable, 5-4 is a no Edit: for mordents at least

I just want to say, as a non pianist, that I really enjoy your videos. Even though I can't play piano, I feel inspired to do so. Even though I barely understand your concepts etc..., I really enjoy how pleasant you are and how you present the material. Thanks for taking the time and making music and the videos. Keep it up.

@Skejtboard

4 жыл бұрын

Haha i was gonna write a similar comment, eveb though i played piano for almost a year. Love watching these videos.

I’ve been playing piano for almost 8 years now and I am desperate to improve my trills, I cringe anytime I listen to myself play them 😂 this video was so helpful! Will definitely be using those exercises

My quickest 4-5 is like 2 notes per second 😂

@mooster2095

4 жыл бұрын

LITERALLY ME HAHAHAHAHAH

@divisix024

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 6 note per second but really unstable and my hands get tired pretty quickly

@platypusmusic8843

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr my hand gets so tense when playing a 4-5

@cringeweebooo60

4 жыл бұрын

I though mine was bad and it’s 6 Per second

@ayhamshaheed7740

4 жыл бұрын

I can do about 8 but can’t go longer than like 10 seconds, and can’t keep it consistently fast

Just found your channel and this is the second video I've watched. I really appreciate your calm, detailed and comprehensive teaching style. And the video production quality is excellent. Looking forward to exploring more of your content.

I'm really, REALLY grateful for your lever visualization (practicing trills on a pen). Never would've thought of that. It's so effective and fitting for trills that it scares me. In fact, I would even go so far as to say that this eventually helps in legato playing too! Also, I dig those transitions of trilling on random surfaces. :)

What an incredibly complete video! The best abput thrills that I've watched so far. Thank you so much, it'll definitely help me working on them, I need to gain control and clarity.

Nahre, thank you. You’re explanation is so clear and thought through. Really helpful and instructive.

You’re truly one of the most dynamic pianists out there, love your channel. I watch one of your videos everyday :)

Litteraly yesterday I was doing trills on my knee, asking myself "How could I get better at it ?" And you just blessed my day with this video. Thank you.

Thanks, it's very inspiring and helpful. I really like the mood of the chords used in your trill exercise.

Thank you for GREAT lesson! I'm an armature pianist, have spend many time for various piano technique. I've never seen like this brilliant lecture about trill!

Honestly all your trills are incredible lol. For some reason trills and strangely certain arpeggios are troubling for me. I was floored by how smooth your 3-4, 4-5, and 3-5 were because my fingers quaked at the strength I observed there

Love your work! Always a joy to watch with such amazing advice!

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Thank You for your time and advice. Very generous and much appreciated. You are a superb pianist and pedagogue.

I would like to learn piano some day but a fun fact. You just helped a gamer who plays "Osu" a rhythm tapping game which does require trills using keys on a keyboard. And you helped me improve tremendously. I can not only tap faster up to 850 taps a minute, but tap more consistently from the minor changes using the advice from this video. I'm sure it works wonders on a piano, thanks for the insightful video.

Excellent vid, thank you for posting! And I love the quick cuts to you trilling on random surfaces!! :)

Thx Nahre, a timely video, my trills suck and now I'm off to check out your arpeggio video, subscribed, your presentation is amazingly detailed and easy to follow.

I love you the way you teach and present on YT. So expert, efficient and fun.

Do you have any videos for reducing tension when playing more difficult passages? :)

@user-gm2gj1xi4v

4 жыл бұрын

THIS

@noshichau6166

4 жыл бұрын

You know how some people appear to vibrato on some keys they press? Maybe it's something to do with that...

@user-gm2gj1xi4v

3 жыл бұрын

@@noshichau6166 That seems even more difficult than just playing a difficult passage

The pinky and ring finger trilling is the most annoying out of all of them! La Campanella is especially good at killing the poor ring and pinky fingers, so is Chopin’s Chromatique etude. Very nice video as always; your animations are definitely superb. Trilling is one of my weak points so I will try out some of your exercises. I especially liked your balance example, i.e. the pencil example. I never thought of it that way.

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, 4-5 is definitely not easy! 😂 thanks for the comment!!!

@chenyanhao676

6 жыл бұрын

I think the second etude you’re able to get away with 3-4 chromatic runs, stuff like hammerklavier 1st or op111 2nd mvt is just impossible to use 3-4. Most pianists cheat during these movements by missing out a note in the trill when they reach for a chord below

@constracted7331

6 жыл бұрын

banson houry I am studying Chopin’s Chromatique etude and you cannot get away with all 3-4 fingerings. It'll just end up being harder and diminish the entire purpose of playing the etude. Missing a note in a trill could arguably make the melody clearer due to no clashing of the trill notes with the melody line, which creates dissonance. Such is the case with Beethoven’s third movement of Waldstein; many pianists substitute a note of the trill for a note of the melody to juxtapose the melody from the trill. Personally, I would prefer a piece be played as written, and I favour the trill notes not be substituted. While yes, some pianists do substitute trill notes to cheat, I would also think some concert pianists are capable of performing the trills featured in Hammerklavier and op. 111 despite their sheer technical and musical difficulty but don’t for the sake of emphasizing the melody.

@chenyanhao676

6 жыл бұрын

Majed Kalaoun Cortot recommends 3-4-5, not exactly a pinky trill

@constracted7331

6 жыл бұрын

banson houry It is in most cases more demanding than a pinky trill, especially because of the dyads you have to play with the same hand. There's also a section in which you have to swiftly alternate between the 4-5 fingers as you're descending while playing dyads with, again, the same hand. That, to me, is much more challenging than a solo pinky trill. Nevertheless, in my original comment, I stated that Chopin’s Chromatique is good at torturing your 4-5 fingers (which I think is pretty clear haha), not that it includes trills. Cheers,

Ah Nahre you saved my life, I have less than a month to play Winter Wonderland by Harry Connick. The tremolos (in threes) were in sane but I followed your instructions and worked them out!!!👌💕💕✌️

This is great. The way you analyse a subject is admirable, very informative and straight to the point!

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!! 😄

Beautifully explained for those (like me) who will use this video to practice, next to the piano lesson. Thanks a lot! Very usefull video

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed right now! I'm working on a Mozart sonata (no.8, in A minor) and the trills are SO difficult. I'm planing on playing it on my audition to music school, I hope I'll succeed.

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! Good luck with it!! :)

@user-lm2ce2no5b

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@esteliatru7489

6 жыл бұрын

You can do it !!

@Shana77

4 жыл бұрын

oh me too this is actually why i watched this video lol

Best tutorial on trills! I‘ve watched many, well done! 👏

Many thanks for sharing your experience and your drill technique. Clear and comprehensive. Very interesting and usefull as well.

Thank you so much, you've been really helpful with all your lessons. I truly appreciate it

Adore your playing and teaching ability. I'm just a guy who accompanies himself as he sings. Focus is mainly on the voz but learning to be a better support watching your videos makes me think better on my piano accompaniment. Oh also love the pencil balance and the wrist rotation drill. Simply amazing! Never really thought of it that way but makes me feel more balanced. Thank you for what you do...

Thanks! I’ve been searching for this. Very helpful.

Your voice has an incredible calming effect :) Thanks for the exercises

Something I often neglect..and probably still will...but your suggestions are quite..insightful. Thank you for sharing.

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I'm so gratefull to have discovered your channel. Another very useful video, thank you !

Some of these days this channel is going to become HUGE, i just know it!

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you

This has always been such an obstacle but you really demystify it here. Thanks so much!

Hi! So, I watched this a couple of years ago, and meant to start practicing my trills. Life intervened, though, and it took me a while to get around to it. However, I would often recall your demos in the video, and have been practicing most days (slowly at first to avoid injury, of course) for a couple of months. Since I don't have a piano right now, I've had to make do with table tops, etc., but they work pretty well. Also, when watching Barry Harris' videos (and your bebop video with him) I became interested in his "dim 6" scale, worked out the fingerings, AND his block-chord style of playing (like George Shearing), so have included multiple-note trills in my practice. Thanks for being here to remind and encourage us in our practice!

I'm still learning scales. I really hope I get this far in learning piano - I'm absolutely fascinated by advanced techniques like this.

I like the sound of that Couperin piece - must go check it out. Thanks for this great video:-)

Thanks Nahre, you are wonderful composer, as well as the piano player!

Very well explained my dear ...very good...I've never considered some of the 3 finger techniques... What a great piece of advice

@robertpitts4461

2 жыл бұрын

And how do you advise the trill-melody in pieces such as Hungarian rhapsody 12 Liszt or Lacampanella etude Liszt? I am all ears.... I've been a concert pianist for years but found myself without a piano for about 25 years....rusty...but currently able to reaquaint myself with the passion of the greatest gift anyone could have if blessed with it in our pianos.... I praise God for such a wonderful gift and the composers who brought us the finest music we will ever see. Timeless

The moment I saw her try the 4-3-2 trill, I tried it myself and was just in awe. I didn't ever think to try that

This is a terrific video. My daughter just told me you were the accompanist her first time at next Fest (violist).

Thanks so much for this Nahre! I have such a hard time with trills and this really helped! I usually overshoot the very short trills and end up pressing the two or more keys too many times... XD But I feel like I actually get how to do it better now and I'm excited to practice it.

Love it! Something I struggle with. Thanks for the video!

I’m trilled to see another one of Nahre’s informative videos!

@melodymonger

3 ай бұрын

Ha ha very good 😂

This is so so helpful!! You're a genius thank you so much for this video!

I will say that to every of your videos now : Thank you a lot ! Good luck in your compositions.

Remarkable tutoring! Thank you

When you come back at the very end and play that is so beautiful.

This is cool, I liked the idea of writing the trill out and trying it out at different subdivisions/speeds. Also, I find that practicing chromatic scales with alternate fingerings, 1&2(&3), 3&5(&4), 4&5(&3), 3&4(&5), and 1&2, can be helpful

Les Barricades mistérieuses is by Couperin :)

Idk why, but I cracked up at 1:46 lol. Very nice lesson Nahre. Also, would love to hear your full L'isle Joyeuse!

You explain super well!

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Thanks Nahre, very good!! love your videos..

Thank you so much, Nahre.

Good video but I wish you had also mentioned sharp/flat trills: I find such trills much trickier because the fingers are on different heights to begin with and it almost always sounds uneven or my fingers just get tired quickly :(

Real great teacher on words to describe haw you are amazing 🤠 thanks

Really interesting video, recently started playing piano for fun and this video sparked my interest for the instrument even more. Also would really like some tips on how to get better at multitasking with my hands, so far I've had a hard time trying to achieve it.

Exactly how i feel. I need to see it. Most ppl say i over think it. But i like it to be definate.

I love your creative approach. Amazing video...

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Thomas!

Great work. Thanks

Those practice tips really inspire me. I wish you made a more thorough video on how to practice chord voicings (in the classical sense) more effectively - I often find it hard to bring out the notes I want and the dynamic ratios between them clearly in specific situations, and especially so of this is the first chord after a silence (take for instance Beethovens 4th concerto opening) Thank you and say hi to Bobby!

These Techniques are solid. Very useful

So educational! Also good timing posting this on my birthday haha. Clean trills for my B day

酷愛你彈出的音色:深厚富於感情。 我佷仔細地看你的指，掌， 腕的活動和彼此配合。 練習的方法。 謝謝分享。

At 7:58 - this is the most beautiful sounding and interesting trill exercise I have heard. Thank you for your videos and musical ideas.

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! 😊

...OMG - THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE - THIS IS/WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME - BECAUSE I'M LEARNING A PIECE OF MUSIC - WHICH HAS TRILLS IN IT - MENTALLY I WAS STUCK - HAVING TO PLAY THE CHORDS - TRILLS - AND - KEEP THE TIMING... - I'LL TURN MY METRONOME ON TOO - AGAIN - THANK YOU FOR UNSTICKING ME - MENTALLY - AND - FOR SHOWING ME HOW TO USE THE PROPER BODY MECHANICS - TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE... - NOW I CAN KEEP ON LEARNING...

Your work is trillingly fascinating!

I just discovered this channel and WOOOO I love it!!! One thing, aren't the Bach and Rameau examples more like mordents rather than trills?

Thanks Nahre! You're a real one

Very nice sounds, and very clever ideas. And whoa, you're fast! I never thought of using more than two fingers for a trill, sharing the load. But then again, I'm a guitarist, so I'm trill-challenged and only my left hand really gets it. Maybe that's why BB King wrote The Trill Is Gone? ;)

Thanks for all this I'm a teacher and it has really opened up alot for me and my students

Honestly.. you are more helpful than my piano instructor!!!!!!

Had to slow down the 7, 8, 9 and 10 per beat to see how it feels. It actually is an awesome exercise and not so hard to do right when you memorize the patterns in your head, the problem is playing with your lightening speed... it'll take me some months of good work i reckon. Thanks for sharing

I was very trilled to watch this video! Awesome Nahre!

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you haha !! 😂

You're very good at trills! Thanks for the tips!

Brilliant as always

Your 10 sec of Les Barricades Mystérieuses is more full, whole, deep, mellow and visceral than many other performances I’ve heard. Are you able to record a playing of Les Barricades Mystérieuses in full?

Yeah, trills! Immediate like! I love les barricades misteriuses. It's actually my current alarm clock sound (when it goes off I let it play through)

Les Barricades Mystérieuses is a Couperin's composition, XD.

@JD-qd5zp

4 жыл бұрын

You beat me to posting that correction. Thank you.

Great job!

Nahre, I had to laugh :D your 4 5 is weak? Okay? :D There speaks a person with brilliant technique! I practice thoroughly Dohnanyi, Pischna, Hanon and Brahms and hope to trill like you some time :D

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

I also like the Brahms exercises!!

@PianistStefanBoetel

6 жыл бұрын

Do you know Dohnanyi and Pischna?

@luableah7615

5 жыл бұрын

The 4th and 5th are generally weaker

This is so perfectttt. I was struggling with the trill in Nocturne Op.9 No.2... Thanks!

@NahreSol

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you I'm so glad!!

@freedommendoza40

6 жыл бұрын

Awww I got noticed :))))

Great video!

Unbelievable skill. I play piano since i was 4 (for 13 years) and i never learnt how to do trills. It is the only one thing i cannot do. I think they are a natural thing, you can do them or you can't. I think that if you are not able, you cannot learn. Anyways nice video. Hope i will do them nice as you one day.

Hi Nahre! I've found your videos so useful and inspiring in attempting to improve my piano skills and now I have my students (I'm a high school music teacher) hooked too! I'm working on a Bach fughetta for the first time and finding that my left hand just doesn't have the control and evenness of my right. Do you have any advice (or specific exercises) that you would recommend to help improve this? Keep up the awesome videos!

Les barricades is by Couperin I thought! Great video:)

I was struggling with the simple thrills at Inventio 1 and you came up with this... Self steem is done

im so jealous of your 34 and 45 trill omg im shook

Yes, Really helpful. Thank you.

This makes me feel like practicing. :) 💓

Seems like I'm hearing Sokolov's brilliant trills and ornaments. Amazing :)

cool. i enjoyed a lot. learning with you here from brazil.