If you'd like to learn technique, interpretation, fingering choices, and the TRUE inspiration behind this piece (hint, it's not actually moonlight), check out the full (2-hour) class on Thinkific here: pianist-academy.thinkific.com/courses/debussy-clair-de-lune-masterclass

I've returned to piano after a looooong break (uh.... more than a decade!) and your videos are so, so incredibly informative, watcheable, interesting, and thorough. I just wanted to leave a comment telling you that truly your channel is always open on my ipad as I play, and sometimes I end up on your channel rather than google when I have a question. This video and your Waltz in A Minor masterclass helped me go from a laboring "ode to joy" to a genuinely listeneable intermediate level. Thank you!!!

@PianistAcademy1

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Thank you SO much for sharing this! I’m grateful that you visit the channel and learn so much from my videos. Hearing about your progress is exactly what keeps me and this channel going! Best wishes for your continuing piano journey, and I hope to see you in the comments again, or on a livestream if you can make it :-)

@doaaa.3662

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@@PianistAcademy1 I am absolutely ecstatic about the wealth of knowledge and information in the livestreams, and I absolutely plan to join one live!!! Thanks so much, again! 🫶🏻💝

This is going to be stellar! Thank you so much!!!

@PianistAcademy1

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Hope you find it helpful!

@bunnyhollowcrafts

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@@PianistAcademy1 to never have been able to go to music school, this is an incredible opportunity. Thank you so much!

@PianistAcademy1

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@@bunnyhollowcrafts My pleasure!

Where in one's piano journey would be the best place to do this? I do want to learn this piece but am only 3.5 months into learning piano.

@PianistAcademy1

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The piece is level 10 RCM (out of “12” ish levels) and level 5 Henle (out of 9 levels). For most adults this is going to be at least a handful of years into piano study, for most children taking lessons it’s 8 to 10 years into study. You should be comfortable playing arpeggio patterns in sixteenth notes at around 100 bpm, scales in sixteenths should probably be around 130 bpm, and scales in octaves in both hands should be accessible and doable at a slow to moderate tempo, like eighths at 70bpm. Hopefully those technique “pre reqs” give you some goals to aim for and in the meantime there’s a massive amount of beautiful repertoire to play as well!

@xerintha

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@@PianistAcademy1 Thank you! I'm learning but not there yet. I'll keep this on my Future Goals list :)

Sooner or later clair de lune, sooner or later..

@PianistAcademy1

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When the time is right, be sure and come back to this video!