Man I've never seen anyone who can explain the feel of the music with words and can demonstrate it. Bravo..

OMG No way! Thank you so much Matthew, I love your videos and to be included in one means so much to me. Thank you, thank you and thank you. I am taking your feedback on baord and practicing Moonlight Sonata right now hahaha. Thank you!!!

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

No problem! I'm glad you you liked it and I could help out! You play very well! 😀

Thank you so much! My composition Blossom starts off very simple. That's why I didn't bother adding inversions to the beginning. I wanted the melody to build as the song progressed. If you ever have time to listen to the rest off camera, you might see what I mean. I do think I am sitting too low. So, I will buy a new piano seat. I really appreciate your advice :)

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Super Ryan, I appreciate it! I did listen through the whole piece in full but I had to edit down quite a lot of filming to get through as many recordings without the video being incredibly long 🙂 Its a really nice piece and I do like how you arpeggiate the chords in the second half to make it feel more flowing 🎹

@RyanBentz

5 ай бұрын

​@@matticawood I understand! I was just really glad you even got to my video. It's really cool seeing myself on your channel. Especially after watching and supporting you for years.

@daniloapostolov-dacatv1536

5 ай бұрын

No offense title isn't much creative.

@Yesalter

4 ай бұрын

@@daniloapostolov-dacatv1536this is part when someone says A. Offense taken B. K C. … D. Don’t care E. “E!”

@MikKemna

4 ай бұрын

@@daniloapostolov-dacatv1536 doesnt need to be creative if you feel like it fits your song

Just take a moment to admire how good this guy's playing is. Beautiful

Been playing for several years as a hobby mostly (primarily by ear) I struggled a lot with learning to read as anytime I recognized something the attention span for the sheets just vanished and my ear took over. That's an issue for another day, however, the way you described the expansion of the chords into emotions/feelings was really well done, I'm going to experiment some and implement these into my playing more, thanks!

I'm always astounded by just how difficult the 1st movement of the "moonlight" sonata is. I don't think this is a beginner piece, like it's usually characterized. Walid did a really good job, especially in front of a camera recording for youtube (!!), I'm not sure if I'd actually play any better than him in that scenario, but you can definetly feel that there is room to improve the interpretation. Keep at it friend, you're awesome

I play 4 instruments and I compose for handpan and my handpan teacher gave me a precious lesson When I was composing my first piece I wanted to ask him for help but he gave me no help You may ask why though? It's because he told me it's your own piece if I give you any advice it wouldn't be your piece anymore cause I'd be having a part in it and after that I fixed the problem myself and the piece came out beautiful I love my handpan teacher the best one around

About 6 years ago, I decided (as a 31-year-old) to pick up piano. I never had the opportunity to learn any kind of instrument growing up, but the piano has always interested me, and I really enjoy listening to piano music. After 2 years of lessons, life got in the way and I took a pause from playing for the past 4 years. I have been watching many YT pianists in the meantime however and it always remained something that I wanted to pick up. Finding your channel about 3 weeks ago was the final push I needed to use that most holy of traditions: New Years resolutions. As such, I have picked up my old books again and started from scratch, using the tips in your various videos to do it properly this time around. No 'run before you walk' learning of pieces just by memorizing the sequence of keys (which I did before): proper sight reading, understanding notes and music theory to a certain degree and just practise. Have a great 2024!

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

That's great to hear Anton, Im glad I could be a catalyst to you getting back into playing! Remember to enjoy the small wins as you go and before you know it...you will have made loads of progress! 😀

That’s so interesting what you said about understanding why certain chords are being used and how that can help you emote in your playing!

Thanks alot for the review, really helpful ! Even i was thinking sometimes i am sitting too close , i will keep that in mind. Thanks !

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

No problem! You play really nicely and I love Clair De Lune...its a great choice of piece 😀

Great idea to do this… gave me inspiration! Thanks 🎉

You’ve become one of my favorite piano channels to watch. The editing is very smooth and you’re definitely underrated compared to what’s out there. Been playing for a month but will definitely send in a video a year from now if you’re still doing these critiques!

Really loved this video! I hope you will do more of these. Also I really liked the tips you gave , completely appropriate to each video and performance!

Congrats on 40k well deserved dude!

Ive been having online piano lessons since September 2022 and its going great. Im really enjoying them. I can sight read quite well now as i sight read everytime i play the piano. I've recently started the grade 1 music book as i done the pre grades. Never thought piano would be this much fun but it turns out it is once you get into it

@katttttt

4 ай бұрын

Yes, can relate lol!!

Om ... really enjoyed this-loved the interaction with the players & your comments on how to play/hand placement/seating position... Im such a novice, whilst learning (on centre keys) one tends to sit over these few keys.. no thought for being able to reach peripheral keys ! Thanks v much!

i've only seen 3 minutes of the video and i already liked and subscribed, thanks for the good content mate

I’m new to your channel, maybe about 2 weeks and I love this! I really enjoy how you dissected and explained about chords/notes and musical details in every measures for clair de lune and other videos too! I haven’t seen anyone or other channel does that! I learned a lot in this short and compact analyses! Your thorough analyses shows how compassionate and talented you are as musician and teacher! I guess I have to check all your videos! Please make this type of video as your Channel thing! Maybe do it once a month? Can’t wait to see your channel growing bigger! Oh those accent! Surely I’ll keep coming back for more!😂😆 Thank you Matthew!

@MissMiesy

5 ай бұрын

Showed how *passionate

this is beautiful

Your improvisation is amazing! Wish I can do that one day! And thanks for the feedback back man! I did definitely listen to you

This is really helpful

Very underrated channel

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate that 🫢

Thanks for being in your video!! So interesting

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

Thats no problem! Really great playing! 🎹

Great video, I would love to see more. Love it!

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Im glad you like it..il be doing more similar videos soon 😀

Love your vids!

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that 🙂

Awesome idea!

I love in Clair De Lune when the Bb is played over the top of the Ebm octaves in the bass. Not even sure why I love that so much lol

We need another one of these

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

Im glad you liked it, Il do another one soon 😀

Whoa! When will you be doing another one of these? I’m planning on playing either Rach if i practice hard enough, or just make something up on the spot for a recording lol

Thank you for kindness and great feelings all level beginners players. I should also send to you my 10 month playing for "school estimate". ( Btw Im 67) Subbed for sure>

This guy is good!

Thanks for reacting to my video, I'll use your advice to practice and perfect the notes 👍

Love your channel coz I'm pretty new on piano

That was good timing just as I was wondering when you were going to upload

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

Here I am, video at the ready! 😂

@bruhnatorb

5 ай бұрын

​@@matticawood Congrats for hitting 40k

I learnt more from you explaining how others play and what they can do to improve than a 30 minute long video of music theory

Matt this was very good! Thank you!

I have the exact same piano in the first one, this kind is really rare nowadays unfortunately, it’s pretty old though since it came out in 2000 😂🎹👏

Great tips! It would be nice if you would review more of Frank Tedesco's playing. I don't understand how he plays classical music by ear.

I like the way you dissect the techniques and provide feedback on what could be added. I don't know if its just me but it looks like you painted your nails pink :D or have a gloss on it hahah

Other than me severely not knowing how to read because I had incomplete education I use a real piano but it is so hard to play a key very fast like D, E and theme C D I can sometimes do it but not all the time and I do play my fingers fast it just doesn’t always sound This issue is alleviated when I play higher pitches so maybe it is not sensitive enough for me to play at lower pitches My second issue is don’t know why I have this weird obsession in playing as fast as I can it is really fun for me until I realize that I have to jump to certain keys very fast Another issue is when I start playing my right hand fast my left hand goes a little faster but sometimes this is not what you are supposed to do :/ I think I’ll improve but how I’ve been learning songs is by memorizing someone else play it and I try to play it this keeps happening until I learn it and if I have the sheet I try to understand it but I may not sometimes There has been times where I have to play a chord that is one key out of reach which sucks since that means I technically can’t play that part of a song :(

@LilJbm1

4 ай бұрын

Advise is to double check your fingering that may be the issue with certain chords. If possible to reach notes using both L and R hand do that. For playing fast, try to remember basics and play slow but steady/accurate. Learning by sheets is useful at least for practicing blocks over and over. Do a segment slow, repeatedly, accurately, and you'll develop very strong GOOD muscle memory that will translate to quicker playing.

pretty good video

nice 🎉❤

That first players tune sounds like the start of my immortal by evanescence.

Very nice video! back in a older video, you mentionend an app that holds a note when you press pause in a song. Do you remember? If yes, what is the app called?

Hey man, ive got a question, i started playing piano a month ago, but playing diff things with 2 hands i find very difficult, any tips to make it easier?

Christian (DeBussy) is your brother from another mother, damn! 😅

The first piece sounds like Evanescence My Immortal

I have been playing for 8 years now and I just finished the la Campanella and Moonlight sonata 3rd movement. I would like to know what keyboard / piano you're playing on?

Ryan sent me 😊

So.. if one wanted to send you a video of themselves playing, but *didn't* want the whole world to see it, is that a possibility? Lol I picked up the piano 2 years ago. First I tried to learn on KZread and a different piano app I found on a KZread channel, but it just wasn't clicking. I tried an in person teacher but they didn't feel right either. I have a different in person teacher that I see weekly, while also following your channel and a couple other pianists. I'm trying to be patient and not expect my playing to advance faster than it should, especially when kids and life keep getting in the way. Even after 2 years, I still feel a little lost without a real practice routine, and like I'm not as far as I should be given how long I've been playing. I just try and focus on learning the scales, and sight reading/theory while trying to learn songs that pique my interest. I guess I'm just asking for advice? I try to implement the techniques from your videos, but I feel like I don't have a clear direction. I love all your videos and I'm so grateful for all the advice you give! Please keep it up!

@googologoog

5 ай бұрын

He's also an educator. He sells private lessons through his website just minor fyi. And if you already have a teacher, you may want to be more vocal about your desires and concerns of lack of clear practice routine (assuming you haven't done so already)

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

Hey, I feel your pain! I lot of people struggle finding the right path and knowing what to do! It sounds like you maybe need a goal that aligns with what you actually want to get out of playing the piano...learning scales, sight reading and theory are all super important, but they should all be a part of the puzzle that helps you get to where you want to be. So, I have some questions for you: If you had the ability to do/play anything on the piano, what would it be? What do you struggle with the most that's stopping you from being able to do that? What can you work on that is going to help you get better at those things? 🙂

@FrailSerenity

5 ай бұрын

@matticawood thank you so much for taking the time to respond!! I guess I'm not sure if I have a goal? I've always loved music, and I've always wanted to play the piano, it's such an inspiring instrument. I started by jumping into playing songs I listen to and could sing along to, but felt I was doing myself a disservice by not reading sheet music and just following KZread videos and using basic chord patterns. I want to be able to not just play the songs I want, but to understand what I'm playing also. So I went back to basics for a bit and this was when I thought doing in person lessons would maybe help with some more guidance and direction, but maybe I just haven't found the right teacher? I've been bumped around a bit so I've had to "start over" with teachers a few times. If I could just sit down and do anything at the piano, I'd want to be able to sit down at the piano and play how I'm feeling by also understanding what I'm playing and why. My vision is probably holding me back a bit, as I find all the sheet music and music books are usually in a large font, and if I blow it up then there's large pauses where I'm switching pages. My back is another, tldr I was in a car accident and have had spinal surgery so I can't sit and practice for super long, which is where I'm trying to practice some patience with myself. Outside of those, and just trying to practice more, I'm not really sure what else is holding me back. I find dynamics a bit hard because my keyboard has semi-weighted keys so I'm hoping I can get my hands on a full weighted one soon. I noticed such a difference compared to the piano and the music studio, so I'm focusing on how my fingers are hitting the keys more than I should. I also don't have a solid practice routine down for when I sit down at the piano. I usually run through scales a couple times before I dive into whatever piece I'm trying to learn, but I feel like there should be more to it. I've asked a few times, but maybe I just need to be more vocal with my teacher and what I'm looking for. Again, I really really appreciate you taking the time to answer. Hope you have an awesome day!

As for the first player, I thought the his wrists were rather dropped and it might help if he lifted them. That might be just me; Matthew didn't say anything. As for Claire de Lune, I'm always sad when I hear the piece played in a different key than intended... rhythm also seems off... might be one of those running before walking moments... Good catch on Ryan! It hurt my hands just watching him play. 😅 Yes, if you play like that for a long time, you could give yourself carpal tunnel syndrome. I can't quite tell for sure but some of the players seemed to be using plain keyboards? I highly suggest you invest in a weighted keyboard that mimics a piano more closely. It helps to have that when working with things like dynamics and articulation. Not at Matthew's level by any means! I mean I wish I could compose on the spot like that! Wow. 😅 Nice channel. Subscribing.

I am an advanced pianist. I am at the end of learning Rondo Alla Turca by Mozart, which is grade 7 I believe. I'm ready to take my next step into grade 8 pieces. Do you think if I can play Rondo Alla Turca very well, do I have the ability to play Animenz's arrangement of Unravel? I know it's an incredibly difficult piece, but I love how it sounds and it would be my dream to play it.

@pedrovilasboas9494

4 ай бұрын

I play rondo alla turca and I believe Unravel by Animenz is on a completely different level. The techniques and complexity is much higher in my opinion.

The first one is very similar to a famous pop song i forgot the name but the female singer comes in with a soft soothing voice. Maybe it’s this gothic group and i forgot its name too. My alzheimers might have started.

@katttttt

4 ай бұрын

Maybe Adele? Haha

@algalgod159

4 ай бұрын

​@@katttttt😊thank you! It might be Adele's Rolling in the Deep, or i was thinking about Evanescence too!>

Can you react to la la land from epilogue

😀

Keith Jarret never cared about posture XD

The final song sounds similar to "They wont go when I go" by Stevie Wonder.

It's funny how playing a more impressive piece, when it's too much of a stretch, can sound less impressive compared to a simple piece played well. Says me, the super beginner, no 'late' about it 😂 Really enjoy these videos, and isn't Matt good! 🎹

@katttttt

4 ай бұрын

Haha I was the person who wrote "late beginner", I just didn't know how to say that I didn't start last month, but am also not an "intermediate" player lol But yeah you're right!! And when you do these easier pieces well, the chance is higher that when you progress it will sound good in the future as well

@Oakeybloke

4 ай бұрын

@@katttttt give yourself more credit 😃 I find with the simple pieces my teacher gives me, I can make it sound musical and they're pretty easy to pick up. Something that I'm learning as more of a stretch goal is Zanarkand, which is what made me actually start learning piano - my brain is at 200% just getting the notes right never mind anything else 😂

i diddn't saw the submission ;((( i could have submitted my recording i've been playing for about 4 years on a 61 key piano which was like 30 dollars and its so bad it dosen't have weighted keys and the black keys are just falling off i can take them out of the piano with ease and idk how but i learned mvt 3 on a 61 key by making arrangements to the piece and currently im working on la capenella im not done yet but i know more than half the piece and i can play many more pieces some which are easy pieces i can play by ear but now i can't play these pieces now cause the black keys are destroyed and i can't play anything. i don't know what to do cause my family is in a bit of a dilema and they can't buy me a new piano like theres no chance that i can spend like 500dollars when i've been playing on a trashy 61 key for about 4 years now ;(((. one more thing is that i'm self taught/

@katttttt

5 ай бұрын

You can still send a video!! Look his channel up, below community there is a link

@AZALGAMIE

5 ай бұрын

yea i did@@katttttt

If I recorded myself I would have played “River Flows In You”

Can you react to Lang Lang’s performance at the Oscar’s?

Hi Matthew, I’ve recently discovered your channel, and you have some great advice; however, I don’t know if this is just for the video so that you can see yourself and the piano in frame, but your keyboard is definitely positioned too high. You can definitely see the strain on your wrists. Lowering the keyboard to a height around and maybe slightly lower than your elbows when sitting up straight may reduce some of the tension in your playing and make you sound more fluid.

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

I think you might be onto something! 😂 I’m sat too high for these videos so that you can see me and the keys…I normally sit so that my arms are just over a right angle 📐 However…even playing backwards…I was tensionless 😉

can you announce it in a video when you do this again (if you do decide to do that)

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

You are welcome to submit a recording using the link in the description and I will likely do another one of these types of videos again soon 🙂

Hello I'm 16 years old pianist. Started playing piano 1 and half year ago and I have 1 song that I can play and send video so you can react and give me some tips what I can work for. I started first playing piano on mobile and I got obsessed with it after that few weeks later my school started and I asked my teacher if I can play in 1 hour break piano. And I did. I learned in 1 hour 1 song called "sunsetz-cigarettes after sx" after that I was always playing piano in school( I have no piano or keyboard in house because my family can't afford piano because we have financial problems) I started learning experience by ludvico einaudi and some pieces by ludvico einaud also learned ala by Joseph beving. After all of this I've had enough and started learning beethoven piece 3rd movement but I know only half . I started performing front of school with 600+ the pieces I learned and I'm proud of myself for how I succeed with just starting on phone. Thank you. If you want me to send video of me playing my piece and 1 random piece u can comment me that would be really nice from you. I'm fan of you since I started playing piano ❤

@katttttt

4 ай бұрын

You can just send him the link below community post, you doesn't have to wait that he comments you ;)

im in this videooo???? also cool feedback it was actually just the chord used in goodbye stranger by supertramp.

@katttttt

4 ай бұрын

Who are you?

@katttttt

4 ай бұрын

In this video

Please speak in about Tony Ann

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

Tony Ann? 🙂

@alikalekberov6316

5 ай бұрын

Yes. do you know? The youngest and most modern composer today.

@wigglypfff

5 ай бұрын

Quite the encounter this is

Please do a breakdown of Yanni

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

Do you have a link to something specific, and il check it out 🤔

@mustafajilanipiano

5 ай бұрын

@@matticawood kzread.info/dash/bejne/en56j8Wvpbqfeco.htmlfeature=shared

@mustafajilanipiano

5 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/lnll0cGuhbu6ptI.htmlfeature=shared

Not sure why that guy played Clair De Lune in a different key

@matticawood

4 ай бұрын

I imagine he transposed his piano so he could effectively play a version in C major but it still sound like Db major 😊

Can you do a react video to animenz Unravel please?

Hello

@matticawood

5 ай бұрын

Hi! 😀

6:50 you see another hand on the right side😂😂

Great video! :) Too bad everyone sucked but have to start somewhere i guess haha

@katttttt

5 ай бұрын

What do you mean by "everybody sucked"?

@icic6936

4 ай бұрын

What???

This is awesome- thanks! I share a free, step-by-step music literacy course on my KZread channel in the hopes of making the skill of reading music accessible to all.

Is revolutionary etude too much for eight months of self-taught experience?

@TheRealChopin

5 ай бұрын

God yes

@pumpkinpatch44

4 ай бұрын

@@TheRealChopin I can play it fairly well though.

@AhmadGhabra

4 ай бұрын

@@pumpkinpatch44same but ive been playing for a year and a half and im not self taught

I disagree that appeggiated chords alone are not interesting enough to listen to on their own, although a melody is great of course