I just wanna say that I discovered your channel maybe 3-4 years ago when I started to self-learn piano. Your channel has been a huge help to me and a huge source of inspiration and motivation. Whenever i feel like I am losing motivation to practice, i just play some of your videos and it motivates me right back 😁 Sending lots of love from Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and thank you for all the work you put into your content

I’ve followed you for some time, now, and learned so much from you because of your awesome method and focus on personal discipline. Thank you!

love your videos, hope you would post more

I love what you do. Thanks for the videos, the webinars and all the content you've made so far, virtual teacher

we watch your videos in my piano class in school and i think you’re videos are amazing! i discovered my love of musical history from your videos so thank you for having such great content :)

So I’ve been listening to your music history videos in huge batches, and just wanted to say you’re awesome and your channel is all rad. I learned more about classical music in the last week than most people I know have learned in their entire lives. Keep it up, yo 🤟

Your channel was one of the first I came across when I started learning music back in 2017. Thank you for everything you do!

A funny coincidence: I stumbled upon your KZread channel a couple of months ago while I was searching for information on RCM exams. I started taking piano lessons again a few months ago (after a long hiatus), so I have been prepping for my Grade 5 exam. Well, tonight I came upon an older video of yours and realized we have/had the same teacher! Kristine B. is my current teacher! She’s been great. Small world! It’s cool to see a channel like this coming from someone local. I’m gaining a lot from your videos. Super clear, concise, and informative.

So much books! I like some of them

We miss you. Hopefully you’ll come back soon.

Thanks for the info. I already play the piano at 8+level, but think i want to try ur advice for my 3rd instrument viola. “Run through 10 pieces of each grade”

Really good video. Was going to start learning to play the piano more seriously. Been playing guitar for 45 years or so, since around 10. Your comments about counting were interesting, guitar playing-wise I'm never consciously thinking about it, it's just intuitive. I'll probably have to play closer attention to that. I read music rudimentarily, like you've said in other videos, trying to practice that every day so it becomes automatic. My brain is a few steps ahead of my fingers on a guitar, but it's kind of a tie or a slight edge to the fingers on the piano. Did sort of work out the melody line the other night of "La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin", realized it was basically pentatonic after playing it for years on a guitar and not thinking about it (it's usually standard tuned to Eb). The left hand will be tough to figure out by ear though, I'll have to start downloading some classical sheet music, what I've got is a Beatles songbook and a bunch of organ transcriptions for standards that came with the organ I inherited from my Grandma. It's gnawing at my conscience having it just sit there, so I'm going to give this thing a try.

@PianoSpiceRackwithJim

Жыл бұрын

Definitely enjoy the process :-) sounds like you have a good music bass

Cool, I really appreciate your content. Thanks for the video! 🌷

For me, ( im 11 ) Im doing a certificate of performance in ameb. You just have to play a few pieces from each grade and if you can nail them then you are ready for the next level.

Since I’m only doing 5 pieces per level I don’t want to skip any grades. However, I do understand the thoughts presented here that doing only five pieces will prevent one from getting opportunities for different music, sight reading etc.. Things to think about.

I have found some learners do not like the great thing because it adds extra anxiety and most want to simply enjoy the process. But whatever works, right?

3-4 hrs practise in total for one piece?? 😮 I am around grade 5-6 repertoire and it takes me 1-2 months 1hr daily for most pieces. Still around 1 week for grade 2 pieces for the 40x challenge. I feel very stupid now... And I don't think I am not musical, also diligently practise sightreading and scales/arpeggio stuff... 2-3hrs total practise time daily

Is the 10-20 pieces in addition to etudes, or including etudes?

I have been working on the Alfred Adult All in one Piano books since 2020 and I’m halfway through the last methods books. I’m interested in starting a masterwork classics series that I found that is sequential by grade. I’m trying to decide if I should wait until my methods book is done before starting a new book or if I could start my next book while finishing my methods book. I was also told I will be about grade 6 at the end of my methods book but I’m listening to the pieces in the classics books and I feel like I should start with grade 4. Thoughts?

@jeallyn

11 ай бұрын

I have the same question too. I also started in 2020 with that that method book. I'm still halfway through Book 2.

Am i the only one who thinks that sonatinas and sonatas are fun to play? 👀 I remembered playing my first sonatina (a very simple one) when i was a beginner and i played my first sonata (1 movement only) when i was in grade 5. Abrsm contains 8 grades. According to my teacher, initial to 2 is beginner level, 3 to 5 is intermediate while 6 to 8 is advanced. For me i took grade 2 and 5 and i'm preparing for grade 8 now🤣

Would you do commentary on Sam cushings new album?

OMG HIII

My goodness, if I spent 2-3 years on the BASICS, I would hate piano with a burning passion. Must have an amazing teacher, since I’ve just hit the four year mark, and I am transitioning to level 10.

Do you recommend moving up after about ten pieces including the etudes or only from the repertoire?

@progressingpianist

Жыл бұрын

Ten pieces is a large amount. You only really need one piece piece from each repertoire list and 3 etudes to ready for a higher level.

ABRSM only goes to Grade 8. Where do you find Grade 9 and 10 Do you give online classes- what is your contact info?

@matthew3072

Жыл бұрын

Grade 9 and 10 is for RCM. Trinity, ABRSM and most other boards go up to Grade 8. Hope that helps!

I am playing Scarlatti sonata k.96 and I am struggling with the repeated octaves, any tips?

@progressingpianist

Жыл бұрын

Try to move your wrist in a butterfly motion for the octaves without tension

@trashboat4731

Жыл бұрын

Practice more and slowly, no secret

@andrewable2391

Жыл бұрын

thx

'Range' by Epstein is a great book btw; I see on your bookshelf

Hi Allysia, i wish your videos had english subtitles. Sometimes i have a hard time understanding. My native language is not english :(

@chmd22

Жыл бұрын

This video, like most on YT, is close-captioned, and that seems to work pretty well.

@mehmetmutlu8092

Жыл бұрын

@@chmd22 Unfortunately it doesn't work well enough. It would be very helpful if someone manually added subtitles.

@Jeremygee

9 ай бұрын

Dunno if the captions have improved a lot in the past 11 months but they’re pretty much perfect now

@dagmarintreble

Ай бұрын

​@@mehmetmutlu8092 just press CC on KZread, they are at least 90% accurate!