Why am I paying a piano teacher weekly, when I can come here and learn more information in less time and have it actually make sense?? Thank you thank you thank you, Matthew, for all of the time and effort you put into your content. If it's saving me from giving up on an instrument I've wanted to play for decades (shhhhh, we don't need to linger on the plural of decade), I'm sure it's saving others as well. This really is such an underrated channel, and I can't wait for others to find it and get just as inspired.

Perfect video out there for me. I just started playing piano but was strugling a lot on understanding the scales and how chords help but you made it very clear. Thank you

@deepuniverse4840

15 күн бұрын

Same ! This video is like perfect timing for me cuz my whole piano journey was without sheet music and now Im planning to finally learn it

@akshatsoni6045

15 күн бұрын

@@deepuniverse4840 there are still some things that I do not understand very clearly. If u can help me. So first I thought we play chords on left hand and melody on right hand. Then in this video Matt talks about chords in right hand. Now I am confused about chords,melodies and bass notes. Like which hand is used for it and all.

@katttttt

15 күн бұрын

Chords are often played with the left hand as an accompany for the right hand. But not always obviously, you can just play chords as good as with your right hand

@matticawood

15 күн бұрын

Chords are actually a combination of the notes between both hands…sometimes in pieces there are more of those notes in the left hand and sometimes there are more of them in the right hand. If you have a G major chord (G B D), you may have a G and a D in the left hand and a G and a B in the right hand…across both hands you are playing a G major chord 😊 In the previous video on chord patterns I suggested playing chords in the right hand with the melody and the bass note in the left hand. This is to make the notes sound less muddy…but the chord is still a combination of the bass notes and the notes you play in the right hand from the chord and is a great pattern to learn so that all of your own versions of songs don’t sound muddy if all the notes are too low. Sometimes composers will want the left hand to sound a little more full and therefore place more chord notes in the left hand 😊

@deepuniverse4840

15 күн бұрын

@@matticawood Bro ur so underrated , ur pulling off some of the best piano content both for education and entertainment ... Thanks for what u do man , keep being as amazing as you are

I’m getting good at reading sheet music now. I’m starting to play pieces without looking at my hands and I’ve only been playing for a year and a half. I really enjoy reading sheet music

Your channel is exactly what I needed. Ive always loved the piano, but other than playing off muscle memory I never really quite understood what music ACTUALLY is. I knew there is some underlying "language" that one has to learn, which then connects all the dots, and I believe you are teaching exactly that. Breaking down these abstract topics into different stages really exposes the fundamental concepts. This video, and the one about chords truly have changed how I approach my learning. It also motivates me to study music theory and learn how to play the piano properly, not just following tutorials. I really appreciate all your content. Perhaps you could also make a video about transcribing music in the future? Ive seen a clip of frank tedesco recommending that transcribing music really helps to think about what you are playing. It is quite am ambitious task to start while still learning the basics, but I would appreciate your thoughts on it, and maybe how to go about learning to transcribe music as a tool for piano learning.

Can you do epilogue from lalaland

So true

Loved this video❤

Nice video 🙂 I've just started reading grade 2 level, and use a mixture of landmark notes with stepping or skipping up and down. Will get to reading whole words soon...I hope!

Another video to save and revisit from time to time!

Thank you I just started reading cheat music this video will definitely help

@matticawood

15 күн бұрын

“Cheat” music 👀

@FrailSerenity

15 күн бұрын

"Cheat" music = lead sheets 😂

I like the new background

@matticawood

15 күн бұрын

Thanks, I’m currently away from my natural habitat..so I’m glad it looks good 😊

This is perfect for where I am in learning piano, keep it up!:)

Man, I need to practice more

Great video❤

@matticawood

15 күн бұрын

Thanks 🙃

Waoo a great vidio

Do you have any suggestions about books to get, I am around grade 3-5 in piano. I sight read in a brass band but that's just one line so I can sight read one line very easily but the more than one part can cause some issues so appreciate this video. Just a lot of the books my dad has are Grade 7-9 things that are really hard or just not in my skill range yet. I want to practice sight reading on slightly easier pieces than that. So wondering if you have any suggestions? thank you

@matticawood

15 күн бұрын

I would recommend looking at the ABRSM syllabuses for grade 4/5/6 and then searching on Google for the pieces they have listed with “pdf” after them or find them on “imslp”. Then you will find the exact right level for you. However, if necessary - any music is ok! It’s about noticing what is happening in the music. What key is it in, what chords are being used, are there any scale passages, does it have any random notes that aren’t in the key? If you can try and work out what is happening in the piece of music and then very slowly navigate your way through it, then you will make progress 😊 There are also lots of compilation books of simplified versions of famous pieces that might be a good level for you.

@isaacshaw1596

15 күн бұрын

@@matticawood It's funny, because of I compose music, you've seen my love theme for example, it's easy for me to analyse the music but my hands don't do what I know the music is doing harmonically. (I'm a very big theory studier) That sounds stupid now I write it but it's true sadly. That might be a technique issue. It's why I wish I had a physical teacher to notice what I am doing wrong because there are occasions I don't know what I am doing wrong and I end up having to do trial and error with what fingers or positioning my hand to get it right so I can prepare to do the next move for the next chord say.

Hi Matthew, how do I stop myself from cheating when sight reading? I'm an absolute beginner when it comes to sight reading. I am currently able to identify individual notes, although sometimes I do need a few seconds, but my problem is that when learning a piece by sight reading. After playing through it a couple of times I automatically memorise the notes and no longer actively read the sheet music. This is slowing down my progress. The only tip my teacher gives me is to ''just not do it,'' but it happens automatically. I don't know how to not do this. How do I fix this? Also, whenever I look at my hands to place them on the correct keys, when looking back up, I cannot find where I am in the music, how do I fix this?

@matticawood

12 күн бұрын

Hey! Only read a piece of music intended for sight reading once! Once you read a piece of music for the second time you are no longer sight reading it…you are memorising it and trying to correct the mistakes you made the first time. This is completely fine if you want to perfect that piece of music. - but this is learning the piece of music, not sight reading it. However, if your intention is to get good at sight reading, you need to read separate pieces of music only once and then move on. This will make sure that you have no option but to read the music 😊 over time, if you practice sight reading…your hands will get better at judging where they are going and you won’t feel the need to look down so much. When I was learning to sight read, I had a stack of random music and each day I would play through one before going on to pieces that I was learning 😊

@123SLM123

12 күн бұрын

@@matticawood Thanks for this quick and thorough response. I am certainly going to try and fit this into my daily routine. I'll send you my one year progress video next year!

@Oakeybloke

Күн бұрын

I have some ABRSM books with short pieces to sight read, in preparation for my exam next month. 30 seconds of analysing each piece before playing through, and I'm getting better at it 🙂 I thought the same, with trying to read pieces as I played & learnt them. My teacher told me it's OK to memorise and look at my hands while learning & playing 'longer' pieces, and that sight reading would come with reading many different pieces. Try getting some books that have loads of of short pieces / sight reading exercises, and do a few every day - seems to be working for me so far!

Hey Matthew, so I saw some videos of yours where you were reacting to famous piano players or youtubes etc. I wanted to suggest reacting to some Patrick Pieterschmenn (I probably butchered that name). Immaterial and some of his latest works have really been amazing pieces.

Is it a good idea to buy a used digital piano? 🤔🎹

@Oakeybloke

Күн бұрын

Probably depends on the condition 😄 Maybe try before you buy!

I'd love for you to react to Phyxinon, he (or she?) makes highly virtuosic covers of game/anime songs!

Patrik Pietschmann please XD

@Sammysosa08

15 күн бұрын

I'd love that😮

atonal music🙂

Hello

@matticawood

15 күн бұрын

Hi 👀

I am playing the piano for 10 years now. I gave up on sheet music 2-3 years ago. Im only using these youtube tutorials with the falling keys. Never had more fun playing piano. Sheet music just isn't for me. It took me so much longer to learn with sheet music.

Great nice fast non stop talking.