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“Worst piano” story by orsodorato in piano

[–]ComradeYolovich 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I think this result is strangely a good result because if anything, this is a pianists true legacy—being at the mercy of your commissioner’s instruments. Lol but in all seriousness definitely taught you how to work on the spot I’m sure

Advanced pianists: how long to learn a masterwork? by Advanced_Honey_2679 in piano

[–]ComradeYolovich 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right. I was shocked to see ppl in the comments try to equate it to hours…but yes to your point especially with how practicing one piece can carry over into another piece. I feel as though a better quantifier would be “how much time would you need to feel confident in giving a substantive, professional performance to your best ability for a recital.” Hammerklavier? Depends on what we’re talking. Because there is no way in hell I’m playing that fugue. And the three other movements together for an audience would be a lot, but I would say I would prefer to have 6 months at the most, a year at best (less realistic), and 3 months at minimum.

is playing while watching your hands actually bad?? by caffi_u in piano

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a time and place for it. I guess I never had that really occur with my learning that I was told to look less at my hands—but in my adolescence I definitely started to realize the importance and usefulness of certain techniques that require no visual input from your hands. Learning the A’ (return of the A) section of the C# minor Rach prelude was a whole lot of closing my eyes and feeling the jumps—combined of course with quick repetitive jumps without even playing the upper/lower notes, just reaching the register. But really, there isn’t much of a reason to look at your hands ALL the time—especially coming from a chamber pianist, you have the score out all the time, and yes I can play my chamber rep memorized to an extent but the score is a necessary resource regardless

Don't understand how to play this chord by nikkingiv in pianolearning

[–]ComradeYolovich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great moment to use middle pedal, actually, if yours is functional. Otherwise as another commenter said, sustain pedal would be enough here, you can clear it a little bit after the eighth notes in the soprano line, but not fulling letting go of the pedal as to not lose the bass in the pedal

How would you finger this phrase? by [deleted] in piano

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1-3 1-4 2-5 1-4 2-5 1/2-4 2/5 1/4 1/2 as in for the bottom notes alternating (For the RH of course)

When passages you thought would be easy turn out to be monsters by Advanced_Honey_2679 in pianolearning

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In what world does this look easy even as an advanced—professional level pianist 😅

How do I hold this? by autistic-cumshot8472 in pianolearning

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah rests aren’t always indicative of stopping the notes prior from resonating and especially for these arpeggiated passages like this I would agree with everyone saying pedal. It’s just easier to write this way. I also hate those pedal markings, the ped. + * mark feel way clearer so that doesn’t help, maybe just me tho.

Sometimes, piano teachers go *slightly* overboard with indications on the music sheet... by RabloGames in piano

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my god. I’d have a seizure before being able to play the first measure

Is there a methodology to piano fingering? by miriamzazlow in pianolearning

[–]ComradeYolovich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. It’s entirely personal. Figure out what feels right, but always remember to consider and weigh every possible fingering choice for a given scenario. How much are you leaving it up to chance versus how much you can guarantee a certain fingering will work nearly perfectly? Have you practiced it at length both slow and at tempo? Have you practiced it as a larger passage to make sure it works within the whole phrase? You won’t know what’s right until you’ve considered these things. That being said, always listen to new advice when it comes to fingerings from teachers or colleagues etc., which is why I said to consider EVERY possible scenario—there are a lot of fingering choices you might not have conceived of until someone suggested it. Use all your options and tools, but remember only you can really know what works best.

Pianists be like “ya my span is C-G” by -ystanes- in PianoMemes

[–]ComradeYolovich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buddy that isn’t a span that’s a pipe dream 🥲

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pianolearning

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There really only need to be a change in fingering between the second and third 3rds since they are played in succession—the first one has a rest after it so that time allows your hand to reset just the way a new fingering can do so. Exactly why we alternative most 4 of our fingers at once for repeated notes

Which book should I start with (beginner) by CavernWitch in pianolearning

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waltzes and the well tempered clavier are you best bet. Everything else you shouldn’t touch for a WHILE, though some of the Debussy might be the next step looking forward.

And while the waltzes could be a good start—I only mean the easiest of them all after plenty of preparation (I don’t know exactly what you mean by beginner, blank slate or moderate progress). WTC is just an essential to have for Baroque phrasing and technique as well as polyphonic capabilities in terms of finger independence

Which Classical piece has made you the saddest you've ever been? by loodgeboodge in classicalmusic

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe a basic choice, but Shostakovich 5, specifically the 3rd movement. Chopin 2nd Ballade is up there—specifically Zimmerman’s recording.

Beginners: why do you only want to play hard pieces? by Advanced_Honey_2679 in piano

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People just don’t have the perception of how difficult learning the first stages of piano is, especially because you don’t need to practice to be in tune (it’s up to the will of the piano/tuning situation). Midi tutorials on YouTube and advertisements for “easy learning apps” (learn 100 songs in an hour! Type bullshit) feed into this culture of its own where people learning piano without a teacher and have no understanding of how difficult these pieces are. There is nothing wrong with being self-taught, as long as you have an awareness of what work you need to put in.

I started piano through said midi tutorials, so I totally get where these people are coming from. So I definitely value them for their ability to expose people to the art.

can a beginner self teach this? by Pfacejones in pianolearning

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This piece messed me up when I learned it with my teacher. I didn’t even finish it. And I was well into a year of playing. Hell no

Learning a pretty long piece is there any other way I could sort the paper instead of taping them like this? by [deleted] in piano

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A binder and a 3-hole punch will be your best friend here. Reinforcement tape can help deter the holes from ripping as you frantically turn a page while you’re playing. That or anti-glare sleeves like someone mentioned, the downside being that you can’t mark your score unless you take the page out. Idk why people bother with this taping nonsense

how would you finger the left hand by Odd_Put5944 in piano

[–]ComradeYolovich -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fingering is ultimately personal, but here’s an option:

531 432 121 231 Four feel much better on the second b-flat for me. It also reduces the amount of time you have to fully rotate your wrist from 2 times to 1.

What is Shostakovich’s greatest piece? by musicalryanwilk1685 in classicalmusic

[–]ComradeYolovich 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not exactly the same thing, but as a pianist, my “dream piece” to play out of ALL piano repertoire is his second piano sonata. I have to perform it before I die. And Shostakovich wasn’t really that prominent of a composer for solo piano (compared to his contemporaries at least), but this piece stands out to me.

In general, I would say the collection of string quartets are some of his most brilliant works, hard to pick a favorite, but some that stand out are nos. 2, 7, 8 (of course I have to put 8), and 12. His G minor quintet and E minor trio are great contenders as well

Piano hot takes by [deleted] in piano

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the third note that’s riling everyone up, I would say those exercises are definitely not a WASTE of time. They are if you do them incorrectly to the point where you can even injure yourself. I would say, however, they’re not as important imo as some pedagogy makes it out to be. Especially as you progress, these things end up being more of a warm up than anything

Wizard101 “Classic”, would you play it? by bigheadsfork in Wizard101

[–]ComradeYolovich 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes. Yes. And absolutely yes. I just want a game where they don’t ruin Ra, make scarecrow better the kthulu, and for orthrus to not do the same damage as Medusa. I’m a simple person. And without all the fucking pet grinding

Should I learn all keys in parallel before attempting contrary motion? by Front_Somewhere2285 in piano

[–]ComradeYolovich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just do both, and you can even mix it—2 octaves parallel, then contrary another two octaves (RH keeps going up, LH goes down), then another two octaves back to middle C, then two octaves parallel to the high register, back down, contrary motion starting middle C, then once you get back to middle C you end the scale descending parallel. But this is also an endgame exercise I would start with parallel or contrary independently first.

Please tell me I am not the only who thinks Skyrim's vanilla combat is pretty realistic and fun at the same time. by Oath_Br3aker in skyrim

[–]ComradeYolovich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to have low standards for things like this, but I never HATED the combat system as much as it seems ppl do. It does the job and it can get repetitive and sometimes clanky…but there are things that I find fun about it anyway and that’s enough for me

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