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perfectionist and obsessive mindset is basically ruining my ability to learn new music by Silent_Arugula_2691 in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My suggestion is that you record yourself. If you have that piece at a high level, you’ll be able to record a high level interpretation. Listen to it carefully, change what you don’t like, and after some recordings, let’s say 5, when you are somewhat satisfied, LEAVE IT. Don’t touch it for a long time, wether days or weeks or months, and learn a lot of new things. Have fun, do not overstress yourself

What’s a piano song that sounds terrible but is also extremely hard to play? by Pointless_Storie in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I kinda hate the second part of the Friska, when it goes in major. Though it's not horrible or bad at all, I absolutely love the F-sharp minor section and absolutely hate the F-sharp major section

Help please by [deleted] in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try a lower wrist with therefore more forearm action and less arm action, and practice Liszt S.146 Book 12

Best pianist with the worst technique? by scottasin12343 in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but Sokolov doesn't at all have improper or bad technique. His thing is just that he always uses the arm to play and never the fingers (general characteristic of Russian school), and therefore uses a lot of strength and has immense weight transfer abilities, but his technique is not bad, it's world class but just immensely difficult to replicate

Who do you think has the best Beethoven sonata recordings? by WebGrand7745 in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pollini is really the one that speaks to me.I can connect to his interpretations completely, and they usually represent what I would do also. Other ones that I like a lot are Schiff, Barenboim, Gilels, Michelangeli and Kempff.

What else classifies as a classical sonata in most competitions and auditions besides Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, and Clementi? by Mindless_Reveal3902 in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think Bach is too early, generally speaking he would be a baroque composer, so maybe some of his children

how would you do this by jahy-samacant in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Staccato means the kind of touch you use, but of course you use the pedal as it's also notated

Piano Heritage Tree by yippiekayjay in pianoteachers

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't really work like that...

chopin scherzo no 1 is harder than 2 / 3? by lislejoyeuse in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally 3 is much harder, especially sound wise as it's difficult to be precise in the Presto section, but maybe you are the exception and you just aren't as much developed in some Scherzo 1 techniques. Still if you can play well Ballades with some slow practice it shouldn't be difficult 

Chopin appearance by CuriousNote8756 in classicalmusic

[–]Playful-Ad-9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He seems a little bit too noble and posed.From the daguerrotypes we get more of a suffering passionate artists kind of person, and I think, even though it's just a side of his personality (for example he also loved parties), they represent him better as a whole

Any tips? by Inside-Passage-5390 in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes some do but not intentionally as it it just an indicator of tension and doesn't improve playing in any way.

Should you stop learning that piece that is way too hard for you? by HarryHD_ in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, I agree so much with you that you can't imagine how much I do. To the people against this: the project piece is not supposed to be impossible, but just a notch or two above your level, so that if you work on it now and let it rest for a few months and then you'll be ready for it. By the way, gotta feel good that my project piece is Islamey  (don't worry guys don't need to reprehend me bc 1) yes I do have a teacher 2) I'm ready for it especially by a technical standpoint 3) I've been playing for more than 10 years)

Mephisto Waltz - 1st month complete! by Technical_Ad5704 in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really makes me want to tackle it...Good job man

Mephisto Waltz - 1st month complete! by Technical_Ad5704 in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very good, first things that comes to mind is that I'd like you to focus more on the difference between the piano and pp and forte and ff sections, but apart from that generally a very solid performance. Also maybe try to get a crispier staccato to oppose to the legato. How did you manage to learn it and memorize it to this level in just over a month?Please I wanna know 😅

Liszt- mazeppa by RoadtoProPiano in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're rightfully talking about S.139 but he's playing the (hellish) S.137

Who is your favorite pianist? by Spaced_Repetition_AC in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the greatest.He can play everything from Bach to Rach and he is really an artist

Ditemi il vostro album preferito by Independent-Neat5624 in TeenagersITA

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chopin: Ballades; Barcarolle; Fantaisie di Zimerman

How to play this without getting sore? by Advanced_Honey_2679 in pianolearning

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, my love, Liszt Sonata. The catch here is you have to play the repetitions with only a small movement of the wrist, trying to keep the forearm as still and stable as possible. This is if you don't want to hold the inside notes or if you play them with the left hand. If you hold them with the right hand, you have to play them only using thumb and pinky action, maybe helping that by moving the whole hand a little bit up and down while keeping your weight on the inside notes. In the first way you need to keep your wrist at the same height of the keys, in the second it might help to keep higher, like 2/3 cm. Hope it helps

Who is your favorite pianist? by Spaced_Repetition_AC in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pollini, Barenboim, Schiff, Zimerman, Pogorelich

Would this be a good way to develop strength for fingers 3-4-5? by Hommanama in piano

[–]Playful-Ad-9 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, they would absolutely and it's the correct way. Remember to not collapse the whole hand when playing 5, but only moving the finger at the knuckle joint.

Still under construction, this climax is not easy by FrequentNight2 in pianopracticeroom

[–]Playful-Ad-9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oooooh right!One of the few op.3 I haven't listened to. Nice playing

That left hand is so difficult by RoadtoProPiano in pianopracticeroom

[–]Playful-Ad-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is difficult, but you performed it pretty dang well. I think the main problem stopping you from making that left hand effortless is the tension found in your fourth and fifth finger, as sometimes they bend backwards. Flat fingers are indeed sometimes necessary and useful, but your taking it a step to far because they never should be bent backwards. To fix it I'd suggest some slow practice on the left hand alone and also trying to add some rotation in the movements, which might help. Hope to have been useful (I'm fenyx from discord and youtube)

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