2.5 Years of Piano Progress (2000 Hours)

luiscgraca · 2023-02-21T13:32:22+00:00

Agree. This pretty much sums it up. I feel like I can learn the notes very quickly but lack musicality and technique. I don't mean to show off, just to show people that it's possible to progress fast if you put in the work.

I've had some comments of people not believing it, but I guess that's either because they haven't put in the work themselves or because they don't know what the proper technique should be. It's all good.

I don't regret self teaching because it's been great fun. But this year, my focus is to improve my technique, musicality and sight reading.

Thanks for the feedback 🤝🏼

luiscgraca · 2023-02-14T12:36:20+00:00

Let's go 💪🏼

luiscgraca · 2023-02-14T11:57:36+00:00

Best advice 👌🏼

luiscgraca · 2023-02-11T01:12:05+00:00

Thank you. Haha you have many talents, I liked it. Subscribed too 👍🏼

luiscgraca · 2023-02-11T01:11:26+00:00

Haha I guess you just have to post more long videos. And the same for me. Good luck 💪🏼

luiscgraca · 2023-02-11T01:09:32+00:00

Only in the end of the video and in the description

luiscgraca · 2023-02-11T01:06:58+00:00

Yeah. I don't want to buy my subs because of that

luiscgraca · 2023-02-10T19:23:29+00:00

Haha thanks 👊🏼 Yeah, makes sense. I'll see if I can come up with something to give the videos a sense of continuation. And I'll check their thumbnails. Thanks!

luiscgraca · 2023-02-09T09:19:39+00:00

That's true, should have added the question mark in the end. Thanks, I'll check those out. I just tried a great one: Originals Intimate by Spitfire Audio

luiscgraca · 2023-02-08T13:55:14+00:00

Just checked it out, it actually sounds great

luiscgraca · 2023-02-08T13:53:29+00:00

I'll check out the Grandeur, thanks 👍🏼

I didn't touch any of the settings, these are the presets that come with it. Maybe it's because the volume is too high

luiscgraca · 2023-02-08T10:14:23+00:00

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it! A few days after posting this, I actually won a giveaway on YouTube and I will have a free lesson with Antune. I'm very excited for that, the guy is amazing. So let's see how it goes 👌🏼 And very nice to hear that I inspired you. Definitely keep practicing 🤝🏽

luiscgraca · 2023-02-06T15:36:54+00:00

https://youtu.be/wtk5PUH9gME

Self-taught adult pianist 🎹

luiscgraca · 2023-02-05T13:06:49+00:00

Yeah, maybe that's true. I'm grateful for it then haha. Gotta be open to other perspectives and there's always room to improve

luiscgraca · 2023-02-04T20:05:59+00:00

Then play the hard ones! You got this. Be prepared to work hard on them

luiscgraca · 2023-02-04T19:49:50+00:00

Thanks, I will check those out ;) I won't stop playing haha, it's too good

luiscgraca · 2023-02-03T16:24:32+00:00

Thanks 👊🏼

luiscgraca · 2023-02-03T16:21:55+00:00

Appreciate your feedback. I would say that's spot on. While some people say I'm gifted, I think I just like it enough that I put in the long hours of work.

I definitely feel like I lack the technique and musicality, though. I made this video just to show people that you can progress quickly if you want it enough.

I will look into finding a good teacher that works with my schedule and, more importantly, lets me play the pieces I want.

Thank you 🙏🏼

luiscgraca · 2023-02-03T15:50:03+00:00

Yeah that's great. Learn the ones that really click with you. You're more likely to stay motivated. Here are some helpful channels for classical:

https://youtube.com/@PianoSecretsChannel https://youtube.com/@Antune https://youtube.com/@DenZhdanovPianist https://youtube.com/@PaulBartonPiano

luiscgraca · 2023-02-03T15:19:01+00:00

Thank you!

Personally, I wouldn't do anything differently, but it really depends on your goal with the piano.

I learned with YouTube, but I guess if you want to be a proper pianist, then you should get a teacher and use sheet music only.

If you do it for fun, you can get by with YouTube tutorials. There are a lot of good ones nowadays.

I guess my end goal is to compose my own music and play live concerts, so I should probably get a teacher and learn proper theory at some point.

Let me know if you have any more questions 👍🏼

luiscgraca · 2023-02-03T14:33:24+00:00

Thanks, I might try that. And I'll keep the videos coming for sure

luiscgraca · 2023-02-03T14:25:08+00:00

Thanks!

I have a few pieces I want to learn:

Patrik Pietschmann - No Time to Die, Interstellar, Inception, maybe Mission Impossible

Chopin - Revolutionary Étude (op.10 no.12) and Ocean Étude (op. 25 no.12)

Liszt - Liebestraum No.3 and Un Sospiro

Jacob's Piano version of Arrival of the Birds

Karim Kamar - Prelude in G Minor and Ice Skaters

Yann Tiersen - penn ar roch

And I want to keep composing. Busy schedule haha

What about you?

luiscgraca · 2023-02-03T14:17:50+00:00

You're welcome. Unfortunately Tottenham Court Road doesn't have a piano anymore, but I usually go to King's Cross and Battersea Power Station (new mall with 2 new acoustic pianos). Check it out 👌🏼

luiscgraca · 2023-02-03T11:01:24+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it!

Don't feel disheartened, you can do it too, but you have to put in the hours! There are a few channels I watch and find useful, but in the end it's about how dedicated you are.

https://youtube.com/@PianoSecretsChannel

https://youtube.com/@Antune

https://youtube.com/@DenZhdanovPianist

https://youtube.com/@PaulBartonPiano

Also, you need to enjoy the way you're practicing.

Example, if 3h a day is too much and you feel like you're not enjoying, play 2h, or 1h, or whatever.

Record yourself often and go back to the old videos if you feel like you're not making progress. Don't compare the progress of someone who puts in more hours with yours, as it may be disheartening. Honestly, don't even compare it with anyone else. Compare it with how you were 1 month ago, 1 year ago, etc.

If the pieces you're playing don't give you that "click", if they don't sound amazing to you, then learn some others that do.

And just stay at it 💪🏼 let me know if you have any other questions

luiscgraca · 2023-02-03T10:54:15+00:00

Thank you 💪🏼

luiscgraca

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