Chopin Nocturne In Eb Major Op. 9 No. 2 Classical Piano Lessons Part 1

[edpatino59]

Great lesson. Just make it a little slower so there is not a sense of duty but one of enjoyment. Thanks!

[ryanlovesmelody]

what about the rest?

[TheComment01]

Hi, I'm looking for anybody's opinion and please be honest! Okay, so I'm a beginner pianist (like, a couple months) I've only learned two songs: River flows in you (Yiruma) and Fur Elise (Beethoven). I am willing to practise for months until I get this Nocturne perfect. Do you think I will be able to not only learn but EXECUTE this beautiful piece, or should I stop this idea now? Any song suggestions? (Really only interested in classical pieces by really old people... :P )

[chantimerlin]

@TheComment01

i have been playing for 1 year and 3 months. i tried this piece about 3 months ago and just couldnt get. left it for a while and now im finding it alot easier.the hardest part is getting the left hand chords soft and legato. give it ago. even if it sounds terrible at first one day you will just get it. (p.s listen to lots of professional players)

[TheComment01]

@chantimerlin thanks for the reply! So during your break from this piece, did you learn another piece? I really don't think I am ready for this yet, so if you know any songs based on the background I gave you that would suit my taste and the little experience I have, I would be happy to look over them!

[Josh17160]

NO it is 5 notes on the turn at the beginning of the piece because it starts on a C then moves up to the Db, so there are 5 notes. Hence the finger numbers for five notes in my copy of the 50 Greats for Piano!

[zacksixty9]

give your penny if you wanna see part 2

[SuperSANDER1999]

(>8^D ) lawl

[SuperSANDER1999]

piesa ceaku!!! :3 lawl

press like if u are 11 years old and play it flewless

[Malaghanth]

I was not loggin... but for this video im loggin now! xD

Clicking on I Like...!!

[MoncefGridda]

You are the best piano teacher on youtube. I find it a great gift (from you) to learn sheet music like this and I love these sight reading videos.

[scheve7]

omg perfect tutorial

[kingjepoy]

very helpful! this is a lovely piece!

[nats2nice]

amazingggggggggggggggggg

[webpianoteacher2]

@nats2nice Thank you!

[JaYlobosJL]

Thanks for this tutorial! I always have trouble knowing when to move up on the piano or to move down with the ledger lines.

[Tvixet]

Brilliant way to show it :O)

[g3org33r3]

Sorry to be pedantic but this is not a song...

[linkdeas3]

@g3org33r3 How?

[stoklund]

You had it right until you confused yourself around 6:20 where you tell that the right is wrong and wrong is right ... hehe. The right thing is that there are 5 tones, which are C, Db, C, B, C!!! Just as you did to start with.....

[elboberto7]

I love the way Chopin's jump bass patterns sound, playing them, not so much.

[culyhoai]

thanks for uploading this tutorial! Actually I was looking for a tutorial, but didnt find it.

But fInally now!

[thetwilight1213]

Thanks for make this video. It's great|

[19lemonlime]

i like this kind of lesson it can improve your sight reading please make more of this can you make a tutorial of j.s bach in this kind of lesson.. thanks

[lemonineteen]

this is a good one please make more of this. great video..

[plumIslander]

This is the type of lesson I am willing to pay for on your site. Please keep making these sight reading videos. Thanks.

[johntsunami]

hwhiteeee

[johntsunami]

please please stick to the whiteboard with the notes. starting as a beginner its what helps me the most. being able to write down the notes and practice

[billbob456]

I read music but i really prefer your whiteboard method, it's so much easier. Thanks again shawn

[nysynthman50]

Shawn...This is good stuff but will take a lot lot longer for the student to complete.

[theDracoIX]

I love this style, it's a perfect companion to your sight reading series. More Chopin!

[pilotlicense]

@webpianoteacher2 I think this is the way I could possibly learn to read sheet music. This method is fantastic, and I would recommend using it more in the future in addition to your typical white board technique.

[garrettisabob]

I'm still a bigger fan of the whiteboard, but whatever makes the people happy.

[leonari]

it's more complicated than your usual white board lessons. Very nice piece though

[Jayhawkblue]

Great lesson Shawn!

[killerkev999]

great idea, there are some fantastic and beautiful classical tunes , but many people can be put off trying to learn them as they get intimidated by the whole reading process. By breaking it down like this i think its really wonderful. Chopin in particular has great pieces. Would love to see you do more of this. keep up the good work.

[Funeone01]

Oh, one more thing since you're asking for suggestions =)..can you also do more fingering suggestions on harder passages. sometimes while going through the music slowly, I notice that you play it differently when you actually play it..sometimes I can follow, other times it's too fast. Just a suggestion that I hope you do =)

[Funeone01]

BTW, I'm so glad you posted this piece! It's another favorite AND I just finished Chopin's Raindrop prelude from your website...I was actually going to post a request to do this piece in the future. It's the classical/romantic era stuff that has me a paying member to your website =) Please keep this up!

[Funeone01]

Please keep doing it like this! It will really help with understand the sheet music!

[SuperCraigm]

I like this, I am really horrible at reading bass clef because Ive played flute for 5 years now and we read treble, so these kind of things help. The ryhthm doesn't bother me at all because, again, I've been playing the flute. Maybe if you reserved real sheet music for more classical music and used the white board method for more pop/rock songs for the general public.

[fraypiano1]

i like chopin, 5 stars!!!

[webpianoteacher2]

@Sweepingreaper4 Thanks for the feedback. However, people on Facebook are loving it. I guess people who DO want to learn this are already music readers who are used to this type of a lesson. It's still early, though. Any other thoughts from anyone else?

[Sweepingreaper4]

@webpianoteacher2 Okay cool. Hope I didn't seem mean. I don't hate classical music either. Not at all.

[TheJackHarkness]

@webpianoteacher2 Well it looks good and I can read the most of it but.. The problem is I dunno how to read the flats and sharps that defines in which minor resp. major it's written in, so It's a bit difficult to follow. I'm sure most of the people that begin playing have the same problem. I'd say use this, but use the white board too if it's possible to do both. <3

[webpianoteacher2]

@TheJackHarkness Well, if you actually follow the lesson I am showing you what notes are flats and so forth. 

[webpianoteacher2]

Thanks for hitting the like button and leaving your comments, guys! Let me know right here if you like the lesson using standard musical notation. I will of course continue the by ear whiteboard lessons, but wanted to find out if this is beneficial to you as well. Enjoy!

[Nekhben1]

@webpianoteacher2 Perhaps you could try and combine the two methods of teaching by using standard music notation but also marking the actual names of the notes somehow? That way not only would people who struggle with reading music be able to quickly see what the note is, it might also help them learn because they would more easily associate notes with positions on the staff.