Lesson with Lang Lang and Anna Larsen (Part 3)

[kaitoxxjeanne]

Both of them ARE AMAZING

[biegel88]

Two things I think she can indeed do at this stage is sing alot when she practices, and also listen for balance, so the left hand is not at the same level of sound as the melodic line. Singing out loud during study helps to make the piano replicate the human voice. The feeling of the sound must be in the fingertips--the first contact with the instrument.

[goodguysdoll]

He is absolutely HORRIBLE with kids. He's not speaking her language and he's not telling her anything about the music. He's just giving her little stupid ideas that won't do her much good. Anyway, she could be teaching him a thing or two about grace and poise at the keyboard.

[goodguysdoll]

Listening to opera will do her no good because most singers are totally clueless as musicians. Consider it a blessing you didn't yet to this. Please don't. Just let he grow with instrumentalists and perhaps pop singers. Stay away from classical singers unless she wants to learn how NOT to count, and how NOT to honor the composers' intentions.

[doopie007]

it makes me smile when i see her little hands on the piano compared with her serious, determined look - wonderful class due to both teacher and student

[332synic233]

Woah!! she's a quick learner! ;)

(& its only been, like the third part of the lesson :o)

[yiyiku]

i am only 3 minutes into part 3 of this series, but it is amazing how much she has improved already since part I. she is no doubt talented, but lang lang has given her some great advice here, and she has taken them on so well! thank you for posting these clips. i shall continue watching

[wanruthang]

Are both of the pianos grand pianos? Btw, she is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

[LarsenPiano]

Yep - Anna took the D and Lang Lang was on the B. The bigger pianos make you listen to yourself in a whole new way.

[wanruthang]

Oh, ok. I thought that Lang Lang and Anna got the same pianos. It must be not easy to play on it cause mostly Grand Pianos are hard to play on.

[etnocnad]

Great to see how directly LL communicates with full confidence that she will understand--and how quickly she gets it. It would be interesting to see how much of this she retains over time and incorporates into other pieces. Really fine playing!

[24Kikiz]

Wow, awesome learning skills, I've never seen someone learn so fast =O

And on a side note, Langa Lang's getting hot, first taking off his scarf, then his jacket... =P

[lilly763]

Unfortunately I have a lot of work to do, and I can't stay to watch the whole thing right now :( But the 15 minutes I've watched have been incredible. It's amazing how well Anna learns, and how well Lang Lang teaches!

[Linhdanvo]

Anna, You are excellent!

Thanks so much for sharing!

[thomandy]

Great lesson for sure! =)

[LarsenPiano]

We will definitely do that if we are lucky enough to have another lesson some day. Thanks for all your nice messages.

[anzdf]

Anna, te felicito pues solo con constancia y disciplina se logra ser artista, Adelante nena y mucho animo.

[pianogirl98]

You are a fast learner, Anna!

Great lesson! Thanks for sharing!!!!

[abhikmazumder]

Wow! Don't know what to say. Such an invaluable video. Thanks so much for sharing Anna. Into my favorites again.

[MaryRuth72]

I'm really enjoying these.

Yes, go watch some opera (or sing in a choir yourself). Mozart is very singing in style. I know when I play his sonatas I always end up developing little dialogs between characters. I don't try to do this, it's just what happens.

One funny thing you'll soon learn, or you may already have been told from all your wonderful teachers is that on the piano we can only create an illusion of what voice can do--we CAN'T crescendo through a sustained note. UGH!

[LarsenPiano]

Yes, we are working on creating some dialogs too! It really helps infuse her playing with more character. It helps when the characters are more black and white, like in Beethoven. Mozart is more subtle.

[MaryRuth72]

Beethoven is more orchestral, so you can think in terms of different instruments. Mozart is lyrical so one must think in terms of song and that is why watching more opera would be helpful. With Beethoven you can create mood in Mozart one must create dialog.

[LarsenPiano]

That's very insightful, I never thought about it that way before! Thanks for sharing that.

[MusicDoLove]

Hi Anna! You did SO well in your lesson with Lang Lang. You really deserve to have him as your teacher for every lesson. Keep up the excellent work! *****

[klingsor93]

To Bill ( Hamilton ) Please don't write that kind of thing which is unproductive. Lang Lang has given Anna many subtle adivice that Anna has reproduced almost immediately because she is quick minded and very musical. Saying that she sounds as good as LL means she doesn't need him...!!! It wouldn't be normal: he has enriched her playing, that's true......

[LarsenPiano]

Lang Lang is a phenomenal teacher.  I think he meant to encourage Anna and that she showed much improvement under his guidance. Absolutely, she needs him!