Debussy - Deux Arabesque no. 1

[kg6iif]

Shes Asian so I'm not impressed. Put away the child whip and let her go outside for once in her life. Maybe she won't be traumatized and long for a childhood when shes older. God bless her soul.

[Crs93]

Not bad ^^ I get to know this piece from John Thompson book haha

Sounds nice and different, but it's good- definitely good for her age.

[MEinMuhahaFarno]

Yes, play slower it sounds much better then!

[nickoicool]

I couldn't play this at 11, and she's very good...but whos her teacher??? They did an awful job teaching her this song...... Rhythm is TERRIBLE

[RobertHannah89]

You know there's a reason why there are no decent pre-teen pianists. Playing something like Arabesque isn't just about having fast fingers. She obviously doesn't understand the piece. No amount of finesse can fix that.

[ccoldn]

Sorry, but you need to switch to a better teacher. Played poorly, though I hate to say it to a young talented kid. As an example, a 9 yr. old girl xuanchau98 played this piece much better:

[LuluRoxYourFuzzySox]

@ccoldn Excuse me, but I'm 16 and I may be playing this piece, compared to children much younger than me. Expectations for children are WAY too high these days. I hate the stress I see when things like this are said to younger students. Maybe you should congratulate this young girl for performing a piece like this at 11. When I was 11, I was not this advanced.

[Fmalova333]

great job, I am working on this piece too, I agree with dieregentropfen you need to use more pedal!!!

thanks!

[JoyCeLy4ev]

.if you can't play that fast, then just play slower, some place is too fast, and some place is tooooooo slow.......kid.......

this is bad

[yanabee1]

heya, im just learning this song... and Im sixteen... and its super hard and im really impressed!!! Wonderful job and i hate it when people say keep up the good work because everybody says that so ill just say your a beast

[dieregentropfen]

actually, now i think of it, its amazing that people so young can play like that

i started when i was 8, which is pretty late compared to other people, but even then it took till i was 15 before i actually started caring about the music itself, so for you to feel it now, which i think you do is amaaazing XD

[dieregentropfen]

more pedaaall i think

debussy was impressionist, so its all sposed to be very fluid and big waves of colour- pedal would help achieve this

but youre technically brilliant :D

[FlavoredxBleach]

needs more pedal

[elee531]

shes great

[hiphopapotumus36]

guys, she's 11 years old. in a couple years maybe, she'll have the most beautiful touch on this song. chill :]

[r41ns2]

good job :), but too a bit slow for my taste

[jenjenlu]

uhhh.... her two against threes really suck

[JoyCeLy4ev]

agree

[hamchick92]

hey, good job

[Narriz]

I think it sounds a bit too mechanical.. but the girl is very young too..so very nice! The second part is way better :)

[irockxD]

My favorite interpretation by far on Youtube.

However, I believe there is a bit too much excess body movement.

[joshieod]

i agree, i hate it when people go over the top with their body movements. I prefer it to be more composed.

[soccerfoot11]

This is playes well, but you really have to spill out your heart. If i'm not in tears by the end of the piece, then it is played (note-wise)well, but the emotion is needed. The emotion is what makes music, not the notes!

[SAKURAYYY]

erm...i tink this girl play till not enough light...this song is joyful n relaxing...

[392023001]

nicely done but a bit faster would sound better!

[COCONUTB00BS]

this kinda reeks

[XsaskiahhhX]

Wow.. You're Really Talented!

[mszella]

is this a list A,B,C,D, or E piece for the exam

[392023001]

this is list D for the exam!

[Nathanbmajor7]

Good work, this is a tough piece to play. Sure you made a few mistakes, but remember, practice is the key! Good luck!

[elee531]

i play this too and i'm 12

[kaarennl]

omg grace, you're so good!

im karen from orchestra! haha

yeah! see you next year! ;)

[yuquanchen]

I found that judgment can only be accurate if you played a piece yourself and compared with multiple versions, then you'd find few best interpreted ones. You must be familiar with a piece of music first.

[soccerfoot11]

yep, and you'll agree that it is played well, but until the emotion is used, the piece is very dry. (and yes, I've played piano for nine years and memorized this piece: it's a part of my repetoire)

[weirdisgood123]

i don't care what everyone says, you are awesome!

[PianoRon]

One more thing that I want to mention. I assume that your teacher helped you with the interpretation of this piece...I suggest you may want to find a more knowledgeable teacher. Don't waste your time with your current teacher. It is for your own goodness.

[kelductions]

some of you people really need to learn how to listen to music and find the feel and different composers do have different feelings for things and there are certain unwritten rules that one must follow to have the piece sound good i agree with PianoRon

[PianoRon]

There are several points that you may want to consider:

1. your tempo varies too much.

2. your touch is too heavy, should be light.

3. this is Debussy not Beethoven, therefore, the dynamic change should not be bombastic.

4. It is very important that when you play Debussy to stick to the dynamic sign written by him to produce a very serene effect.

5. At the beginning of the piece, you should play the p and pp clearly. It is very hard to play p and pp correctly. Hope this helps.

[gypsyjumper]

I agree with the other suggestions, but I just wanted to point out that the accoustics in each room is different which is probably part of the case here. I know when I play in my house it's much different from when I play at my teacher's house.

[PianoCriticsKiller]

Beautiful.

[PianoRon]

You may want to read my suggestion above!

[moonbison]

she's 11 ffs! amazing that she can play it all let alone so well

[finalfantasycraz95]

clearly this girl has some talent. great playing, one of the best ive heard so far

[des0late15]

She's good... it needs more pedal, but she's got talent!  I remember playing this song... brings back fond memories =)

[azn4u248]

shes good. i remember when i learned to play this... =]

[louistoffeemusic]

HOW CAN THESE PEOPLE ONLY GIVE 3 STAR??5 STAR PERFORMANCE AMAZING!!!!i am learnin dis piece but thanks for uploadin this cos it helps when its played a bit slower so i can get to grasp with all the notes

youre brilliant lol keep it up

[MguitarL]

A very musical and talented young pianist here...

[BrucknerEnthusiast]

Yes, it's good work. She's taking notice of lots of details indicated in the score ...