Charlie (7) Plays Chopin Nocturne in C Minor, OP Pos

[plecttrum]

Charlie you do very well, I wish I could play like that at your age, or now even.

[coffeetea]

Thanx! We do welcome constructive criticism too! That'll help Charlie improve.

[Leskratz]

I am sorry to say this, but this piece has been ruined here. It is too mechanical. the left hand is awful hard, this is a delicate piece it evokes nostalgia. Needs more work. maybe too young to understand how profound this piece is. the playing is monotonous, there is no color in it. you have to caress the piano keys when playing this piece. not bang on the instrument.

[coffeetea]

He improved a lot on the piece (check the video response out!) This version was in his early study of this piece. He only got the tempo about right not music yet.

[cmy422]

@Leskratz First of all.. he's 7. Chill out. (I guess 9 now)

Second, don't you think it's important for anyone, REGARDLESS of age or the skill they are working on, to build technique first?

[zwitch896]

is this the new piano u bought for charlie??

[coffeetea]

Yes. This piano sounds better in videos recorded with ext. microphone. Check out our recent videos for that.

[zwitch896]

wow. is like a grand piano. ur rich!!!

of course i will check out charlie new songs

dun worry i will support charlie all the way

[coffeetea]

I wish we were rich, but our new grand cost less than the Yamaha upright another parent bought. We're proud of the sound produced by the made-in-china grand though. Thanks for your support!

[ncstate4ever1]

That was really good!

I've played this piece, and my only suggestion is to play a little more freely. It sounds very metranomic, and Chopin is meant to be played differently. When it is played at the exact same tempo, it sounds unlike Chopin. I would suggest to just to try to feel the music. Exaggerate when needed, and try not to think about the beat too much. Of course, it should be at a relatively same tempo. But I would just suggest he try to get the message across; not just the notes.

[coffeetea]

story & clark

[dabiribd]

It's a joy to watch and listen to this super awesome performance

Thank you

Ben

[coffeetea]

Thanks! I like your compositions! You're very talented.

[raflim]

What Op is this?

[coffeetea]

Nocturne no.21 - Op.posth: C-minor (1837). Or BI 108.

[desh2mars]

yes very good, congratulation, really

[mtaclb]

He played this piece better than my 10th-grade student! Good job figuring out the rhythm!!

You might want to try some left pedal (una corda) for the soft sections. I see your foot pedal/extension.

Some of the runs can be faster...

[coffeetea]

Thanks much for your suggestions as usual! He is using the left pedal now and plays the runs faster and added rubato under his teacher's instructions too.

[mayablanca]

Thanks for sharing this :D

[Linhdanvo]

Nice!

[pianogirl98]

Very nice, Charlie! And the recorded sound was great, too! What brand of camcorder did you use?

[coffeetea]

Thanks! It's Canon HV20, a big upgrade from our previous one. Of course the video lost much quality from encoding to a very small file and we only used internal mic 2 channels.

[Pianoloverok]

Very good!

[diamond99007]

umm...how old is he now? i remember posting some comments a while ago about music tests. well, this is absolutely beautiful!

[coffeetea]

Thanks to all comments! Charlie just turned 7. He still didn't take any tests (I think one needs some theoretical knowledge for any tests above level 4 right?).