Clair de lune from scratch: Piano Lesson #3 - The First Measure

[DisciplinedAuthority]

even though these videos are a little bit slow for my pace, I like it because you make everything crystal clear

[juanchoelcool]

theres so many greedy people in this world and learning / teaching .. so i thank you for being humble and taking time to explain such great talent you have thank you i have just picked up the piano if i had the chance at a younger age to learn i would of but sadly life didnt go as planned but thank you again your videos have made me want to keep learning god bless

[MrAJSavage]

Does this song use any of the modes?

[Jelli4ever]

i wish i knew where you are because i would LOVE to have a teacher like you, you break everything down so that its so easy to learn!!

[sazman333]

@hungsung I was just wondering wha does the pp indicate?

[babybella900]

@sazman333 REALLY pianissimo. play the key as quietly as possible, like ff means REALLY foritisimo, as in really loud. mf is metzo forte, meaning regular volume, and mp is slightly softer than mf.

[sotopagla]

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[julymaeandaloc]

Hi,

Interesting new piano learning device featured in Gizmag

Google “gizmag pianomaestro”

Just wanted to share

[hughsung]

@julymaeandaloc Interesting idea...but that LED/MIDI light strip looks far too small to cover all the notes in a piece like Clair de lune. 

[moonsmilelucide]

@julymaeandaloc Bad thing about this is that you don't learn technics, you probably gonna be caught up in using the wrong vingers and not efficient

[JoaoBirkhoff886]

Dowwnload the audio from this track at searchripgrab doht cohm.

[maqster]

I have been looking for a tutorial of this caliber for years. I have bookmarked the site and will be going there daily. You truly are a professional and your kindness and patience within these tutorials is staggering. i think i speak for all of the viewers, "Where not worthy! Where not worthy!" party on debussy, party on hugh sung.

[stephenmclinden]

Man you are incredible. I started playing the day b4 yesterday without a lesson in my life and after watching just the first 2 videos its like a veil has been lifted all i can play so far is heart and sould and the first 2 mins of Fur Elise but thats it. If you get time could you possibly do a lesson on Carter Burwells Bellas Lullaby because that is truly a modern masterpiece Thank you

[ryan35148]

lol i could have learnt the whole piece in the space of your first 3 vids...

I guess these lessons are not meant for grade 8 electone organists wanting to learn a piano piece from scratch.....

You must be a very patient teacher to work so slowly for your students!

[thomasjcogger]

Where can i get the sheet music for this?

PS Ur a great teacher thank u very much for taking the time to make these videos

[SwimWinterSW]

I love how you make this for "Scratch Starters" when I'm JUST Learning this song and I've been playing for ten years and am out of 'Level Books.'

You are always a great instructor Mr. Yung...?...Sung...-HughSung.

[mechinman]

This guy really wants to teach this stuff and takes the time to do it

Right on!!

[MEinMuhahaFarno]

Wow. That seems to be the best piano tutorial on the internet i've ever seen.

Maybe that's because you explain everything so carefully.

[sproudesc]

YOu are sooooooo Awesome!!!! I think you are the best teacher of Anything...EVER!

[sproudesc]

YOu are sooooooo Awesome!!!! I think you are the best teacher of ANYTHING...ever!!!

[Berniekahn]

your an amazing teacher a true blessing from heaven,

[raditzthecabbage]

A true gift from god. Thank you sir.

[iBrowneyedgirls]

i took piano when i was little so i know the notes but this made me know songs! Thank you!!

[uncrules95]

You're a GREAT teacher! I'm sooo glad I found these videos!! You've helped me a ton!! :D

[uncrules95]

Thanks soooo much!! You're GREAT, and im SO glad I found this video!! You've helped me so much!! :D

[cjdj1995]

I am 14 years old and yet another self taght pianist. I have been learning to play for three years or so now. Would I be aiming too high to learn this piece? Some of my friends are learning it and said it takes about nine months to perfect it. Is this true? Thanks for posting these videos, I am finding them really useful!

[leandrusi]

Before anything, CONTRATULATIONS for this well done job! You are a talented musician and a very good teacher please keep this good work!

One question: what can you tell us about the rhytmic aspect (at least of this first measures)? Before I could get the score and read it I used to think this was an anacrustic beggining, sort of like in Chopin´s Nocturne Op.9 No.2. Also there are many parts where I dont really hear the "3 beats" (of the 9/8), so when playing I tend to not have a steady pulse

[allystark]

Professor Sung, I am a 14 year old self taught pianist. I don't know a lot of key terms or things to know. Am I aiming to high? Should I try something simpler? I would love to learn this piece. It would mean so much to me if I could.

[bateymate]

ive been playing piano for about 10 years now and have a very unique way of learning. I've never really found a way to learn music, but the way you are thorough with the music has been most benefitial. i look forward to being able to play this for my examination performance

[mycahman]

can i print the sheets? where do i get them

[myfurlow]

Thank you so much teacher. I enjoy your lessons and hopefully you will not stop helping us.

[twilightsaga2201]

Thank you so much for taking time on this!

This helps a lot.

I can't wait to learn this song!!

Thank you again!!! I'm grateful!!

[danielklee92]

Dear Hugh,

You are the best teacher in the whole entire world! I wish you could be my piano teacher!

Your Youtuber,

danielklee92

[danielklee92]

Dear Hugh,

You're the best teacher in the whole entire world! I wish you could be my piano teacher!

Love,

danielklee92

[Freak4Jesus9110]

YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!! enough said :)

[LuthZL]

I must say that these lessons are just great :) Thanks to you it's all really understandable. I have reeealy basic musical knowledge and never thought that I would even be concerning trying to play this beautiful piece, but these lessons made me want to try :) Thank you very much for the wonderful work!

[SmileBeforeItEnds]

I love you you explain things, it really makes everything easier. I play flute at school so i know a few things about notes and dynamics but I've been trying to teach myself how to play piano and you are extremely helpful. Thanks.

[willdill]

thank you so much for taking the time do make this video...it is very much appreciated

[emeeu2796365]

this video is great

thank you so much



[Velaaj1]

YOU'RE AWESOME!

You're a great teacher!

I can see you love this song very much;-), And you give that love for the music to your pupils!

Well done!

(I'm sorry for my bad english..)

[pauldodds12]

I like the middle section with the arpeggios in the left hand.Great And Very Expressive. How do you work out fingering problems when the sheet music has no fingering guide. I have been playing 11 years.but I thought I could learn something from yourself. I know fingering is contraversial in many ways. For example,Jazz Pianists improvize using strange fingerings.

[dawg1157]

Prof. Sung,

What does "con sordina" indicate? is that a dynamic?

[hughsung]

@dawg1157 "Con sordina" means "with the mute", or in this case, the soft pedal on the piano (usually the one on the far left). Hope this helps!

[ebteck002]

Outstanding job. I hope to learn this piece in the next few weeks. Thank you so much for the insightful and inspirational videos. You are a very good teacher.

[marrrkeeee]

Great teacher. This should take, what, 400 videos? Just sayin'.

[Mrjayceedee]

you sir are a very excellent teacher regardless the subject lol

[limegreengirl56]

these are amazing videos and it really helps me because i have such a hard time reading music. I have been working on Claire de Lune for a really long time now and i have only gotten to the 15th measure! thanks for posting these videos!

[MrDanyoLee]

what is the song at the very start during the title? the part where its sounds like lots of scales/arepggios being played?

[myqwertykeyboard123]

you are awsome!i agreee with hannahfan3389, i wish you were my piano teacher

[PicklesReallySuck]

I wish everyone was as willing to devote their time and share their knowledge for free.

[petrafied77]

good stuff

[Srouble]

I'm here now! and I can play the first measure!

[joshxxt]

I picked up this piece a few weeks ago.. and only being a lvl 3 piano player I was very discouraged by it, but your videos are really helping me understand alot of it. Thank you very much!

[masterastros]

I work on Humoreske 7 from Dvorak, and how you teach is how I progress in the piece. It means I'm on the good way, I think.

You're a great teacher. (Oh, and by the way, great tablet, I have the same here (: )

[Anthonyruda]

Amazing...I agree with everyone here that you are an excellent teacher.

[mortenkul]

Exellent! =D

[mortenkul]

HAHAHAHAHA, yes..

[phlizmo]

im going to buy a piano tomorrow so i can learn this! my favorite song.

[hannahfan3389]

You are a great teacher! You are better that my piano teacher! Thanks for posting this!

[hughsung]

@hannahfan3389 Thanks so much for your kind comments! I'm so glad you enjoy this video!

[Adam9I]

you are an excellent teacher, thank you for your videos

[hughsung]

@Adam9I Thank you for your kind comment, and you're very welcome!

[JustxLou]

Yeah a very good teacher

[hughsung]

@JustxLou Thank you!

[BlackxPanther]

You are the best teacher. :)

[dccousagurl]

Youre an amazing teacher.. I wish I had you when I was 6 and had an old lady that smelled bad and would smash my fingers on the keys lol.. Good job and Thanks!

[hughsung]

@dccousagurl Yikes, that sounds traumatic!! Hope you can let the past rest and look forward to seeing how much fun learning the piano can actually be!

[notreallythatawesome]

Cunninham Pianos! Not perhaps the one in PA is it? I live near there. My piano is from there. :)

[hughsung]

Yes, Cunningham Pianos in Germantown, PA - that's where my piano is from! They are now making their own pianos (beautiful instruments), in addition to their piano restoration work.  If you live nearby, you should check out their brand.

[awesomemusic1]

I LOVE THIS SOO MUCH!! you have no idea how much i want to learn this peice and now i can learn it because of you. THANK YOU SO MUCH! :)

[hughsung]

I'm so glad you find these lessons helpful! You're very welcome - post a video response so that I can see your progress!

[missypoo2u]

Wow you are awesome! I love how you have so much patience for teaching us youtubers :)

[hughsung]

Thank you! It's been absolutely wonderful receiving so many kind comments from folks around the world. I'm glad I can help share my love of music with so many others this way!

[samsabata]

Clair de lune from scratch ?? Are you being serious?? I mean... well... I really thing that you can be a good teacher , you seem passionate about what you do and make it sound easy ... but from there to claire de lune there is a long journey. People can get dissapointed. Well , thanks for your video anyway .

[hughsung]

It's pretty ambitious, I know - but read the comments from other folks who have discovered the joy of making music for themselves. I'll let them speak for themselves as to how much these videos have helped them learn to play "Clair de lune". Granted, it's not easy to get to the end, but i think it's more a question of patience than ability. Every mountain can be climbed one small step at a time.

[jam013ino]

ah..i can't belive that there's a video for this magnificent piece...i've been dreaming playing this and now..i had found the answer..maybe i should stop dreaming and start playing..thank you very much in posting this video..

[hughsung]

By all means! Stop dreaming and start playing - and share a video showing your progress!  Have fun learning, and I hope these lessons help!

[Danigrl3199]

i recently started playing, about 2 years, and I doubt my teacher would start this with me. This lesson is very easy to follow and I feel like I am already learning a lot!

[hughsung]

These lessons are designed for absolute beginners. Please let me know if anything is too difficult to understand or if I'm going to fast. Have fun learning!

[notjustintobuffy]

your a good teacher. But the songs too complicated for me.

[hughsung]

Try taking things a little at a time. It can be too complicated if you take on too much at once, but if you can be patient and take little steps, you might be surprised at how quickly you can learn this piece. Let me know if you have any specific questions that I can help you with. Good luck!

[chrisvandekamp]

Thank so much for giving ur time on this... Its really helping me :D

[hughsung]

You're very welcome, and I'm glad these videos help! Have fun playing the piano!

[SnowyOwl1959]

awesome Hugh...just super!...beautifully played...wonderfully explained...i can't wait to find more time to learn this piece...can't thank you enough ...

[hughsung]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I hope you can find the time to learn the rest of the piece with these lessons and have fun in the process!

[joyceVM]

you are a GREAT teacher, these videos really helped me, now i gonna keep training. I don't have words to say thank you .. *---------------*

[hughsung]

I'm so glad these videos helped! I hope you enjoy the rest of the lessons!

[SgaVorGirl]

Thankyou!!! I've had the sheet music forever, but it always looks so complicated and I could never figure out the flats on my own (Iv only been teaching myself from really simple books) SO thankyou very much for explaining it so well!

[hughsung]

You're so welcome! I'm glad you find this explanation helpful. Once you break down each element, and with a little practice, I hope you find that reading music isn't so bad. Let me know if you have any questions or need any help.

[pinaymod]

I'm happy it's the weekend, Now I have the time to watch your videos =] Hopefully I'll pick it up. and I always wondered what did the pedals do, thanks for explaining!

[hughsung]

You're very welcome! Yes, the pedals can be kind of mysterious if you haven't been taught what they do. Be sure to check out lessons 16.1 and 16.2 for some more explanations on pedal technique that you might find helpful.

[Kolynnaa]

this is amazing. awsome job at teaching everything. Thanks so much

[hughsung]

You're so welcome, and thank YOU for the kind comments! I hope you enjoy the rest of the lessons!

[poop832709]

thanks i needed help on the fingerings

[hughsung]

You're welcome! Did the video help? Let me know if you have any other questions

[corbinamondo]

is that a tablet of some sort you are using on the computer...

wow you are awesome...

[hughsung]

I'm actually using a regular HP laptop to read my music. To draw digital ink, I attach a Wacom Bamboo Tablet to the USB port. The Wacom works with both Mac and PC computers.

[daianagt]

You're very good...awesome...excellent job! Even a man who has never seen the piano in his life i think could play it! :)

[georgia27576]

i think you should make another video or just edit these ones for people who know the notes and just want to know how to play it

nice video all the same :)

[hughsung]

I'm planning on putting together a live webinar on Oct. 24th - i'll post an announcement video once we're set with that. That'll be a great venue for folks who have more in depth questions about the piece, both musical and technical in nature. Stay tuned for news on that!

[davidhunteresq]

fantastic work! such a pleasure to learn when it is so well instructed. thank you. from Britain.

[hughsung]

You're more than welcome!  So glad you're enjoying the lessons!

[hughsung]

Just posted the next one! I have about 12 more in the editing can, with several more video shoots plan to cover the rest of the piece. Would it be helpful to put up all the ones i have ready at once, or just one a day to help focus your practicing better?

[fatens86]

but where IS the next lesson? :)