Very rare you come across a woman these days with such a lush, soothing voice like yours. Your a good teacher too, I look forward to viewing the rest of the lessons.
I am so confused. I loved your lesson until you started going really fast in parellel or whatever. You never really explained what to do when, for example, going two octives with your left hand. I can go one octive but I end on my thumb and I can't go up anymore. If you could please exmplain this, that would be great. Thank you :)
Yes, I know what you mean. These piano lessons were meant for review for my private students in their preparation for exams. I do want to make an entire course for online if I can ever find the extra time when I'm not teaching in the studio. Basically, if you memorize hands separately, 1 octave, then try (relying on muscle memory) for hands together 1 octave, this is the start. When you approach 2 octaves, Left Hand 54321321 then go over with finger #4 and basically start again
Thank you so much for your lessons! I like to teach my daughter to play piano, but I don't know where to start until I found you on YouTube . Thank you again!
Your scale exercise is the sort of thing I have been searching for. But it appears as though you don't use your 5th finger on the way back down. Can you either make a video going into depth on this exercise or suggest one for me? I want to practice it but I want to make sure I have it correct first, thank you
It is correct that you only use your 5th finger at the top of the ascending right hand for the turn around back down, and only at the bottom of the descending left hand for the turn around back up.
Thank you very much for teaching piano on Youtube. We are extremely lucky to get free lessons from such an accomplised teacher. I have been trying to learn piano for last few months on my own without much success. Only after practicing your lessons on scales and chords I am getting a feeling that I am getting somewhere. Thank you very much.
So nice to hear from you!! I am more than happy to be of help to you in learning the piano! There are 40 more videos I want to upload in rapid succession to get around the circle of fifths for the piano lessons, but making the time to do it is such a challenge! Please keep in touch and maybe it will be just the boost i need to get back on track again!
thanks but i should say you 're so sweet with your great voice and your great sweet work of music. music is soft and bring peace so you'are. keep it up
You are more than welcome! I lived in Chelsea, London for awhile while I was studying with the concert pianist Martino Tirimo - he was a Schubert specialist and was wonderful! I loved London! My mother's ancestry comes from there too! After all of our Christmas videos are uploaded, I will try to get back to teaching more piano lessons for you!
Wow, great explanation of scales! I think if my piano teacher had explained to me as a kid what you've covered in the video from 4:45 on in the same manner you've done it here...I'd be a much better piano player today! I think I need to go back to piano lessons again...too bad you live 500 miles away from me!
Thank you 1pianodude50 for your positive feedback :) It's never to late to learn and simplify what before seemed complicated! As I upload more videos, we will continue to make everything as simple and straightforward as possible. Learning is easy when it goes from the *known* to the *unknown* - no gradient can be skipped - then it remains easy! And easy is fun! I'm in the midst of competitions and adjudications so my uploading videos may slacken a bit, but soon we'll get into much more!
You're most welcome! Watching the videos of your students performing makes it quite clear the teacher CAN make all the difference...can inspire the student to WANT to improve, and seeing that is very inspiring to me in and of itself! Thanks too for the friend invite...I don't know how it is that I haven't discovered your channel before now, but I'm glad I finally did! Anyway, I finally have this amazing Shigeru piano...just want to be able to play all of my Chopin favorites, and do it justice.
Wouldn't it be fun, if after I upload all the basic videos needed to understand the harmonic structure of pieces, I have time to upload videos analyzing how to learn, memorize and perform the Chopin pieces you love! I hope I live to see the day I have that amount of time! It would be GREAT FUN!
Yes it would! Basically right now, I'm teaching myself...I'm working on Waltz No. 10 in B minor Op. 69/2, and it's starting to come along nicely...once I have it mastered...then it's off to something even more challenging...
Dear criseluka, You are more than welcome! Thanks for viewing and for the rating! We will soon have the relative minor scales too - then we will have fun going all around the circle of fifths - one step at a time :)
This is great instruction - it's cool that we can get this online at our convenience. =) It might seem odd, but ever since I started making music I've completely avoided any kind of instruction, because I was trying avoid sounding like everyone else - even at the risk of sounding completely aweful! I figured that if I made up music completely from scratch, I'd stand the best chance being unique. Only now have a dared to look into learning more. Thanks for making this! :-)
Dear jcmegabyte - what beautiful & encouraging feedback :) It's great that you are making unique music - that is very admirable! If all goes well, I'll upload all the fundamentals you will need to have even more variety in what you compose! What I want to share online is the "language" of music! Let's keep in touch! Much love, Diane
Thank you so much for your encouraging comments Mildred! You are wonderful! Marcus Neal "PianoPlayer07" is FABULOUS! I have his Exodus performance in my Playlist and love every one of his performances! He is AMAZING!!! you are soooooo right! :)
Another great lesson! I think you do such a great job breaking everything down and explaining it clearly. Much better than I can ever do as far as trying to teach this to someone. I did learn a couple of new scales like the "Chinese" and "Space" scales! Someone showed me the blues scale a while back when I first started playing. Thanks for posting and keep 'em coming!
Thanks! I hear you playing a mean blues piece on your channel "Bar Room Piano" - Attention, Students!, listen to this awesome performance that includes the "Blues Scale" mentioned in this Piano Lesson #3 :)
Wow! This video is thick with info.
rickyhurtado 3 weeks ago
I want to marry you
Misterelohel 3 weeks ago
omg! i will be a pro if i keep practicing with you!!! very informative video!!!
gnmn1987 1 month ago
this is amazing i feel so smart now...
leparditas 3 months ago
1:50 Blue Scale? :o xD I knew it as Penta or smth.. it was one good of Jazz structures (for improvisations specially) :D
I wish I have teacher like in this video in my musicschool first class ... =)
PrototypeZZ 3 months ago
@PrototypeZZ
Thank you! I wish I could be your music teacher!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 3 months ago
Very rare you come across a woman these days with such a lush, soothing voice like yours. Your a good teacher too, I look forward to viewing the rest of the lessons.
MrTeeBee303 5 months ago
Wonderful Job ! Thanks a lot! Love it !
m8a1x2 6 months ago
@m8a1x2
Thank you! You are a wonderful musician :)
I love hearing you play!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 6 months ago
@m8a1x2 u turn me on. lol. sexy voice
MrUnibro 5 months ago
I am so confused. I loved your lesson until you started going really fast in parellel or whatever. You never really explained what to do when, for example, going two octives with your left hand. I can go one octive but I end on my thumb and I can't go up anymore. If you could please exmplain this, that would be great. Thank you :)
Birdiefinn82 8 months ago
@Birdiefinn82
Yes, I know what you mean. These piano lessons were meant for review for my private students in their preparation for exams. I do want to make an entire course for online if I can ever find the extra time when I'm not teaching in the studio. Basically, if you memorize hands separately, 1 octave, then try (relying on muscle memory) for hands together 1 octave, this is the start. When you approach 2 octaves, Left Hand 54321321 then go over with finger #4 and basically start again
MillerMusicStudiosTV 8 months ago
YOUR A GREAT TEACHER!
leshark 8 months ago
@leshark
Thank you :) I hope you benefited from the info!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 8 months ago
Thank you for this lessons. It helped me understand more about scales.
vladinho7 9 months ago
@vladinho7
I'm so happy it helped you!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 9 months ago
THANK YOU!! <3
xxan123xx 9 months ago
@xxan123xx
You are more than welcome! I just hope to get time to finish the circle of 5ths for you all!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 9 months ago
Thank you so much for your lessons! I like to teach my daughter to play piano, but I don't know where to start until I found you on YouTube . Thank you again!
dinht24 10 months ago
You got a hot voice .. I bet you can sing
avq5 11 months ago
Your scale exercise is the sort of thing I have been searching for. But it appears as though you don't use your 5th finger on the way back down. Can you either make a video going into depth on this exercise or suggest one for me? I want to practice it but I want to make sure I have it correct first, thank you
johnnyhanx 1 year ago
@johnnyhanx
It is correct that you only use your 5th finger at the top of the ascending right hand for the turn around back down, and only at the bottom of the descending left hand for the turn around back up.
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 1 year ago
You are an excellent teacher. You not only cover the concept fully, you make it very interesting, fun, and easy to understand. Thank you VER MUCH!
Anthony
truebluefliplover 1 year ago
Good lesson. I teach and this was all encompassing, which is what I do in my lessons.
cheries5 1 year ago
Great lesson and eyes as well. Thank you
RikJamezBich 1 year ago
@RikJamezBich
Thank you for the kind words! You are more than welcome and hopefully I will have some more piano lessons uploaded soon :)
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 1 year ago
Hy,I can't thank U enough for these lessons.Love it!
DjAlecso 1 year ago
Thanks. One of the best video for beginers.
raj4pari 1 year ago
yay!!!!!!!! i made a blues/jazz little song from the scale!!!!!!!! i will show u wen i see you again!
JCmg502 1 year ago
Hi JC,
I *knew* that you are a natural-born composer! I can't wait to hear what you composed at our next lesson!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 1 year ago
Thank you very much for teaching piano on Youtube. We are extremely lucky to get free lessons from such an accomplised teacher. I have been trying to learn piano for last few months on my own without much success. Only after practicing your lessons on scales and chords I am getting a feeling that I am getting somewhere. Thank you very much.
lasfamily 1 year ago
Dear lasfamily ,
So nice to hear from you!! I am more than happy to be of help to you in learning the piano! There are 40 more videos I want to upload in rapid succession to get around the circle of fifths for the piano lessons, but making the time to do it is such a challenge! Please keep in touch and maybe it will be just the boost i need to get back on track again!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 1 year ago
for sure i'll remind you my dear. and take care of yourself please
bahangulu 2 years ago
Dear Miller
i thanks you
bahangulu 2 years ago
Dear bahangulu,
Keep reminding me.......maybe I can make the next lesson on Monday ;) when my videographer is here!
Love you!
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
Dear miller
thanks but i should say you 're so sweet with your great voice and your great sweet work of music. music is soft and bring peace so you'are. keep it up
bahangulu 2 years ago
Dear bahangulu,
Thank you for your kind words! I will try to make myself sit down and upload more piano lessons for you ;)
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
you respect every body. i love you , you're so great
bahangulu 2 years ago
Dear bahangulu,
You are so sweet!!!!!!!!!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
don't stop thiis please, your videos are the only source from where i learn piano. so keep it up
bahangulu 2 years ago
Dear bahangulu,
I will try to upload a new piano lesson in a couple of days :) Stay tuned!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
these videos are very helpul. ive wanted to learn for a while now and im glad i finally have a good source to learn from. thanks so much!
3dfan94 2 years ago
just started teaching myself piano.
your tuition is so helpful and very well explained. some things I was not sure about, you have made so clear. thank you very much.
steve. London. UK.
lionsteve29 2 years ago
Dear lionsteve29,
You are more than welcome! I lived in Chelsea, London for awhile while I was studying with the concert pianist Martino Tirimo - he was a Schubert specialist and was wonderful! I loved London! My mother's ancestry comes from there too! After all of our Christmas videos are uploaded, I will try to get back to teaching more piano lessons for you!
Merry Christmas!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
Dear Di,
That must have been great experience with martino Tirimo and in Chelsea too ! such a nice part of London.
Look forward to more lessons on here when you have time.
Have a fantastic Christmas !!!
Best wishes
Steve
lionsteve29 2 years ago
ms miller i love you.
from willy, in cali
igotoohard 2 years ago
Dear igotoohard,
Yeah? Then I love you too!!!
Merry Christmas!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
Dear Diane, this is the best lesson anyone can have for its subject.Touches my heart & soul.
Regards,
Simon
szemingyam 2 years ago
Dear Simon/szemingyam,
Thank you for your kind words. You have touched my heart as well. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Di
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
HGello from Brazil. Thank you so much! This lesson helped me alot.
eoliverbetinha 2 years ago
very nice lessons. thank you .
youngestof15 2 years ago
cl lesson
sudanmad 2 years ago
Dear sudanmad,
I hope you are enjoying the lessons!
Much love to you from New York,
Diane
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
@MillerMusicStudiosTV hey I was a bit surprised to find out your from new york as Im from brooklyn myself. do you by chance teach in the city?
BeatmanMyth 2 years ago
Dear BeatmanMyth,
I only am able to teach in my home music studio.
Warm regards,
Diane
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
Wow, great explanation of scales! I think if my piano teacher had explained to me as a kid what you've covered in the video from 4:45 on in the same manner you've done it here...I'd be a much better piano player today! I think I need to go back to piano lessons again...too bad you live 500 miles away from me!
1pianodude50 2 years ago
Thank you 1pianodude50 for your positive feedback :) It's never to late to learn and simplify what before seemed complicated! As I upload more videos, we will continue to make everything as simple and straightforward as possible. Learning is easy when it goes from the *known* to the *unknown* - no gradient can be skipped - then it remains easy! And easy is fun! I'm in the midst of competitions and adjudications so my uploading videos may slacken a bit, but soon we'll get into much more!
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
You're most welcome! Watching the videos of your students performing makes it quite clear the teacher CAN make all the difference...can inspire the student to WANT to improve, and seeing that is very inspiring to me in and of itself! Thanks too for the friend invite...I don't know how it is that I haven't discovered your channel before now, but I'm glad I finally did! Anyway, I finally have this amazing Shigeru piano...just want to be able to play all of my Chopin favorites, and do it justice.
1pianodude50 2 years ago
Wouldn't it be fun, if after I upload all the basic videos needed to understand the harmonic structure of pieces, I have time to upload videos analyzing how to learn, memorize and perform the Chopin pieces you love! I hope I live to see the day I have that amount of time! It would be GREAT FUN!
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
Yes it would! Basically right now, I'm teaching myself...I'm working on Waltz No. 10 in B minor Op. 69/2, and it's starting to come along nicely...once I have it mastered...then it's off to something even more challenging...
1pianodude50 2 years ago
beautiful! though I think all of Chopin's works are beautiful!! You are doing very well teaching yourself! Keep me posted on what you are studying!
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
Thank you for this lesson!!!!! Have a great day ! 5*
criseluka 2 years ago
Dear criseluka, You are more than welcome! Thanks for viewing and for the rating! We will soon have the relative minor scales too - then we will have fun going all around the circle of fifths - one step at a time :)
Warmest regards,
Diane
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
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This is an excellent lesson for the piano learners.
You will love the piano tutorials I have there on my channel and if you subscribe, you will get my new videos every so often
pianomother 2 years ago
This is great instruction - it's cool that we can get this online at our convenience. =) It might seem odd, but ever since I started making music I've completely avoided any kind of instruction, because I was trying avoid sounding like everyone else - even at the risk of sounding completely aweful! I figured that if I made up music completely from scratch, I'd stand the best chance being unique. Only now have a dared to look into learning more. Thanks for making this! :-)
jcmegabyte 2 years ago
Dear jcmegabyte - what beautiful & encouraging feedback :) It's great that you are making unique music - that is very admirable! If all goes well, I'll upload all the fundamentals you will need to have even more variety in what you compose! What I want to share online is the "language" of music! Let's keep in touch! Much love, Diane
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
I really like the way you teach .
The last song you played was the song
my teacher teaches me on my first day of piano
lessons :D
dzeljpiano 2 years ago
another great video soon this site will be filling upfast
e4lman 2 years ago
I like your explanations. thanks for sharing it.
chopinasi 2 years ago
Hi Diane,
Thanks for posting these lessons! Awesome video!
100 stars*****
~Dennise
dennise7star 2 years ago
Brava Diane! Very, very good. Much love and 5*
Paolo
picador100 2 years ago
Thank you for this lesson.Thanks also to Marcus Neal for telling me about you.
It really helps me understand a lot better.
Marcus is great. watch him on you tube.
mildred72 2 years ago
Thank you so much for your encouraging comments Mildred! You are wonderful! Marcus Neal "PianoPlayer07" is FABULOUS! I have his Exodus performance in my Playlist and love every one of his performances! He is AMAZING!!! you are soooooo right! :)
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
great lesson ~Calvin~
BoredAllDay77 2 years ago
Another great lesson!
vucicevic96 2 years ago
thank you for posting it...you're great:*...oh and thanks for the add
justincucu 2 years ago
thnak you very much maestro :) you are great
yusufrecep 2 years ago
thanks !
Screamingangie1 2 years ago
Excellent.
BachScholar 2 years ago
Another great lesson! I think you do such a great job breaking everything down and explaining it clearly. Much better than I can ever do as far as trying to teach this to someone. I did learn a couple of new scales like the "Chinese" and "Space" scales! Someone showed me the blues scale a while back when I first started playing. Thanks for posting and keep 'em coming!
PianoPlayer07 2 years ago
thanks Diana
good job
a warm greeting
Raul ...
conejolua 2 years ago
I did my homework! from Arielle B.
nubianbrth 2 years ago
Very interesting lesson!
This is a great help! 5*
lichiarenz 2 years ago
Thanks! I hear you playing a mean blues piece on your channel "Bar Room Piano" - Attention, Students!, listen to this awesome performance that includes the "Blues Scale" mentioned in this Piano Lesson #3 :)
MillerMusicStudiosTV 2 years ago
Great lesson!! I love the blues scales! I've been using those scales for years n there awesome!! PEACE!
UFONightHawk 2 years ago