J.S. Bach, Musette (from the first lessons in Bach)

[daddyzlilgrl12322]

mega fast and your piano sounds kinda weird

[JoshdaROCKSTAR9999VS]

the tempo marking on this piece is "Tempo di Gavotta" which means slow. so just as a small piece of advice

[xiaosudong]

play it slower but you are good. :) 4*

[SamTexan91]

It's supposed to be a lot slower, but obviously you're note-perfect, I think, and your phrasing is okay. Just try to slow it down a bit - I believe it's andante..

[JoshdaROCKSTAR9999VS]

@SamTexan91 its "tempo di gavotta" meaning slow

[SamTexan91]

@JoshdaROCKSTAR9999VS Oh, cheers for that info. The violin version calls it "Andante" in the Suzuki method book 1. That's why I was confused. Thanks for clearing it up. :D

[JoshdaROCKSTAR9999VS]

@SamTexan91 well actually andante means slow also

[Timrath]

@JoshdaROCKSTAR9999VS That's the first time I hear someone say that a gavotte is to be played slowly. Who told you that? It's certainly not true. The time signature of all gavottes in the world is alla breve. You have to take that into account when calculating the tempo. It's the half notes that define the tempo, not the quarter notes.

May I ask what your musical background is? Are you a student or a professional?

[JoshdaROCKSTAR9999VS]

@Timrath I am student taking Suzuki lessons from a very good teacher. I have almost reached the sixth book. My repertoire includes: Moonlight Sonata mvt3, Turkish march, and K545 (all 3 mvts). My teacher is the one who told me that the definition of gavotte is slow. She proved it to my by looking in her music dictionary. As described by wikipedia, a gavotte "is notated in 4/4 or 2/2 time and is of moderate tempo" What I saw on the video was closer to Allegretto than "moderate"

[Timrath]

@SamTexan91 Andante does not mean slow, that's merely a widespread misconception among amateurs.

Andante can range from 76 to 108 beats per minute. It literally means "at a walking pace." Normal, healthy people don't walk slowly. Go outside, take a walk, and see for yourself. The average adult walks at roughly 100 steps per minute. That's how people used to define Andante before the invention of the metronome.

sonnywang's tempo is well within those limits. It's neither too fast nor too slow.

[criseluka]

Good job!!!!!!5 *

[jjkkccmm]

excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spiderpig846]

i played this song. its very easy

[thegame1001]

Hey

I've just noticed something.

When you're playing, try to play with your wrist high. It's gonna help you to move your thumb from left to right faster than if you put your wrist down. If you don't believe me, try to move your thumb when your wrist is low from left to right and you'll see that with a high wirst it's a lot faster.

Continue praticing ;)

Good Job

[astra004]

In addition: perhaps his seat is to low?

[1992peter]

KEEP IT UP.

Check out my vids.

Although, they aren't as decent as urs.

[raybd]

what is this kind of musette? isn´t it supposed to be played slowly and simply??

[1992peter]

HMMMMMMMM

Good thought!

[SamTexan91]

Ur right. It's a regular musette- simple, slow, possibly andante..

[hahaeliz]

nice piano! nice playing too:)

[jazzpianist2000]

i'm so jealous that you're playing a steinway. i'm 16 years old and i've been playing the piano since i was four. i always wanted to play a steinway but i don't think i'll be doing it in this lifetime. $150K is too much to spend on a piano. i have to wait tables 20 hours a week just to pay for my piano lessons. hopefully i will become famous someday and make a lot of money to buy one. in the meantime my 5 siblings and i will continue playing my ronisch upright.

[sonnywang]

you will buy your own Steinway one day, I believe.

it deserves a skilled player like you!

[littlesparkle4eva]

Excuse me, but is this piece supposed to be SLOWLY and SIMPLY?!?! I've seen people playing this one before!

[pianoboy13]

that was well played

[FruFri]

Yo me pregunto, ¿por qué no hay otras invenciones de Bach en YouTube? Son todas a dos voces... Bueno, tendré que conseguir una cámara, jaja! De todos modos, felicitaciones.

I ask myself, why aren't there other Bach's inventions in YouTube? They are all of only two "voices"... Well, I guess I'll have to get a camera, jaja! Anyway, congratulations.

[AndromedaAiken]

Wow! You're really lucky to get to play a Steinway when you're playing in beginning stages. I'm so envious! I agree with what some people say. Your arms need to me higher. Raise the height of your piano chair, your arms need to be parallel to the floor when u lightly place your fingers (bent and relaxed) on the piano.

[Nikitovskij]

well thank you:) but I really started to take lessons last january:)

[Nikitovskij]

hello there:) I'm a beginner too:) I'd like an opinion about my bach's works in my profile:) I liked yours:) waiting for yours:)

[tongoide]

The sound of the Steinway and the record there are one of the best that I have hear in youtube.

Scuse me the english.

[Squ4re3n1x]

With Bach, you have to be precise. Well done. This was also my first Bach piece.

[JSBachLover]

Very Nice! Keep the Bach videos coming.

[deeedeee]

bach pieces piss me off..... they repeat and it's just so boring gosh

[FruFri]

They can't piss you off! But it's undestandable, I enjoy playing more than listenig. That feeling in your fingers... it's great. Listen to some other pieces, then you'll have a better idea.

[utkukaya]

you play very well but i think your arms positon is not true your elbows should be higher. nice piano :)