Opening, Glassworks - How to play

Each hand plays a different rhythm - here's a simple counting technique to get you coordinated with this music on the piano. Have fun!

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[troppochook]

Happy to hear this vid has helped some folks learn to play this magic piece. And thanks heaps to those offering more advice... all really useful. Take it easy all :)

[MColivejuice]

not dif fi cult not dif fi cult.. to get maximum effect of polyrhythm play each hand as legato as possible (notice the slurs and how its phrased) its nice of you to relate the rhythms to one another in an understandable way but feeling it '1 2 and 3' is not the intent of the composer if you listen to glassworks notice how independent the right hand is from the left. the way you explain it shows how the rhythms coexist but when the rhythms butt heads its beautiful and intriguing!

[troppochook]

Thanks MC for your comments and observations. As a pianist on the level of 'tinkering', playing a polyrythm was something new to me. This was the method that got me from not being able to play the piece at all, to being able to let my right hand and left hand do their own thing (when I could forget the '1 2 and 3'). I needed the transition of seeing how the rhythms coexisted. Indeed there is exquisite beauty beyond this :)

[itony99]

Thanks i,ve been hammering away on this now for a good few days and i think ive got it about right now just a bit of polishing to do . Its a tough one i think to get in your head and people all seem to play it slightly different but thanks to you nearly got it so Many Many Thanks

Tony Ps Lovely piece

[troppochook]

Thanks for your thanks, Tony! Has made me happy to be able to help folks play such exquisite music. Peace to you, mate :)

[POJIyA]

can you sent this sheet, please?

I can't find it anywhere

[maniacguitar]

@troppochook so true brotha!! your tutorial helped me heaps!! cheers mate

[GabrielaNara]

Listening the music.....humm..... challeng acept!! then I print the sheet... looks so easy... and when I TRY to play.... O_O

I was fuking crazy... can´t do that... until I see your helpfull video... so I did some progress!! Thanks!!

[rhododendrah]

This is the most helpful thing I've ever seen in my life

Thank you

[kenhimurabr]

Be careful when doing this. You alter the rhythmic flow of right hand -> transforming 3-part divided beat in a 4-part one. You transformed the triplets in a 16th-8th-16th notes pattern.

[omffgusernames]

Thank you for posting this, sir!  I'm now getting the hang of this majestic piece thanks to you. I'm a total amateur, but I took it slow, just hitting C with my left every "&" and then adding in A-flat after. It doesn't take long before the count fades away and you really hear the music. Thank you!!

[Speedstar246]

@POJIyA go to scribd and search for "opening glassworks"

[JustJuliethe]

Yeah, this is great, thankzz