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  • čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
  • The secret to achieving what you want is hidden in this short video about.....playing piano.
    James Rhodes is a classical pianist, author, recording artist and advocate for children's rights. As a child, Rhodes was sexually abused by an educator. As a result, Rhodes suffered mentally as well as physically, including spinal damage, eating disorders and PTSD.
    In March 2010, Rhodes became the first core classical pianist to be signed to the world’s largest rock label Warner Bros Records. His 1st album with Warner Bros, “Bullets & Lullabies” became his 3rd No 1 iTunes album. That summer he was also the first solo classical pianist to play the Latitude Festival sharing stages with international stars such as Florence + the Machine and The National.
    Within three years of his debut, James presented and performed in his very own television series JAMES RHODES: PIANO MAN on Sky Arts which first aired in December 2010 - January 2011.
    In September 2011 he performed alongside Stephen Fry in A CLASSICAL AFFAIR at the Barbican Centre. Then in October 2011 James performed an 11 date tour of Australia which kicked off at the Melbourne Festival to a sell out audience.
    Returning back to his original label Signum Classics, Rhodes released his 4th album “JIMMY: James Rhodes recorded live at The Old Market Brighton” in May 2012.
    In 2013, James performed in Hong Kong, Vienna, the Barber Institute in Birmingham, Royal Albert Hall, Cheltenham Music Festival, Waterfront stage at Latitude Festival and a series at Soho Theatre in London. He also presented and performed in the acclaimed television documentary NOTES FROM THE INSIDE which aired in August 2013 on Channel 4 in the UK.
    2014 was a very busy year for James, releasing his 5th studio album “Five” in the summer and launching his new label, Instrumental Records. A live in concert DVD, “Love In London”, recorded at the Arts Theatre in London’s West End was also released this year.
    James filmed a new series for Channel 4 called DON’T STOP THE MUSIC that aired in September 2015 in the UK. James is passionate about the power of music to change lives and is shocked at the state of music education in the UK. This two-part documentary followed James’ attempt to give schoolchildren the chance to learn a musical instrument by calling for an ‘instrument amnesty’ - a mission to collect unused musical instruments from around the country. James’ campaign managed to provide schools all over the UK with over £1million worth of instruments.
    James also presented and performed in Channel 4’s PIANO NIGHT, interviewing celebrities including Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Rusbridger and Derren Brown at the piano.
    His Sunday Times and international bestselling memoir, Instrumental, published by Canongate is a brutally honest, moving and compelling story that was almost banned until the Supreme Court unanimously overthrew an injunction in May 2015.
    Instrumental recently reached No. 1 in Spain on the ABC non-fiction list. His SoundCloud and CZcams channels have had over 10,000,000 views, and he has over 500,000 listeners per month on Spotify.
    In 2016 James headlined some of the most important festivals in Spain, including Sonar by Day (Barcelona), Festival de Verano de San Lorenzo (El Escorial Madrid) and Veranos de la Villa (Madrid). He will also embark on tours to Germany, Italy and South Africa later in 2016.
    James has also signed a new two-book deal with Quercus/ Hachette Publishers. The first book was published October 2016, entitled How to Play the Piano. The second, Fire on All Sides, was published in November 2017 and was an instant bestseller. He released his 7th CD, under the same name, also at this time. The CD went straight to Number 1 position on the iTunes classical charts.
    In 2017, James had many concert highlights which included sell-out performances at the Teatro Real Madrid, Palau de la Musica Barcelona, and Europe’s most celebrated new performing arts centre the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. James also participated and performed at international book festivals in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia. James ended his Latin American tour with a performance at the National Sawdust Theatre in New York.
    James started 2018 with a string of concerts across Spain and Portugal. He also started to appear regularly has a guest/ co-host on Spain’s Cadena SER Radio and the massively popular late time television chat show Late Motif.
    This summer James penned an open letter to the President of Spain, demanding his government do more to address a much needed change in the legislature on Child Protection. As a result of this letter and with the support of Save The Children Spain, President Sanchez of Spain has initiated the amendment required to protect more effectively the wellbeing and safekeeping of our children. James hopes that the Spanish amendments will create a template for other governments around the globe to emulate.

Komentáře • 205

  • @BungusMan
    @BungusMan Před 5 lety +59

    0:47
    Him: *if we could just find 40 minutes a day*
    Ling Ling: *if we could just find 40 hours a day*
    TwoSetViolin knows

  • @Dubov1933
    @Dubov1933 Před 3 lety +14

    This isn’t a hard prelude, BUT, it’s a challenge to capture the emotions and control dynamics well.

    • @larghedoggo9607
      @larghedoggo9607 Před 2 lety +1

      That's basically in all Chopin's pieces, Rubato and another things not present in music sheet.
      It takes deep understand in every "sentences".
      Ofcourse, for the non-pianists regular people, they might not notice the difference or that much.
      Sooo, if your purpose just to show off a bit, it is not too hard haha

    • @AAA99953
      @AAA99953 Před 7 měsíci

      Ayo is it really you Daniil Dubov ?

  • @KoltSupaTV
    @KoltSupaTV Před 8 lety +50

    It's true...everone wants to have skills but without putting forth the effort it requires.

    • @DARTHMOBIUS
      @DARTHMOBIUS Před 7 lety +5

      Some people acquire skills, only to have their heart and soul torn out of them, to have their bodies broken... leaving only the inertia of what was and a Monster to stand in their stead.

    • @MusicalMissCapri
      @MusicalMissCapri Před 7 lety +5

      I refuse to let that happen. That's why I decided ages ago not to bother with competitions.

  • @nathankindle282
    @nathankindle282 Před 7 lety +26

    I'm 27 and always wanted to learn how to play the piano. big fan of classical music and jazz. love all the great Classical composers, however, I'm always drawn to Chopin, there is just something about his music that reaches down into the soul.

  • @timro6725
    @timro6725 Před 7 lety +46

    very inspirational...but it does help having a nicely tuned Steinway

    • @BFHPET
      @BFHPET Před 5 lety +6

      shut the fuck up get to the piano and pratice!!!!

    • @jamesking5508
      @jamesking5508 Před 4 lety

      not at all piano no play itself

    • @politereminder6284
      @politereminder6284 Před 3 lety +1

      1:42 he says you don't need it. You can just use a cheap keyboard. That's what I use at home when I cannot get to a nice piano

  • @No-pm4ss
    @No-pm4ss Před 7 lety +76

    Thank you.
    I'll continue practicing Fantasie Impromptu now

  • @Petermaguire3684
    @Petermaguire3684 Před 7 lety +18

    he's so positive. I like it.

  • @yoandmest4747
    @yoandmest4747 Před 7 lety +47

    James Rhodes is such a talented, humble and charismatic pianist! He has this rare ability to touch your soul through his delicate and emotional playing! Thank you so much for sharing your gift and for being so accessible! Best regards. xxxx

  • @maxrey4055
    @maxrey4055 Před 7 lety +27

    Wonderful commentary. You're reasoning pretty much is what got me to return to the piano after over 20 year hiatus. Began with digital then smaller grand now moving on to larger grand practicing 10 hours per week.

  • @anabri1929
    @anabri1929 Před 8 lety +109

    Prelude in E minor op 28 no 4

    • @2inchfromtheground
      @2inchfromtheground Před 7 lety

      Ana Bri no 6 is even easier

    • @agamaz5650
      @agamaz5650 Před 7 lety +2

      hell no, I can play both and I assure you 6 is not as easy as it looks. Sotto voce (under voice) played by the left hand must be much stronger and it is easy to mess up the melody with the harmony

    • @raymendoza8157
      @raymendoza8157 Před 6 lety +2

      Yes!!! I am 33 and just started taking lessons and will play this for a recital! I love it! Chopin is my favorite!

    • @shoganflamemasta3975
      @shoganflamemasta3975 Před 5 lety +2

      Thank you so much for the name of the piece! I'm a little ashamed to admit it, but I often fantasise about myself playing things like the third movement of moonlight sonata, Fantasie Impromptu, or La Campanella from Listz... And I forget that simpler pieces are just as beautiful and can be just as powerful.

    • @CosmodromeNostalgia
      @CosmodromeNostalgia Před 5 lety +6

      Hahahaha easy...omg guys, you are so wrong. It's easy to play the notes but it is very very hard to make the music which Chopin wrote.

  • @zaptoronto
    @zaptoronto Před 2 lety

    I live by those words. I think people live so vicariously through tv or sports when they could spend their energies on creativity learning something which brings true fulfillment and so much joy.

  • @ec35317
    @ec35317 Před 5 lety +1

    Anyone can learn to play the piano as long as a person has the desire and willingness to do so.
    I only took may between 6 - 12 months of piano lessons as a child.
    For many years, I didn't play.
    One day, I decided to play the piano again. I managed to teach myself Chopin's Waltz In C# Minor in 2 weeks. My mother, who has been playing the piano since she was 6 years old, is very impressed that I taught myself the piece without a teacher.
    So, yes, it is never too late to learn how to play the piano if there is the desire and willingness to do so.

  • @5233jm
    @5233jm Před 7 lety +2

    I have been taking my 5-year-old daughter to piano lessons and learning piano with her from ground zero (I couldn't read music at all before those lessons). One day, I "felt" that I may be able to play this piece and I was right. I spent 15-30 minutes a day (me, piano, and the sheet, no instructions) and after a few weeks, I can now play most of it (I am working on bar 16-19). I am a living testimony of what you say in the video. Most importantly, I feel great about wanting to go home and finishing all my house keeping jobs with my wife asap, just to play this piece.

  • @Feromu
    @Feromu Před 8 lety +2

    I saw James Rhodes in concert recently and since then I became I big fan of him. I learnt to play in my piano this piece of Chopin and also the Adagio of Bach - Marcello that James also discovered to me. Thank you James Rhodes!

  • @davehalls9928
    @davehalls9928 Před 7 lety +8

    Very inspiring. I've been learning the piano on and off for the last 25 years and can attest to the joy it brings, even though my playing sounds nothing like James Rhodes. But I would add that if anybody is truly serious about learning classical piano, above all get a good teacher. It's amazingly easy to learn bad habits and improper technique if you try and teach yourself - and then it will take a very, very long time to unlearn them - as I know firsthand. For example, in the Chopin prelude played above, one important technique to make it sound smooth (said legato) is good pedaling. Without a good teacher I don't know if I could have learned that on my own, but some people can. But if you have the right teacher they can also inspire and motivate you.

  • @pjtello4640
    @pjtello4640 Před rokem

    You have inspired me Mr. Rhodes. I’m 29 and have been a self taught musician and I now want to learn piano.

  • @VetleNr
    @VetleNr Před 8 lety +99

    Playing this piece is not particular a hard thing. The hard side of this piece is how to express it right! If you dont play this piece with lot and lots of expression it does not sound enjoyable.

    • @maxrey4055
      @maxrey4055 Před 7 lety +14

      Be that as it may, that is not the point he is trying to make. Sadly these comments are what keep some from returning or wanting to learn the piano. What count's is that you enjoy it. Besides most people will not know the difference from your performance or Richters...

    • @laflamezz1907
      @laflamezz1907 Před 7 lety +4

      Naero Piano thats so true. Took me one year after learning this piece to find a satisfying way of interpreting it

    • @larsbrp
      @larsbrp Před 7 lety +4

      Well, I might have played the piece for about 45 years, and I am still working on how to interpret it ...
      Anyhow, just heard Cortot playing Chopin. Oh dear, always thought Rubinstein was the best ... oh dear ... Cortot is ... well, go listen to him yourself ...

    • @carlrichards49
      @carlrichards49 Před 7 lety +1

      Yes yes, totally agree. I too am a great admirer of Rubinstein, heard him in concert many times and he was always wonderful, absolutely, much better than Horowitz. But Cortot! He is in a class all by himself, like Chopin come back to life! Nobody, absolutely nobody like him, ever.

    • @larsbrp
      @larsbrp Před 7 lety

      Yes ...
      Lucky you, you have heard Rubinstein, but probably not the Etydes ...
      They were a bit to difficult ...
      However some of Cortots slow pieces, walzes etc. might be, well, a little slower sometimes ... But maybe it is just me ... I am playing them much slower ...

  • @republiccooper
    @republiccooper Před 7 lety +12

    A lot of food for deep thought. Thank you!

  • @mrvlhs
    @mrvlhs Před 7 lety +1

    This is one of my favorite pieces, I'm glad it won't be too demanding to start with. Music doesn't have to be hard to be enjoyable

  • @aishamusharraf4857
    @aishamusharraf4857 Před rokem

    Inspiring talk. The James starts to play and....GOOSEBUMPS!

  • @guillaumelafarge3857
    @guillaumelafarge3857 Před 7 lety

    It's so true that if we really want to, we can find the time to do anything

  • @littlekiwi9724
    @littlekiwi9724 Před 7 lety +19

    I play the piano a little - so, taking Mr. Rhodes advice, have started the G minor Ballade... ha ha ha, talk about biting off more than you can chew!!

    • @oysteinsoreide4323
      @oysteinsoreide4323 Před 7 lety +3

      Little Kiwi If you get stuck, learn some easy pieces in the meantime. and go back to the challenge again when you feel ready for it again.

    • @lonewolf604
      @lonewolf604 Před 6 lety +1

      The Coda alone took me 2-3 months (the whole summer). I ditched a lot of friend hangouts to learn it.

    • @Exelitious
      @Exelitious Před 6 lety

      well you still need common sense. There are things you can and cannot play. It is different for every person. There are things that are easy for one, but hard for another, but there are things that are universally hard for everyone, such as the ballade in g minor. i think there are about at best 15 easy Chopin pieces, and the ballades are extremely difficult. I may say I do something a little, but it doesn't mean that even with Mr. Rhodes' advice i will do it with 40 minutes a day. its just not enough. If talented people work 2-6 hours a day from a young age to play something difficult at their 15's or 20's, i just have no business thinking i will get that result in a short time with as little time as i put into it.

    • @wardropper
      @wardropper Před 6 lety

      It's all about patience. Polish 2 bars at a time, and after 6 months you've got there.

  • @PJGRAND
    @PJGRAND Před 3 lety +1

    Most of Chopin's music is very difficult to play but this beautiful piece by Chopin Is easy to play a very good piece to learn for beginners a very good video for aspiring pianists !!

  • @CampJ95
    @CampJ95 Před 7 lety +34

    "Yea I play piano!"
    *plays this song*
    "Wow Jaidyn that was so pretty! Now play another"
    "....uuhhhhhhhhhhhh"

    • @largesatsuma
      @largesatsuma Před 6 lety

      That's what I was thinking.
      Plus, this piece is boring! Put your audience to sleep.

    • @flowey1149
      @flowey1149 Před 6 lety +13

      If you think this piece is boring then I don't really think you should be looking for Chopin music, he's probably not your style.

    • @AtharvGoel
      @AtharvGoel Před 6 lety

      Flowey When you’re trying to entertain an audience, you ain’t gonna just go upto them while they are almost asleep listening to this and tell them this isn’t the music for them while you’re literally playing it for them.

    • @flowey1149
      @flowey1149 Před 6 lety +4

      I was talking about the user who commented its boring. If your audience falls asleep then nothing can be done. It was the wrong audience to play in front of.

    • @shoganflamemasta3975
      @shoganflamemasta3975 Před 5 lety +3

      Flowey I know how you feel, it also enrages me, generally people love flashy and fast pieces. Fantasie Impromptu, the third movement from moonlight sonata, alla turca etc. I hate that, I hate how they aren't able to feel, they are just looking for a dexterity show and praise, not the music itself

  • @RhiannonRaven
    @RhiannonRaven Před rokem

    I often think of how many moments of creative beauty, how many instances of life affirming creativity and mystical oneness with the divine have been lost because the human that has the potential to channel them chose to watch a tv soap or play a computer game instead.

  • @joseph.r1122
    @joseph.r1122 Před 2 lety

    Bravo...to the performance of Chopin's Prelude, and to your encouraging words.

  • @mastersofharmonica6200

    I did exactly as you suggested...went to library- got the Chopin Prelude #4, am learning it...picked up piano. Thank you...perfect advice.

  • @centraterasen
    @centraterasen Před 7 lety

    James, I'm Polish and 9 out of 10 of the old Polish movies features this piece of music. Chopin is big in Poland and listening to his music reminds me of Poland. I don't play the piano but I do play the guitar and your video challenged me to learn this wonderful piece of music. Let's face it, in this multimedia charged world one needs to stop and consider the well being of their soul. TV will not quench it, music is something that we all share, something that resonates when we think of our Creator. My good man you rock... Perhaps not a thing to say to a classical musician... Respect

  • @kimtaehyungandyootaeyangst2779

    Him : anyone can play chopin
    Him : -wears Bach shirt-

    • @GarySchmidtPianist
      @GarySchmidtPianist Před 7 lety +6

      Never had anyone in 20 years of full time professional teaching have I seen anyone be able to play this piece after a couple of quick lessons "to show where the fingers go" and a few weeks. But maybe I am a bad teacher lol. Never say never I guess. And musicality is whole another bag.... But have at it!! Just don't be discouraged if it takes longer (quite a bit longer). By the way I do love love this guys playing.

    • @recklesswhisper
      @recklesswhisper Před 7 lety +1

      Does anyone remember that this was one of the easy piano numbers in the movie, "Five Easy Pieces"? I started playing Chopin after seeing that movie... late sixties or 70s.
      ^..^~~

    • @vihuelamig
      @vihuelamig Před 7 lety +4

      No but you don't have to take him literally. I think the point he is making is that it's a great thing to try and it's a whole lot better than not trying at all. Of course he has deliberately selected Chopin (or Bach). It's pretty difficult trying to encourage people with twinkle twinkle.

    • @Forgetit2697
      @Forgetit2697 Před 7 lety +6

      Actually, this piece is so simple to play that one can learn it even without a teacher. The fingering is simple and the tempo is very slow so there will be no technical problems. The main issue will have to be the expression and/or delivery, which can be polished once you memorize the piece and have time to ponder while playing, then the emotions will spew.

    • @Forgetit2697
      @Forgetit2697 Před 7 lety +5

      The Etudes on the other hand will take a lifetime.

  • @timothyj1966
    @timothyj1966 Před 6 lety +1

    Yet - I've heard classically trained musicians with the technical chops massacre Chopin. Takes alot of artistic talent and intuition to get Chopin right.

    • @squodge
      @squodge Před 5 lety

      This is typical of any art form, not just playing Chopin. For instance, if you took up pottery, your attempts at making pots will be awful for the first few months, probably years. But it wouldn't be wrong to say that the first functional pot you made is still a pot.
      So with Chopin it's the same. You obviously have to play any piece (not just Chopin) badly before you can play it well. So really you're not saying anything meaningful lol.

  • @rodolfonunhez
    @rodolfonunhez Před 2 lety +1

    Right on!!!
    Excelente video and piece of advice.
    One step at a time adds up to enormous results.

  • @edfisher6434
    @edfisher6434 Před 6 lety +17

    1.don't own a bad piano,even if it is free.It will depress and defeat your progress. all keys pedals and mechanisms should work .
    2. get a good electronic piano with full range of weighted keys.(korg etc)0
    3. many music/adult ed depts have practice pianos for you to use, just ask.(I had a choice of a Bosendorfer or Steinway )
    4.If you can remember the plot of a soap opera or follow Lord of the Rings or similar,the memory trick is the same as with music.
    5.play for fun,practice with focus.
    6.Hanon
    7.Watch and listen to great pianists
    8.dont play simple versions of classics
    9. no good music is easy [there is a world of nuance in simple music by great composers).
    10. ignore nay sayers. Learning is fun and easy.
    I started teaching myself piano at age 30 and can now play some of the great Beethoven sonatas and most repertoir in higher\medium range. thanks

    • @Powerslider
      @Powerslider Před 5 lety

      Actually a full weighted keyboard is loads heavier than my Bechstein grand. Actually a half weighted keyboard i have is even heavier than the Bechstein which has a downweight of about 50 grams per key.

    • @FaisalAzizFizzy20000
      @FaisalAzizFizzy20000 Před 5 lety

      korg pianos suck. hrrobile tonal range. u cant play soft. get a steinway model L instead

  • @jenniferalbino3242
    @jenniferalbino3242 Před 4 lety +1

    I'm trying this challenge. I'm practicing 2 weeks and I'm playing the middle of this piece. Thanks!

  • @musiquesdereve188
    @musiquesdereve188 Před 7 lety +1

    Great vidéo I'm guitarist 50 years and beginner on piano and your vidéo give a lot of encouragement to practice and play fabulous piece of music. Have a good week.
    J-pascal

  • @bme7491
    @bme7491 Před 3 lety

    One of my all time favorite piano pieces. Took me about 5 weeks to get it down. Tooooo many people playing bars 17-20 really fast. This version was perfect IMO.

  • @70194tanner
    @70194tanner Před 6 lety

    Very inspiring! I have began playing piano again because I do not want to look back at my life and think "wow I wish I learned how to play paino".

  • @SuperTicklemonsters
    @SuperTicklemonsters Před 3 lety

    Totally true. I started to learn piano from scratch at 36! a year and a half later and I can play some (simpler) chopin!

  • @mchung8456
    @mchung8456 Před 3 lety

    I bought your book and learned to play Prelude, Moonlight Sonata and on to a 3rd piece. Thanks!

  • @adamdeveau6311
    @adamdeveau6311 Před 4 lety

    Damn, this guys got fire and grace.

  • @Ashtarot77
    @Ashtarot77 Před rokem

    Learning this piece at the moment for my Level 5 grading exams. I only started taking lessons this year and I learn the notes first before I adjust the tempo and ultimately feeling of the piece. Seems to be working for me so far.

  • @ksymeon
    @ksymeon Před 7 lety

    Couldn't agree more on creating something in 40 minutes a day! Well done!

  • @GATTAPADRE
    @GATTAPADRE Před 6 lety

    I started playing piano at age 28, (my 1st instrument). I taught myself Chopin's Raindrop Prelude, (appx 5 mins long and grade 6 of 8) and went to a Piano Teacher having memorized it and asked her to take me as a pupil. This and some other short, easy Chopin Preludes were the first pieces she taught me. I had listened to all of the Chopin preludes at least 100 times, so had a good idea for the dynamics and moods. Teaching the feeling and subtle dynamics to a child would not be so easy, but I will try teaching a Chopin piece to my young daughter to see if it is worthwhile.

    • @ibuprofen303
      @ibuprofen303 Před 6 lety

      Try teaching her Ballade no 1 for 2 minutes a day for a couple of months. Anyone can play it. It's like James says.

  • @JamesLeaveyConnections

    Spot on. Just do it. Don't chew over it.

  • @YMeDoyElLujazo
    @YMeDoyElLujazo Před 4 lety +5

    I lost my hands in the war

  • @ccgilliatt
    @ccgilliatt Před 6 lety

    True. Learning to play this on my own, never had a lesson.

  • @datalore6187
    @datalore6187 Před 3 lety

    Playing the piano is one thing, playing it well is another.

    • @TonyRush
      @TonyRush  Před 3 lety

      He's a world-renowned, professional classical pianist. :) I think it's safe to say that he's aware of the distinction. His point is one of encouragement. That one should just start.

  • @robertburnett5561
    @robertburnett5561 Před 7 lety

    Very expressive. More than some concert performers.

  • @MetaView7
    @MetaView7 Před 5 lety

    That unmistakable sweet Steinway sound

  • @Wegnerrobert2
    @Wegnerrobert2 Před 7 lety

    That's so true! You can just start playing most pieces! I'm halfway in Bach's C maj fugue without ever having touched a piano before, it's all about practice.

    • @PluralOfAlcesAlces
      @PluralOfAlcesAlces Před 7 lety

      Fugue or prelude? It's just that the prelude is one of the most commonly used introductory pieces

  • @michaelmcfadden4397
    @michaelmcfadden4397 Před 3 lety +1

    Everyone says they wish they could play an instrument, most are too lazy to learn.

  • @franciscoharrison6192
    @franciscoharrison6192 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you, you are great!

  • @killerkev999
    @killerkev999 Před 7 lety

    well said, work well and steady and a lifetime of enjoyment awaits.

  • @kaiem1013
    @kaiem1013 Před 5 lety

    Powerful video. I used to attend a classical painting workshop when i was like 10 but i gave up on it to focus on the piano. I picked it up again two years ago when i was 16 and it was a bit hard focusing on those two plus schoolwork but it's a lot of fun and definitely worth it!

  • @tcrown3333
    @tcrown3333 Před 7 lety

    Great sentiments followed by great playing. Thanks.

  • @vr4ever645
    @vr4ever645 Před 4 lety +2

    That shirt though!😂

  • @nnnpc2802
    @nnnpc2802 Před 7 lety +1

    Hey James! I read your books and I loved them :) I'm 18 and I started playing the piano when I was 5. I just wanted to tell you I love the way you play and you explain music. Congratulations!!
    I hope you have a couple of minutes to listen to the covers I uploaded on my YT channel. Thank you so much for everything! I hope you play here in Spain to see you : D

  • @paulanderson346
    @paulanderson346 Před 6 lety

    I love James Rhodes . I've attempted to learn to read music and it's just never happened . I envy people who can . Despite this I do write and play my own classical music in my very own unorthodox way . I now feel strangely attached to this approach and have lost all interest in learning how to read notation . I admire James and have read his book ' Instrumental ' . Wish I could read music but it doesn't stop me from composing , which is the positive side of things .

    • @squodge
      @squodge Před 5 lety

      So what's stopping you from learning to read music?
      There isn't a lot to it:
      Staff or stave: that's the bar lines - 5 upper lines for treble (high notes) and 5 lower lines for bass (low notes) - middle C sits in between these two pairs of 5 lines
      Notes: You only really use 4 different note lengths when you're starting out, and gradually add the compound ones (dotted notes, triplets)
      Rests: Same principle as the notes
      Bar lines: divides the music into regular 'phrases'
      That's about it. You read it from left to right, much like Western writing.
      The 'grammar' of music notation is extremely rigid and predictable (unlike real language).
      A good teacher could probably teach you to read music in a few hours.

  • @zacharyroth1364
    @zacharyroth1364 Před 3 lety

    love the sweater

  • @josemanuelrr
    @josemanuelrr Před 5 lety

    Muchas gracias, James!!!

  • @peterzoch7851
    @peterzoch7851 Před 4 lety

    Yes,you are right.
    However,to be able to develop proper technique real piano or at least weighted keyboard with hammer action is needed.
    Unless the goal is to play some synth chords for modern music(no dynamic)
    Another thing to be able to practice this 40-60 min a day with full concentration and be physically not tired after all day at work.
    I do manual work and my hands and muscles are simply stiff and sore after 9 hours of labour.
    Just to mention,not everyone has 9-5 office job and pushing pencils and papers.

  • @gspaulsson
    @gspaulsson Před 7 lety

    That little prelude is easy to bang out, but incredibly hard to play well. The A major prelude (#7) is even shorter, and apart from having to stretch a 10th at one point, is pretty easy. Another good one for beginners, and only 13 bars, is the one in C minor (#20), which lets you pound away at ff, then crescendo, making it relatively easy to come down to p and then pp, whereas in the e minor, you have to go from p, then dim., then play three big chords pp. ANd that isn't even the hard part.

  • @jeilandmamayim6321
    @jeilandmamayim6321 Před 7 lety

    this is my favorite song,love you

  • @astigastig6563
    @astigastig6563 Před 6 lety

    so truee... I'm a beginnner and I can play Chopin's Nocturne op.9 no.2

  • @militaryandemergencyservic3286

    nice playing!

  • @oskarcollison1801
    @oskarcollison1801 Před 3 lety

    me watching this sat at my piano: ‘hmm interesting’ **plays moonlight sonata mvt 3 whilst still looking at the screen**

  • @Awentiawolf
    @Awentiawolf Před 6 lety

    you are an inspiration! :-) and prelude no4 is a master piece!

  • @chuckwhetstone220
    @chuckwhetstone220 Před 8 lety

    Loved it, Tony. Makes total sense.

  • @2inchfromtheground
    @2inchfromtheground Před 7 lety +3

    totally missing why a lot of people dont like this guy on a personal level

  • @patrick99e99
    @patrick99e99 Před 7 lety

    And you can learn to read music by playing NoteBlaster on the iPad or iPhone.

  • @pianoshaman2807
    @pianoshaman2807 Před 6 lety

    Chopin Ballade No.1

    • @ibuprofen303
      @ibuprofen303 Před 6 lety

      Anyone can play that. Just ten minutes a day for two weeks. Honest.

    • @raclj9940
      @raclj9940 Před 6 lety

      ibuprofen303 LOL wtf

    • @ibuprofen303
      @ibuprofen303 Před 6 lety

      That's what James Rhodes reckons.

  • @WannabePianistSurya
    @WannabePianistSurya Před 6 lety

    I think the left hand should be a little more softer. None the less, powerful video

  • @msix600
    @msix600 Před 7 lety +12

    Where do you get these shirts?

    • @bigboat8329
      @bigboat8329 Před 6 lety +1

      Just search Bach tshirt and something is bound to pop up

  • @JeffreyKistner
    @JeffreyKistner Před 8 lety

    Hi Tony, Great Video! Thank you for posting... Dead On! :)

  • @bakuto.1055
    @bakuto.1055 Před 5 lety

    Thank you. Let me finish revolutinary etude now...

  • @baxtermason6909
    @baxtermason6909 Před 5 lety

    ....I'm glad I heard this...;-)

  • @themothertrucker490
    @themothertrucker490 Před 8 lety +2

    shared on fb thank you tony

  • @szilike_10
    @szilike_10 Před 7 lety

    Actually this is the first piece I learned a year ago. :O Now trying to make Clair de lune perfect! :)) That's a progress I guess.

  • @julianwoodhouse1648
    @julianwoodhouse1648 Před 3 lety

    Lmao when he said 40 hours a day is all you need I’m like .... I have six pieces to learn in three months sir for my exams -.- I need AT LEAST 4 hours a day

  • @aosilva1032
    @aosilva1032 Před 3 lety

    Muito lindo!

  • @Chopin4321
    @Chopin4321 Před 7 lety

    you are so nice trying to make it look very easy for everybody...it is naive...then frustration comes...the truth is that it takes work, long work, hard work, galley slave work, but is worth it, the more you put the more you get.
    "Chopin´s playing evoked all the sweet and sorrowful voices of the past. Chopin sang the tears of music...in a whole gamut of different forms and voices, from that of the warrior to those of children and angels..." Bohdan Zaleski, polish poet, personal diary 2 feb 1844.
    "Under the fingers of Chopins´s hand the piano became the voice of an archangel, an orchestra, an army, a raging ocean, a creation of the universe, the end of the world." Solange Clesinger
    " SIMPLICITY IS EVERYTHING, IT IS ART¨S FINAL OBJECT. ONE HAS TO HAVE STUDIED A LOT, TREMENDOUSLY, TO LET SIMPLICITY EMERGE WITH ALL ITS CHARM, GRACE AND MAGIC. PLACE THE HAND AT EASE, WITH A MAXIMUM OF SUPPLENESS AND FLEXIBILITY, -- ( FACILEMENT, FACILEMENT ) -- EASILY, EASILY. TO ATTAIN GOOD TASTE, NATURALNESS AND PERFECTION IN PIANO PLAYING, LEARN FROM THE BEST OPERA SINGERS, LISTENING CAREFULLY HOW THEY BREATH. "
    - CHOPIN -

    • @Chopin4321
      @Chopin4321 Před 7 lety

      i change my mind...it is not naive...it is wonderful to start people to music...playing very difficult works really well it takes a lot of sweat, thats all, i like the sweat, but if you don´t you can have a muse too...on the contrary many after the sweat lose the muse....so watch where to stop a bit

  • @smb123211
    @smb123211 Před 6 lety +6

    Anyone can be a nuclear scientist / opera singer / surgeon...uh, sorry, they can't. More than the capacity to understand is the art of appreciation and the intelligence but a willingness to devote hours each day to mastering a subject instead of checking FB every 3 seconds. This is probably one of the easiest pieces Chopin wrote and even it is tricky if one highlights the melody and keeps the support in the background.

    • @ballinhamster3170
      @ballinhamster3170 Před 6 lety +5

      I can’t believe how pessimistic you are. Almost anyone can play these pieces and enjoy them if they want to. Not everyone can become a professional, but 40 minutes a day can get you pretty far, especially if you have a musical background.

    • @ibuprofen303
      @ibuprofen303 Před 6 lety

      Ballin Hamster - "Anyone can play these pieces" - I don't think so. A fair few people could probably play this but very far from "almost anyone". Something as arbitrary as "pessimism" has nothing to do with it.

    • @squodge
      @squodge Před 5 lety +1

      I agree with Ballin Hamster.
      The only reason why most people fail to do anything meaningful in their lives is because they give up before they've even started.

  • @kennethvelasquez4509
    @kennethvelasquez4509 Před 3 lety

    Can you please say where you got that shirt

  • @talento398
    @talento398 Před 5 lety

    si hasta el carnicero!

  • @hamzabustami2947
    @hamzabustami2947 Před 7 lety

    *me going threw recommended videos finds this looks at title about to click then stops when I see the bach shirt*

  • @mayiask654
    @mayiask654 Před 3 lety

    I highly doubt that the same piece, although technically not very much demanding, played by an absolute beginner (with average talent) after a few weeks of training will sound anything close to this performance.

  • @kipyme
    @kipyme Před 6 lety

    Nice shirt!

  • @user-qr4ud9li8s
    @user-qr4ud9li8s Před 6 lety

    I want that shirt.Where did you buy it??

  • @partybather
    @partybather Před 7 lety

    Where can you buy this dope sweatshirt? :D

  • @MarcAmengual
    @MarcAmengual Před 5 lety

    I think this man is a talker

  • @jackleg266
    @jackleg266 Před 4 lety

    how are pedals being used?

  • @enzoronielconcepcion4952

    How about Liszt?

  • @shoganflamemasta3975
    @shoganflamemasta3975 Před 5 lety

    This title makes me think of Ratatouille

  • @xXkillerXx47
    @xXkillerXx47 Před 5 lety +1

    look at my face when you are talking

    • @TonyRush
      @TonyRush  Před 4 lety

      It might be helpful for you to learn something about what Mr. Rhodes has been through before obsessing about his mannerisms.

  • @MrJohnAndrewhall
    @MrJohnAndrewhall Před 4 lety

    Bit more pedal?

  • @jeongsookim979
    @jeongsookim979 Před 6 lety

    It's not so much about anyone being able to play Chopin but him complaining about people complaining

  • @Yadeehoo
    @Yadeehoo Před 7 lety +8

    If people want to play the piano, they will. No need to try to convince them

    • @LunnarisLP
      @LunnarisLP Před 7 lety +10

      that's pretty much bullshit, we are all just a sum of our outer influences+genes.Encouraging positive things is good and nessecary with some people, be it with living our their creativity, or being nice to old people or finally asking that girl out. Ofc. if they don't want them let them be, but encouraging the good in people should always be something we should do and it will encourage us to be better too.

    • @TonyRush
      @TonyRush  Před 7 lety +4

      On the contrary, there’s no shortage of people who would love to do something creative but who stand in their own way out of fear of failure.

  • @TruthSurge
    @TruthSurge Před 4 lety +4

    2:12 pretty shallow motivation.

  • @pedronagem6944
    @pedronagem6944 Před 8 lety

    Can anyone tell me what is the piece he plays?

  • @akelofgren9468
    @akelofgren9468 Před 2 lety

    My Chopinheart chopinlife chopinidentity WAS MAINLY CRASHED BY A NORTHPEOPLE WHO TOOK NECK PEE POO ON GERMANS

  • @landryessono8267
    @landryessono8267 Před 2 lety

    Why do you Wear a Bach's tee shirt ?