Sight-reading + Why Liszt Etude "Mazeppa" Isn't That Difficult...đ€ |Tiffany Vlogs
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Her 10 mins of sight reading, I probably have to spend 1 week to practice.... incredible
you suck, not me :)
I'd spend 1 month đđđ
This line of thinking easily has the flip-side of feeling bad about your own playing. You should probably be wary of it for your own mental health's sake.
Just one week? Hahahahah
@@oannabonana, exactly me too
m.s.= mano sinistra ( left hand )
m.d.= mano destra ( right hand )
All the abbreviations are in Italian language
âMazeppa isnât that difficultâ
Not all of us are virtuosos Tiffany.
In all seriousness great insights
it's only like doing rocket science while trying to juggle flaming rocks and reciting beowulf backwards all at the same time.
Yes itâs obviously very technically challenging, but Lisztâs music is generally VERY intuitive to pianists musically/pianistically/harmonically
Iâd say Lisztâs writing is often way more comfortable than that of Chopin.... that being said, it can be comfortable but still extremely hard. And harder still to go past the textures and really play his music with maximum color.
@@ruthsalgado6775 No one asked, quit your bragging
@@ruthsalgado6775 I doubt you can play it with even mediocre technique or phrasing, let alone speed.
I've always wondered how pianists would deconstruct music when they practice, but never expected someone to put huge effort to visualize it. Now I have this video, great work!
Huge respect for the amount of work you put in this video!
đ€ My eyes thank you đđ”
You make a very great point, Tiffany! People will always try to rank pieces by difficulty (most likely in relation to technique). But we will always have our strengths and weaknesses which make certain pieces more or less "difficult" than others. I don't think subjective takes on pieces and their associated "difficulty" is something that helps us much or at all on our musical journey as one might think. Thanks for an amazing vlog and food for thought!
Yessss thank you đđđ I'm so glad you understand đ€đđ¶
Yea this is true, I can play Debussy and Chopin stuffs but struggles to play Bach and Mozart stuffs, even their âeasierâ works.
@@datnguyen3441 Funny, I have pretty much the exact opposite problem. I love playing Bach and Mozart, but I have trouble with Chopin, Beethoven, etc. (somehow havenât played Debussy but Iâd imagine it would present similar challenges).
Yeah I totally get that! Iâm pretty good at playing Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Debussy or Satie, yet I struggle so much with earlier composers like Handel, Bach, Haydn or Mozart.
Edit: By the way Iâm not some super virtuosic pianist that plays really difficult Rach and Liszt Ătudes or Concertos, I just play their easier works :)
Itâs not always about technique either, like I have just revisited a couple of Chopin etudes Op.10 No.4 and Op.25 No.11 and while technically theyâre pretty easy at this point, itâs another matter keeping up the mental stamina to play them through which has required an immense amount of practice I havenât done in a while. Iâm just not used to these kinds of relentless studies.
The precious thing about this video is that we can see what's in the mind of a professional pianist, during the practice sessions. You can learn so many things about structure, harmony, sight reading, memorization etc from a video like this.
This video actually helped me out. It makes Mazeppa look so much more simpler. Thanks Tiffany! :)
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whooo happiest moment of the day
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@@TiffanyPoonpianist I love the Kinderszenen intro! I'd love to hear you play op 15 no 1 in another video!
@@TiffanyPoonpianist you make lots of peoples days better, and you inspire me to learn, I have a kimball console upright and I am self teaching, it isnât easy, and sometimes i lose motivation but the beauty of classical music always makes me want to keep and learning, and you, you are a voice to be heard, one that inspires many and may you continue to share your passion for music and continue to inspire many more
I legitimately can't believe how good you are at sight reading!!! It almost sounds like you've played the piece before.
Of course she have
Dear Tiffany:
I love to watch and hear you practice!.... it's uplifting and invigorating!
Thank you so much đđ
Learning new things in different subjects is a great pleasure, Tiffany. I think you are right to follow your course of action. I wish you much joy as you gain new knowledge.
Thank you for sharing this rare glimpse into the early learning process of a touring artist! What a fabulous resource. Your transparency is so refreshing.
What Victor Hugo says has the final measure
"he finally falls ..... and gets up king!"
Love this content! Talking - analyzing - and also playing! Just love it!
I've been anticipating this video for a while. đ
Now we can start anticipating the next one ;)
Thank you so much for putting out these videos, they're a great source of inspiration.
2-week break, but a 25 min video: YES please! Hope everyone is doing well! (Day 22)
You've really changed in this vlog! I'm talking about how more of a positive mindset you have and how you're ambitious for learning and educating yourself! It's really inspiring, especially coming from a person who's already more knowledgeable and experienced than millions of people. Thank you for being such a model!
It's amazing you can sight read this crazy piece....wow!! I love the second part in particular. So beautiful!
Brilliantly said and played :) especially love the explanation of 'not bragging' versus 'something that you find interesting or exciting'
Thanks i really love your sight reading videos. Im happy you keep doing them
This has been an exceptionally happy week for me, hope for everyone here as well! And now a Tiffany Poon video to end the week, wonderfull! Thanks Tiffany, looking forward to GRWM vlogs when your concert in Germany happens. Also, pretty impressive how fast you learn :)
Iâm always soo excited for new videos from her since they never fail to inspire me to practice especially in this pandemic !đ·
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Yay!...that was so fun watching you play through that.
I'm currently learning this, is a truly challenging piece Tiffany!
I love watching your sight readingsđđ„°
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you are literally amazing. every time I watch your videos I feel like I want to be a better person, even if it would be just a single step forward. not only about musicality and such, but everything in general. I am not a pianist, just a postgrad biomed student playing the piano for a hobby, but you are exactly the kind of person that I'd love to keep close (not to mention, it would be perfect if you lived next door so I can listen to you practising)
đ„ș This is exactly what I try to be and do on CZcams and social media... Thank you for writing this comment â€ïžđ„ș
Let's appreciate for a moment the effort put in editting these sight-reading videos. Great job!
another inspirational video, I'll have to save this for when I am feeling down.
I love these vlogs. I love watching other professional musician practice and learning what others do to improve.
This is a great video on how you look at things.. and its something we dont get often. Thank you
Huge respect to you, your efforts and your work ethic. You're a chad musician and I wish you the best.
Thank you. Completely agree about taking on the new works of Liszt. Pattern is everything.
Interesting! Can't thank you enough for all these elaborate explanations!
was so excited to watch this video!! all your time editing surely paid off :D
Watching you practice makes me wish that I still had a piano or keyboard to practice on. Iâm not a classical pianist but I still enjoy watching videos related to classical music.
Never too late to start đčđ
Ahhh 25 minute vlog canât wait to watch it all with my breakfast :D!
Omg i've been waiting for this so long, ever since I saw your insta story I got so excited
Thank you for narrating your thought process. This is extremely helpful as I'm trying to sight-read better
Yessss!! Do what you want to do and I love the idea that you would love to keep learning!!! Support you as alwaysâ€ïžđ
BTW I'd like to thank you for making this vlog at this moment because I am learning a super challenging etude for an audition in August! This meant so much to me as it's such a powerful encouragement telling me to trust myself that I can do it! Thank you Tiffany!!â€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïž
Good luck!!! đ€â€ïž You can do it đ¶
Thank you for sharing your process with us. Fascinating.
Thank you Tiffany for your willingness to share your love of classical music in such an open and personal way. Itâs interesting how modern technology allows one to share their inner self broadly.
Thank you for showing more of the learning process of classical musicđ
This is how intelligent people live and grow. great inspiration for lifelong learning!
This is a great video, and you are a great performer and educator. Keep up with the work! I really enjoy your videos
Your sight reading is equivalent to about my 2 week practice, even after then I stop and forget notes. Excellent job Tiffany â€ïž
Thank you Tiffany, this video inspires me and give me motivation to practice
I'm so excited to see her play this piece.
A new Tiffany video is an automatic good dayđ
A great pianist, and a nice person!!!
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Another great video! Thank you for being an inspiration to me!
Very insightful...you would make a great teacher at any level. đđđ
I was literally going to sight read this piece it's an amazing one and I love it! Also thank you for your inspirations!
had been waiting for this! âĄ
Thank you so much for these insights
Thank you so much for this. This is a gold lesson.
Beautiful Tiffany, so talented.
I love Lizst (the original concert pianist superstar). Thanks for this very detailed video. I know how much effort it takes to produce these. đđđ
tbf I sightread through this one a while back and had a similar thought. It's not as complicated as it looks, most of the complications come from the number of accidentals. But even those are just a semitone away from whatever the chord is most of the time.
I think the famous difficulty comes more from the execution of all the physically demanding movement than it does from reading. It's definitely no easy piece to perform.
Oh and the story behind it, I never read the poem but I read a synopsis of the story and well... yeah mazeppa was no hero. If I rememeber he got accused of sleeping with the princess and was chained to a horse and sent off to die but somehow he survived and ended up in ukraine where he was saved and he joined the army. Something like that
Interesting. Didnât he become a Ukrainian war hero though? Forgive my ignorance
Tiffany, your editing skills are very impressiveđ.
Playing such a piece is already so impressive to me (many unpredictable chords and transitions), but to be able to play it without a score seems unreal!
I like this new style of practice vlog very much!
I really loved it. This is my dream video.
love ur vids tiffany!!
Ever inspiring and motivating. Makes me think of how much I need to improve my sight-reading. Still, goals right? Thank you, Tiffany.
Your a kind woman Tiffany. The 'Mazeppa' is music worth looking at and with you playing through we are able to assess our own levels of ineptitude and skill when deciding to take this music on. It seems perhaps less intellectually challenging while using good coordination and strength.
Beautiful as alwaysđ„°đ
2:16 "A or 2".
I love your sense of humor!
lol
I have such admiration for your patience, thoroughness, as well as your musical abilities. You are an inspiration to all of us. Thank you!
Hi Tiffany! Had been waiting for your video đ.
I know... đâ€ïž
I love your sight reading videos ! đđ€
A great adjustment to the way you work/live. Musicians like Menuhin, Lipatti, and Schwarzkopf were versed in many art forms - literature, painting, etc. - and were friends with other artists. As a philosopher you are predisposed.
Incredible to behold! Great to hear /see the mental process that helps you work it out on the fly
Your sight Reading skills are amazing. I sound like a type writer plucking keys who where my face right on the sheet music trying to read individual notes.
I like watching you learn like this. I used to read music a long time ago but now i can only play by copying people and examining what is being played slowly and memorising it, I hit a limit with my ability to follow and sight read when I was younger and after returning could not overcome this barrier.
The same thing happened to me - try sight reading pieces you can play fro memory. Thatâs what helped me
Woah, your sight reading skills are so good. I wish to play like you one day. Thank you for the calming vlog Tiffany :^)
Tiff you are supremely blessedđđâĄïžâĄïžâĄïžđ
Agreed! Just got to practise some of the octave leaps in the dark ;) . To me, Feux Follets is so much more challenging. Thanks for the lovely video as always, Tiffany! Hopefully I'll be able to see you live one day.
Feux follets đŹ I can't... đ
Love that Video!
You made my day! :D
Thanks you so much! ^^
Probably a year ago when I started watching your vids(approximately when I picked piano back up), the idea of noticing patterns was something I thought would need years more to learn. But hey, Iâve been playing a lot of Rachmaninov recently and I can occasionally predict things in his pieces!
It helps a lot once I get the style of a certain composer for sure!
Is always fascinating watching your vlogs!!!!! Hello from England!!!! :) :) :)
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Hey Tiffany! Funny that you decided to read more, I've been following my interests a lot more as well. I decided to start learning Chinese (with apps until I get through some, then I'll look for a tutor). I don't need to or anything, but it just seems like such an interesting language, and I love learning languages where I can get appreciated by natives for being able to communicate with them in their mother tongue :D (+ the characters are so funny!)
Superb video, Tiffany! Very interesting to see your insight - I actually was sight reading this the other day and the same thought occurred to me regarding empirical knowledge, especially with Lisztâs compositions. However, as Iâm sure you know, the fun is trying to get up to a speed which conveys the madness and beauty in itâs entirety. Funnily, for me, the alternating chromatic octaves was one of the parts that made me doubt myself đ
It's not about hard, it's a beauty and passion.
Great Video Tiffany!!!! One of my goals within the next five years is to be well-versed in extended techniques for the flute and to learn the Ibert Concerto, the Reinecke Undine Sonata, the Reinecke Concerto, the Gaubert Flute Sonatas, Mouquet La Flute de Pan, and to explore more repertoire by more female composers (the last piece that I played by a female composer was Valerie Colemanâs Danza de la Mariposa)đ„°â€ïž
Poetic symphony no. 6 mazeppa is one of my favorite pieces in general.
Happy reading. đ
I love that the first thing I hear is kinderszenen đ
2 years later, I was about to like this comment, then realised itâs my own comment
Thank you so much for this video, you gave me the courage to try this piece as well, and you're right it wasn't as bad to sight read as I thought it would be! I've played the 10th transcendental etude before, which was much more difficult to sight read in my opinion, but I might like the Mazeppa a little more.
Nice to hear it played slowly. Rather beautiful. You convinced me it isnât that difficult. (Of course it is to get it good!)
OK I see you say it's not difficult, but you could back that statement up by actually playing it...
Enjoyed the facial expressions as you practiced through the Mazepa Etude. You look very human when working like this.
Alway very enjoy your practice vlog
Wow! Great job! Sight reading Liszt is quite challenging. I once tried to read one of the Beethoven symphony transcriptions. Of course, it was difficult but gave me a new understanding of Liszt. Hopefully I'll one day be able to play at least one of the transcriptions, and the symphonic poems.
If I could sight read an entire piece that satisfyingly in one go, I would probably be the happiest pianist today...
This video is so good
Very useful this video đđ”đ
Thanks Tif â€ïž
We saw you play a few snippets of Shultz-Eveler âBlue Danubeâ Waltz.That would be a thrill to see in its entirety. Wagner-Liszt Tannhauser Overture would be a nice change of pace, or Brahms Handel Variations. Or Beethoven Hammerklavier...