Adult Piano Progress - 1 Year of Practice
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- čas přidán 21. 01. 2019
- Hi, I am Daniel, I am 31 years old and decided to share my 1 year piano progress hoping to inspire people to start learning piano.
My practice routine: • How I practice everyday
List of songs:
1st month: Chopin Nocturne Op.9 No. 2 (easy version)
2nd month: Chopin Waltz in A minor B.150 Opus Posth
3rd month: Liszt Consolation No. 3
4th month: Mozart sonata K545
5th month: Chopin Waltz Op. 69 No. 2
6th month: Chopin Prelude Op. 28 No. 7
7th month: Debussy Arabesque No. 1
8th month: Debussy Clair de lune & Chopin Waltz in A minor B.150 Opus Posth
9th month: Chopin Waltz Op. 69 No. 2
10th month: Erik Satie - Gnossienne No. 1
11th month: Debussy Clair de lune
12th month: Chopin Mazurka Op. 17 No. 2
If you want to contact me: danielpianoprogress@gmail.com
Hi guys! New progress video, 2 years of practice: czcams.com/video/fy741oJkozU/video.html
Im inpressed. You actually practiced . I will be certain to check your 2 yr progress out. Cheers
Daniel great job
please tell me the name of the tenth month song
Nice
@@michaelsibindi5227 that's Gnossienne #1, Eric Satie
haha i just found your video im just 30years old and have the same thing like you.
only i cant have a teacher at moment(corona lock down) so youtube will teach me.
tommorow my first ever piano should arrive so excited.
The most impressive part was the fact he didn't play für elise
I'm way to guilty of this, was the first piece I played coming back to piano
@@maria6451 same😂
Poor elise
V3lios fir elise is a masterpiece, just no one learns the whole piece.
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The man with amnesia, who forgot the other 15 years of his playing. 😂😂
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Bra 2months nd his playing cords I can't read yet
Month 1: Digital piano. Month 2: old upright piano. Month 6: expensive new upright piano.
Perks of being an adult I guess.
Perks of not being a beginner
dont forget to be realistic - you must put in a bit of work whatever plan you decide on for learning piano I have spent months researching into different systems and found a great resource at Turbo Piano Secret (google it if you're interested)
Or of not being a beginer
This is probably fake! He plays Chopin the first month. Ive been playing piano for 10months now and are far away from his fake achievement during 1 year. It could be possible if he plays piano from morning to night. But he says 2hour of piano practice everyday. My assssssss
@@michaelbens8677 Or maybe he is just more talented than you in playing the piano. Not everybody learn at the same rate, he must have had good Hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills before he decided to do this.
You are very good!
I am 47 and just took my first piano class today.
Your video gives me motivation.
Hey.....four months in how are you getting on?
please keep motivated! this video is a fake... its normal if you need several years to learn just one of those pieces!
@@glenngulda no you don't. It's hours you put in and learning to practice well.
Fritz Mooney no it’s not
Fritz Mooney what do you mean?!?!
YOU LEARNED ALL THAT IN 1 YEAR...🤔🤔 ,WHO DID YOU HIRE AS YOUR TEACHER MORPHEUS FROM THE MATRIX..?
You guys shouldn't trust those fake progressions. I mean even if you totally forget about theory or sheet music and go direct for youtube fingering tutorials (that's how I call piano tutorial videos that teach you which keys to press) it is (I'm not gonna say impossible) really hard to get all those music that fast. I mean when did you practice your chords, scales, arpeggios? If you spend that much time memorizing the correct keys. He also has an unbelievable muscle memory capacity which should be only acquired by playing many techniques exercises. In my opinion, whether he is a prodigy monster like Mozart or this is just fake like most of 1 year's progressions I've seen on youtube. If you are a normal person that takes professional tutoring you almost don't play any real piece in the first year, is more like scales, arpeggios, chords, sheet music, and technical exercises (you need that to build yourself up to be a good pianist and that will make you suffer less in the future).
how about yall just suck and not as good as him HAHAHHAHA
@@Squids_Vlogs maybe you're right, even though just because he is a faster learner doesn't mean he is better than anyone, there are many pianists who followed a slower process of learning (of course learning to read scores first and techniques rather than imitating pianists on youtube) who are amazing professional players right now. To make good music (if you're not a genius) takes time and feeling, feeling on where to use a good rubato to give music more musicality, on where to not use pedals when your technique is enough. I mean that's just my concept on being a good pianist, of course, if the music he's doing is making him happy that's all that matters. My problem is to have students coming to me asking to learn classical pieces on their second month just because they saw a youtube progression. It's really hard to explain for a beginner the difference between playing and imitating.
How stupid are you well going on what you wrote out extremely
Agreed - I find this very hard to believe. His 'two month' piece is way beyond the level of playing required to pass a Grade One piano exam - and people are not supposed to taking those every other month! Either this guy is some kind of progeny, or it's just plain fake. You decide.
Remember this is 2 hours a day, I started piano and once you pick it up you really can't just play 2 days then take a week off you have to play everyday, it's like working out. Just working out on weekends or for 15 minutes a day will do something but not like someone who makes it a lifestyle. But once your brain starts to read notes and you listen to music and play it everyday it becomes a part of you. Even experienced pianists can't play every song off the bat they have to practice and practice. If you want to play piano well, or accomplish anything in life, even learning a new language, to master it you must do it everyday. You might suck one day and then after a month you'll be like wow I got better then forget it you'll be so motivated you'll be unstoppable.
also the more you practice the more you love it. i'm taking violin lesson for 4th month now still sounds like dying rats but i love it lol
The fluency in which this guy played even at 1 month is ridiculous.
There's no doubt in my mind he progressed so quickly. Motivation, perseverance and passion can get you far.
I started piano at the age of 13. Was playing chaotically, didn't know the notes, so 'learning' in a diletant way.. Entered the musical highschool in my town, but started double-bass, as the comitee assured me there's no chance I'll get to play the piano at the required level. All the frustration and the feeling I should prove them wrong, coupled with the colossal passion for piano playing got me studying so hard that I found myself auditioning for 9th grade (there was an entry exam for highschool). I scored high, teachers started spreading the word, discussing and my piano teacher from that year (I was studying piano as a secondary instrument) decided to take me under her wing for the remaining 4 years. I evolved and evolved and my colleagues (apart from one prodigy that was already concert pianist level) were getting jealous and dismissive, saying I couldn't have started so late and play like that, even tho they heard me studying, aside from my repertoire, small pieces from Anna Magdalena, Czerny op.599/ op.299, small pieces by Chopin and Mozart, Kuhlau, Diabelli and Clementi sonatinas.
When I had my first 'serious' pieces in 10th grade (Chopin Fantasie Op.49, Chopin Etude Op.25 no.12, Liszt Transcendental Etude no.2 S 139, Beethoven sonata Op.78 and Scarlatti sonata k466) I had a breakdown& burnout becuase it was too much. My technique wasn't really there, I was stressed, I scored badly in my first semester exam and a liiiitle bit better the next. I pushed myself the next year and played Chopin Etude Op.10 no.1, Liszt Etude S 139 No.8, Czerny op.799 no.34, Rahmaninov Corelli Variations, Bach Prelude and fugue No.8 from book 1 and Beethoven 'Pastorale' Sonata. Took everything sistematically, practiced like a circus freak, was seeing a professor from the local uni. I succeeded.
What i didn't achieve was playing with an orchestra.
My teacher's willfulness to let me have a say in choosing my repertoire, the symbiosis between her and me and her profound vision in regards to pianism and music got me where I am now. Thank you, miss Simona!
I am now a masters degree piano student, preparing Schumann's a minor concerto for an orchestral audition and a composition 2nd year student. Wrote this extensive comment to let you know it is possible with focus, motivation passion and, of course, the right mentor!
And, as soon as I get a recording contract, I will post videos from the beggining to the present moment. May all of you strive and thrive!
Thank you so much for posting this comment! Definitely inspiring! Though I learnt piano way earlier than you (since 6 years old), but I stop since my 19 years old (and I admit I slack since my 16 years old), and coming back after 11 years to my half-century old Kawai... Going to try out various pieces and see how it goes! By the way, I really like Rhapsody In Blue by George Gershwin, hope some day I'll play it to the standard =D
That’s the kind of journey I’m stepping along. I’m a cellist and sat on fifth grade for a year and a half making marginal progress. 6 weeks before I finally did my exam, I started to work much harder. I doubled my practice time 2 hours and focused much harder on practicing well. I almost got honours, which although was disappointing, was a drastic improvement. Fast forward 4 months and I’m now a grade 8 cellist. I won’t stop fighting to make up for what time I’ve lost before I finish year 12 this year.
Thank you for sharing your story with us. I see some romanian names in your comment, are you romanian like me? 😁
@@subvers1 Hello, Daniel! Yes, you guessed accurately. :)
I'm glad that I could reach some of you folks with what I said. That was my intention (and to counter indirectly those who dismiss Daniel's fast progress).
his neighbours must be happy for him :)
Hahaha 😂 probably. They didn't congratulate me yet 😅.
Neighbors are always bad .
@@barbarajanesowak882 you are right, it's a simplified version from complete beginners. I also learned the original version, check my channel videos if you want to see it.
@@barbarajanesowak882 ok boomer
As long as he’s not practicing too early in the morning or late at night he’s ok with his neighbors.
First month and he's playing and reading the music like my 1st year?
I am not reading, I just memorise and the piece is a simplified version for complete piano beginners.
@@subvers1 Still great progress. You've done well
That’s great for a year! I have been playing for many years on an off but recently playing more.. I learnt that Nocturne op 9 the full version.. it took me nearly a year 😃 it’s a beautiful song.. keep it up 👍
I know, that is not achieved in just a month he must at least have previous on and offs of trying to learn piano
This progress video is surely fake. No way he played like that in 1st month, even with having a teacher, without having previous experience
Ok i'm just really sceptical about being able to:
1. Arpegiate like that on a chopin piece
2. Being able to do 2/3 rythmic like the one in debussy
3. Switch between uncomfortable positions and arpegiate like in debussy's clair de lune
4. Learn jumps
5. Assimilate the reading skills to do all of the above
In one year... Thing with piano is that you struggle to figure out what's on a sheet of music, specially fast and full of colourfull harmonies pieces like that clair de lune, it s something you have to build up by reading pieces that features harder and harder reading elements with time... As an adult we do get things faster, but even so, muscles need time to process things... This video clearly burns steps
i can assert you that it is possible. I was able to play chopin nocturne op9n1 first part on a public piano in my university in 5 hours despite never having touched a real piano before.
You just need to know the piece and follow a youtube tutorial and that's it.
The funniest thing though, is that playing those kind of jumping arpeggios are easier for me now than playing chords. And that's the main issue when self learning piano, you don't necessarily start with bases and you learn more to play a piece than you learn to play the instrument..
Thus I don't think he reads the music, if it's like me, he knows what key to press and when, it's just memory.
@@compliantrgpd1080 hand independence is a thing dude, u dont just get that in 5 hrs...
@@corythatsaxkid8385 precisely because you don't learn hand independence, you just learn a sequence to touch to press with the 2 hands
I don't think learning how to read music, if that's what you mean at the end there, should be too difficult. It's a purely intellectual skill that can be learned like anything else as opposed to physical stuff.
Does anyone know the tenth month song please fam?
Wow that’s really pretty impressive! Great job! 2hrs a day is a lot of practice though, I’m happy when I can spare an hour.
Same. I play piano for 8 years but never practice this long. I must figure out how to not be lazy and get things done!
Luka T Watch a movie while practicing or put your phone on the stand and watch a youtube vids. This of course implies if you are learning repertoire vs actually practicing
Luka T me, when I started the piano ( 9 years of playing actually ) I played every day more than 2 ours trough day and now I’m very proud of that because that give to me so many technical. I’m lucky too because I’m very emotional when I’m playing and that make the song better
Well, consistency & enough practice time is ghe key so if this guy is legit, then so the practice is
I started piano six months ago ( I did play as a child and also play other instruments) out of a desire to read music. My only handicap is I can only practice for about 30 mins then my back gets sore so I spread it over a couple of practices per day. If I can do half as well as this chap in a year I'll be plenty proud of myself. I am 72 this year and really enjoying the experience though my guitars and basses are not getting much use!
Oh my god all your pieces are my favorite too. I just started practicing and I am 28 yo now. Being able to play Claire de Lune in 11th month is so much inspiring. Thanks for posting this.
If this video is legit you are the most talented man i have ever seen or heard of playing piano.
That's right. If he started from "zero"- really impressed.
@@yosua0 don't do that, the best is to improve the skill of reading music, is what make you still playing more and more
@@yosua0 I am dealing out some tissues for her
yosua I believe you.. you can’t play claire de lune at full tempo after 5 days
@@yosua0 5 days learning claire de lune but 5 years playing the piano.
Impressive!
Chopin seems to be one of your favourite composers, same here..
5lR me too! So happy yo hear it
Daniel, your playing is wonderful! It's so amazing! Now you've got a new subscriber from Russia. Music is very important to me because I am blind since I reached 12. I bought my first piano when I was 22. I started learning without a teacher two years ago. But I suppose that my results aren't too impressive. Perhaps, because of I need a lot of time to write and read notes and learn it by heart. I enjoy every minute of it though. I'll try to have more practice. Thank you for your inspiring videos. Best regards, Christina.
Thank you Cristina! Your words are encouraging me to keep doing videos. Also thank you for sharing your story, I admire you and I am sure you play wonderful. Just keep practising and you will get where you want, I am sure!
Кристина Кузнецова have you thought about uploading a video on your progress? I would be really interested in that
Everything by Chopin is good. I love Erik Satie. There is no life without music. Well done
There are 2 possibilities:
1) you're the most talented person in the world (because playing the piano like that in 1 year is absolutely impossible)
2) you didn´t learn that in just 1 year
"Arabesque" by Debussy in 8 months? impossible
It’s called practice
I actually did learn arabesque In about 8 months. It took a good 2 months to master the whole thing tho
Bro it s possible
What is possible? Playing Chopin Waltz after 5 moths? 😅 Do you read yourself?
You can easily learn Fantasie Impromptu with shortcut no need to learn piano sheet. Just search for tutorial thats it. Copy what you see.
I have played the piano for years and if this is the progress you made in a year ...then you practiced for HOURS a day. I don't believe it.
Well it’s possible. I remember I was bored with all the elementary music in my first few classes and my teacher let me pick any pieces I wanted to play, so I pick something much harder like Chopin minute etc and I was able to just play but with a LOT of practice until you get your muscle memory. However, the problem is I was never trained properly, so I couldn’t do sightreading well nor playing scale or having fundamental music theory. In the end, all new songs I play I just practice and play off the memory.
Natural talent.
*clap*
I pratice 3h every day. It's not impossible
The start of the video says he used to play piano
Your skill is wayy better than I expected.
I am 73 after head operation, I decided to learn the piano, now you are a raw model for me, that every thing is possible. Good for you, wonderful achievement, and you will enjoy it for life. Thanx for aspiring video🙏🏻👍
Thank you and I wish you all the best.
Never too late to start!
I agree, it is never too late to start. You can read, you can read music. I wish you much success! 🌟
Nice . Keep it up. 💖
This is impressive for one year, Daniel!
Thank you Luke! I love your compositions! "Echoes" is my favourite.
Fabulous progress in just a year! I see good things in your future, just keep at it.
Wow Daniel. I’ve just started my lessons at the age of 36. You have given me inspiration to keep going. I’m in awe of you.
Thank you! I am very happy to hear this. Just keep practicing everyday and the progress will be constant.
How'd it go?
Thanks for the great video ! I was a music performance major in college on Saxophone. We were required to take piano Theory ( chords and such ) but I never had time to actually learn to play the piano. In those days I played sax 7-8 hours a day between all the ensembles and bands I was in and practice time so no time to learn to play piano pieces . Now fast forward 30 years and a career that took me away from music entirely I’m semi retired. I just picked up piano for fun and have been getting in 3-4 hours a day. I’m hoping I can get some nice pieces together like you have by the years end. You really inspired me . Thanks again and congratulations on the great progress !
I can’t believe how many people are doubting the progress he made in one year. It’s ONE year, ONE year, not one day! One year you can get a master degree, you can lose 30 pounds, you can read in another language... you just don’t devote yourself to it. I’m not being inspiring, that’s just the truth. You can choose to doubt his achievement in one year, which is impressive but feasible, and I just want to tell you you should probably broaden your mind and tap more into your potential. Nothing feels better than making achievements
You can’t get a master degree in one year.
Just because you are gullible, believing this type of miracle progress over 12 months, which is a very short time for an adult learner, doesn't mean everyone else is.
Mike Regan ok. Just from my perspective, during quarantine I started practicing piano like 10 days ago, 2-3 hours per day, now I already can play Canon and Turkish March. I couldn’t even read sheet music before, at the beginning I need to follow the CZcams tutorials to learn each note is on where. Now I’m studying sheet music
@@toxmist in many countries in Europe, masters degree are just one year. In Spain, for exemple.
Btw, if you would like, you could check my one year of piano video (it was yesterday) m.czcams.com/video/9Ivp_KI7xFg/video.html
@@oliviacarolinetx1835 Hohohoho, such a genius.
So good.... this makes me, do not to stop, to get a keyboard, and start to learn...
Great to See so much Passion and Love for the piano
Your progress is incredible and inspiring. Thanks!
You're right. Sky is the only limit. Thanks for sharing your talent and passion. Keep up the good work.
I'm a 35 Yr old guitarist, but I must say I love seeing videos like this. It helps crush self-doubt, which grips me from time to time
I'm very happy for you, man. Keep up the excellent work
Justin from the Philippines
I love the choice of pieces you play. If only I knew some of these as a child to motivate myself playing haha!
Bravo!! Your progress blew me away. All of the piano pieces you learned and performed are also on my dream list. Your dedications and achievements are so inspiring and encouraging. Thanks for sharing your practice routine.
Absolutely amazing!!!
I'm 16 years old. I will buy my first digital piano this month. I hope get a awsome progress like you. You are definilly a big inspiration for us that are starting to play. thaks from Brazil ^^ hehehe
Did you get the piano yet?
How'd it go?
I'm braziliam too, advices on where to buy one?
Did you get your piano already??? I got a 61 key digital keyboard, and start learning the piano with simply piano app, and is so amazing
@@pedrolasso5972, I needed to spend my money with another thing... emergence :(
I saw some dedication and was inspired. Thanks for sharing and I can definitely share your happiness with such an amazing improvement within 1 year. :)
Thank you!
Amazing, watching a progress is something really amazing ❤️
very Impressed Daniel, I would say, you have been destined to play! Well done.
This is a huge inspiration to me, I’m 20 years old right now and want to start learning Piano. You’re progress is amazing, I can’t wait to see you play Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata movement 3 👍
*your
Waw only the first and second month were so good
👏
Thanks for sharing your progress, you encourage us
How awesome! I just ordered a piano keyboard and I am so excited to finally fulfill my dream of playing the piano as an adult! I'm definitely going to track my progress as well! Thank you for this inspiration 👍🎉
Thanks for encouraging all of us with the same story!!!
wow ,Amazingly, I started my dream at 68 ,You are really talented
How is it going? Hope you are still enjoying playing the piano.
I dont mean to be a hater but i feel like i’m getting lied to
You did amazing! Awesome job! I started at 12 and still play in my 40s. Piano will be a part of my life forever! 💕
So incredible! I had my first lesson today at 31, and your video gives me a lot of motivation. Cheers!
Great Job Daniel. I had been watching your hands and while there is still much improvements to be done I have to say that whoever provides you with instructions does a great job. Many teachers nowdays do not teach proper technique and hand position which is extremely important for student's progress.
Wow, that's a very fast progress. Well done!
Wow! You so well and in such short amount of time! It keeps me motivated to keep doing well!
You should be so proud! I started lessons at the age of 65. I’m not doing as well as you but I am playing for our church now. I commend you!!!! Practice really pays off.
impressed that you did so well on Clair de Lune. I have only been playing for barely over 5 months and aspire to play that song someday! I just scoped your video selection and subbed. Next I will watch your practice routine video. Then I will be watching your video recitals for Clair de Lune and Arabesque. Then...probably stop procrastinating and practice!
Those two are my favorites! Arabesque is difficult but not too difficult if you just keep practicing.
Pianist for over 20 years here. Thanks for showing your progression to encourage others who are interested. I'm far enough along that I could easily do most or all of what you want to do (whereas I think you feel very strongly the desire to refine and improve), but watching you makes me more grateful for the ability I have. It's easy to dismiss my ability because in music school we compare our work to stuff like Horowitz or Trifonov and then feel really inferior, but your enjoyment of what you have and appreciation of just that much is a lesson even to me.
To everyone who claims it's impossible, I would say I'm not convinced. But based on the flaws that show up in his video on finishing two years of piano, I find compelling reason to believe Daniel really is a beginner. I'm pretty skeptical of some of his teacher's decisions (most obviously giving him the leapy LH before he's been at the instrument for two months) but Daniel plays quite well for a student in early stages. Good tone, posture and technique doing pretty well, ability to communicate ideas we could expect of a man in his 30s (like, his understanding of the piece doesn't make him sound like he's 18). If he only studies, like, one piece at a time, especially in the early months, and doesn't spend a lot of time on scales or arpeggi, I'm not even that surprised. The sequence of muscle movements is highly choreographed.
That’s great! I have been playing piano for over 10 years on and off.. just recently playing more. You play amazing 😉. It took me nearly a year to learn the full version of the Nocturne op 9. Keep it up! 💪
This is very inspiring. I'm very happy that you got to pursue your dreams as I have playing the violin.
Beautiful playing my man 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Well done 👏👏👏 ... I’m 47 and just started a month ago , there’s hope for me yet 😂🎹😉
Just keep going through that pain of practise and you'll get to the point you want to
HH thank you 🙏🏻 yes I will 🙂
This is the two of us!
Beautiful relaxing piano. Amazing how much you've learned in a year.
Thank you for sharing
You are not only inspiring, but definitely an inspiration! Great Job!
Thank you Karen!
Rousseau's channel made me love classical... I listen it everyday. I run with as well. This music gives me happiness. I also think about buying piano. Wtg Daniel i am happy for your progress. Keep doing it. ;-)
You have a lovely flair. A complete joy to listen to you. I learnt the piano, I can read music BUT I preferred to play by ear... I thought at the age of 6 to 12 I was convincing my teacher quite well ... she never let on she knew I was playing by ear. I have dabbled with the piano since and now have a 1920's baby grand. Its v old... but it does an ok job. I'm currently learning Moonlight sonata no3! Doesnt matter what age you choose to do something what matters is that you choose to do something and do it well. Congratulations 🤗
Just brilliant!! 👏👏👏
You learned more and already play much better than I do after several years of practice! You’re really talented!! 👍
Very inspiring video, i also just started learning piano few days ago, hope i can make as much progress as you did in the future,
You are so good - in a very short time you are playing very impressive classical pieces really well. Very interesting to hear you play the Chopin Waltz in A Minor at the beginning of your study and again 6 months later - and hear how much you gained in musicality with the later version. Keep up the amazing work.
I was just going to write that, but then I saw your comment....
Just started playing piano as a complete beginner. Hiring a teacher soon and eventually I have a video like this up in a year !
Very good progression! Please never stop! It remember me when I had started
Bravo Daniel. You are a true inspiration. I hope your musical journey continues to be fruitful.
Thank you James!
I did the same with the guitar..I started playing last April and it was very challenging.... After 9 months of practicing and keeping my motivation up, I can say that I made it to a better level. I can play my favorite songs and I can even plan fingerstyle. I couldn't be happier for myself. I am so proud of myself... The secret is to never give up ❤️
Such an inspiration!!
Awesome!! Great video and very impressive🤗😍 thanks for sharing❤️
YOU'RE AWESOME! THIS IS BRILLIANT!!!
Never to late to start. I’m 40 and start 2 years ago . Live your dreams
I just.closed my eyes and listened.. Your technique is becoming flawless..of course..I am not an expert..Blues comes natural to me..but jazz is my achiles heel..You apparently chose an en excellent teacher. THE BEST 👌
This is amazing, good job on the progress!! You're probably really killin it at this time!!
Well done, you definitely inspire me, thank you!
these types of videos make me so proud of people. i love how they have the dedication to pick up an instrument at age 31, and actually put in the time and effort to do something amazing. piano for me, is like to get away from reality, but it is also really sad for me. when i was 2, my mom wanted me to start piano. she started with just letting me lie under the piano and listen to her play. she was an excellent pianist, and her favourite song was Liebesleid (love sorrow), which is now also my favourite song. but the reason piano is sad for me, is when i was 6, i was doing really well in piano. i was playing for around 4 hours a day (mainly because i was forced too) but also because i loved it. then, my 7th birthday came. my mom bought me a Rachmaninoff book, with Liebesleid being within it. that was the first thing i wanted to learn. and so i started it, but then a week later something tragic occurred. during dinner, my mother had a heart attack. my dad called 911, and i was sitting on the ground just sobbing because she just fell from her chair and i was only 7 at the time. she ended up not making it. me and my dad stayed in the hospital for a few hours after this because my dad just couldn't grasp around the fact that she was gone. after around 5 hours of waiting, we left. it was late at night (somewhere between 12am and 3am), and when we were driving home, we were t-boned from left (from the drivers side). luckily i was on the right (in the back row) so i didn't get the worst of it. but my dad, who was on the left, got the worst. we were rushed to the hospital, but before we got there, my dad had bled out, since he was hit straight on by the car (the other car hit our car at very high speeds). i lived, but the whole left half of my body was broken. but i was without parents, so i had to move up to where my aunt and uncle were living, which was only 10 minutes away from my house, so not too far away from everything i knew. after that incident i stopped playing piano for around 2 months because i was just so shattered as to what happened. after those 2 months though, i begun playing piano again. i have come far since then as a pianist, and a person. i have now played every single one of Chopin's op. 10 etudes, and I have also played Ballade no 1 op. 23, and many more pieces. But every time I play Liebesleid I think of my parents, mainly my mom, and it's so sad. But this video is just going to want to make me keep on practicing and getting better. Because I'm 16 years old, and consider myself a good pianist, and I want to be a concert pianist, and I'll do it for my mom, since that was her dream for me.
Alexia Rinzema I’m sorry that you lost your parents at such a young age. You’re are living proof that triumph can come out of tragedy.
Good job. Very believable. Before I pressed play I was afraid that after one year you were going to be absolutely incredible and that I was not going to believe it because it would have been totally not believable. But it was very believable for the progress you have made in 12 months.
Amazing progress and that has been a really great idea to make such video.
Awesome... Man I love your spirit...
Learning actually has no age...
Loved your playing and progress..
Keep up!!!!
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Wow you are definitely a great player. I started 6 months ago at the age of 33 but I'm definitely not as good as you. I practice 45 min. daily.
I feel the same ...
I started a year ago and I'm not even close.
keep practicing and enjoying
Daniel you prove that man can achieve his dreams and innermost desires if he choses. You are an inspiration to the nation and hope to all of us in the world we inhabit. Anything you so chose can be done. Thanks for putting tears in my eyes and a smile in my heart. Your talent is a reflection of how deeply you endeavour to desire. THANK YOU for inspiring man to reach higher than the jungles canopy.
I AM DAVID FRYER.
I hope you realize the truth in all I said.
DAVID
Thank you David!
Watching this is about as inspiring as watching a first-timer learn to elegantly dunk a basketball while I still look like a comically rigid stick-figure with my heavily practiced lay-up. hey, good job. :(
Not to demean the devotion and practice, but above all he proves that mind-body coordination is a natural physical and mental ability that cannot be taught. I don't doubt that some people can pick up piano or another instrument as easily as some naturally athletic people immediately thrive in a new sport. But many others will find the muscle coordination and rhythm a perpetual struggle.
Amazing ! I applaud you wholeheartedly for your wonderful effort to develop your hidden talent.
Daniel , you lovely human being. I’m really happy for you :) keep it up please ! It’s a matter of organisation , then being able to prioritize from the least to the most important elements for us ; 2 hours of piano per day , i love that sensibility of yours .. i guess that it really have helped you to overcome each part of your everyday struggle. You succeeded to make it a true strength to keep balance in your life ! A true inspiration , thank you for sharing this..
Outstanding progress in a year! I definitely didn't make that much progress with my first year of guitar
Thank you!
Hey, Daniel, I am a girl aged 33, who gonna have her first piano lesson tonight. Your video is wonderful, in a year you have made so much progress, I can tell your passion and hard work behind it, thank you for sharing!!!
How’s your piano progress going now a year later :D?
you’re truly an inspiration!!
Great progress Daniel. I'm 27, I just bought a piano and started learning, your video really inspired me.
Thank you and good luck with your learning!
I salute you, sir.
So glad that this is not the simply piano stupid ad
btw he play so well , keep on going 💪🏻💪🏻
You are very impressive Daniel. I had the best teacher anyone could ask for. It was my mom who was a concert pianist! So life got in the way and I slowly stopped my lessons with her. She has been gone for many years now, but I could kick myself for not sticking with it. Music heals the soul. Keep it up--you will never regret it.
Woww congratulations! You had such a great job!!! 😍❤️❤️❤️
Wow someone fell in love with Debussy... me too though... btw. I pretty much played every piece you learend so I know the perks of each one:) good job!
Ok man im gonna buy a piano tomorrow, I'm 32 and I hope I will learn fast like you..ty.
Thank you for this motivational video. I have also wanted to play the piano, but never had a chance, until now!
congratulations my frend! you have inspired me
Just bought a piano off of Amazon, and ima start practicing like 6-7 hours every day. I wanna learn because i wanna play my favorite songs
Aqua how is it going
6-7 hours a day? You may injure your wrist...
You have me watery eyed hearing Claire du lune
this is wonderful! you inspire me to start! hugs!🤩❤
You play beautifully Daniel. Thank your for sharing.
You went through a few different pianos with the year, started with a keyboard then to an upright and then another upright all in the same spot :) you must be a truly passionate person. It comes out not only in your music but the way you keep putting back into your art by upgrading your instrument. 😍
Wow. Honestly, I'm impressed that you managed playing Chopin in the first month!
Chopin is one of the reasons I started playing piano. The 1st month piece is an easy version of the nocturne op. 9. no. 2