Pianist Learns Songs by Ear on OMEGLE | Pianist Reacts
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- čas přidán 17. 11. 2023
- In this video I react to a video by Frank Tedesco where he takes song requests on Omegle, works out the song by ear and performs it. As I spend a lot of time on my channel playing and performing songs by ear, I thought it would be interesting to watch someone else do it and give you some insight!
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i think its worth noticing that Frank does not simply want to 100% copy a song. He makes it his own. Often (all the time) it becomes better than the original.
Agree with this 100%. He's a gift to humanity.
Especially when it's some godawful overproduced, simplistic garbage song.
He does have a talent for taking the kind of sanitised repetitive motif of most modern songs and expanding it into something satisfying on the fly. His renditions are almost always way better than the original, which is why he is worth watching.
@@schrodingerscat1863 Well said!
Not to take anything away from you, mostly because this is the first video I am seeing on your channel, but Frank is simply the best I have ever seen. The bearded GOAT.
The same 🎉
Absolutely.
I'd definitely have Frank and Marcus Veltri at the top as well. But also as stated before this is the first video I've seen of this guy.
As far as I'm aware Frank is far more developed classically and just technically in general. But marcus does have some next level musicality and his perfect pitch helps for sure. Very different players imo@@meyou279
@@meyou279I love Marcus but frank is even better
The thing that I love about Frank is that he plays with emotion. Marcus seems to be so concentrated and technical. You can listen to them both and they are both extremely talented, but when you watch them... it's just different. (IMO)
I’ve noticed the same thing FRANK DA GOAT
Frank > Marcus imo
Yeah, Marcus can boast with his perfect pitch, but he can't hold a candle to Frank's skills, both technical and improvisational.
Frank is better like even if we speak about the technique he's better, his arpeggios are better etc etc
, @@ShakKy33 Without knowing anything about technique, style or knowledge, you can see the difference in Frank's playing,. It's so natural and organic.
Another thing that I really like about Frank's playing is how solid he is rhythmically. In addition to being able to play a wide variety of intricate rhythms, he is also play two rhythms at once (not just hemiolas, but more complicated combinations, too), and it feels like it doesn't slow him down at all. It feels like he just has huge amounts of practice under his belt to cover almost anything that gets thrown at him rhythmically. His expressiveness is also a huge plus, as you already mentioned.
True, he started out as a drummer before piano.
Don't forget the "take it up an octave" trick for extra feels. Works every time 😂
Yea Frank is legit and I love the positive vibes he's bringing to CZcams. I wish him a lot of success, glad you gave him props finally at the end lol
I really like how you don't just say "Oh he's really good" and actually break down the cords and how you would think about how the other person would break them down to play. It's very nice to see someone who isn't just reacting to make a video. You understand and relay the information about what you're hearing in the video you're reacting to.
@@rulssie*RHCP
The ability to 'trust' the performer that you mentioned, is not something I think I've ever heard anyone else point out specifically, but it's totally true. As the listener I'm not worrying about if it's going to be enjoyable, but how they are going to choose to interpret the piece.
Thank you! I love that type of content. I've been very inspired by you and Frank Tedesco.
It was super interesting to watch and Frank is a great player! 😊
"I just shed a tear inside of me."
The most British thing ever said on Omegle.
He wasn't British though.
I think he's most likely speeding up the interstellar performance due to the short attention span of the people on omegle lmao, i agree with him though a little slower would've been even more beautiful tho its still nothing short of a master piece ofcourse :)
I did see a video of Frank talking about how he figures out songs, he has relative pitch not perfect pitch and most of it is just recognising the chord progression shape for example I-V-vi-IV, and then knowing how to play them all in every key. Then obviously also determining the melody over the top.
Yeah, if you know your scales and know you know why chords can be used in each scale…when listening to a song, there aren’t too many possibilities! 😊
I really enjoy your breakdowns 🔥🔥🔥 💙 keep killing it my G !!!
I watch Frank a lot so it was cool seeing his piano skills from another person's point of view. Seems like a few people mistook the breakdown as criticism but I loved the video
It's funny how people jump to other's defence when it just isn't needed. Even if it were a critique, I'm sure Frank would have taken it on board and learn from it. That's what talented people do, they are always learning and adapting. I do love Frank, btw, I am subbed and always have a huge smile on my face after watching his videos.
Frank, Marcus, You, TheDoo, Rob, Harry Mack, you know the deal. Musicians on CZcams are always great.
When you see it from an experienced pianist point of view, of course the reactions won't be the same as a non pianist person but still Frank is great and I love the way he plays the music and do not copy the exact original. Also, I have seen a lot of british people reacting to his music with a lot of emotions too.
You are so underrated! You manage to listen to a recording of a song on a phone that Frank is listening to, and instantly figure out the chords and melody. It's insane to me that you can do that! And you throw your own version on top of what Frank is playing while explaining what he did and suggesting ways to further improve the quality of the performance.
he has cuts in his videos... who knows how "instant" it is. Im more impressed with frank cause i know the omegele audience wouldnt stick around for 5min while he figures it out
hes often playing songs a bit faster that have a long intro, beacuase ppl.s attention span on ome/omegle is like 5 seconds. so he has to catch them quickly
Frank is waaaay more relaxed on the keys than you are tho, he seems chill while you're more tensed
Matthew has his keyboard up really high. Probably because he needed it to be on his computer desk. Hence the tensed look.
welp, that's a good point that he should pay attention to, because he looks like a rookie trying to criticize experts with that setup. He might need to change his camera angle or do a two cameras setup, one for his face and and an overhead camera for the keys@@jsmit9484
I think is just his personality, everyone is different.
That simple man was beautiful
Franks the man
Frank has said in his videos that he usually goes through 10 hrs. of video for CZcams posting. I love your insight on how you or Frank did it. keep up the good work
You're probably so fun at parties
I am…I clear dance floors with my sick moves 💃
Frank is my absolute favorite online musician. I watch his videos and streams all the time
Frank is simply the best
there is a video where he play never gonna give you up but emotionally.
Really good video man, thanks. And honestly... yes start watching anime, and playing. The shows are incredible
he's definitely a good peernist
I saved your site and I'll be going thru your video's as I just started learning how to play. I played when I was a kid, very young, It's been 30 years so clearly I need to start from the beginning. Being that it's later in life for me, it's nice I now have the time to learn and enjoy it.
What a reaction from great to a great
Frank is the GOAT
Every video.. I SWEAR.. You are growing and growing. I'm happy for you! I have been subbed for over a year now, but on a different account, so i just subbed this video
I love Frank
thx for doing that, pls one day do a full tutorial on how to do that but like really slow tutorial for beginners cuz i've seen some tutorials but people explain too fast like we all know about theory so well
No problem, I have done 2-3 videos in the past walking through the process of playing by ear. I’m also working on a course at the moment that teaches the entire process in-depth…but feel free to check out those other videos 😊
@@matticawoodI hadn't see your answer thx for answering I'll watch these videos and I can't say for your course I'm trying more and more to play by ear honestly I usually don't have any problem to find the melody it's usually easy but I can never find the chords except if it's very logical for example I tried baby shark cuz it looked easy and I found the chords really quickly cuz there were easy to find but yeah thx keep up the great work btw
5:59 I kind feel like Americans (I'm guilty of this too) have quite expressive reactions like that because we seem to only listen to mostly pop music or something with less chord progression, or mostly the same chord progressions. so, when we see someone who can actually play instruments or something its very impressive. I remember one time; I played a very small part of moonlight sonata in my collage and people started going around saying "I could never do that..." which kind of bothers me, because that sentence is sad.
americans generally react "over the top" vs europeans who go more for the understatement "yeah not bad"
in some regions of germany slightly pursed lips and (translated) "yes, edible." is praise on the level of an american like wooping and punching the air in elation
You're so good.
Great video Matthew! What digital piano do you use for these videos, and do you have any recommendations on digital pianos that are accurate or close to accurate to a grand piano?
Thanks! I use the Yamaha P45 and I would definitely recommend it for learning! Any electric piano won’t quite feel the same as a grand piano, but as long as you have a 88 weighted keys and a sustain pedal, you are good to go! 😊
@@matticawood sounds like a plan! thanks for the help
@@brendanchoy also check out Roland's fp-10
The youtube algorithm dictated that I watch your video. I love that you give constructed and technical feedback to the music, but still mention your own taste and thoughts! It would be amazing if you make a video about anime music. ESPECIALLY because you don't know it. I would die to know your reactions to the music, the anime itself and overall the approach on how music elevates and underlines the specific anime's and moments in it. A lot of them are so memorable that everyone knows the anime immediately and gets the emotion just from some chords of it.
Maybe that is not your type of content normally, but I think that would be cool :) Anyway: Great video, will subscribe and I hope you continue what you are doing here on YT!
A Frank video is not a Frank video without a 'Frank Run' !! 🤣🙌👊 Frank ROCKS !
He’s great 😊
Rachel will stay in History as the best interaction Frank has ever had with someone, that girl besides the fact that she's super beautiful is a fantastic human being and her respect for him was wonderful and she's inpired Frank to make one of his best improvisation in my opinion. You have to see the whole interaction.
heres a question for you. would rocksmith plus be good to learn guitar and or piano from just starting out?
Good review Matthew love all your reactions and the way of breaking the notes and the techniques they really do help many people start picking their pace
And for the ignorant people who are trying to make a challenge and comparing both of Matthew and Frank I suggest to either just listen to the video or don’t watch it simple as that your not forced to see Matthew’s videos and he’s not pretending to be better or he’s bargaining about it he’s just stating straight up facts about the notes and the chords and the melody if you can’t grasp what you’re watching then I would understand but don’t hate and spread negativity just because you have never touched an instrument in your life
holy shit make more of frank reactions this is awesome
You are simply superb bro. it's a really nice breakdown the Frank's videos... Please do Marcus Veltri.
Leaving out notes from the melody = Artistic Licence, lol.
do you wake up each morning wanting to be a hater or does it just come naturally
One of the things that helps Frank play by ear is the fact he has Relative Pitch (Not Perfect Pitch).
I've made some decent progress in developing my ear, but I'm having trouble recognizing chord progressions. Any tips?
Chord progressions have to first be internalized before you can recognize it externally.
What this basically means is, you have to practice playing the most common chord progressions over and over by yourself until it begins to be predictable in your ears as you play them.
Once you get to that point, recognizing them from external sources like songs actually becomes possible and even easier if you have practiced a lot of the four chord cycle songs.
So focus from internalizing the chords in the context of progressions and the rest will happen.
@@pjbpiano oh okay, thank you!
I discovered Franks channel not to long ago. Before him, I watched the guitar player TheDooo he too would make the song his song and I would like it better than the original. There are many gifted musicians out there, sadly I am not one of them, but I enjoy playing what I can.
That random ling ling thing got me laughing loud 😂
Be like Frank Tedesco
Pianist Learns Songs by Ear by listening to Pianist Learning Songs by Ear on OMEGLE
12:07 are we not going to mention his glasses (the guy in omgle)
Frank all the way
Dude where u from? You sound like ur Yorkshire based? I am looking for a piano teacher!!
If you wanna start out a great piece from an anime there is a piece called the "Merry Go Round Of Life" by the anime called "Howl's Moving Castle" and which I much prefer you hear it since its my favorite, but another one is called "Unravel" they both are pretty good tbh.
I have been playing the piano for a year now and i am learning this piece and i am finding it very difficult. Since waltz patterns are not my thing. So ay tips for the left hand??
Is that a miniature piano or why am I reminded of the sausage fingers from the everything bagel movie?..
Yeah well he is also trying not to get his video Copyright claimed.
For anime songs, I'd start with Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and Attack on Titan. They both have very distinct styles that sound different than most anime as well.
If you haven't already heard animenz unravel its an amazing anime track (ive never watch the anime the song just slaps)
Wow you're good too new sub here!
great reaction would you ever try doing a video like this? You are obviously very good at playing stuff by ear
Would love for you to dive into and explore anime piano videos, there are some amazing songs out there :)
An iconic one is the notoriously hard song unravel (animenz) which I've never heard anyone play the song 1 to 1 :D. Animenz in general is amazing.
6:02 No way, Lewis Capaldi! 😮
For anime song list, please start listening from Ghibli Studion pieces
10:45 That kid wearing his glasses upside down..... wtf.....
last of matthew talk sound like he say penis )and not pianist) over and over, and in sweden is "dick" that crack me off total 😂
Bro hates arpeggios
I love an arpeggio! 🕺
can u play op10 no4 chopin thing
I haven’t played it before, I’ve played 4 (I think) of the op. 10 pieces. But if I needed to learn it for something, then I’m sure it would be fun 😊
Good vid. I was going to hit don't recommend because I thought it was going to be another grab bag reaction video. Frank is the 🐐. Been watching his content for years. Thanks for actually adding your own content/info as well. Hate to see people just ripping the video off.
A bit of constructive criticism: Be a bit more positive and praising of the emotion he brings out in those reactions. Watch the video back and catch yourself immediately going it's not as impressive as it looks when he does something impressive. Music isn't a competition. Even when those guys had a big reaction you said it's because they're American.
I take your feedback 😊 I will say however, I break it down in that way because im aware that a viewer watching it that is learning the piano will be more encouraged knowing that it’s not out of reach for them and how he is doing it isn’t as difficult as it may appear. So it’s not that it isn’t impressive or that he doesn’t bring a lot of emotion to his playing, because he definitely does and he’s great. I just watch it with a learner in mind.
Music definitely isn’t a competition and I wouldn’t and didn’t say anything negative about Franks ability or playing…just how he was doing it! 😊
Also, the Americans in the video you refer to having a strong reaction…that’s not a bad thing! It was just an observation unrelated to what they were reacting to 😊 the reaction was a warranted one!
I can play by ear but I'm not that good
Hey bud! I see you give lessons! I checked out dates but T and F are the worst days for me. I'm PST and was wondering if you had something at 430am my time on a M, W, or Thursday? This video was great! Thank you!
Frank #1
Breakdown Frank's meow meow track please 😃
I think your keyboard is a little bit too high for your arms.
Its so that the keys are visible 😀
Yeah nice thought so. Looks a bit uncomfortable and kept bothering me throughout the video, might be worth solving it somehow. Otherwise good stuff.
Pereka huko.
Play back ward bro
I like your videos
I have a thing to say about them : you have a beautiful setup but your piano seems a bit too high and makes me feel a bit awkward with your posture..i mean you must not be playing it this way usually just for the videos but I'd love for you to have them be at a better position maybe !❤
Or your seat just a bit higher can do but the frame for the video might have to change a Lil huh
Thanks!
I don’t play regularly with the piano at that height, it’s a trade off so that the camera can be angled to show the keys and both myself and the piano can be in shot…I’m too sure if there’s much I can do without either the keys not being visible or the camera being too high and looking unnatural 😊
@@matticawood I understood you before commenting this but you know what with time you might find a wider lens or a zoom lens with a bit of compression or something that works because I can feel you not being very comfortable at playing your best this way so thanks for the efforts and hoping to learn along you!
Asian guy with hair over his eyes saying lets see is kinda dark
I enjoyed your commentary. I've seen all Frank's videos, and although I'm horrible at it, I know just enough piano to know that he is employing several tricks (techniques) that help him to "fake" his way through just about any song. It was great to hear you give names to some of those tricks.
That "faking" to me is years and years of musical theory and practise - basically mastering the art. You could similarly say a mathematician is "faking" his wayt through when he is able to create algorhitms to solve mathematical scenarios because he knows how math works - the theory and practical known solutions etc. Btw, my take is that music is what math would sound if it wasn't muted.
@@pasiltu1 - To me, "faking" is like getting the right chord pattern or whatever, but not playing a song note for note as it was written.
In your analogy, a mathematician could "fake it" by doing "back of the envelope" calculations on the fly.
The word isn't negative. It takes skill to "fake" it.
I prefer it faked. If you're always playing a song note for note, you're just playing the same exact thing every time and nothing interesting or artistical is added.@@kirke420
the changes melody was wrong cause it goes down. from xxx , RIP , which happens a lot to him because when he gets rap requests , he assumes a lot haha. and sometimes they are legit just boucning off of two notes, and half of those beats are minor 2nds for trap so lol he does some crazy improvising in his head with those.
Franks forumla lol which is basically most of piano playing?!
Arpeggitating the harmony and once he gets bored of 16th notes , he spices it up with Triplets when hes's decesnging back down, and adds a big ocatave bass, when its home.
Upper extensions sometimes in the melody & then he plays everything an octave higher at the end and than usually an ascending arrpegio to resolve home.
he also uses the spider finger technique a lot .
but his Tempo, and ryythm starting from the drums first is impeccable/ relative pitch I wanna see what all these "yt musicians" are going to do without omegele tho that kind of sucks.
That is a nice run down of exactly what he’s doing and what pretty much goes on in every musicians head when making it up…rap songs are always a difficult one to know exactly what to do with for a melody idea!
Is Omegle not around anymore?
@@matticawood Omegle just shut down about 2 weeks ago, but there are quite a few alternatives for these creators to choose from. I think Frank is continuing primarily with OmeTV
Have you not seen him play non pop music? I dont mean to put down other musicians, but Frank is head and shoulders above most of the other "youtube musicians". He's legitimately a great musician across the board.
you cut out the best part of the anime song
Ya know, ordinarily when I see the word "reacts" in a video title, I'm filled with dread and thumbs down pretty quickly, because almost NEVER is it transformative content. I play piano. Your reaction is transformative. You are offering information that I understand as a musician that adds new information and education as your reaction. I really appreciate that and, most importantly, I think if the original creator (Frank) watched this video, he wouldn't strike it, because you are showcasing him, not recycling his original video. Thank you for that.
Because your reaction was legitimate and not merely ripping off views from another creator (so much React content is just that) you've earned a Subscribe from me. This video is a primer on how to make "react" content transformative. It's something I hope DarkViperAU and hbomberman see. This is how "react" should work. Thank you again.
Are you not sitting way too low?
The keys are higher than they should be to keep them in the frame 😊
I was thinking the same
Pretty sure he purposely changes the sound for copyright reasons...
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@@matticawood holy
Your fingers look so like noodles while playing
Why does it sounds like you are downplaying him? I really like you but i got a strange vibe though
I make these with the exact opposite perspective…I think about those learning the piano and “up-play” what’s possible for them. Frank knows he’s a great player, he doesn’t need me to say it…but those that are learning the piano (more likely to be watching my video) might watch it and be inspired to learn the skill because it doesn’t feel impossible anymore 😊
Now, this is what you call a proper reaction video!
the truth is frank better than you 😅
He’s great…but can he do this: 🕺💃
I didn’t think so 😉
ignore these kinda comments u will live happily
@@matticawood
You shouldn't listen to anime to learn the songs to play. Watch anime. Fall in love with the story. Then music will come. And you will feel something when you play it.
If you generate clicks with Frank's content, you should at least be fair enough to link to it in the description
I did link it in the description…? 😊
I'm early i guess??
Ahem so... it's not about winning. It's not about who's the better piano player. He's playing to an audience and in a narrow space. Also anyone can do it so it's about something attainable which inspires. It's art and human connection. Also the secret is music is magic and... party.
And practicing 8 hours a day 🤘
What is bro waffling about
There have been British people who are blown away and some Americans who react to almost nothing. And one British girl on Billy Willkins channel who was crazy rude and arrogant and bigoted towards Americans and treated him horribly right off the bat and he’s like the nicest guy. Bigotry towards Americans seems pretty accepted and celebrated there more than really anywhere else. Brighton had a restaurant using hatred of Americans as a selling point, ironically it was an American diner style restaurant which very odd. There are actual enemies of America who seem less anti American than the British. I’ve seen it so much I immediately don’t trust someone if they’re British as I assume there’s a high likelihood they despise me and everyone I know as ‘ignorant Americans’’ as they so very often say. I don’t really attack them I just back out of the relationship slowly like I’ve encountered a panther on a trail.
Yours is easily the most tame take on Americans. Usally with British people there are far more personal insults possible swearing and generally getting more emotional and angry at even the mention of Americans.
well then if you've got it figured out why cant you play it like him???
Got what figured out? Playing by ear?
Firstly, it isn’t a competition…music is subjective so he and I could play it very differently and that’s absolutely fine. Secondly, I wasn’t trying to “play it like him”. I clearly didn’t listen to any of the songs through (except for 10 seconds of the first one), if I intended to play a full version of the songs…then I would have listened to them through and made a different video.
Fine.. I'll subscribe to you as well!!
Thank you! 😊