Send me a video (Youtube, please) of your idol playing piano and I'll critique it (1 Viewer)

[daesuki]

See thread title I played piano for a long, long time, but I have no official credentials and never taught. Just a disclaimer.

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E: ALSO i played classical for 9 years and non-classical for 3, so most of my advice will be better for classical piano. Pop piano can use that advice, but it's more guidelines than hard-set rules.

 

[Ahsoka]

 

[maruberry]

Chenle





+ a compilation




+ a baby chenle just being made out of pure talent

 

[amourpinks]

i know you can't see her hands but this rosé improvising for like four minutes

 

[TRAUMATHON]

would've sent zuho but the videos r on twitter

 

[daesuki]

normally i'd say Ten should sit a little farther back on the piano bench, but he's pretty young and (most likely) too short to reach the pedals otherwise. His hands should stay level with the keyboard and not bounce up and down. He has good dynamics for his age, but it kind of sounds clunky all throughout. Not bad, though, for his age.

 

[daesuki]

Chenle





+ a compilation




+ a baby chenle just being made out of pure talent

First video - can hear a little accuracy discrepancies. Hand’s a little flat. Very good sound and dynamics, good technique. Skill level for age very good, assuming he’s about 13.

Second video - Hand is still a little flat. He shouldn’t just wave back and forth when playing piano; it tends to make the music sound like his has a constant pulse. If he’s gotta move, I recommend moving in shallow circles. Good technique and fingering.

Third video - Hand’s a little flat 00:00 - 00:50
Keeps his elbows tucked in; elbows should stay extended out from torso more. Gets a little distracted when he looks away. Either focus on the piece, or make sure you have all the keys and fingering memorized. 00:51 - 01:41
I can’t see his hands, but I assume it’s still a little flat. Elbows move more, but they should already be in the position away from the torso; you should have to move them away. You bring them in if you have to. Very good at the legato. 01:42 - 02:42
Wrists should not bounce up and down that much or pick up; they should stay level with the keyboard. Needs a little more dynamic variety. Fingering and technique good; he doesn’t lift his hands too high off the keyboard. Very accurate, nice scales. 02:43 - 04:14

Fourth video - Wrists are moving too much up and down; should keep them level. Elbows are too tucked in. Better at focusing on keys and singing, but his singing gets too breathy when he’s at a harder part in the song. For his age, quite good. Hands have a better shape than the previous videos. Shouldn’t move his head that much when playing the piano; if he must move his head, not that sharp.

 

[daesuki]

i know you can't see her hands but this rosé improvising for like four minutes

Can’t see fingering, but I assume it’s good, especially since she’s improvising. Can’t comment much since of the improvisation and no set piece, but very good. :)

 

[maruberry]

First video - can hear a little accuracy discrepancies. Hand’s a little flat. Very good sound and dynamics, good technique. Skill level for age very good, assuming he’s about 13.

Second video - Hand is still a little flat. He shouldn’t just wave back and forth when playing piano; it tends to make the music sound like his has a constant pulse. If he’s gotta move, I recommend moving in shallow circles. Good technique and fingering.

Third video - Hand’s a little flat 00:00 - 00:50
Keeps his elbows tucked in; elbows should stay extended out from torso more. Gets a little distracted when he looks away. Either focus on the piece, or make sure you have all the keys and fingering memorized. 00:51 - 01:41
I can’t see his hands, but I assume it’s still a little flat. Elbows move more, but they should already be in the position away from the torso; you should have to move them away. You bring them in if you have to. Very good at the legato. 01:42 - 02:42
Wrists should not bounce up and down that much or pick up; they should stay level with the keyboard. Needs a little more dynamic variety. Fingering and technique good; he doesn’t lift his hands too high off the keyboard. Very accurate, nice scales. 02:43 - 04:14

Fourth video - Wrists are moving too much up and down; should keep them level. Elbows are too tucked in. Better at focusing on keys and singing, but his singing gets too breathy when he’s at a harder part in the song. For his age, quite good. Hands have a better shape than the previous videos. Shouldn’t move his head that much when playing the piano; if he must move his head, not that sharp.

mmm You are critiquing him from a more classical piano perspective, but tbh most of his performances wouldn't really fall into the category of classical piano.

Thank you for doing this though, it's quite in depth! He hasn't actually studied the piano in years (basically ever since he came to Korea) he has started practicing more in the past year or two (mostly due to Kun nagging I think)

 

[daesuki]

mmm You are critiquing him from a more classical piano perspective, but tbh most of his performances wouldn't really fall into the category of classical piano.

Thank you for doing this though, it's quite in depth! He hasn't actually studied the piano in years (basically ever since he came to Korea) he has started practicing more in the past year or two (mostly due to Kun nagging I think)

I've realized I should've put that in the description lmaoooo. I've played classical for 9 years and non-classical for 3, so my classical took over haha. Some of his slower pieces I think my advice would've worked better. The arms thing is still helpful either genre, and the movement is also kinda every genre. His accuracy in the first video i'm not sure that much, since I don't know the piece. He's very good, even for not practicing! When I don't practice for a week I sound like shit.

Haha i should've guessed Kun got him to practice. Maybe I should ask Kun to get me to practice.

 

[daesuki]

would've sent zuho but the videos r on twitter

Fingering is good. His hand shape is good, but hands shouldn’t be that low. They should be a little more level with the keyboard. Emotion is good. Pedalling with bare feet is hard, but probably for aesthetic. He does it well, though. Positioning is good, back is straight. He’s a very good piano player.

sorry you couldn't do zuho I've heard him on the twitter video before, and he's good!

 

[TRAUMATHON]

Fingering is good. His hand shape is good, but hands shouldn’t be that low. They should be a little more level with the keyboard. Emotion is good. Pedalling with bare feet is hard, but probably for aesthetic. He does it well, though. Positioning is good, back is straight. He’s a very good piano player.

sorry you couldn't do zuho I've heard him on the twitter video before, and he's good!

i feel bad for other groups because they don't have yoo taeyang taeyang world domination!

 

[daesuki]

i feel bad for other groups because they don't have yoo taeyang taeyang world domination!

Taeyang king he's talent

 

[yeji]

 

[daesuki]

I can’t really see the first guy (Seungho?)’s posture due to the thick coat, but he seems to be slouching. He has nice fingering and positioning of the hands. He shouldn’t bob his head so much; it creates a pulse. Very good. The second guy (Joon?) is good as well, but seems to play a bit more heavily. His left hand is fine being heavy, but the right hand should be lighter. His wrists are a little too low, and should be more level. He has good technique, and just needs to work on the RH LH difference in sound.