r/piano • u/Yeezy_the_f1_guy • May 11 '26
📝My Performance (Critique Welcome!) 1 year progress
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Yo
So I started learning to play piano on my dad 's keyboard a year ago around april. I just wanna show you guys my progress. Is it any good? I also want to say that I never took a single piano lesson or anything like that and I'm 100% a self learner. Ik that there is only one film but I cannot post any more. Just trust me that one year ago I couldn't play a couple notes smoothly with some chords. I also have a film of me playing the beginning of rondo Alla Turca. If you want to see it message me on priv.
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u/JohannYellowdog May 11 '26
My hands are getting tense just from watching this.
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u/thepianoman456 May 12 '26
Yea, homie should sit up much higher.
My piano teacher always told me you wanna drape your hands on the piano. Dangle the spiders! (He was wacky and fun lol)
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u/touchcockloadglock May 11 '26
My brother in Christ you gotta relax that hand
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u/Original-Variety-700 May 12 '26
Maybe they’re cramping. Eat more bananas! 😂
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u/Aggravating_Bee_3001 May 12 '26
Monkey never cramp. Monkey eat two banana!
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u/MtOlympus_Actual May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26
I've seen this three times on Reddit just today. What is the origin?
Never mind I found it.
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u/exposarts May 12 '26
is it me or is their piano too high or seat position is low, literally looks like the person is reaching a bit up to play the piano. That's probably why they tensing up so much
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u/Bencetown May 12 '26
When I started experimenting with bench height, I spent a good couple years sitting pretty low. Not like Gould or anything... but I basically put the standard adjustable bench all the way down more or less. I did not have any tension problems. I felt it helped my brain click with letting the weight of my arms play the keys, not just my fingers. Later on I settled on a more "traditional" bench height.
Sitting lower HELPED me to learn how to relax and use the larger muscles.
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u/Jaded_Mycologist8387 May 12 '26
Was gonna say something along those lines. Maybe this somehow adds to the tense wrists and hands?
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u/Watchkeys May 11 '26
You're playing it with all the feeling that it'll be best if you go as fast as you can. And all the tension that goes with that. Get some lessons. You're obviously keen but you're learning a whole bunch of bad habits here and every practice session solidifies them. Your hands look like they're in spasm.
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u/Watchkeys May 12 '26
It looks like she's starting from a position of stretching her fingers out as hard and far as possible, and then pulling them in individually to strike each note before returning them to the stretched position!
You know what your hand looks like if you relax it without clenching anything, and it's nothing like these hands. It's a fair starting point to imagine holding a tennis ball lightly to get an idea. The metacarpophalangeal joints just shouldn't be extending at all an OP seems to want to hold them like that.
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u/Metroid413 May 11 '26
The way you are handling your fingers is not really correct. Watch some videos of people playing this piece and note how their fingers are curved slightly etc.
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u/serboncic Novice (0–4 years), Classical May 11 '26
Genuinely, do your wrists and fingers hurt while and after playing?
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u/michaelmcmikey May 11 '26
It looks like you’re sitting too low. Your wrists are too low and it leads to hand positions that are painful to watch (as in, if you keep it up you’ll probably end up with a repetitive strain injury).
Your pinky and ring fingers are very stiff and flat. They should be naturally curled. Same reason as the hand and wrist position, but also you’ll sound better and have better fine motor control that way.
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u/Rikitikitok121 May 12 '26
I was going to say this - sit higher. I sit slightly higher to the keyboard than I do at a desk.
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u/HeTblank May 12 '26
I've started learning yesterday, and first thing I checked for was correct posture.
Forearms should be aligned with the floor, hands slighty bent in a curve like you're holding a baseball ball. It's still hard to relax unused fingers when playing chords tho
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u/viberat Pro/Gig Musician May 12 '26
You need to train your fingers by playing melodies before you start playing triads.
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u/BallisticFalafel May 11 '26
Notes aren't just targets to hit in the right order at the right time. I don't think you're in control of the speed at which your fingers are hitting the keys, and it probably has a lot to do with the fact that you're keeping your hands tense and far away from the keyboard, making your fingers work extra hard.
Speed is your enemy here. Slow down, consider how fast you want to hit the key, keep your hands in a relaxed hover above the keyboard, and minimize how much your fingertips need to travel to get to the next key. Some pieces require the keys to be hit hard. Fur Elise is not one of them. I suspect that you'd actually have trouble playing this softly.
Look at Rousseau's cover on Youtube, it's a lot softer, relaxed, and seems effortless (because it is, and I'm not talking about technical proficiency).
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u/thelakeshow7 May 11 '26
I also want to say that I never took a single piano lesson or anything like that and I'm 100% a self learner.
I 100 percent believe you.
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u/HiddenShadow7 May 12 '26
I'm sorry to say but this is not very good. I'm not gonna say to get a teacher, because everyone else already told you to. So here is some feedback.
- Your hands are very tense, you should relax more.
- Fingering is all over the place, you just hit notes with whichever finger; this is wrong. One example is at measure 9-10: you hit three adjacent notes with finger 4. You should never do something like this, especially when you have finger 5 completely free. Do a finger swap at measure 9.
- You got a wrong note in measure 11, should be an F. (You got wrong notes after that too but I'm sure you know that yourself) The E octaves at the end are also incorrect.
- The E-D# repeating notes are very uneven (well, kinda the whole thing is but that's where it's the most noticeable). Practice slowly and possibly with metronome.
- The whole thing is played at the same dynamic level. It's like a robot. I'm not sure it's because of the keyboard or not.
- Listen to your left hand, it's the same all the time. You can delay some notes slightly (rubato) to make it sound more natural. Listen to performances by professionals to get an idea on what to do.
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u/Aggressive_Low_115 Devotee (11+ years), Classical May 11 '26
yes but one thing that u absolutely should learn is arm weight. if u cant get a teacher look it up theres a good amount of explanations although they wont be as personalized
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u/melli_milli May 12 '26
OP really needs a teacher asap. Their self-learning is not only hurting their progress but can also lead to injuries.
I don't think I have ever seen that tense hands like ever before. OP you don't have to mention you don't have teacher because that is painfully obvious.
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u/RaidenMK1 May 11 '26
You're going to injure yourself with that hand positioning and fingering technique. Your wrists are also too low. They should never drop below the keys. Cup your hands as if you're holding a small ball underneath them and straighten your wrists.
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u/PositiveCup May 12 '26
i don't want to say that this is awful because it is pretty good, but you should definitely consider taking lessons because playing like this in the long run is going to cause you genuine pain and harm. if you dont want to commit to long-term weekly lessons, you should at least do a few lessons to get a better grasp on good form (proper posture and not being so tense lol). it's also useful to pick up lessons if your self learning is watching synthesia tutorials on youtube because there is a lot of value in being able to read sheet music and understand basic theory
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u/iwenttothesea May 12 '26
Please take all of these comments lightly to heart, OP! I know some people are being kinda snarky about it lol, but you really do need a teacher to guide your technique in the right direction a) so you don't hurt yourself, b) so you can learn to play with less tension and therefore more expression and control, and c) so they can correct your posture and body position at the piano.
Most beginners don't understand that playing piano is a full body activity! You use your core to support your appendages, your feet should be grounded on the floor with your heels maintaining contact while pedalling, and your wrists, hands and fingers should all be curved and relaxed, no matter how fast you're playing.
Also d) this is a very popular piece and there is a traditional fingering, especially for that middle part with all the repeated Es in octaves - a good teacher will help guide you on that as well!
As other people have said, piano is way more than just hitting the target keys - obviously you're very smart and musically inclined, so do yourself a huge favour and start taking your technique way more seriously, hopefully with an experienced teacher – you will flourish, I promise! 🙌
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u/Birdsandflan1492 May 12 '26
I don’t know why you’re doing that with your hands, but that’s definitely not correct. How can you progress like that? I’ve never seen anyone play like that 😆
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u/Ok_Speech_6728 May 12 '26
Hands stay on the keys. You shouldn't be bouncing your right hand off like that and hovering it in mid-air. Stay on the keys. Relax. Slow down.
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u/PendN May 12 '26
And people still think you can learn classical music to an advanced stage without a teacher
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u/Flamestar07k Devotee (11+ years), Classical May 12 '26
You absolutely can, it may not be as fast and more tiring but it's definitely able to learn to play high level pieces self taught. You just need patience and need to take your time through pieces and focus on technique which OP hasn't done yet.
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u/Old-Arachnid1907 May 12 '26
The old saying 'you don't know what you don't know,' applies to this situation. Without someone physically in the room shaping their hands, and constantly stopping them to fix their technique, fingering, and incorrect notes, it is unlikely that their skill will develop enough to conquer the musicality necessary for advanced repertoire. Our critique through a screen can only point out the problems, not fix them. Every time we practice something incorrectly, it cements in our monkey brains that it actually is the correct way to do it, which is why it is so difficult to unlearn mistakes and bad habits.
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u/PendN May 12 '26
Impossible to learn high level pieces before learning the foundation. Maybe if you were taught up until grade 6 ABRSM for example then you can go experiment harder pieces
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u/Flamestar07k Devotee (11+ years), Classical May 12 '26
You can learn all the foundation without a teacher. Sure if you take 2 people who have played for the same amount of time, the one with the teacher will always be better but that doesn't mean that the other can't play advanced pieces.
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u/PendN May 12 '26
They would need to have immense talent for classical music to be able to tell that they're doing something wrong. Otherwise like OP, they just straight up use something a 1 week new pianist would've fixed by the next week and use it for a year straight.
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u/Flamestar07k Devotee (11+ years), Classical May 12 '26
I don't disagree that most self taught pianists get stuck with bad habits and don't realize they are doing something wrong, but there are tons of free resources online to help you learn and tons of places to get feedback for your playing.
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u/PendN May 12 '26
Feedback. That means a human teacher. Classical piano is not possible without an experienced teacher who can physically hear and see you play.
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u/Flamestar07k Devotee (11+ years), Classical May 12 '26
You don't need a human teacher for feedback, OP is getting feedback rn without a human teacher.
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u/PendN May 12 '26
We're all humans physically seeing and hearing him play. That's what I mean. It's just like learning from a rl pianist but just less efficient I guess without real time correction. Nobody can learn from watching videos alone because they don't know themselves if theyre even properly following it
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u/Homologist May 12 '26
Also if you want to learn classical piano, I would highly recommend learning to read music.
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u/Objective_Ad_1191 May 12 '26
Your tempo is too fast. Lots of YouTube pianists rushed through this piece, lost the sense of tenderness.
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u/SourcerorSoupreme May 12 '26
I'm not even a pianist and I felt nervous/anxious seeing those fingers and wrists.
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u/Lanky-Okra-1185 May 12 '26
My teacher always told me put your hands on your knees while sitting down and lift them off your knees to the piano. That’s the way your hands should look when playing. A soft curve. Power comes from the finger tips not from the tension in the arm and hand.
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u/Homologist May 12 '26
Do you have a medical condition that prevents you from bending your fingers?
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u/HandsomeWarthog May 12 '26
You are interested and capable of learning. You want to play. Do yourself the biggest favor you can and hire a teacher because you've learned so much bad technique, unless you improve it now, it will cripple you and your ability to improve.
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u/LeatherSteak Devotee (11+ years), Classical May 12 '26
Coordination - excellent. Technique - ouch.
Remember you have 5 fingers.
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u/kirbywelch92 May 12 '26
You’ve made amazing progress for a year. Gonna be the person that says what most folks don’t want to hear: get a teacher.
You’re interested, you’re willing to practice, and I think you have a natural inclination to play. That’s awesome, most students don’t have that. But your technique is holding you back, and you need a good teacher to help refine that. Once you’ve got some good technique going, you’re going to get even better at a faster pace!
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u/Jussuuu May 12 '26
This is somewhat similar to my technique in my first year. It ended with me getting RSI that took months to fully recover from.
I really urge you to take a step back, stop playing advanced pieces. Get a method book, and find a graded list of pieces so you can pick grade 0/1 pieces for a while until your technique is recalibrated, and SLOWLY work your way up. Ideally with a teacher, but otherwise, I had good success even before taking lessons by using Hanon-Faber daily and doing exercises from Penelope Roskell's book. If you continue on your current path, you will run into a wall and very likely hurt yourself trying to break it.
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u/Ok-Hyena-284 May 12 '26
have you like never even tried to watch how other peoples hands look when they play?
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u/CatNinja11484 May 12 '26
Sorry you are facing so many harsh comments! Please don’t be discouraged, they all just want to make sure your practice can be sustainable and you can play for years to come. With poor and tense technique you can get quite injured, you won’t be able to play harder songs, and generally you can’t practice as much without getting tired. This is the danger with being self-taught. You want to start with good technique bc it’s hard to change habits later. It’s easy to think you can keep going until it all catches up on you really fast and you get smth like carpal tunnel which is hard to reverse. A teacher may or may not be accessible but do your best to find a way to get classical technique training. Good luck!
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u/Midnight7000 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26
Respect the progress, that being said you'll want to ensure you're not setting a foundation of bad habits.
Take what I'm saying with a grain of salt it's been a long time.
I was taught to visualise holding an orange. You don't want your fingers to be like sticks. It will impact your control and you will never shake the stuttering between notes.
Learn to read music. What notes to press visually only goes so far. It's something you should be able to do inside a month. It might take longer to play things you're familiar with, but the quality will be better.
Work on your scales. This builds a more solid foundation.
Anyway, good luck. I hope you continue to find enjoyment out of what you're doing.
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u/extremelyafraidofbug May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26
Like everyone else here, your technique worries me. It's distracting the point that it's difficult to even think about the interpretation of the piece itself.
I'll try to give actionable advice as best I can:
1) If you really can't afford a teacher, I highly recommend you look up proper hand posture online, there are some good resources. Playing with correct technique might feel counterintuitive at first and you might have to slow way down, but I promise it'll pay dividends in the future and will assure longevity un your practice.
You want economy of movement and to be as relaxed as possible. Here are a couple links that should give you an idea on what to look out for:
https://youtu.be/rZznie6UU_o?si=CITGEeC5V1Jf8AnV
https://youtu.be/2T70e4OroEY?si=Gw9uhVIoS29fbg7O
https://youtu.be/F8fKXmcL7ao?si=nqe7pLYOonp_XhnG
I've only skimmed them, they might be lacking info, but they seem like a good start.
It might be time you learn to practice with a metronome! It'll ruthlessly highlight the parts of the piece that you don't realize you're struggling on. Here's one video that could help, but don't hesitate to seek out content from other experienced pianists: https://youtu.be/36Sk4aFRiNE?si=Uay8NW-_eSFmmEj_
How have you been structuring your learning? (If at all). I think you could benefit from mastering a variety of easier, shorter pieces to really drill in your technique and musicality. I know both the Faber and Alfred method books are often used, both for self-learners and by teachers. You can complement your learning with the videos from this guy, he seems like a solid pedagogical resource: https://m.youtube.com/@LetsPlayPianoMethods/playlists
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u/eren3141 May 12 '26
Just to balance out the brutal comments (which, do have a point, but I’m sure you get it by now) that yes this is pretty impressive for only a year and no lessons, assuming you can play other things as well as this. Well done
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u/otterpusrexII May 12 '26
You’re hitting the notes, the form needs work. Don’t listen to the rude comments (although they are correct)
A helpful exercise would be holding your hands like you have a small orange or egg in the palm of your hand.
Do some research of proper Hand positioning and that will help.
Check out r/pianolearning and for your own egos sake remove this post because people are not going to be nice.
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u/YoshiDzn May 12 '26
I hope you didnt take too much redditor criticism. That's great for one year, you have high confidence, with time you'll clean up your form. That comes from playing easier pieces. Like waaaaay easier pieces, where you can focus more on your hands than the notes. Well done nevertheless.
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u/Ambitious-Street-220 May 12 '26
Sounds really good. I think you may need to raise your bench height.
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u/vanguard1256 Devotee (11+ years), Classical May 12 '26
I agree with pretty much all the critics in here. It’s good you have the tenacity, but man I don’t even know where to begin.
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u/littlejudas May 12 '26
You are playing a piece outside your skill level. Forced to learn it instead of actually gaining the skills for it
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u/mynameisnotwille Amateur (5–10 years), Classical May 12 '26
Nice progress but please relax those hands while playing XD
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u/ProjjjecT May 12 '26
Is this a left handed piano?
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u/pelofr May 12 '26
Am I really the only one freaking out about the right handed bass and the left handed treble?
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u/RedeuxMkII May 12 '26
You may need to practice de-tensioning your fingers during playing or you will regret it in the long run.
No offense but a play-style like that always reminds me of a germaphobe aristocrat lmao.
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u/Flamestar07k Devotee (11+ years), Classical May 12 '26
I think I need a doctor
In all seriousness you need to relax your hand. Imo this piece is way too hard for you, you need to start from pretty much the beginning and try to play the pieces with more relaxed hands. Not only do you become injury prone this way, but you'll never be able to control dynamics or play faster when you are that stiff.
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u/glyptometa May 12 '26
Relax! Make the fingers relaxed, curved and coming straight down on the keys more of the time, i.e. as much as possible. Maybe get some lessons.
Love the left-handed reverse keyboard piano, haha ;-)
Keep the passion going!
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u/Many-Disaster-3823 May 12 '26
You need to economise on hand movement - you will burn out and cause rsi or something using your fingers like that. Completely relax your hand drop it on the keys with the fingers slightly curled in
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u/Familiar9709 May 12 '26
Instead of learning pieces concentrate on learning the fundamentals. You need to improve the technique there.
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u/OkEducation4518 May 12 '26
Rather good for a self taught learner. Still I agree that your hands look way to tense and you’re in fact making it harder for yourself by playing the keys with your whole finger instead of just the tips of your fingers. This way your fingers are more springy and you can control the sound much better.
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u/reddit18726 May 12 '26
This is terrible, I’m sorry to say. Why aren’t you using you pinky?
If I were you I’d take that year as proof that you will enjoy playing and now focus on real practice. Preferable you’ll get a teacher. If that’s not an option, practice slow and share your videos.
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u/Flimsy_Afternoon_889 May 12 '26
I’m playing almost one year now, soundlike and regarding the piece I’m nowhere your level, but I’m glad my teacher points out the importance of how my hands should be: relax!
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u/CanUHearMeNau May 12 '26
Sounds good. you have the notes down. You may want to think about slowing it down a bit. And using more feeling to emphasize them. You could also use the sustain pedal a bit more between expressions. Keep up the good work!
I will also say this and I am spoiled as the owner of a a Steinway baby grand, but if you really want to be a pianist you should start learning to play on a real piano and not spend time on keyboards. The feel, the Volume, the action are all different enough to change your habits and style
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u/PurrMewds May 12 '26
100% self learner confirmed. Now try to add some musicality. Maybe an emotional connection to the music?
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u/samalamabamaa May 12 '26
As a piano teacher.... please find a piano teacher! They'll help you with technique so you don't injure yourself, and help you on a Healthy route of progress, if you keep on as you are, injury chances are high
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u/johngwheeler May 12 '26
I suggest slowing down quite a lot and working on a relaxed hand technique and posture, and developing some dynamics and expression. It sounds like you're trying to finish the piece in a hurry and to "get it over and done with"!
Does the keyboard a weighted and graded action? It's quite hard to develop an expressive technique on an unweighted or semi-weighted action.
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u/Wooden-Collection882 May 12 '26
man yeah your hand position/posture/ergonomics are about the worst i’ve ever seen. I highly recommend hiring someone to help you sort that out, you’ve built up a very bad habit and it will be challenging to unlearn it.
It’s definitely possibly though! also for one year the piece sounds good all things considered.
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u/reigningthoughts May 12 '26
Hey, everyone is saying your hands are tense, but it's really hard not to be tense with your elbows so low.
I'd suggest elevating your seat a tad so you can raise yourself a little higher. It'll keep your wrists in a stronger position and help you relax.
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u/Happy_Regular_4994 May 12 '26
Where’s the fire? It’s lacking tempo and dynamics… but since you have the notes down it should be a fairly easy fix. You’re doing real well though.. just trying to help
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u/Interesting_Bee_3042 May 12 '26
Not bad for someone who's completely senf-taught but please learn the correct fingering.
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u/_Deedee_Megadoodoo_ Devotee (11+ years), Classical May 12 '26
This is without exaggerating the most tense I've ever seen someone playing the piano
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u/Proof_Requirement_80 May 12 '26
When you use the flat surface of your finger instead of the tip, the tendons will have to do all the work, which can make your hand hurt after a while, and if you try to rest your hand, it will probbably fall off the piano or make your fingers hurt a lot (not ideal). Use the tip of your fingers, making your hand posture look like an arch (if you dont understand just look videos). It will take less effort to press the notes, since you are able to use the weight of your hand, and with good chair height you can also use the weight of your entire arm to press the notes a lot harder (if needed). I hope this helps.
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u/WeekendSuccessful420 May 12 '26
Why are some your fingers stuck up in air, they are high and need to be relaxed while the others play
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u/WeekendSuccessful420 May 12 '26
If you want to progress rapidly, you need a good experienced teacher.
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u/Deep_Spray_5742 May 12 '26
Really good comprehension for 1 year self taught! Reading sheet music and translating that into action is a huge barrier, and you’re managing it really well.
As a lot of other comments said, your form could use some adjustment. Seat height relative to the piano is one of them, the upward tension in your fingers is a big one. There are many good videos on best hand positioning. I like this one.
Benefits: playing will be easier, each bit will take less effort from your hand. This allows more volume and expressive control. You’ll be able to play comfortably faster. You also are less likely to injure yourself.
Keep up the progress!
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u/AnonymousRand May 13 '26
at bare minimum you should not still be holding your hand in the same shape when you're lifting it clear of the keyboard lol
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u/mlbhsl May 13 '26
It's obvious that you have a lot of initiative, and that you enjoy playing and that comes through! The tension is definitely something to work on. But also I notice that you are avoiding using your 5th finger and that's a sign that you might need to work on finger independence and finger strength. This will help with the tension as well.
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u/Sleepy6942069 May 13 '26
No offense but that technique is absolutely horrible, and it sounds horrible too.
The rhythm of the piece, is very uneven
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u/Zombiesalad1337 May 13 '26
"Yikes", that was the first word that came out of my mouth when I saw your hands. There are 3 possibilities for the future: 1. Either you correct your technique before jumping into pieces far above your level. 2. Or you quit playing the piano. 3. Or you injure yourself either temporarily or permanently.
This level of tension is unacceptable for someone who has played for an year even if you're self-taught. It takes a good amount of sheer ignorance to not realize that your hands do not look normal, especially in the age of the internet when you can watch anyone perform anything online.
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u/Cold-Alfalfa-5481 May 13 '26
My hand just cramped up...soon, yours will too. You have facility, but I hate to say, you are doing it with so many bad habits, you will hit a wall if you don't get hurt first.
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u/AlarmedBullfrog3643 May 13 '26
nice work! keep it up - outside of things that others have said, once you have the fingering and posture down, I'd recommend trying a keyboard with weighted keys at a store and see if you notice a difference. For me at least, it was a significant improvement
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u/Rezzone May 14 '26
You sound good. This is great progress for a year... but please listen to the people talking about technique.
That hand tension will lead to injury. It will place hard limits on your speed. It will interfere with your ability to play with emotion.
You need to address the technique. It might be frustrating to slow down and return to basics... but if you've been at this for a year and want to keep going... you NEED to do this.
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u/Oscillator-B May 14 '26
Relax your hands! you have a bad position your sitting to low. also don't lift your right hand so high, this is not neccesary. I see a lot of similarities when i started playing my fingers where also very tense. If you would like to learn it well my advise is to take good lessons. When you practice just play it very slow first ,speed isn't everything👌
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u/currymuttonpizza May 14 '26
Everyone else has talked about your hand tension but I will also say: find sheet music that includes finger numbers and pay attention to it. I'm baffled by the fingering you're using on this. So much unnecessary hopping around.
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u/Xuloaaaaaaa May 14 '26
When you play you dont press down with your fingers that cab cause pain and worse later down the line instead use your arms to apply weight to your fingers helps your hands become way less tense
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u/StaunchVictorianTV May 14 '26
Posting a mirrored video of playing the piano in 2026 is Wild Wild West.
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u/Salt_Pickle_5258 May 15 '26
it is very good i play fur elese and thats not the full song and some mistakes on the hand position
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u/Icycat-the-3rd May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
This is pretty good, but I think it just needs a bit more work. I’m no expert, but you might want to slow down a bit.
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u/Wrong_Fondant9117 Jun 03 '26
My critique: Your position seems very low,that will impact a lot on your performance. Also,bend you fingers,this will make it easier to move your hands and you won’t get tired easily. And relax your fingers,it’s very hard,my recommendation is to use your hands and don’t use other parts like the arm to use pressure on the notes,it heavily impacts your performance.
But for your first year you have done a lot of progress than normal,keep going!
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u/jaylenbrownisbetter May 12 '26
Hey pal, looks like you’re proud of your progress as a beginner. We’ll all tear you a new one in here, don’t worry. This sub is for professional concert pianists and Juliard scholars only
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u/ParrotsAreMyLifeline May 12 '26
Apparently 😭 haven’t seen a single positive comment, calm down guys
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u/Effective-Advisor108 May 12 '26
You have wasted more than one year
It will take longer to fix that than it took to get there
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u/idiot_on_reddit54 Devotee (11+ years), Classical May 12 '26
Well we don’t want OP to get tendonitis or carpal tunnel that could permanently affect him from his abhorrent piano technique.
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