Hey, that's quite a lofty goal...I've been playing for 2 years now and I can only dream of playing revolutionary! I don't want to say it can't be done because I think many people have done impossible things in the past, but I'd say this...start listening to A LOT of piano pieces. Find another, more realistic goal to accomplish in two years. It's always great to have goals and to have pieces you aim to play in a certain time frame, but the biggest thing to learn right now is patience! In my opinion so far you seem to be making excellent progress and I think in a few months you'll realise that you're not gonna be able to play revolutionary as you want in two years, but that eventually you'll be able to play it. But seriously, listen to a lot of music and new goals will come to you. You'll definitely find other, much easier pieces that you love and that in a few months or even sooner you'll be able to play. Also, don't learn K545...yet! Sonata facile...that's the last thing it is, especially at this stage of learning. Right now be extremely proud of your progress, enjoy the ride and continue doing things the right way.Also, read everything on this forum! It's years of experience packed into one place!
loonboholdid you actually go from back minuet to chopin etudes in 9 months? and how well did you learn that etude?
Are you guys sure it can't be done? It is a fairly short piece, not a sonata or concerto. Of course it won't come easy, and might sound awful. But sheer study plan and repetition might just make it.I assume you're taking into consideration all the time and effort to building up to Chopin etudes level. This person is an adult learner who may be able to find ways to cut the time and effort needed. He doesn't need to go through all of Alfred's book for example.gyzzzmo, you posted some tips for learning Etudes, right? If your directions are followed, is this guy's goal feasible? Please clarify why or why not.
There's always a huge difference in technical requirement between play something 'pretty okay' and being able to put in that finishing touch, wich will probably take at least 6 years of INTENSE practising.
6 YEARS? I think it's too much for intense practicing. I'd say that's the timeline if you factor in years of going through grades, different books and stuff. But if you dive right into intense practice, don't you think it would be less?
Hi, sorry if this is in the wrong subforum; I'm new here.So... I've been amusical my whole life and recently (that is, starting a couple years ago), I've had an urge to learn to play the piano. I just think it would be tons of fun. But I don't work well without concrete goals, so... I've taken it upon myself to learn to play the Revolutionary Etude over a timeframe of 2 years.By this, I don't mean that I'm going to practice one piece all the time for 2 years. I would like to be all-around good at piano playing.I've bought a digital piano for about a grand (I don't want to have to deal with tuning, and I'm a student, so I'll probably be moving a lot), and I have a teacher who I see on a semi-regular schedule. So this is something that I'm taking seriously (I have a tendency to start a lot of projects and not follow through).Anyway, I've set up a blog to document my progress: https://revolutionaryetudein2years.wordpress.com/ I record videos with the webcam on my laptop and I upload them to youtube. Pardon the audio quality; I haven't really figured out how to record audio nicely yet.Please share any comments or criticism you have, and advice on what I should be doing to achieve my goal. Thanks!List of all my videos: Week 3: Prelude 1-1 in C Major from Bach's WTC Week 4: Menuett in G from the Anna Magdalena Notebook Week 7: The Entertainer (easy arrangement from the Alfred book) Week 9: When You Wish Upon a Star (from Disney's Pinocchio) Week 11: Impertinence, by Handel[/quote revolutionary etude is usually pre programmed in some digital pianos they are really great for practising you can slow the music down and mute either hand and play along. good luck by the way you'll probably need it
mefidys,I started at the age of 16 and I was playing grade 5 pieces in 2 years too. Having said that there is a HUGE gap between grade 5 piece and revolutionary etudes. and keep in mind that a lot of the child prodigies started music very early.Its kind of like saying I want to be a millionare by next year or lose 30 lbs in 2 weeks.. yes its possible, and some people are lucky or talented enough to do it, but in most cases, you're better off setting more realistic expectations and think more in the long term. Most people become good because they spent hours and hours practicing and they've been doing it for years.. its like that with sports, martial arts, and so many other things... excellence happens because of love and life long commitment to what it is your are doing.having said that I am not discouraging anyone from having that kind of goal, but I think you should be proud of your progress no matter where you are.. really that shouldn't matter if you love music... unless there is something seriously wrong with your progress.
yeah, you can:
very much to be improved on the sonatai dont have time at the moment to go into detail, but maybe Mr. Schiff can be of help
Thanks for posting that link I found it interesting and usefull . I agree with what someone said about technical excercises, you will need to be doing them all the time to reach the level needed to play it, not just normal scales but all the other kinds and combinations. I hope this is'nt getting you down, maybe you should set yourself another goal? and learn it in 9 / 10 years instead of two. Piano playing should be about having fun and being proud of the little goals you can manage now reather then setting them too high - at least to begin with. If you manage this though you will be quite an inspiration , but I think you should be playing more chopin at this point. good luck
Honestly... I have mastered and finished revolutionary etude... But I don't take the dynamics seriously... I got the tempo... But the dynamics is low... I have playing the piano 1 year now... and the pieces I have learned are... fur elise, moonlight sonata 1st and 2nd mvmnts., claire de lune, waltz in c # minor, minuets of bach, mozart piano sonata 16 1st and 2nd mvmnts, revolutionary etude.. What I am after for my piano practice is my ability to sight read and little by little I don't disregard the dynamics anymore, before I was after for the placement of the notes in the piano. Now I am learning 1st arabesque, nocturne, turkish march, butterfly etude and all other pieces that are less of fame for my sight reading practice. I bet you can do what I did. You can master revolutionary etude for less than a year if you have the motivation to practice for 8 hours a day!
Topic: Revolutionary Etude in 2 Years