Piano noob, self taught - Yiruma cover (YouTube vid!)

[kingza]

Hey guys.

I started trying to teach myself piano a few months ago. I'm trying to tackle it from both theory and practice... but from the beginning I wanted to learn to play River Flows In You by Yiruma and the other day I finally got round to filming myself playing it.

I've barely ever had people watch me play so it'd be good to get some feedback on fingering, pace, pedalling, etc... or any other advice. Thanks guys.

Here's the video:

[ichky]

For a novice who started out only 3 months ago, this is very impressive. Well done!

The main thing you must really work on is your rhythm. Its all good that you can play without mistakes and fast, but make sure your rhythm is consistent. This is where playing with feelings kicks in.
At the moment it doesn't sound like "River Flows in You", but rather "Whirlpool Spinning in You" lol... 
But joke aside, practice playing smoother, slower at the chorus, and time your rhythm to the beat. This can easily be acheived if you practice playing along with the original song in the background, and try to play in sync with Yiruma.

It is the rhythm that creates music, not the speed.

The key to good piano playing is always "Play to Express, Not to Impress".

But overall it is very good and its worth a 6 out of 10 mark. Good job!
Keep it up!

[gearmenta]

Way way way too much pedal. It all sounds the same, you p,aged all the right notes but, be artistic, play with dynamics stress the dissonances on the high c sharp down to the b, it's a nice little melodic figure leading up to it. So slow things down, and create your own piece of art out of it:)

[hfmadopter]

I agree with the others, you are hitting the notes but your rythm is uneven. It gives the impression that the river got suddenly churned up ! You are doing well overall, just slow down and count.  Then give it some emotion.
David

[kingza]

Haha loving the whirlpool and churned up river jokes!

Thanks guys this feedback is really specific and helpful.

Anyone else please keep it coming.

[kamalayka]

I think it sounds good! (But, I don't play piano, so my opinion does not mean too much lol).