Baroque
The Easiest Bach Pieces (and the most difficult)
In today’s episode of PianoTV, I want to discuss the easiest Bach pieces, and the ones to avoid until you’re very skilled. Bach’s music starts from an early intermediate level (around grade 3) and gets progressively more difficult, all the way up to very advanced levels.
Read MoreRules of Fingering: Minuet in G Minor (Anh. 115) Tutorial
In today’s PianoTV tutorial, we’re going to look at Minuet in G Minor, Anh. 115, from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. We’ve done it’s happier major twin on this channel before, so check it out if you missed it.
Read MoreThe (Awesome) Music of Bach: 5 Favorites
Today we’re going to take a look at the music of Bach. If you don’t know who Bach is, be sure to check out the brief history video from last month!
Read MoreMinuet in G Tutorial, BWV Anh. 114: Grade 3 Piano
We’re just starting to get into Grade 3 level music on this channel, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to make a Minuet in G tutorial. This piece is in Bach’s Anna Magdalena Notebook, though he didn’t write it – a guy named Petzold did.
Read MoreBach’s (Epic) Goldberg Variations: An Analysis on Theme & Variations
Here’s the thing: In this video, we’ll be talking about Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and the songwriting form “Theme and Variations”. Lots of pieces written in the theme and variations form have six or seven variations. But the Goldberg variations?
Read MoreA Brief History of Johann Sebastian Bach
In today’s episode of PianoTV, we are going to talk about Johann Sebastian Bach, the legend. Bach is one of my all-time favorite musicians, and there is so much to learn, both from his life and from his piano music.
Read MoreAn Analysis of Canon in D (For Casual Music Fans)
Hello friends, and welcome to another episode of PianoTV. Today we’re back with another analysis for casual music fans: an analysis of Canon in D, the ever-famous wedding song. We’re going to talk about the history of the piece, listen through some of the song and talk about theory. It won’t be anything too heavy…
Read MoreCanon in D Piano Tutorial
In today’s episode, we’re going to do a Canon in D piano tutorial, also known as That Wedding Song. It’s one of those classical pieces that almost everyone knows, but a lot of people don’t know much about this tune other than that it’s used at weddings a lot. So what we’re going to do…
Read MoreTelemann Fantasia in G Minor: Piano Tutorial
Today, as a follow-up to our discussion on Baroque music (part 1 and part 2 can be found by clicking the links), I thought it would make sense to do a tutorial video on a Baroque composition – specifically, a Telemann Fantasia in G Minor. This Telemann piece is at around a grade 1 level.…
Read MoreBaroque Period Music: Beginner’s Video Guide (Part 2)
Today we’ll continue the discussion on Baroque Period Music that we started last week. Here’s a link to Part 1 of that discussion if you missed it. In part 2 of this video, we’ll take a look at the finer points of Baroque music – specifically the topics of tonality, counterpoint and instrumental music in…
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