Song forJohanna Played by Sophie (revision) by Sonni Quick published on 2023-09-09T22:12:34Z This music was first uploaded 2 months ago. Sophie has been working on it since then have better fluidity and expression. Yesterday, 11-19-23, we recorded it again. I decided to exchange the files. If you heard it before there is remarkable difference. I am proud of her. Song for Johanna was written by Franz Gordan. Sophie is a student of mine, age 14, who I have been teaching for 4.5 years. There is a playlist with her name that has various pieces she has played or worked on with me since she was 9. Learning to play the piano is more than learning to play the right note at the right time. A beginner doesn't have enough control over their hands to be able to affect how the note is played - how the keys are touched, and the sound blended. Can the emotion be felt? The player has to know the language of music so well that they don't have to think about the notes being played, and can separate themselves to listen to the music they are playing. Unfortunately, most piano teachers can't teach this because they can't get beyond teaching songs in piano method books - They can only teach what they were taught. I have heard many parents tell me they took lessons when they were young, and when I ask if they are still playing, the answer is almost always, "No". They forgot whatever they had memorized so long ago and they never learned how to create music, so it is all moot. It is like learning another language. You can memorize a phrase but you don't understand how the words in the phrase work together. You can't have a conversation in that language let alone show emotion. Music is a conversation. I have been teaching for more than 50 years and have had hundreds of students. Most don't last long enough to get to the point I am with Sophie - and hopefully I will have a few more years with her before she goes out in the world. But what she is learning she won't forget. Memorizing music is a small portion of what we do. There is so much more to learning how to play music on any instrument than learning how to play what someone else wrote. Listen to her playlist and hear her growth. Song for Johanna is the beginning of her next phase of learning. Her lessons are 2-3 hours. She couldn't learn enough in one hour to play with this much maturity. She is such a joy to teach. Genre Piano Comment by Luppi Davide Como πΉ Superb "" 2024-01-07T22:10:16Z Comment by weirdness without conviction so peaceful to listen to . 2024-01-03T09:15:52Z Comment by Andrew Raine 1 lovely 2023-12-02T17:12:19Z Comment by Adrian Hallam So beautiful & expressive 2023-11-24T19:49:16Z Comment by Nadine de Macedo Props to Sophie. I can hear the emotion in the first bars. and I agree to your words on teaching 2023-11-23T07:22:29Z Comment by Paul Chantrill Very expressive and beautiful playing 2023-11-21T10:06:02Z Comment by Sonni Quick @user-919732565: Thaeen practicing and there is a lot of difference between the two. 2023-11-19T22:10:15Z Comment by idematoa Magnifique ! 2023-11-19T09:02:14Z Comment by Chris Pellnat Beautiful work. 2023-10-30T13:25:51Z Comment by Pascal Sardi Jolie musique 2023-10-24T16:58:40Z Comment by Bachianer Nice line.... 2023-10-08T12:04:05Z Comment by tracysfuneral π₯Ά 2023-09-30T22:50:31Z Comment by Liz Dicker A lovely piece, so well performed. 2023-09-20T15:49:49Z Comment by Gary Reems A hauntingly yet beautiful piece of music Sonni. 2023-09-20T03:55:06Z Comment by Davide Zappettini stupenda 2023-09-19T20:21:59Z Comment by John Beautiful track, Sophie. Very informative and inspiring notes too, Sonni. 2023-09-19T17:20:39Z Comment by Sonni Quick Thank you Richard 2023-09-18T04:38:04Z Comment by Francesco Cartocci Brava Sophie! 2023-09-17T12:10:07Z Comment by Midisound Bravo. πππππ 2023-09-16T10:00:33Z Comment by Till Indy A beautiful composition! Played with a lot of emotion and expressiveness!! 2023-09-14T19:07:50Z Comment by Richard John As a guitar teacher I can relate to (and very much agree with) your thoughts on teaching piano. Sophie is very talented :) 2023-09-14T16:34:05Z Comment by Koba Asahikawa It's an emotional melody that tells us of the changing of the seasons. Really wonderful... 2023-09-13T12:21:52Z Comment by The Mysterious Decibel Such bright and resonating piano melodies. You can really sit back with this one and take it all in 2023-09-11T17:16:42Z Comment by chivicke So beautiful !!! 2023-09-10T22:28:20Z Comment by burn-it-smith A poignant melody over a fine bass ostinato, so beautifully played, chapeau! 2023-09-10T16:14:58Z Comment by MagiΒ©ianβ’ (Making music make a difference) very beautiful piece 2023-09-10T07:03:57Z