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Beethoven - Sonata No.17 in D Minor, Op.31 No.2 ("Tempest"), 1st Movement Tutorial

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WITHOUT ProPractice Tutorials

  • Don't know where to start and are overwhelmed by the details that each piece requires

  • Spend too much time figuring out how to do things on your own - hours wasted on experimenting without the desired effect

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  • Feel unsure of the direction of your piano study - feelings of frustration, hopelessness, despair, or feeling like you should give up

WITH ProPractice Tutorials

  • Learn to play your favorite pieces with step-by-step instruction for many different concepts

  • Save time with proven practice strategies Josh has learned from many of the world’s best teachers

  • Retain the progress you make between sessions and increase your practice efficiency

  • Play with more expression and learn techniques to improve your sound and tone quality

  • Develop confidence in your abilities with proven solutions - use these videos as a springboard for your own creativity and ideas

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  • Overwhelmed by too many editing software options.

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TUTORIAL CURRICULUM

Improve Your Practice Efficiency & Creativity - Here Are Some of the Concepts You'll Learn in this Tutorial!

Each ProPractice tutorial is unique since we are covering pieces from different time periods and different composers. Here are a few examples of the concepts that we go into depth with:

GENERAL TECHNIQUE: The building blocks of playing the piece well

  • Exercises to reduce tension

  • Strategies for clarity & precision

  • Techniques for increasing speed where necessary

  • How to develop confidence in your playing

  • Proven practice methods for greater efficiency and results

FINGERING: Choosing effective fingering to make the piece easier to play

  • Strategies for less tension

  • Explanations of why certain fingerings work better than others

  • Stretching vs. crossing - when to use which for the best result

  • Small hands vs. large hands - how to navigate fingering choices based on hand size

  • Recognizing patterns

Day 1: Getting Started with CapCut

  • Welcome to the CapCut Masterclass

  • Why using CapCut

  • Overview of the Interface (Workspace, Timeline, and Tools)

  • Free or Paid Version of CapCut?

  • Basic Functions in CapCut

  • Proven Downloads and Templates

Day 2: Basic Editing and Media Management

  • Importing Media (Videos, Photos, Audio)

  • Managing and Organizing Clips

  • Cutting, Trimming, and Rearranging Clips

  • Working with Audio in CapCut

  • Synchronizing Audio with Video

  • How to Change Project Settings

Voicing: How to effectively bring out the melodic line & keep your accompaniment softer

  • My favorite practice method for voicing that I learned when I was 9 years old

  • The metal vs. feather analogy

  • How weight & speed affect voicing

  • Optimal dynamic ranges between melody & accompaniment

  • How character affects voicing

DYNAMICS: How to shape your phrases in a more professional way

  • Creating LONG, breathing lines

  • Pacing dynamic choices

  • Explanations of how professionals execute dynamic choices

  • How to create dynamic variety in similar or repeated sections

  • Tips for coupling voicing with dynamics for more vibrant expression

Day 3: Enhancing Videos with Transitions and Text

  • Adding Transitions to Your Videos

  • Best Transitions for YouTube, Instagram Reels, and TikTok

  • Adding and Tweaking Text to Your Videos

  • How to Add Subtitles in CapCut

  • How to Add Stickers to Your Videos

  • How to Use the Picture-in-Picture Function

  • How to do a Day to Night Transition (Match Cut)

Day 4: Platform-Specific Content Creation

  • Optimizing Videos for YouTube

  • Editing for Instagram Stories and Reels

  • Crafting Viral TikToks

  • Challenge: Mid-Course Challenge

  • How to Reframe Your Shots (automatically)

ARTICULATION: Enhance the character and textures in your piece

  • 3 types of staccato

  • Portato & how to execute this in a pleasing, non-vertical manner

  • Slurs & long phrases

  • Accents

  • Other markings (including ornamentation when applicable)

RHYTHM & TEMPO: Make your piece fluid & controlled

  • Choosing an effective tempo

  • Strategies for steadiness & how to avoid rushing

  • How character can help determine what tempo you take

  • Why clarity is more important than speed

  • How to increase speed without sacrificing character and expression

Day 5: Advanced Editing Techniques

  • Mastering Color Grading Inside CapCut

  • Working with LUTs Inside CapCut

  • How to Add Speed Ramps in CapCut

  • How to Add Motion Blur in CapCut

  • Working with Keyframes

Day 6: Special Effects and Audio Enhancements

  • Adding Filters and Effects

  • Choosing the Right Music

  • Adding Sound Effects

  • Enhancing Visuals Inside CapCut

  • AI Cutout (creative Intro Sequence)

RUBATO: An advanced level concept to enhance the expression of your piece through the pushing and pulling of time

  • Discussions on differing levels of rubato

  • How to use rubato effectively and avoid sounding “seasick”

  • How much rubato to use depending on the time period of the piece you’re playing, and the style of the composition

PEDALING: When appropriate, pedaling instruction is given to enhance the beauty of your piece

  • Discussion about “syncopated pedaling” for greater clarity and smooth transitions

  • Explanation of the purpose of each pedal and when to use them

  • How una corda (the far left pedal) is misused by most students, and how to fix this

Day 7: Exporting and Optimizing for Social Media

  • How to Export Your Video
    (What to look for)

  • Export Settings for YouTube

  • Optimizing for Instagram Reels, TikTok, Shorts

  • Make Money with your skills!

Day 8: Bonus – Live Edits

  • Editing an Instagram Reel
    (Live Demo)

  • Creating a Facebook Ad
    (Live Demo)

  • Crafting a YouTube or TikTok Ad (Live Demo)

What's Inside This Specific Tutorial?

This 53-minute video lesson explores an in-depth look at the first movement of Beethoven's Sonata No.17 in D Minor, Op.31 No.2, often referred to as the "Tempest" (Anton Schindler's biography on Beethoven states that when he asked the composer about this sonata, Beethoven told him to read Shakespeare's The Tempest). Areas of focus include techniques for creating beautiful tone quality, creating a variety of characters and how to contrast these characters effectively, how to reduce tension, increasing speed, pedaling suggestions, fingering suggestions, how to play fast slurs effectively and loosely, how to develop an effective tremolo, voicing ideas, shaping ideas, interpretation, and more tips to help you become as efficient as possible in your practice sessions.

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ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Josh Wright

Billboard #1 artist Dr. Josh Wright has delighted audiences across the United States and in Europe. He performed his debut recitals at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center in 2014. He has recorded seven albums, and has performed with many symphony orchestras.

Josh earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan. He earned a Master of Music degree and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Utah. His principal teachers are Dr. Logan Skelton and Dr. Susan Duehlmeier. He has also studied privately with concert pianist, Sergei Babayan.

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