When You Suck At Piano But Need To Impress Your Crush

Suck at the piano but still need to impress your crush at the party? I offer some solid strategies that should work for 100% of you, 69% of the time.

Listen to Colors of the Soul:
Listen to The Gentle Zephyr:

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[MusicalBasics]

What piece would YOU play (that's easy) to impress your crush?

[maxkeegan]

Ah yes, now I just need to be invited to a party

[gcaparos]

Plot twist: You're each other's crush and are both trying to replicate this video

[NolaPiano]

Honestly Einaudi or Amelie never fails to impress the ladies. Just make sure you close your eyes and make it really emotional 😌

[hadial-mokdad]

How does this channel not have a million subscribers yet? This content is amazing! Huge Love.

[edoardodepiccoli]

this guy can talk while playing a chopin etude better than I can talk without playing anything

[daniel-niklaskinas]

"For everyone, even for people Who started simply piano 3 days ago"
*starts playing some masterpieces*

[tobias]

I just started to practice kiss the rain and now everyone's gonna think I'm trying to impress my crush when playing it. Thank you very much.

[samparaska]

"Ride of the Valkyries" while intensely gazing at your crush with a teethy smile. If she asks what you're playing... in your best German accent you say "Ziss ist mine faaaave composer Vaaaagner!" Guaranteed to charm your crush!

[MyGoatCR]

Plot twist: you’re deep in emotion playing these beautiful emotional pieces and you open your eyes to see your crush dancing with another man to your music

[steveking]

Possible scenario:U play all those songs, ur crush gets impressed, her boyfriend plays the things u played in the previous video

[kcutah]

I agree with the concept of "If you don't have the skills, Go for the feels". I use (or have used) a different approach.
Instead of trying to impress, focus on creating a fun, interactive experience for people at the party/event/gathering.
So two things I have used:
1: Know some music that two people can play together. Simple would be Heart & Soul, and maybe Canon in D. Some basic jazz/blues improv. "I'll play the left hand, you play the right hand, and then we can switch." Literally create music together.
2: Know a few songs that people young and old like to sing. You never know who will show up. There could be a group of bored kids. So if you're able to entertain some bored kids for a few minutes with Old McDonald type songs, the other attendees (and hopefully your crush) will recognize and appreciate it. For older crowds, there are common songs that people request at piano bars. The 1-5-6-4 chord progression can go a long way to creating a fun experience.
Also, Christmas just passed, but knowing a few holiday or seasonal songs can come in handy. If you attend a religious service, learn to play some of those songs.

[Mr.Engine]

Another pro tip is to use DEEP notes. Low notes sound powerful and impressive with very little effort. Like even a simple octave sounds impactful. Use deeper notes and your piece automatically sounds more impressive

[SMABSYSTEMS]

"So then I prepared months ago before the biggest party of the year... But you know what?









There wasn't a piano at the party."

[peterho]

Lionel is absolutely hilarious and genius. Makes me feel so good after each of his video. So looking forward to his next concert!

[axyspianostudio]

6:04 "also a solid piece to play"

a few moments later: *colors of the intensifying arpeggio madness*

[alfiemathias]

“You don’t got the skills, go for the feels”

[jordans]

lionel: "dont play turkish march or sonata in c major"
me: *cries because those are my favorite songs

[superprofi]

Play:
1) Greensleeves
2) John Legend- All of me
3) Yiruma- River flows in you
4) Yiruma- Kiss the rain (better one)
5) Debussy- Clair de Lune

6) Musical Basics- Colors of the Soul
7) The Gentle Zephyr (Michael Shen) - Fan Piece

Don't play:
Turkish March
Sonata in C Major
random pop songs
memish songs
cheesy songs
Für Elise

Dr Dre- Still Dre for views xD

Other good pieces in my opinion:
any Ludovico Einaudi pieces (Nuvole Bianche, Experience, Una Mattina, ... )
Yann Tiersen- Comptine d'un autre été -l'après (Amélie Poulain)
Yann Tiersen- La Valse d'Amélie
Mariage d'amour
Liszt- Liebestraum
Titanic- My Heart Will Go On
Lewis Capaldi- Someone you loved
Lukas Graham- 7 years
Two steps from Hell: Victory, Star Sky,
Heart of Courage, Blackheart
Chopin pieces

(I am literally planning to learn Kiss the Rain, All of me and Clair de Lune in the near future. Good to hear that these are good pieces :D.)

[MsLouisVee]

Oh, I love his sense of humor he’s a riot. The fact that he can joke and play at the same time means he’s a genius.😊