How to Play Erik Satie | Gymnopédie No.1 [Tutorial]

Here is my complete tutorial on "how to" learn, practice, and play Gymnopédie No.1 by Erik Satie.

This piano tutorial explains how to approach, practice, and design this beautiful piece.
Everything is explained with colored scores, and the sheet music is shown on the screen.
You can download the sheet music for free, where I also wrote down the fingerings.

The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie. He claimed they were inspired by reading Gustave Flaubert's novel 'Salammbô.' They were the first compositions with which Satie tried to cut himself loose from his father and stepmother's conventional 19th-century salon music environment. Satie, who was in his early twenties at the time, had just moved from his father's residence to lodgings in Montmartre and had already started an enduring friendship with the romantic poet Patrice Contamine. When Gymnopédie No. 1 was published in August 1888, it was accompanied by a verse written by Contamine.

The work's unusual title comes from the French form of "gymnopaedia," the ancient Greek word for an annual festival where young men danced naked – or perhaps simply unarmed. The source of the title has been a subject of debate.

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Contents of this video;
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Left hand (voicing)
3:52 - Right hand
5:34 - Pedals
8:04 - 2nd section
9:59 - Last section
11:18 - Playthrough/Whole piece

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[Antune]

Let me know which piece you would like me to make a tutorial about!

[nylophone]

This is the real deal. Not just another tutorial telling you what notes to play, but how to play them

[KarasuHebun]

For simpler songs with so much hidden complexities a tutorial like this helps to give you Satie like emotion to the piece which is where Satie shines

[RuiGon]

Thank you very much. This tutorial is much more than just hitting the keys, which is usually what is presented in other tutorials.

[Fsuholley]

Wow. Amazing instruction. A song with very few notes. Every note/ chord has such purpose and meaning. Voicing has made this song so much better for me now. Thank You.

[milesbano]

Omg thank you so much for your content! I am a self-taught adult beginner who’s working on this piece. You have no idea how much your content helped me. I feel that after I practiced and managed to execute some of the things you taught, my performance is immediately boosted! I don’t have the patience to read and digest music theories so I always struggle to interpret pieces. Your video made knowledge accessible! They are practical. And listening to your tutorial can get me gradually get familiar with music terminologies. And everything is free.😂 👍Followed and will definitely watch your other videos!

[samuelec]

Thank you!
This was very good!
I was already playing it like you showed because I just felt right but I never really focused or understood how i was doing it neither I wasn consistent with it.
Now I know what to aim when playing it

[Flq]

Best piano tutorial i've seen tysm👍

[eddiet]

Je te Vous, please. Please. I think it's his loveliest piece. Thanks for the great tutorials.

[melanie]

Love your teaching about this piece, I really needed that, the dynamics are so important and your video helps a lot. I subscribed to your channel.

[amirabdoli]

Finally found the perfect channel.
The real deal💎
Not every channel starts to breakdown pieces to such advanced tips and tricks that every pianist from any level can use.
Thank you for your super useful contents, wish you the best❤️

[boonhantan]

Thank you for your hardwork to make this video. It's inspiring to learn how to properly express yourself on the piano, instead of playing correctly with all the notes. Playing this piece is hard enough for a beginner.

[Pablo.Albino]

Passei o dia todo estudando essa música e não conseguia harmonizar os acordes com a melodia. Bastou 2 minutos do seu vídeo para eu entender onde eu estava errando!

[lonelyoccupation]

It’s the first ever piece I’m learning with a teacher (I started playing piano a few months ago) and this piece is already making me practice a lot of great dynamics. Your explanation has been brilliant and give me a lot of pointers to add. Subscribed and looking forward to seeing your other videos. Thank you for sharing this video.

Now I must go and practice, especially ensuring in play my G7 chords smoothly.

[eoers]

I love watching this tutorial for phrasing and musical ideas. They help me when I play Gymnopédie # 1 on my ... classical guitar!

[kadhi]

Maratonando nas aulas. Conteúdo riquíssimo. Não posso pagar aula, mas essa é mais que uma aula particular. Obrigada ❤❤❤

[sneezyIce]

Thank you for your insights! It helps me creating more colourful dynamics

[lynzannabel]

Thanks so much for the tutorial Antune and for making available the sheet music for this piece. I really like the way that you have arranged and numbered the fingering.

[salomeapong]

Thank you, your tutorial is beautiful like your playing. i appreciated how you explain everything in details.

[shraddhama]

Beautiful feeling and spirit about this delicate