16 Levels of Piano Composition: Easy to Complex | WIRED

Pianist and composer Nahre Sol attempts to play "Happy Birthday" in 16 levels of complexity. Nahre starts playing the iconic tune with just one finger and adds more and more layers until she's playing it with extended harmonies, elongated melodies and staggered leaps. Watch and see how it all comes together!

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16 Levels of Piano Composition: Easy to Complex | WIRED

[NahreSol]

This is a HUGE honor, thank you so much for having me on!!!

[iBowlSpares]

She sits there and says 'you can' and I sit here like 'I absolutely can not'

[AnHourOfLove]

Today I discovered I’m at level pre-beginner.

[iversonpaulalay]

The hidden hero of this video: the editor who literally labels all the steps of the videos in the performances combined👏👏👏

[olliebennettt]

Level 17 - ‘Now lets try it whilst manipulating time and space’

[danielthrasher]

She's amazing. Good on you for having her.

[Alex-lzql]

as a music student I find myself coming back to this every few months to see how much further I've progressed

[MalusOfficial]

“C’mon it’s just music theory not rocket science”

“C’mon it’s just rocket science not music theory”

[b_nadams]

Wired did a great job getting Nahre for this video. She didn’t simply explain ‘this is easy (lvl 1)... now this is difficult (lvl 16)’ like in a clickbaity list. Instead she really defined the steps of complexity within a composition in a way that is accessible for both musicians and non-musicians.

[ericcho]

Level 17: I will now disassemble the atoms of this universe and recreate it to the tune of happy birthday

[rinreborn]

Me
- doesnt play piano
- understand nothing
- still watched whole video

[OBM]

The presenter is so talented. The way she explains each concept so concisely and demonstrates it perfectly shows true mastery.

[rubymcneil]

I love how she shows off her skill while still being humble.

[majorjuxta]

Level 1 : class example
Level 16 : actual exam question

[mhelfresa]

I suddenly realized I don't want a complex birthday party. A simple one will be fine, thank you.

[yelyel]

You know someone's a great musician when you see how careful yet precise they create a sound through their instrument. A lot of ppl think its all about how fast or crazy one plays, but as Nahre mentioned physicality does not equate to complexity.

[brandonmayers]

This girl is so humble and you can really see how artistic she is.

[LovegiDavid]

shes so humble yet threatening me just by her skills, lmao, I wish she is my piano teacher

[ADK]

Is this a dissertation for a PhD in music? AMAZING!!

[DimashCastellucci]

How can you be a genius, humble and so chill at the same time??