Chopin Opus 28 no.4 in Em. 2 2
You may remember, Jack Nicholson played this in the film Five Easy Pieces. 3 3
A good thing about the piece is it's so slow. 4 4
You've plenty of time to look ahead and 5 5
work out the next movement in the left hand. 6 6
So, it's easier than it looks. 7 7
Second half isn't quite so easy, so stick to the first half for now. 8 8
Just keep practicing. 9 9
So the left hand won't 10 10
move that much. 11 11
So there's the first chord, second, third, fourth, fifth, and so on. 12 12
It's kind of moving chord tones at a time. 13 13
And with the pedal, make sure you change with each chord change, 14 14
rather than each bar, because sometimes it may change three times in one bar. 15 15
And if you pedal, the whole bar might get too muddy. 16 16
So do it expressively, but steadily for now, okay? 17 17
Don't worry about, just stick with 18 18
[MUSIC] 19 19
You can add some more expression in later on. 20 20
So, find your first chord in the left hand. 21 21
[MUSIC] 22 22
And notice that the left hand's going to play the first melody note in the first 23 23
bar because it's in the chord. 24 24
[MUSIC] 25 25
Okay? 26 26
[MUSIC] 27 27
And so on.