Elevate Your BACH Performance: A Guide to Trills and Ornaments 🎶

📪 SIGN UP FOR MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: https://thepianoprof.com/subscribe 📚 PIANO PROF AMAZON STOREFRONT: Books, gear, and resources I personally use and recommend → https://amazon.com/shop/thepianoprofkateboyd Do you wonder how to play ornaments in pieces by Bach on the piano? Are you a bit unsure about what those squiggly symbols in the music mean? If so, this video is for you! In this video, I'll guide you through the essentials of playing ornaments in Bach's piano music. We'll cover the basics of Baroque ornamentation, common mistakes to avoid, and how to play four frequently used ornaments: trills, mordents, appoggiaturas, and turns. You'll also get a few technical tips tailored for executing these ornaments on the piano. 🎶 PIECES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: JS Bach: Invention in D Minor, BWV 775 JS Bach: Invention in E-flat major, BWV 776 JS Bach: French Suite in G Major, BWV 816: Sarabande JS Bach: Invention in G Minor, BWV 782 JS Bach: Invention in C Major, BWV 772 📚 BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: CPE Bach: Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments: https://amzn.to/48Dw44D JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Alfred Edition): https://amzn.to/3Z4lvo3 🎥 RELATED VIDEOS: How to Play FAST and SMOOTH Trills: https://youtu.be/X-aXiwiB-VQ What are Wrist Circles? https://youtu.be/zWNP7Fw0uqI How to Play Expressively Using Musical Gestures: https://youtu.be/8ers7ytwalU MY FAVORITE PIANO STUFF: 📗 Recommended Books: https://thepianoprof.com/books/ 🎹 Recommended Technical Exercises: https://thepianoprof.com/technical-exercises/ ✍️ My Favorite Piano Gear: https://thepianoprof.com/gear/ 👀 Piano Marvel: The online sight reading resource I recommend most often (use my affiliate link for a $3 per month discount): https://thepianoprof.com/PianoMarvel ___________________________ Follow me on social: 👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateboydpianist 👉 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kateboydpianist 👉 CONTACT ME: Leave a note in the comments or visit https://www.kateboyd.com/contact Time stamps: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Treatises 3:01 Trills 5:02 Mordents 6:26 Appoggiaturas 9:38 Turns 10:48 Technical tips 14:39 5 Common mistakes to avoid --------------------------------------- NOTE: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of them, I receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support! 👋 #pianopractice #pianotips #pianolesson