Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This piano tutorial is part of both a short standalone series and my wider Intermediate Piano series. In it and subsequent tutorials we’re going to learn a theme and variations — starting, in this tutorial, with the theme.

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00:00 Introduction — what are variations?
03:01 Playthrough
04:17 Tempo and style
06:20 Finger management
09:30 Expression and control
14:50 Notes for intermediate course students