This piece sucks! I love listening to it but I cant get my hand fast enough for the harp-like quality of the arpegios. Actually, in general, I`m having difficulty getting it up to speed. I`m 17 and have been playing all my life. I don`t need a teacher anymore but nonetheless, having trouble with the speed.

thirTEEN means you`re a TEEN not a child.

hey.i`m 17 and have been playing piano for almost 4 years and was thinking about trying the 3rd movement.any suggestions?

I have all the notes, but I just don't understand what fingers to start with. Any suggestions?

Moonlight Sonata IS easy to learn but it is hard to play and interpret CORRECTLY. You must have a comprehensive knowledge on the style of Beethoven, his uses of alternating dynamics ranging from very delicate passages to very forcefull and sforzandos. The piece does call for much hand strength and must be played dramatically. It calls for a showy display of technique. If you do not have the strength or technique to do so, dont play it. Beethoven would break piano's when he performed the movement, if you cant do the same and make music out of the piece, dont play it. Just kidding about breaking the piano, but what im trying to get you all to see is that you must understand what the composer was going through, feel his emotions, and the better you are to relating, the easier the piece will be. Understand?

It's not about the notes, it's about how you play. Don't you think even the simplest piece sounds better with dynamics and flow. I have played for 2 years but i've noticed even I can make it sound bearable if I think about how to play it. Oh and practise it slowly and speed it up later.

Hey,

Im a pianist and ive been playing for 7 years now. I can honestly say that ive tried moonlight sonata 3rd movement and when u know exactly whats what, its not too difficult, its just the speed of the whole peice, n how long the peice is thats the hurdle. If anyone has the full peice of moonlight can they get hold of me pls, as im very interested to learn the rest of the peice, as ive only got the 1st few pages from the internet.

Thank you. sammy x