VSM: Piano Lessons and Piano Insights

About VSM: Piano Lessons and Piano Insights

Virtual Sheet Music's Piano Lessons Videos give you piano lessons and piano insights from our piano expert Robert Estrin. If you are a pianist, piano teacher, a piano student or simply a piano enthusiast, these videos are for you.

Publisher

Virtual Sheet Music

Category

arts · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 May 2013

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

468 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Robert Estrin: Louis Persinger: An Unroutine Routine - From the Piano Expert

   https://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/experts/robert/louis-persinger-an-unroutine-r/ - An exploration of the life and philosophy of Louis Persinger, the master teacher behind Yehudi Menuhin, Ruggiero Ricci, Camilla Wicks, and Dorothy DeLay. Tracing his early studies in Leipzig and Brussels under Hans Becker and Eugene Ysaye, the script highlights Persinger's rare dual mastery of violin and piano, his encouraging "upward stroke" approach to teaching, and his legacy shaping an American school of violin playing.

2. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Robert Estrin: Your Piano Technique Is Suffering Without Knowing This Pedal Secret - From the Piano Expert

   https://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/experts/robert/your-piano-technique-is-suffer/ - Is your pedal technique enhancing your music or just hiding weak fingers? In this lesson, Robert Estrin breaks down why practicing without the sustain pedal is essential for developing true legato, superior fingering, and expressive control. From historical performance practices in Bach and Brahms to advanced techniques like half pedaling in Chopin and using the una corda pedal in Schumann, learn how to turn the pedals into powerful tools for tone and color.

3. 

   19 Aug 2026

   Robert Estrin: The Mozart Secret Pianists Don't Know - From the Piano Expert

   https://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/experts/robert/the-mozart-secret-pianists-don/ - In this lesson, Robert Estrin breaks down the stylistic, mechanical, and architectural differences between three titans of piano music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Frédéric Chopin. Discover how Classical sonata-allegro form differs from Beethoven's fiery subito piano surprises, learn the secret behind Mozart's iconic Alberti bass, and watch a fun stylistic experiment where Mozart is played like Chopin (and vice versa) to see why period style matters.

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YouTube views

48,348,501

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.9 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

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Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

50

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