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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
@Peter William Peter, keep doing what you’re doing. It sounds good!
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Re: How Do You Record Your Acoustic Piano?
I record in stereo and listen in mono as I am completely deaf in my left ear. I use the SE Electronics RN17 stereo pair which I have mounted with one mic behind each ear.…
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
@Peter William Answers to your two questions that have not yet been answered: 1: My ear has become trained as I have done repeated practice over major II-V-I-VI, major I-IV, minor ii-v-i,…
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
@Peter William Hi Peter and thanks for your questions. I will answer in more detail shortly, but my first disclosure is that it is not my ear (singular because I am completely deaf in my left ear)…
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
@Mark Cooper Hey Mark. I talked to your comment about “guide tones” that I swear I saw in the F Major II-V-I-VI you posted last night. Or did I dream it?
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
Here is my take on a major II-V-I-VI in F Major. I talk through how I choose notes for the chord voicings, and how I select some of the 88 notes on the keyboard for my improv motifs.
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Watch Party for "Unfinished Business" Challenge!
@Larry K That’s my kind of guitar playing Larry! Reminds me of Mood For a Day and Roundabout by Yes - two pieces that I have been messing with for many years.,
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Larry KLarry, how about playing YOU? I am both inspired and intimidated by master level pianists, and my overriding thought is - is that me? Do I want to play <insert name of most difficult piece on…
- Ken_Radford
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Watch Party for "Unfinished Business" Challenge!
@Larry K I agree that all instruments are impossible, but some instruments are more impossible than others. The piano - in its role as the full orchestra - has to be the most impossible.…
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Re: Watch Party for "Unfinished Business" Challenge!
@Larry I use a single tone on some of my Jazz improvs. It may be a single note, but each time I change chord the relation between that single tone and the chord changes.
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Watch Party for "Unfinished Business" Challenge!
@Aarav Well played Aarav. I too like to play arrangements of pop songs, and your cover has given me a couple of ideas...
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Re: Watch Party for "Unfinished Business" Challenge!
@Larry K Can’t go wrong with one note at a time :)
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Re: Watch Party for "Unfinished Business" Challenge!
Heartland, composed by Keith Jarrett has been on my “unfinished business” list for many years. It still isn’t finished, but I am happy that i can add it to my daily repertoire and in time,…
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
@Mark Cooper Thanks Mark. Bring on the F and d!
- Ken_Radford
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
Here is my take on a ii-v-i progression in A minor. I am treating the first chord Bm7b5 as chord 6 of the D JMM scale, the second chord E+7#9 (or b9) as chord 7 of F JMM,…
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Peter William Thanks for sharing the video Peter. Leon’s playing captures for me the concept of freedom and it sounds so, well, human.
- Ken_Radford
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- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Larry K I have a Wittner and I last used it around 3 years ago.
- Ken_Radford
- 1 mth ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
Vicki. I enjoyed time with my 8 year old grandson in my studio today. He has no theoretical knowledge, but he played a piano line that resonated and persisted in my brain for hours.…
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
I bought an expensive analog metronome and my teacher advised me to avoid using it. He said “use it to set the rhythm, but don’t use it while you’re playing“.…
- Ken_Radford
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
I agree with Mark. The only thing I will add is that finding a teacher with a classical background followed by a career in jazz will be invaluable.
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Re: Anyone like to improvise?
@Mark Cooper I like your approach Mark. Your introduction and explanation of what will follow - chords and scales - is excellent. I will follow your lead and record my ii-v-i-vi/VI) tomorrow.…
- Ken_Radford
- 1 mth ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Michelle R Well done Michelle. Keep on keeping on! I have a picture of JSB on the wall of my piano room and he smiles patiently at me while I struggle to play his most basic pieces.…
- Ken_Radford
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Fionna Zhang Fionna, you certainly have technical skill in abundance and I envy you for that. You mention “fun” in your post - I have not managed to feel this emotion while playing and I appreciate…
- Ken_Radford
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Michelle R Great progress in spite of your injury Michelle. Keep it up!
- Ken_Radford
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Aaron I would love to see your progress but I don’t have an Instagram account.
- Ken_Radford
- 2 mths ago
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- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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