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| Topaz -- 01/27/2005, 04:42:29 -- #10758 | |
| Welcome all!!! | |
| Heya,thought id create a room for young piano playing teens like me (ne oldies can post though i suppose :p hehe) Im just starting out on jazz but ive been playing for a while. Discovered 'Maxsim' the other day..i really enjoyed his version of Kolibre. Ok well hope sum ppl reply...i love talking bowt piano..its becoming underated slightly!xxx | |
| tianjing -- 01/27/2005, 10:59:56 -- #10768 | |
| sup | |
| hey, i'm also a young piano player, and i LOVE jazzz!!!! Though i still suck at improving, i have improved greatly at comping over the last few months. I'm in my schools senior jazz band, and am learning lots of stuff right now! | |
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| Topaz -- 01/28/2005, 05:44:32 -- #10797 | |
| There is life!! | |
| Heya!So glad theres another teen here..im 17 just starting out on jazz..so many things to learn,its hard to get out of the habits ov classical piano but hey..its so fun to learn though!! I do street jazz (dancing) it'll be great to record my own compositions and dance to them!!! | |
| Scot -- 01/28/2005, 12:09:21 -- #10807 | |
| Hey you guys, great idea for a room. One of the best things you can do as young players is get together with your friends and jam. That's the one regret I have about when I was around your age. If you make it a point to jam together and play with other people as much as possible, your playing will get a lot better a lot faster, guaranteed. If you can put a rhythm section together with a horn, you might want to approach a coffee shop or something and try to get a gig on tuesday nights or something. Not necessarily for pay, but to be out and playing. I know some teenagers here in Bellingham who do that and put out a donation/tip bottle. Not much $$, but they play every single tuesday and these days have soemthing really good going on. Plus they are sounding better and better. | |
| tianjing -- 01/28/2005, 13:35:04 -- #10810 | |
| hey | |
| yup, i'm 15, started playing jazz at 12, for the worst reason possible :p. It was the only band with the piano in it. Back then, all I did was read off the sheet music, and PRACTICE the score a lot (now i know this is the wrong way of doing it). When I got into my jazz band at high school in Grade 9, I didnt learn about comping until late in the year, partially because none of my friends wanted to teach it to me. But now i've moved to a different school, and i've learned so much more, how to comp, how to comp modal, how to listen to the rhythm section and soloist, and all that jazz. I think i'm going to go to my jazz piano teacher for a lesson soon and ask him which, and how many non-scalar tones i can play in my improvisations :p. And Scot, here in my school, it is hard to jam, as there are hardly any jazz enthusiasts in our jazz band. Most have taken jazz band up as a passing interest, and frankly, most arent very good at playing their instrument. Man....if i was back in my old school....i'd have gotten to play in gigs with all my jazz friends :( | |
| Topaz -- 01/31/2005, 07:06:13 -- #10836 | |
| howdy all | |
| Great to see this room up and goin guys,thanks!! Are u all from the US? Im in England btw there arnt any jazz bands at the college im in but my mum runs a dance school where i play for the productions,compose etc Great fun! Ive found that if u volunteer for youth productions etc u can get ur stuff heard and often a good rep (as well as 'donations' to ur learning!) Keep it cool xxx | |
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| tianjing -- 01/31/2005, 22:39:04 -- #10862 | |
| I'm from the Great White North | |
| nah, i'm currently in British Columbia, Canada, but i think what you suggested might be a good idea, if only i could find some open spots. There are just so many chinese living here that the number of pianists outnumber the number of piano jobs about 20:1 at least (stereotypical joke :P) | |
| Scot -- 02/01/2005, 02:11:19 -- #10866 | |
| Where in BC do you live? You can always find people to jam with, you don't need to jam with people at your school. Go to that great website you guys have: http://vancouverjazz.com/ and find some people your age who want to jam. Of course, I'm assumming you're in the Vancouver area- if not, sorry for the assumption! If you do live in Vancouver, you ought to get your parents to bring you down to Bellingham some Tuesday night and have dinner at the place where I run a jam session (see below). It's a great time and I always let people sit in at the piano :) Good luck and keep it up. If you can't jam with people, try jamming with Jamey Abersold records- better than nothing! | |
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| yaysnow -- 02/06/2005, 16:39:08 -- #11028 | |
| I'm in my high school's jazz band and it's my first year. I guess you could say I've been classically trained and it's difficult for me to know exactly what's expected of me. I can play the songs that have chords and things written out, but I have trouble with the ones that are only chords. Are there any tips or tricks to figuring out all the chords and inversions quickly? Or do i just have to take the time. I know it will take tons of time to learn such a different aspect of piano, and I'm willing. I don't, however want to waste my time learning the wrong way or the wrong things. Any suggestions? | |
| MoJazz -- 02/07/2005, 08:25:05 -- #11043 | |
| yaysnow - tips in learning chords | |
| Since you are trying to find a quick way to read and play the chord symbols in music charts you can do this: Use the the written notated chords from the other charts as a basis for the non-notated chords. I'm assuming they are notated for both hands, so memorize as many as you can. There is a commonality with chord voicings in jazz, so they will work with non-notated chords charts. Next, transpose what you memorized for chords in other keys, eg. you used the notated chord for C7,13, now use the same voicings for Db7,13. For an even easier approach: Play a simpler voicing than what is on the chart, ie. use a C7 voicing if you can't get to a C7,b9,+11/Bb because of a fast tempo. However, this not recommeded as the norm and can be thought of as a "cheat" way to play a chord. But, it may be necessary to keep the rhythm going. Ok, that was a quick way of playing chords...NEXT SUGGESTION: You must have a more comprehensive method of learning. Go to the excellent Jazz Lessons and Personal Rooms to learn chord voicings and harmony, and start with learning the A and B voicings. Also, go to the Book Review Room to see what other study material you can use. And, be prepared to spend several months of hard study to get "your feet wet". | |
| yaysnow -- 02/07/2005, 15:39:15 -- #11053 | |
| Thanks! I think then i tend to "cheat" a lot at our rehersals by just playing the simpiler chords that are part of the more complex ones. . . but I'm definately improving. I will look into those other places you've mentioned as resources. I am new to this site, so I'm not too sure where to go to find what I need. I will learn! :) | |
| jazzmanpiano08 -- 02/26/2005, 23:34:54 -- #11609 | |
| Hello too all the other teen players | |
| Hello i am Travis Cole and i am 14. i have just started jazz piano this year but i have always had a jsazzy style to my playing and someone mentioned this site to me and said since it is already there i should improve my style. I can play many chord progressoins. I am having trouble though mixing things up i usaly play blocked chords and those get really boring and i need help in varying my style please send any ideas for me to music.man08@gmail.com i am a great lover of all jazz and hope to see some response soon. please help i am in jazz band at school and i need the extra practice thanks y'all. Sincreely Travis Cole | |
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| Propel -- 02/28/2005, 04:58:23 -- #11628 | |
| Heya everyone. 20 years old in Texas. I'm just learning piano, teaching myself a little bit, but as soon as my cash flow is situated I plan on finding a good teacher for lessons. Played self-taught guitar for eight years before this, and have always been a great jazz admirer. Stumbled on th is site last week and am still impressed with the community feeling and just the immense ammount of knowledge being tossed back and forth. A gem of the internet to be sure. | |
| Topaz -- 02/28/2005, 07:17:21 -- #11629 | |
| Happy People! | |
| Hey,glad i set this room up,seems there are ppl our age out there loving jazz! Was wondering if ne1 knew ne good 'beginner style jazz books'...i stopped reading sheet music bowt 4 years go but i guess i can try it again!! just need sum pointers on wheres best 2 start! Thankies xxxx | |
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| tianjing -- 03/03/2005, 09:54:59 -- #11675 | |
| the aebersold series are the best books for learning jazz, in my opinion, because it even comes with an accompaniment CD for you to solo over! | |
| Topaz -- 03/04/2005, 05:25:00 -- #11692 | |
| Kewl,ill check em out!xxx | |
| Billy Miller -- 03/12/2005, 22:38:55 -- #11885 | |
| Hey everyone! | |
| i just noticed this room today. Im glad to see others my age here, im 17 years old. Lucky for me, i attend a rather large church with quite a few musicians my age and also alot of older ones, so sometimes we get together to jam. Its not usually jazz, alot of gospel, rock, contemporary stuff and that. I also play in a youth worship band for my church, which has been good experience, even if it isnt jazzy. | |
| Topaz -- 03/16/2005, 07:48:24 -- #11976 | |
| Welcome! | |
| Hey..nice to know u found this room..im 17 so thort it wud be kewl to set it up..all hail me..founder of the forum hehe just kidding...yeh..neway..c u!! Oh where u from Billy? I seem to be the only british gal here!!xxx | |
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| eirikws -- 03/16/2005, 12:50:46 -- #11982 | |
| Yo! | |
| I'm a 15 (16 in April 2005) year-old boy old and live in Norway. I started out playing the piano in the autumn last year. I've played mostly classical until now, as I find it easier(!) to play, because the sheet music say exactly what you have to do, the hard part is to actually play. What I really want to do, though, is play jazz piano. But I have a relatively primitive style of left-hand playing, I need to learn more about that. Any tips? Good(preferrably free for download on the Internet) books, sites(apart from this one, it's great) and tutorials. Thanks! | |
| Billy Miller -- 03/17/2005, 12:19:05 -- #12012 | |
| hey, im from Ohio in the US. also, eirikws, just practice left hand chords and scales, and your left hand will improve greatly. Something i do is try to improv blues lines or something with the left hand, its not as good as my right, but its getting there. | |
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| eirikws -- 03/17/2005, 12:20:44 -- #12013 | |
| thanks | |
| i'll try that | |
| Bavarder -- 03/30/2005, 18:07:53 -- #12327 | |
| Im 12 (nearly 13) Interested in Jazz... Playing with one hand's OK my left is a bit better though. HELP! What do I do for 7th chords. I cant figure out inversions fast enough. | |
| Billy Miller -- 03/30/2005, 22:09:53 -- #12335 | |
| Well, in order to get one hand caught up with the other, you have to practice with it. Try reversing the roles of your hand, play some melody or improv with the left hand while playing chords with the right hand and vise versa. Practice scales with both hands up and down and in all 12 keys. This, if done regularly, will quickly build up your weak hand. Now, for 7th chords, you just have to practice playing them in all inversions in all keys until you get the feel of them. Im assuming you don't only mean dominant 7ths, but also major and minor 7ths. Theres some good info about chords and their inversions on this site somewhere....use the search engine at the top of this page to search for it, maybe someone else can provide a direct link. | |
| Scot -- 04/01/2005, 16:03:14 -- #12383 | |
| This seems like a pretty good room, so I've moved it to the main hall and added upload/download capabilities in case anyone has stuff to share for the younger people here. | |
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| kongsingwei -- 04/06/2005, 11:34:37 -- #12522 | |
| looking for jazz buddies. | |
| will be 17 in 8 days time.i'm a malaysian.just started to listen to jazz piano. can play pop songs but can't seem to get the 'jazz' out of me yet. finished my grade 7 abrsm piano. stopped lessons since then. looking for jazz buddies. kongsingwei@yahoo.com | |
| Ivory Si -- 04/07/2005, 09:18:26 -- #12555 | |
| Hi im new | |
| erm... im call si. u probs already guessed. I'm in england (manchester) i'm 14 and have been playing classical piano since i was 5, so boring but then my tuba teacher asked if i wanted to play jazz piano in a new big band at school so i do. It's loadsa fun. There used to be this guy at school called ben who was an amazing jazz pianist and people expect me to fill his shoes, i think thats gonna take a while! although we just had a production at school and me, ben (bass), ben (drums) + Pete (trombone) were the official band and ist went quite well. I could actually feel myself imporving so u were right about jamming helping to improve your skills. | |
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| Mike -- 04/12/2005, 09:28:49 -- #12731 | |
| Hi guys i am glad to hear from other youngsters. i just turned 46 so I already finished High School but Im still pretty immature. | |
| Whacky -- 04/12/2005, 09:48:26 -- #12734 | |
| you finished high school? :) | |
| tianjing -- 04/12/2005, 10:17:56 -- #12735 | |
| lol :p now does anyone here know how do do some fast "arpeggios" or whatever, from one point or another? I keep listening to Take the "A" Train, Duke Ellington recording, and theres a piano intro in there with a lot of low ranges to high ranges and vice versa really fast, and I cant seem to figure out the notes needed to get there =S. Tahnks for your help in advance! | |
| KillerAlex26 -- 04/13/2005, 15:11:10 -- #12801 | |
| Hi u all! | |
| Well, im 16, playing since 8, im a salsa admirer, for me salsa is everything!!!, i have started to teach myself some simple blues and jazz things, it is great, i dont hear that much jazz or blues here in Puerto Rico, almost all the time i hear salsa or reggaeton, u know,Daddy Yankee, dame la gasolina, Don Omar.. do u know them? and musica jibara, Andres Jimenes, Tony Croato ( q descances en paz) ah well, i have improved a lot thnx to this jazz stuff, i mix salsa with some jazz and i get lots of nice stuff, i also like to play with the blues scale, up and down and all that, thnx to some of the persons in this site i manage to join in a group who plays all kind of things, and i say thnx to them because i was very u know.. what is the word, ah! indeciso en español, and i was like, heck, should i join? am i good playing?, and i was like that but i think the " who cares if im good playin" message gave me a little bit of help for joining the group, man! how many spelling errors and crap i have writen here!?! ok, ill stop writing, c ya later Ramoncillo | |
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| Whacky -- 04/13/2005, 15:37:21 -- #12804 | |
| You in Puerto Rico? A drummer I used to play with, Carlos Rios, lives and plays there...not sure where, but he's a good guy. If you ever run into him, he'd probably help you out | |
| Mike -- 04/13/2005, 16:47:26 -- #12810 | |
I'm still a young man, baby - whoo-ooh, don't waste my time | |
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| KillerAlex26 -- 04/14/2005, 22:32:09 -- #12852 | |
| hmm, Carlos Rios? i think i have heard of him... u dont remember a bit of where he is from? Juana Diaz, Ponce, North, South,East or West of P.R., i dont know but i think ive heard of him... PA LAS JUSTAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUSTAS JUSTAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EENN POONCE WHEEE!!!! | |
| Whacky -- 04/14/2005, 23:49:57 -- #12853 | |
| I haven't talked to him in a couple of years...I'll try to find out where he is - he's a good player and a nice guy... I haven't been to Puerto Rico since 1982 - ha! It's a beautiful place! | |
| KillerAlex26 -- 04/15/2005, 16:09:19 -- #12905 | |
| yeah, it is, specialy the mountains in La Cordillera Central, very nice, fresh air, aaahhhh... | |
| Billy Miller -- 04/18/2005, 21:13:48 -- #13003 | |
| Crazy fast | |
| can any of you do those crazy fast melodic lines? Like, say your doing something mellow and contemporary, and you wanna just bust out some crazy fast thing, like, 32nd notes or something. What kind of lines do you play? and how do you finger them so your fingers dont get tangled up? | |
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| Billy Miller -- 04/18/2005, 22:05:31 -- #13004 | |
| Crazy fast | |
| can any of you do those crazy fast melodic lines? Like, say your doing something mellow and contemporary, and you wanna just bust out some crazy fast thing, like, 32nd notes or something. What kind of lines do you play? and how do you finger them so your fingers dont get tangled up? | |
| Clifton -- 04/20/2005, 01:49:56 -- #13015 | |
| Jazz i can do, but not the classical! | |
| Hey everyone. I'm 16 and I started learning jazz piano at school last year (yea, theyve got a jazz pianist teaching). Great fun for sure, but difficult. I'm progressing steadily, Im at the stage where I can play any fake sheet I want. But the fact I can't read transcribed music well doesn't help me though. I only learnt classical for a year and a half, and doing all these modes and voicings and comping the past 9 months has got me out of practice in something as important as reading! Anyone know any quick and effective ways of improving my reading, like a site? Cheers | |
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| Clifton -- 04/20/2005, 02:27:29 -- #13016 | |
| Speed of mind | |
| Also, in response to Billy P, your asking a big question when you say how do you finger fast-assed soloing lines. It varies according to what your actually playing, but when a player busts out something fast that isn't particularly interesting chances are its either a run or a fill, a lot of people use these to buy time while they think of something meaningful to play! Of course, there are people that can conceive quality lines at breakneck speed, thats just speed of mind and then speed of hand. The key to playing fast is first playing slow, mastering it at that speed then steadily speeding up, until you find its easy! | |
| Whacky -- 04/20/2005, 10:56:02 -- #13027 | |
| Call me an old fart, but the only way to get better at reading is to do it. You can try to find a "site" if you want, but you would probably do better to get stacks of music and start reading it:) | |
| albetan -- 04/20/2005, 11:26:05 -- #13031 | |
| Clifton: I'm not a young pianist... but i wrote a file that may help you and some others a little. Please go to search engine (upwards) and write "at sight", selecting "files". | |
| Scot -- 04/20/2005, 17:04:58 -- #13049 | |
| To get good at reading you have to read. So pull out some simple classical music and spend 30 minutes a day going through it. Just try to play as much stuff right as possible, and of course do it slowly. After you get through a tune a couple of times, then move on to the next. They don't have to be perfect, you just have to try as hard as you can to play the right notes all the time to benefit from this exercise. | |
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| 7 -- 04/21/2005, 12:28:58 -- #13075 | |
| No matter what your religious persuasion, read through a hymnal, cover to cover, without stopping. That will take you through virtually all key and time signatures, and your sight reading will improve dramatically. The important thing is to NOT STOP, just read through each song from top to bottom heedless of errors and timing problems. When you get to the end, you'll be a sight reader. It takes about a year. | |
| Whacky -- 04/21/2005, 15:19:06 -- #13082 | |
| When I was 17 I got hired to play auditions for Six Flags Show Pruductions - which meant I had to be the human Kariaoke machine...Problem was, I really didn't read very well! I bought stacks of show music, piled it on the piano, turned on the metronome, and sight read for 2 hours every night - mistakes and all, making damn sure I wouldn't get lost..After two weeks, I was reading pretty well...plus I learned a lot of show tunes:) I became known as a good reader ha! ya just gotta do it | |
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| Styles -- 04/23/2005, 18:39:40 -- #13170 | |
| I'm 18 I like Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Hiromi Uehara, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Mozart, Bach, Debussy My best improvising is limited to blues changes, preferably in C. lol My fav genres are Bebop, Fusion, Classical, Jazz, Latin Jazz There's nothing like tight composition and improvisation! Good luck with your music everyone | |
| Topaz -- 04/26/2005, 09:41:01 -- #13270 | |
| Checkin in on u fab ppl! | |
| Hey,just checkin in on u lot...currently learin a jazz version of 'favourite things' (i know its lame but it sounds reall kewl) its a bitch for fingering...maybe i shouldnt have jumped straight in at deep end....ah well.....i LOVE a challege! How is evry1 doin btw? xxx | |
| tianjing -- 04/26/2005, 10:25:44 -- #13273 | |
| hey i'm pretty good, i'm learning a lot of new stuff, and getting lesson s with a very great jazz pianist. I've also learned how to "walk" (hahaha ok you know what i mean) and pump out quartals and solos with relative ease. My challenge now is to understand how those really fast flowing arpeggios are done in some godly solo's i've heard | |
| Topaz -- 04/27/2005, 05:08:18 -- #13298 | |
| Oh tell me bowt it....i only have little hands so they get all tangled up tryin to do arpeggios..smoothly and to speed...i get hand cramp 2...the mind is willing but the hands refuse to move!!! And i get angry at dat!!!x | |
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| Clarinetist -- 04/27/2005, 11:12:35 -- #13303 | |
| Finding people to jam with | |
| I am 17 in the central Texas area. I play Jazz piano (not very well) but am really a jazz Clarinetist/Saxophonist. I find it next to impossible to find jazz players of my age and/or level in this area. I've tried constantly to put together a combo, but can never find anyone who can read/comp off a lead sheet. Drummers are easy to find, but piano and bass players seem to be extint in this part of the world. I occasionally play a gig with abersol books, but it isn'tthe same. Any suggestions? | |
| Styles -- 04/27/2005, 11:24:59 -- #13304 | |
| Topaz- Buy a book of Hanon's excercises. With daily practice, technique and finger movement will no longer be a factor of creating a good song. That will only be left up to knowledge of harmony, scales, and creativity. Clarinetist- Acousic bass is Latin- pretty much a dead language outside of college jazz players. Local players are VERY HARD to find; in fact, to form my own sextet I will probably have to settle for an electric bass. Also, authentic jazz bass players that are able to solo are rare. That's why I'll probably settle for Fusion music until I move on to college. I feel your pain man! | |
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| Henrietta -- 04/29/2005, 12:17:03 -- #13398 | |
| Jazz rookie | |
| Hiya all! A few months ago I began listening to Jazz music, and now I just love it! Although my stlye is very Baroque, I'd love to get into Jazz. The trouble is, I have no idea where to begin, and the whole thing looks very daunting (Baroque music is more about intricate melodies in both hands, and I've heard that Jazz depends a lot on chords and improvising, which I'm not used to at all!) Do you have any tips to get me started, bearing in mind that my knowledge of Jazz is non-existent? | |
| Billy Miller -- 04/29/2005, 16:55:19 -- #13406 | |
| well, check out the lessons at this site first off. Then practice practice practice. You should probly start with learning your basic jazz/blues chords, maj7, min7, and 7. Practice those in all keys. Then take those chords and try to play simple jazz tunes with them. Start out playing the melody with the chords in your left hand. That should be a good way to get used to jazz chords and give you a nice start into jazz. | |
| Billy Miller -- 04/29/2005, 17:08:58 -- #13407 | |
| well, check out the lessons at this site first off. Then practice practice practice. You should probly start with learning your basic jazz/blues chords, maj7, min7, and 7. Practice those in all keys. Then take those chords and try to play simple jazz tunes with them. Start out playing the melody with the chords in your left hand. That should be a good way to get used to jazz chords and give you a nice start into jazz. | |
| DavidOscar -- 05/02/2005, 10:54:44 -- #13465 | |
| Jazz newbi | |
| I'm 19, why did i wait so much, dumb me, but still i'm practicing avery day. I found on the internet (beacuse i dont know anything about playing jazz) a handbook that really help, Jaime Abersold is the author, and it really helps. I'm looking also for "Jazz for dummies" | |
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| steve_w -- 05/03/2005, 21:18:00 -- #13511 | |
| Re: finding people to jam with | |
| You might have already tried this, but have you tried getting into a youth orchestra or something similar in your area? Although ensembles like that usually play classical music, it's also very likely that a few of the musicians play jazz seriously/semi-seriously on the side. If you aren't good enough yet to get into such an ensemble, than you can always try chatting up with the musicians after a concert when they're packing up backstage, and ask around if any of them would be interested in jamming on some jazz tunes. | |
| tianjing -- 05/04/2005, 00:26:30 -- #13513 | |
| yahh!!! WHOOHOO, i'm in my schools jazz combo and we're getting gigs too :D. We did our first gig already, and it was really fun. Our next gig is going to be just me and 2 others, drums and tenor sax, so i'll have to walk the bass, which i'm still grappling with, but hopefully it'll go ok :) | |
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| Topaz -- 05/20/2005, 07:23:55 -- #13987 | |
| NEED HELP GUYS!!!!! | |
| Hey,wheres evry1 gone?neway,have big thing i need to ask u musicians..its not jazz but its a beautiful melody im trying desperately to learn by ear but am failing to do it full justice....its by Avenged Sevenfold and is called 'warmness on the soul' i cant find it (free) anywhere and id love to learn to play it for my bf on our anniversary (i know its cheesy but its his favourite band)ne kind of help would be gr8..im currently in middle of doin my as levels so piano is the only way to unwind..hope all ov u r well! xxxxxx | |
| gabidaradici -- 05/21/2005, 14:32:02 -- #14050 | |
| great idea! | |
| Hi i'm 19. I am a jazz drummer but the instrument i realy love is the piano. I just started but i'm going all the way. I found this site long time ago but it's the first time i see this room! Great idea! | |
| Topaz -- 05/23/2005, 04:35:42 -- #14112 | |
| Yay a newbie! | |
| Heya,glad u like it,i didnt think when i made it ne1 wud post here but it seems quite popular!! I just started jazz...its gr8!so welcome 2 de rume!xxxxxx | |
| Whacky -- 05/23/2005, 12:23:47 -- #14117 | |
| hehe...i'm gld yll hv ur own rume - we old frts find it hrd to cmmncate:) | |
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| tianjing -- 05/24/2005, 01:22:47 -- #14129 | |
| hey masta Whack! Cn u uplode som mor of ur wondrful midi prformnces? ;) | |
| Whacky -- 05/24/2005, 12:43:29 -- #14144 | |
| hmmm...i've not uploaded any midis but there's an mp3 dissected demo of a cd i did at http://www.superlux.us/demo.html It's kind of an easy listening thingy where i attempted to sing -feel free to giggle:) | |
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| sdm -- 05/24/2005, 13:06:04 -- #14150 | |
| Hmm, very nice stuff. Voice sort of a cross between Chet Baker and our own (well, if you're from Portland) Tom Grant. I'd give it a better than easy listening but that just shows my bias. Good lookin too, man, you got it all! <g> | |
| Whacky -- 05/24/2005, 13:53:15 -- #14151 | |
| hehe...thanks:) | |
| Whacky -- 05/24/2005, 13:55:24 -- #14152 | |
| hey a friend of mine just moved to the Portland area...she's quite a singer and quite a looker. She asked me if I ever heard of Randy Porter...isn't that your teacher? | |
| sdm -- 05/24/2005, 18:06:30 -- #14161 | |
| Indeed. Great player too. Scot knows him too. Hmm, from the LA area. There's a slim chance I met her. Met this gal (who fits the description so far) at the PDX jazz fest who was there with her mother. I thought it pretty cool that the mother, maybe in her 80s was so hip to Alan Broadbent so I asked why. Turned out her husband, and the singer's father of course, had founded (as the bassist I think) Super Sax. They were checking Portland out planning to move up. Don't suppose it's the same is it. If not, fun story. | |
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| Whacky -- 05/24/2005, 20:14:31 -- #14165 | |
| Nah - she's from St. Louis - I'm not sure whe'd want me blasting her name on the internet - hehe I don't know if she's giggin with Randy or if she just met him...I'll ask her next time we chat - small world | |
| sdm -- 05/25/2005, 11:34:40 -- #14173 | |
| Hopefully they will do some local shows. He's just back from overseas -- I'll keep an ear out. | |
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| Whacky -- 05/25/2005, 15:29:40 -- #14188 | |
| I just got an email from her...Randy gave her some contacts before he left town, but she's laying low...she's on a CD that's coming out in the Fall | |
| sdm -- 05/25/2005, 19:04:44 -- #14190 | |
| I'll have to watch for local performance of someone new (that fits the description). | |
| skhlentzos -- 05/26/2005, 11:23:50 -- #14194 | |
| Young Australian pianists | |
| Hello guys, Im from an australian country town, with a very strong musical tradition except a predominantly classical one. Jazz pianists seem to be completely non-existent, i have been told no one in town plays it... Are there any australian jazz pianists who post on these forums? Im sure there are loads of jazz pianists in the bigger cities here (australia), but so far im at a loss to find them! | |
| albetan -- 05/27/2005, 22:18:27 -- #14227 | |
| A Great Australian Pianist: | |
| Please visit these sites: http://web.newsguy.com/dougmck/ http://home.wanadoo.nl/dougmckenzie/ | |
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| Marow -- 05/29/2005, 18:20:36 -- #14263 | |
| Yo | |
| Heya Im 16 and I play blues Piano.... I know my technique and I know my scales, But now I seem to be plateuing in my improvement and I tend to just skip around on the blues scale when I improve. I was wondering if anyone knows any good source of Riffs I could access to spice up my playing? | |
| Scot -- 05/31/2005, 18:31:05 -- #14349 | |
| The best place to get good riffs is from records that you listen to. If you've been messing around with blues stuff, maybe you should check out the recording Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry. It's a piano/trumpet duo with a LOT of great blues/jazz piano riffs that you will drop your jaw open when you hear them. | |
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| acdo_71 -- 06/01/2005, 22:48:21 -- #14407 | |
| New Keys | |
| Hey guys, I'm just starting out on jazz piano after playing a lot of classical piano when i was little... and trumpet/guitar more recently... but piano is where its at. So i was wondering what model of keys would be best to fit like a $700-1500 CAN budget. Weighted keys preferbly, and something light and maneuverable so i can take it wherever i need to go. Thanks in advance | |
| acdo_71 -- 06/01/2005, 22:48:46 -- #14408 | |
| New Keys | |
| Hey guys, I'm just starting out on jazz piano after playing a lot of classical piano when i was little... and trumpet/guitar more recently... but piano is where its at. So i was wondering what model of keys would be best to fit like a $700-1500 CAN budget. Weighted keys preferbly, and something light and maneuverable so i can take it wherever i need to go. Thanks in advance | |
| Whacky -- 06/01/2005, 23:16:57 -- #14411 | |
| There really is no one answer to this one. You should go to a local music store and play some. One man's piano is another man's trash - or something like that I played a used Roland RD-700 at Guitar Center that was priced at $1100 - it's a very nice machine. I seem to prefer Roland's to the other main brands (like Yamaha, Kurzweil, etc) Some folks prefer the other brands to Roland - you gotta play em yourself | |
| rlang -- 06/02/2005, 06:47:57 -- #14421 | |
| build an ark | |
| hi, idont know if anyone here would have heard of the group build an ark? i really want to be able to play the tracks 'Japan' and 'peace with every step', does anyone know how to play these? if you could help out with a transcription i would apreciate it. thanks | |
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| CharlesFan21 -- 06/02/2005, 22:29:41 -- #14476 | |
| I'm 20 and just learning jazz piano cuz its on my life list. No, im jp, but i really love jazz. any pointers? | |
| Scot -- 06/02/2005, 22:48:22 -- #14478 | |
| Check out this site each day and practice stuff you find here. Also, be sure to have a handle on theory. Scales in all keys (major and minor), arpeggios, know your progressions in all keys (2-5-1, etc), that sort of thing. Listen to tons of jazz. Listen to the stuff you want to play and keep on listening to it. Transcribe some of it, learn how to play what you hear. Get yourself a good teacher for a little while. A good teacher will point you in the right direction so that you can teach yourself. Play as much music as possible! Especially in front of other people. | |
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| KillerAlex26 -- 06/03/2005, 22:28:11 -- #14506 | |
| ... | |
| So... what r arpeggios?... i have played piano for years (dont get me wrong, i only have 16, so lets say, i have played for like 8 yrs) and i dont know what r those arpeggios everyone is talking about, always talking about their small hands, yes i have take classes for only a year, i had to quit because of school, i really miss that music school, its very hard to enter, lots of persons wants to go in, and i got in very easily, perfect in the tests :) xpecially in the syncro tests and ear things, i hope u guys know what im talking about, i speak spanish so my english spelling isnt the best, anyway, cause i only took 1 yr of classes in the music school, i ididnt cover most things like those arppegios things, so, what r those? touching two same keys with a hand at the same time? cause of that r arpeggios, man thats very easy | |
| 7 -- 06/03/2005, 23:40:37 -- #14515 | |
| Arpeggio comes is related to the word "harp". It means to play like a harp. You play a chord either ascending or descending one note after the next (as opposed to playing all the notes simultaneously which is known as a block chord). | |
| KillerAlex26 -- 06/04/2005, 16:00:16 -- #14543 | |
| ooh | |
| now i know what u mean, some salsa players use them in a interlude ( i guess its called like that) u know, wait not interlude, i think what i mean is in solos, ye, one of those, i use them but im not so good with that, i have to pract more to build up my accuaricy, almost every time i end up touching the wrong key | |
| Scot -- 06/04/2005, 19:10:10 -- #14551 | |
| Ah, you see, you said, <i>...almost every time i end up touching the wrong key</i> When you know something like this, then you also know what you have to do to get better. So practice those things until your accuracy is much better, in fact, you want to be <i>perfect</i> when you play those arpeggios. Same with scales and anything else you do. The difference between a so-so player and a great player is this: Great players stop and work on everything that gives them problems until they can do it. So every time you are practicing music, if you find a spot that isn't perfectly the way you want it, practice it until it is, and then practice it in all the keys. Then will you become a great player. | |
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| KillerAlex26 -- 06/04/2005, 22:26:40 -- #14555 | |
| By the way, is there any music file around here of Latin Jazz? i want to hear it, i saw in the newspaper something about a guy who plays that kind of music, let me put the details: Ok, the guy is called Miguel Zenon, he's from Puerto Rico, cool, i didnt knew there were jazz players here in PR, it says here that "its not just latin jazz, its what his own music"... something like that, im traducting here from spanish to english, it means that his type of music u know, it enters in the latin jazz class but at the same time it is an original kind of music,and im interested in these cause his history is just like mine!!! he enter the music school of Ponce, just like me and he didnt took classes of jazz, he hear the harmonies, he make the harmonies just like me, the only difference is that he plays saxophone and i play piano, but it kind of gives me hope, u know, makes me think that i also can be a great musician even if i live in a place where almost no one listen to jazz, and with my obsesion with salsa and jazz, i think thats the source from were the latin jazz came from, merging latin music(salsa, merengue) and US music ( jazz, blues), and i think ill be able to play latin jazz too... hmm, Charlie Parker and Tito Puente... never heard of Charlie but Tito Puentes, he was awesome, is Branfor Marsalis and important person in the jazz world? ooh, here is the source, he used musica jibara, man im going to buy his CDs, they say he have what every player wishes for, originality, oof i cant wait, im going to buy some and see if he really is that awesome, oof, i wrote a lot, u'll see tons of miss spelled things, sry for them, hope u all understand | |
| KillerAlex26 -- 06/04/2005, 23:01:04 -- #14556 | |
| ooh, also, im trying to find some files or something where i can hear the mainly the bass, u know, im trying to create my own bass lines, improving my left hand, i dont have probs with the right, these is my situation, i created my own song, orginal!!! yey!!! its very cool, playing with the scale up and down, and improvising, but, its very strange, i dont know if these have happened to anyone, but, i can sing and my hand like chases my voice! is too cool!!! i dont have to be worried about my right hand, she touches the keys that matches my voice easily and she never fails :P, its kind of strange, i discovered these late in the night, i wasnt able to sleep so i start to play, i came up with a song, trying to improvise, and then, i saw that i was able to sing and make my right hand play the notes that matched with my voice!! it was amazing!!! the bad thing is that my voice is not that "beutifull", im a mess singing :P,anyway, thats what i want, i want some music where i can hear mainly the bass, so i can get ideas to make another kind of bass line, i cant use the same bass line to every song, eventually it will be kind of boring... im going to stop writing and make some lyrics, maybe if i make some lyrics first, then put my bass lines when i get the ideas, and since my right hand can "sing" for me, but first comes the bass lines, by the way, im hearing the poinciana midi file, it sound very nice, and sry to write so much :P | |
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| Thelonious Monk -- 06/07/2005, 20:17:52 -- #14733 | |
| I'm 16 and I have only been playing piano for a year and a half. I just recently started taking lessons. I really got into jazz these past few months and I started a band with my friends. We have no bass so I usually play basslines. We write our own stuff and it's all instrumental. I have no problems improving and thats how we usually play. I like to comp while someone else is solong. I have no problem soloing but I just can't find the right way to comp while I solo. I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice they could give me. Thanks alot. | |
| albetan -- 06/08/2005, 11:34:04 -- #14754 | |
| If you have not a bass player, you must perform bass line. While soloing you may play roots in quarters in an easy way. Also you may play with left hand rhythmic bass in quarters, adding a seventh or a third in whole note as a background. See file "Performing jazz lead sheets" at Albetan's Area and learn how to do shells and axis of sevenths and thirds. | |
| katiii -- 06/12/2005, 22:08:09 -- #15024 | |
| chicagooooooo | |
| ne1 from chicago? im 17 and idk i luv to jam w new people... guitar piano drums... bass sometimes when im feelin the funkkkkk | |
| Billy Miller -- 06/13/2005, 02:02:48 -- #15036 | |
| Welcome. you only jam with the ba.ss when your feelin the funk? Whats with that? The bass is essential. | |
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| charlie37 -- 06/15/2005, 18:00:38 -- #15164 | |
| I've been in piano lessons for as long as a remember with royal conservatory, but just this past year i went to college for music and was exposed to all these different kinds of jazz. the people there are so incredibly talented and i feel left behind! I understand harmonies and can come up with unique chord progressions and not bad melodies, but when it comes to improvisation i fall into the same old ruts. i dont know where to go with it..does anyone have any advice? | |
| Scot -- 06/15/2005, 20:38:52 -- #15170 | |
| Listen to a lot of jazz piano. That's a good place to start. Jazz is a language and unless you listen to it and study what others are doing, you can not expect to be able to understand and play it. So practice all the jazz theory, harmony, scales, chords, etc, that you can, listen to tons of jazz all the time, and then your improvisations will get better. Another reason beginners in jazz may not improvise as well as they want is that your time is probably not great yet. Do you ever get lost? Work out with a metronome, with Jamey Aebersold records, other people, that way you will get "time", the beat, the pulse, into your blood and your body and then you'll also progress fast. | |
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| zaxophoneman -- 07/14/2005, 20:20:08 -- #16551 | |
| Hey | |
| Hi everybody! My name is Zach, im 15 and have been playing sax for about 7 years. I have decided that it would be in my best intrest that I learn the piano as well. Im stil not sure how I found this site. Oh, well, good thing I did. I love it. I also have a problem finding people to jam with. I have a few friends that I occasionally find time to play with, but with school and everything, It's really hard. I also have the problem someone mentioned before, where nobody at school knows anything about music and they are really bad at the instruments they play. Anyway, nice to find people that have the same problems as I do. | |
| Billy Miller -- 07/15/2005, 07:33:14 -- #16567 | |
| haha, yeah, people from school suck. Its hard to come by good serious musicians. They play in band class for 30 min a day and say that they praticed. Thats why they are no good. Im just lucky to have a bunch of church friends who all are serious musicians and play in services regularly. Anyways, im sure you will find your piano learning experience enjoyable. If you have questions, be sure to ask. | |
| painojz -- 08/01/2005, 11:57:51 -- #17135 | |
| getting in to it | |
| I'm a just a 16 year old girl from NY trying to learn some jazz. I was submitted into the Jazz Band at my High School and now am getting into improvising with the chords... not as easy as it seems. Any pointers? The band has an amazing bass and drum player so we have a lot of gigs at social events... so I've gotta catch up! | |
| Scot -- 08/01/2005, 20:41:37 -- #17146 | |
| Improvisation is the heart and soul of jazz, and it's what we talk about all the time here on this site. Participate in the discussions, try out the ideas you see, look at the files and all the other resources here, and last but not least, listen to the kind of music you want to play. Listen to it exclusively at least for a while. Also, transcribing is very good for learning how to improv. Randy Halberstadt's book is good as well (see the book review area). | |
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| shinubu -- 08/06/2005, 15:22:40 -- #17366 | |
| hi im 12 years and from denmark. i just love jazz and this site is really helping me to be a jazz pianist!!! | |
| Scot -- 08/08/2005, 20:16:33 -- #17416 | |
| Very good! I'm glad you are practicing. When you are studying the lessons and reading the messages, be sure to ask if you have questions. | |
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| DaveB-UK -- 08/14/2005, 19:45:12 -- #17604 | |
| Tips? | |
| Hey guys, im in england and 20 yrs old. I am just starting out on piano. i dont have much cash so cant afford lessons but im teaching myself from books. What do you guys find are the most effective exercises for, i guess 'fluidity' would be the word, of reading as you play? im finding its taking me about 5 seconds or so to get the note from paper to the keys. any tips would be great, CHEERS!!! | |
| MRuth -- 08/14/2005, 23:06:34 -- #17610 | |
| Hi Dave B Here's a book you might want to use: "Super Sight-Reading Secrets: An Innovative,step by step program for keyboard players of all levels by Howard Richman. This book will help your brain,eye and hand co-ordination. You can probably get this through Amazon.com Have fun...... MR | |
| 7 -- 08/15/2005, 00:36:30 -- #17618 | |
| At the upper left hand corner of every page on this site there is a search box entitled Search for books, cds, music: Typing the search string "Super Sight-Reading Secrets" into the box and clicking on the "Search" button, yields a link to the Amazon page where you can buy the book. Getting to the Amazon page via the search box above, means that LearnJazzPiano gets a small percentage of the sale which helps to keep this site open and free for for eveyone. | |
| DaveB-UK -- 08/15/2005, 23:28:48 -- #17657 | |
| Thanks guys! | |
| Hey, thanks for that, ill be sure to buy that book in the very near future... theres just one small problem though, with me being in the UK id have to order it from the '.co.uk' site and not '.com'. is there anyway i can still buy it in a way that helps the site but from the uk version of amazon? Thanks! | |
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| loinus.mcgregor -- 08/23/2005, 21:57:04 -- #17941 | |
| not to be a loser but. | |
| for the whole fluidity scales kick but i know its boring and yes i hate them too, but it helps a ton does anybody have any recordings of a night in tunisia? im trying to work it out and im having some trouble without hearing it. later | |
| Scot -- 08/24/2005, 16:36:53 -- #17970 | |
| Night in Tunisia? There are only about a thousand recordings of it out there. If you don't have it in your collection of cds and other recordings, then your jazz library is woefully lacking and you might want to think about buying a few recordings. Why not get original recording of Dizzy Gillespie doing Night in Tunisia? If you want to be a serious player, you've got to be serious about what you spend your money and use your time on, which means buying a new CD as often as possible, listening to it as much as possible, and then when you can play everythign on it, getting another one and doing the same thing. | |
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| SolArt -- 08/24/2005, 18:01:04 -- #17978 | |
| Wow Scot, you really are pro aren't you! | |
| Scot -- 08/25/2005, 11:20:15 -- #17997 | |
| Hmm, well, I get paid for playing some times :) | |
| loinus.mcgregor -- 08/28/2005, 20:21:30 -- #18163 | |
| whoot to that | |
| yeah, its the biggest weakness in my jazz collection ok, dizzy gillespie thanx bro | |
| iNBi -- 08/29/2005, 03:57:13 -- #18179 | |
| it's good to see a room like this, i love the atmosphere of enthusiasm and impatient want to do music, cuz after all, if we'd feel like that all our lives we'd be in heaven won't we? im 18, but live a fair distance away from most of u. Im in Switzerland at the moment. I go to England regularly cuz most of my friends live there. I would love to meet up and jam with some people my age, hope there's some europeans or travelling americans here.. | |
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| SolArt -- 08/29/2005, 05:06:10 -- #18183 | |
| Why just your own age? | |
| KillerAlex26 -- 08/29/2005, 20:39:12 -- #18246 | |
| hmmm, maybe he doesnt only plays jazz and blues, maybe he plays something like rock or heavy metal... its my guess u know, anyway, i like more the salsa, and the mix of salsa and rock that the Mana's song Corazon espinado haves its incredible, i play the keyboard on that song :) and it sound sooo niice! :), im sooo joooyfulll! im on a band again!!!! yey! we sound better than the mana's band! we modify some things cause we dont like to copy exactly the songs of other artists, if u want to hear the song exactly as mana plays it, then why just dont buy the cd... my opinions, aaand, xcusemy englsih, im on a baand again!!!! wooooohoooo!!! i missed playing with other ppl,knowing other ppl, learning from others, its a nice xperience... yey! :) lol | |
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| iNBi -- 09/04/2005, 18:03:43 -- #18538 | |
| well not just my own age.. i actually play classical with some really old folks somtimes, its really good cuz they all have a experience. One is a brain surgent the others are retired. I also play with some friends my own age, but then we play rock, and i get to add some kickass tunes with the piano. Rock+piano= untouchable. so i take back wat i said. I would love to meet up and jam with some people of any age, hope there's some europeans or travelling americans here..! | |
| m0thland -- 09/05/2005, 07:24:11 -- #18557 | |
| any of you guys in bands? | |
| Hey there,#My name's Lottie. I'm a 19 year old girl from the Isle of Wight. Although I'm moving to london soon to do music and philosophy at trent park!!! Wooooohoo! Can't wait! Do any of you play in bands or anything? Aswell as playing classical and cur5rently getting to grips with improv etc I play in a 9 piece skacore band called Mista Mushroom! We just finished our debut album - it took us about 2 or 3 months. Such a nice feeling to finally have it finished. And it sound soo good! I can't help it, I hope you don't think I'm being arrogant or anything, but we're all so pleased with it! If you like capdown or mr bungle, you'll probably like us! Hahaha, it's pretty crazy, we mix up loads of different genres, like punk, ska, dub, tango, rap, jazz...i could go on, but it's one big mash up basically! Check us out if you're interested: www.myspace.com/mistamushroom - there are some of our tracks from the album up there and www.mistamushroom.com is our website. I'm the blonde, female keyboardist (funnily enough!). I strongly suggest getting into bands and gigging alot if you wanna improve as a musician. I love working in Mista Mushroom as we're quite lively on stage and where everyone is moving around quite a bit and all the audience are dancing and stuff, it gives you an added boost of confidence. I don't mind so much when I screw up nowadays cos I know that nobody really minds that much and you can take everything in good humour. Anyone from here living in London or going to music college next year? Give me an email if anyone wants to talk music! I'm SOOO excited about going to uni! I get to study piano for 3 years! With similar, like-minded people! Eeeee!! mothland@hotmail.com Peace out Lotska x | |
| SolArt -- 09/05/2005, 11:00:18 -- #18560 | |
| iNBi---check out [The Tractors] Walt Richard's piano playing. Often faster country pieces have the rockingest boogie piano. 'Love it! Edgar Winter's older stuff is not too bad either. | |
| jazzaway -- 09/05/2005, 12:19:40 -- #18564 | |
| I want to jazz away... | |
| I hope I can still call me young with the age of 23 years ;-) I´m from Germany and I´m actually studying Jazz, rock, pop Piano in Germany. I`ll be ready next summer. My plan is to travell around the world and get lessons by different teachers, paying with working. Could anyone imagine if its possible? Does anyone knows some teachers that would give me lessons and a place to live for a short time? Thanks for your answer! | |
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| iNBi -- 09/06/2005, 03:20:47 -- #18597 | |
| U said "imagine", so im gona imagine your probable situation here for a moment.I doubt u would find a NORMAL teacher, let alone a GOOD teacher, who doesn't know u and would give u lessons just like that AND provide u with a place to live. (Unless you're just absolutely incredible at piano :D ). Now if you're planning on travelling around the world, u would not only need one crazy teacher like that, u'd need several. As u see my friend, your chances are running low. What u need is contacts, talk to teachers u know in Germany, plan your trip according to the piano teachers available and not according to the places you'd like to visit. Forget about the teacher giving you a place to stay.. i mean my teacher here in switzerland would do it, but i doubt anyone elsewhere would. sol-- thx ill look into it.. | |
| jazzaway -- 09/06/2005, 06:31:20 -- #18604 | |
| ...and it works :-) | |
| hello "iNBi"! thank you for your inspirations! you wrote: "i mean my teacher here in switzerland would do it" - thats great! Perhaps it´s the beginning... Please don´t forget that I want to start the trip after one year of planning. There will be time to know each other a little bit bevor visiting. I know the idea is a little bit naive - but wouldn´t it be great when musicans all over the world have the chance to get around this way? I think its not only taking but also giving. Getting Contacts is very important for musicans. Do you really think your teacher is willing to do that? | |
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| jazzaway -- 09/06/2005, 12:25:07 -- #18626 | |
| ...I want to jazz away! | |
| I´ll displace talking about this idea to the Piano Lounge! | |
| SolArt -- 09/07/2005, 16:55:42 -- #18714 | |
| Ein teil von mir leidet. My Russian wife who was also I long time in America bugged the hell out of me as she knew I had German citizenship to come here, and then one year later left me (I've never ever had so many simultaneous problems which I shared with her and she just says I over-reacted, blah-blah) taking our two young children, and I'm very BITTER about it. My children & wife are better off here, but for me Ich war verarscht. Schlechte Thema für mich. I would say it'd be really difficult to get your idea realized, unfortunately. | |
| SolArt -- 09/07/2005, 16:57:02 -- #18715 | |
| OOps, that was meant to be private! $%&§*! | |
| Sgt_Pepper -- 09/12/2005, 20:16:38 -- #18949 | |
| This looks like a long message... | |
| Coolness. Heh, just rediscovered this site and decided to join. And i'm 16 so thought i might as well say something here. But anywyas, I play in my schools jazz band, though since we already have a really good pianist, so i play trumpet. She's a senior though and we just got like 10 freshman trumpets, and only 1 jazz band, so i'll probably end up playing piano next year. So i thought i might as well get better at it. ...randomly talking about myself.... I actaully havnt specifically learned anything for jazz piano. I've taken what classical music theory i've learned (chord inversions was a good one) and then whatever jazz stuff i've learned on trumpet. Basicly, the blues scale. So pretty much my jazz piano is limmited so far to just blues. And it's kinda gotten old. Theres only so many times you can play the blues scale up and down and backwards and forwards with triplets and 32nd notes and with billions of grace notes all over the place. Though i have one friend who does a pretty good private eye type of narrative while i play slowly... But anyways... Besides the basic lessons and stuff offered here, which i am going to experiment and mess around with for a while, anyone have suggestions or anything for me to... well, do? Like chord progressions. I didn't see a lot of minor/blues progressions. Or tell me how to improv better with the major ones. Or something. Or any tips for general composing of jazz and such. Jazz band hasnt really started yet so i've been depraved of learning for 3 months and i'm going crazy. Oh, and last thought/question/request/something. Any thoughts or similair about rock piano? as in like 50's style, pretty much what i can think of. Also like for accompaniment, that sort of thing. Wow this looks long. | |
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| Kai -- 09/13/2005, 07:43:38 -- #18961 | |
| You'll find most, if not all, of the stuff you require here - there's so much. You just need to search for your current area as and when you need it, and, of course, check the site out regularly. Good luck. Kai | |
| iNBi -- 09/13/2005, 14:30:11 -- #18980 | |
| hey i want my name in blue! | |
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| Kai -- 09/14/2005, 05:33:07 -- #19011 | |
| Aww - go on - choose white instead. :) | |
| iNBi -- 09/14/2005, 14:43:24 -- #19027 | |
| ya but how?? i'll put on any colour u like for a week, if u tell me how | |
| 7 -- 09/14/2005, 14:57:43 -- #19028 | |
| Go to "account settings" (on the menu to your left). Give yourself an alias, and choose your color (type in "green" or "white" or whatever). | |
| Topaz -- 10/04/2005, 08:46:27 -- #19588 | |
| neone miss me...founder of this fabulous room!!!! hehe still playin and lovin it,started recording my pieces 2 now..who knowxs....maybe ill become a big star!!!!xxx | |
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| kongsingwei -- 10/07/2005, 11:18:07 -- #19727 | |
| MSN Messenger anyone? | |
| anyone here has MSN Messenger? 17,from Singapore.Grade 7 classical piano.absolute beginner. hey,need your opinion on this: i have slightly better-than-average sight-reading,bad at memorising scores,& can play by ear. should i start with transcriptions or figure out the chords and just improvise on my own? so far,i've tried transcriptions of thelonious monk, bud powell, fats waller and art tatum.doing okay with bud powell and fats waller,but having a crappy time with the other 2. | |
| Thelonious Monk -- 10/10/2005, 20:30:10 -- #19834 | |
| Fusion | |
| I'm just wondering if anyone here listens to Fusion? Not smooth jazz but things like Return To Forever and Miles Davis (Bitches Brew, On The Corner, Dark Magus). | |
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| Billy Miller -- 10/10/2005, 21:33:23 -- #19835 | |
| I like fusion. I have some things by return to forever, i love it. | |
| a128242 -- 10/23/2005, 09:52:47 -- #20194 | |
| hi i am a jazz fan | |
| hi i am from taiwan .i like jazz a lots science i was in high school when i play saxphone.wow u know to do improvise is a really cool thing.now i am studying about jazz piano because i have played classic piano piano for more than 8 years ,y know its hard at begin cause u have to read lead sheet ha and know lots chord well if u have a good way to practice and u like to make friend who like jazz please addd me to ur msn or yahoo ha a128242@msn.com a128242@yahoo.com.tw | |
| a128242 -- 10/23/2005, 11:03:11 -- #20198 | |
| hi i have a question | |
| how many jazz scale should practice in different keys??and is this a good way to make improvise well??and which is a good way to practice about the transition of the chour?? | |
| kingjohnson -- 10/31/2005, 08:19:55 -- #20446 | |
| Jazz Piano Player Wanna Be!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
| Yo It's the kid Anthony but ya'll can call me Mercy cause on the piano, I can't be beat. I know how to play but i need to learn how to play jazz. Can anybody respond to this mwssage because i really want to know how to play jazz. | |
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| Billy Miller -- 10/31/2005, 12:02:43 -- #20451 | |
| Cant be beat on the piano eh? That is a statement that requires some serious back up, especially if you cant play jazz :-P start out with the lessons on this site, participate in the forums, and practice every day for at least an hour. Practice everything you learn in all 12 keys. Soon, you will be playing jazz. | |
| a128242 -- 11/09/2005, 10:02:21 -- #20721 | |
| hi | |
| ho dose antone know where can i find the stander funk lead sheet like chicken?? | |
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| sid -- 11/10/2005, 04:54:47 -- #20783 | |
| People of Earth welcome you | |
| Perhaps you would like to ask Scot to create a room for contributors using the Martian language? | |
| a128242 -- 11/10/2005, 11:19:24 -- #20807 | |
| ok | |
| ok sorry i type wrong well i can type again dose anyone know where can i find the funk lead sheet like chicken?well nice to meet u Sid the guy from earth haha | |
| sid -- 11/11/2005, 04:31:50 -- #20829 | |
| Chicken feed | |
| http://www.lucaspickford.com/transchicken.htm http://www.hkmusic.de/noten/chicken.htm http://site.voila.fr/Studio_Prinzy/partitions_03/chicken.jpg See also http://www.pego.be/standards/the-chicken-chords-1.html sid | |
| a128242 -- 11/11/2005, 11:34:52 -- #20837 | |
| thank u | |
| thanks sid | |
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| Son_of_Ellington -- 11/23/2005, 15:30:50 -- #21411 | |
| Hi im a piano player as well. Im 18 but i;ve only been playin piano for three years going on four. I love jazz and i play for my college's jazz combo. we play lots of standards, and i get the chance to solo and do my thing. Anyway hope everyone continues to get better because i know i will take care everybody Shawn | |
| Shoustee -- 12/05/2005, 22:15:37 -- #21841 | |
| Suggestion for college audition | |
| Hi everyone, I completely just stumbled on this website, and I thought I'd write. I'm 17, live in CA, and am applying to college at this very moment. I am hoping to major in jazz studies, but feel like I am not improving at the moment. I'm trying to mix up my comping skills so create a more open sound, and find some sort of confidence in my playing so that I dont have to worry about what I'm playing so much. Auditions are in the end of January, and I am looking for a good ballad to play. Does anyone have suggestions about the song and my comping? It seems like I have run out of ideas at the moment and I kind of feel discouraged. Thanks | |
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| clobaton -- 12/07/2005, 10:27:26 -- #21894 | |
| Question about piano lounge | |
| Hi Scot, Is there a way to see the "really" old messages in the piano Lounge? I keep on clicking on the next button, but I never reach the end... ??? Thanks! | |
| billiardboy_59 -- 12/15/2005, 18:18:03 -- #22247 | |
| lookin for good books | |
| hey guys im just getting in to jazz and i was looking for some recommendations on good books i should read and good music to play... any suggestions? | |
| Kai -- 12/18/2005, 13:56:55 -- #22294 | |
| Mark Levine Jazz Piano and Jazz Theory books and Randy Halberstadt Metaphors for the Musician, all available from the links on this site please. | |
| seekingtherapy -- 12/21/2005, 15:51:43 -- #22398 | |
| im 15 and i'v really like jazz but i'm finding it hard to play. I like it so much more than classical but im used to just reading the music. i'm doing my grade 6 next year but i think i'l stop then and try and focus more on jazz. I like blues as well, i often use a boogie woogie bass and try and improvise in the right hand but i then dont move my left. Any tips on playing boogie woogie? | |
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| tianjing -- 01/02/2006, 14:45:16 -- #22687 | |
| search for lead sheets | |
| hey everyone! I've recently been listening to Stan Getz and Kenny Barron's People Time CD, and I find the song "Hush-a-Bye" VERY addictive. Does anyone know where I can find the chord changes, or even better, some music for this wonderful song? Thanks in advance :) | |
| crazy_cool03 -- 01/03/2006, 14:10:59 -- #22715 | |
| that damn left hand | |
| Hey, I'm a 16 year old from Canada and I absolutely love Jazz- My improv is steadily improving but the left hand can be such a bother as I'm not that quick with chord voicings.. Any suggestion on how I should go about getting that down, as well as rootless chords? | |
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| Kai -- 01/05/2006, 11:53:56 -- #22765 | |
| Search this site for left hand improvement. Try the Piano Lounge and go back to a few older threads as well. | |
| yodude888 -- 01/05/2006, 15:30:29 -- #22779 | |
| Hey im 13 making me possibly the youngest in here, i dunno tho. I have never taken classical lessons, i just learn off the web and my dad teaches me stuff, i'm good at improvising but i find it difficult to write jazz pieces and with melody and chord sequences, if anyone knows where there is a lesson on that, or even some good sheet music riffs so that i get a good idea of what to do it would be great! btw i've been playing since i was 7 and i also play the sax | |
| Billy Miller -- 01/07/2006, 22:32:00 -- #22890 | |
| hey yodude, you sound alot like i was at your age. Im 18 now, but i have always learned stuff off of the internet, and got my basics from my dad. Now, im starting to take jazz lessons, and am learning a few fundamental things i didnt know, or know systematically at least. My advice to you is to just listen, and watch other musicians. Try to do what they do, and eventually you will be able to apply all of that to whatever you write. | |
| PeteD123 -- 01/30/2006, 17:11:18 -- #23636 | |
| PeteD - YOYOYO my fellow jazz piano freaks | |
| YOYOYO my fellow jazz piano freaks,My names Pete,im 20 and im from Scotland. I love jazz and me and my piano are inseperable (just ask my angry girlfriend).Im looking for likeminded individuals in my area to start a quartet at the moment but i cant seem to find any double bassists, does anyone know where they hide?(i know,i know ,there not exactly inconspicuous) but ive tried music workshops, local jazz bars etc.Hey propel mate if you like jazz guitar and piano check out the Bill Evans and Jim Hall album 'Undercurremt', what they do to 'My Funny Valentine' is stunning. Im also intrested in what all you guys think about Jamie Cullum.Personally i love his music and his style but i watched a program about him the other week and he was saying that some jazz musicians dont tend to like him because he's not strictly jazz and because there are tons of more experienced pianists playing the jazz circuit that arent where he is.So what do you guys think, Does he deserve his million pound record deal or should it have gone to a more experienced pianist?Also im interested in hearing everybodys top five pianists because i want to know what everyones listening to at the moment.plus if i havent heard of some of them,i would hate to think i was missing out on some good music.Cheers PeteD | |
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| PeteD123 -- 01/30/2006, 17:13:37 -- #23638 | |
| PeteD - YOYOYO my fellow jazz piano freaks | |
| YOYOYO my fellow jazz piano freaks,My names Pete,im 20 and im from Scotland. I love jazz and me and my piano are inseperable (just ask my angry girlfriend).Im looking for likeminded individuals in my area to start a quartet at the moment but i cant seem to find any double bassists, does anyone know where they hide?(i know,i know ,there not exactly inconspicuous) but ive tried music workshops, local jazz bars etc.Hey propel mate if you like jazz guitar and piano check out the Bill Evans and Jim Hall album 'Undercurremt', what they do to 'My Funny Valentine' is stunning. Im also intrested in what all you guys think about Jamie Cullum.Personally i love his music and his style but i watched a program about him the other week and he was saying that some jazz musicians dont tend to like him because he's not strictly jazz and because there are tons of more experienced pianists playing the jazz circuit that arent where he is.So what do you guys think, Does he deserve his million pound record deal or should it have gone to a more experienced pianist?Also im interested in hearing everybodys top five pianists because i want to know what everyones listening to at the moment.plus if i havent heard of some of them,i would hate to think i was missing out on some good music.Cheers PeteD | |
| groovin -- 02/08/2006, 15:22:50 -- #24019 | |
| just want a couple latin jazz chords | |
| wuz up everyone i'm fifteen years old, been playing piano, keyboards, and drums since the age of 5........just on here cause i want to learn a couple "SPICY" latin jazz chords, or progressions, grooves, or whatever...... so whoever can help me, it will be greatly appreciated.............. | |
| loluoresegun -- 02/15/2006, 14:43:53 -- #24237 | |
| hi guyzz im lolu (just be content with that,African namez can really be weird sounding) some Jazz reaches out all the way down here too, im 18 years with sum xperience in classical and delvin' now into jazz, finding it cool too, and i'll be glad if I can be of any help in any way. | |
| sdm -- 02/15/2006, 15:34:14 -- #24238 | |
| Welcome Lolu. Put a pin on the LJP map to show where "way down here" really is. It's a gret map with folk on LJP from all over the world. Link in the upper banner menu. | |
| DoubleZ -- 03/13/2006, 20:13:18 -- #25166 | |
| Hey | |
| I'm Zach, 15 years old, from New Jersey. I've been playing piano for 10 years, and my favorite thing to do is Jazz Improv. I've won several awards, and I would love to just talk on these forums with some more experienced jazz pianists. Looking forward to browsing! | |
| Conductor G -- 03/17/2006, 16:14:53 -- #25287 | |
| Great...stupendous... | |
Where are the Ladies of Jazz at? I'm a 17yr. old Dominican. Hey Topaz, what's your favorite song from Brubeck and (Vladimir) Ashkenazy? | |
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| Conductor G -- 03/17/2006, 16:15:47 -- #25288 | |
| Great...stupendous... | |
Where are the Ladies of Jazz at? I'm a 17yr. old FEMALE Dominican. Hey Topaz, what's your favorite song from Brubeck and (Vladimir) Ashkenazy? HEY BOYS...Watch yout back...ladies are going to take over this forum! LOL! | |
| Jazzman-1 -- 04/14/2006, 23:23:12 -- #26458 | |
| Hey! | |
| Hey everyone, I'm a 17 year old guitarist from sydney australia learning jazz piano so I can comprehend a more advanced understanding of jazz harmony. I'm pretty much self taught , just learning jazz standards and working with my chords at the moment. This site has helped me heaps. Anyone up for having deep jazz/music discussions with me feel free to add my msn on joshi_boy4@hotmail.com Thanks guys ~ piece... hehe | |
| Conductor G -- 04/17/2006, 15:44:54 -- #26523 | |
| Latin Thunder | |
| Hi, question...I was listening to a John Coltrane Variations and I noticed that when he plays, some of his phrasings (from a lyrical perspective) were a reflection of members of the rythm section. Can it be said that he is just feeding of the "flavor" that the rythm section is throwing out at him, or is it the other way around? Who's truly leading where the group is going to go? This question was the product of much debate. P.S. I am an ameteur Jazz pianist (17 yr. old Dominican hot chic, LOL) | |
| Conductor G -- 04/17/2006, 15:46:18 -- #26524 | |
| Latin Thunder | |
| Hi, question...I was listening to John Coltrane Variations and I noticed that when he plays, some of his phrasings (from a lyrical perspective) were a reflection of members of the rythm section. Can it be said that he is just feeding off of the "flavor" that the rythm section is throwing out at him, or is it the other way around? Who's truly leading where the group is going to go? This question was the product of much debate among my Jazz crew. P.S. I am an ameteur Jazz pianist (17 yr. old Dominican hot chic, LOL) | |
| Conductor G -- 04/17/2006, 15:51:03 -- #26525 | |
| Latin Thunder | |
| Thanks Scott for making this forum for us Jazz NEWBEES, it is appreciated. Hey, any Latino(a)s out there.....gettin' kind o' lonely out here! :( | |
| Topaz -- 05/15/2006, 11:17:04 -- #27226 | |
| I broke my finger! | |
| Wow the room is still goin after i set it up last yr..are the oldies still sneakin in?! (just kiddin guys) i broke my finger so i cant play which sucks..ne1 recomend sum nice fast jazz to get me back in the mood? xxx | |
| Chick Corea: Keyboard Workshop and Electric Workshop Video (very inspiring!!) | |
| SolArt -- 05/16/2006, 15:44:51 -- #27254 | |
| My sympathies Topaz. I hope it's straight when it heals, which is often not the case. | |
| Topaz -- 05/17/2006, 07:56:05 -- #27263 | |
| Thanks, ive been to physio and had it strapped up so its setting fairly straight, just cicks alot, ouch!xxx | |
| DoubleZ -- 05/19/2006, 23:19:34 -- #27313 | |
| Ah, man, that sucks! I remember when I broke my wrist; not being able to play with both hands killed me. Anything from the album "Burning For Buddy" by Buddy Rich, of course, is really good fast jazz. | |
| Topaz -- 05/23/2006, 08:21:11 -- #27460 | |
| Thanks, ill check it out xxx | |
| Conductor G -- 06/11/2006, 15:16:02 -- #27980 | |
| How did you do that? | |
| Topaz, please explain how you managed to do that? | |
| folyjazz -- 07/12/2006, 09:59:58 -- #28697 | |
| pllease could anyody help me out here,am new in this site and i don't know how to get chating withu guys | |
| Chick Corea: Keyboard Workshop and Electric Workshop Video (very inspiring!!) | |
| sykora -- 07/26/2006, 02:26:30 -- #28948 | |
| Is anyone here on facebook / myspace ? And/or in Michigan ? | |
| 7 -- 07/27/2006, 14:58:47 -- #28964 | |
| I'm not in MI, but here is my myspace page: http://myspace.com/JeffBrent Some other LJP members are also on myspace, but it's up to them to announce themselves. | |
| DoubleZ -- 07/27/2006, 20:16:26 -- #28968 | |
| http://myspace.com/zachzarrow Or, you can check out my website at www.zachzarrow.com I'm from New Jersey. | |
| pianoman504 -- 08/19/2006, 07:27:38 -- #29370 | |
| well my name is kevin and I am 18 been playing since 16 and I am a gospel player. but I hear a lot of jazz and blues licks and things when I play with more experienced musicians but in New Orleans no one hardly ever tell u how they did what they did can anyone give me some basic licks runs scales anything that will make me better? | |
| Kai -- 08/20/2006, 01:04:42 -- #29386 | |
| Hi Kevin. You will find most of whatyou need here on this site. Use the different rooms and read the threads. Also use the search facility for particular queries you may have. Good luck. Kai | |
| katalystkeys -- 09/11/2006, 09:30:29 -- #29750 | |
| hey all | |
| Chick Corea: Keyboard Workshop and Electric Workshop Video (very inspiring!!) | |
| Topaz -- 11/19/2006, 11:34:54 -- #31297 | |
| its bin awhile! | |
| Heya guys im back and im in uni! My fingers all healed whooo...just learned how to play the piano theme...so so chuffed, my jazz is real crasppy tho..i need a good free website with scores on..cmon guys help me get back in routine! xxxxx | |
| El Cuco Pianist -- 02/16/2007, 16:10:27 -- #33112 | |
| God save the boogie woogie | |
| Whacky -- 02/16/2007, 16:18:01 -- #33113 | |
| I don't think it's up to God - I think he's left it up to you man! | |
| queen1975 -- 03/22/2007, 00:07:30 -- #34084 | |
| About Boogie Bass Lines! | |
| Hi, I'm 11 and I've put everything I cand into learning boogie woogie. The first tip form a bass line point of view, is to practise it on it's own for at least 3 mins non-stop. It hurts after a while doesn't it. Try to add 30 seconds per day. I can do about half an hour. The movement of the bass line is as follows. 44¦C¦C¦C¦C¦F¦F¦C¦C¦G¦G¦C¦C¦¦ You can replace the C in bar 2 with an F, and/or the G in bar 10 with an F. | |
| queen1975 -- 03/22/2007, 00:08:02 -- #34085 | |
| About Boogie Bass Lines! | |
| Hi, I'm 11 and I've put everything I cand into learning boogie woogie. The first tip form a bass line point of view, is to practise it on it's own for at least 3 mins non-stop. It hurts after a while doesn't it. Try to add 30 seconds per day. I can do about half an hour. The movement of the bass line is as follows. 44¦C¦C¦C¦C¦F¦F¦C¦C¦G¦G¦C¦C¦¦ You can replace the C in bar 2 with an F, and/or the G in bar 10 with an F. | |
| umarz -- 03/26/2007, 22:19:46 -- #34225 | |
| Improvisation | |
| We are doing in jazz in school right now, and the class is split in to an amateur band and blues band. I'm in the blues band, and I was suddenly asked to improvise and my brain switched off. Walking home I realised I couldn't think on two hands at once, and how I usually put one or both hands on autopilot after practicing a lot. So I learned myself a walking bass left hand, just simple one (1 3 5 6 5 7b 6 5 3 etc) and did some improvisation that kind of worked, and I might get it to work next week, but are there any tips people can give me? | |
| Chick Corea: Keyboard Workshop and Electric Workshop Video (very inspiring!!) | |
| ashinator33 -- 04/06/2007, 15:16:26 -- #34415 | |
| hey | |
| hi everyone, im adam. ive been playing piano for about 6 years, and started playing jazz recently. im looking 4 some good solo piano albums to start with. any suggestions? | |
| DoubleZ -- 04/13/2007, 10:25:43 -- #34507 | |
| Umarz- this whole site is full of everything you need. Just look around. Ashinator- Listen to some Oscar Peterson. It can be intimidating, but if you listen to a lot of his stuff you'll find some of his lines and licks showing up in your solos. For the contemporary style and feel listen to Chick Corea. And some Keith Jarret wouldn't hurt either. | |
| woce -- 05/09/2007, 11:58:10 -- #34952 | |
| Jazz Piano Camp | |
| Jazz Piano Camp (2 week camp) June 24 – July 6 Now in its third year, the Jazz Piano has proven to be a challenging and magical experience for high school pianists. The world of jazz inspires students to find their individuality and express themselves using the musical tools they are given. At Jazz Piano Camp, every student’s ideas are valuable. Our outstanding faculty show students how to apply their technique and musical background to jazz improvisation, and we unlock the mysteries of harmony and creativity with advanced theoretical study. No prior experience in jazz is required for this camp, but qualities such as curiosity, courage, imagination, leadership, and hard work will spur your success here. Jazz Piano Camp is led by Tara Buzash, jazz pianist, composer, and arranger in the New Jersey-Philadelphia area. (www.buzash.net). Within the two weeks, students will learn: • to play one jazz standard tune on solo piano • to play a jazz standard as part of a trio with bass and drums • to read jazz charts • to improvise using scales, chord tones, and “color tones” • to play three songs “by ear,” reconstructing the music with authenticity • specific techniques for transposing, or playing songs in any key • to accompany a jazz vocalist • the significance of jazz music in history • and more! Daily Schedule The daily schedule includes Ear Training, Jazz Theory, Jazz History, Playing By Ear, Solo Lessons and Practice Time and Ensemble Master Classes (with faculty bassist and drummer) Once each week, we will have a professional jazz vocalist come in for classes on Accompanying a Jazz Vocalist. We will also schedule activities such as Princeton walking trips and a special Fourth of July celebration. We will celebrate what you have learned in a final recital on the last day of camp. Additional Information For more information about Westminster’s summer Programs, contact the Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Office of Continuing Education, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540 609-924-7416 Email: woce@rider.edu Website: http://westminster.rider.edu • All programs are residential. • Male and female students will be housed in separate dormitories • Trained counselors supervise all residence halls and chaperone students during their stay at Westminster • Lodging and dining are provided in traditional college atmosphere • Residence halls are equipped with double and triple rooms with a bathroom on each floor • Please note: residence halls are not air-conditioned | |
| woce -- 05/09/2007, 12:05:31 -- #34955 | |
| Jazz Piano Camp | |
| Jazz Piano Camp (2 week camp) June 24 – July 6 Now in its third year, the Jazz Piano has proven to be a challenging and magical experience for high school pianists. The world of jazz inspires students to find their individuality and express themselves using the musical tools they are given. At Jazz Piano Camp, every student’s ideas are valuable. Our outstanding faculty show students how to apply their technique and musical background to jazz improvisation, and we unlock the mysteries of harmony and creativity with advanced theoretical study. No prior experience in jazz is required for this camp, but qualities such as curiosity, courage, imagination, leadership, and hard work will spur your success here. Jazz Piano Camp is led by Tara Buzash, jazz pianist, composer, and arranger in the New Jersey-Philadelphia area. (www.buzash.net). Within the two weeks, students will learn: • to play one jazz standard tune on solo piano • to play a jazz standard as part of a trio with bass and drums • to read jazz charts • to improvise using scales, chord tones, and “color tones” • to play three songs “by ear,” re | |