Some Day My Prince Will Come – Jazz Piano- Enhanced version
In my youth, before anyone had heard of jazz theory, one of the best ways to learn was to stand as close to the pianist as possible, so that his fingers could be seen clearly. And if you were brave enough, you could ask about some of the things that he did. For those who have trouble reading, this extra view of the piano keys may be useful. And the text comments I have added might explain some of the techniques used. For those who are good readers, a fairly accurate transcription is available at www.bushgrafts.com Ifyou have a fast connection and want to see this in high quality video to see the notes clearly (and improved audio), add the letters &fmt=18 straight after the existing internet address line above.
‘Some Other Time’ (Leonard Bernstein) solo jazz piano lesson
‘Some Other Time’ (Leonard Bernstein) solo jazz piano lesson. This could be a companion piece to one of my other instructional annotated videos – ‘Peace Piece’ (Bill Evans) au.youtube.com It has been claimed that the Bill Evans piece originated from his ‘noodling’ in the studio before he recorded ‘Some Other Time’ Others have suggested that Chopin’s ‘Berceuse’ was the inspiration for his ‘Peace Piece’. au.youtube.com This is another piece to give to slightly more advanced students – it has the same repeating I/V pattern but in two keys, and parts that can accept more blues or gospel oriented improvisation. My favourite version is by Richie Beirach on his Maybeck Hall CD. It is also a good song for singers with words by Betty Comden and Adolph Green – from the Bernstein Musical ‘On the Town’. I am having that same problem that Youtube does to (especially) solo piano sound. I think they try to level out the wide dynamic range of a solo piano, and in boosting the quieter passages they cause digital clipping of the louder parts of the recording. In the past this has not been a problem – it has became a lot worse more recently. As always, there is a very high quality video to download free(very clear to read, and excellent audio) at www.bushgrafts.com
What are some good songs that you can play the piano to while singing?
Something to play in being stupid, like all your friends and your orders. I like many different types of music and I’m pretty good at the piano, but I do not want something too difficult. Some slow, sad songs would be significantly too =) Thanks!