Q. Well,I watch many videos from youtube with guitar covers and I get jealous!I started playing the piano six years ago.Should I give up?What do you think?
A. I started out on piano when I was 8, and took up guitar a couple of years later (and bass the year after that).
I continued taking piano lessons until I was 13 or so. The only reason I stopped was that I was in high school band (trumpet), and the after-school marching rehearsals (4 days a week, plus a football game on Friday) made it tough to do.
I wasn't crazy about taking piano at the time, but I'm thankful to may parents everyday now for making that happen for me. Being able to read music and understanding chord theory put me miles ahead.
It's been a long time since I've played keys on a regular basis, and I'm probably going to add a keyboard setup back into my live rig this year.
And yeah, you can't strap a baby grand over your shoulder and jump around, but just about everything you learn on piano will make you a better guitarist!
Greetings from Austin, Tx
Ken
What are some cool songs to learn on the piano?
Q. I'm pretty good on piano,I've got about 3 to 4 years of experience. I always have a hard time finding songs to learn. I can not read notes, I learn from youtube. Please post the names of songs that would sound cool on piano. Thank you! :)
A. Any JAZZ makes you sound like a MONSTER of a PIANO PLAYER
New Orleans Styles
Super Mario Brothers Theme Songs
Learn many Theme Songs from Movies, Cartoons, Television Shows, Game Shows, etc..
Learn the most common jingles that everyone has a catchy ear for...
Keep up with at least 2 of the latest tunes of every genre. (Even if you never perform them.. give them a listen, play them and keep up with the times.. Rock today isn't Rock from Yesterday..
Be sure to play music from today as well as from Yesterday. Same goes for other genres of music.. music is steady changing. KEEP UP.
DO NOT ONLY PLAY MUSIC THAT YOU LIKE... Play even music that you DO NOT LIKE - this will open your ear a little more and also give you a run in different chord changes and progressions.
How to compose jazz on the piano?
Q. I need a quick fix, i play piano and my teacher wants me to compose a few lines of jazz when given a baseline. I'm not a fan of jazz, but my teacher wants me to branch out. I'm so lost on where to even start.
A. Pianojazzman has a POSSIBLE answer, but your teacher wants lines to go with a given bass sequence! What if the bass line is not a blues? If you knew enough about jazz, you could probably make the bass line into a blues, or altered blues, but that is probably not what your teacher wants. The basic idea of this exercise is just about ANYTHING goes!
Without hearing the bass line or knowing what "a few lines" means, we can give no specific answers, but here are some suggestions:
1) Does the bass sequence outline a chord or tonality? (e.g. C-E-G outlining a C-major chord) If so, any notes in the C-scale are fair game. The same with any other tonality: D-dorian movement of the bass signifies the D-dorian scale, and any notes in that modality would work. (Of course, if your teacher is working with something atonal, good luck!)
2) Does the bass sequence form a rhythm pattern. Is it staccato, or legato? Is it disjointed or free-flowing. Is it a "known" rhythm, say a bossa or a boogie?
3) Put 1 & 2 together to form a melody line. Virtually anything goes, but if you match it to the bass line, you have done what your teacher requires.
You could write something as simple as the notes of the scale as quarter notes. If the rhythm pattern is more energetic, eight notes or sixteenths are better. Listen to the bass line several times. If it really doesn't bring anything to mind, just start playing with the ascending scale tones then descending. Make rhythm patterns along the scale, such as eigth-eigth-quarter, dotted eights and quarters, or 4 sixteenth notes and a quarter note (in descending chromatic sequence, this is the Phantom of the Opera theme). Of course, to get a better melody line, you will want to use ascending, descending and mixed intervals. But something should come to your mind after playing around with it and listening to the bass line repeatedly!
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