The core of jazz is improvisation. This is also what sets apart jazz music from many other forms of music.  A friend of mine, who is a keen composer, once asked me, " don't you jazz musicians get bored of playing the same standards all the time over and over again" and I replied "Well, the thing is, everytime we play it is different from the last, and we seldom know what's going to happen next." Check out this video of some great musicians jamming away at casino lights '99 montreaux ...

Click on the picture and you will be taken to a site where you can control a virtual cartoon band playing Latin jazz. I think you will like it. Take this as a chance to learn how they construct the rhythm pattern. I love it. I know you will love it too. Technorati Tags: latin jazz, jazz band

Have you seen all the strangest musical instrument in the world? It is great to know that there is actually a gallery showing all those odd music instruments. For example, look at this Giant Tuba, was made in the early 20th century by Besson, London. The Giant Tuba has over 34 feet of tubing, weighs 112 pounds and nearly 8 feet tall. Can you blow it? Practice until your hair become white, maybe you will make a sound from it. Eager to see more instrument like this? Visit OddMusic Gallery. Technorati Tags: giant ...

Are you sick of listening to radio? Because of the frequent commercial between music, I start hating listening to the radio. During my time at my desktop, I find it amusing to have a background music streaming from the internet, venturing into some music I've never listened before. Most of them are nice. Try this online music sites: musicovery. You can choose the genre you like and the specific mood: energetic, calm, dark, positive. I am writing this post with the music on. Pianologist's favourite genre: Jazz & Funk. What's ...

Electronic Piano 2.5 is a freeware program. You don't have to had a MIDI keyboard or MIDI knowledge at all to use this free software. It was developed by a software developer at Brazil, named Mauricio Antunes Oliveira. After installation, you will be able to play some music using your computer keyboard. I downloaded the file and installed it. But unfortunately, the program failed to run. I can't find any support to solve the problem. If you are interested, install it and give it a try. Tell me your experience. Technorati Tags: ...

The good thing about solo piano playing is that you are free to create anything without the worries of blending together with band members. The difficult part of solo piano playing, however, is that you would have to orchestrate the whole music by yourself. Here is a video of me doing this popular jazz standard. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmGqdRJldnA] Hope you enjoyed the video. Feel free to post your comments. Enjoy and have fun.......  Funky Summertime Video Recording Learn How to Play "Phat" Chord Voicing ( Video )

I stumbled upon another great music site today - LearnLicks.com. It is a free site for musicians to share videos of music licks, tips, techniques and concept. You can browse licks by instrument such as electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drum kit and keyboard. Sorry, no piano :( ha .. who cares? Piano is actually included in the keyboard category. Furthermore, you can also browse licks by musical style. It is definitely a great platform for musicians to share and communicate freely. You can sign up and post ...

Of course this is not a hit song. The song title is "Hits Song". I wrote it in December 2006. Enjoy!   <成名曲> 曲：罗觥荃 词：黄政杨     一个炎热的夏天 你无意中想到一段旋律 想骂一骂天气无情 拿起吉他 弹出一曲   一个广大的舞台 你那目中无人的冷与傲 舞动了数千人潮 你的吉他 换了一架 没有人知道 老天会跟他个开玩笑 从此他满足骄傲 那把旧吉他 锁在柜里 音忘了调 没有人知道 人会因此而变了模样 忘了他的旧夥伴追求奢华的 消灭回忆 抹杀良心 一代巨星 像是陨落的流星 短暂却美丽 当人人哼着你的成名曲时 已忘了谁是主唱者 [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaGyKeLA6q0] Technorati Tags: original song, singer, songwriter

Artist Shannon Goff made a piano using cardboard. Nicely done! Esta wrote about the four most important piano scales in learning to play: major scales, natural minor scales, melodic minor scales, harmonic minor scale. Rob Trucks shared his experience with Hiromi, the Japanese 28-years-old pretty pianist. (pretty?) Another 5-year-old piano prodigy. Watch the video here. She is Emily Bear. Piano Tooners - Tom and Jerry (1932). There is a lot of great piano music in old cartoon show. This video is about tuning the piano. It is misleading anyway :) [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=8xK9Y1GrfF4] The world largest piano ...

Music is all about hearing. Should I keep on writing? About music? Technorati Tags: music, hearing, writing