How to buy a good piano at half the price
Buying a piano is like buying a car; you know the value of your investment is going down the older it gets. However, the good thing about a piano is that it can be refurbished until it is as good as brand new, unlike the condition of a car, which deteriorate exponentially with time. This…
Jay Oliver’s Piano Solo on Dave Weckl’s “Heads Up”
Transcription of Jay Oliver’s piano solo on Dave Weckl’s “Heads Up”, with brief theoretical analysis. Jay Oliver did a wonderful piano solo on this tune “Heads Up” from drummer Dave Weckl’s album. Here’s the youtube clip : [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1WY5KuFyE4] Here’s the transcription of the piano solo in PDF format : jay-oliver-piano-solo-transcription-on-heads-up The basic harmony during the…
Transcription of Chick Corea’s Solo on Got A Match
Free Transcription and Video of Chick Corea’s Solo on “Got A Match” , with theoretical analysis. “Got A Match” is a very catchy bebop style composition by the great Chick Corea. I stumbled upon a video of it on youtube, with Chick doing a solo that’s totally out of this world. Here’s the video: …
Transcription of Jason Rebello Funk Piano Solo on “Why Not”
Transcription of Jason Rebello’s Piano Solo on Chris Botti’s “Why Not”, with brief theoretical analysis on superimposed chords and scales. Jason Rebello appeared as a special guest on Chris Botti’s concert, playing some mean piano solo improvisation on the tune Why Not. Here’s the video : [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDsmUVh0ViE] Did some transcribing on the solos. Here is…
Transcription of Jason Rebello Piano Solo Improvisation
Free Transcription and Video of Jason Rebello Funky Piano Solo on Sting’s Never Coming Home, with brief analysis on transcription. Jason Rebello maybe one of the most underrated pianist in the jazz scene, but he has been one of my favourites for a long time. Here’s a youtube clip of him demonstrating his amazing improvisation…
How are you playing the piano??
Every piano player, amateur or pro, has their own piano playing posture. What many fail to realize is how each posture could trigger a very different effect in our playing. Here’s a paragraph from Hal Galper in his book Forward Motion – ” One evening a blue-haired old lady came up to the piano and…
Pianologist Live in Penang
Did a wedding gig in Penang, Malaysia recently. Had a wonderful line up, blessed with some wonderful talented musicians on stage. Here’s a youtube clip of us doing the famous Grover Washington Jr tune, just the two of us. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoiFNAupOLw] One of my aim, when performing that song, was to find a comping pattern that…
Transcription and Lead Sheet of Chick Corea’s Humpty Dumpty
Chick Corea’s Humpty Dumpty piano solo transcription and lead sheet, with examples of polyrhythm application. Chick Corea’s Humpty Dumpty is an interesting and challenging tune the play, mainly because of two reasons: The harmony changes in the tune breaks away from the normal 2-5-1 progression that we expect. The length of the tune is actually…
Polyrhythm
Polyrhythm is when we have two or more rhythms existing simultaneously. The most commonly used polyrhythms are the “two on three” and “three on two”. Shown below are two examples of polyrhythms. Figure 1 Figure 2 In figure 1, the left hand is clearly playing the basic pulse of a 3/4 time. The right hand…