Transcription of Chick Corea on Armando’s Rhumba
Transcription of Chick Corea’s solo piano playing of Jazz Salsa tune Armando’s Rhumba Chick Corea did a nice solo piano version of his own composition called Armando’s Rhumba on Legends of Jazz. Here is the youtube video : [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnSC0tRmya4&feature=related] Here’s the transcription of the video from roughly 0m44s to 1m33s : armandos-rhumba-by-chick-corea-part-1 A few points…
Mambo Influenciado (Take 1)
Jazz Piano Improvisation video and lead sheet of latin tune Mambo Influenciado Mambo Influenciado is a nice and catchy latin tune written by the great Cuban jazz pianist Chucho Valdes. I first came across this song when listening to the Klazz Brothers performing together with cuba percussions. Here’s the video of the Klazz Brothers doing…
Acoustica Pianissimo Virtual Grand Review and Guide
For many years, pianists had never paid attention to any “piano” instrument that is unreal, until recent years. With the introduction of well designed digital pianos, many piano learners have opted to own an electric-powered piano prior to spending thousands dollars on a real wooden piano. I can see the trend is moving towards “virtual”.…
Most of the best pianists are self-taught
I hope I won’t offend anyone when I said this – most of the best pianists are self-taught! Rewsnat is a good example. I think he would say the same thing to me too. We don’t consider ourself as the best. But we do play the piano better than 95% of the population (probably higher).…
Play Piano Using Computer Keyboard & Mouse: Piano FX Studio 4.0
I wrote about a virtual piano application for PC users before. But the download link doesn’t work anymore, probably because the creator doesn’t support the software anymore. Here is another virtual piano for you to try – PianoFX Studio 4.0 from Tanseon Systems is an advanced Piano Chords music keyboard Synthesizer for the Personal Computer.…
Pianologist Live!!!
Just bought a new sony viewcam, here’s a trial run with me playing the popular standard “On Green Dolphin Street” with a salsa feel [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gp9FeVWZDE]
Piano or Organ – The Key Differences
This is a guest post by Holly McCarthy, who writes on the subject of an online university. Many people can’t really differentiate between an organ and a piano. We can’t blame them because the keyboards just look the same on both. Let Holly tells you her story. Growing up, I was part of a choir…
Learn the Piano Effectively in 3 Hours or less!
This article is contributed by Sebastian Mitchell, the author of Learning the Piano More Quickly Report . Learn the piano more quickly in 3 hours or less! Practice at Set Times of the Day In my opinion it’s best to practice at set times of the day. Ideally this should be coordinated to when you…
Piano App for Pocket PC
Finally, after a bunch of piano applications/simulators for the amazing iPhone, here is one created for Pocket PC. Since Windows Mobile has no-multi-touch, unlike iPhone, you can only play one note at a time. Source: Mobility Site You can download it here (membership required)