Jazz Ostinato in C# minor (Intermediate Piano Solo) Alfred's Adult Level 3
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- TEACHER DEMO. This fun jazz song is on Page 84 of the Alfred's Adult All In One Course Level 3.
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Performed on a Bosendorfer 7'4" Concert Grand Piano (225SP) by Norma Meis
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As my piano teacher’s assistant says, “YOO THIS IS A *_BANGER_* BROH”
Wow. What a steady left hand! That takes lots of strength as well as many many practice hours. Thanks. I look forward to spending many practice hours learning this beautiful jazz piece.
It's worth the effort. It's a great left hand study, and then you're prepared for future Jazz songs that use the same pattern. Norma
Annoyingtrol , I am a retired general from the Army. While I had a natural talent for singing , I have no prior experience of playing any musical instrument before. I always had a great desire to play piano but never got time during service. I retired in may 2013. One day I found a piano institute near my house. So I started taking piano classes once a week. Started on Alfred book 1 in sep2013. Use to prepare two pieces per week and play it to my tutor. Finished Book 1 in six months with three hours daily. Side by side have done music theory till grade 4 of trinity college London. I am now on this piece in Book 3. I generally take one piece at a time and I am able to play it in 7/8 days. My daily routine is practice scales and Hanon exercises for 30 mins, the play the last 2/3 pieces just learnt. Then practice the the piece at hand. Total daily practice 3/4 hours. Once a week play some favourite pieces from Book 1 to 3. I was with the tutor only for first six months, thereafter I practice on my own by seeing a lot of you tube videos. Any advice?
I am learning this song now. You video is very helpful. I also learn from you by reading your comments. I am your UA-cam student now. Xiao
+Xiao Qin Happy to have you along for the musical UA-cam journey! It is encouraging to hear that you are learning from the comments as well as the videos. I commend you for your diligence and perseverance for the past four years in teaching yourself how to play the piano and being willing to share your progress with other students on UA-cam. NM
Another listen...the long-short rhythm is great to listen to but difficult to master. I know practice, practice, practice. This piece is worth the effort.
I have confidence. You will get it! Yes, you know the key - practice, practice, and more practice. But as you also know, slow, careful practice is more productive. It is the tortoise that wins the race. Perseverance pays off. Norma
Almost learned this in 2 days, but I use to play different boogies by ear, only time I lose rhtym on the left hand is is when you switch from b to g and c sharp twice in a row. Cannon D is almost there it's coming. 😃 To be honest I didn't really learn this one by reading the music I just watched this vid 😂 I had it in front of me but didn't look at it much just the chord at the end.
Wow! 2 days is super fast for this song. Congratulations! Students typically have a difficult time on the 2nd page where you have quite a number of triplets to fit in with the long/short rhythm of the left hand 8th notes. You will soon have Canon in D conquered as well. Great work! Norma
92PianoKeys Thank you, 1 more week I should have canon.
Just a question, do you look down at the keyboard playing canon because it jumps around on parts or are you confident where all the keys are. I find myself having to look down quite a bit.
At this stage, if you need to look down when making a jump, go right ahead, but try to make it only a glance with your eyes while still keeping your head in the same position, that way you are less likely to lose your place in your music. If you have the entire song memorized, you can look anywhere you want....keyboard, ceiling, walls, around the room, eyes closed. :) The more you play, the better you will become at making jumps accurately without needing to look down. The hands and fingers create muscle memory and learn the distance between notes with the repetitive movements that the piano requires. If your hands are in a "five finger position" where all the notes you need are directly under the hand or you are only making a one note move, you definitely should train yourself not to look down. It's like "touch-typing" in that sense rather than "hunt-and-peck". Norma
Took me a while to play this half decently and your video really helped a lot. Thank you.
+Annoyingtroll You are very welcome! So glad that you found it helpful. The left hand pattern in this song can be quite a challenge if this is your first time encountering it, but the next time it shows up in a song, your hard work will pay-off and it will be much easier. NM
Great hearing a perfect demo. I started learning piano after retirement. I practice approximately 3/4 hours a day regularly. I am now on book 3 of Alfred. I have just started on this piece yesterday. Could you guide me how many days I should normally give my self to play this piece in a reasonable manner?
The answer to that question varies considerably from person to person. How many years have you been playing the piano since retirement and working on Alfred's Adult Levels 1-3 books? Did you have any prior musical experience in your past with piano or other instruments? Did your prior profession or a hobby you were involved in require fine motor skills? During your 45 minutes of practice time, how many songs are you working on? The answers to those questions will give me a clue to your learning speed, but ultimately, you should give yourself however much time it takes to learn this song and be able to play it comfortably at a reasonable tempo. The songs in the Alfred's Adult Level 3 book are considerably more difficult than Levels 1-2 and generally take students longer to learn. Be patient with yourself and the learning process. If you continue to practice for 45 minutes a day regularly, you are guaranteed to make progress! NM
Goodness! Thatll be an interesting one when I get to it.
The triplets are tripping me up. Matching the left hand with the first and third note of each triplet, as the book suggests, is more difficult than I thought.
Yes, it is tricky! Definitely takes some getting used to. Practice slowly, you'll get it with time. --Norma
YES DEFINITELY I KNOW THE LEFT HAND RYTHM BUT MY BRAIN CANT
YES DEFINITELY I KNOW THE LEFT HAND RYTHM BUT MY BRAIN CANT
That left hand part took me like 2 weeks to learn though I rarely practiced at all so I could have probably gotten it much sooner
Learned this in less than a week somehow. I remember really struggling with my left hand when playing triplets even at a slower tempo like 3 days ago, but now I can play it flawlessly. Very surprised as I never played jazz on piano before and all other piano songs I have played are pop and rock. I took like 3 weeks if not more to learn “Feel It Still”, mainly just keeping time with my left hand
Wow!! Good for you learning it in less than a week!! This left hand pattern usually takes some getting used to. Good job! --Norma
Very similar left hand to the boogie I learned by ear and from Nanu. Nice jazzy piece just got that book It has the only piece I can play fluently in there which is Fur Elise. 😁 You make level 3 look like level 1. Changes trebleclef to bascleff a lot not used that but getting the first line. left hand achy from all that left hand 😂
Thank you for the compliment of making level 3 look like level 1. It has taken a lot of years of practice to achieve that comfort level. And yes, this is an excellent left hand exercise. If you can relax your wrist, that will help with the achiness. It tends to come from tension in the forearm. If you can practice other songs in between or scatter it throughout the day, that will help as well. Don't overdue it in one sitting. It is a great jazz left hand pattern, and you will see it showing up in other songs too. Norma
With any luck, my copy of this book should arrive this week :-)
Yay!! Level 3 has lots of wonderful songs in it! --Norma
Correction , I started playing in September 2014. I bought a kavai Piano in November 2014 and a portable Yamaha five octave key board in December 2014 so that I could carry on with my practice as and when I went out of station. So that's been my journey with the piano for last two years.
You've made excellent progress in the past 2 years! I'm sorry that I misunderstood your practice time in my first response. There is a big difference between 3-4 hours per day and 45 minutes. Also, your initial question was directed to "AnnoyingTroll" who commented 6 months ago and I thought he might not necessarily respond to your question, so I, "92PianoKeys", took the initiative to respond. I appreciate you detailing your practice routine. You have incorporated excellent components: Technique (Hanon & Scales), Review (recently learned songs), New Music, Building Repertoire (playing favorites once a week). I would encourage you to continue with those areas. An idea in the Technique category since you have probably built a good foundation with the Hanon & Scales, you might want to try adding in some "Etudes". There are an endless supply of those and they add another dimension of musicality to your technical skills. A few ideas in that category would be:
"Czerny" (Either an individual book of his or you will find him included in other collections.)
"Beautiful Etudes" Alfred's Masterwork Editions
"Streabbog 12 Melodious Pieces, Opus 63" published by Alfred's
Burgmuller's 25 Easy & Progressive studies, Opus100
"Technical Skills" Levels 1-10, compiled by Jane Magrath, published by Alfred's
"Scales & Chords are Fun", Book 1 & 2 by David Hirschberg, published by Alfred's
"Technic is Fun", Book 1-5, by David Hirschberg, published by Alfred's
"Keith Snell Piano Repertoire Etudes" Levels 1-10
All of these are available on Amazon and you can often preview the first few pages to look at the difficulty level. And of course, there are many more excellent options.
Do you enjoy a particular style of music? (classical, pop, broadway, jazz, ragtime, sacred, etc.) You might want to supplement your Alfred's Level 3 book with another book that features the music you enjoy most.
Thank you again for listening and taking the time to comment. I applaud your diligent and thorough practice routine. You are well on your way! NM
I’m playing this song right now so I’m just listening to the song.
Great! It's a very fun song to play! Enjoy! --Norma
1:53 C# minor 9th chord.
If this song were to be played in parallel major key, would this be called Jazz Ostinato in C# major or Db major?
C# Major
This is one of the songs that I didn't have enough keys to play on my Casio LK-300TV keyboard but only my Baldwin piano had enough keys to play this song because my Casio LK-300TV keyboard has 61 keys while my Baldwin piano has 88 keys.
It really is wonderful to have a keyboard/piano with 88 keys and not bump into those sorts of limitations. --Norma
I think of the Addams Family for some reason.
Yes! I hadn't thought of that before, but I could easily hear this in the background for that. --Norma
Thanks for the demonstration. It was really helpful and about the tempo I think the piece should be played (not that I can do it yet). However, I have a question that has been in the back of my mind for some time. This piece is already well into the second half of book 3. So eventually, I presume I will finish the book. Where to go from there? There is no book 4 and no guidance of how to keep going from the end of book 3. Any advice would be much appreciated.
After completing book 3 in this series, you should consider yourself an "Intermediate" pianist. That is one reason that I have taken the time to label the songs on our channel with an approximate level of difficulty for students who are looking for music within their ability level. I even created "playlists" that are "Early-Intermediate", "Intermediate", "Late-Intermediate". You can browse through some of those songs to see which category best fits your current abilities.
The real question is....What do you want to play?? When a student reaches this point, they will have been exposed to many different styles and we will have discovered what some of their favorites are. I always will include a technic book for them to continue building their technical skills. I have several books from which to choose. And then if they love classical, we will use "Masterwork Classics" (Levels 1-10) and/or "Essential Piano Repertoire" (Levels 1-10) and start at the level that is best for them...usually about level 3-4. If they love jazz, we will use "Jazz, Rags & Blue" by Martha Mier (books 1-5) and/or "Especially in Jazzy Style" by Dennis Alexander (books 1-3) and start at the book that best matches them. If they love Pop, Rock, Broadway, then I will find a book that is "Intermediate" that includes the type of music they enjoy. If they love Sacred, then I often will use the "Alfred's Sacred Performer" series which includes a huge selection of books. If they like variety, we will use a book from each category. If they have a single song that they really want to learn, then we will download it from Musicnotes.com or SheetMusicPlus.com. I also LOVE to play duets with students, so I will often select a duet book that is at their level, many options from which to choose.
So as you can see, I don't have a one size fits all answer. I enjoy teaching one on one so that I can customize the music that we are working on to meet the personal preferences and goals of the student. I also have some students who are composing, improvising, playing from lead sheets, chord charts, etc. or with a band and then that opens up a whole other world of resources and randomness that I have gathered over the years for students.
I hope that gives you some ideas and if you have a specific question about a category or book, feel free to ask and I'll do my best to answer. Congratulations on persevering through book 3 and already thinking about what's next! --Norma
@@92pianokeys40 Thanks a million for taking the time to answer. I am not familiar with 92 PianoKeys but I gather from your email that you give lessons. Would that be over the net or on a one on one basis in person? I live in Manila in the Philippines (although I am Canadian by nationality) but based on your reply I would be very interested in pursuing lessons in a couple of months after I have finished Book 3 ( I am still reviewing at the moment). I guess my thing would be standards, learning how to play from lead sheets as well as blues and jazz. (Not that I would denigrate classical but it takes so much effort to play at an enjoyable level and my major interest is as much in musical structure as in playing).
@@tedbreckner Yes, I do teach piano lessons and although I have 2 cyber-students, I prefer to teach one on one in person with my 7'4" Bosendorfer. I don't have the full set-up with proper microphones, cameras, and keyboard to optimize the online experience. I live in Hawaii and if you happen to be traveling this way and would even like to do a couple of lessons while on vacation, you can look me up. --Norma
Another idea for you...look up Bradley Sowash and Forrest Kinney. They both excel in the categories that you mentioned and have excellent resources and may be available for online lessons. They are both United States based. --Norma
@@92pianokeys40 Many thanks again for taking the time to reply and provide advice. You have given me a few leads which I will pursue in the next couple of months after finishing my review of Alfred's book three. All the best to you. I am sincerely grateful.
Isn’t c sharp minor easier to play than c minor since c sharp minor is learned before c minor? (I came here just to comment)
Yes, often in the method books, they will introduce 4 Sharps before 3 Flats when they are teaching the full scale and primary chords. But I use many songs in the Key of C minor with beginners but they only use the C minor pentascale which is quite easy for most since they have already learned the C major pentascale and are comfortable reading those notes and finding that hand postiion. So it varies depending on if you are using the entire scale or just the pentascale. --Norma
Cool
This is the only C sharp minor song in this piano book.
What about Moonlight Sonata?
@@92pianokeys40 oh, I forgot about Moonlight Sonata. My mistake
@@92pianokeys40 and Shenandoah and Laredo are the only E major songs in this piano book.
Wow wow!Your videos are good . But they are a little faster than I play. Slow down.
+Kien Dinh The videos that I have provided are presenting a possible finished tempo. It is certainly acceptable to play a song faster or slower than what I have done, but I wanted to give students an idea of what a song might sound like after they have put in the practice time. I have noticed that on some youtube channels they will provide a slower (tutorial) version and then a faster (finished) version which I do think is helpful for students who are in the learning process. At present, my recording time is very limited so I chose to simply perform a finished version of the songs that are on our channel. NM
i can get rid of the tripletttt hellpppppp