Moondance Jazz Piano Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- How to accompany yourself or a soloist on this Van Morrison classic.
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Great job teaching a great song! So much fun.
Played that song thousands of times when I was gigging for a living. I'm a guitarist and flute player, it was made for jamming. Finally got very sick of it and left it behind. Now retired and learning piano, I found it appearing again under my fingers and enough time has passed to appreciate it again. Then this morning I found this. Perfect! This will be a fun Sunday. Thank you.
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Aimee dances right into the heart of of jazz.
No penciled notes on lines.
No dashes explaining timings.
A little swing to her past,
brings a glow.
Then from her of love of music,
comes a brighter glow on her face.
So naturally Aimee explains that she captures my mind, my ears and my heart.
Aimee teaches as easy as a breeze and I smile thinking,
"I'm learned some pretty cool things"
Aimee,
Fantastic lesson. You're clear, detailed ..... and fun !
How cool is that ? !
Thanks
Absolutely fabulous! The feel you give to the end of the song with your voice is pure jazz/blues. Thank you.
InstaBlaster.
I think you mean fantabulous!
Fabulous arrangement, I’d never thought to add the C chord in the groove. Ive always played the Am and Bm7 and bouncing off the E in the left hand. thankyou !!
This was the first song that I picked out by ear too. Love it. I play it with block chords in the left hand, I omit the C chord and just vamp the Am and Bm. with single note melody in the right, but I don't sing. This song really benefits from a bass player.
Hi Aimee, I've heard your lessons in the past and liked your easy learning style. I just checked out your Moondance video and was amazed how well you taught the song. I'm a yoga and R.E. teacher in schools and other establishments and teach online as well. I am very impressed with your fantastic teaching skills and your voice is mesmerizing too. So thank you for your professionalism and persona!
What a fun video! It is cool how much feel and freedom there is in jazz music! Thanks Aimee
Fantastic lesson; thanks so much for sharing your talent. Warm personality shines through, making the lesson easy to follow. Beautiful playing!
I have been practising this song for the past 4 days. Thanks so much for the video!
I had a great time listening to this. Thanks for the amazing tutorial.
ADayWithoutYesterday I'm glad! Thanks for watching
Love Sir Van Morrison. Some terrific songs including this one but I do love Into the Mystic and Someone Like You. Your lesson is terrific, yet again. Thanks.
Richard Lovegrove I love those ones as well. Thanks, Richard.
Brilliant! I'm gonna have a lot of fun playing this tomorrow. Love that E with sharp 5 and 9, so dramatic sounding!
Absolutely beautiful. When you do stuff like this Aimee it sort of puts me into a heavenly trance.
I fell asleep watching sax lessons and woke up to this and now I wanna play piano haha :)
I did a jazz arrangement of this tune on classical guitar some forty years ago and did what you did, hours of just grooving until it was just right. Thanks for the video. Loved it. Had a good time.
Interesting points on phrasing and emphasis. This is really helpful. Thank you for posting.
You are absolutely right about the rhythm. What you are talking about (and you of course know this) has deep roots in the history of the music, like the Basie band for example as you mentioned in another context.
m hampton big high fives to you!
Excellent! I had to play this at a gig last night on piano - totally by surprise, and improvised (I’m normally a guitarist and bassist). So I found this the morning after - you have a new fan and subscriber! Thanks for the great work.
I've had so much fun messing around with this song, thank you for sharing with us!!
Austin Abendroth wonderful! You are very welcome.
Aimee, thanks a lot! You are speaking my music language, greetings from Austria!
You're such a refreshing to listen to and watch on UA-cam.
A wealth of skills in your tool belt.. as well as a gentle/kind spirit. Thanks,
+LetUsWorship1 ❤️🙏🏼
Van Morrison always maks my day, thanks for the lesson Aimee.
Best instructional video I've seen yet! Thanks!
Andy Lauer awwww thanks Andy!!
Thank you wonderful that you share your time to help others raise their bar ❤
WOOOOOOW! Thank you! I'm not even a piano player, but man I love Van Morrison.
Pavel Fomenkov thank you Pavel!
Pavel Fomenkov never liked VM but it's a belting tune to play
Aimee you look so good and put across the feel of this song so well...
Your voice is so sweet! I loved it! And of course your talent on piano is amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! So much talent! I was watching for the piano tutorial and found the vocals to be equally as mesmerizing. Thank you ,Aimee!
Who would have thought so much Jazz talent could come out of Utah? This proves never judge a book by it's cover.
Thank you…but I’m from California. :)
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College at Brigham Young University in Utah right?
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Your videos are very well done.
4years for college, yes
@@AimeeNolte Love your work. Your videos have helped me understand so much more about Jazz Theory.
You and Rick Beato are among my top 5 favorite Music Theory Experts. Have a great day.
This reminded me what a great and romantic song Moondance is.
I love this channel. A LOT of great lessons imparted here. Thank you for sharing, Aimee.
Tom Potthast i'm so glad, Tom! Tell your friends for me! :-)
Van sings it hard on 1 & 3. BTW I'd probably watch your videos even if you were giving recorder lessons... Thanks so much for all of them. Besides the charming host there's so much super useful jazz piano stuff very well communicated.
Students can't go fast between notes that's why it takes so long to learn this. The fingers won't go because the muscles aren't strong enough. That's my opinion anyways. Glad I discovered your channel. I'm learnin' a new way of thinking & playin'
My main takeaway from this vid; add bottom G note to Dmin chord, that’s groovy Aimee! Love how you lay stuff down and explain 👍🏻
Playing any minor chord add the 4th in the bass and it’s a sus11 chord, better than a straight 7th. It’s a chord used a lot in Whitney Houston songs, a Michael Masser chord
Really cool, tks for sharing. I've also listened to the original from Van Morrison but I like much more your way of playing and singing. So much groove and feel.
Just discovered Aimee's channel. I don't know how I'm going to get out of my house now to go to work! I just want to learn more and PLAY all day!
+Dr. Daniel Greenstein thanks, Daniel!
Gracias Señorita Aimee. This is an awesome lesson!! Beautiful chords to a beautiful song. I really appreciate it! :)
De nada, Santiago
Hi aimee you are very pretty and a marvelous musician...I Love your teachin. your Voice is very delightful... and you have so much coolness
Almost gave away your age, Aimee, LOL. Always loved Van Morrison. First heard him when I was a kid: "Baby Please Don't Go :-) .... moondance....you make it so easy for us to learn a new song.
Herman Schryer I thought that was a little funny! Lol thanks Herman.
Gracias
que excelencia.me entusiasma a tocar y sumergirme en el jazz.sobre todo ahora que estoy empezando
It just struck me that so much of the attention you pay to voicings just come naturally to guitar. As a guitar player, I always envy the ease of the close voicings you can do easily on keyboards but requires great stretches on guitar. I guess all instruments have their own unique strengths. Do you ever wish you could bend notes?
Thanks for considering it, Aimee.
I really don't think anyone's done it yet.
At least not on UA-cam. Believe me, every tutorial I've found simply has the melody line and left hand chords----not a hint of Ellington's version with Coltrane.😉
soo good. thank you. I've been trying to learn the actual piano solo from the moondance studio recording. it's SO hard!
its a full moondance tonite..dat was very cool teach..teach~
MyBrucester 🙌🏼 🌙
You remind me of the kind of thing George Benson does when he sings ........I wish I had the talent that you do.....maybe in my next life........I'm totally in love with Karen Carpenter......when I die, if I hear Karen Carpenter sing, I'll know that I made it to heaven.......Now I have a second women to listen for.
Great teacher.
Thanks! The only lesson I found that includes the C chord. No one seems to hear that. I do!
On the verse of this song I walk A-Dorian for the First Part, add a G# Up and an Ab on the way Down.
On "Soft Moonlight" I add relative Major ii-V-I-IV before the final minor iiø-V.
On the Chorus I add |Am7 D7| Gm7 C7|F E7|Am Bb7|x2.
This is so-o-o-o good! Thank you!
You deserve more views. You rock.
I'm glad I found you today, I love your playing and voice........You'd sound great singing the song Angie Baby by Helen Ready.........I haven't looked at your whole channel yet to see what you have, but I'd love to hear and learn how to play It's too late by Carol King........Keep up the great work Aimee, you're one classy woman.
+3DMOVIES4YOU George benson, Helen teddy, Karen carpenter, Carole king. Good taste, man!
Fantabulous
Thanks for the great ideas. Would love to see ya playing on stage. You are great
I've been working on My Baby for a couple of months...I'm tackling this one next!
I’m a vocalist, and I love singing this song. I vamp the Am-Bm-C to give the band the feel, mess with the melody and rhythm on the verses and then hit the chorus straight up and hard. Interesting that you do the reverse, and also how you do the accents.
you spell your name the same way my girlfriend spells her name, and also im playing this for a jazz concert for my high school and i needed to know how to play this so thanks for uploading this
Gracias muchas gracias Aimme
Wonderful!
Frankly my dear, I DO give a damn! Love you!
Love this tutorial, Moondance is one of my all time favorites. Thank you. I would love to hear the complete performance version of it. I looked for a video, is there one?
excellent instruction and vibe, thank you!
Great/ very thanks
The #9 on that E7 definitely makes the tune.
What a lovely lady! Greetings from Russia)
I like the way you play that song, would it be possible to see a video in which you sing the whole song?
Thanks Aimee and greetings from Paris
That was great Aimee! Thank you
thank u = pleasure to watch
Damned good approach Aimee.
I don't want to start an argument about singing on the quarters to emphasize the swing feel, but maybe a discussion...
When I heard you sing it that way at the very beginning I felt let down that you would sing it so square - I thought you were hipper than that! But then you explained that it was deliberate, and now I'm just not sure how to feel about my musical tastes any more. I guess being a drummer, straight quarters is a little too vanilla for me. I want syncopated accents and tasty phrasing.
I guess that's my two lumps for your cup of tea. Thanks for posting!
+toomdog wuzzup toomdawwg - this is actually probably the thing I feel most strongly about. I explain it more in my very first scat tutorial video and in my How To Freaking Swing video. And I think exemplify it best in my Have You Met Miss Jones scat solo (that video is shot in portrait mode because its older) Give me a shot. I've spent a long time developing this feel and I think it swings the most. I'm always trying to improve it. Listen to the Duke Ellington play Bojangles at 2:08. They REALLY swing this way. Sometimes the off beats need an accent. Just not as often as people think. My two cents. I love talking about it. :) thanks for watching.
Yeah I actually felt the same way
Thanks!
I really like this song. However, I first heard this song as a cover by a group called Show of Hands. i didn't hear the Van Morrison recording until much later. Fun video...as always.
I LOVE UR CHANNEL
Funny you should mention Fly Me to the Moon. I often do both tunes together as a medley which I call "Fly Me to the Moondance." Thanks, Amiee.
mdmellis nice!
Damn Aimee, I have been to piano class everyday in 1987 if your my teacher.
Thank you so much lovely
Et bien , merci , un chanteur me l'a demandée, c'est fait ! La version originale est plus subtile, mais ce que vous nous donnez, offrez, c'est déjà beaucoup et suffisant pour accompagner le chant et fair eun peu d'improvisation. Cordialement, Laurent.
Thanks, inspiring.
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I checked out your ad :) Music Tonal Harmony, looks like a cool app :)
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"If you have a bass player..." Haha! Good one! I had a bass player once or twice.
"Maybe I can show you my foot. Don't get too excited." Well I hadn't considered it until you said it!
I have developed a new kind of addiction with this channel.. how to detox?
Marco Oselini I AGREE!!!
Marco Oselini my man
My suggestion is not to detox . . . ;-)
i agree; this is not the kind of addiction to boot. I tried but drifted back. She part of the ether now.
Marco Oselini it's too late to turn back lol you're an addict now. Welcome.🤣🤣
Great, thanks!
Fantastic, Aimee. I love this tutorial.
Have you ever learned the tinkling piano figures that Duke Ellington plays in his and John Coltrane's recording of 'In a Sentimental Mood?'
What Ellington plays during that first minute encapsulates everything I love about romantic , jazz ballads. For me, it evokes images of a smokey jazz club at 3am on a Saturday night. I have been wanting to learn it forever. If you would even consider doing a tutorial on what Ellington plays in that first minute of the recording, I would be forever in your debt. 😊
chris holland it is absolutely beautiful. I'll think about it, Chris.
chris holland I'll bet someone else has beat me to it tho
Aimee Nolte Sorry Aimee. I replied to your comment above instead of here.
That's my favourite on the album! Good taste as always ... the Duke!
Nice Amie Thanks :) that little rush between a nd b is a syncopation right?
Yes. Just a little feather of a punch on the off beats of 2
Thanks Aimee!
Enjoyed as always. Was curious about the counting though. It feels to me like the chords are either hitting on the and of 2 or let of the 2-trip-let if counted in triple meter. Beat 3 feels too straight for the feel of this. Thoughts? I also feel the walking bass is an essential component of the change (“night’s magic”) as it provides a release of sorts from the syncopated verse.
You might find my video called “how to freaking swing “helpful. :-)
I'd describe the swing feel you were playing at 2:40 as a dotted eighth note with a sixteenth note.
Nice video Aimee have you played the song As Time Goes By as yet, if possible could you please do a Tutorial n it
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Lindo canal, me gustaria ver alguna improvisacion o arreglo de acordes para waltz for debbie.Gracias por tus videos son verdaderamente educativos.
Manuel Leone una idea buena!!
Moondance - Now forever known as the shimmer-shimmer wobble song
great song pic! classic. I like the "sing on the quarter notes" accenting.. atleast for practice its a good idea. Like havin a metronome. I think thats ok for learning, then swing it a little as you get it down pat. can you do a stride piano tutorial I'm a workin on da stride... what about a video on buying a grand piano ?
Gianna Giavelli I will most likely do a video about buying a piano pretty soon. I have been thinking about that one. I don't consider myself a great stride player, but I have a friend named Joey Lieber Who does a really good job of teaching stride piano lessons. You can look him up on Facebook.
I have a kawai mP7. its pretty good for a 1900 dollar digital, but when I listen to what you can do with a real piano, yah its tougher to get the chords to flow right. thanks aimee. Ok off to work on my stridin. theres an old obscure waller song "I loves my baby but she don loves me" which I really like. and I'll try the moonlight for sure. thats def gonna be one of my tunes for then set list/disk. you do have great rhythm. I read that waller did his stridin with 10 chords not lifting up his hand. thats som fat hands! Ok onwards for some practice time, "no judgement" hugs my dear. keep up the great work!
Aimee, how do you feel about the stigma attached to this song in jazz circles? Do you think playing it causes to 'serious jazzers' to lose respect? I love these songs as a bit of groovy relief from some of the more esoteric jazz repertoire but I also don't want to be laughed at and lose credibility. I find this a lot with tunes that have a nice groove, strong melody and lots of room for interpretation - they always seem to earn the ire of jazz heads. I have even seen lullaby of birdland chastised as tacky, shallow and non-jazz.
Any advice or input on this? I know it's easy to say, 'who cares what they think?' But these people are often loud and vocal with their criticism and it easy to get tagged as a 'fluff' jazz player and hard to escape that tag.
I completely get that. It depends on your audience, is my answer. I save tunes like this for when I know I’m not playing to serious jazz musicians, and there are people in their 50s and 60s in the venue. ;)
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That's fair and thanks for taking the time to read and reply!
The left hand. I get the weak strong pattern. I just can't get how she is swinging the left hand. The swing rhythm is difficult.
Da...😄what a feel nice👍🏽
How's about an Amin/maj7. Tasty sound.