How To Play Salsa Jazz Piano Montunos
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
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LESSON NOTES:
In this video I start by showing you how to write montunos over circle of 5th chord progressions - as in a ii-V-I or an entire circle of 5ths.
Break the chord voicing into 2 sections - an outer part, and an inner part.
The outer part plays an octave - and always plays the 7th or 3rd of each chord in the circle of 5ths. So on a minor 7 chord, play a minor 7th, or a minor 3rd. On a major 7 chord, play a major 7th, or a major 7th. And on a dominant 7th, play a minor 7th, or a major 3rd. It's up to you whether you start on the 7th or the 3rd, but I usually start on the 7th.
With each chord change (in a circle of 5ths or a ii-V-I) you will switch the outer octave between playing the 7th and the 3rd. So on the first chord play the 7th, on the next chord play the 3rd, on the next chord play the 7th, and so on.
Meanwhile, the inner part plays either the 3rd & 5th of the chord, or the 7th & 9th of the chord - depending which note the outer voice is playing:
When the outer voice plays the 7th of the chord you're on - the inner voices play the 3rd & 5th.
When the outer voice plays the 3rd of the chord you're on - the inner voices play the 7th & 9th.
When you follow this voicing rule over a circle of 5ths (or a ii-V-I), you find that the 2 parts of the chord move one at a time downwards throught the scale you're in. So the outer voice moves while the inner voice stays the same for the next chord, then the inner voice moves while the outer voice stays the same for the next chord, and so on. The 2 voices alternate their movement.
Then I discuss other useful techniques you can use in Salsa (as well as other Latin Jazz styles), such as:
Montuno Turnarounds.
Arpeggiating the inner voices of the montuno.
Playing louder by doubling the montunos in both hands.
Doubling a melody 2 octaves apart.
Adding a Cuban Bassline in the left hand.
And last of all, I demonstrate these techniques as used in one of my own compositions, Road to Havana.
Thanks for watching!
You're welcome Ze! So glad you enjoy watching them!
Thanks so much Melvin! It makes me so happy to hear that these videos help people.Thanks for taking the time to comment, I love hearing this :)
You're welcome Kevin! Really pleased this was useful. I'll be talking more about montunos in future videos also. Stay tuned!
You're very welcome Jonas, I'm so happy to hear you're applying these techniques to your public playing, and people are noticing!
Thanks so much for the lovely comment!
Chris, This is so nice for me to hear. I'm so glad this one was just right for you. Personally, I love to play the Latin styles too. The rhythms are so interesting. Thanks for the lovely comment!
Dude, you are my favorite jazz piano teacher on youtube. Your presentation is great. Thank you so much!
Thanks so much ForestMusic! So glad this lesson helped you - I will do more on these Latin styles for sure!
This is excellent. It covers many things that are essential to the montuno style, and it's much helpful to a beginner like myself. Keep up the great work!
You're welome Richard - Glad these videos help, and I appreciate the comment!
OMG!!! YOU NAILED IT..... I am a Gospel Pianist who has always had this inclination for Jazz majorly and other styles.... I
Can't believe that I spent some bucks buying salsa piano Dvds only to discover that they are no way near this lesson that is less than 20minutes!!! I would appreciate if you come up with your full instructional Dvds covering these and many more concepts I sure will be amongst the first to get them. Thanks again for sharing yoour knowledge with us
Clear explanation with corresponding demos.
Some of the best teaching I've seen on UA-cam
Thanks so much Bob, really appreciate this lovely comment - great start to my week!
I was finally able to perform it correctly on my guitar. Thank you so much. I am a guitar player, but follow your videos nad they have helped me tremendously.
Marino! Thanks so much for the lovely comment - I'm so pleased to hear this helped you, and I'll let you know if I'm in Switzerland! I once went to Murren (near Interlaken I think) and loved it there.
Best wishes,
Julian
Hello again, Julian! Last night, I played piano in a hotel lounge. Many people said I have improved a lot. But I was just my old self, I guess. Just more relaxed now and with application of some that i have learned from you. I know that I need to practice what you teach us to get into my system and come out spontaneously. So I will keep on playing these videos and learn each lesson one note at a time. You find a thousand and one people thanking you. Keep me as one constantly saying thank you!!!
Thanks so much Jose! This really means a lot for me to hear, lots more to come!
What a terrific, terrific lesson. Cannot tell you how much this particular lesson means to me, Julian. Just wonderful stuff.
Man this is worth thousands :) of i dont know.. like .. i've been searching for nearly a decade for this.. (well.. waiting for it to appear somewhere)
Vit Hlousek Thanks so much Vit, really pleased you value these videos, and I'm glad they're what you need :)
me too
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me too man, I had to pay ten dollars to a guy from venezuela to make a video how to play this kind of montuno, who wouldve thought that i could find a better with 8 chords version, for free lol this is my second 8 chord montuno I learn.
Julien sincere thanks for an excellent introduction to Montunos. I have been playing piano for 60+ years and your harmonic introduction was fantastic. This past summer while on holiday in Puerto Rico I took an excellent piano lesson he also introduced me to montunos and 3:2 and 2:3 patterns. You however did not mention the clave patterns. I did find it interesting about the Cuban anticipation on the bass line. I have so much to learn and appreciate your sharing your vast knowledge and hard work, clear teaching and accessible patterns. Sincere thanks and best wishes.
Thank you for these. I'm learning more from these than the classes I'm paying for in college. You're amazing. I'll be sure to make donations. Please keep up the good work.
Maaan thats the best piano tutorial ever that Ive seen you really explain how to play, not only noootes, thaank yooou soo much!!!!! :)
what a great course!, I am so pleased and now I can see that I need to learn more, the piano is a wonderful world,thanks because you are sharing us these courses, go ahead i ask you please, and I hope to play the piano like you :)
Excellent presentation! Pianists viewing these will have a true advantage in playing this beautiful passionate music. Very clear! So thank you !!!
Nice! Cuba is still on my list, really want to go there for a decent amount of time. My brother lived there for a couple of months, the music is amazing!
You explain this music genre in a very simple and clear way. Even a beginner can learn a lot. I have share this video to my students. They all like you very much.
Thanks so much Xia, I really appreciate you passing my videos on to your students. Glad these help :)
Great work. Just been playing through your excellent examples and tutorial.
Thank you.
What a great lesson, methodical, friendly.. I truly like your approach . Thank you
BRAVO! Well explained my guy, I understand it very well now along with how those crazy good sounding melodies get made. Thank you!
What a relief from all these spanish speaking salsa lessons on youtube.
So glad to hear this Paul! Really pleased this one helped you :) And thanks for the suggestion - I want to cover more on this subject.
Also check out one of my older videos on Latin Montunos (just take out the spaces to this link):
youtube . com/watch?v=i16aXgF1TNc
Life saver ! Just got added to Latin band at college and this really helps
I'm really glad for you videos! my gratitude from Brazil!
Wow, bro, you are a godsend mate!! Great stuff man, keep it up, so useful bro!
The best explanation I've found about the tumbao. Thank you.
Best tutorial for Salsa playing on piano, period. I´m totally subscribing to your channel, thank you so much for the video! Greetings from Mexico (:
leopard drummer dmejia this guys is awesome!! learned lot from him.. check out my salsa tutorials
This has been a tremendous help and valuable to my arranging thanks for sharing...
I thought you had to be born in Cuba to really understand this music. Somehow you do! Excellent lesson, excellent teacher, excellent presentations. I will subscribe, thanks again.
Thanks, never heard of Montunos before. Great lesson!
Wow this is awesome. I have always been able to play this, but now I am understanding what and why I am playing this. Thanks so much for this video.
Thanks alot! I've been wondering what this was called for ages but never bothered to look it up..
Thought there was more to it than this
Thankssss..........this quite useful, thoroughly enjoyed the step by step method. Now I need to practice it.
You are such good teacher and so much Patience to teach thank you so much
Phenomenal indeed. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. So much fun learning this stuff from your vids.
You're welcome Sirasy, thanks for the comment!
Great lesson! I wish this was around when I was learning. Thanks
Thank you so much! Great lesson, love it!
Thank you! Love from Indonesia~
Outstanding teacher!!! Many thanks!!!
Que buen material !! congratulations
Great lesson. Some sheet music notation of the rhythms would be helpful for us classical musicians trying to branch out into latin and jazz. But very informative video. Keep up the good work.
Absolutely great video!
very nice explanation. Im just a beginner but I do understand a little theory, so i can follow but now a lot of practice, cool stuff nice playing too.
Really wonderful lesson. Thank you !
Clear and concise teaching!
Okies I hope to see more coming you are indeed my inspiration!
I just to tell you my friend you are unbelievable thank you for so much
irmão, estou aprendendo muito com você, obrigado.
thanks for sharing! I love it.
Good foundation for playing montunos. Good job !
Great work, thank for the lesson!
very useful and understandable . Fantastic lessons !!
Thx a lot for the lessons it's very helpfull, it's my favorite channel !
Glad this helped Solo! Thank you
I can hear the Mas que nada thing from this. So it was Salsa montunos rythm? cool! great lesson!
Thanks so much for this Julian.... yet another great video
Great lesson, thanks bro!
Great! Now I understand the principles of salsa! Thanks a lot.
It's really great. Thank you man ;)
Very nice videos Julian....Thank you so much!
awesome!!! thanks man!! really helpful!
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great insights---thanks again!
Hi Julian,,,love this video,,,like too much the caribian rithm,,,thank you,,,ambraces!!
Thanks Debradene! Glad this helped :)
Fantastic explanation I am going to subscribe
You are amazing I preciate you what you do thanks so much
simply INSIGHTFUL - THANX
Thank you . I always enjoy your videos.They are very useful and informative. it would have helped, if you would have played it over a metronome and or over the clave cubana.( even a sequence of a whole salsa rhythms section would have been great )
Great instruction, wow.
good tutorial man !! i'm from Indonesia
You ARE a Jazz Hero!
very clear!THANK YOU!
This is awesome
IT´S A great help. thanks
excellent and very talented
any lesson of a montuno/tumbao should start with a discussion of the clave and how the piano fits into that
Excellent
complimenti e grazie :) video veramente soddisfacente !!!!!
you are great, keep it up
really usefull, post more video please ! thanks :)
Thanks, you are great!!
Despite being a guitarist,or better said Steel guitar player I found your course (expecially the latin one) = absolutely fantastic Julian!!
For my idea of playing the steel it would take me a Teacher like you! Come and live in Switzerland, I will host you. You're WELCOME!!!
Best Regards
Cat Marino Galli
Very Good
Great tutorial you got the montuno right I only question the samba drums background
Following your job here and in soundcloud... thanks
hi, I like the tutorial. I like latin songs that start slow and simple and then go faster and more complex towards a climax/chorus. f.e. Hasta ayer - Marc Anthony or Brenda Star(rabia). could you please teach/show to do that using the piano only.....as far as posible?
Thank you
thanks for the hot tips i wish i had enough money for the music im desabled this is my lessons here have a lovely day
Hey there I really appreciate that lesson I have a tutorial on passing chords of which I would say that was at least 95% your creation..... it means a lot to me
Thanks!