Thank you!!

You're very kind. Thank you. In my early years I was a "tornado" pianist, playing everything I could. Obviously I thought I was getting paid my the note. But a good friend loved me enough to hurt my feelings and he introduced me to what I call "commercial style" piano playing, where less is better.

Thanks for that suggestion Marty. Hey, we all love the key of C. ha ha

I too was told by my piano teacher that I had to stop playing by ear - which I was good at. How wrong she was and it messed me up for years. It takes all your creativity away..

Thanks!!!!

Thank you!!!

Thanks Tony. I will be doing some more country piano videos soon.

Thanks Steve. I do constantly worry about the levels because despite my background in worship ministry and professional performance, I'm abysmally ignorant of the tech regarding streaming and such. Hopefully the videos get better each time.

Thank you Jane! "One of these days" I'm gonna get around to posting more.

Thanks Roland!!

@@MartinGureasko how am l going to learn correct county when l am a beginner without you teach us all? Where do l go from here ? Merry Christmas to you and Family,friends. God bless you.

Thank you so much for those kind words!! Thanks for watching the video!!

I actually use Garritan Abbey Road for my piano sounds. I load up a patch in Logic Pro and then use that. My keyboard is a super-cheap Casio I bought years ago and I only use it as a controller. Currently my favorite Abbey Road Patch is the Classic Solo Piano 1 patch. (In Logic Pro I also use the EQ to boost the bass a little so it isn't so thin sounding when streaming online.

Yep. When I first started playing piano for a local gospel group, I had the bass player gently tell me to stay off of his notes. ha ha

Thanks.

Thanks for that reminder!! I need to script my introductions so I don't leave out details. I just speak off-the-cuff.

Thanks!!

Thanks. I've been in limbo for a long time trying to decide what to do about my blog and this channel. I am working with a guy right now to get both up and loaded with plenty of videos. Stay tuned.

Martin Gureasko Fantastic!!

You and me both! I scour the Internet all the time looking for new licks and fills, etc. I'm actually thinking of going back and taking some lessons at the University of Delaware. I've got a Rachmaninoff piece that is kicking my butt...and I don't have the technique for it. :)

I'm working on my own book about the number system, but there are several great books already out there. If you are familiar at all with scales, learning the number system is a piece of cake.

Kenneth Barrett if your still interested in reading music I can give you some practical tips.

Kenneth Barrett This is year old post.. just wondering how your piano is coming along.

The graphic of the keyboard is a free program called vmpk. I simply created a channel in Logic Pro and direct it to that and the keys display whatever I'm playing. There are several other apps out there that do this as well. This is the one that I found years ago and I've never switched.

Hermit good question.

Martin Gureasko ok I'll check into the app.. how do you get it into your video.. I'm an old TV tech, I'm capable but not up on all the programs.. I took computer programming on a ibm 370 at college.. learning Fortran.. we had to enter things into computer by Punch cards.. back in mid 70s..

I updated the link in the description. This is one of my older videos and some of the links got changed.

@@MartinGureasko Fabulous..Thanks very much.

Most of my videos are for intermediate and advanced players. In the future I will do some videos that are more basic.

Hi Michael, excellent question. In naming intervals, name the interval in relation to its distance from the root. Since we are in the key of F major, C is a 5th away from the root, or F. The note "C" is the 5 of the scale. It doesn't matter if you play the C above the F or the C below the F, it's still a one-five alternating pattern. It is true that if you play the C below, it looks like a fourth, but the C is functioning as the fifth of the F scale. That is why I say "alternate the one and the five." Hope that makes it clearer.

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Well I hope you enjoyed the video anyway. :)

Martin Gureasko emailed you a link.. idk some of this technology.

Jean Billington, Hey Jean. Yes, there’s help for you. Visit my blog and subs tube to my email list for free piano video tutorials.

ok, will take a look at it.

I didn't create a written transcript, but did to a chord chart with some performance notes. You can download it here: martingureasko.ipage.com/transcripts/today_loving_again.pdf

@@MartinGureasko Thank you very much.

You can download the chord chart by clicking the link in the description above. There is no written music (sheet music). This particular style of playing is a broken-chord style accompaniment and perhaps in future lessons I can notate the various ways of playing this particular style.

Thanks for your kind words.

Public confession...I played the melody for years when I was first starting out. A friend of mine, who was a much better musician, gently moved me away from that. He reminded me I wasn't getting paid by the note.

Martin Gureasko That's funny. Sometimes a friend can say something that by another would hurt. I like solo playing but there is lot to said for 3 piece bands.. I always like to have a bass in the mix. The sound of a bass is percussive and let's the piano delve into different styles.. Of course Victor Wooten is his own band.