Solo Jazz Piano: What Do I Do with my Left Hand???

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Solo Jazz Piano: What Do I Do with my Left Hand???

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Jeremy Siskind

Күн бұрын

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@Vaejovis357 6 ай бұрын

High level musical talent + natural teaching skill + generous personality = rare resource for jazz piano students.

@MingusDynastyy 2 жыл бұрын

Playing piano is so refreshing. I'm able to express myself, in a truer way, than on a bass.

@JeremySiskind 2 жыл бұрын

It's a pretty magical instrument sometimes! Enjoy!

@pianotubeleonbricht9635 3 жыл бұрын

I first visited your channel from Jonny May's interview with you and ever since I've been so amazed by the quality of your content🙏

@JeremySiskind 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! And as soon as I read your comment I realized I said some things similar here to that video. But hopefully you didn't mind the review. Jonny's my hero!

@jlrussell2668 Жыл бұрын

@patrickmcginty632 3 ай бұрын

"I Love You" (Cole Porter) has been stuck in my head for days now. Thank you for mentioning the song name!

@kenseidman409 3 жыл бұрын

You are really delivering substantial content, Jeremy, not just promotional tricks. Thanks so much! (I am looking forward to the arrival of your book and ordered one for a friend!)

@JeremySiskind 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the nice comment, Ken! I'm glad you're finding the videos valuable! .

@Pooter-it4yg Жыл бұрын

You can also play rootless voicings in LH and melody in RH and just not play the bass notes at all. It's won't work for all tunes, it's a very stylised sound and since the rootless voicings can't be played too low it has a "medium and up" register sound. So generally best thrown in with the other approaches from time to time. BIzarrely, the bass note doesn't actually always need to be there - quite often it's just presumed or felt even by casual listeners.

@JeremySiskind Жыл бұрын

True! Bill Evans sometimes went with this approach!

@HeavenlyBridegroomMusic Жыл бұрын

This man really can play oh my!

@JeremySiskind Жыл бұрын

You're very kind!

@kingz7151 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought your book through recommendation (I'm a beginner pianist) and decided to look you up, I never thought such a simple title could give me a video with such a good idea of what to do with my left hand, thank you :)

@JeremySiskind 3 жыл бұрын

Yay, so glad to hear it! Let me know if there are particular issues you’d like me to explore in a video.

@levic317 2 жыл бұрын

solo jazz piano is crazy hard. thank you!

@michange3141592 10 ай бұрын

Great overview, just when I was getting afraid of shared hands. This is pushing me beyond my comfort zone, thanks a lot Jeremy !

@kennyb1063 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jeremy what a wonderful explanation, I admire the way you teach and play on your videos. Congratulations and keep on teaching us and produce books regards

@patrickmcginty632 3 ай бұрын

This is such a great video. I've been tempted to go ahead and buy your solo book, but I know I need many, many fundamentals (from your 3-book series) first. Still, it's nice to know what I can look forward to. Thank you for the great videos, and thank you for creating a series of wonderful books with a systematic, progressive approach for jazz beginners lost in a sea of information from other KZfaq sources. Yours is by far the best instructional content I have discovered. Cheers.

@joycehancock280 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. So many great ideas clearly explained.

@JeremySiskind Жыл бұрын

Thanks much, Joyce!

@lennardbehnke3681 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@JeremySiskind 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Lennard! Thanks for watching!

@paolomanzionna8257 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful your arrangements. You should record complete pieces e score them… fantastic .

@spencersworldofmusic9686 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for sharing your approch. .its so Amazing sir . Im a beginer in jazz world. .and you explained is a summarry of all of approach. Of three elemnts . Base. Chiords. And melody. And the third hand pattern. Wow. Its Amazing. I understand now. Whats going on. Whats happening when it comes. Playing and improvising jazz. GOD BLESS sir.

@JeremySiskind 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy you like it, Spencer!

@arthurvictor161 4 ай бұрын

Mestre! Watching from Brazil!

@joetheouf 2 жыл бұрын

I've been looking for such a precise left hand video for days now. This is amazing. Cheers Jeremy!

@michaelbates625 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying your lessons Jeremy, keep it up please!

@JeremySiskind 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Michael! I'm planning on releasing at least one video a week. Tell your friends! :)

@keyofbrink810 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeremy, this is a great video from start to finish!! You gave a good overview of “modern” solo jazz piano, which I’m striving for! I appreciate you sharing it! I will purchase you book today!

@JeremySiskind 3 жыл бұрын

Yay, I'm glad you like it! I think you'll really like the book!

@imalamboman12 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeremy, really helpful.

@JeremySiskind 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome - glad you liked it!

@HeavenlyBridegroomMusic Жыл бұрын

Sounds so good.

@JeremySiskind Жыл бұрын

Thanks - it's not so hard, either!

@scottballin6137 2 жыл бұрын

I believe you mean Dave McKenna from the Boston area.

@JeremySiskind 2 жыл бұрын

yes indeed! Dave McKenna - thank you!

@Bearba2 Жыл бұрын

Loved the stride lesson

@sergei4517 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jeremy, I enjoy your book and your videos. It would be very interesting to get your view on an approach of comping (with left hand or shared hands) by playing chords that include their own melodies (in the left hand) while the right hand plays melody or impro

@JeremySiskind Жыл бұрын

Hi Serge! Interesting. Let me think about this. In a sense, every chord includes a melody note (generally the top Note). It’s really just a matter of how much you want to emphasize the notes and how smooth (stepwise) you can make the melody).

@ts8538 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JeremySiskind Жыл бұрын

No - thank you! Also...you're welcome!

@chriswright2553 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful advice Jeremy and very clear. Glad you mentioned Dick Hindman. A monster player.

@JeremySiskind 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Chris! FYI - it's spelled Dick Hyman. Check out his albums...and he has an amazing book!

@chriswright2553 3 жыл бұрын

@@JeremySiskind ah ok different pianist. I’m referring to the guy who played on the Richie Cole album Hollywood madness kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNGJa8di16ibooE.html kzfaq.info/love/6WR_cYHb7KEsir_xi4Ci4g

@adampaley154 Жыл бұрын

And don’t forget Dave McKenna whose “third hand” was legendary!

@terrypennell5398 Жыл бұрын

It takes some development time (practice) to be ready to absorb this content, but the lesson here really does help folks like me synthesize lessons learned into techniques that can be applied to create integrated sound.

@JeremySiskind Жыл бұрын

That is true! There is lots of practice required for application but I think the concepts are pretty comprehensible. Happy practicing!

@wadecottingham 2 жыл бұрын

I am working on trading fours between right hand and left hand., or trading twos, or 8's. My left hand is spastic compared to my RH for soloing. But it's my favorite thing to practice currently.

@rommelmunoz4658 3 жыл бұрын

I like the way u approach jazz solo like a band or orchestra break it down into a bass and melody then in between could be like sax, oboe or like alto or tenor then mix it up in improv

@JeremySiskind 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rommel!

@neil1636 9 ай бұрын

Awesome

@JeremySiskind 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, Neil! I think *you're* awesome.

@squabknob Жыл бұрын

excited to check out these videos , you seem to have a different ( better more thorough) method of teaching

@gordonbooker7719 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson ! The mention at 3.00 of playing on the and of two and and of 4 is really helpful - it makes the playing more swinging - is this something that you would vary during a piece - for example sometimes playing the bass note on the 1 rather than the and of 4 ?

@titolivio6832 17 күн бұрын

Molto interessante!

@JeremySiskind 17 күн бұрын

Thanks, Tito! Funny story - I've been working so much on my Spanish that in a recent score I wrote "mucho rubato" instead of "molto" 😂

@titolivio6832 16 күн бұрын

@@JeremySiskind 🤣 Allora ti darò qualche lezione di italiano!

@asafdav2 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great lesson. Any tips on how to apply the stride like pattern on faster tunes that mostly have two chords per measure (i.e. moment's notice or confirmation)? In the video you simply play the roots but it doesn't sound so good when most measures are like this. Thanks again

@JeremySiskind 2 жыл бұрын

Shell voicings (r/3/7) are a really great way to go here!

@EjLapore 3 жыл бұрын

ye syes yes thanks Sir! please do sessions live or twitch sir!... so that a lot people will know you.. you really good... its easy.. just play common pieces,music ,meoldies

@JeremySiskind 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, EJ! I'm not sure twitch is for me, but I'll keep my eyes open for it. :)

@duongduong2414 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the lesson, I always use the same, dull left hand and your lesson is damn great to learn. Do "stride-like" comping for left hand have another name? And do you know any jazz pianist popular for this style? please enlight me.

@HeavenlyBridegroomMusic Жыл бұрын

Cant see all of the left hand action

@JeremySiskind Жыл бұрын

There are a lot more videos where that came from and my technology has gotten better over time.

@lillila6867 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍

@JeremySiskind 2 жыл бұрын

[takes a bow] thank you, thank you! :)

@jolygod 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, these tips are extremely useful. Just to follow up on the original question, because this is exactly what I was looking for, it would be great to have some exercises to work on for these techniques. For me, especially, how/when to add these syncopated "punch" chords in the "stride-like" self comping during improvisation (their timing should correspond somehow to what's happening in the improv, no?) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNqmicSB3p3DZJc.html

@JeremySiskind 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it! I would start with a consistent comping pattern (for instance, the Charleston pattern where you would have the bass on beat one and the voicing on the "and of two."). Use standard comping patterns like that (I'm happy to suggest more if you need it). It doesn't immediately have to do with your improv. I'd first think about having a difference between "soloist" (RH) and "accompanist" left hand, almost "separating" your brain in two and having hand independence. That's how I'd get started!

@jolygod 3 жыл бұрын

@@JeremySiskind Thank you so much, this makes a lot of sense :)