JAZZ PIANO COMPOSITION BREAKDOWN

'Night Train' PDF Sheet Music:

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[jazztutorial]

Ok, at least I have one person interested!
I agree on 'what makes it sound jazzy'. Let me know if you have any specific requests also. I'll try to do more on melody and imrpov

[jazztutorial]

Thanks Dimitrius, I love reading messages like these.

[sophocha]

I`ve been studying classical music my whole life so your videos are great on visualising how a jazz musician thinks....for us it`s octatonic scale, for you it`s diminished scale, for you it`s II7 with b5 on the bass, for us it`s the French (augmented) sixth chord.It`s all the same :)...music is music

[jazztutorial]

The setup takes the longest - trying to get the camera positioned above the keyboard aimed at the right keys, & getting the mic to record the piano and my voice evenly. Once that's setup I just do about 1 hr 30 of talking, covering a list of topics. Last of all I edit that footage down into short videos. The editing is fairly quick and simple. I get about 10 videos out of each session usually. Youtube upload takes a long time. 3 hours per 10 minute video. Are you planning on making videos?

[JazzobellDeux]

Thank you so much, this is incredible lesson and it's good to have you here.Greetings from Macedonia :)

[jazztutorial]

I was just thinking of that this morning, covering some interesting patterns, not just generic jazz licks. Yep I think I can do a video focussing on some interesting patterns and shapes
Thanks for the feedback, these really help me know what people are interested in the most

[jazztutorial]

You're welcome! Thanks for saying so in a comment!

[jazztutorial]

Thanks, glad these help. I've actually studied more classical music than jazz, and you're right, a lot of it is the same stuff with different names.
I've got a video I'm editing on the augmented 6th chord, and how it is actually a form of tritone substitution how it resolves down a half step to V7. I don't think it will be that popular, but I want to post it anyway!

[jazztutorial]

The sheet music panning is actually the easiest part. I'm using iMovie (mac) and I just import jpeg stills of the music, then use the 'Ken Burns' effects to do a slow pan across.

Your channel looks great. The piano looks lovely - is that a nord? My biggest advice is always ask your viewers to do something at the end. Either like it, comment, or subscribe, or like your facebook page. I probably do it a bit too much, but it really speeds up the process of getting your channel to rank highly

[TheNaekid]

Thanks for the tip! The piano is actually a Korg SV-1. I always thought Id get a Nord, but I saw this guy in the back of guitar center one day, and I tried it out- and it blew me away! The E. Piano isnt quite as good as a Nord, but I like the action, and the clav, and the wurlitzer sounds way better than the nord.

[jazztutorial]

Yep they're great chords, I crammed in as many as I could

[DimitriusMann]

You rock man. You give us so much inspiration and knowledge here. Thanks again

[sophocha]

excellent video! How about a video of some of your favorite riffs to play on a set of chords?

[pnojazz]

Jules, another fabulous lesson. I've got one for the request list. Ballad playing. How about Luis Bonfa's Gentle Rain, in the style of Diana Krall. Although a bossa nova works too. Much obliged!

[jazztutorial]

P.s. in the early days, I'd do all the setup and just do 1 or 2 videos. Now I've learnt to do as many videos as I can while it's setup.

[jazztutorial]

Nice suggestion! I'll see what I can do!

[TheNaekid]

Nice vids man. How long does it take you per video (including everything from planning the lesson to recording to editing to uploading)?

[sophocha]

and F# voiceleading to G7, would be a great video! I think people are more interested on 'what makes it jazzy', the tricks, the patterns that great jazz musicians were using and how to enhance their improv skills.

[pnojazz]

Many thanks. I'll forward the leadsheet.

[jazztutorial]

Yeah, it's the same rhythm in the melody, and the chords. I think I was listening to So What before I wrote this. But then that's how all composition works, it's never original