Behind The Waterfall/Desert Rain

[thescientist73]

Just because I know. David lanz, Iwould say he is palying. Bravo!! keep going

[c3dmf4s]

@thescientist73 What a very kind and humbling comment. David is an incredible talent but moreover he is a great friend to all and I am very proud that I was able to share some of his works with everyone here. Thanks again and Happy Holidays !!!

A.

[AMeier95]

Best playing of this song on all YouTube, very very very nicely done sir!!

[c3dmf4s]

@AMeier95 Thanks for the kind comment. :)

[akerockstar]

still beautiful...love this!

[JasonWardStudios]

Wonderful wonderful wonderful! Oh how I love the solo piano version of this song. You play it beautifully! Thanks.

[c3dmf4s]

@JasonWardStudios

thanks. :)

[capiluis]

debo decir que eres mi pianista favorito de youtube!

[c3dmf4s]

Gracias !!

[JennyB4ever]

this is amazing!! ^_^

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks Jenny !!

[kdb418]

GREAT JOBBB!!!

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks !!! :)

[ramsam70]

I have loved this song for a long time- you are very talented, it sounds great!

My son and I are learning to play- I love how the bottom hand sounds like the Charlie Brown lick at the beginning! Beautiful!

I want to learn this song too.

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks !!! :)

[kiddothezeko]

yeah i have been working on this song also to play for christmas or some even but like sometime my left hand screws up inbetween thats one of my biggest problem and it takes too much thinking lol..

[kiddothezeko]

just wondering how long did this song take you and what was the hardest part to it?

[c3dmf4s]

To play it consistently it took me about 6 months. To play it with good dynamics and consistently that is. The thing about learning music is that the notes are not hard to learn. Its finding the meaning, emotion, and the story behind the notes. I still play this song today and to me it sounds better now than it did when I put this video up almost 3 years ago. I am always trying to get better and I know that I made more than a few mistakes on this video. :)

[c3dmf4s]

To answer the other part of your question the most challenging part for me was being consistent with the tempo's at the beginning of Desert Rain. The left and the right hand are in a kind of dace here and after I learned all of the chord changes with the left hand well the tempo got better. The tendency here is to either slow way down because you are not sure where the notes are or to speed way up after you figure it out.

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[bsotres]

very good, you have a nice and very inusual talent, congratulatuions, a lot tried but you do it easily.

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks !!

[uNhumuN]

Nice! Very well done!

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you !!

[kealiesayshi2]

yo hamo esta nuesta como tay yamas hagase tu voluntad en la tira como en el cielo

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you Kealie!

[cyranothe2nd]

Love this song. They play it at the laser light show at Grand Coulee Dam and hearing it reminds me of happy childhood memories and the 4th of July.

[c3dmf4s]

Sound cool !!

[BigCanon1]

that was totally cool

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks BigCanon1

[bayway007]

it's amazing, love it

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you !!!1

[etimologico3]

Estimado caballero, me gustó la interpretación de esa bella melodia.

Un fuerte abrazo desde México. Gracias.

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you !!

[c3dmf4s]

@etimologico3 Gracias y Feliz Navidad

[caco2710]

la raja..

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks

[congamario654]

good ol' memorys of tomorrow land

[c3dmf4s]

:) Thx

[Topenigma]

it's nice song man...I liked how you developed it...your choices were good.....nice sound...

[noospaseisde]

This is flawless !

[c3dmf4s]

thanks!

[ainnienneairam]

hello!..where can i have a copy of this?

[c3dmf4s]

You can get all of this music off of David's Website.

happy Playing !!

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[JordanDupuis101]

This is great, it's so relaxing. You put this song to perfection, and it really shows. Thanks for the upload! :)

[c3dmf4s]

Jordan I really appreciate the kind words. Thank you, thank you !!!!

:)

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[karijessidani]

wow, u are really good at piano, you relaxed me :D, keep like that :)

[c3dmf4s]

I am glad that you liked it. Thank you for the kind comment. Muchas Gracias !!!

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[psstminnie]

(: awesome

[torchbearer4]

Fantastic! This Narada piece has been the signature sound of a Cebu radio station years ago. So calming. Thanks.

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks you torchbearer !!!

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[SamanaCay]

i'm from Cebu too and I was 8 yrs. old when I would record this piece on a cassette whenever it's played on the radio.

[sweatintotheoldies]

GORGEOUS!!!!! My favorite Narada piece. Has such movement.

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks alot !!!!

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[sonic130]

Omg, this song is really nice. It makes me so calm. Thanks so much for the vid :D

Now I just need to find sheets to this song so I can play it lol.

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks Sonic !!!

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[sonic130]

No problem. You deserve many compliments. By any chance though, would you happen to know where I can get this arrangement for free?

[viiajero]

perfectamente ejecutada felicidades amigo, por deleitarnos con esa bella cancion

[c3dmf4s]

Muchas Gracias Viiajero !!!

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[slimeyg81]

Wonderfully played, bravo! With great control and dynamics, terrific!

[c3dmf4s]

Thanx!! :)

[guitarshero55]

im learning this song!!!!

[YosiMilan113]

great, nice played! =), hey im a begginer pianist, do u have the sheet scores for this song?

because i dont found it

[jacobodanielstone92]

nice play!!

can u hear my ver.?

its here in youtube just in the serch put jacobo daniel stone

of course u play better than me ;)

[000781227000]

nice song

I play it different

on the solo on the right hand

try the 8th notes just a bit slower!

still good song

[c3dmf4s]

You might try it a few different ways. The most important thing to learn when playing someone"s music is to try and make it your own. Get past the notes themselves and start to feel the music. I like to mix it up a bit because anyone can copy a performance. I write a lot of my own music and I always love to hear people play it differently. Music is organic and that is what makes it so fun. Happy playing !!!

[yooo888]

superb!

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you !!!

[yooo888]

my honor!

it started when i was thinking of a music that would best suite the video being edited... its so hard to know a tune but dont know the music title. then i searched and searched youtube and found your performance!

hope to see you in a suite when u play piano... :D

[Tubousuario3000]

Excelente !!!

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks !!

[acdurano]

Great music perfectly performed by cool players makes me fly. I have KR 107 but unfortunately, I'm just starting to learn how to play it. I'm already 38 y.o. Do you think I should stop it and just listen to your music?

[c3dmf4s]

no!!!!!!!! I just got a KR 107 as well. Keep playing and practicing and it will come. I can not tell you how many nights I wanted to quit while trying to learn a song. Frustration turns into satisfaction, eventually. Happy playing.

[yooo888]

definitely thats right, what differs from the talented and the masters?

 they just persevered! though you didnt start early, you need right techniques to boost your skills faster...

[bluspagetti]

What is that digital piano you're playing? It sounds great... is it a Clavinova?

[c3dmf4s]

The piano in this is a Roland HP 520. I just upgraded to a Roland KR107 which has near perfect piano sampling capabilities. I also upgraded my web equipment and should be posting more stuff on the web soon.

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[qlanhogan]

Thanks so much for play this song,

When I first saw this clip, I decided to purchase a C2 Yamaha, buy a David Lanz's song book and I started to play piano til now, it's almost a year. I did play Return to the Heart, Dream of the forgotten child, and this song.

At age 45, it took me at least 3 months (4 hrs/day) to play 1 song of David Lanz .Every time, I got stuck in notes; I visited your clip, it inspired me.

You play so well, my hat off to you .

Once again, Thanks

[c3dmf4s]

I am glad that you enjoyed the videos. It is exciting that you are playing often and way to go on the commitment to David's music. I hear you when it comes to practicing songs for a long period of time. I play Heartsounds and parts of Vesuvius nearly every day as part of my warm up and practice routine. I compose alot of my own piano solo music and will be adding more videos soon. Have you posted any of the songs that you have learned?

Kind Regards,

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[qlanhogan]

Thanks for replying.

Yes, Finishing a song is really time consuming and backache too. Therefore, I always appreciated those who posted their clip

I have never posted any song here, but someday I will.

For now I just enjoy listening yours and trying to finish this "Behinds the waterfall"

PS: Awaiting for your Heartsounds , Vesuvius

Thanks

Qlan

[qlanhogan]

@c3dmf4s Hi, Just stop by and say hello. I has been 4 years now, I am still playing this song every morning before hitting the freeway I now finished about 15 songs of David Lanz My current one is Valencia, this song really hur hurts my arms :)) Thanks for inspiring me into David Lanz music Regards Qlan

[c3dmf4s]

Valencia can be a little taxing. Are you going to post any of your covers?  :)

[davegto67]

Great performance, great piece. This song got me into DL and inspired me to get back into playing piano myself

Well done!

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you Dave. Glad to hear that you are playing again. A.

[dhanno13]

This is one of my favorite pieces and the first I learned by Lanz. You look like you're enjoying yourself, which makes the music flow in a much more natural manner. Pretty much how I always feel when I play this piece. Nicely played.

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks !!

[Sabin06]

hey c3dmf4s I posted a video of myself playing the piano it would be cool if you could check it out and tell me what you think of it. great job on the song

[tigerlilly66]

Hey c3dmf4s...you're from Colorado too! I live in Grand Junction.

Thanks again for the music. Keep it up.

[c3dmf4s]

Small world. I lived in Grand Junction for two years over off of 12th and North ave ( too many trip's to Arby's). Glad you enjoyed the music.

[tigerlilly66]

How cool...I just thought about this song when I played it as a broadcaster over 20 years ago, put the info in and BINGO. A very good job by the pianist. Brings back lots of memories. Thank you

[greg3511]

beautiful-I love David Lanz and you do this song justice.

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you for the kind words. A.

[Onzomaki]

I have the album Narada decade and it has a whole bunch of artist in that album including david lanz! it has the song behind the waterfall, and too: your awesome at this! great work!

[Sabin06]

you qre very lucky to have met Daivd Lanz I wish he would come to Vancouver Canada and play here it would be cool have you ever play some of George Winston before? well you have your self a great day there and Thanks for the Pictures they are awesome

[officialstevencravis]

Great music, Angelo!

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks Steven. I have enjoyes watching yours as well especially your Police video. That was perfect !!!

[Sabin06]

do you also play some of George Winston's songs? how about Micheal Jones? both are great,

[Sabin06]

yahoo dot ca

[c3dmf4s]

They are on their way.  Take care.

[Sabin06]

Have you Ever Met David Lanz? did you did Ever Play his Version of Canon in D? if not go out and get and play. I like this song great job man.

[c3dmf4s]

I played for him this summer at a clinic. It was very exciting. Send me your email address and I will share the pic's with you. I have never played Canon in D but it is a beautiful piece. Thanks for the compliment Sabin06 !!

[Sabin06]

foamy82

[Borjita01]

where are you from??????????

[Borjita01]

man you're great!!!!! i love that song!!!!

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks for the compliment. It's one of my favorite David Lanz compositions.

[mmaarrccii]

great job!!! best I have heard here on youtube:D Beautiful song!!! David is the best!!!

[c3dmf4s]

Thanks Mmaarrccii !!!

[pumaton]

good  job .. !!!! good good... ;)

and NIGHTFALL from David Lanz ? give me a link or if you play it put it here... thanks ;)

[c3dmf4s]

I like Nightfall and I will have that up in a few weeks. Thanks for the kind comments.

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[airplanefreek247]

Thank you for sharing. You have a great talent! :)

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you airplane. I have never played a song perfectly and there are plenty of mistakes here but I try hard and I do appreciate the kind words. :)

[airplanefreek247]

Thanks, don't say you made mistakes because you did a great job. Melissa

[JennyB4ever]

great!! I really love the way you play the piano!! ^-^ awesome!! :D

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you Jenny !!

[JennyB4ever]

^-^ u'r welcome

[yamiishot]

Luffs <333

[bigbadrocketboy]

i liked it! you have talent man!

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you "bigbad". I have never played "the perfect" song all the way through but I keep trying. Thanks again and I will be posting a couple more songs soon.

[Sharpblue]

I love this, I love David Lanz music. also Paul Speer. Well done

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you for the compliment. David's music has inspired me to write my own and I will be posting those original compositions soon. LONG LIVE MUSIC !!!!

[akerockstar]

awesome!!!

[Sabin06]

really damn good its my favorite somg by david lanz please keep playing his songs thank you and keep up the good work

[jiggs88]

wow i like it. Can you send me the piece pls???

[Luminaire9]

very nice, im a big fan of david lanz. great job!

[c3dmf4s]

Me too!! Thanks for the kind words.

[Fhwoarang]

Dude, I don't know why your videos have so low stats. I think they are great.

I have this tune, "Behind the waterfall" and your performance sounds almost identical. = O

[edisonpepitogonzaga]

As far as i know, this piece of music was composed by a japanese musician named Tada Hayashi; he performed it originally in a flute. I'm not sure, though!

[c3dmf4s]

David Lanz and Paul Speer composed this song as part of a soundtrack to a natural wildlife video.

[Fhwoarang]

Very good. =) I liked it. *applauses*

[c3dmf4s]

Thank you very much for the compliment.