Man Doug you make it look so easy and you seem to be enjoying yourself. Thats what music is about man ^_^ i can see it really makes you happy. I really enjoy watching you perform and the notes are a god send. 5 stars! Please keep putting your amazingly generous videos up for your fans here ^_^.
There are a number of ways to harmonise the melody in this style - chord tones in the melody usually are harmonised with the prevailing chord. Non chord tones are either skipped over, with just the melody note being played, or are often harmonised with a diminished chord built down from that note. They can sometimes be harmonised diatonically (that is for example if the song is in C, the melody can be harmonised with 'white notes' only, all notes moving in step with the melody.
This involves both hands in one way or another - the left hand often doubles the melody at the bottom (usually termed 'close position') or it doubles (or replaces) the note second from the top melody note played in the right hand (usually termed 'drop two' position).
seeing you play together with those comments/markers is absolutely helpful! thanks a lot for continuing to do this- please don't stop! dumb question, but i'm just beginning to switch over to jazz so please bear with me- `when you say block chords, you're just playing the chords on your right hand in different inversions, right?
The term 'block chords' is used to describe a number of piano styles. I suppose the 'classic' stylist most often associated with this style is George Shearing.
As I understand it, it covers any of those styles that simulate big band arranging on a piano - that is, the melody is underpinned by a number of voices that harmonise the melody.
WOOH good job ;D!
temanyuu 3 years ago
Man you sound so natural when you play Great Feel!!!!
KingSnowman 3 years ago
super job, i enjoyed it!
spassgamer 4 years ago
hi may i know the composer of this song?
selphietan 4 years ago
superfine!
d65fitzer 4 years ago
Man Doug you make it look so easy and you seem to be enjoying yourself. Thats what music is about man ^_^ i can see it really makes you happy. I really enjoy watching you perform and the notes are a god send. 5 stars! Please keep putting your amazingly generous videos up for your fans here ^_^.
LatePianist 5 years ago
There are a number of ways to harmonise the melody in this style - chord tones in the melody usually are harmonised with the prevailing chord. Non chord tones are either skipped over, with just the melody note being played, or are often harmonised with a diminished chord built down from that note. They can sometimes be harmonised diatonically (that is for example if the song is in C, the melody can be harmonised with 'white notes' only, all notes moving in step with the melody.
jazz2511 5 years ago
This involves both hands in one way or another - the left hand often doubles the melody at the bottom (usually termed 'close position') or it doubles (or replaces) the note second from the top melody note played in the right hand (usually termed 'drop two' position).
jazz2511 5 years ago
seeing you play together with those comments/markers is absolutely helpful! thanks a lot for continuing to do this- please don't stop! dumb question, but i'm just beginning to switch over to jazz so please bear with me- `when you say block chords, you're just playing the chords on your right hand in different inversions, right?
erazer18 5 years ago
The term 'block chords' is used to describe a number of piano styles. I suppose the 'classic' stylist most often associated with this style is George Shearing.
As I understand it, it covers any of those styles that simulate big band arranging on a piano - that is, the melody is underpinned by a number of voices that harmonise the melody.
jazz2511 5 years ago