Rod Miller Playing and Singing

[lv4piano]

HE looks like he is having a blast!

[n3rdycow]

what year did he retire or just when? I'm gonna miss him even though i dont know him

[pinstripetyper]

@n3rdycow He retired in 2006, and will be GREATLY missed :(

[ColorMeVicious]

You got some talent! :)

[thesloc]

I didn't hear any singing.

[lohphat]

Ok, Rod plays in a style called "stride piano", it's not meant to be the original ragtime tempo but are simply rearrangements of earlier works.

[luigiranalli77]

That's not true. Rod Miller doesn't any stride piano, he strictly plays in authentic ragtime style. Ragtime was actually played both fast and medium tempo (almost never slow!!!)

[josiah566]

@luigiranalli77 think he's talking about the extended left hand movement. That's usually what stride means.

[luigiranalli77]

@josiah566 yes, of course the bass in ragtime is the so called stride bass. But stride piano is a different thing, since that's the advanced ragtime originated in NY from people like James P. Johnson, a style that has rather peculiar features of its own.

[josiah566]

@luigiranalli77 True. I see what you mean now. You're referring to the different styles of melody/right hand movement i presume?

[luigiranalli77]

@josiah566 yes, stride piano uses some particular patterns and riffs. James P. Johnson and Fats Waller are among the best remembered pianists of that kind.

[liamblackere]

life is is a carosel from the musical cabory

[CSM605]

"Cabaret" silly... not cabory...

[lewisdream]

I wouldn't really call that singing would you?

[Onigos2]

yeah its more a moaning soand but still awesome played

[lewisdream]

ye :)

[jhon1b]

VERY GOOD!!! I LIKE THAT VERY MUCH!!!

[bartomanboy]

Great song! I hope you still play!

Cheers,

Bart

[worldlinerai]

What song is he playing?

[chadpiano]

Theme from "Cabaret"

[giantswin]

he killed himself with a bow and arrow

[Mark196207]

uhhh it was his BACK that was the "culprit".

[pcpilotnick]

hes just amazing omg id luv to meet him such a great guy! wish i knew bout him earlyer when i went to disney a few years ago :(

[ROCKERBOY92]

Does he play EVERYTHING Pretissimo ??? I mean that shits get old after awhile

[JGMurakami]

It's ragtime... that's the style.

[monkeywho]

Ok, point of note:

Two speeds of Ragtime - Original Ragtime 1900s - 1910s is NOT meant to be played fast. It is NEVER too be played fast.

However, in the 1920s and slightly earlier a new form of Ragtime combined with the Fox Trot to become "Novelty" Ragtime and that stuff is played fast. Haven't checked out his Maple Leaf Rag. That Rag shouldn't be played fast. 12th Rag - was played fast when it was used as a Novelty Rag.

[JGMurakami]

Well, I don't think Rod Miller would have had a difficult time playing any of those two songs at a slower tempo. I also think that the tempo at which either of those songs is played is more of the choice of the pianist than anyone else. Sure, you can argue, "Does that mean you can play any song at any tempo?!" To this my answer is, "No, of course not." But with Maple Leaf and 12th Street, I don't think they sound horrible being played fast.

[a8bit]

Nice history lesson monkeywho. Problem is that saying SHOULD be played xyz way chokes creativity. Case in point: Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations. A musician can play anything like ANYTHING.

[maskedracoon2]

yeh

fastness does take away from the song

but it adds something else as well

[sankoenrique]

I just wanna said..!! Some day I will get to Disney again along with mi family, just to see Mr Miller play again, God bless him.

[girlguitarist]

Rod retired over a year ago!

[ThaSkOOp]

damn!