Tom's Gospel Blues

MIDI file of my playing in this video as well as a .PDF notation file are available for download on my website at
http://www.Lot2Learn.com

This is a departure from my normal style of playing and is dedicated to one of my favorite pianists here on YouTube, 7notemode. His playing is deeply-rooted in his gospel upbringing and is always soulful, sensitive and expressive. I have tried to capture some of that spirit in this performance and hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed playing it.

Technical Notes:
I have managed to adjust the Vienna Imperial Grand software sampled piano to achieve a sound I felt fit this piece nicely. This is a huge sampled piano (Boesendorfer) and now that I have been using it for a month, I am finding the settings that I like. You can read and hear more about this piano at http://vsl.co.at

Once again, thanks to Jamal at www.MidiKeyz.com for his awesome program that provides the on-screen midi keyboard.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• piano
• gospel
• improvisation
• lot2learn
• roger
• friedman
• vienna
• grand
• symphonic
• library
• imperial
• boesendorfer

[babyalex6969]

Where is the reverb coming from? Is that part of the piano software?

[Lot2learn]

@babyalex6969 Yes.

[MrJazz1024]

Wonderful! I've learned a whole lot from this video, especially about how important the 2-5-1 progression is. Thanks a bunch!

[Lot2learn]

@MrJazz1024 I appreciate your comment.

[dmonzappa]

This is a great instructional piece, but the filming is off center. I have a 17" laptop, but the bottom notes on the left hand go off the screen, while there's no action on about 1/4 of the keys above the uppermost right hand note played. Love the spirit of the piece, though and the displayed notation.

[Lot2learn]

@dmonzappa Thanks. Yeah sorry about the faulty camera set-up. Fortunately it's pretty easy to figure-out the off-screen notes, they are almost all an octave below what you see my left thumb playing.

[555ontario]

Hmmm... makes me wonder if Billy Joel once learned this piece as I'm hearing NEW YORK STATE OF MIND... 

[bonemanarch2]

@Lot2learn great video

[MrSpid3rFingers]

This is deadly!!!

[chiccomanda]

sei il + grande!!!!

[EverythingPiano]

really nicely done

[dmonzappa]

@Lot2learn That's what I figured, being octaves. Thanks for your generosity. This is a real wealth of information and technique for me.