Let It Snow - Jazz Piano Tutorial

The midi file of my piano solo as well as a PDF transcription file along the backing track file are all available at http://www.Lot2Learn.com

Every year I play a few Christmas gigs and invariably I have to re-learn a whole bunch of songs that I haven't played for 12 months. Hence, I'm a little rusty, but I should be in great form by Christmas and then I will most likely forget them for another year!

Tech Notes:
On screen keyboard courtesy of www.midikeyz.com
On screen chord changes via Band in a Box
Blueberry Flashback Pro screen recording software used for screen captures
Adobe Premiere Elements and Serif MoviePlus X3 used for rendering

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jazz
• piano
• tutorial
• trio
• improvisation
• lot2learn
• roger
• friedman
• christmas
• song

[whitesnake2859]

I REALLY ENJOYED your playing on this! And watchin it with the chord progressions going by is fantastic....I am trying to pick up the ideas that you are laying out in your playing....is there a way to slow it down?? I try to pause it...but alot of times i miss the notes on the above piano...and i can't make out the extended/modern chord you are playing vs...the plainer one that is shown. Any ideas would be appreciated!

[Lot2learn]

@whitesnake2859 Thanks for your comment. I am putting together a DVD Volume 2 of my videos which will allow you to slow them down using Windows media player. Volume 1 is available on my web site but does not contain this particular video.

[andrewbogart041447]

OK - I downloaded the backing tracks and all to see the quality of the PDF and backing tracks. After adjusting the 2 tracks to my kurz, I find that these are very good. I have actually been waiting for something like this. I am a medium jazz guy and get frustrated with some of the nuances used to sound like this. I am not dissapointed. I will upload some more complex stuff in the future. I really like this.

[Lot2learn]

@andrewbogart041447 I appreciate your comment Andrew, thanks. Glad you enjoy the files you downloaded.

[RememberSeptember]

Love this, I've always wanted to play piano jazz style. I will try learning this!

[Lot2learn]

@RememberSeptember Let me know if you post it, I'd like to hear you.

[Criticalperspective2]

Sounds like Jarrett

[2mnyshp]

i hit th esnow button on youtube and it was the perfect video!!

[BBOYchillz]

just curious, whats the piano ur using to play this song, i really want to start getting into playing piano

[neunbreaker]

@jorgenk3

Blue's Scale.

Lower the third, fifth and seventh note in your key. E.g.: C-Major Key ->

C - D - E flat - F - G flat - G - B flat - C