Sun by Mae piano cover by Robert Perez

*EDIT* Hey everyone! I recently recorded a somewhat different rendition of Sun, so check it out at myspace.com/thesoapofhope
You can download the mp3 from the playlist. Give me some feedback too please.

P.S. The new recording is much much better than this video ;)


this is Sun by Mae with both live intros arranged into one by me. and mikey thought i was done after the intro so theres an obvious cut but oh well.

For more check out my myspace at
myspace.com/thesoapofhope

Category:

Music

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• mae
• sun
• piano
• cover
• by
• robert
• perez
• music
• indie
• alternative
• unsigned
• we're
• so
• far
• away
• the
• moon

[PoserHaterKiller]

I am a pretty avid guitar player and i must say you make me wish i had the talent to play piano as well, If you actually read this could you maybe answer one question? What goes through your mind during those quick beatiful note runs and melodic scales? Is it the notes or the tempo or are you just listening to yourself play? I have trouble as a muscian visualizing long extended runs and they seem to flow effortlessly from you, anything you can advise to help with this would be invaluable to me.

[TheSoapOfHope]

Wow. I really appreciate the comment =]. Thank you.

Anyways to answer your (tough) question, whenever I play the piano, I sort of just listen to the music as I play. To me, the music makes me feel or imagine certain things, and I kind of just continue playing from there. Combine that with where my thoughts and feelings are prior to playing the song, and you get something different every time. However, this doesn't just come without practice. (more on the next post).

[TheSoapOfHope]

I'm pretty sure you know that a lot of time and dedication is needed to become great at something. You have to at least be proficient with the basics and be able to apply them effortlessly without thought. Now, when I learn a song, I of course learn its basic notes, melodies, and patterns; but then I also listen for the feeling it creates in me. After playing songs by ear for about 4 years, it's all become a quick process, allowing me to put more emphasis on emotion and creativity.

[TheSoapOfHope]

Well that is the best I could explain my musicianship. It's really hard for me to explain something that to me is based on feeling and emotion.

Now for some quick advice, stay dedicated to your music and have fun. While you do have to put some thought into the notes you play, don't let the thinking part detract from the emotion of the song. (I always have trouble with this when recording myself.)

I hope that helped. That's such a tough question to answer =P.

[TheSoapOfHope]

I finished the sheet music for my arrangement of the intros for you people that want em. Just PM me your email or AIM.

[ElizabethInLove]

sheet music please! this is amazing!

[TheSoapOfHope]

just finished with the intro (my version). I'll probably have the rest of it done next weekend if I'm free. =D

[perfectscene0591]

what the hell. you're fucking amazing.

[writeneat]

post a cover like this twice a month and in a few weeks you'll be in the top subscribed musicians of YouTube

[jknightglfr]

I'm pretty sure I'm about 200 of those 9500 views. lol

[jknightglfr]

2:00 to 3:00 is just epic. How this doesn't have more views is beyond me. Bloody good work this is

[nastybutler224]

AMAZING , this is the ONLY good cover of this song I found on youtube .

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[beautifullybroken221]

you are so talented! would you mind sending me the sheet music? ive been desperate to learn this since i first heard it! my email is its.morgann@yahoo.com

[mwray1331]

is there anyway i can get the sheet music from you? please please please.

[NaiveChloe]

thank you this made me happy

[dkim3927]

ROBERT!! I finally remembered to watch your videos. They're amazing man.

[ginnadas2118]

Does anyone know if Mae has a song book out of sheet music? I looked EVERYWHERE and I've managed to find just "We're so far away." I don't mind paying for it; I'm just having a hard time finding it if it even exists.

Thanks!

[facefail]

Man, this is incredible.