Augustina and LadyPayne - I love the 4-handed performances. Very nice!

Glen - this has a very cool sort of late night smoky bar kind of feel. An excellent composition and performance. You should ask Ed if you can borrow his bass player and drummer for this piece.

mcasl - This is very good! I'm glad you submitted to the bar - I much prefer watching videos where you can see the whole person playing the music. Excellent first contribution. I hope you contribute more.

cebukid70 - Very well played with confidence and spirit! I'm not surprised that you have over 1,000 Youtube views.

jazzwee - I really enjoyed this! The guitar voice works great for this piece. I like just the hint of distortion when you strike the key hard. Is that a live drummer?

John Frank - Very nice John! Very smooth playing. Thanks for an introduction to a new composer.

True Beginner - That was rhythmically interesting! Great job of playing and composing

Peyton - such beautiful playing and singing. Lots of emotion and reminded me that my father's death anniversary just occurred a few days ago.

BenPiano - not only did you play guitar chords but you made it sound like guitar strumming! Nice.

B528nf7 (Bill) - another great submission from a prolific player and singer! I liked that.

LadyPayne - wonderfully done! And interesting intro (your first submission)

David Ruzicka - Very familiar with this one as it is something my kid constantly plays. Nice job.

Riddler - Impressive Ed! You got the melody licked for sure. I remember that took me awhile to get the time right. Did you plan out that solo or that just came out on the fly? It sounded great.

Elssa - You're a stride master! With those long fingers, tenths must be a breeze. Great playing!

Inlanding - Glen, as always you have such a nice touch on that piano. Very honed tone. Love it. And such nice Blues lines and great use of space. You have some real skills there.

You made me laugh Bill No, it's a keyboard drum patch. I wish I could have a drummer play with me... and Thanks!

Glen,

Very creative performance here. You incorporated just about all the key elements of solid blues. You get a very clean sound in your playing. Really nice.

Andy

Jazzwee,

Another great example of doing just enough. You balance your playing so well, not trying to do too much so the integrity of the song is kept. I really admire that. I also like the way you reintroduce the theme at the end. It's so well integrated.

Andy

Very excellent combo piece, jazzwee - great style! Thought I was listening to Joe Pass there for a second...

Glen

Andy, jazzwee, Bill, al-mahed, Ben, cebukid, John, JimF,

Thanks for all your comments and encouragement. I've always struggled with keeping time (making changes at the correct intervals, etc), so 2010 will be the year I focus on that aspect.

Getting one of the play-along CDs to develop that muscle is a good idea - I am on it! I ordered Ray Santisi's book and will stop by the music store next week to find another book/CD with some of the more popular standards to give it a whirl.

Played straight:
Moonlight in Vermont

Glen

er....... no, I'm not gonna do it....

well....almost

...caught me

Glen

Nice job, Peyton! I didn't see a bit of tension at all..I enjoyed your performance, and what a nice tribute to your late father

Nice job, BenPiano! Was this your own arrangement?

Glen - I shudda listened in the middle of the week - really nice and calming.

mcasl - I liked that a lot - very charming

cebukid - this piece never gets old.

jazzwee - perfect for Fri night (altho it's only afternoon here - nonetheless, it's the end of the workweek). I like.

Cathy

Well done David - delightful - 3rd movement next month?

JF

Yep - thanks for the kind words!

Hi All,

I've really enjoyed the wonderful submissions to the February piano bar.

I recorded a new song I wrote today and I used a drum rhythm accompaniment that was part the options on my Casio digital piano. Of course, I played the song on my grand piano. I did have a lot of fun with this song and got a little carried away at the end.

The drum machine took some getting used to and I think my timing may have gotten off a little here and there. I hope you all like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X27vY0Td2RI

Take care!

Rick

Nice little minuet, JohnFrank. We don't hear enough Telemann these days. Great job.

This is a very pretty composition, TrueBeginner. It is relaxing and truly evocative of a quiet evening watching that sunset.

Peyton, I am one of those who've listened to this song before. I still like its bittersweet theme and rather melancholy sound. I think you sang it very well, and your playing is as delightful as always. I wish I could do what you do.

Ben, this sounds like more than an exercise. It's quite an enjoyable listen.

Bill, this is another enjoyable performance. Armstrong's original has always been my favorite version of this piece in spite of the fact that it's been recorded by literally hundreds of performers over the years. Oddly enough, my second favorite version is probably by country singer Ray Price. Great job.

ladypayne, I know this song is laughed at by many, but I have always enjoyed hearing it. Thank you for your performance of this classic song.

David, that's just about perfect. Wonderful performance!

Nice job, Ed. I always enjoy listening to your submissions. This is no exception. I like the accompaniment track as well. Superb!

I suspected this would be [i]Ain't Misbehavin'[/i}, and I was not disappointed. Nice job, Elssa. I have never been able to play this the way I want it to sound. you've come very close to what I would like my version to sound like. Great job!

What's not to like about Amazing Grace? It's one of the most popular songs of all time, and Nevue's arrangement is sublime. You played it very nicely, too.

This is a beautiful and challenging piece. I like the way that sounds as a duet. Very cool!