March used to be a great month for me.. Meant spring was coming. Up here in Alaska though, probably not for a few more months

Here's my contribution. I arranged two hymns (Be thou my vision and Fairest Lord Jesus) and put it into a medley. I used a fake book for both hymns. I made up a video of pictures too from winter up here in AK. Hope you enjoy!

Very nice music and video. I was surprised by the Alaskan posting. Grew up in the Yukon from 1955 - 1969. Thanks for sharing.

ladypayne: the arrangement is very nice. The Alaska scene is very nice.

You live in a nixce place, LP . . . I love those runs you do, it punctuates and lubricates at the same time giving a good atmosphere. And - temperatures in Summer?

Very beautiful music, playing, and scenery.
Glen

This is my contribution this month.



Thank you watching
Weiyan

Weiyan - I was wondering, as you so often play without sheet music, do you learn without it too (ie. play by ear?)

I hope I could play by ear.
I am a sight reader and play by memory.

Weiyan - 1960`S . . . Used to play this in the band wi other dance stuff. I see you have no front on your piano, and are unincumbered with reams of music! A good memory is essential. . . . an enjoyable flashback which reminds me of how young I`m not . . . !

Keep `em rollin, man!

Good playing, Weiyan! Keep practicing getting those unisons to sound calm and consistent.

Here is a take on an Einaudi piece with a few errors, then my own improvisation towards the end. There are a few places where I lost track...

https://www.box.com/s/jkcuf1q9gt17b703xafw

Glen

Weiyan...thank you, that was nice. Admire your piano.

Ladypane... That was really good. At times, I started forgetting I was supposed to be listening to the music. It blended well. I would have expected some darker pictures for winter from up there?

inlanding - Mood music. Love the way there`s a constant framework of notes offset against a varying (lower) register. Has modern feel. This sort o` music will swallow me up some day. . . .soon!

Here y`are guys! First time wi the overhead camera. If I have it any closer, funny noises come out o` the piano . . The film is of a later attempt at this piece since the one you`re listening to; I forgot to switch on the video . . .see if you can spot the discrepancies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS0sIqRWWEA

ladypayne that was a nice sound track for your video...good job at panning those pictures...what software do you use?

Weiyan...I like the sound of this piece especially on your piano. When you clean it up it will be sweet!

Inlanding, you really have the Einaudi mood with this piece. I assume it with your grand. Sounds really good.

peterws...wow...well done and smooth...liked the overhead shot...what did you use?

Glen: Very nice moody piece. The ending is soulful. There are a few notes, F3, G3, I can't make them sound like others. The piano need to soften the voice too.

Peterws: Jesus Joy of Man's Desire is well played. Its not easy to play. For there seems many repetitions and easy to lost in music.

Mark Mobile phone holder for car windscreen. Fixes onto a glass cupboard door above my `ed . . .

Ladypayne - your arrangement was beautiful, and you played it very well. The music fit the mood of the video. I cannot imagine driving over a lake.

Weiyan - Good job on an old classic.

Glen- Nice Einaudi rendition, and you improv was seamless.

Peterws - I really like Bach, and I enjoyed your version of Jesu Joy. I love the camera angle. I have been trying to figure out how to do an overhead shot. Yours was perfect.

Here is a little blues piece I have been playing around with called Missouri River Ballade.

https://www.box.com/s/vve9ht4smu4ls2prece5

SwissMS I really like this one, are the sheets available for sale anywhere. I love slow bluesy stuff...well played too.

Here you go:

https://www.pianomagic.com/


It's worth every dime ... plus some.

It is from the Alfred's Premier Performance Grade 5 book. It has a lot of fun pieces!

Thanks for the comments on my beginning stages of learning one Einaudi piece - Looking forward to geting the rest going over the next months, time permitting.

SwissMS - great blues ballade. Very nice to listen to. Love that ending note!

Glen

Swiss Your balad had a French flavour . . . a bar room somewhere in Marseilles. Dunno why I thought o` that; I`ve never been to Marseilles . . .

SwissMS, Wow, romantic blues piece. Really enjoy listening to your music.

Rerun: Thank you for the kindly suggestion.

This is a song I play by ear. Originally for a post in another thread.
https://www.box.com/files/0/f/0/1/f_6670277903

The original song:
[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQss-EbCYcQ#![/video]

Disclaimer: The song may choke you, or brain wash.

Ladypayne ~ Gorgeous arrangement and graphics! Stay warm up there

'S WONDERFUL! (Gershwin)

Elssa: Like the 'S Wonderful. Your playing is really wonderful. Thank you.

Elssa~ Very nice rendition of a great Gershwin tune!

Glen

Yep, that's like eating 10 pounds of chicken bones. : )

Ladypayne: not a fan of hymns, but I must admit the music was good on the rars while looking at all the pretty snow pictures.

Weiyan: I wonder, do you always play with the piano open, or is it just for performances. It's fun to watch!

Inlanding: nice Einaudi improvisation. Making mistakes and forgetting the score hardly matters if you can keep playing so nicely like you do.

Elssa: 's wonderful indeed. The extra voice added nicely to your music without distracting.

SwissMS - I really enjoyed this! I plan to look into the Alfred Premier series, thank you so much.

Love those runs up the keyboard . . .might`ve said that last time. . . .love those runs down the keyboards too.
That`s new!
Yer havin fun, lass.
Time for another glass?

Elssa - Great rendition of S' Wonderful. I like how you mix in the other instruments. Very nice!

Weiyan.

Way to go. You just keep gettin' better each month. keep at it.

Allard: I often play with cover in practice mode. For each phrase repeat for minutes is inviting complain. Always play with cover opened may damage to hearing.

Roughly anywhere from the 50s to the 70s F or 10C to 23c for all of you metric users. The highest temperature it got last summer was about 75F. Strangely enough, it felt really hot.. like 80s or 90s.. Really weird feeling.



I thought Winter was going to be dark and gloomy myself when I first moved up here. And the months of Nov and especially Dec, there are some days where you only see about 4 or 5 hrs of daylight. The thing is, when it is really clear up in Alaska during the winter time, the temperatures drop considerably.. Usually down below zero anywhere from 0F and below. The coldest it got this winter was -30F. There were a couple of weeks it was -20F. The past month has been pretty good temperatures. About 20F or so all of Feb. All of the sunny pictures you saw in the video.. it was insanely cold lol.



Just plain old Windows Movie maker.

Weiyan: That's a very nice arrangement. Very beautiful.
Inlanding: That sounds really good. A very pretty piece.
peterws: I always love listening to this piece. Well done.
SwissMS: That's nice blue piece. Good work on this one.
Elssa: Very nice work. It's sound very beautiful. Nice and smooth.

Lots of great stuff this month.

laydypayne - nice arrangement; beautiful scenery

weiyan - Love is Blue - good playing. I like this piece

Inlanding - Indaco - nice start on this piece; I like your improv too.

peterws - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - well played. Sure looked relaxed, maybe due to the overhead camera giving it an angel eye view.

Elssa - 'S Wonderful - this one really fits your style.

Peterws, great job on Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. Elssa, don't know how you make your hands slide so effortlessly across the keyboard, but as usual terrific job on that jazz standard.

LadyPayne - your best yet I think
In landing - classy as ever
SwissM - That has a nice feel to it
PeterWS - I just love those old hymns I used to sing at school, which your piece reminds me of.

Hi everyone. It has been a while since my last post in this forum. This is my own composition. I hope you'll like it.



View directly on Youtube


and here's a beautifull piece by Carl Czerny:



view directly on YouTube

David Ruziks: Although my windows phone can't see YouTube, I think your composition us beautiful. I will enjoy it. Thank you.

David: Always nice to hear Czerny that isn't myself struggling with études. Your composition sounds a little sad. It's nicely played. I would like to hear a little more dynamics in there.

ladypayne - beautiful pictures and a fine recording.

Weiyan - I like your slower tempo on this piece. Your piano has a cool, honky-tonk tone. I bet it would sound great busting out some Jerry Lee Lewis.

Hello David. Did I detect a trace of Pink Floyd amongst the Winter Romance? It really does sound like she`s moved on, and you`re a tad miffed, man . . . .

Both songs were well played on a lovely sounding instrument!

Inlanding - normally I'm not a big Einaudi fan but you bring an intimacy to this piece that is very appealing. I have pretty much liked everything you have posted here in the ABF. You have such a wonderful, warm style.

peterws - Very nicely done! I like your relaxed yet powerful rendition of this great piece. High quality recording as usual.

SwissMS - my favorite of yours so far. You have a good feel for this style - you let the tune breath and did not rush through it.

Elssa - fabulous arrangement of a great tune. The Elssalisation of this tune is a perfect match.

David Ruzicka - I listened to both pieces and must say I enjoyed them very much - the recording was first rate. You have composed a very accessible tune. Well done.

I was inspired by Elssa's submission last month of If I Loved You from Carousel to try a version of this great song. I figured I might as well add my other favorite song from the musical and do a medley of If I Loved You and You'll Never Walk Alone.

David
- Winter Romance - beautiful piece, poignant
- Czerny - I've mostly ignored Czerny, but this prompts me to look into his works.

BillM, two lovely pieces. I enjoyed "If I Loved You" all the more because of its inclusion last month. Smooth segue into "You'll Never Walk Alone", another classic.

Two excellent songs Bill. These get better, the songs are made for you and ya select well.

David~ Those were two very nicely played pieces. Your original was wonderfully composted and your Czerny was fantastic. Great to see you at the bar again!

Bill~ That medley of two is simply fantastic. You continually create wonderful arrangements and express them so very well. You outdo yourself every month!

ladypayne: Your arrangement is very beautiful. I must say that I would enjoy it even more without accompanying instrument but like I said: Beautiful piece of music, very well played.

Weiyan: Nice piece of music. Well done. Also fun to watch your piano working

Inlanding: I'm not a big fan of Einaudi but this one got me. Very nice playing. Also your piano has a beautiful sound.

peterws: Exactly the type of music I love. And very well played I must say.

SwissMS: Nice, calm and very pleasant to listen piece of music. Good job!

Elssa: Wow, are you sure you're not professional pianist? It's very good, really.

BillM: Your performance is flawless and very emotional. I played it several times. Thumbs up.

David: I view your playing. They are lovely as expected.

Bill: Don't know how to express my feeling of the singing. You sing with your heart. Thank your for introducing me Jerry Lee Lewis. I don't know how to play rock piano yet.

David - Winter Romance is a lovely composition, sad and pensive at the same time. The Czerny was very well played as well.

BillM- I liked the medley very much. The transition from one to the next was seamless. You really put your heart into your singing.

I thought I'd give you poor folks a rest from my original tunes.

You know, I invariably end up posting a different song to the one I was intending. I struggle with something for a while and then turn to another song for relief. As I did with this one. (Though I will come back to what I was working on). I've always loved the song and the haunting nature of the melody and lyrics. I was also pleased to work out some piano chords as an alternative to the finger picked guitar part - but because the song was clearly so powerfully personal to John Lennon I felt like I was 'trespassing' and just kind of stopped where I was. But I figured I'd post it anyway (it's short).

Julia

Fine entertainment coming from the bar this month which I've come to expect.

Great Einaudi piece Glen. I'd never heard this before. It is very nice. Great job with it.

Noticeable improvement each time I hear you Weiyan. Nicer recordings these days too. Good job.

The joy is really well done Peter. Working on this one myself and we've been chatting about it in the Sonata analysis thread. I was thinking of you actually when I started with it and figured it would be right up your alley. Thanks for sharing it.

Fabulous singing Bill and Newman. It is always a nice treat to hear your singing performances. Both, very good and enjoyable listens.

ALL ... are SWonderful (fabulous tune) and I'm enjoying very much.

I've not had much to contribute of late. But always a keen follower. With that said though, I just received a new piano yesterday and of course, I'm busting to try it. It still needs tuning (noticeable) and that will be in two weeks.

My excuse for this one, is it is just a sound test. I didn't work much on the recording of it and a few rough areas. It's an easy Bossa not demanding perfection, so there isn't any. But, should suffice for getting a sense of the new machine.

So here is, and hope you enjoy:

Meditation

Newman - a fine rendition of this often overlooked song. As usual, you nailed the vocal. Your Lennon is outstanding.

Greener - you caught a nice groove with this gentle Bossa Nova. You really have a good sense of rhythm.

Newman - Simple Lennon McCartney done well as usual Newman. You do sound like him; their songs were always outside the "box" of standardised musical thinking, and all the better for it.

Greener Was that it`s original name? Bit like "Girl from Ipanema" ... fine job man!

It's the only name I know it by. I seem to recall (I think it was Bill) saying the same thing about Corcovado that I did here once. Must be that the way I play Bossas', they all sound the same

Thanks for listening and nice comments

Bill – another couple of great songs. (I've got to work on filling out my playing more, the way you do)
Greener - I really liked that. Why not do it again when your new piano is fully set up
David - Nice work. I wish I had your long fingers.

Here's another submission from me. I used a lead sheet from a Disney Fake Book that I have. The song is When you wish upon a star. Enjoy!

https://www.box.com/s/lagz7a2v728b3lnvqnus

And here's one more song I recorded. This one is by David Nevue called Down by the Sally Gardens

https://www.box.com/s/129s5gdb9i2ztr1p08ku

Jeff~ You've got a great sense of time and you play Meditation with a great deal of sensitivity. I like this one a lot!

Newman~ Julia is very nicely done. It has wonderful changes and your voice is terrific, as it's one of my favorite tunes. Really good work, short or not!

ladypayne~ Your sense of musicality has really emerged in the past few months! I very much enjoyed both pieces.

Glen

Not perfect, but my first contribution for a long time. Yesterday (once more!) but still having trouble with some of the chord shifts.

This is also my first video, with audio and video synced from different streams. The audio is mp3, rendered from MIDI in Pianoteq and the video is from my webcam. Please tell me if you notice any improvements in the quality of the sound, from my previous videos, which you can find in my YouTube channel.

Pianonotehead - the chords at 57 secs and 1:09 are they intentional?

Yes, Emin7sus4 and A7. I probably could and should have skipped some of the middle notes, to make it easier to play and put more emphasis on the melody notes.

Yet another month with a lot of great submissions here! I'll post comments shortly.

Here is my contribution this month. I had a blast learning it.

My comments on the latest additions.

BillM, that Medley was played with so much emotion, with the correct dynamics in all the places. I took the opportunity to watch your Here There and Everywhere cover. I'm a Beatles fan and you capture the beauty and spirit of the ballad very well.
David Ruzicka, those two pieces are not familiar to me, but very beautiful.
Newman, great job on the Lennon ballad, Julia.
Greener, I enjoyed Meditation, kind of jazzy. Well done.
Ladypayne, very well played, When You Wish Upon a Star and Down By The Sally Gardens.
Amaruk, that was beautiful, the Lord of the Rings theme and the shots from the movie added an extra flavour.

Amaruk - Lovely

Ladypayne Great arrangement! Lovely pictures of Alaska too. What camera do you use?

Weiyan Your own composition? I must say that you are advancing very fast. Loved it!! Great job! It is always great to see your piano action in your movies.

Inlanding I love Einaudi's new age style of music and you do him great justice with this performance. Great job!!

Peterws Famtastic performance of a great classic. I really like your camera angle. Windscreen holder for the camera… great idea!!

SwissMS What a great tune! I loved it and you play it very well!!

Elssa It sure was wonderful and your trademark arm crossings are nice! Great job!!

David Winter romance - what a great original piece! Loved it!! The music really flows thru your fingers. Your Czerny performance was equally good. Your piano sounds great. What model is it? Thanks for sharing!!

BillM What a great medley. I like it how you can get inspired by posts here and go off and create something like this. Great playing and singing as always! I always look forward to hear your tunes here.

Newman It is not easy to perform after Bill like this but your Lennon/Beatles performances are equally amazing! I am impressed how you can pull one hit after another like this. Great job Newman!!


Greener Sound test? I was expecting… 1 - 2 - 3 or something like that. This performance was very good. What ever recording parameter you tested I think the end result came out great!

Pianotehead Great job! I liked it. You managed to sync things up perfectly which can be quite tricky. Great angle for the camera too. How did you secure your webcam in this video? Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Amaruk, for the kind words. A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll post a picture of my setup. I put an iron I had across two of the legs of a tripod and let the webcam sit on it. Quite unorthodox, as you can see, but it worked!

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/255/webcamount.jpg/

Amaruk, I always look forward to your uploads. You are so talented. Thank you so much for sharing!

Hello, this thread I think is amazing! I enjoyed every recording. I have only just joined this forum yesterday, I hope it is OK if I add a video here. My camera is not fancy and I had to move it so far away to avoid the 'fuzzy' sound from the loud notes. I will work on a solution to that.

This is Sally's Song from Nightmare Before Christmas movie. It is my 'take a break' song when I am getting frustrated with what I am working on. I apologize for it being so choppy, I am still just learning.

This video is private...you need to make it public for us to see and hear it.

Lady Payne -Good work LP as usual. I liked the second song best; a kinda Celtic feel to it. . . .great for piano!

Pianotehead Yer doin` just fine, man! Those chords don`t sound easy. If you`re playing what`s written, you`re doin better than I would; I play what I find amenable and I`m too old to change now!
Things will flow soon, believe me. You`ll find yer own style.

Amaruk You obviously had a great time putting this together. I know how ya feel; it is fun. But it also leaves you with little time to do other things . . .

Good stuff on a good piano! That reverb is one o` the best I`ve heard.

That looks very technical . . . .

Codi Sally`s doin well this month, she`d be pleased! That piano`s loud! What sort is it, a Bechstein? Have you tried placing the Mic a bit further from the piano? . .It has a lovely tone to it. Keep practising; it`ll come realsmooooooth soon enough!

Thank you peterws, this was played from memory. It's basically home chords in F major. Mostly major, minor and some sevenths plus one sus chord, Em7sus4. It seems to me the Beatles songs are a good way to study and learn chord progressions in rock and pop music.

peterws - It is a Wurlitzer circa late 1920's. Thank you I keep practicing! I can play it fast until I get to that last part it always gets me hung up.

ladypayne - I love When You Wish Upon A Star (I did a version of it for the last recital). Nice job.

Pianotehead - this is coming along. You might consider slowing down the intro chords a bit - there seems to be a slight tempo shift when you get into the verse. I really like your chord choices. The sound is very crisp. What I like most about the recording is that I heard no high end hiss or low end rumble.

Amaruk - I won't even ask how you put together such a professional looking and sounding video. As an old fogey I've never seen the Lord of Rings movies but the music is a delight. Fabuous job.

Codi - A captivating piece. What a cool looking piano - I also like the looks of your room. The wing chairs in front of the fireplace look quite cosy.

Thank you BillM, the intro was actually taken from another version. In the tutorial video I used, the teacher came in with a few half note chords, but I decided to go with eight note chords in the right hand. I'll probably Get Back to Yesterday later.

I'm happy with the sound though some of the guys in the digital forum thought it was lousy. Pianoteq does a fine job of rendering from MIDI to WAV, and their samples are way better than my former recordings straight from the room. I used FFMPEG to sync the two sepereate sources, the MP3 I made from the Pianoteq WAV file and the video file, with the video's sound track muted.

Codi, this was very well done. It's amazing - as I've been on the hunt for better recording sound via the digital road - that the acoustic pianos always sound good, no matter how primitive the recording gear is. However, if you want improvements, I understand many people use a Zoom H4, or place microphones on or close to the piano.

Hi Codi - Welcome!

"I'm happy with the sound though some of the guys in the digital forum thought it was lousy."

Ignore those guys. They`re more interested in dissecting their pianos than playin` `em. They spend £10k on a Digital Piano and then criticise it . . . ! Bloody mental . . .

Very true, peterws!

Welcome to Piano World Codi!
Great piece you brought to the bar! I too really like your piano and your piano corner. Very stylish!!

It was actually not that bad. Did you know that the first step in making my video was to iron one of the kids bed sheets...

Wow! Lots of good music here!

Newman - That was a very nice, sensitive rendition of "julia".

Greener - I really liked the steady rhythm and free melody. Nice job!

Ladypayne - I especially liked you take on "Wish Upon a Star". You gave it kind of a whimsical touch which really fit the piece.

Pianotehead - It sounds like "Yesterday" is really coming along. Some interesting harmonies in there.

Amaruk - You are a wizard of producing a fun video. I really enjoyed this. The mix of your playing and the movie clips was great!

Codi - Welcome to the piano bar. That was a fun, edgy piece!

For my mid-month Piano Bar offering I recorded a version of the Beatles (really John Lennon's) great song Strawberry Fields Forever. I think when slowed down and played as a piano solo it takes on a more somber mood but it all works out. It doesn't matter much to me if it isn't like the original as long as you like it.

BillM, this should revive the piano bar - really enjoyed it. You added your own nice flavour to the song, and I especially liked your runs.

Got my new piano tuned yesterday! I made a few recordings to celebrate. Here is one I like:

Ladypayne: I particularly liked the David Nevue song, but Disney is also fun to hear.

Amaruk: once more amazed by the effort you put in this. Well played, nice video.

Bill: my mother didn't like your changes, hehe. I on the other hand, unfamiliar with most Beatles songs, think it's pretty good! The piano part comes out well at the slower pace.

Allard - Congratulations on the new piano, it looks very nice. I thought you did a good job with this interesting piece.

BillM - You had me mesmerised. I like your interpretation.
Allard - nice piece. What is it?

Newman, this is a simplified arrangement of "Return to the Heart" by David Lanz.

Good arrangement of Lennon`s thoughtful piece. Dammit, Bill, you must be as old as me . . .

You`re doing great, man! Good tune, and some super touches to it. Your piano`s lovely. Think I `ve already said that ./ .

Allard well done, steady tempo and your piano sounds great.

Allard, that piece doesn't sound very good on your piano. I suggest that you get another piano and send the one you have to me. No worries, I'll take it off your hands.

Hi all,

This is the first time I'm participating in a piano bar, and I don't know that it will become a regular habit. But on this occasion, I was inspired by two joyous happenstances:

1) My new apartment, which was supposed to be ready in August (2012), but remains technically unfinished, has nevertheless now become more or less habitable. It has heating (though without a thermostat, and with a boiler that stops working and has to be reset roughly every twelve hours or so), a working toilet (though without a seat), and a mostly-furnished bedroom (though no kitchen). More to the point: it has become mostly stable in temperature, and mostly free of dust, which means I've finally unpacked my one-month-old grand piano. This recording is the first one I ever made on the Boston. It's not very impressive (short and simple piece, recorded by an iPhone), and my piano could definitely do with a tuning, but it is a milestone, of sorts.

2) I recently discovered that two people on the Achievement of the Week thread are working on this piece. Being the social animal that I am (ahum), I thought I'd share my own efforts here.

This recording is far from perfect, and that's not just because of the equipment used (iPhone leaning up against the music stand, out-of-tune grand piano). The beat is a little more uneven than I'd like, and there's one obvious flub, as well as many little ones. But it will have to do. Enjoy:

https://soundcloud.com/saranoya/handel-impertinence

ETA: fixed the link!

Saranoya, your Impertinence sounds great; the trills are awesome! I listened to it twice & couldn't pick out any flub, & I know the piece very well. Whatever you did, I think you could call it an "interpretive gesture" or something, instead of a flub.

Great job, Saranoya. With all the trials and tribulations you've been through it is amazing you were able to pull this together so nicely.

I'm laughing now to think that there is a pub full of people where you live who have probbably heard your Handel many times.

Saranoya, I listened to both of these pieces and thought you did a terrific job with both. So glad to hear you're getting settled in your new apartment.

BillM - Great playing as always Bill. I liked your version of this classic! You gave it a new dimension by performing it like this.

Allard - Congratulations to your new piano!! It looks and sounds great! I can tell that you like David Lanz's music as you play it really well.

Saranoya - Great playing! I can hear that your piano is happy to be in its now home finally! Thanks for sharing!

Saranoya, goed bezig

It's so good to hear you can start playing and sharing music on your grand. It doesn't sound nearly as out of tune as mine was. Must have been well packaged!

Soundcloud isn`t working today . . . well, not at the moment anyway. . . I could do wi a bit of impertinence

Thank you so much for your wonderful introduction to Alaska !
Your video and piano music are very calming and inspiring
and make me hope to have the chance to visit Alaska one day !

Best wishes and thanks again from Kristina.

Thank you, David for your dreamy contribution,
your piano-playing sounds very gentle.
What sort of piano do you have, how old is it ?

Thanks from Kristina.

Sorry, Saranoya, could not listen to your Handel-contribution
because I am not registered with Face book.

Best wishes from Kristina.

Whizbang:

Kristina: it's a brand new Perzina 152cm grand piano. It has been in my possession for a little over three weeks now and I love it!

You shouldn't need Facebook or a Soundcloud account to listen to Saranoya's contribution, but it requires Firefox with Flash, or Internet Explorer 10, or Chrome to play.

Got to hear it. Great job; yer piano sounded fine to me. Handel/ Bach? Same period I guess. Love the stuff . . keep it up . . .

Here`s another from me. I`m working on stuff at the moment, there`s nothing ready yet. But there`s a piano in there somewhere . . be patient! You`ll hear it .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBz9NbAlavI

peterws - Your video is really well done. There are few things as relaxing as looking out a train window as lush, green countryside flies by. Your music is the perfect complement to this wonderful video - sure looks different from the Washington, D.C. to New York City views I'm used to seeing on the Amtrak. Once again, I'm deeply impressed by your talents.

peterws Outstanding! I really liked this! Is it you playing all instruments? If so, please let us know how you did this. The music was really good and it fits your video perfectly. It was really beautiful to see the landscape like this. And we didn't even have to pay for a ticket for this virtual trip! The only thing missing is a clip of the cloned cows... Maybe next time... Thanks for sharing!

Very nice LadyPayne,

I just recently found this song (Sally Gardens) while looking for Irish songs to play for a St Patricks Day party. I haven't gotten too far with it yet but really like this melody.

Now I'm gonna go listen to Wish Upon a Star which I'm sure to love too because you play so well.

Yep, just as lovely as the first

I've fallen way behind on this month's piano bar. I've been off fighting with the read dot, or rather my lack of readiness for the red dot. For a change this is not a Scottish fiddle tune. There are still some problems with my playing, but don't want to wait until April or May's piano bar.

This is Lee Evan's arrangement of Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So"

https://www.box.com/s/7ivx1rtlockdazd91b5e

I've fallen behind again...hope I didn't miss too many.

SwissMS- loved the swing sound on your piece...very musically done!

David Ruzicka- I see and hear you often on my you tube feed. You really play well.

Codi- nice playing, like the piece. Just need to clean up the recording placement, sounded a little distant.

Amaruk- I commented on your video in the other thread, but as always you sound like a pro, and your video work is always excellent.

BillM - your voice is perfect for this Beatles song. Really like it a lot.

Allard - Congrats on the new piano...not familiar with that well played piece, but you and the piano sound good...

stumbler- love the jazzy piece...thanks...

Peterws - very relaxing. nice work.

Thank you David for the information, how to listen to
Saranoya's contribution
and thanks for the information on your new piano.
I am very impressed about the dreamy sound and beautiful tonality of your new Perzina 152 grand piano
and I shall look out for them.

Best wishes and good luck from Kristina.

Stumbler Relaxed start but gets lively at the end. Jazz isn`t my forte but I wish I could do it better. sounded great, man. But a dusky husky singer would be the icing on the cake . .

There are many good music.

Laypayne: Your cover of Disney is very good. All of them are very good.
Pianotehead: Good. Yesterday(also yesterday once more) is my favor song. Should you try using sustain paddle during chord shift?
Amaruk: Well played. Try Concerning Hobbits next time. The song is "Love is Blue". Its a very old song. I played it very slow so the chordal notes become melody.
Codi: Nice to see your movie. Your playing is very nice. Keep on sharing.

Will going to listen to music on page 4 and afterward.

I love the mix of music. Great stuff!

Bill- a very dreamy delivery of Strawberry Fields. Very nicely done.

Alllard - Your new piano sounds great! I really liked you playing of this piece.

Saranoya - Congratulations on finally being able to play your piano! You did a beautiful job on the Handel - Impertinence. Your piano sounds wonderful.

Peterws - Outstanding music! Did you play all of the instruments? You have impressive talent.

Stumbler - I loved "Ain't Necessarily So". You really have the feel for it. I am just beginning to play around with a little jazz and I am having fun with it. Sounds like you have it mastered!

BillM- I so very much enjoy listening to your arrangements! You continue to bring such wonderful choices to the Piano Bar. This is another one of my all-time favorites from you - the list is growing!

Allard- Never heard of David Lanz. Great playing and I am sure you find yourself playing more and more with that freshly tuned piano. It's clear you are listening very carefully to the music you play - it goes well beyond simply playing notes as it adds so much to the result.

Saranoya~ Welcome to the Piano Bar. Very fine Handel playing. It's even more fantastic you share learning some of the same music as are two of my favorites PianoWorld enthusiasts. Your sensitivity to dynamics really shows with , then Haydn - what a treat! Look forward to more from you.

peterws~ a very fine multi-media, multi-voiced presentation! I really enjoyed your work. You've got some fantastic talent there!

stumbler~ Gershwin is one of my favorites and you picked a very nice arrangement of this old standard to play. I liked it a great deal.

Glen

Here's a short improvisation called, Trailing Lights. It started as an experiment with the sustain pedal. I hope you find it relaxing as background music, not sure how else to categorize it.

https://www.box.com/shared/fpgtnalti1

Glen

I gotta say. I general. I'm impressed. You people are putting your hearts into your playing. It's music! You people are getting it. I'm beginning to like this piano bar.

I hope nobody feel left out by not mentioning individuals in a list. I listened to all of these. I enjoy this piano bar. You all deserve congratuations.

One person I just can't go without mentioning. BillM... That wasn't good...it was beautiful. Your heart showed in it. Thank you.

Wow...such clarity...your improv gets better by the piece Glen. It's like a mix of jazz and new age.

Jazzage!

I'd love to see this on a you tube video...

Inlanding - Love it, man! Long sustain, modern chords (wi unusual root notes) give it a dreamy thoughtful atmosphere. Now what does it make me think of? Not saying on the grounds that it may incriminate me. M`lud . . .

stumbler - very good job on the Gershwin - love how you bend the notes in the bluesy sections. This is well done. Nice big finish!

Inlanding - This has too much soul to be relegated to background music. As always, I find your composition captivating in its musicality. It is sort of relaxing but in a thoughtful and contemplative way.

Enjoy great music tonight.

BillM: Really enjoy your Strawbery Field Forever.
Allard: Your new piano is very nice. The Return to the hear is very nice.
saranoya: Welcome. The Hedel Impertinence is well played. According to the text in the sound file, you learned only half. Its amazing you progress very fast.
Peterws: The scenery is very nice. The music is very good.

Inland - Trailing lights is a very fitting name for your composition. Very enjoyable listening! You have a real gift for improv.

Here is a little jazz piece called 12 o'clock jump that I have been playing around with. It is a kick to play. Quite a change from my usual classical, and a lot of fun. I am still very new at this jazz thing. This was recorded on my Avant Grand. I still haven't figured out the optimal placement of the new ZoomQ3HD to record my new Bechstein. Maybe next time.

https://www.box.com/s/w7b16lz551wer07zgo81

SwissMS - I listened to this a couple of times while I was cooking dinner tonight. A catchy and fun tune which you play with precision and clarity. Are you playing without pedal?. Love the jazzy chords. Nicely done!