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here's my submission for the month. Another version of Scarborough Fair. I used sheet music but improvised a little from it. I also made up a section near the end that sounds a bit different from the rest. You should be able to tell which part I am talking about :P Anyway enjoy!

Scarborough Fair
https://www.box.com/s/y15tyccfz279csszp92y

Teodor -Autumn Scenery - quick work. Beautiful little piece
Cramer Etude 1 - I'm not familiar with Cramer, but I wish you luck.

Saranoya - Bergmuller Adieu - It sounds nice at this speed. Must be scary to play at 184!

Newman - Your Mother Should Know - Your playing stands up even when aren't singing.

sinophilia - Downtown Abbey Theme - Nice playing. Your tempo is rock solid. I can't hear any difficulty, you've mastered this one.

ladypayne - Scarborough Fair - This is a nice arrangement. It sounds really good on your piano.

Sinophilia -- easy or not...you played it very nicely. And I did hear your highlights =)

ladypayne -- that was beautiful rendition of Scarborough Fair. I loved how the notes just flow from one to another...very musical.

My piece this month is Monk's Mood, by (guess who?) Thelonious Monk.

I attended several Monk concerts in NYC, Newport, etc in the 50s and 60s, always loved to hear him play this song, and tried to play it by ear, but never got those beautiful chords (or the pedal point thing) quite right. Lead sheets opened my eyes to a whole new world!

Monk's Mood



Ed

Sinophilia: You play beautifully. It is apparent that you have taken the time to learn the right way. You play very precisely with strong attention paid to playing ON TIME !

You have not gotten ahead of yourself by trying to play all sorts of things that are beyond your skill level.

You serve as an inspiration for all beginners.

Your music is a pleasure to hear.

Thank you everybody, you're too kind as usual!

Saranoya, this sounds so good! I have some Burgmuller music somewhere and I'll have to dig it out when I decide to try classical music. Next year maybe.

Teodor, that is beautiful! It must be so rewarding to pick up a piece and just learn it and play it in an hour...

Newman, I never say anything but I always listen to your songs, I'm so jealous of the great playing and singing!

ladypayne, your Scarborough Fair gives goose bumps even through the speakers of my laptop! Wow!

Ladypayne - that was a lovely arrangement of Scarborough Fair, simply beautiful, has put me in a nice frame of mind after a hard week.

Riddler - even although the music was unfamiliar listening lifted my tired weary spirit

There are so many good music this month. I hope not to miss any of these good music.

Mark, very nice piece. This is my first time hear the Emperor's New Clothes piano cover.
Teodor: Very nice etude.
Saranyona: You are Bergmuller expert here.
Newman: Your voice is very good.
sinophilia: Your playing is flowing. Very nice. Keep on.
ladypayne: Your rendition of Scarborough is very good. You seems interact with the music.
Riddler: Monk's Mood. It matches today's mood. Its whole day raining, without sunshine, without birds singing, without dogs barking....

This is my contribution this month.

Menuet in F maj. by Haydn.

Weiyan: I've played that! Nice piece, isn't it? It would be even better if you'd add a little pedalwork .

Weiyan, that was a lovely rendition....doesn't look very easy so you did well to keep the whole thing flowing

Posting after a really long time....

Here's my contribution... Its an Piano Cover of an Indian Bollywood song. Hope you guys like...
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Hi All!

I've enjoyed all the presentations to the ABF Piano Bar, although I haven't commented on all of them.

As promised, here is my latest original blues tune "You know you got the blues".

It ain't all that good, but it is original!

I hope you all enjoy it!

"You know you got the blues"

Rick

Sinophilia – Nice work. Have never seen the show but the theme seems familiar (and thanks)
EarlofMar – thanks
elleC – thanks (but you were at a bar listening to a live performace - it was 'recorded live' anyway)
ladypayne - a nice arrangement. I liked the echo of the melody idea
Riddler - very moody. A great exercise in chord progression
Weiyan – once again you demonstrate how much you have progressed. (You haven’t played a bluesy/12 bar piece for awhile – not following that any more?)
Mohan – I love Bollywood movies. (Although this tune isn't like the Bollywood fare I am used to hearing).
Rickster - Welcome back. A great little number. Great solo.

Saronoya: Thank you for suggestion. The score had not paddle mark so I don't know where to add paddle. For Baroque music I don't know where the to add the paddle.

Newman: Thank you for remind me the Tim Richards' blues improvisation. None of my blues meets the books requirement, for I only played the written part but no improvisation. Will pick up this book again and improvise according to the instruction.

Mohan Karthik: Your cover of the Indian Hollywood song is very nice. Its the music flow from your heart.

"improvise according to the instruction."

Can`t get my head round that!

Reverse order.

Teodor Looks like the secret police are spyinh on ya man! Excellent work for an hour`s graft. I like your philosophy!

Saranoya These tunes can fly along sometimes. There`s everything to be said for holding back; they will sound more expressive and a lot nicer to listen to. Yours certainly does. It sings.

[/b]Newman [b]Vintage Beatles. One o` mine`s coming up soon . . .Lovely expressive job as usual. Those guys will never be o o fashion.

[/b]Sinophilia[b] D. Abbey is compulsive viewing for my missus. You`re making great progress. More!

[/b]Lady payne[b] One o` my all time faves (S and G) HAS A HARPY SOUND TO IT WHICH FITS INTO A MEDIEVAl setting. Wonderful bit of inventive stuff in there too!

[/b]Riddler[b] Monks mood - sounds like Monasterial re-mead-ial sophistication indeed!

WeiyanA really good listen indeed! Yer piano`s sounding good too!

Mohan Carthek Great! I liked the heavy/light contrast at the end particularly. The Clavs are good, aren`t they?

Rickster Watch out, man. The Stones`ll have this off ya before ya know it . . .and Jagger Richards`ll get the royalties . . .

Wow, it is only the 5th, and the piano bar already has lots of great music.

Mark - I love it when someone takes the time to record pieces to help others learn. I think your project sounds like a great idea!

Teodor- You did a beautiful job with this piece. It says a lot about how much your music has progressed to have this much expression after only one hour with the piece.

Saranoya I think your tempo worked very well for this piece. You played it very smoothly and musically. I think it would sound rushed at twice that tempo.

Newman - You really have a nice voice. You do a beautiful job on these Lennon McCartney pieces. Maybe the dog was just showing his appreciationa and trying to harmonize. Your musical interlude worked well.

Sinophilia - Excellent job on Downtown Abbey. You voiced the octaves well.

Ladypayne - That is a really nice arrangement of Scarborough Fair, beautifully played.

Riddler - I love the harmonies in this piece. Very nice, laid back, jazz.

Weiyan- Nice job on the Haydn. The rhythm was very good and you let the melody sing over the accompaniment.

Mohan Kartnik - That is a beautiful piece and you played it very sensitively. Very lovely.

Rickster - Just Wow! That was really cooking. You had my foot tapping along. You are an inspiration.

Time must be going by fast. I've only gotten past the first page of listening.

Newman - You have a great voice for these Beatles tunes! I have a Beatles song of my own playing coming up if I can just get a good recording. (No voice though I don't do singing)

Teodor - You play so smooth, I can't believe you have just learned that so fast. It is very nice!

Saranoya - The slower tempo to me seems fine for that. I think it sounds lovely!

Ladypayne - Sounds like a very difficult piece that you played perfectly.

Sinophilia - Beautiful playing. I listened to more of yours on the sound cloud and all sound so smooth.

Weiyan - I always enjoy yours and your open piano. It is cool to watch and listen!

Riddler - Sorry but this reminds me of the rain, which I am so tired of now. No I joke I do like it! Sounds like from an old movie.

OK you have all inspired me to go work on my recording again!

Here is my entry for the month. This is a little soft Jazz piece called "Jazz Reflections". My husband liked this one!

https://www.box.com/s/a9ph25v45ezylqdr1km2