#blueingreen #jazzpiano #harmony
Had a question about applying "chorale-type playing" to contexts other than ballads, which led to this true "deep dive" breakdown of different ways to approach the tune "Blue in Green", as well as a discussion of polyphony at the piano in general.
00:00 introduction to "chorale-type" playing
02:00 pedaling
03:09 opening up Gm13
04:00 using the changes to "Blue in Green"
06:37 shout out to Bach and Fred Hersch
07:33 using chorale-type playing for an "even 8ths" feel
10:17 one chorus ballad, one chorus even 8ths
11:42 note about rhythm
12:51 only solo piano?
13:00 using chorale-type playing for a "med up swing" feel
15:18 organizing multiple voices
16:59 about hand independence
19:05 some left hand ideas
20:06 on layers vs "voices"
20:53 "chorale" in RH, voicings in LH
21:30 more on layers vs "voices"
22:53 about "defragmenting", and finding the one most important layer
23:33 the fingering revelation
24:45 melody in alto or tenor voice
27:31 on moving voices simultaneously
29:10 the danger of being "glued" to the keys
30:47 hands separately, no pedal
32:00 with pedal, hands together
This is an extended clip from this month's Patreon livestream. The whole 75-minute stream also included performances of "Spring is Here" and "Killing Me Softly", one of my favorite arpeggio exercises, and the rest of this discussion of polyphony, piano playing, and Blue in Green.
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