Hi all! I've been doing a lot of transcription lately and I'm looking to move my workflow to my ipad. I know there are a lot of sheet music editors out there but what I'm looking for is something that would allow me to loop a certain section of a song over and over again as I fill in the sheet music. Right now I set loop points as ableton and then write out my notes in Muse Score.

Maybe this sort of integration doesn't work and if so just any recommendations on sheet music software for Ipad would be appreciated!

Just a quickie: he devoted an entire chapter to generic voicings and then in his miracle chapter he mentions yet another stack of fourths and it’s not entirely clear to me why he devoted another chapter to it. Feel like I’m missing something. Thanks!

I'm going through the Jazz Piano Book by Mark Levine and one of the exercises is to reharmonize ii-V progressions with phrygian chords and it's not sounding good.

For example, I'm trying Autumn Leaves (in Em) and if I play a D phrygian over the first two chords (Am7 D7) I feel like I'm doing something wrong. Do you have any advice?

I keep getting a lot better. But at the same time, I’m amazed by some of the simple stuff I can’t do.

Like I was going through the Adam Maness practice routine where you just walk up the diatonic seventh chords but precede each one by its dominant with reasonable voice leading.

“No problem” I thought. Well… no problem in Cmajor, anyway.

So then I back up a step and try just walking up the diatonic chords (no preceding dominant). OK I can do that in arbitrary keys — BUT ONLY IN ROOT POSITION! The first half of the cycle around C is OK in all inversions, but when I get to like B and E I can’t even do the second inversion triads. (Like the “lean on me” walk up intro).

I’m amazed at how much better I can get at some things but how I still suck at others. You people who learned this stuff as kids and baked it into your brains have no idea how lucky you are.

Cristofori was born May 4th, 1655. His early work led directly to the development of the modern piano in the 19th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomeo_Cristofori?wprov=sfti1#

I know there are websites where you can try and find public pianos, but I’m wondering about the other option of purchasing a portable travel keyboard.

I’m a jazz player (and not yet a very good one), but I enjoy it. I love the full 88, but think I could get by with less. I don’t know the market at all, but thought I would ask here first.

I’m not being lazy, but would rather hear from those who own portable keyboards for practice and experiences, nice features, etc.

I'm a classical pianist looking for advice on how to learn jazz. I improvise/compose for fun (not jazz) and can play songs by ear -- usually pop songs, but the most complicated song I've transcribed by ear to date was Billy Joel - Vienna to give you an idea of my level, although it took me a couple of hours.

I know classical music theory (online course) and some jazz theory I've seen in videos. I have a very good memory and learn music theory in general really quickly. I can memorize a piece of classical music in a week, for example.

I would really appreciate it if you guys could let me know what you think would be the best way for someone like me to learn jazz as quickly as possible. Hopefully to become fluent within a few months of ~1hr/day. What things must be learned, and in which order? Thank you so much. :D

What is the best way to move a grand piano and to store it for 18 months? Do we need a specific piano storage or can it be just a temperature controlled one. I know humidity control is important.

I’m getting into piano improv more seriously and I’m trying to find the best way for the sound I’m trying to achieve. I’ve played jazz sax before and I know music and jazz theory very well so this is not really about understanding anything but really how to structure my practice to get where I want to be.

I’m trying to learn to play fluently that “happy bluesy” sound that we hear in New Orleans, traditional/early jazz. I like Louis Armstrong and also Nat King Cole, Oscar and other more recent guys that do not go too deep into modal stuff. I’m starting with standard 12-bar blues tunes (c jam, blue monk, etc.).

So how did these guys learn back then? I doubt it was through playing mixolydian on all 7th chords and such Greek modes/ scales-based approach that we see everywhere today. Their stuff just doesn’t sound like that. Of course both major and minor blues scales are paramount, but even then, they seem to mix these too like it’s one and the same, so it never sounds “scaly”. In blues guitar you have a position system that structuring your improv as an intermediate player, and is much more musical than scales. Is there anything like that for jazz/blues piano? Like an old-timer method from before everything became modes?

I hope this makes sense to anyone.

Hi all

There was an open studio video. I’m 90%sure it was a Peter video but it could have been Adam. Can’t remember if it was a newer “short” or one of Peter’s old “two minute jazz”. But it was just quarter note shells in the right hand and working on bass groove / feel with the left hand. I can’t seem to bring it up with Google. Anybody know which video I’m talking about and can find it?

Thanks!

I bought the book (pretty sure it’s the official one) with the scores for the pieces in the Take Five album.

There seem to be missing sections for the piano solo in the Blue Rondo score. Is there a legitimate source from which one can buy the complete transcription?

For example, around 4:00 to 4:20 in the album version that piano solo bit is missing from the book.

I have a chronic pain condition and I can really only play one single whole note per bar, or half notes sometimes, in my left hand. My right hand is much better but it's still tough to do too much of a stretch. Triads in root position or some inversion shapes end up not being too much of a problem.

I only played for about a year before injuring myself so I'm still beginner to early intermediate-ish. I'd like to work on playing tunes with pared down voicings and I was wondering if anyone had tips on how to incorporate color, extensions and just cool sounding voicings without having to use so many notes.

I'm mostly just playing for myself in a solo setting.

https://youtu.be/JfRTBqrK48U

I currently use a keyboard and cheap amp. There is some natural sustain/attack on a piano, but this is missing on my keyboard. I usually have to pedal to compensate, but I'll end up pedaling and lifting for every chord hit.

Should this style be played without pedal?

Hey! I'm a beginner pianist (but I'm kinda intermediate/advanced guitarist) and I'd like some recommendations of pianists that use counterpoint and inner voice movement. I dig Bill Evans a lot (he's one of the reasons I decided to start playing piano) and he does some of that, I've also listened to Fred Hersch and Keith Jarrett, which I liked. If I'm not asking too much, I'd rather listen to pianists with a more "modern" sound (whatever that means... but I don't like bebop, ragtime and that type of stuff).

Also, is there a method for counterpoint in piano that you guys recommend, or some youtuber or whatever? I wanted to play piano mainly because I felt counterpoint in guitar is kinda limited... well you can still do a lot of amazing things with it, but I feel like piano is a more complete instrument in that regard.

Thanks!

I just passed my level 10 RCM exam and I've always wanted to learn jazz. I'm wondering if there's books to learn off by.