Month: February 2011
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Hump Day Highlight: Josh Michelsen
Welcome back. Today’s highlight is near and dear to me and if you don’t notice the similarities in names here, today’s highlight is of my younger brother. Today’s highlight: Josh Michelsen! While this is clearly not piano, I’m not exclusive here. This series is meant to highlight musical talent far and wide. Josh wrote this…
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Special: Billy Joel playing Piano Man in 1975
I’ve had a couple questions about Billy Joel, how he plays, and Piano Man too so I thought I’d post my favorite rendition of this great song. This video is from 1975 and Billy has a ‘stache. I aspire to play just like him, but I think I’ll leave the lip warmer in the 70’s…
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Billy Joel – Piano Man – Week 3
Ok, so I may have gotten a little carried away at the end of the video but honestly, I’m just so freakin excited that I am learning this song! It’s one of my all time favs, and I know I say that each week, but the more I learn the song, the more I learn…
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Hump Day Highlight: Joshua Wicker
Welcome back to another great hump day! The week’s almost over and it’s time to start winding down. Here to help you do that is today’s highlight.. Joshua Wicker I’ve just discovered Joshua this past week but love the guys style and his voice is very unique. My wife told me about a song she…
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Music Tip Mondays: Reading Music Part 4
Back again for another Music Tip Mondays! I’m learning a lot doing these screencasts, as I’m a student myself and I hope the tips I share are useful. If I’m ever off and share incorrect information though, I fully expect you to correct me! 🙂
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Billy Joel – Piano Man – Week 2
Man I love this song, and now that I’m learning it and better understand how complicated and just well put together is, the more I love it. I found playing the harmonica at the same time as playing the piano to be more difficult than expected but I’m gettin’ the hang of it and really…
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Hump Day Highlight: Emily Bear
Welcome back to another hoppin’ Wednesday! Today’s highlight is of: Emily Bear Emily is a musical prodigy that has been compared to Mozart. She discovered the piano and could play scales at the age of 2 and 1month. She was found playing the piano all alone one day, with no prior interest or teaching. She’s…
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Music Tip Monday: Reading Music – Part 3
This week I’m covering a few essentials to reading music; sharps, flats and naturals. I forgot a couple things so I’ll include em in the next lesson, but this will help you understand some components of playing the piano.
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Yanni – One Man’s Dream – Final Take
This recording completes the first month and first song of the Pianoing Challenge. While I’m shooting to learn 12 songs this year, I’m not aiming for perfection. I know I’ll still need work, as evident in this recording. Either way, I’m happy with how it sounds and can’t wait to get the second song underway!
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Billy Joel – Piano Man – Week 1
Well, I asked and you guys voted that you wanted Piano Man next, so here it is. I’m excited to be learning this one as it’s one of my favorites. Pardon the hoodie, my wife likes to keep the temp pretty low in the house and my ears got cold..