Hump Day Highlight: Joshua Wicker

by Jesse Michelsen February 16, 2011 Hump Day Highlight

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

by Jesse Michelsen February 14, 2011 Music Tips

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

by Jesse Michelsen February 11, 2011 Progress

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

by Jesse Michelsen February 9, 2011 Hump Day Highlight

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

by Jesse Michelsen February 7, 2011 Music Tips

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

by Jesse Michelsen February 4, 2011 Progress

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

by Jesse Michelsen February 4, 2011 Progress

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..

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Hump Day Highlight: Scott D. Davis

by Jesse Michelsen February 2, 2011 Hump Day Highlight

Welcome to another HDH! I am really enjoying this series. I get to share lesser known pianists and great pieces from when I was a kid with you guys. It’s awesome. Today’s highlight is: Scott D. Davis Scott is 37 and most of his videos are from when he was younger (and as you can […]

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Help: What song would you like to hear next?

by Jesse Michelsen January 31, 2011 Uncategorized

While I have some songs picked out, I like them all and can’t decide which one to start next. I’ve got the Yanni, Billy Joel and The Beatles song books on hand, each with 15 songs or so. I’m not against trying a song I’ve never heard before (this is a challenge after all) or […]

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Music Tip Monday: Reading Music – Part 2

by Jesse Michelsen January 31, 2011 Music Tips

Ok! Today is part two of reading music. This will teach you how to read notes on a sheet of music, what time signatures mean and what a measure is. Enjoy!

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