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From whiteboard notes and exercises I sent to students this week. David
Jazz has been around for 120+ years. It has gone through many different periods: early jazz, swing, bebop, model, free and more. Now it is 2022, what now? The hoary old standards are wearing a bit thin, but just in time, and to the rescue, the next generation of meta-modern musicians has arrived. I'm in awe. Here is a small sample of performances that got "2 thumbs up" from my young teen jazz students this week.
This is what Rick is working on.
Rick’s memorized list of tunes with study links.
Steps to soloing fluency.
Revised August 2022 Another day in the teaching studio and another diverse set of pieces. Someone stated that an average piano teacher teaches 600+ titles a year. I believe it.
Up next: Music rehearsal with my friends, the pianist Jim Finlayson and bassist Rory Slater. I'll be drumming. We've been meeting every 2 weeks for years. It is always a highlight of my week playing tunes from the "Great American Songbook". Lots of Porter, Corea, Hancock, and Ellington. Back to class 7. Prelude in Db by Glière 8. Fantasia in D minor K397 by Mozart 9. Pumpkin boogie by Faber 10. Sonatina in C by Faber 11. Drum rudimental warmups 12. Never Going To Give You Up by Rick Ashley 13. Theory class RCM 8 and Band Lab DAW Now to the drummers 14. Video game music 15. 3/4 Scottish snare drum solo 16. Free Fallin' by Tom Petty 17. Rollin' in the deep by Adele 18. Superstition by Stevie Wonder Revised August 2022  Another day of teaching piano and drum set comes to an end. Here is today’s student repertoire.
Marching by Kabalevsky Skating Waltz by Berlin Love Me Tender by Elvis Claire de Lune by Debussy Les Baricades Misterieuses by Couperin Chitlin’s Con Carne by Burrell Etudes by Scriabin Prelude and Fugue in Bb by Bach Clementi Etude in E by Clementi Serenade by Haberbier Cancion by Mompou Cottontail by Ellington Kamado Tanjiro no Uta by Shiina and Ufotable Watermelon Man by Hancock Haunted mouse by Faber and Faber Forest Drums by Faber and Faber Dinah by Fats Waller Never Going to Give you up by Ashley Street of Dreams by Ella Scottish ¾ March It’s Only A Paper Moon by Nat King Cole Meditation by Jobim Night train by Forrest Time for a beer. Revised August 2022
It was an all adult teaching day. It was a great day. If I can help you, please call me. David #scirabin #modernism #improvisation Scriabin reimagined by a jazz pianist. Scriabin Prelude op. 16 no.4
This guy did the work and then fearlessly put himself out there.
David Revised October 2022 A new student favorite that debuted at our zoom recital yesterday. This is a sample from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week. Title, composer, level. Hey Jude Beatles Prelude in C JS Bach RCM 5 Sonata in C 1767 Haydn RCM 5 Atacama Wynn-Anne Rossi RCM 2 Take the A Train Strayhorn Sonatina in G Clementi RCM 4 Quiet Lagoon Jon George RCM 2 Chopsticks Mexican Jumping Beans Serenade Franz Schubert Saving the best for last Air Supply Sonata in F Mozart RCM 9 March Dmitry Kabalevsky RCM A 1st Gymnopedie Eric Satie RCM 8 We Are The Champions Freddie Mercury and Queen Dundas Blues Boogie Woogie David Story Menuet en Rondeau Rameau RCM 2 Sneaky Sam Melody Bobar RCM B Sonatina in G Thomas Attwood RCM 3 Charlotte's Daydream Pieter de Graaf Intermezzo in A minor Brahms RCM 9 Cathryn goes to Hollywood David Story Bouree in F Telemann RCM 7 Etude in D minor Czerny RCM 3 St. James Infirmary Trad Jazz Sonatina in A minor Bender RCM 3 Study in D major Swinstead RCM 8 A partial list:
Adult Exam preparations for May and June 2021 1 RCM Prep A 1 RCM 1 1 RCM 3 1 RCM5 2 RCM 7 3 RCM 8 1 RCM 10 Revised October 2022  Planning an interpretation
This helps the student have a clear metal representation of what to consider and then how to execute this "vision" prior to "practicing" the piece. Call me. David Revised October 2022 This is the book by Anders Ericsson for the layperson on the science of "deliberate practice". This video is a teaser.
A sample of what is on for this week.
Nine brave and committed adult students are preparing to sit for their classical piano exams this spring and summer. 1 RCM Prep A 1 RCM 1 1 RCM5 2 RCM 7 3 RCM 8 1 RCM 10 If you would like to join us. Call me. David My students have eclectic tastes. I love it. If you would like join us, call me.
David A list of tunes I've played at public jam sessions in Toronto over the last 2 years that I've been attending as a drummer.
All of me Summertime Now's the time Au privave Scrapple from the apple It don't mean a thing Satin doll Blue bossa C jam blues Another cool one Cherokee Tenor madness Autumn leaves Billie's bounce Black Orpheus Blue monk Oleo Straight, no chaser All the things you are East of the sun If I were a bell My romance There will never be another you What is this thing called love? Footprints Four Have you met miss jones? Just friends Mr PC Recordame Solar Song for my father So what St. Thomas Take the A train All the things you are Scrapple from the apple There is no greater love Watermelon man Alone together Girl from Ipanema Days of wine and roses Doxy Softly as in a morning sunrise Star eyes All blues Freddy freeloader Ornithology Impressions Lester leaps in Fly me to the moon Less common Blues for Alice Donna Lee Beautiful love Wave Work song Georgia My little suede shoes A night in Tunisia Tune up How high the moon Stella by starlight Body and soul both fast and slow Confirmation I hear a rhapsody Up jumped spring There will never be another you I love you Out of nowhere Night and day The link below offers some good advice to read before you attend your first jam, including a short list of essential tunes for beginners. You don't need to learn the entire list before attending. A blues in Bb and F, a common standard or two, one bossa and you are ready to go. http://music.unl.edu/jazzstudies/HaarJamSessions.pdf Cheers, David Story |
You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail. AuthorI'm a professional pianist and music educator in West Toronto Ontario. I'm also a devoted percussionist and drum teacher. Categories
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