Personal & Professional Development for Jazz Pianists. Learn technique, theory, history, knowledge, musical intelligence, business intelligence, performance tips & more. Professional Jazz Pianist Paul Tobey drops 1 video every week.
HOW TO SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: jazzmentl.com/donations/donation-form/ Wikipedia : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tobey linktr.ee/paultobey
I highly suggest not to tune the piano by yourself unless you've got some sort of training/mentoring. There are many things you can screw up. For example the damper felt by pushing the felt strip like this gentleman does. Least but not last it will take you few lost minds before you complete it to the level it actually sounds any better, especially higher notes.
There should be a way to describe the difference without an instrument. For instance, blues has few chords. Or the structural format. I can only listen to blues for 20 mins because it all starts to sound the same. Whereas in jazz one sound can take 20 mins. Can anyone expand on that. Thank you respectfully.
This could be your best tutorial to date Paul! 🎉 15 minutes packed with useful, focused techniques to develop our improv skills. Delivered in a clear and relaxed style that’s really digestible. The audio quality and video editing are top-notch too. Thanks for adding the links to explore “Autumn Leaves” on even deeper levels. 🎹 You keep churning out great material! I hope you are getting in some of that summer golf time you were looking forward to. 🌤️ ⛳️🏌🏿♂️
Welcome to JazzMentl. You may also like my free jazz beginner course! Honestly, this is exactly how I would have liked learning jazz. Give it a try....jazzmentl.com/the-ultimate-beginners-guide-to-jazz-piano/
Hi JazzMentlists. First, thanks for taking the time to Subscribe. Give a Thumbs Up or Leave a Comment! All of these actions support this channel. Okay, so a couple of things. Some of you will want the sheet music, so click here to download jazzmentl.com/autumn-leaves-lead-sheet/. I also have a step=by-step solo transcription tutorial of Autumn Leaves for beginners: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CUGsWk8kgkA.html. And I have a Jazz Piano Solo tutorial of Autumn Leaves for Intermediate, which digs a bit deeper into some piano soloing tips and techniques here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n23n9TNZrog.html Let me know if you have any questions! - Enjoy!! Musically Yours, Paul Tobey
FYI this is a different solo then the one I recorded on PART 2 Lesson of Lush Life. You can learn more advanced piano techniques on part II ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PPV2sCsHQ18.html
Thank you. I did see Part 2 but I would love it if you did an actual piano tutorial where you break down, how to actually play the song like houseofjaz does. He doesn’t have lush life though. Thx.
This music mix was curated for your listening pleasure. Paul Tobey's new album It's Time is now out and can be purchased www.paultobey.com/product/its-time-by-paul-tobey-cd/. Thanks for listening!!! Enjoy your morning coffee (or tea). - Team JazzMentl
Thank you very much, but I wouldn't want this to cause you any inconvenience or waste your time. If one day some of the videos were translated, that would be wonderful, but fortunately it's possible to understand the gist of what's being said even when we don't speak English very well. In the meantime I try to write using an online translator, and hope that what I say will be understandable. More concretely, the exercises discussed here, although very simple in theory, seem to me to get to the heart of the matter. Mainly by freeing the right hand, and allowing you to visualize the "paths" from point A to point B, shifting according to the chords played. What's special about bop vocabulary is that you can slip these chromatisms into it, as you illustrate perfectly. It sounds simple, but we don't think so until a talented teacher has shown or confirmed it for you. And this click opens up new perspectives, which can be added to the other aspects already acquired. Thank you for this. Perhaps it would also be interesting to talk about minor II V I cadences. With minor 7-flat 5 chords, and also dominant seventh chords with more extensions. Following on from this question, do you think, for example, that we could successfully consider the scales of a classical C major II V I cadence also in an A minor II V I cadence? And if so, what chromaticism would you recommend to keep with the bebop aesthetic? Finally, one aspect that might also be worth mentioning is how to help build a chorus on little-used cadences. In other words, not by drawing on the general, but by trying to develop the unique. Obviously, this is a vast subject, and one that may concern above all composers or pianists who would like to play more harmonically modern pieces, while embracing a traditional swing rhythmic structure. Perhaps my suggestion is not a good one, but watching with interest your video (I discovered it a few days ago and haven't seen anything before from you) a musician might suggest one or more themes that you could comment on. And suggest ideas for solos (rhythmic placement, choice of scale). For example Prism, So Tender by Keith Jarrett, or Ron's Place by Brad Mehldau. These are just modest ideas. In any case, thank you very much for your help and your talent!
Thanks for your thoughtful suggestions. I have multiple videos on II V 1 like this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-L94qKp42stc.html (for intermediate and advanced). I think I just did a Masterclass ru-vid.comqnpyeKwcsGI on II-V-I's & Passing Chords. I do have "How to Play BLACKBIRD" like Brad Mehldau ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vbUZtpVB5d8.html. I do not have tutorials no Prism, So Tender or Ron's Place. These are all very good suggestions! Thanks! 🙏
Thanks for this tutorial. I feel intuitively that you've touched on some really important and instructive aspects for anyone interested in developing their bebop vocabulary. The method you recommend also seems right. The only problem for me (alas) is that my level of English is too inadequate. This is frustrating because I have to guess what you're saying, rather than actually understanding it. Maybe one day there'll be a French translation....
Hello Paul, great videos, really useful. Are you going to make a third video where you explain and breakdown some of the RH improv concepts that you use at the start of this video? Thanks, Phil
@@philhargreaves5109 Hi Phil. I scoured my channel to find this for you. But I don't have the third video for that. I have dozens of videos on improvisation. Did you have a look at my live stream playlist? There might be some stuff that you really like there. In the meantime, I'll think about producing right hand improv concepts for you. If you ask for it, I'm sure there's many others that would like the same thing. Thanks for the suggestion!
Hello Paul, it would be great to have a specific video on RH improv on this standard. That said, I have just checked out your site and, as you point out, there are some great videos on there (e.g. jazz brain when creating a solo etc). It’s the improv concepts that are so useful to newcomers like me so we can start to develop improv with our basic knowledge of scales, chord tones etc. Keep up the good work….best wishes, Phil
Have you ever checked out Coreas "musician hat"? A collection of insight, excersises and routines by the master himself. He kinda gave it away for free and the pdf is circulating in the web. Might be an idea for a Video?
Hi JazzMentlists. First, thanks for taking the time to Subscribe. Give a Thumbs Up or Leave a Comment! All of these actions support this channel. Okay, so a couple of things. Once you finish this video you can see me play the whole thing here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8mwhAMt9tPA.html . I also gave a Masterclass on this tune, which make a good supplement to this. You can find it here: ru-vid.comr0cBpKSuAmw. Let me know if you have any questions! - Enjoy!! Paul
Hi JazzMentlists. First, thanks for taking the time to Subscribe. Give a Thumbs Up or Leave a Comment. All of these actions support this channel. Okay, so a couple of things. This is the companion video for the tutorial you can find here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uuz7AwmbM3c.html . I also gave a Masterclass on this tune, which make a good supplement to this. You can find it here: ru-vid.comr0cBpKSuAmw. Let me know if you have any questions! - Musically yours, Paul
@@Jazzmentl My old college had pianos in every dorm, but they were woefully out of tune and no one knew how to tune them. They were quite nice though... Nowadays, I see free piano listings all the time and think about how nice it would be to have one... this tutorial is one step closer to getting one someday...
It is a significant committment~ for sure. The sad part is that my best videos (what I think contains great golden nuggets) are usually the ones with low views because they are too advanced for most folks 😞. It's tricky to land in that sweet spot - "intermediate to advanced" - not too advanced. The money is teaching beginner jazz, but there are sooo many good channels that cater to that crowd. I really love training intermediate to advanced.
Excellent tutorial! Analyzing the melodic structure as well as the chords of the song is a great way to learn and enjoyment of practice. Thank you so much for this video.
@@mariolamadrid Thanks 🙏 Mario! Glad you enjoyed. I'm currently working on a Chick Corea tutorial "Spain". Feel free to explore my playlists for others.
Yeah, I saw your „tutorial“. I am a PianoTuner/PianoTechnician for more than 20 years (learnd by myself) and I have a lot of clients who a very happy with my work. I have the skill to tune only by ear, but I use VeriTuner (becaus of an acute hearing loss 6 years ago). Also tried PianoMeter. But VeriTuner is better in my opinion, but also more expensive. In your video you told that you need a pianohammer/-lever which not bends. But a hammer like this in your vid. bends (it is a kit, you can by at amazon or eBay). The only Lever that doesn’t bend is a carbon lever, which I use. So, there are different pin sizes. How can you know that this lever is perfect right for your pin size? I am a little bit anxious about that act, to “squeeze” the muting-strip between the string with a screwdriver. You just need to slip off an you'll injure the soundboard. So I use the nylon clamp, which is used to mute the strings in the treble. Further I see that you didn’t hit the right pedal when you sticked in the mutin strip. You have to do this, espc. when it is in the range with wedge-dampers. It must be a habit/custom to hit the right pedal, when you put a wedge in, espc. in the bass section. The art of settle a pin is a long, long process of learning all your life. Espc. to set the unisons. This I miss in you video, further a complete tuned piano with your method. A good piano tuner compares the progressions of the intervalls like 3rd, 6th oder 10th, maybe the double-octave or the duo-decime. These are the aural checks I use in my tunings. Oh yes, I encourage my clients to something for themselves. But… To tune a piano in a satisfying way - so that it has a quality of STABLE (concert-)pitch and very exact unisons - in mostly one and a half an hour - is an art, where you need much experience. Espc. tuning the unisons will be more a frustration. In my opinion: A musician should be concentrated to his music. Because a piano is a BIG instrument with mor than 5000 individual parts (only action), there is no other possibility, that a musician needs a technician. I am a card driver, but I need a car technician - it ist analogue to a piano. The general meaning of very some(!) of my clients is: “Okay, two, three or five tones - I can fix, but not the whole piano in that quality, in that SHORT time.” Way more is, that a pianotuner not only tunes a piano, but regulates them: intonation… regulate the weight of feathers, capstans, backcheck, let-off, hammer-blow… All theses things change in a period. CONCLUSIO Yes, to fix some tones is absolutely okay, but it never will replace a PianoTechnican/Pro-Tuner. You don’t do a maintenance-service with your car, because there is a video on YT. So you won’t do a maintenance-service with your piano. Actually I have a pianoframe here with keys by Steinway (Model K). This is about 97 years old. The keys stuck. The felts are ratty… The keytops were dirty and loose… I had to replace some. After this the action will be completely renewed: new pins, new regulation, regulate hammer-blow… Why do I say this? It is not only a tuning that will keep the quality of a piano. Last week I had to regulate a Kawai, which is only 20 years old… I tuned it; but the keys were to tight and so on and so on… AND: It is a lot of exercise to know, how to move the pins and how to settle it STABLE. But as I told: I encourage my clients to tune… No one does it. If you move the pin wrong, you can destroy the pinblock… Oh oh…
Thanks for sharing your expertise. I hope folks read your comments and continue to educate themselves on piano tuning. It's always good to hear from the piano tuning experts and listen to sage advice. If you wish to put a part II video together, I'd be happy to edit and post it here 🙂
@@Jazzmentl Thanks for your answer. I love to show people, how to tune a piano. But they often recognize, how difficult it is. First: Set the temperament. Second: “Copy” it to the octave, but don’t forget to stretch Third: Tune the unisons. Two years ago I made a video, but it is still in work. Maybe I should start a video by myself. E.g. tuning unisons seems easier as it is in real. But I invite you to ask things. I can give you the link to my website (only in german)… Yes, there is too much written, but the gallery is quite interesting.
This is a golden tutorial. You are a great teacher and thank you for the sheet music. This seemed like a daunting piece to learn but with this help I am going to give it a shot!
