@@PianoteOfficial How do I sign up for Jesus' mprovisation class. Is it an exclusive class that he has or is it through Pianote? If so, could you put up rhe link? Thank you.
Have followed him for so many years now. He already had wild chops at berklee and his musicality has been refined so much over time. It's great to see him pass on simple tips to other pianists
@@hithere2426 Basically piano slang for fast and accurate playing which I'm sure you can find in many other of his videos. There are plenty of classical and jazz pianists that can already do that. I personally prefer musicality where speed is really just used to convey the art in a particular way if the artist deems it necessary but there's an audience for everything
@@jimmynguyen227 thanks Jimmy. That's right what you said about musicality over just speed, and Jesus Molina seems to have it both well in sync! I met him at Berklee yesternight, after his band's concert at our berklee caf, such an honor to watch him play from like a few feet away and then meet him. It's funny how when I asked him what advice he would give me for practice if it was just one he could share. "Practice really REALLY slow", says the fastest piano player I've seen in my life. Despite having been given that advice so many times in the past, the same coming out of his mouth came out as so convincingly touching. Edit: spelling errors lol
Try both too! Even as a total beginner. Not separate melodies for each hand. Just one melody, with chord notes for support and embellishments if you can do that, otherwise you can start with one note at a time with each hand (and rests obv). The secret to bringing your hands together as a beginner is to bring them together literally, right next to each other. Then it's easier to feel both hands as "one unit" if they're close dancing up and down the keyboard. Even if you start out playing one note with each hand, so at most 2 notes happening at a time, but often 0 or 1, that's plenty to get your hands moving together. That can also help you get a feel for the different intervals (the pitch relationship between 2 notes is called an interval). It helps if you have a drum machine or eventually both harmonic and rhythmic accompaniment, so you don't feel the need to fill out the sound rhythmically and harmonically as part of your improvising if you're not ready to do that yet (or if you're practicing to be in a band and don't want to step on anyone's toes, whereas solo you can play all the notes, who cares). What I mean, essentially, is for both your hands to play a single lead line, with embellishments, but working/dancing together on the keyboard. Then, in addition, you can do bass in left hand, solo in RH, or arpeggios in RH, solo in LH, and so on. And then bring it all together, mixing it all up however you feel. Also, if you're practicing improvisation, don't be afraid to hit wrong notes. That's ear training. Imperfect timing, no worries. But record yourself, and listen back. Then you can decide later, with a clearer mind, what you liked, what you want to work on or try next time. This is a different mindset from learning songs... more like rough mining ore rather than polishing gemstones. Like they say, all work and no play... balance is good. I think the most important thing... like when someone you know very well comes up and touches you from behind, and you know who it is? Jesus's playing feels like that. You can tell it's coming thru his filters and mood, and I think that's important, even for "composed" music.
@@GizzyDillespee nice Adam, appreciate that thoughtful response! It's a funny thing with the YT algorithm, because shortly after posting that I started getting suggestions on 'chord clusters', or playing out the chord with both hands....what you're telling me will both encourage me to learn exactly what's making up the chord, but also all those sweet jazzy chords. Yeah I think I got stuck in "mirror mode" with left and right hand, basically duplication. Tough as a self learned working off YT videos. However good I think I'm getting there's years of theory I'm skipping over, I'm certain. As a guitar player for 20 something years, it's definitely taken me less time to learn the basics of piano, but wishing I'd started years ago when my fingers were more flexible. Good luck to you in all things music and beyond!
So lovely, so raw, so you... improvisation is magical and you might forget what you played after a while but you will never forget the feeling you just made...
cuando tienes toda esa musica en tu cabeza...y toda esa tecnica... es facil...mientras no lo es!!!!.....hermano ...eres un crack ....me atrevo a decir que eres el numero uno!!!!
Jesus Molina’s lesson on improvisation reminds me of how simple making music, like Ravel’s Prelude from Le Tombeau de Couperin. Initially restricting to four notes and play simple melody based on them. Slowly add in one new note would bring forth new colour.
OMG...sir... you are really awsm...Iam learning how to play keyboard from your channel...its very helpful...This video is really awsm...just loved it sir...
Awesome way for pianists to approach left hand soloing/general development! lately I’ve been transcribing Christian McBride solos to strengthen my left hand as well. Thank you Maestro Molina!
That's so beautiful and simple how you explained how to improvise, you are so right you have to hear the dissonance between every note of the scale against the chord. You are brilliant bro, your beautiful personality comes out in your playing. Cheers.
Hello lisa..😊 as always u are one step ahead to help us learn things out of box which includes amazing piano stuff from ur channel .. Thnxx for bringing molina as well... God bless u.... Tc ❤️😊
The English, I understand. The music and improvisation, the singing what you're playing, can someone please translate? 😅 Jokes aside, thanks for this. It's beautiful.
That way of improvisation is not as easy as he says, this advertising is misleading. Looks easy, he makes it easy but there is some harmony and rhythmic concepts that you have to know very well before you can play like this.
You are a legend bro i watch your video i need help in improvising free style jazz but I lost touch because I met accident my left wrist bone is not there but slowly I'm playing piano So which exercise to practice to strengthen my left hand please help
