Jazz Piano Course: Tritone Subsitutions (Lesson 7) 

Mangold hi Would you mind showing me the 12 bar blues?

No literally, the BEST teacher. I came here just to make my own comment almost a carbon copy of yours.

I come every year. Don't worry, even with COVID-19 lurking everywhere, I'll be back.

You don't need a LOT of "fancy" chords to sound good, just a few well placed ones.

Welcome to the secret jazz club. Together, we can now look down on people who don't know what secondary dominants are.

MangoldProject definitely! I gave them a code name: the VV chords :)

MangoldProject Any chance you will visit Shanghai or San Francisco in the future?

Thanks Anna. Your playing is outstanding!

MangoldProject oh thank you! 😊

Why, thank you. Take a heart.

Interesting. Never heard that name - I'll look it up.

@@MangoldProject Thanks a lot m(_ _)m

ChordieApp. You need MIDI input.

ChordieApp.

@@MangoldProject Thank you! I'm just learning at it would be really useful to relate the score notation with the keys!

My piano used to be a Roland RD700GX, not NX. I prefer either the Kawai MP11 or the Nord Piano (or Stage) over any Roland at this point.

MangoldProject thanks for the reply. Here are my further thoughts, which I think you might find interesting. I have also had the Nord stage (2). I found the action inferior to the Roland 700NX by a considerable way. We both agree I think about the Roland RD 2000. I found the action to be good, but also inferior to the 700NX, which has the best action I have ever played. The Concert Grand sound of the 700nx has a responsive expressiveness I have never found on any sample based technology. I think this is to do with the fact it is not layered, rather the sound is created from scratch. Also sample based keys unavoidably capture some reverb when the original sounds are recorded. When you use the sound there is a second reverb and possibly a third reverb if you apply an fx. This can muddy things and confuse the ear. These are small differences but over time they are felt in the expressiveness of the board. Perhaps you know also that for each note there are a number of different samples used to capture the actual dynamic oscillations of the way the real piano sounds at different volumes. This is because it’s not just a matter of increasing the amplitude of a wave, the wood and the metals of real pianos react in very different ways according to the way the key is struck. Here is a breakdown. Let’s say that for each note of a sampled piano their may be five layers. As midi has 128 different velocity values, the first ppp sound might be used for all the velocity sounds between say the range 1-20 velocity. The same sample is used and it is simply amplified. This is not how a piano responds it is an inferior emulation. As the note reaches the top of the velocity range it is merged with the second sample. This is done to avoid a sudden audible switch from one sound to the next between velocity 20 and 21. So, effectively, at some velocity values, two piano samples are being heard. Also undesirable. The Roland 700nx uses the Supernatural technology to create its sound from scratch. There is no layering involved. There are many other technologies that create the sound from scratch synthetically TruePianos comes to mind. IMO Roland got it very right with this particular sound. It responds like a true grand piano. I have never found its equal, though it is also available on the 2000 NX, deep inside its menus. The 2000 also has the Supernatural tech. The PHA 3 keyboard of the RD700NX complements this sound with a superb touch, in my subjective opinion, the best I have played. I can’t actually see how its action could be improved upon, it’s firm, it feels like a Steinway. My finger muscles had to develop to access its full dynamic, but this lead me to a new expressiveness. The 2000 has the PHA 50 key bed, this IMO is more like the Nord, lighter, and more synthetic. The 2000 has much better non piano sounds but the default pianos are pretty poor - being sample based. The build is poorer too. The 2000 has better controls and eight faders, much better for Hammond. This has been much longer than I intended to write, but rather than delete, I thought I would share. If you get a chance, I would recommend you play the Roland 700NX, it’s a truly great piano keyboard, now available at great prices. I have no knowlege of Kawaii.. Finally, did you know that MIDI 2 is now out and developers are creating new keyboards for it? There are lots of benefits including instant set up of hardware in daws and tow way communication, but the feature I find interesting is that no longer will velocities be restricted to 128 values, not it will be millions. I hope you found this interesting

You're welcome!

It's a program called ChordieApp.

Look up "playing guitar on piano" for my video on the topic.

ChordieApp.

@@MangoldProject Thank you

Afraid not - no time for that.

Can I ever become a professional pianist? If yes can u help me achieve it?

Yes, but you'll need to take lessons in an organized manner with a local teacher.

OK. But I have learned triads on all 12 keys... Pls sir can u be the savior I have been longing for?

No name, it was just made up for this video.

rly rly nice

Some of it sounds like Play Misty for Me