Thank you, thank you and thank you again!!! This is the video I've been waiting for for YEARS!! Stride and ragtime piano are characterized by a style which is amazing as well as challenging. And so, getting some advice from people that do master jazz techniques, just like you do, is definitely what I - and whoever wants to learn about Stride - need!! Thanks a lot!!
The right hand language of Stride is really mostly just figures based on the I major 6, like most swing era language. i'd say study fats waller and James P, like how they move around thirds for example.
The nice thing with Joplin is that it’s written for you. But of course, Johnson, Waller, Teddy Wilson, Dick Hyman, Art Tatum…so many greats to learn from (recording-wise)
The first question reminded me of my grandmother-she was a church pianist/organist for decades, and would never have been caught playing Joplin. Some inhibitions started to slip when she got dementia, though, and once in particular, she played a number of hymns in stride style. Unfortunately, it was before cell phones had the capacity to record video.
the survey technique you advise in your second question is terrific. my teacher Dr Roland Wiggins said, "take a survey, that's how to fill your bag." i teach something like this to all my students as well. gold as always.
A lot of what you say about music applies to writers too. Some days, everything just flows and other days, it's a struggle to write more than a sentence or two.
Sweet Georgia Brown is a great tune for Stride. Please make a stride lesson on ,or, include the tune in some future video tutorial Aimee. I've been using Root with 3rds & 7ths ,in left hand, get into trouble when trying to add thicker chords. Thanks for any help.
I find the left hand in stride really hard when I'm trying to play the melody in the right. I'm never sure (if the chord lasts more than 1 bar) whether to play root, chord, 5th (3rd?), chord (different voicing). I can't cope with my hands flying all over the keyboard!😂
Usually in stride u fill the beats and u play bass on the strong beats and chords on the Weak ones. I can play with whatever and mix walking bass lines… if you’re not sure how it should feel just hear a lot of stride!!! Always inspires with direction
