The Shadow of Your Smile Tutorial Analyzing the music 

Well I don’t know about the God thing. Probably more like taking the time to study and learn the craft of playing and arranging music. Oh yes, and hundreds of hours of just me, alone with my piano. The bottom line is you enjoyed my music which makes me very happy. Thank you for your kind and most welcome comments.

You are most welcome. Glad you found it helpful. 😎

You’re most welcome. I hope it was helpful. 😎

Ich freue mich immer, von meinen deutschen Freunden zu hören. Bitte hören Sie, dass Ihnen das Tutorial gefallen hat. Wenn Sie interessiert sind, habe ich meine Interpretation von THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE mit für Ihr Sehvergnügen gepostet, kein Dialog, nur die Musik. Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, einen Kommentar zu hinterlassen. 😎🎶🍷❤️

I'm just happy to see you got through it all.

Thanks for letting me know. Glad I could shed a little light on such a a well crafted song.

I love doing them for you

Glad it was helpful!

It was my pleasure. So glad you enjoyed it.

Glad I could help.

If you are serious in your quest to learn how harmony works I strongly recommend the Gordon Delamont text book series. Kendor Music Inc. Start off with Modern Harmonic Technique, Volumes 1 & 2. There are 7 books in the series that cover such subjects as Modern arranging, 12-tone composition, and melodic techniques. You would however need a good teacher to work one on one with you. You won't be able to do these books on your own. I was one of the fortunate ones to be able to study under Delamont's direction. Another approach you might consider is to go to my website. From the home page click on tutorials. I have all my tutorials listed chronologically starting at a very basic level , moving up to more complex materials. The tutorials I've created cover along the same lines as the Delamont book series. Certainly not in as much detail as his books, but generally in a more approachable, friendly manner, I wish you the best of luck in your pursuits.

Congratulations. That not the easiest tutorial to keep up with. Glad you enjoyed it. I've put together a two PART tutorial on Billy Strayhorn's LUSH LIFE you might be interested in viewing.

@@davidburtstudio yes, I am. Thank your kind!!

Glad you enjoyed it. Great song to dissect 😎

You are most welcome. A great song to analyze.

You're most welcome. A great song to pull apart and see how it works!

Sorry I can’t help you out there. I worked out my own arrangement to perform. It was never written down. There are a number of arrangement available on line

Ahh, but I do play it “in rhythm”. The tutorial is intended to educate the viewer into various considerations of the harmonic and melodic structure of the song. If you check RU-vid you’ll see I have also posted my rendition of the song. No dialogue, just me playing my own piano arrangement.

Happy to be able to shine a little light your way. 😎

The piano is tuned before each tutorial or solo performance.i do. Unfortunately, there has been the odd time that one or more key notes slip while creating my videos. Time does not permit me to redo my videos when that situation happens. It’s the down side of acoustic pianos, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

The tutorials I post are not intended as “how to play a given song”. You can easily find those type of tutorials from easy play to more advance on RU-vid. The tutorials I post are for student who wish to understand what principles and structure the composer used in creating the harmony and voice leading principles that went into the creation of the song.

@@davidburtstudio how are you going to show what principles and structure the composer used creating the harmony if you're not even showing straight through the structure of the song

Perhaps a look at some of my tutorials on harmony and voice leading would be helpful.

Hello again, What I should have mentioned and sorry I didn’t sooner, is any song that I analyze in a tutorial I have also posted an arrangement of it. The Shadow of Your Smile is no exception. No talking, just music, but following for the most part the the chord changes discussed in the tutorial. If you can’t find the song please go to my website: www.davidburt.com. On the right side of my homepage click on SOLOS There are over a hundred titles to choose from. Good luck with your music endeavours. 😎

My tutorials are NOT equal. This one along with Billy Strayhorn’s LUSH LIFE, and others are complex in nature and therefore my tutorials reflect that. That is why I have a disclaimer at the beginning that says in a much nicer way, “if you don’t understand certain musical concepts you’ll be completely lost”. Fortunately, I have separate tutorials that explain in detail every concept I discuss in these videos. It’s expected that students will use the pause button, and even replay a section to ensure their understanding is solid before moving on. As for the sound problem, it could be improved if a recorded in a professional sound studio rather than in my home. However, in all the hundreds of replies I’ve received over the years you are the only one who has brought it to my attention. Perhaps the problem might be at your end.