'Slow 12/8 Blues' (performance)
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Tim RichardsTim Richards performs Slow 12/8 Blues on piano, a chance to watch his shuffle feel and extended harmony up close and play along with the interactive notation.
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15 lessons (0h 43m) · 1 free
Lesson transcript
Music Lesson: Let's Go from the Top
Introduction
Welcome, everyone! Today, we're going to start fresh and review everything we've covered so far.
Review
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Warm-up exercises
- Remember the scales we practiced? Let's do those again to get our fingers moving.
- Practice ascending and descending the major scales.
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Chords
- Focus on the three basic chords:
- C major
- G major
- F major.
- Practice switching between these chords smoothly.
- Focus on the three basic chords:
New Material
Song of the Day
Today we'll introduce a new song.
- Title: "Strumming in the Sun"
- Key: D major
"Strumming in the Sun" will be our focus song for this lesson.
Chord Progression
- Intro: D - A - G
- Verse: D - Bm - G - A
- Chorus: D - A - G - A
Practice Tips
- Take it slow at first.
- Focus on keeping a steady rhythm.
- Repeat each section several times before moving on.
Conclusion
Let's wrap up for today.
- Review the chord progressions at home.
- Practice the warm-up exercises to keep your skills sharp.
Looking forward to seeing you all next class!
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Critically acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Tim Richards is one of Britain’s most experienced jazz educators, teaching piano privately for over 30 years, as well as at Morley College, Goldsmiths College, the University of Surrey, Premises Studios and other venues in the UK and abroad. He has produced numerous titles for Schott Music, including the best-selling two-volume Exploring Jazz Piano, Blues, Boogie & Gospel Collection and the acclaimed Improvising Blues Piano. He is also co-author, with John Crawford, of Exploring Latin Piano and Brazilian Piano Collection.
More recently Schott have published Jazz, Latin & Modern Collection (15 pieces for solo piano), comprising Tim Richards originals alongside pieces by Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, and the two volume set Beginning Jazz Piano (now a two-part MusicGurus course).
“The real joy of Tim’s music… is that it is both hugely educational but also such great fun to play. Anyone with the slightest interest in learning to play or teach jazz piano should really acquire a set of Tim’s books.” PianoDao
As a performer Tim has been a presence on the UK jazz scene since the 1980s, also playing the blues with UK and US legends such as Otis Grand, Earl Green, Dana Gillespie, Larry Garner, Joe Louis Walker and Mojo Buford. He has released over a dozen albums as a leader (featuring many of London’s best jazz musicians including Pete King, Gilad Atzmon, Tony Kofi, Jason Yarde, Seb Rochford, Ed Jones, Dick Pearce and many others), and toured all over Europe with line-ups ranging from duo to nine-piece. His latest recording, the album ‘Telegraph Hill’ by the six-piece Hextet, was described in The Observer as "A true joy from beginning to end".
More info can be found on his website www.timrichards.ndo.co.uk
