Welcome to the course, what to expect
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Tom SealsTom Seals introduces his 'Piano Man' course, filmed at Ronnie Scott's, covering Billy Joel's 'New York State of Mind', Ray Charles' 'Hallelujah' and boogie-woogie ideas.
What's in the course
21 lessons (1h 47m) · 1 free
01. Welcome to the course, what to expect
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Lesson transcript
Welcome to This Course!
Hi guys,
Welcome to the legendary Ronnie Scott's here in London! I'm so excited to be on stage here at Ronnie's, showing you some of my favourite things.
Course Overview
We're going to split this whole course into three sections:
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New York State of Mind by Billy Joel
- We'll look at:
- Taking the sheet music
- How we can make it our own
- Some little tricks that he uses
- Improvisation ideas
- We'll look at:
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Hallelujah by the legendary Ray Charles
- We'll explore:
- Making the piano your own
- Big band left hand walking bass lines
- Right hand tricks
- Blues scales
- Working with or without a singer
- We'll explore:
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Boogie Woogie Ideas
- We'll cover:
- Getting the boogie, getting the woogie, putting them together
- Left hand patterns
- Right hand tricks
- How to end it
- Various techniques and ideas
- We'll cover:
Course Structure
This whole course is split up into bite-sized chunks for you to work through at your own pace:
- Take it slow.
- Go through it gradually.
- Realize that each part helps the others:
- The end helps the beginning,
- which helps the middle,
- which helps the beginning,
- which helps the end.
Just enjoy the course, explore it, take your own time, and ultimately go and have fun.
I'm so glad that you're here, and we've got so much to get going with. So, let's get started!
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
The mantle of UK Piano Man has long been held by Elton John, Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum. Over the past five decades no one else has come remotely close - until now!
Fresh from his sell-out "Let The Good Times Roll" tour, Tom Seals - "quite possibly the future of jazz and blues" - has the world at his fingertips. His virtuoso soloing, excellent improvisation skills and distinctive voice have led top industry figures to hail him as the UK's finest boogie woogie and blues pianist and vocalist.
Still in his mid-twenties, Seals has already played sold-out shows across the globe, including London's legendary Ronnie Scott's, a stunning performance at Birdland Jazz Club on Broadway in New York, and work alongside Jools Holland.
Notable appearances include:
- Cheltenham Jazz Festival's 'Gregory Porter & Friends'
- Jools Holland's 'Boogie Woogie & Blues Spectacular'
- Birdland Jazz Club, New York City
- British Summer Time - Hyde Park
- Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
- Gisburne Park Pop-Up
- Montreux Jazz Festival
- Cropredy Festival
- The Steinway Two Pianos Festival
- Glastonbury
- Newark Showground "Drive-In"
- Blenheim Palace
In his course, Tom throws open the secrets behind his playing - showing you how to swing standards at the piano, build authentic boogie woogie and blues lines, and find the freedom to improvise, so you can become the ultimate Piano Man yourself.
You can read Tom's full biography at www.tomseals.co.uk.
