Comments on: How to Play a Funk Groove on the Piano http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:58:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Click here to learn how to play piano http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-2507 Click here to learn how to play piano Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:32:13 +0000 http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/#comment-2507 <strong>Click here to learn how to play piano...</strong> [...]How to Play a Funk Groove on the Piano | GrooveWindow[...]... Click here to learn how to play piano…

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]]> By: dan http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-2085 dan Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:39:18 +0000 http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/#comment-2085 Hi Jonathon You are fantastic! RE: "Funk Groove" I'm stuck on measure 30 (Left Hand "Helpers" Vid 13). That one measure is packed with so many notes and it requires such precise timing and technique. I'm stuck!!! It would be very helpful if you could make a new video of lesson 13, using the revised sheet music... please! Thank you so much for your great music, teaching site & materials. Dan D. Hi Jonathon

You are fantastic!

RE: “Funk Groove” I’m stuck on measure 30 (Left Hand “Helpers” Vid 13). That one measure is packed with so many notes and it requires such precise timing and technique. I’m stuck!!!

It would be very helpful if you could make a new video of lesson 13, using the revised sheet music… please!

Thank you so much for your great music, teaching site & materials.

Dan D.

]]> By: Pianoninja924 http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-2057 Pianoninja924 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 02:36:30 +0000 http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/#comment-2057 Hello there Jonathon! I'm a big fan and I just want to say how glad I am that you took the time out to make all of these videos. I've always been a major fan of the funk genre and thanks to your instruction, I've learned a few songs. I'm really looking forward to posting them on youtube and you could stop by and see how it turned out. I love feeling that you convey when you play. I can tell that you're someone that has a lot of fun on the keys! I look forward to working on my next funk tune! You > awesome. -Steven Hello there Jonathon!

I’m a big fan and I just want to say how glad I am that you took the time out to make all of these videos. I’ve always been a major fan of the funk genre and thanks to your instruction, I’ve learned a few songs. I’m really looking forward to posting them on youtube and you could stop by and see how it turned out. I love feeling that you convey when you play. I can tell that you’re someone that has a lot of fun on the keys! I look forward to working on my next funk tune! You > awesome.

-Steven

]]> By: Peter Kent http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 Peter Kent Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:03:56 +0000 http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/#comment-1540 Hi Jonathon Thankyou so much for your insight and to making these lessons available to us. I started playing piano when I was 7 but then become a multi instrumentalist. Unfortunatly, I had a brain haemorrage when i was 28 and lost a lot of my reading ability, and also a little co ordination in my left hand. I thenk you for inspiring me again and i was wondering if you had any tricks to get both hands playing together but seperatly again. any help would be muchly appreciated. Kind regards to you and your family. Cheers Peter Hi Jonathon Thankyou so much for your insight and to making these lessons available to us. I started playing piano when I was 7 but then become a multi instrumentalist. Unfortunatly, I had a brain haemorrage when i was 28 and lost a lot of my reading ability, and also a little co ordination in my left hand. I thenk you for inspiring me again and i was wondering if you had any tricks to get both hands playing together but seperatly again. any help would be muchly appreciated. Kind regards to you and your family. Cheers Peter

]]> By: Jonathon http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Jonathon Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:00:42 +0000 http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/#comment-398 Ha! I grew up in Montana, and took many nice trips over to Idaho. I believe Gene Harris is actually from Boise -- definitely check him out -- MONSTER blues/jazz player. I'm *definitely* into that old Stax sound as well as a bunch of the 70's and 80's classic funk bands -- although the keyboards generally take a back seat in most of the arrangements. I'm actually hoping to do a video or two (just for fun) which are in that style. Ha! I grew up in Montana, and took many nice trips over to Idaho. I believe Gene Harris is actually from Boise — definitely check him out — MONSTER blues/jazz player. I’m *definitely* into that old Stax sound as well as a bunch of the 70′s and 80′s classic funk bands — although the keyboards generally take a back seat in most of the arrangements. I’m actually hoping to do a video or two (just for fun) which are in that style.

]]> By: bron http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-397 bron Fri, 24 Sep 2010 05:05:46 +0000 http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/#comment-397 Hey Thanks, Johathon! How do you find the time?? I love Bill Evans. Yeah for Jack McDuff playing Bill Wither's Ain't No Sunshine. Yeah for Youtube :). I need to shop for some of this stuff - just looove it. I'm a white chick who grew up in Idaho so it's not in my background... but I just gravitate to funk, blues, the real stuff. One of my all-time fave movies is Jackie Brown and the score is awesome. Also the whole documentary on STAX records is something i'm going to own someday. Anyway, thanks so much for making these videos. You're really good. Hey Thanks, Johathon! How do you find the time?? I love Bill Evans. Yeah for Jack McDuff playing Bill Wither’s Ain’t No Sunshine. Yeah for Youtube :). I need to shop for some of this stuff – just looove it. I’m a white chick who grew up in Idaho so it’s not in my background… but I just gravitate to funk, blues, the real stuff. One of my all-time fave movies is Jackie Brown and the score is awesome. Also the whole documentary on STAX records is something i’m going to own someday. Anyway, thanks so much for making these videos. You’re really good.

]]> By: Jonathon http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Jonathon Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:49:45 +0000 http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/#comment-396 Hey bron! Glad you found your way over here. Lessons -- Unfortunately, this is all just a side project for me. My regular day job and family take up most of my remaining time, so I haven't found that I have the availability in my schedule to do lessons. At the moment, anyways. There's tons of people to listen to, of course, and people often ask. I tend to throw out some people I really like which are slightly more out of the way along with some more obvious choices: Jeff Lorber (favor his earlier stuff from the late 70's and early 80's) is a good jazz/funk player. I absolutely love Gene Harris -- more jazz but very bluesy - and that dude has some serious groove in him -- monster chops. Listen to the way Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff play hammond organ for some good funky general keyboard inspiration. Of course the big jazz players such as Bill Evans aren't to be missed. This list doesn't really have an ending, you know :) Hey bron! Glad you found your way over here.

Lessons — Unfortunately, this is all just a side project for me. My regular day job and family take up most of my remaining time, so I haven’t found that I have the availability in my schedule to do lessons. At the moment, anyways.

There’s tons of people to listen to, of course, and people often ask. I tend to throw out some people I really like which are slightly more out of the way along with some more obvious choices: Jeff Lorber (favor his earlier stuff from the late 70′s and early 80′s) is a good jazz/funk player. I absolutely love Gene Harris — more jazz but very bluesy – and that dude has some serious groove in him — monster chops. Listen to the way Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff play hammond organ for some good funky general keyboard inspiration. Of course the big jazz players such as Bill Evans aren’t to be missed. This list doesn’t really have an ending, you know :)

]]> By: bron http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-394 bron Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:06:25 +0000 http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/#comment-394 Hey Jonathon ~ i just signed on after finding you on youtube yesterday - searched for your site to find these sessions in order and i'm thoroughly psyched. thank you so much for providing these great sesssons for free. i've spent the last three hours working the How to play a funk groove and now have most it down - just need to practice. ... there goes my afternoon. sooo much better than an office... couple quests: do/will you provide advanced online lessons for a fee? who/what do you recommend i listen to for good piano funk and also piano blues? Hey Jonathon ~ i just signed on after finding you on youtube yesterday – searched for your site to find these sessions in order and i’m thoroughly psyched. thank you so much for providing these great sesssons for free. i’ve spent the last three hours working the How to play a funk groove and now have most it down – just need to practice. … there goes my afternoon. sooo much better than an office…

couple quests:
do/will you provide advanced online lessons for a fee?
who/what do you recommend i listen to for good piano funk and also piano blues?

]]> By: AhBert http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-300 AhBert Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:37:48 +0000 http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/#comment-300 Thank you so much! I will definitely be practicing it! Just want to say, fantastic site you have here. Your work has reached us all the way in Hong Kong! Looking forward to more of your series! Thank you so much! I will definitely be practicing it! Just want to say, fantastic site you have here. Your work has reached us all the way in Hong Kong! Looking forward to more of your series!

]]> By: Jonathon http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Jonathon Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:58:36 +0000 http://www.groovewindow.com/2007/11/17/how-to-play-a-funk-groove-on-the-piano/#comment-299 Hey Bert -- New music is uploaded. Second bullet at the top. I hope it helps you out! Let me know if you see mistakes :) Hey Bert — New music is uploaded. Second bullet at the top. I hope it helps you out! Let me know if you see mistakes :)

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