Comments on: Transposed Blues Licks and an H4 Piano Demo

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:35:40 +0000

Hey Jonathon –

Really enjoy your work – you have a calm, easy demeanor, making it enjoyable to learn. How about an “must have blues turn-arounds” series?

Thank you so much for doing what you do!

By: mikeiscoool

mikeiscoool — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:14:26 +0000

…A 13 b9 brain crash. ?? lol.

By: mikeiscoool

mikeiscoool — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:50:37 +0000

or, DbGbBb/G depending on how you write it. ’twas C13 into an A and some-odd

By: mikeiscoool

mikeiscoool — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:47:22 +0000

Nice. Piano’s not as badly out of tune as our Story Clark, tuned 2 weeks ago. Noted me: hire new tuner. The dog bark surprised me so that I took off my headphones… surprised me as much as that BbGbDb/G at 4:58 lol, strange things. Now if I could just remember more than 8 in a series of notes, I’d transcribe for fun (although I’m figuring out how to mentally reframe fast riffwork into 3 or 4 sets of chords)

By: Jonathon

Jonathon — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:34:10 +0000

Excellent suggestion — and others have asked for the same. I’ll see what I can do :) Glad to have you along!

By: Alon

Alon — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:16:23 +0000

Hi Jonathon,
Great lessons !!!
All the way from Perth Western Australia, I’d like to thank you for your great generosity.
I am making the transition from classical piano (only grade 6), and at this stage working on the Blues licks in most keys. I am trying to avoid reading and rather transpose in my head. All great so far… If I may take the liberty to ask for one more thing it would be some left hands patterns to complete the picture. Currently using 1+5 1+6 simple left hand accompaniment… Thanks again and keep up the great work.

By: andytan

andytan — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:54:16 +0000

for me Jonathan’s lessons are very fundamental and will open up all the doors to understand blues harmonization and prepare ones mind to improvise any blues tune that one will listen.
Experiment with his lessons and you will be amazed.

By: hendrikstok

hendrikstok — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:26:03 +0000

Hi Jonathon,

i like the jazzy part of the H4 demo.

can you also do a more latin/salsa tune for piano. what I find is that piano plays a accompaniment role. what i am looking for is that the piano plays the whole song. perhaps both solo as accompaniment. or just a great salsa groove (to speak in “funk groove” language). that would be great. to enjoy playing and inpress the people, a bit…:-)

best regards,
Hendrik Stok, the Netherlands, Europe.

By: Jonathon

Jonathon — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:31:37 +0000

Heh – great name, Ten Thumbs…

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you’re getting something out of the vids. Plenty more to come. Nothing to be anxious about — Music is one of the true ‘free’ joys in life. Only requirement is effort on your part, and its yours.

-j

By: tenthumbstrying

tenthumbstrying — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:17:25 +0000

hey man,
just would like to write a thank you for making that pdf file w/ the blues licks notations available.

your video persona is very admirable — down to earth, easy going, and your coaching words instill confidence in piano students like me.

the piano amazes and intimdates me, but your well presented lessons take some of the anxiety away. thanks alot for that.

peace to you and yours man. & thanks again.