I was finally able to complete the first video for Funk Groove #4 and post it. Check it out on the dedicated Piano Funk Groove #4 Page.

The bad news — I’ll be traveling for the next two weeks, so I won’t be able to wrap up the other six videos until I get back.

The good news — they’re mostly done, except for final editing, so once I get back, I should be able to wrap them up quickly.

This is just the first of many series which I have queued up, and I’m using this one as a template for those to come. If you have comments, suggestions for improvements, etc. Send them in! I’ll have the chance to make changes in future series, so let your voice be heard!

New Youtube Channel

If you’ve been following my old channel on Youtube, you should know that I’m moving to a new channel, and all new videos will be posted there. If you’d like to keep up easily, subscribe to the new channel.

Talk to you all in a couple of weeks!

I was reminded that there’s really no reason I can’t post the files which are already done as I continue to wrap up editing on the videos, so I’ve begun to do that.

Visit the Piano Funk Groove #4 page to download the sheet music and one of the MIDI files right away. As I finish editing and uploading the videos, I’ll be adding them to this same page, so keep an eye on it. I’m planning to have at least two of the videos up in the next couple of days.

You can also reach that page by following the link at the very top of the site.

Several people have requested a MIDI file of my recent cover of Tune 88. I put something together, and updated that post with a link to the MIDI file. However, I’m not exactly sure how you’re all planning to use it, so please try it out and give me some feedback. Is this the kind of thing you want (with bass/drums included)? I opened it in Synthesia (my MIDI file practice tool of choice) and it offered options for which tracks to play, etc. Seemed pretty good.

If you’re a MIDI file user, post some comments as to whether this format will work, or suggestions for changes. I want to provide MIDI files for all of the new groove tutorials — and I’d like to do them in the way which will be most helpful! Some questions to get the discussion started:

• Include the bass/drum backing parts, or would rather just have the piano parts?
• For the piano, does it help for me to split right/left hand into two channels (synthesia can show them in different colors if I do this)

Thanks!