Funk Groove #4: Early Access to Support Files
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.
27. July 2010 at 22:07
Nice job!! Definitely one for the brave souls out there:) Would it be possible to get a midi for the funk groove in “C” as well? That one gets me all funked up inside!
28. July 2010 at 02:07
Wow, what can I say – funk piano doesn’t get any better than that – I hope you are aware of how much you are contributing to the cause of us poor aspiring pianists.
If it helps you, I can send you the midi files of the earlier stuff you did – which I’m using for my Groove Tutor Software.
Keep up the good cause.
Dirk
28. July 2010 at 05:10
Hi,
just want to say how much i appreciate your fantastic work. Can’t wait for the videos.
One minor request/suggestion: I finally managed to load the midi file into a sequencer and separate the individual tracks. Now I can mute the piano part and play the drum and bass tracks at any bpm, which is very helpful while learning the piano groove.
However, I find the drum track most of the time a little bit too busy. All those snare hits at odd times can be distracting, at least for people like me with a not so firm rhythmic feeling. So here comes my request: would it be possible to have the midi files with a simpler, straighter drum part for exercising purposes. (if this is too much work, I can of course work with a metronome click).
Thanks
Bernie
28. July 2010 at 07:58
@dbertels — Dirk! Hello my friend! Long time! Hope you’re well! I wouldn’t mind seeing your MIDI files, only because I know you did some work on them, and probably fixed a bunch of my mistakes :)
@bernie – Welcome! You make an excellent point, and several others have been… umm… ‘troubled’ by the busy drum part as well. I’ll see about putting together some alternate backing tracks that are more straightforward, at least for practice.
@BradK – I definitely will be providing that first MIDI file (and Dirk has some things that will help), but I don’t have a full version with backing parts yet. It’s on the list, but I have to finish up a couple of other things first. Patience, my friend :)
To those of you that haven’t followed since the “old days” Dirk wrote a really nice practice tool which I talked about in this post. He’s also no slouch on the piano himself…
30. July 2010 at 02:11
Hi Jonathon,
no worry about the drum part. In the meantime, I learned how to do midi editing in my sequencer (BTW, thanks for pointing me to reaper, a great program which you mentioned somewhere else on your blog) and I rearranged the drum backing track by reusing the more straightforward parts from the breakdown and bridge sections.
Bernie
30. July 2010 at 08:10
Ha! Very inventive! I’m glad you have something that will work for the time being!