The final part of a study in building up the essential elements of solo piano approaches to a standard tune, using Stella by Starlight as an example.
Part two of a study in building up the essential elements of solo piano approaches to a standard tune, using Stella by Starlight as an example.
Part one of a study in building up the essential elements of solo piano approaches to a standard tune, using Stella by Starlight as an example. Be sure to catch Peter’s example performance at the end of this lesson.
This lesson is on solo piano techniques. I use Johnny Mercer & Johnny Mandel’s great standard “Emily” as an example. In this lesson I discuss: intros, keys, melodies, practice, root movement, roots, segue, shell voicings, solo piano, standards, symmetry, time, voicing melody and waltz. Happy Practicing!
This lesson uses the standard “All The Things You Are” to explore root movements and learning to easily play in all keys.
