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Amaruk - first class video production, music selection and performance. You keep raising the bar on yourself.

Before everyone clears out to attend the recital I'd like to do another song. This one has an appropriate title for the Piano Bar although here in Montgomery County, Md. I believe smoking has been banned in bars for a while now.

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

TX-Dennis: Heres That Rainy Day. Its very good music. Its an Autumn rainy day.

Amaruk: Both the video and the music are impressive.

This is the Bach for this month:

First Lessons in Bach No. 5 March
https://www.box.com/s/yqk4edrymd61r2ze7kli

Thank you for listening and comments.

Bill - a Great song. I've always loved this (and Only You, Twilight Time, Great Pretender). PS. I'll be here in the bar a while yet.

Love it, another classic, Bill. I do not see you though in the recital line up yet. Are you going to be a last minute entry, I hope?

Weiyan, nice job with the Bach. It is coming along nicely. These Bach pieces are terrific I think for finger control, dexterity and precision. I am doing more of them myself as you will see in the recital. I've dragged out an online Metronome as timing control was among one of the bigger issues for me. I highly recommend it now. It takes some getting used to, but it is worth it. You can read more about it here.

http://www.stetina.com/lessons/metronome.html

Nice one Bill, you are a machine putting out these songs...

Weiyan - nice job on the Bach - I admire you for taking on such a challenging piece.

Now, that was quite the compliment... Thank you Newman for those kind words!

BillM - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Bill, your performances always have a warmth to them and this piece is no exception. It is a true pleasure to listen to you play and sing here! I had never heard this piece before but I loved it right away. Thanks for sharing!

Weiyan - First Lessons in Bach No. 5 March
Great playing! This piece sounds very difficult and you pulled it off very well. You have advanced quite far in a very short time!! Thanks for sharing.

My daughter is actually between teachers right now, but here was something my wife recorded from her camera phone.

I'm proud to say she has maintained this piece in her repertoire...now if I can only get this talented kid to practice more!! (lol)

I do - especially when I'm feeling nostalgic at pieces I can no longer play...

Here's one of my favorites from my Joplin repertoire (and from the recital archives). I can still play a few bars of it though.

Hello,
unfortunately I had no energy for regulare practising last 2 month due to my job I hope it will be better soon. Meantime I have made 2nd recording of Chopin Cantabile in B flat
I think it is slightly better and more "cantabile" hopefully than the first version. What do think about it, please?

Pavel

Not exactly piano bar material. But I think it's interesting to see since this is my very first song tutorial and the very first tutorial in which I actually speak as opposed to using subtitles to explain everything.

Speaking on video is scary, isn't it.

Not scary but difficult to organize your statements... Half the time I wasn't sure what was going to come out of my mouth

Well, the flu has gone (thank goodness).

I was messing around with this one (while I couldn't sing)and somehow stumbled on my own "arrangement" for it. I'm not sure exactly how it happened ... all of a sudden it was there.

Imagine

I kinda like it (hope others do too).

This was the easiest song to date for me to record I managed it in 'only' 12 takes. I wonder how many takes others need to get a passable one?

Teodor - interesting ... but why not simply post you performing the whole song? I can hear a good voice being held back as you work through the song.

Weiyan - You certainly try all sorts of music. Much more than I would attempt.

CebuKid - nicely done.

PavelK - wow, that was short. I found the phrase at 0:29-0:33 secs very modern sounding - even a little Randy Newman. Chopin was before his time!

CebuKid
Great performance! Reminds me of silent movies!

Pavel
Lovely! Chopin music is fantastic.

Teodor
Yes, speaking on camera is red dot times one hundred… Great tutorial!

Newman
Wow is all I can say Newman… Your singing is out of this world good!!! I have never heard a cover with a voice that comes this close to Lennon's original. Please pick more Lennon material and share with us here as you are a true star!!

Thanks! I use color filters in my video editor to create these effects.