It is very nice of you to make such positive remarks on my play and its method.
There are still lots of things to learn ahead and I keep moving forword little by little.
Ok. I am looking forword to those new Christmas songs. Iāll check them out
when theyāre ready. Thank you, Hayden.
Thought Iād post this here too: 
enjoy!
lovely 
interpretation
This morning i hear those lovely colors after playing some Kenny Barron voicing. And i record it in dressing gown, my dog just sitting next me for adding even more emotion 
Nicely done, Pierre.
If you donāt mind, could you share what you are using to record the video and audio on the clips youāve been posting recently?
Wowā¦ beautiful harmonies and colours Pierre 
that would be a lovely introduction for a balladā¦
In A Sentimental Mood Springs Mood spring to mind because it starts with the 11 in the melody over the D-, and so those Kenny Barron voicings will set the āmoodā beautifully 
I will play around with this today and post a video back.
nice idea Thanks so much to take the time to create idea in video so quickly ! 
great to hear that !
That was fun to watch and learn. My brain and ear donāt automatically know the alterations (that my hands seem to find on their own) and I have to stop and think about what you say. But Iām working on Laura right now and doing my best NOT to plow ahead just learning the tune ā but actually sitting on one section of the video for a longer while and viewing and saying out aloud ā flat 9, sharp 11 ā and such. Thank you so much for all your hard work Hayden!
Top Quality!!
I love your sweet dog. Mine looked just like that
Nice piano playing Pierre. Lovely touch.
Thanks Lori!
This has given me a nice idea for a 5-min masterclassā¦ I will record it tomorrow. Hereās the exercise I will outline:
Take any 251, and place the alteration at the top of the V7 chord, start with b9, then #9, then #11, then #5. Play the top note repeatedly, and really listen to the colour/texture/tension that is created, and where it wants to resolveā¦ That is a nice exercise to develop aural recognition of altered tensions.
When thereās multiple alterations in the chord - ie. Upper Structure Triads - it can be harder to discern each tension/colour individually. That comes with time. But on their on their own, they are much easier to distinguish.
Enjoy playing Lauraā¦ such a beautiful tune!
Lori ā¦
please ā¦ share your playing of Laura ā¦ 
My friend, it takes me a loooong time to learn a tuneā¦ I will try and share one I actually can play. 
. I promise I will figure out how to record something. You have been an inspiration.
Hey Lori ā¦ Trust me sharing our playing here ā¦ is a great booster for improving ā¦ we just need to put our ego aside , i admit ā¦ but thats an incredible starter for playing more .
Fantastic introduction. Thanks again.
Wow! I loved the chords you played, and the ending was very beautiful! Very good taste.
Lori. Very lovely. You under rate yourself. A lovely arrangement. All the effort is paying off!
Iām envious!
You should know that four years ago I could not have done anything like this! 85% of my piano abilities flourished by learning TUNES on PianoGrooveā¦ I completely ignored the theory lessons, because I feared they would be boring and all I wanted to do was learn a song. But with each tune I slowly (inadvertently) absorbed some root,1,3,7 knowledge and my hands began naturally grabbing those voicings from the lesson. I STILL lack a lot of understanding, but I get to enjoy playing tunes that I have learned and memorized.
Hayden has put forth an amazing volume of instruction. We are blessed.
Likewise. Iāve spent my time learning the tunes based on the video without looking deeply into the theory. Like you I tend to play the tunes each day that Iāve learnt so that I donāt forget (haha) and still in several tunes still refer to the transcription.
While there are some learnings on my part, maybe I need to revisit the theory thatās referred to in each tune rather than mirroring what has been transcribed by Hayen.
I agree, Haydenās style and teachings have helped me to get back to playing after so many years where my career took over (over 10+ years) and now learning again which is tough (especially Jazz chords, 251.s etc and applying them).
Agreeā¦time to grasp the basics . Lately I have been trying to actually LEARN a concept with each project. ( I tend to jump straight to the ballad,). but now I try to start and stay with the rootless voicings and study each one, in four bar phrases. And try to NOT play the melody till I feel that progression We will seeā¦
I need to accept that this is a lifelong endeavorā¦ certainly more a journey than a destination. Itās Good for my brain.
