lovely duo !
yes myself too training rhythm apart ā¦ ah this beautiful congas just in front ā¦ you will have to record it for some sweet trio ā¦
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Bravo Lori - you look and sound like a professional jazz pianist. Keep going and I look forward to more performances.
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Oh my goodness. You are very kind. Pianogroove brought me from hardly any knowledge of chords to now rootless left hand voicings.
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Hello Friends!
Iāll be going on Facebook Live if anyone cares to catch a live show!
Sunday, June 7, 8pm EDT - hereās a little warm up!!! (haha)
via Ireneās Pub Facebook Page - a great local live music supporter here
@irenespub.ca
I got a usb mic! I learned how to plug it in! It works!
Here we goā¦
M
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Way to go Lori! You sound great!
Iām so glad to hear youāre feeling encouraged - yes, what a feeling!
I had a really great jazz piano teacher who taught me some time things too - one was really easy, really meditative - Iām happy to show it to you if you like, just let me know - anyway, I did everything my teacher told me to do, including practicing this time exercise ten minutes a day. A year after I started I had a different piano teacher, who told me my time was so ānaturalā !
Iām more than happy to share all the things I love to do about time, theyāre easy and fun!
And YES to the beautiful piano playing and positive feelings! Thatās the golden place!!
M
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Great stuff Megan - so bubbly, full of energy and sassy 
Keep it upā¦ great to see - ābeautiful piano playing and positive feelings is so important these days as so many musician look too serious when playingā¦as smile or two goes along way!ā.
Paul
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Thanks Paul! I certainly am having the time of my life playing!
If youāre on FB please do feel free to tune into the show!
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Iām very interested in any time exercises youād care to share, Megan. Thanks!
@LoriNelson @keynut and anyone who likes!
Hi! Hereās how I practice with my metronome! If you have any questions at all please donāt hesitate to ask.
I talk about practicing in increments of six minutes at a time, up to a max of 30 mins at once, but I can do as many sessions like that as I like per day, just with breaks to do do something totally different in between.
Happy clicking!!! Also I did this on an old bookcase, not on my piano!
M
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Thank you Megan, I was doing something like this but I was clapping my hands but I see the benefit of the click sounding like the metronome click.! Much better!! 6 minute increments With 30 minute blocks makes sooo much sense for learning these bites! I appreciate what you shared.
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Hi Lori - I also dance all the time to work/play with time!
Dance feeling beats two and four!
I went to a vocal workshop where the teacher (Theo Bleckmann) suggested that singers step/press into their heels on 2 and 4 - so you transfer your weight one 1 and 3ā¦itās less fun to explain than to do, but itās great.
Thanks for sharing these awesome tips Megan, very useful stuff.
I love the analogy of ābouncing a basketballā and I think itās a really nice way to convey the feeling of getting in a solid groove.
Cheers!
Hayden
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My first ever jazz standard: The Nearness of You.
Itās still rough around the edges but Iām having so much fun with it. And Iām already working on The Days of Wine and Roses. This time I decided to try to come up with my voicing first and then I see how Hayden did it. Itās awesome to see that Iām quite close most of the time
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Well done, rem! Thanks for sharing. 
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Well done very smooth and nice
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nicely played Rem; I should re-visit that tune;
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Me too Hayden, thanks, itās all from Mark Eisenman - you can feel the weight of the time in your hands- waves coming in is another one!
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Great job @rem 
Yes I think itās a great idea to move onto The Days Of Wine & Roses . As a new jazz student building out your repertoire of tunes should be a top priority.
Aim to learn a new tune each month - which might seem like a big task to start with - but the more tunes we learn, the quicker it becomes to learn new ones.
ps. We also have a more advanced arrangement of āThe Nearness Of Youā - you can find that lesson here - perhaps something to check out in the not too distant future.
Cheers and thanks for sharing the performance!
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