Playing w/ a Beat! - "Bill Bailey", Creating Rhythm in your Left Hand
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Feel The Beat! "Won't You Come Home-Bill Bailey", How to create rhythm in your playing. This is a requested video by a subscriber, to play an arrangement from my book. A tutorial to help you get rhythm in your playing using a 2 beat bass line in the Left Hand. A song written by Hughie Cannon, a traditional tune in the Dixieland history, as played by "Satchmo" Louis Armstrong, and many others. A free score download is available on website: www.kenthewitt....
Vive le KH !
I have been using your books for 10 months at high dose and I am very happy about it, it made me progress a lot and helped me have a much better understanding of harmony (beside other things).
The scores are challenging but very clear to read. I appreciate a lot the way you arrange the songs, it sounds very professional and gives a deep insight of how to modify, simplify or densify chords, gives me a solid base.
I have now so much work to apply your concepts to my older repertoire.
Your book is the best practical jazz book I have seen.
I think it should be subtitled "the opening of the way ..."
My only wish would be to have the unchanged charts noted as a jammable version.
How can i get the appendix?
Florent...thanks so much for the comment and book endorsement. Maybe I should hire you as my PR man! I tried to make the book practical , and with songs people want to learn to play, so I really appreciate your telling me. This keeps me going; I hope you will tell me your story and keep in touch. Contact me for the appendix at kenthewitt@hotmail.com You've been pinned, ....blessings.
Sent you an email !
Forgot to say how much I enjoyed the intros and endings of your arrangements, sounds neat !
Thanks...an important part of the song.
Got your email thanks so much to The KH
This song makes you want to get up and dance. Thanks so much!
Thanks for telling me...that's great!
Kent, this video is great for visualizing how the left hand syncs up with the right hand melody, which is a thing we learners have the most problems with. Great to hear you play it so well. I too want to get up and dance to it!
Excellent and thorough teaching.
Most artful.
Great comment...thanks!
I love the videos that connect with your book. Thx so much and keep em coming.
Did you request this...I was looking for that person. Thanks for telling me.
Kent Hewitt No I did not request but it's perfect. The videos are key to get most from book. Thx again
Fun bass! I am moving through your book and loving it. Up to page 55 or thereabouts. Always great to see your hands on the keyboard😊🎼🎹🎤 Thanks Kent.
Hi Corinne, thanks so much for telling me! Your encouragement is very important to me....so I wish you much progress and success. KH
Great stuff, again.
You're my man, Claiton!
LOVE IT KENT! I shall tap my feet all night and keep my husband awake! Best thing that's happened today. Jennifer.
So cool...you just made my day, Jennifer...thanks!
Kent Hewitt ...and freedom is wearing the jazzy shirt you like...so long as its in good order. I had another shot at this today, Fredk. Said its O.K. So long as I enjoy it! Jennifer.
KH another great lesson. You touched on rhythm pattern of the drummer. As an very intermediate student and never playing with a group I would love to have you do a spot on the subject in a little more depth. When I am listening to jazz what should I be hearing on beats 2 & 4, and Beats 1 & 2? Heading to the piano and your book to practice. Thanks. Love your back yard!
Thank, Chuck. I'll put your request on my wish list. Generally in a case like this (a 2 beat feel) the bass plays on 1 and 3 and the drummer accents the 2 and 4 on the hi-hat and/or snare. That gives it a sense of balance and swing. So actually you want to be hearing all the beats (or 4 in 4/4 time). Generally the most important beat to feel is the 1. This needs more explaining in a video.
Blue moon......One day can u run through that pleeeeaasssseee.If it is possible.Thnx
Your wish is my command!: th-cam.com/video/t1cnnl0Ab9w/w-d-xo.html
Sounded almost like old style gospel....Cool
I guess you could say that...and you did...thanks!
Bill Bailey is an amazing multi-instrumentalist/comedian and I'm disappointed that he had nothing to do with this video... not disapointed by the brilliant lesson though! good job
Thank you! This song was written in 1902. Your Bill Bailey was born in 1964 and probably still performing.
So weird I have been periodically thinking my left hand isn't doing much. Plus being left handed I think makes it worse since i chord alot in the left
This is a completely different way of using the left hand. Now it's playing the bass line in rhythm and the right hand plays the melody with harmony voiced below the melody line. The result is a more rhythmic sound with the left hand creating the pulse or beat.
Are you chording mostly in your right hand?
Yes, the chords are in the right hand. It can be one or 2 notes of harmony below the melody, and that may be all you need. The left hand then is free to play the bass line with a pulse or beat. This technique requires a lot of practice, but you will really enjoy the results!
Kent Hewitt thank you very much