Learn Latin Piano in 20 Minutes

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2018
  • I sat down for 20 minutes with pianist Yeissonn Villamar to discuss his roots in latin music. Yeissonn is a great well-rounded jazz pianist, covering genres from R&B to bebop, but his formation as a pianist has been steeped in latin music. He lets me in to a few cornerstones of playing latin music on the piano that took 20 minutes to teach, but will take me years to incorporate into my own playing. I hope you get as much out of it as I did.
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  • @mrcrisme
    @mrcrisme ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is one of my favorite videos on youtube, please more content with Yeissonn!

  • @kjarrij
    @kjarrij 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Great latin piano lesson! I've always felt youtube has a severe lacking in good latin piano lessons, so thank you!

    • @aminjomaa99
      @aminjomaa99 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      kjre right

    • @Carlosconga
      @Carlosconga 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      kjre kjre there’s good stuff out there but not much about timba. For people with experienced ears, it’s obvious that this is not the typical montuno used in the more mainstream salsa from PR or Colombia, but for the novice this could be misinterpreted as the norm. Still crazy cool though. It’s a good switch in paradigm so that people don’t always play the same old montuno.

    • @eugenesherman3854
      @eugenesherman3854 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Info

    • @cohenjunior9530
      @cohenjunior9530 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @theotoby9110
      @theotoby9110 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Cohen Junior yea, have been watching on InstaFlixxer for months myself =)

  • @musictrainingonline
    @musictrainingonline 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would have loved to have this recorded as Midi to see how the piano lines up with the click exactly, instead of him playing to a metronome. Very helpful exercises he recommends!

  • @DavidTorresPiano
    @DavidTorresPiano 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelente video, un abrazo!!!

  • @norahidvegi846
    @norahidvegi846 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is really cool! Thank you for sharing!! :)

  • @randysonnicksen9475
    @randysonnicksen9475 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That was really hard to follow without a loud metronome. I found myself treating the offbeats as on the beat. Each time he would start to play after a count-in it seems he's not only on the afterbeats, but slightly off the afterbeats. It's a real "feel" thing that must take a long time to develop. I'm a drummer, and listening to great latin musicians is mind bending because the "beat" is so elusive, yet the players stay so tight. It's a completely unique groove, one that I confess I cannot grasp at this time. I am humbled.

    • @weeklypiano
      @weeklypiano  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      you're correct. the beauty of the latin feel is its deceptive nature. It takes a lot of practice and listening to really grasp it!

    • @raulblancomusic
      @raulblancomusic ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep. Piano montuno is basically played all on off beats. If you listen to Timba montunos, the effect is 10xs more because of its great influence from Cuban rumba. Also, keep in mind, if you play a lot of jazz, and you are used to swing, if you delay too much the upbeats, you end up rather playing down beats, because it goes too fast. Modern Latin jazz and Cuban music is played on the front of the beat.

  • @SharmaYelverton
    @SharmaYelverton 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That was awesome! Need to find more latin piano tuts on that level!

    • @raulblancomusic
      @raulblancomusic ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree. We are trying our best. It’s been too many years hidden from the world due to politics. 🎹🎶

  • @Ludwigooo
    @Ludwigooo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks guys!

  • @MarconiJazz
    @MarconiJazz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This videoclip is incredibly interesting!
    Well done guys and thank you for such a lesson

  • @AlexRamirez-fs2ih
    @AlexRamirez-fs2ih 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Este es "El piano Inca" Yeisson Villamar.del Perú Excelente músico de Salsa.Para los que no lo conocen. El de chaqueta miel. Que bien toca!

  • @jonathanbushapa
    @jonathanbushapa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Woww I just learned a lot that I didn’t know in the past years.

    • @Bigdrum2
      @Bigdrum2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too :-)

  • @Cesare92
    @Cesare92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy is a beast

  • @orlandocrescente213
    @orlandocrescente213 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video introduction. Now teach us how to play those note in Latin. Your great and we need lessons.

  • @JohnnyJazzFreak
    @JohnnyJazzFreak 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is awesomenesss itself.

  • @Bigdrum2
    @Bigdrum2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome :-)) Thank you so much. I am a drummer and I worked hard (over years) to get these ingredible latin feel into my bones... It never really worked :-)). Sometimes I reach something like a flow, that disconnect me from the european "1 2 3 4" and that is the point, where it starts to groove latin....but in that moment I am also lost somewhere in space and I can't keep it. Maybe practicing that stuff on the piano could help me getting over these borders. Thanks. I really enjoy these "20 Minutes".

    • @norahidvegi846
      @norahidvegi846 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      european 1 2 3 4, lol!! I absolutely see your point though

  • @jjajaz
    @jjajaz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the video! Any recommended listening?

  • @rudyandrewsmagic4197
    @rudyandrewsmagic4197 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANKS

  • @DJKoollord
    @DJKoollord 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    hehe very nice, i actually didn't know that pattern.

  • @MsCellobass
    @MsCellobass 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Comprehensive!

  • @Martin-rt4nr
    @Martin-rt4nr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great! But really challenging!! I think I just pick out the exercise on 16:48

  • @pianopablo
    @pianopablo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My friends,
    How can I contact Yeissonn? I life in manhattan and I am looking for some piano lessons... Any help would be great! THANKS

  • @DexterPiano
    @DexterPiano 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks a lot, very intersting and entertaining video :)

  • @carlosbello316
    @carlosbello316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn finally someone doing things right

  • @yudipitre5720
    @yudipitre5720 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In 20 minutes that will never happen. Only a miracle

  • @BleedYT
    @BleedYT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Super good lesson, masterful playing from Yeissonn, I can almost see some classical influence in his latin lines. What metronome app were you guys using ?

    • @kjarrij
      @kjarrij 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're using Pro Metronome
      play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eumlab.android.prometronome&hl=en

  • @bsdguy
    @bsdguy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always wondered how that was done....

  • @jonvincentmusic
    @jonvincentmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I’m sure this is potentially a great video but the dialogue is so quiet that if I turn it up loud enough to hear it the piano blows my speakers off their stands.

    • @aminjomaa99
      @aminjomaa99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jon Vincent it's not that big of a deal, but yeah the voice is a bit too low

  • @hnncanon4452
    @hnncanon4452 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes
    I think so
    It"ll take you a long time to get that style of music, because it's pretty different from your rhythm weakly piano.
    Even though your videos are so good to understand about jazz you can try to figured it out!

  • @CaeSharp
    @CaeSharp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    8:50!

  • @zorroinhell5549
    @zorroinhell5549 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    In the words of the late great Armando Perraza " The only thing Latin about Latin music, is the lyrics" The very core of this music is African!

    • @zivkovicable
      @zivkovicable 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The core is African, but there are also melodic influences from the Iberian peninsula, which in turn was influenced by music from North Africa & the Gypsies who originally came from Northern India. There are also influences from native South/Central American & Caribbean indigenous cultures that cannot be denied.
      Then came Salsa.....The clue is in the name.

  • @mitchelldrake7113
    @mitchelldrake7113 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m trying to find latin players to listen to and it’s really hard to find the right people. Any suggestions?

    • @randomgamerdude98
      @randomgamerdude98 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Latin players to listen to are Papo Lucca (the pianist from Sonora Ponceña), Richie Ray, Eddie Palmieri, Larry Harlow and Markolino Dimond

  • @KomotsukiDZoro
    @KomotsukiDZoro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great latin music!Jesus loves you and can use your talents to bless others : )

  • @NocturnalRecords7
    @NocturnalRecords7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is hard af LUL

  • @GospelProgressionsUniversity
    @GospelProgressionsUniversity 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    👂 😖

  • @leyverdiaz
    @leyverdiaz 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    esto no tacan nada

  • @fgjidffg
    @fgjidffg 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Хрень полная....

  • @davidquintero6315
    @davidquintero6315 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I hate when they say Latin piano but it’s just Cuban period, “ Cuuuuban

  • @ramonromero7176
    @ramonromero7176 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    A joke! Another guy just showing off his skills. Should be Learn Latin Piano in 20 minute for experienced piano players.

  • @monsterjazzlicks
    @monsterjazzlicks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is no structure to this tutorial. It has no beginning or conclusion. Better off transcribing 32 bars of Hilton Ruiz, or similar.