So grateful for all of these lessons. The visual format makes it so easy to learn things like sheet reading which would have really frustrated me if it wasn't animated. Thank you Noah!
Ehhhh! Feels good to have a little confirmation! I used to use this technique this so much in my playing before I went to jazz school, but then I became self conscious about it cause no one was playing that kind of style. But damn it sounds so good and I’ve been trying to embrace that aspect of my playing again. Time to practice :) thanks Noah!
You’re welcome, Julian! Keep it up. These are definitely super useful skills in various contexts. I bet you could find some good ones even outside what I talk about in this video.
Noah, you're great. I'm sure that lots of professional musicians come here to hone their skills. The diatonic chord voice-leading thing is something I'm working on again, and for me it's muscle memory I'm aiming for. I want to be less analytic and more spontaneous when I perform. In videos like this it might be helpful to discuss gig context. I see that your left hand isn't really covering a satisfying bass line or rhythm by itself, and that's cool, but it should be explained. Are these left hand voicings for playing with a bass player in a combo? I hope so. Too few online teachers focus on voicings for playing against bass players and so on. It's nearly always "how to play solo", or worse still, generic jazz piano, which does neither one thing nor the other very well.
Hey Mike, thanks for the comment. Yeah, this video really isn’t focused on the left hand. This is mainly about the right hand techniques with these diatonic voicings. Interesting idea about the gig context. Will keep it in mind and see if it will make sense to squeeze in to some future videos!
Hi, please teach “Big Sky” by Cooliger. Thanks so much for all of your video tutorials and thanks in advance for considering this sincere request. Greatly appreciated 🎶💞🎶
Right, Noah, let me tell you something. I studied piano with a teacher for roughly 5 years when I was younger. I had to quit when I was 18 because I went to university but I kept noodling anyway because I enjoy it. Well, I'll tell you what? I learned more stuff in few months from you and a couple of other youtube channels than I did in 5 years with a piano teacher. Honest. Oh, and thank you very much. Have a good one.
Hey Noah - new sub here. I found this very informative and useful. Quick question: what is your method in selecting triad chord pairs in a key? You used the I-ii for the Eb example. Any others that are typically used? All the best - Kevin
Hey Kevin, great question. The ones I use in this video I find to be the most gospel oriented, but really the choice comes down to the chord you are using. The process is really exactly the same as choosing a scale. Which scale has the notes that would fit with this particular chord? Triad pairs create hexatonic scales, scales that are based on six notes instead of seven. So again, choosing them just comes down to the scale that works with the notes of that chord or however you want to embellish that sound.
@@NoahKellman Very much appreciate the quick reply Noah. This makes sense and parallels what I'm learning in my Gospel Piano book. I've also experimented with I - ii - iii over the root which sounds pretty cool as well.
So at 7:18 you finally let us know that this was all in the context of the key Bb major? I wish you had started off by telling us the key…. you taught us the IV, ii and Vsus in triad pairs and the I, iii and vi using inversions of those triads. Correct me if I’m wrong
Thanks again for another very helpful video. Question: I think many years ago you did a video (correct me if I'm wrong) about best voicings for each possible melody note (of a major chord? Or maybe also minor?). Is there a way to find that video, and more generally to see a list (with links) of all your past videos?
Can you explain the diatonic movement some more as it’s not clear what the idea is behind it. Do you mean just play the diatonic triads from the scale ?
Hey, so whenever I say diatonic motion in the context of any chord or voicing, that simply means that each note in the voicing moves to the next closest note within the given scale of that chord. So yes if it's a triad, it simply moves diatonically like basic diatonic triadic movements. This is opposed to intervallic motion, which would be completely based on keeping the interval structure the same for each chord and would not adhere to a scale.
I would've thrown away my keys if i hadn't found this channel, always something new to learn and veryyyy usefull
🙏 awesome to hear you are still playing 😃
Thank you for uplifting the piano 🎹 community
You are such a gift to the music community. Great is your reward!!!
thank you l like the Gospel
Praise the Lord thanks
Always love your videos Noah! Thank you for your generosity.😊
You’re welcome, Eric. Thank you for the comment.
Ur my fav piano channel
Thanks, Jack 🙏
So grateful for all of these lessons. The visual format makes it so easy to learn things like sheet reading which would have really frustrated me if it wasn't animated. Thank you Noah!
Ehhhh! Feels good to have a little confirmation! I used to use this technique this so much in my playing before I went to jazz school, but then I became self conscious about it cause no one was playing that kind of style. But damn it sounds so good and I’ve been trying to embrace that aspect of my playing again. Time to practice :) thanks Noah!
You’re welcome, Julian! Keep it up. These are definitely super useful skills in various contexts. I bet you could find some good ones even outside what I talk about in this video.
Thanks very much again Noah ,,beautiful,,wonderful,,....great!! Ear you soon ,,Fred/ France
Noah, you're great. I'm sure that lots of professional musicians come here to hone their skills. The diatonic chord voice-leading thing is something I'm working on again, and for me it's muscle memory I'm aiming for. I want to be less analytic and more spontaneous when I perform.
In videos like this it might be helpful to discuss gig context. I see that your left hand isn't really covering a satisfying bass line or rhythm by itself, and that's cool, but it should be explained. Are these left hand voicings for playing with a bass player in a combo? I hope so. Too few online teachers focus on voicings for playing against bass players and so on. It's nearly always "how to play solo", or worse still, generic jazz piano, which does neither one thing nor the other very well.
Hey Mike, thanks for the comment. Yeah, this video really isn’t focused on the left hand. This is mainly about the right hand techniques with these diatonic voicings. Interesting idea about the gig context. Will keep it in mind and see if it will make sense to squeeze in to some future videos!
Many blessings to you! Thank you!!!
amazing. This lesson is better than others...
Thanks for inspiring us to try this stuff. I have been getting a lot out of your advice. Wishing you blessings Noah!
Great lesson!
Thank you for sharing a nice video🎶
You are m'y man bru keep playing and thanks à lot
Big love
I Like this... More!
thank you Noah
That IS an awesome trick. New sub here. Your skill is over my head, but the things I can pull off are amazing. Glad I found you. Thank you
Hey you’re welcome really glad it is helpful!
My church friends gonna flip the next time I comp!! 🙏🏼
Yess 🔥 let me know how it goes
Thank you Noah!! Excelente
Really love this one Noah! broken out it to such practical practice ideas! appreciate it!
Hey, you’re welcome! Yeah I always do my best to make it practical and directly applicable. Glad it’s working!
Hi, please teach “Big Sky” by Cooliger. Thanks so much for all of your video tutorials and thanks in advance for considering this sincere request. Greatly appreciated 🎶💞🎶
Right, Noah, let me tell you something. I studied piano with a teacher for roughly 5 years when I was younger. I had to quit when I was 18 because I went to university but I kept noodling anyway because I enjoy it. Well, I'll tell you what? I learned more stuff in few months from you and a couple of other youtube channels than I did in 5 years with a piano teacher. Honest. Oh, and thank you very much. Have a good one.
can you make a vid on good licks to use for neo soul progressions if you haven’t already?
Hey Oliver, cool I will definitely keep this in mind!
u are soo cool....
Sounds beautiful! Are there any gospel/jazz ballad standards you suggest for practicing some of these techniques?
Could you please play this in Db as well as in F# please?🙏
Hey Noah - new sub here. I found this very informative and useful. Quick question: what is your method in selecting triad chord pairs in a key? You used the I-ii for the Eb example. Any others that are typically used? All the best - Kevin
Hey Kevin, great question. The ones I use in this video I find to be the most gospel oriented, but really the choice comes down to the chord you are using. The process is really exactly the same as choosing a scale. Which scale has the notes that would fit with this particular chord? Triad pairs create hexatonic scales, scales that are based on six notes instead of seven. So again, choosing them just comes down to the scale that works with the notes of that chord or however you want to embellish that sound.
@@NoahKellman Very much appreciate the quick reply Noah. This makes sense and parallels what I'm learning in my Gospel Piano book. I've also experimented with I - ii - iii over the root which sounds pretty cool as well.
@@AllForUke hi! what is that gospel piano book if you dont mind my asking?
@@personwholovesyou4942 Gospel Piano by Kurt Cowling. The book explores more of these triad techniques
@@TheFir196 thank you!
1:35 Cory is just as hardcore modern Jazz as you are . lol
So at 7:18 you finally let us know that this was all in the context of the key Bb major? I wish you had started off by telling us the key…. you taught us the IV, ii and Vsus in triad pairs and the I, iii and vi using inversions of those triads. Correct me if I’m wrong
Thanks again for another very helpful video. Question: I think many years ago you did a video (correct me if I'm wrong) about best voicings for each possible melody note (of a major chord? Or maybe also minor?). Is there a way to find that video, and more generally to see a list (with links) of all your past videos?
Can you explain the diatonic movement some more as it’s not clear what the idea is behind it. Do you mean just play the diatonic triads from the scale ?
Hey, so whenever I say diatonic motion in the context of any chord or voicing, that simply means that each note in the voicing moves to the next closest note within the given scale of that chord. So yes if it's a triad, it simply moves diatonically like basic diatonic triadic movements. This is opposed to intervallic motion, which would be completely based on keeping the interval structure the same for each chord and would not adhere to a scale.
@@NoahKellman ok so for example Am to Gmaj to Fmaj to Em
Mmm, love me some diatonic planing
Waited for this one 🔥
Gospel players boutta be mad about the lack of slide embellishments, but he did say it at the beginning
3nd
First part sounds like Charlie Brown cartoon song! 🍧🤐🍧🤐🍡