Great video. Even though there's lots of talented pianists these days, most don't know how to write and there's an unfortunate oversaturation of non-idiomatic, transcriptive, unoriginal piano covers on this site. Incredibly rare to find a truly good arrangement, and hopefully people like you can change that. So many people could learn so much from this!!
Really, hard to find? Ttry some of this. They are very different so if you don't like one, just move on: :-) Radnich, Pirates Forever: th-cam.com/video/I4GXUrYtEzY/w-d-xo.html Jacob Koller, Lupin the 3rd, four hand jazz arrangement: th-cam.com/video/a9QofW0mf4w/w-d-xo.html This is not an arrangement, but an original piece, in kind of a contemporary classical style, if you will (this is awesome, MHO, and so is this all around pianist, Hayato Sumino including touring classical and major label recordings, there is a LOT of good stuff on his channel): th-cam.com/video/ED0G_Vm9vMA/w-d-xo.html Here is some Hiromi, first, and then a collab between Chick Corea and her, dueling pianos, so to speak. For the first one fasten your safety belt, and I don't know how anybody could watch her play without smiling: She is moving so fast in parts of this one that you can't even really see what she is doing, the 30hz refresh rate isn't keeping up, fingers are just a blur. th-cam.com/video/3Nlb06QYLvA/w-d-xo.html This is Corea's Spain, improved with Hiromi. The entire concert is very much worth seeing, but this will give you a taste. When the world lost Chick, it lost something. th-cam.com/video/BRU1o-sCnqY/w-d-xo.html You need to look harder, there is TONS of it.
I incorporate composition into my teaching as young as 4 years old. It's a great way to secretly teach them theory at a young age. I currently have 22 little composers running around the southbay :)
Ah yes, my favorite type of video: a bunch of tips for a thing I don't do for an instrument I don't play, but with a beautiful piece of music at the end. I love it.
Lovely arrangement! 5:40 I agree so much. Pop songs melody lines are generally not super interesting to be played as they are on an instrument. Definitely need to make them "organic" to the instrument they are played on. ^^ I rarely comment, but just wanted to say I love watching (lurking) your videos a lot. Take care!
For everyone that wants to check out "advanced" piano arrangers of pop songs have a look at: - Costantino Carrara (almost solely does pop) - Akmigone - Peter Buka
This gave me a lot to think about, and I've been making my own piano arrangements of pop songs for 25 years. I expect to return to this video a lot. Thank you!
Repent and trust in Jesus. we deserve Hell for our sins. For example lying, lusing, saying God's name as a cuss word and stealing our just some examples of sin which we can all admit to doing at least one of those. For our sin we deserve death and Hell, but there is a way out. Repent anf trust in Jesus and you will be saved. Repentence is turning from sin. So repent and trust in Jesus. He will save you from Hell, and instead give you eternal life in Heaven. John 3:16 Romans 3:23❤😊❤❤
what a rich approach - without being too cheesy, it gives a Burt Bacharach after-hours feel, especially the first full chord melody you introduced. I'm not a pop fan, but this sort of translation proves there can be good compositional gems hidden behind the pop.
This is single-handedly the most important video I've watched to provide guidance on how to make a song my own! I appreciate the different steps you present here, demonstrating how to evolve from the basic block chords + melody style.
Love the idea of adding your own original material! I used to be afraid of adding my own melodies to covers because I thought people wouldn't like it, but so far, I've seen a positive response.
@@NahreSol It would also be interesting to see a video on how to write a piano accompaniment if you have thoughts on that too :-) What would be the differences between arranging for piano + other instrument vs. piano + voice? Love your videos, Nahre!
I'm just so fascinated with your skills as a pianist-composer. Thank you for sharing them. Hope to see you perform some day (although it's a bit hard as I live in Colombia but, you know, you can always dream...)
Oh Nahre, you managed to turn a cheesy pop song into something I truly aspire to play in the future. And not only that, there are several parts in which I can hear your own voice that's prevalent in some of your original pieces. No wonder I always come to you for inspiration when I feel like writing. Thank you for the lessons!
i am so deeply inspired by this video nahre! It's amazing how you can make the pop song work and SHINE in a piano, making what would be an otehrwise unremarkable "cover" into a beautiful arrangement! Stunning!
This is way above my current level of playing the piano, but THANK you for this! It looks so.. effortless and playful (ha) when you show different ways of enriching the arrangement. Makes me want to sit back at the piano and play around :)
I really like it that there finally are pianists who are able to do music on their own, not just playing the composers virtuosic but nothing else. Although I think that in order to reach such a great quality in which you do improvise/play your own things, it's necessary to have learned and understood the classic piano masters. Then you can use what you learned by them for yourself. I hear a lot of Debussy and Ravel in your arrangement. Great job!
Have to play the contrarian here. Is it true that "there finally are pianists who are able to do music on their own, not just playing the composers" etc. Or are you just finding out about them? I don't mean to seem dismissive but what have jazz pianists been doing for the last 100+ years?
@Ken Kinnally I must add the word "classical". In most universities and music-schools the training is narrowed down to performing the works of composers. Even Nahre Sol says so: th-cam.com/video/yDjI8iphbhU/w-d-xo.html or th-cam.com/video/FOkgrfemsuU/w-d-xo.html Jazz-Pianists usually don't improvise in other styles than in Jazz-Styles. Of course there are some who can do, but they rather are the exeption than the standard.
Repent and trust in Jesus. we deserve Hell for our sins. For example lying, lusing, saying God's name as a cuss word and stealing our just some examples of sin which we can all admit to doing at least one of those. For our sin we deserve death and Hell, but there is a way out. Repent anf trust in Jesus and you will be saved. Repentence is turning from sin. So repent and trust in Jesus. He will save you from Hell, and instead give you eternal life in Heaven. John 3:16 Romans 3:23❤😊❤❤
I’ve been searching for the longest time a video explaining how to make my piano covers sound better than just basic traids and arpeggios. Thank you so much honestly your a life saver!!!
Loved the arrangement; especially the extra hint of "sadness". You look like you're really enjoying yourself while performing it. Thank you for sharing!
Nahre Sol, Every time I hear your music - original or inspired - it always conjures mental imagery of life in time-lapse... complex, fast paced and an anxiousness which contrasts with the short moments of rest, relief, harmony and warmth that we wish would last or had the time to enjoy longer. Thank you for your insights into how to develop ideas into many directions and styles, I appreciate your work and advice!
Your music and this arrangement is a pleasure to the ears and watching you adds the pleasure to the eyes ; what more could we ask for ?! Thx Nahre, you deserve much more exposition.
Ganz tolles Video mit super vielen Tipps. Ich freue mich auch total, dass Du mein Gewissen erleichtert hast, denn ich spiele oft einfach drauf los, was ich im Ohr habe und dabei kommen garantiert nicht die originalen Harmonien oder Rhythmen bei heraus. Dann fühle ich mich immer wie ein Kulturbanause 😅. Mit vollen Händen zu spielen wird wohl noch dauern, aber ich bin auf dem Weg, mal sehen, wohin er noch führt.
Holy hell I'm out of the loop! I've never heard about Harry Styles, but that music is pretty good, so I just casually googled him while listening to your video and HE'S A FREAKING SUPERSTAR!
thank you so much!!! I’ve always found it easy to play any song on the piano but it always seemed like they were lacking substance. This is really going to help me get better at making covers that are actually good!!
Awesome!! This video reminds me of your previous series "How to sound like...".I really appreciate it that you can share your perspective of arranging and analyzing music!!!😆😆
Thanks so much, Nahre!! I’m completely new to piano (started in the past year), and your videos have been super helpful for me as I expand my skill set as a musician! And I absolutely love the final arrangement
You sum it all so well with excellent visual charts: I LOVE, love, love this video and your channel. You are an inspiration and you make me want to experiment creatively at the piano, something I was quite fearful of as a classical pianist stuck to music sheets.THANK YOU!
Beautiful, Nahre!! I'd really love to do this kind of arranging for wind quintet. I've gotten quite good at making faithful versions of existing song arrangements, but I rely on songs with similar instrumentation to pull that off, and it just doesn't feel all that creative. I think the world would benefit from something like a "Kate Bush Fantasy for Wind Quintet" 🤔
Your musicianship and graciousness at gifting this instruction is such a treasure since you clearly guide how to analyze a song and arrange it into one's own liking which I love to do on guitar but I use to play piano so I still take those skills and adapt them to my instrument now so getting your insights and tips at making a signature style for one's own performance is truly wonderful! So many thank yous!
Thanks for sharing this video, Nahre. These are great suggestions for arranging and adding interest to a song. It's good to have a list of ways to approach arranging. Thanks for posting this.
You inspire me in ways beyond music, Nahre! You’re an artist; you keep music alive 💛 ❤️🔥 When I periodically struggle to find what about music moves me overall, I’m just happy that I get to rediscover it all through your channel and witness your processes and content. (Also… cool chair 😎) Btw… Any possible upcoming additions to the “How To Sound Like” series? 👀
Really great for a semi beginner or someone who just wants to refresh their playing style after spending time away from the piano. Easy to follow with great ideas that make good musical sense and would be easy to build on in almost any setting. Haven't followed for too long, but perhaps something like this as an easy intro to jazz improv would be a useful follow on?
I don’t have access to a piano unfortunately. But I have made music completely virtual for years, but my piano has never sounded quite right. Looked this up in the hopes that I might find a video meant for actual pianists where the tips could just as easily apply to within a daw. And this video is almost perfect
Amazing content!!! For a non piano player like me it's always very hard to figure out how a piano player thinks and build accompaniments for melodies, very useful! Thanks a lot!
this is a fantastic approach to arranging! And your style is always very recognizable! A beautiful exercise in imagination, the result is surprising because it can go beyond the boundaries of the arrangement! I also use this approach very often in my compositions!
Big up Nahre Sol!... This was fun and great way to be creative with the Harry styles tune. Keep up the good work stay blessed and fantastic kind regards WF Robinson
Great video. Even though there's lots of talented pianists these days, most don't know how to write and there's an unfortunate oversaturation of non-idiomatic, transcriptive, unoriginal piano covers on this site. Incredibly rare to find a truly good arrangement, and hopefully people like you can change that. So many people could learn so much from this!!
Thank you so much, that’s a true compliment 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Really, hard to find? Ttry some of this. They are very different so if you don't like one, just move on: :-)
Radnich, Pirates Forever:
th-cam.com/video/I4GXUrYtEzY/w-d-xo.html
Jacob Koller, Lupin the 3rd, four hand jazz arrangement:
th-cam.com/video/a9QofW0mf4w/w-d-xo.html
This is not an arrangement, but an original piece, in kind of a contemporary classical style, if you will (this is awesome, MHO, and so is this all around pianist, Hayato Sumino including touring classical and major label recordings, there is a LOT of good stuff on his channel):
th-cam.com/video/ED0G_Vm9vMA/w-d-xo.html
Here is some Hiromi, first, and then a collab between Chick Corea and her, dueling pianos, so to speak. For the first one fasten your safety belt, and I don't know how anybody could watch her play without smiling: She is moving so fast in parts of this one that you can't even really see what she is doing, the 30hz refresh rate isn't keeping up, fingers are just a blur.
th-cam.com/video/3Nlb06QYLvA/w-d-xo.html
This is Corea's Spain, improved with Hiromi. The entire concert is very much worth seeing, but this will give you a taste. When the world lost Chick, it lost something.
th-cam.com/video/BRU1o-sCnqY/w-d-xo.html
You need to look harder, there is TONS of it.
When you say "on this site", I think you're saying TH-cam.
@@stevenreed5786 well spotted
I incorporate composition into my teaching as young as 4 years old. It's a great way to secretly teach them theory at a young age. I currently have 22 little composers running around the southbay :)
Ah yes, my favorite type of video: a bunch of tips for a thing I don't do for an instrument I don't play, but with a beautiful piece of music at the end. I love it.
Lovely arrangement!
5:40 I agree so much. Pop songs melody lines are generally not super interesting to be played as they are on an instrument. Definitely need to make them "organic" to the instrument they are played on. ^^
I rarely comment, but just wanted to say I love watching (lurking) your videos a lot. Take care!
For everyone that wants to check out "advanced" piano arrangers of pop songs have a look at:
- Costantino Carrara (almost solely does pop)
- Akmigone
- Peter Buka
The thing I admire most about your playing is your delicacy of touch.
This gave me a lot to think about, and I've been making my own piano arrangements of pop songs for 25 years. I expect to return to this video a lot. Thank you!
As an experienced arranger myself, this is very very good advice, even has some stuff I'll try to pay more attention to! Way to go, Nahre!
Repent and trust in Jesus. we deserve Hell for our sins. For example lying, lusing, saying God's name as a cuss word and stealing our just some examples of sin which we can all admit to doing at least one of those. For our sin we deserve death and Hell, but there is a way out. Repent anf trust in Jesus and you will be saved. Repentence is turning from sin. So repent and trust in Jesus. He will save you from Hell, and instead give you eternal life in Heaven.
John 3:16
Romans 3:23❤😊❤❤
@@christianweatherbroadcasting hail satan
what a rich approach - without being too cheesy, it gives a Burt Bacharach after-hours feel, especially the first full chord melody you introduced. I'm not a pop fan, but this sort of translation proves there can be good compositional gems hidden behind the pop.
The obvious happiness you feel when you play is inspiring.
♡♡♡ the JD-800 in the background. I'd love to see what you come up using that thing!
It’s my friend’s!! Will be checking it out 😁
The JD-08 is on my wishlist because of my love for the 800 and Roland's JD line in* general
I have a JD-800 that I am restoring right now. It's a fantastic synth!
Your full arrangement feels like Spring life breaking through the Winter. 🌱🌼🌺🌹💐
This is single-handedly the most important video I've watched to provide guidance on how to make a song my own! I appreciate the different steps you present here, demonstrating how to evolve from the basic block chords + melody style.
This is Gold! Please share more examples and make your own course/ next books!
Love the idea of adding your own original material! I used to be afraid of adding my own melodies to covers because I thought people wouldn't like it, but so far, I've seen a positive response.
this is exactly the topic I was waiting for in a video, honestly 10/10, you are a real one Nahre
Thank you!! So glad!!
@@NahreSol It would also be interesting to see a video on how to write a piano accompaniment if you have thoughts on that too :-) What would be the differences between arranging for piano + other instrument vs. piano + voice?
Love your videos, Nahre!
Thank you for sharing your wisdom 🥺
Incredible, thank you!
Mind blowing
7:31 I don’t have the words to describe it, but this unique complexity of sound when I hear it, I almost immediately know it’s yours.
I'm just so fascinated with your skills as a pianist-composer. Thank you for sharing them. Hope to see you perform some day (although it's a bit hard as I live in Colombia but, you know, you can always dream...)
AWESOOOOME Nahre you rock this is so good
Oh Nahre, you managed to turn a cheesy pop song into something I truly aspire to play in the future. And not only that, there are several parts in which I can hear your own voice that's prevalent in some of your original pieces. No wonder I always come to you for inspiration when I feel like writing. Thank you for the lessons!
Hey Nahre - ❤️ your videos. If I had your chops and Harry's dance moves I'd be a happy man.
Awesome Info
Ma'am
Thanks A Lot
i am so deeply inspired by this video nahre! It's amazing how you can make the pop song work and SHINE in a piano, making what would be an otehrwise unremarkable "cover" into a beautiful arrangement! Stunning!
This is way above my current level of playing the piano, but THANK you for this! It looks so.. effortless and playful (ha) when you show different ways of enriching the arrangement. Makes me want to sit back at the piano and play around :)
This channel is a gold mine
Love your stuff Nahre!
I really like it that there finally are pianists who are able to do music on their own, not just playing the composers virtuosic but nothing else. Although I think that in order to reach such a great quality in which you do improvise/play your own things, it's necessary to have learned and understood the classic piano masters. Then you can use what you learned by them for yourself. I hear a lot of Debussy and Ravel in your arrangement. Great job!
Have to play the contrarian here. Is it true that "there finally are pianists who are able to do music on their own, not just playing the composers" etc. Or are you just finding out about them? I don't mean to seem dismissive but what have jazz pianists been doing for the last 100+ years?
@Ken Kinnally I must add the word "classical". In most universities and music-schools the training is narrowed down to performing the works of composers. Even Nahre Sol says so: th-cam.com/video/yDjI8iphbhU/w-d-xo.html or th-cam.com/video/FOkgrfemsuU/w-d-xo.html
Jazz-Pianists usually don't improvise in other styles than in Jazz-Styles. Of course there are some who can do, but they rather are the exeption than the standard.
Repent and trust in Jesus. we deserve Hell for our sins. For example lying, lusing, saying God's name as a cuss word and stealing our just some examples of sin which we can all admit to doing at least one of those. For our sin we deserve death and Hell, but there is a way out. Repent anf trust in Jesus and you will be saved. Repentence is turning from sin. So repent and trust in Jesus. He will save you from Hell, and instead give you eternal life in Heaven.
John 3:16
Romans 3:23❤😊❤❤
Hi! I'm so excited to give this a try to arrange a song. Thank you for sharing awesome these tips!
This is exactly what I was looking for, You are awesome..
Thank you Nahre! As a novice producer & sound designer, you are a godsend for learning composition techniques
Great tips !!!!! Thank you !!!
danke, sehr schön!
I’ve been searching for the longest time a video explaining how to make my piano covers sound better than just basic traids and arpeggios. Thank you so much honestly your a life saver!!!
omg tbh I forgot pop song covers could be good haha. Thanks for putting this out there, loved your arrangement!!!
Loved the arrangement; especially the extra hint of "sadness". You look like you're really enjoying yourself while performing it. Thank you for sharing!
Hello Nahre Sol. Excellent, informative and inspiring video. You have inadvertently taught us the ideas behind improvisation and composition.
this final arrangement turned out incredible! a blast to watch, thanks Nahre!!
Wonderful!!! Thanks these tips will help me on my pitched percussion instruments like the vibraphone and steel drum!
PLEASEEEE do a full version of the waltz as it was, it was g o r g e o u s ✨
Thank you so much for this. I have a student that I’m ready to start teaching beginning arranging, and these tips will be very helpful.
you’re just AMAZING. you light my musical ignoramus day every time you release a new video. thank you so much. 😊
Ooh can't wait to apply these! Love the video!💜
Thank you!!
Nahre Sol, Every time I hear your music - original or inspired - it always conjures mental imagery of life in time-lapse... complex, fast paced and an anxiousness which contrasts with the short moments of rest, relief, harmony and warmth that we wish would last or had the time to enjoy longer. Thank you for your insights into how to develop ideas into many directions and styles, I appreciate your work and advice!
Your music and this arrangement is a pleasure to the ears and watching you adds the pleasure to the eyes ; what more could we ask for ?! Thx Nahre, you deserve much more exposition.
Really incredible arrangement, an absolute joy to listen to, thanks for the tips!
Ganz tolles Video mit super vielen Tipps. Ich freue mich auch total, dass Du mein Gewissen erleichtert hast, denn ich spiele oft einfach drauf los, was ich im Ohr habe und dabei kommen garantiert nicht die originalen Harmonien oder Rhythmen bei heraus. Dann fühle ich mich immer wie ein Kulturbanause 😅.
Mit vollen Händen zu spielen wird wohl noch dauern, aber ich bin auf dem Weg, mal sehen, wohin er noch führt.
Excellent video! You are a true Maestra and present this creative process looking very easy, however it takes years to master!
Love your videos Nahre. So inspiring and uplifting - very good for wellbeing
Holy hell I'm out of the loop! I've never heard about Harry Styles, but that music is pretty good, so I just casually googled him while listening to your video and HE'S A FREAKING SUPERSTAR!
This is absolutely fantastic advice. And the interpretation in the end, as well.
Such a great video and really fresh perspectives! Bravo!
Super impressive and loved the playfulness alongside rich harmonies and fascinating rhythms.
i love pop music
Always a pleasure to watch your videos and learn a few things ♥
thank you so much!!! I’ve always found it easy to play any song on the piano but it always seemed like they were lacking substance. This is really going to help me get better at making covers that are actually good!!
Always first like then watch... Thank you, beautiful soul!!
These are golden advices, I'm definitely going to try some of these in my next arrangements :D Thank you !
Awesome!!
This video reminds me of your previous series "How to sound like...".I really appreciate it that you can share your perspective of arranging and analyzing music!!!😆😆
Thanks so much, Nahre!! I’m completely new to piano (started in the past year), and your videos have been super helpful for me as I expand my skill set as a musician! And I absolutely love the final arrangement
This is beautiful, I love the whole vibe of the composition.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Nahre. As always, very instructive, and the resulting arrangement was beautiful.
@TEXT ON TELEGRAM @Nahresol I don't need any prize. Your work is your gift to me. Thank you for offering.
Oh I also got a HAG chair!
Really comfy👌
Nice video as always.
You almost got me with one of those chords... I teared up a little. ❤️
Your playing style is surgically soft. I'm an amateur guitarist, and I envy the precision and softness you have with your fingers when you play.
Great tips! Love the arrangement.
You sum it all so well with excellent visual charts: I LOVE, love, love this video and your channel. You are an inspiration and you make me want to experiment creatively at the piano, something I was quite fearful of as a classical pianist stuck to music sheets.THANK YOU!
Beautiful, Nahre!! I'd really love to do this kind of arranging for wind quintet. I've gotten quite good at making faithful versions of existing song arrangements, but I rely on songs with similar instrumentation to pull that off, and it just doesn't feel all that creative. I think the world would benefit from something like a "Kate Bush Fantasy for Wind Quintet" 🤔
Your musicianship and graciousness at gifting this instruction is such a treasure since you clearly guide how to analyze a song and arrange it into one's own liking which I love to do on guitar but I use to play piano so I still take those skills and adapt them to my instrument now so getting your insights and tips at making a signature style for one's own performance is truly wonderful! So many thank yous!
Excellent. Thanks for the video. Great content.
These staccatos have become such a classic Nahre trait :) This sounded lovely! Great work as always!
Thanks for sharing this video, Nahre. These are great suggestions for arranging and adding interest to a song. It's good to have a list of ways to approach arranging. Thanks for posting this.
Cool arrangement, nice piece of music. And the step by step approaches very interesting as well!
Wow. It's really a great video!!👍👍 Greetings and respect.👍😊😊
Thank you for the tips.
I'm gonna save this video, I learned a lot tnx
You inspire me in ways beyond music, Nahre! You’re an artist; you keep music alive 💛 ❤️🔥 When I periodically struggle to find what about music moves me overall, I’m just happy that I get to rediscover it all through your channel and witness your processes and content. (Also… cool chair 😎)
Btw… Any possible upcoming additions to the “How To Sound Like” series? 👀
Gracias por el videazo y por transcribirlo!
Incredible!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️
Always so thorough.
great video! Liked and subscribed
These are all great tips that are explained and demonstrated really well. Thank you for making this video!
Really great for a semi beginner or someone who just wants to refresh their playing style after spending time away from the piano. Easy to follow with great ideas that make good musical sense and would be easy to build on in almost any setting. Haven't followed for too long, but perhaps something like this as an easy intro to jazz improv would be a useful follow on?
So wonderful. Thank you!
Nice to see you teaching us for good recipe....
Thank you so much!
I don’t have access to a piano unfortunately. But I have made music completely virtual for years, but my piano has never sounded quite right. Looked this up in the hopes that I might find a video meant for actual pianists where the tips could just as easily apply to within a daw. And this video is almost perfect
Cool! Your arrangement sounds so contemporary:) Harmonies and some elements remainds me a little the Fox Capture Plan band:)
You’re wonderful 🥰♥️😳
very great video, very useful, thank you nahre..
Amazing content!!! For a non piano player like me it's always very hard to figure out how a piano player thinks and build accompaniments for melodies, very useful! Thanks a lot!
this is a fantastic approach to arranging! And your style is always very recognizable! A beautiful exercise in imagination, the result is surprising because it can go beyond the boundaries of the arrangement! I also use this approach very often in my compositions!
Big up Nahre Sol!... This was fun and great way to be creative with the Harry styles tune. Keep up the good work stay blessed and fantastic kind regards WF Robinson
You are a genius!!
YES I’ve been waiting for this! I always take away something from your videos that helps improve my own playing. Thank you so much for uploading!
Thank you!!
You are very talented
Thank you
veryyy helpful. thank youu
This is all super useful!
Excellent tips!! Thank you for sharing as always!
"pop songs like harry styles -As it was"
dude guessed what song I was tryna make an arrangement of
and yes it helped thx