[musictlk] Piano/keyboard playing tips

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello May,
It sounds as though your problem is musicianship based. If you have a
sound grasp of harmony, following and and improvising over an
unfamiliar tune won't pose you too many problems. Assuming your fellow
band members play a verse of which ever song you're performing, why
don't you improvise a tune on top while you're listening for the
chords then join in with the correct chords during the second verse.
If the song is unfamiliar to all of you, no one will expect you to get
the accompaniment exactly right. As for the pieces you know, listening
to the songs will give you an overall sense of the harmonic structure.
Write to me off list if you like as I have lots of ideas which will
always get you out of tight harmonic situations.

Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 10/27/13, Louise May Fami <may.fami at yahoo.com.ph> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> After several years of playing the piano, this is my first time to play with
> the band. I got a few questions:
>
> 1. How can I do the listen and play thing. There are some instances wherein
> people would request songs that we didn't rehearse. How can I listen to them
> and follow their chord progressions and play it at the same time?? Or
> sometimes if the song is familiar, how can I play and recall the music in my
> head successfully?? Do you know some play by ear  sites or youtube videos
> that would be able to help me on this?? Please share if you have some tips.
>
> 2. How can I play keyboard parts in some songs wherein the keyboard parts
> are not clear enough?? I also want to ask if you know websites wherein I can
> find right chords in case I wont be able to play it by ear?? I got songs
> here that I need to learn.
>
> Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - Time Of My Life
> Beatles Something
> Burn  - Tina Arena
> In My Life -  Patti Austin
> Michael Jackson-Man in the mirror
> Roberta Flack ft. Donny Hathaway - The Closer I Get To You
> Power of 2 indigo girls
>
> Thank you in advance. Any suggestions , tips and help would be highly
> appreciated.
> May
>
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