Hi Brian, Yes, I did recognise that one. And you definitely played 'classical' notes with both hands. Tell, me. Have you ever played organ in a church for weddings? Or indeed, on a church organ? I had an uncle who was a vicar at Langtree, Nr. Torrington in Devon. He used to let me play his church or...

Hi Ray, That sounded pretty good to me. It's not always easy to get the 'melody' from a classical piece. I suppose one could argue that a classical piece is not just a 'melody', but is made up of all the component parts. Which is why I, like you (being basically a one handed player) tend to avoid pl...

Whilst I am on here, I would like to reiterate Brian's comment: we are trying to get more members to participate and please feel free to post anytime no matter when it was originally recorded A magazine for our hobby of music will have articles that are interesting to read, but an internet based For...

Hi Tony, Really enjoyed those. Particularly Trumpet Voluntary. That is one of my favourite 'classical' pieces. And your arrangement of it was superb! Going back to your first posting (God Save The King ), I have always been quite taken with the God Save The Queen as arranged by Henry Wood, and playe...

Never heard of a Kodi box. Hope you get some answers as this is worth looking into. Hugh

Brian. That is a lovely song. Very unusual artwork in those LP covers. Thanks for sharing this with us. Hugh

Hi Brian, Moonlight Sonata .. Beethoven. I did play this once on the piano (as a youngster .. before I got into pop music!). It was one of my favourite pieces and you have played it admirably here. It's one of those pieces where you 'wouldn't want to change a single note' as if you did, you would sp...

Elizabeth Harrison was very good. She plays a Roland (organ). She was very proud of 'being a farmer', and has a thing about keeping smaller organ/keyboard clubs going. The next meeting of the Weston-super-Mare Organ and Keyboard Club is Thursday 6th April, when we have Len Rawle coming. Hugh

Brian,

No, I haven't heard of Hiromi Uehara before. Now she really is amazing! You wonder how anybody can play the piano like that. Do you think she knows when she has made a mistake?

Hugh

(Is This The Way To) Amarillo was a song written by Neil Sedaka, but taken on by Tony Christie and released as a single in 1971. He then re-released it in 2005 to raise money for Comic Relief, when it became a No: 1 hit in the UK. In 2006, the song was played at the World Cup Final in Berlin and wa...

Paul Wells ...
He is an amazing pianist/keyboard player and has over 160 videos on YouTube.
Here is one of them:

Stevie Wonder - You are the Sunshine of my Life



Hugh

Three piano "Greats" together This may not be to all tastes, and it is piano/s rather than Organ/Keyboard ... , but where else in a lifetime will you get to hear the great Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Fats Domino, all playing piano together in this wild keyboard romp!! Click on the l...

(Not a YouTube link, but a bit of fun) Mnozil Brass is a brass septet band originally from Austria. The uniqueness of this band comes from the fact that they invite slapstick humor into their musical numbers and create a show beyond their music. Click this LINK: http://www.wimp.com/brass-band-multi...

I came across this some while ago .. Robbiedoes using the Vocal Harmony on his Tyros 4. Completely blown over! Didn't know you could do this with a keyboard .. sing into a mike and have your voice transformed into the chord you are playing on the keyboard. Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley XMpNSyzfrO...

The next meeting of the Weston-super-Mare Organ and Keyboard Club is Thursday 2nd March, when we have Elizabeth Harrison coming.

Hugh

Now, I would agree totally with jackoj when he says: playing without any style on the organ, I find you can give more of your own feelings into expressing it .. particularly when it is a 'classical' piece being played. 'Expression' is not just 'loud' and 'soft', but 'fast' and 'slow' as well. You ca...

My version of Earth Song. Have put this up now ...

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5135

Hugh

Thanks for that one Mike! That gives us something to aim for .. or maybe it'll make us want to give up! As Brian says, you have to be very dedicated to come up with a performance like that.

Hugh

Hi Brian,

Yes, I have looked at what you have said and added a 'Reply'. This LINK below goes to your comment about this, so read from your posting onwards:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5132#p34530

Hugh

Sometimes when listening to a professional organist playing I get inspired to have a go. Mind you, I can equally feel I want to give up as I realise there is no way I can ever play it they way they have. One song I have always liked is Michael Jackson's Earth Song , but didn't think it would be a su...

Use of BBCode in Posts for YouTube, Vimeo & SoundCloud When listening to music uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo or SoundCloud in this Forum we prefer the music/video to be 'Embedded' into the post. This way you can listen to the music without navigating away from the page you are reading .. so can co...

Use of BBCode in Posts for YouTube, Vimeo & SoundCloud When listening to music uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo or SoundCloud in this Forum we prefer the music/video to be 'Embedded' into the post. This way you can listen to the music without navigating away from the page you are reading .. so can co...

Use of BBCode in Posts for YouTube, Vimeo & SoundCloud When listening to music uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo or SoundCloud in this Forum we prefer the music/video to be 'Embedded' into the post. This way you can listen to the music without navigating away from the page you are reading .. so can co...

Use of BBCode in Posts for YouTube, Vimeo & SoundCloud When listening to music uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo or SoundCloud in this Forum we prefer the music/video to be 'Embedded' into the post. This way you can listen to the music without navigating away from the page you are reading .. so can co...

Hi Ron, Being an 'old bass player' (how much emphasis should I put on the 'old'? :wink: ) I thought you might like the video below. I know it's not 'keyboard', but it makes me think of you (maybe!). Last night I went to our Playhouse Theatre in Weston-super-Mare to see 'The Story of Guitar Heroes'. ...

Hi JohnT,

You say you bought your Technics 7000 from Jon D many years ago. Is Jon D in your North East Keyboard club? And looking at the picture of his Profile on TDP .. which is Jon D?

Hugh

Hi Brian, Yes, very good. She made a comment at the beginning about adjusting what you play if you are playing with a bass player. You wouldn't have to play bass notes on the piano as the bass player would be doing that. Of course, if one has an organ then one already has a bass player in one's 'ban...

BrianD and JohnT, Here's another one by Peter Hayward on the KN 7000. The blurb underneath says: Peter Hayward selects a couple of the onboard musette voices, to perform a popular (1942) accordion piece - "INDIFFERENCE" - by Italian/American musicians, Antonio Murena and Joseph Columbo. nx...

Tune No: 3 Brian, Reckon I know that tune. It's this one: https://app.box.com/s/tblglcqhgejf9pizgt4z5dmc7wjf2izz 1955. I was 13 years old. We didn't have a record player, and we didn't have a television. Will have to cast my mind back as to who sang it .. and the Easy Riders? Who were they ??? Will...

Brian ... I thought you would be the first to get that answer! Can you get something sorted and put up a 'Name That Tune' for us? It's no fun for me to guess the answers to my own postings! I'm sure you can see what I am trying to do here .. keep the answers away from the questions so people can hav...

Name That Tune No: 2 https://app.box.com/s/d6roucnt6mpqxwkzm7uj09rky3w0pk8c If you do a right-click on this LINK you can open it up in a New Tab, start it playing .. and come straight back to read the questions. First question: What is the tune called? Second question: Who sang it? Third question: ...

Name That Tune No: 1 https://app.box.com/s/wyoptku8y66wtzqufxf37flreof6v3yr If you do a right-click on this LINK you can open it up in a New Tab, start it playing .. and come straight back to read the questions. First question: What is the tune called? Second question: Who was the guitarist for thi...

I know this has been done before, but let's have another go. Anybody can post a tune (or part of a tune .. giving us all of it will be too easy!) for people to guess. For obvious reasons, don't put any reference to the tune in the file name you are uploading to Box! If you know the answer, don't pos...

The answers in here are from Name That Tune . If you want to refer back to what the questions were, click this LINK: Maybe do a right-click to open it up in a New Tab http://www.tierce-de-picardie.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=316&t=5121#p34436 If you know the answers to any of the tunes in Name That Tu...

Hi John, Perhaps one day I will be on holiday in your area and then I would certainly come along. Three Mondays in the month (and then one Monday off?) .. that is going some! Our club in Weston meets once a month and we never have a Members' night any more, so I have no idea how many members actuall...