yelyah - “solo piano 20100411” semi live improv
Semi live in that I had an idea of where I wanted to go, but never locked the melody in (as is probably obvious).
yelyah - “solo piano 20100410” live improv piano
Sometimes I leave in the fumbling beginnings because they’re amusing to me.
This would be one of those times.
yelyah - “solo piano 20100411” semi live improv
Semi live in that I had an idea of where I wanted to go, but never locked the melody in (as is probably obvious).
yelyah - “solo piano 20100409” simple piano melody
I really should do something further with this some day.
I guess I’m still on a semi-holiday after the marathon songwriting session that produced half life.
yelyah - “solo piano 20100411” semi live improv
Semi live in that I had an idea of where I wanted to go, but never locked the melody in (as is probably obvious).
yelyah - “solo piano 20100411” semi live improv
Semi live in that I had an idea of where I wanted to go, but never locked the melody in (as is probably obvious).
Funny how it's generally the songs that I spend the most time on, where I hardly write any story.
So I'll just briefly say this is the [songfight.org](http://songfight.org) song that I hadn't even intended to write.
Hey there. Thanks for the comment on my practice session. You're right that we piano strugglers need a support & self-help group! Maybe something in the forums, a "practice" top-level topic might be good enough.
Silly song. Silly lyrics.
One live take. I recorded the piano and vocals simultaneously, though if you want to get geeky about it, the piano was via MIDI. However, if you listen closely you might be able to hear me hitting the keys in the background…
If you followed me back in August, you might remember how I spent several days porting this song over to Logic.
Well, now that I'm using Reason+Record, I basically threw out all of that hard work and started over.
I haven't yet had the time…
Silly song. Silly lyrics.
One live take. I recorded the piano and vocals simultaneously, though if you want to get geeky about it, the piano was via MIDI. However, if you listen closely you might be able to hear me hitting the keys in the background…
Funny how it's generally the songs that I spend the most time on, where I hardly write any story.
So I'll just briefly say this is the [songfight.org](http://songfight.org) song that I hadn't even intended to write.
Today, I did a live improv basically because I had to.
For some history, back when I was doing song-a-day in August, I was generally doing my daily song as the last thing of the day. It worked well. It gave me a nearly a full day to come up with…
Today, I did a live improv basically because I had to.
For some history, back when I was doing song-a-day in August, I was generally doing my daily song as the last thing of the day. It worked well. It gave me a nearly a full day to come up with…
a simple piece that i find quietly compelling
and when i say simple, i mean that as a complement,,, most good instrumental/classical builds from the simple to the sublime, through creative artistry.. sorry for the run on,, i enjoyed this piece
If you followed me back in August, you might remember how I spent several days porting this song over to Logic.
Well, now that I'm using Reason+Record, I basically threw out all of that hard work and started over.
I haven't yet had the time…
In 2006 we visited a Japanese garden. In September of 2009 I wrote this piano piece in 17 ET and I hear a connection between the two. So I put together a video from pictures and video taken of our visit and married the two. Please visit the song…
As someone who's only accustomed to the western tuning system (shows my ignorance that I don't even know what it's called), this was very different and very striking.
How are you going about getting the different tunings? Are you tuning an acoustic instrument or doing this via a plugin?
Love like a salt river washing away
Love's like sunshine evaporate
Love like floating candles blowing away
Watch out for the way you'll compensate
When I've seen all you have to give
When I'm still hungry
I need more than this
Tell me how…
Okay so here it is, this is the blues piano piece I've been learning since **forever**. Tonight is the first time I've been able to play it through, twice, without making some kind of mistake.
That said I had to slow to 80bpm which is too slow…
Dig this! Keep on posting these, because this is inspiring.
Maybe I'm nuts, but it almost makes me think that maybe those of us on alonetone who are trying to improve on the piano could form a group for mutual encouragement purposes, and post what we're practicing.
Written and Recorded April 18, 2010
Some people accidentally delete tracks...I accidentally kept this one :)
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADGAD, Capo III), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, Audacity.
The chorus is adapted from "O Death Rock Me Asleep", by Anne Boleyn, while imprisoned in the Tower of London, waiting for her execution.
(Tolar & Savigear 2010)
This composition is a remix/reincarnation of a [previous tune](http://alonetone.com/gcd/tracks/seven-flavors-of-milk) I wrote a while back. I wasn't ever quite satisfied with it and had neglected to incorporate a nifty additional bit of melodic…
A typical folk song.
Written and recorded in about an hour for the 24 hour album (attempted on March 13th). Excuse roughness and vocal glitches, it was 2am and this was my first full take.
Thanks to montgomeru for his chord suggestions…
This tune will always hold a special place in my heart for it was the perfect ending to the 24 hour challenge.
Just wish I had been the one to write it! :)
Gurgling, bubbling, churning.
This is the last track of the March 2010 24 hour challenge.
The process...
- find some interesting synth sounds (have collected many)
- work out some basic chords
- do some filtering
- add two tracks of e-bow…
This was a piece I made with Reichatron back in January and, at the time, didn't upload.
I had the odd experience of momentary unfamiliarity, enjoyment, and a sense of "Did I make this?"
Listening to it again I enjoy the way it drifts in…
I spent 15 hours composing and playing this or, I should rather say, this is the sole product of 15 hours of sitting with Live & my piano.
I think there is the kernel of something good in it (and I intend to explore that later) but the…
I mostly wanted to make music with a funky clav line I'd come up with, so this is it. For the voiceover, I unabashedly used an awesome monologue by Ken Nordine.
So question for you.. how did you record the piano for this album?
And I realized later that you hadn't specifically asked what I was using on one of my piano songs.. so to answer your earlier question: It was Reason+Record for that song, with "built-in" sounds as well some refills (notably the Reason Pianos that I mentioned).
Lovely!
To answer your question... currently I'm using the Reason pianos refill. I've also used NI's Akoustik, Ableton Live Suite's grand piano, and an Alesis QS7 in reverse chronological order. :)
Well, song 10 finally. A bit on the heavy side, some odd FX, strange vox, an Ibanez, The ever present harmonica, and some help from Illegal Alien Autopsy.
This was the first song I tracked for RPM. But, since my pen has run out of ink this month…
I guess I knew this would happen. Talk about creating one's own reality Sheeeeesh. End of the month and my pen has been re-fueled and I added some vox to this one, plus some lead guitar, and a bit of synth strings. I also took a shot at some…
Post RPM jammin'. I don't feel much like cleaning up after RPM. Not yet anyway. I think my little Casio took a beaten and went out of tune. I did this arrangement with just the Casio, guitars and
harmonica, hence the annoying piano and strings…
Old Paint Ver.II
Continued from Old Paint Version I............
So, I plugged in the cat eater, hit distort and it took on a whole new feel.
I added bass(finger is tore up now), more drums, and low level fuzzed up leads.
The ghost…
Written and Recorded: Feb 14, 2010
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADGAD), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, EBow, Audacity...all fingers, no picks.
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Good soundtrack for my vegetative state this morning. :)
well played
also nice
very pretty,,,, short visit into the beautiful world of solo piano
Cool water. Very nice!
Wow, lovely autumnal feel to this!
Nice piano solo!
Hey there. Thanks for the comment on my practice session. You're right that we piano strugglers need a support & self-help group! Maybe something in the forums, a "practice" top-level topic might be good enough.
This song is genius.
There are a few songs on this site that chill me. This is one of them.
This is awesome. :)
Beautiful!
Cool song, and the synth strings make a lovely eye.
mmmmm, all better now, thanks!
i like it.
bbb
Love it. The entrance of the piano melody just caps it off perfectly
Beautiful piece!
a simple piece that i find quietly compelling and when i say simple, i mean that as a complement,,, most good instrumental/classical builds from the simple to the sublime, through creative artistry.. sorry for the run on,, i enjoyed this piece
Your kiddin' right? This is a very welcome tune. I didn't know you could sing like this. Now I'm beggin for more. I am impressed.
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As someone who's only accustomed to the western tuning system (shows my ignorance that I don't even know what it's called), this was very different and very striking. How are you going about getting the different tunings? Are you tuning an acoustic instrument or doing this via a plugin?
Love it!
Dig this! Keep on posting these, because this is inspiring. Maybe I'm nuts, but it almost makes me think that maybe those of us on alonetone who are trying to improve on the piano could form a group for mutual encouragement purposes, and post what we're practicing.
Lovely! Keep on accidentally keeping these pieces! :)
Lovely! More more more!
looking forward to more!
Dig all of the different musical bits going on in this one!
This tune will always hold a special place in my heart for it was the perfect ending to the 24 hour challenge. Just wish I had been the one to write it! :)
I dig all of these. A fantastic 24 hour effort. And I second what Kirk said, I want to be a fly on the wall in your studio! :)
I always dig your crazy otherworldly sounds! And yeah, don't hold back on us, keep 'em coming!
I dig this and really hope you do something further with it (though it's also beautiful just the way it is)!
Lots of great stuff on this album. Enjoyed listening to all of it. This was my favorite. Lots of fun and glitchy stuff here.
So question for you.. how did you record the piano for this album? And I realized later that you hadn't specifically asked what I was using on one of my piano songs.. so to answer your earlier question: It was Reason+Record for that song, with "built-in" sounds as well some refills (notably the Reason Pianos that I mentioned).
Dig this one! The polyrhythms (if that's the term) really give me the sense of rain falling, too.
Lovely! To answer your question... currently I'm using the Reason pianos refill. I've also used NI's Akoustik, Ableton Live Suite's grand piano, and an Alesis QS7 in reverse chronological order. :)
Another great one!
Glad you got refueled cause this is freaking awesome! I like the lead, but I'd definitely have a slower fade out at the end. It left me wanting MORE.
Dig the western feel of this one. Gonna have to see the movie again to get the full effect!
I like both versions, but this is definitely my fave.
Another nice one! Always love the ambience you create in these pieces.