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Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 10 2010, 11:51 AM

Hello GMCers!

After an introductory time of eight piano/keyboard lessons, I’m sure that many of you are already performing great music on the white&black keys! ;-)

Well, it is the right time for us to check how my lessons are going and your satisfaction level, just write here your thoughts, this will help me a lot to “fine tuning” my next lessons that I’m preparing for you.

I’d know your “LESSONS WISH LIST”, I mean your lesson requests for the next weeks: exercises, techniques, songs and any other lesson topic you have in mind.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: I'm sorry but, due to copyrights issue, I cannot have lessons on "cover songs". Please, check it before you submit your request. Songs are copyright free after 70 years the composer's death.

Moreover, I’d like to expand my lesson categories:
- keytar, computer music, music theory/harmony, improvisation, songwriting/arrangement, synth programming and more. Please, let me know which is your favorite topic/lesson.

Book your next lesson here! Let me know what you’d like to learn/practice and you’ll see your “customized” lesson online soon!

PS: I’ll check this Forum topic day by day. So, consider it always live.

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Feb 10 2010, 01:29 PM

Would be cool to see ehhr... what is it called... BWV 578 (???) - "Little" fugue in G minor.



It might not be a beginners style lesson though.

Posted by: Emir Hot Feb 10 2010, 01:44 PM

This fugue is not very "little" There is a lot going on here but it's an awesome piece. Maybe maestro could do the part 1 of this. I would also love to learn it. I recognised that Yngwie used many parts from this one on his live solos.

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Feb 10 2010, 02:11 PM

I know it's not "little", but I've just heard it reffered to as "little fugue in G minor" many times

Posted by: Emir Hot Feb 10 2010, 02:17 PM

hehe I know I was just joking

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Feb 10 2010, 03:11 PM

Yeah, I thought saw. It's one of my favorite pieces though, and I agree it could be split up in some parts. It would be cool to also see a guitar version of this piece

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 10 2010, 06:58 PM

Hello there! Yes, of course the Bach's Fugue in Gm is already inserted in the wish list and it will be soon part of my new lesson!

Thanks for your suggestion, really interesting, I like it!


Hi bro, yes you right of course, nothing from Bach is "little", everything is absolutely awesome!!! But yes, this fugue, sometime has been named "Little Fugue" compared to other giant masterworks!!

I'll make a new lesson on this Fugue that I liked and I played during my Conservatory studies on the "Organ", sounds majestic! I'm glad you'll play it as well, and yes, Yngwie played a lot of Bach stuff, always... and from Vivaldi as well...

Thanks bro!

Posted by: MickeM Feb 10 2010, 09:30 PM

I'd like to see something like; 70's organ rock and hard rock rhythm and solo


some distortion for a real dirty sounding rock Hammond

Posted by: superize Feb 10 2010, 11:27 PM

Something in the styleof Stratovarius or Rhapsody of fire

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 11 2010, 12:00 AM

Yes let's do it! Jens Johansson is one of my top-favorite keyboardists! We'll analyze some songs from Stratovarius concentrating, of course, on the keyboard job (pads, harpsichord, choirs, solos, ...).

Sounds good? ;-) Thanks for the suggestion!


Also this is a great lesson request! Thanks! Hammond is one of the greatest rock instruments! I use it a lot on my Metal songs, even if when you don't hear it and... seems a rhytmhic guitar... it is not, it is a tottally distorted hammond sound!!!

Sure, we can build-up our heavy hammond and play with it some heavy riffs!!!

Posted by: Emir Hot Feb 11 2010, 12:51 AM

Maestro, how about this one from Stratovarius? We can try to do the lesson together. We would not be able to leave the tab due to copyrights but we can talk in the lesson and explain note by note. Check how other guys do cover lessons. We can do just this first part up to 1:30.

Posted by: JamesT Feb 11 2010, 04:03 AM

I'd like to get into doing backing tracks on keyboard. Lessons like these might be at an easier level. But it would be cool to learn how to do basic chords and smart ways for a keyboard player to use different inversions etc for nice pads & basic rhythm. I hope that this is not too basic for a lesson, but eventually lessons that walked us through basic chord progressions and changes for different styles, the different modes, etc. would be cool. Level 2 or 3 would be good for me cause I could learn a lot about harmony and the "structure" of music even at that level of technical difficulty. I think since I've been playing guitar so long, that I tend to focus on technical aspects to the neglect of more basic music theory. Studying this on keyboard would be a good way for a guitarist to still be able to focus on guitar while improving music theory/harmony knowledge at the same time.

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 11 2010, 10:02 AM

Hi bro, yes sounds great! We can make this lesson real! The jump from the "beginner piano lesson" is BIG but I hope many students can jump with us.. :-)


Hello! Your lesson request is absolutely perfect and useful! Thanks for this. This kind of lesson was already in my plan but now I think it will be really one of the next lesson that I'll publish on GMC because it's also what has been required to me from the GMC staff! Your explanation makes really clear what it is needed and gave me great ideas about the lesson's contents. Thanks again, your "wish lesson" is on the way...

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Feb 11 2010, 10:04 AM

Though you don't have to put this on the "wish list", I've always liked this song:

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 11 2010, 10:15 AM

Yes, it is a nice piano part in the late Baroque/Romanticism dramatic style.. I'll try to keep this as idea and develop a small part where some of that playing/impro elements are involved.. thanks!

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Feb 11 2010, 07:35 PM

Along the lines that Micke suggested - I'd really like a lesson on Hammond Organ techniques, especially how you do that growly glissando thing - I have always wondered about that!

Posted by: Wabba Feb 11 2010, 09:26 PM

I like this one, It's a hard one too Maybe a guitar lesson from it also.

Posted by: intemperateControl Feb 11 2010, 09:35 PM

Light My Fire By :The Doors

I can play the intro. on my guitar but it doesn't beat the keyboards by any means.
Your consideration is appreciated...

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 11 2010, 09:43 PM

Hi Andrew! Great suggestion too! We can explore that hammond techniques that make the hammond sound really something so special! We'll discover that kind of "growly glissando" and more... excellent idea! Definitely in the list... ;-) Thanks!

Posted by: NoSkill Feb 11 2010, 09:55 PM

I'd love to see a level 3 or 4 arrangement of "Cry of the Poor." This isn't a good representation, but I think you may have heard the song.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XhcrTAXd0o I know you're getting flooded with requests, but this is my wish.

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 11 2010, 10:05 PM

This is a standard that we can absolutely learn! The legendary intro and the main organ accompaniment will be part of one of the next lessons. Thanks for the suggestion!


Yes, it is great instrumental but a little bit too high level to make a lesson about it, for now... but, I'll keep it in the list, maybe we can analyze as the guitar and keyboards play along...
Thanks! Any suggestion is appreciated because, anyway, can give the idea for something similar... ;-)

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 11 2010, 11:48 PM

Hi! This song is really nice and I didnt know about it before, so thanks twice! ;-)
I'll make a piano arrangement, that level you asked (maybe 3 it is enough...) is good. I'm going to learn "Cry of the Poor" as well to prepare the lesson...:-)

Posted by: Fusar Feb 11 2010, 11:50 PM

Since I've been playing the piano for some years, I'm not that interested in song lessons (personally, which doesn't mean I don't have respect for your work ), but more in the things I don't know yet, yeah, like making backing tracks or improvising

Posted by: NoSkill Feb 12 2010, 01:10 AM

Thanks, Mistheria. I really find it to be a beautiful song. I wish I could find a better full piano arrangement for you so you could see. I think I read that it was in a song book for Catholic masses, but I don't know which one.

Cheers, and thank you!

Tom

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 12 2010, 09:31 AM

Hello, yes I understand... that kind of lessons you are mentioning are in my plans, in fact in the new lesson categories list, that I've posted opening this topic, there are "computer music" and "improvisation" as well. For "computer music" I meant not just technical stuff (plugins, use of eq/comp, mixing, etc.) but how to use sequencer to make our music and, especially, how to use keyboards/computer to make and arrange the backing tracks, a really common way to practice among guitar players. So, we'll discover step-by-step how to make a backing track for your practice uses, how to play and record chords on keyboard, how to add tracks/instruments and make the arrangement, finally mix and get our final backing track ready to play! ;-) Thanks for your request!


Hello, no problem about finding a better version... that's my job to make a nice version of that song! ;-) So, for me has been important your suggestion and request. Also, thanks for letting me discover a nice song...

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Feb 12 2010, 03:48 PM

Cool!

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 17 2010, 11:54 AM

Hello GMCers!

I'm always ready to get your lesson wishes...!

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Feb 22 2010, 03:51 PM

I would really like to polish my technique in Leads in the style of Jens Johansson

So the stratovarius lesson would be veeeerrryyyy apreciated!

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 22 2010, 05:42 PM

Thanks for your suggestion Daniel! Strato-Jens lessons are on schedule...

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Feb 23 2010, 06:13 PM

very good! thank you!

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Feb 26 2010, 01:42 AM

Something in the blues - boogie woogie style would be great for me

Posted by: OzRob Feb 26 2010, 02:21 AM

Wow! Maestro, I want to say thank you so much!

I bought my first keyboard yesterday to start learning and doing more creative things to fill out songs and create tracks and harmonies
for my guitar playing. I know nearly nothing about keyboard playing, so started scouring the internet last night looking for beginner lessons
and information.

By coincidence, I just saw this thread and had a look. Exactly what I need!

I have bookmarked your lessons and will be starting from the very beginning.

Thank you!

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Feb 26 2010, 10:16 AM

It is not exactly my style... anyway, to warm up and sometime to enjoy, I love to play Scott Joplin's Ragtimes, that is really great stuff! If you like that, we can do that! But thinking more... yes I've also some Boogie Woogie chops.. let's do it, you booked it!
By the way, another great and useful suggestion! Thanks!


Hello! Thanks for appreciating my keyboard lessons! I'm glad to help you on improving your skills.

You can also add on this topic some "lesson wish", something you'd like to learn and you didn't find yet among my published lessons.

Posted by: Gus Mar 26 2010, 04:45 PM

Well, i just got started on a new band. We can not afford having a dedicated keyboard player, so I decided to learn some of it and guess what? Your lessons are here to save the day I already went through most of it and I am practicing the exercises every day.

I think what I really would like to see on a lesson now is how to properly play chords formed from different scales (other than the C major scale).
I know tons of chords by heart in guitar and know how they are formed. So it would be quite easy to go on the keyboard and just play them "my way", selecting the proper notes. But probably there are right ways of doing the fingering, right?

Also, I see some piano pieces where chords are spread over both bass and treble clefs (2 notes each). So probably, there are different ways of playing them...
I hope you plan a lesson covering that topic soon

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Mar 26 2010, 06:25 PM

Hello! Really useful lesson idea! Yes, I'll go over that chords lesson really soon so I hope it will help you on working for the band ... thanks!

So, if I well understood, you're asking to know how to play chords over, for example, D major scale, F minor scale, F#m scale and so on ... using the right fingering. Also, how to use "open chords" spread over both hands ... please confirm this so I can go for the right lesson!

Posted by: Gus Mar 26 2010, 06:35 PM

yes. I'd love to see one or more lessons covering these 2 topics.

Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Apr 13 2010, 10:59 AM

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Posted by: Maestro Mistheria Apr 13 2010, 11:24 AM

Hello to all GMCers!

Thank you to everybody expressed new keyboard lesson wishes so far. You are all welcome to send your lesson requests but just keep in mind the following:

I'm sorry but, due to copyrights issue, I cannot have lessons on "cover songs". Please, check it before you submit your request. Songs are copyright free after 70 years the composer's death.

Any other songs, exercises, studies are well accepted! Send your request right now to book your next keyboard lesson!

KEEP ON SENDING LESSON REQUESTS!!!