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Happy to hear that! Merry Christmas to you as well 🎄

Interestingly, I’ve never formally studied jazz piano, "only" classical music. I think approaching jazz concepts through a classical lens has given me a unique perspective on jazz theory-maybe that’s why I’ve been able to identify and communicate these patterns in a way that resonates. Sometimes, a fresh perspective helps make things clearer. I really appreciate your kind words and curiosity, and I hope my approach continues to provide value to you on your musical journey!

​@@loungepiano Yes, I've been learning piano for about 2-3 years now. I've only been playing jazz - no other genres. I have a master's degree and 20 years experience in Computer Science. I've always wanted to learn cocktail jazz but I feel like if I don't see any patterns or logic, I feel completely overwhelmed. Like there is no sense what-so-ever and I'm swimming alone in the ocean. I expect that everything should be logical. In the past few years, generally speaking, I've found that II-V-I works and that it cycles perpetually. I've learnt that taking notes off track a tiny amount makes the music sound nicer. So instead of natural, add 6/7/9/dim/#5, etc. I learnt some strange phenomenon with lounge/cocktail music, that it's (for some reason) like a conversation. Person one says something melodic, then person two says something similar... Like you said in the video, if you do something with one chord, then do the same thing with the second chord. I have absolutely no idea what sort of phenomenon this is but it's true. I've not found any other RUclipsr who is highlighting these patterns, but I need these patterns to be able to learn. I still can't play the things that you've described yet but I can see what you're doing. Right now, I'm playing around with a song called "Moody's Mood". It's really nice. After that, I'll come back to your lessons. Thanks again!

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It's just to simplify things. It's not that we only use two chords, but that you don't need anymore to sound good. They cover the whole scale and add tension and release. Again - all you need.

Thank you. I didn't know the Mueller version, actually. I guess it can be used with alternative melodies as well. But this is the version I knew. Always nice to learn something new!

Great suggestion! Thank you. I will consider it 💯

Fantastic! Please let me know if anything is unclear or not fully explained. I want to keep things as clear and simple as possible while still creating wonderful music, of course.

These tunes are either in Bb, F, C, G, or D, staying relatively close to C, which gives the album a more consistent feel. If you’re already comfortable playing in C, F, and G, the other keys are much less of a hassle. Try practicing, for instance, just C, Eb, F#, and A-you’ll notice that you’ve already tackled the hardest part!

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Thanks for asking! I’m honored you’d like to use my recording-feel free to do so! I’m not entirely sure about the copyright rules, but since the song (Isn’t It Romantic? by Richard Rodgers) is still under copyright, you might need to check with the copyright holder. Wishing you the best with your film!

@ thank you very much! I will check this now, I was unaware this was written by someone else but nevertheless this is still done very well and performed beautifully of you!

@ thank you very much! I will check this now, I was unaware this was written by someone else but nevertheless this is still done very well and performed beautifully of you!

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Happy to hear! Let me know how it went!!

Happy to hear! Merry Advent 🎄

Danke sehr Andreas! 🙏

Anything I can I do? Or do you just need more time?

I appreciate that 🙏

Fantastic to hear. To buy cheap stuff, there's no better day than today!

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I will 😄👍

I appreciate your nice words 🙏

Happy you liked it!

Ddim7=Bdim7=Abdim7=Fdim7

For me this is a G7-Chord - the dominant - of the C-Major-Chord without the root G and with a minor 9 the A-flat: (G) B D F Ab in another inversion: D F Ab B. This dominant-chord is the tension in the story because of the two tritones. Finally the B leads to C, the F to E and the Ab to the G of the C-Chord in halftone-steps

@@alibiath35 Agreed. Diminished chords are really dominant chords hiding in plain sight. So the G altered scale would work over this chord, to add some variety. I've learned both of these concepts in just the last several months, and they've been fun to play around with.

Yes, it can be really enjoyable to practise. Let me know how it goes!

I believe that thinking of the melody first often leads to more interesting chords, while thinking of the chords first tends to inspire more interesting melodies. Keep in mind that "interesting" can sometimes mean "bad-sounding," but that's how you learn and grow, of course.

@@loungepiano understood. also wow your english is great you got your point across in fewer words then native speakers would use.

Are you thinking about inversions for the two specific chords I played, or are you looking for a more general approach to understanding and practicing inversions across various chords?

@@loungepiano I was thinking about a general approach to some easy chord exercises that helped you get your level. Like chord with your right, move up the key with your left, vice versa. They can be sorta hard to get the hang of initially, your hand feels arthritic getting the right keys pressed and getting your hand placed in the right positions is hard. Thanks for your consideration!

No problem!

Try this: 1) Go mostly stepwise up or down. When you play a leap then make a stepwise motion in the opposite direction. 2) Play only the notes from one of the two chords without mixing in the notes from the other chord. 3) Mix 1) and 2)

@@loungepiano Merci Monsieur Piano!

You're welcome.

@@loungepiano I tried it Monsieur Piano! I felt something coming! I'm still miles away from something very nice like yours but there is something coming. By the way, I noticed some very weird things when I was practicing. For example, I found that Em7 is really lovely over Ddim, then change the tonic note of the Em7 to an F, then drop down E,D and then when you play C, also play C6. I have no idea why this is nice.... There's a lot of complicated stuff going on in the background that I don't understand.

Good, good! Em7 is half C6 and half Ddim. Two notes from each chord. So is Dm7 by the way. Happy practicing!

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Yes! You can also say, that we transposed the same chords from C to F.

That was clever! 😄

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No. You can't just use any two chords and expect the "lounge" sound. The chords and not least the order of the chords (the chord progression) has a huuuuge effect on the sound. We can complicate things or we can play just these two chords. They work because they cover each note of both the minor and major scales AND are both respectively a dominant (tension) and a tonic (release).

Fantastic! We can focus on so many other elements than complicating things 😄

I appreciate that! I'm happy to live where I live, though unfortunate for you.

There are so many ways to apply "theory" but its also nice with some inspirational ideas on how to use it in the real world. We forget sometimes that the music comes first and the theory second.

Happy you liked it. It really has it's own special sound.

You're welcome!

My wife thought it sounded like dinner jazz, so I went with that. I think for breakfast I would prefer it a little lighter. Breakfast Jazz will be for a future video then!

Thank you. Happy you found it useful.

I'm happy to hear that! Thanks for the nice feedback.

Exactly! You would have to put your ego aside and let go of the need to constantly show off. 😄 Glad you enjoyed the video! 😃👍