Josh Christina | Off the Cuff Piano Style: Honky Tonk Piano in G
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- Опубликовано: 20 июл 2015
- Country and rockabilly keyboard ace Josh Christina shares his distinctive honky tonk piano licks in this new installment of the Off the Cuff Piano Style series.
Christina's first radio single, "Cry You A River," shipped to country radio and can be heard on stations nationwide. The song is on his recent album release, Good Ole Love, available now on iTunes (j.mp/JC-iTunes).
On the subject of his sound - unique to the country genre - Josh Christina has made clear he's leading a trend that's been a long time coming.
"I think the country genre is beginning to shift back to its roots," said Christina. "Meghan Trainor has done it with the pop genre, taking it back to its roots with her sound's doo-wop influence. Bruno Mars has done the same in R&B with notes of funk in his sound. Slowly but surely, artists in the country genre are putting their foot down and adding notes of classic country and rock to their sound. If anything, I feel I'm at a bit of an advantage. My sound isn't headed that direction. It's already there."
Born into a musical family, Baltimore-based artist Josh Christina gets his musical chops from his father (a drummer),
his mother (Baltimore-area singer Patti Christina), and his grandmother, who was a big band singer in the '40's and '50's.
Christina's personal journey began at age six, when he took an interest in the King himself, Elvis Presley. By eight, Christina had organized a Junior Blues Brothers act that performed regularly at venues in the Baltimore area. At 15, he began playing piano after taking a trip to New York City with his parents to see Million Dollar Quartet on Broadway.
"While I bought tickets out of my love for Elvis, I remember being blown away by the styling's of Jerry Lee Lewis... He had such flare. He redefined the piano for me."
With his newfound passion for piano, Christina began writing, drawing inspiration from the "simple yet clever corny rhymes" of writers Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Stevie Ray Vaughn. After graduating from Dulaney High School in 2013, the Cockeysville native went to work on his debut album, produced by John Grant at Secret Sound Studio. Man From Another Time featured several rock and roll and rockabilly covers, along with a few original songs written by Christina.
Just a year later, his talents caught the attention of Nashville-based producer Kent Wells (Dolly Parton), who immediately got to work with Christina on his sophomore effort, Good Old Love. Aside from recording, Christina plays area venues regularly with his band, Good Old Stuff.
To learn more about Josh Christina, visit joshchristinamusic.com.
Intro and outro music: "Cry You A River"
Written and performed by Josh Christina
Available now on iTunes: j.mp/JC-iTunes
Recorded at Steinway Piano Gallery, Hunt Valley, Maryland.
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I started learning to play piano by ear when I was 7 years old. My grandmother played by ear and taught me what she knew. I started taking piano lessons and my teacher said if I didn’t stop trying to play by ear I’d never learn to play piano! I think I’ve proved her wrong. I learned the basic 7 notes. I’m 82 years old and still learning something new thanks to your tutorials! Love watching you play. I’ve been using your “walk ups and turn around “. for years but didn’t know they were called that! Ha! I love playing gospel music, Floyd Cramer and rock and roll style. Please make more basic style videos for those of us that are still learning! Thanks for sharing your wonderful style of music. I learn something from you each time I watch you! God bless!
Hmm. Two-fingered CHOPSTICKS piqued your interest enough to continue to still pound that sucker out before the entire Congregation on Sundays? Jesus LIVES !!
Like your style Josh.
Josh..going over Autumn leaves in Gmin (2 flats key signature). I found an alt chord D7 on some sheet music after the Amin7b5.
I think it lines up with D alt scale.
I am not the best improving over the alt. scale. If I do it with just a simple D7..sounds 👌.I have also read that the Gm(Major7) works with the G Harmonic Minor.
The good 'ol chromatic sixths. A classic.
Awesome.. ❤❤😊😊😊 now if I can just do it..that was great.
I play by ear and read some music. This is the style of piano I like/try to play. I like playing country and gospel. I use some of these “licks”, but you showed me some new ones too! Very informative! I will be following this site. You never get to old to learn. I’m 82 years old.
Thank you!
Nice Josh.
I love these lessons with little talking and straight and simple instruction.
Thank you fr that awesome turnaround tip😜🎶🎹
That is this shiniest piano of all time.
Thanks so much. Amazing tuition.
That's amazing.
Thank you!!!!
Very simple and easy. I can't thank you enough.
Love!!!
So simple but cool sounding I love it
Going to need some honkey tonk piano for an outlaw country song I co-wrote. Happens to be in G. Hope to use this technique in some fashion. Thanks!
Very cool tips! Thanks so much for sharing!
Great, thanks!
I am very impressed!!! I have learned a lot because YOU are a REALLY good teacher!! !! Thank you!!!!
Thank you!
Thank you soooo much!!
Can you please do more in depth on this country type playing? What are you playing in left hand and what can you play after that riff in the right hand? Thanks
From what I can tell he's playing the chord roots in the left hand and maybe some octaves and fifths.
Awesome well explained, straight to the point tutorial!
Another helpful lesson Josh
Thanks Josh. Your lessons are clear with the right amount of repitition. I’d love to learn to play your course theme tune!
Thank you !
Loved this! Thanks!
This is great!! I love it!! Glad I found it.
Totally awesome thank you
Great stuff! I'm hooked.
great stuff now that"s real country thank you josh for the tutorial
Great demo! I am already picking it up. Thanks, I always wondered how to do that.
I am got the right hand, cool, but I wish you would explain the left hand.
great stuff buddy!
Thanks so much. Very helpful.
What are the left hand notes ?
Man, great stuff Josh, thanks for that. Can you show some Moon Mullican or Merril Moore? cheers.
I've been looking for more honky tonk style piano riffs and I love this. Thanks so much. I read through the comments that you might give lessons. If so, please contact me, I really would like to learn more honky tonk piano. I can read basic music, but I play by ear mostly. Thank you!
Great explanation! I don’t play piano at all and I can follow very easily.
wutr the left hand keys ur playing?
Josh love this!! BUT i can't see you playing the bass notes...or I'd be in Nashville by now ;)
I got the right hand but what's the left?
I'm an old bassist/guitarist who's been learning keys lately and while I've been able to apply much of what I already know, videos like yours have been essential in filling in the gaps. Do you have any commercially available instructional material that goes more in depth?
Sorry I do not. Glad you like the videos!
Is the left hand just following root ?
Love it but I only learn by seeing the sheet music. Can I find it anywhere? Thank you for your superb lessons.
No, sorry. I play all by ear.
Unfortunately I will have to go elsewhere
You didnt show th lefthand but I assume its g then d then g
Correct!
Where does the tip jar go?
Josh - are you still monitoring these comments? If so, I have a question
Sure
@@JoshChristinaOfficial I’m trying to figure out the lick you started around :10. Any suggestions?
But since sending the message I think I figured it out. If in the key of C, turnaround lick when going to 5 chord is…
G,A,Bb,B,G,B
Bb,A,F,A,
Ab,G,E,G
Gb,F,D,F
Eb, E/C….. or a variation of that anyway?
At any rate…. Love your style!
camera angle got hard to watch I hand to twist my head to see it all - who ever in saying that great lesson! Lee
Good except you could have shown the left and right hand together all through the vid but thanks 😊👍
Thank you for going slow and your patience 😅
do you give lessons via skype?
Sure. Whats your email?
@@JoshChristinaOfficial Sorry for delayed response. Personal family matter happened. I'll reach back out when I'm free again. thanks again.
Working class type hands
Honky Toni on a $100,000 Steinway
Thanks, again. This is how I applied your lesson (not very well, for sure). ruclips.net/video/uFyblproq68/видео.html