TPITDR: It’s almost time. I’m so excited for you to hear this entire album.
The Piano In The Dining Room
Soon, you’ll be able to hear the whole album. For now, please listen to the 3 tracks in the music videos:
- Spellbound (Jaydn, opus 14) – a sometimes fiery video with a (mostly) soft heart
- Let It Be (Jaydn, opus 24) – mellow improvisations while the video takes us through forests and between mountains
- and now, “The Waterfall” (Jaydn, opus 20)
The Waterfall
If you’ve been dropping by for a while, you’ve already heard stories about this waterfall in our backyard. This water feature is so beautiful. It’s also a reminder of the fragility of nature as it follows droughts and floods.
Our little waterfall is a big part of why we choose to live in the farmhouse above it. It lulls us to sleep many nights and is often a place of solace. In short, my spouse and I love “our” waterfall.
The Music Video
So, it’s no surprise that I’ve featured it in a music video on this album inspired by my spouse. For this particular track, I recorded the waterfall many times and then chose some of the “best” of those sounds as part of the background.
Next, I improvised in two separate sessions. In the first session, I created all the melodic, chordal, and random improvisations. In the second session (though I did not play along with the first session), I improvised only the falling lines you hear throughout the piece.
Finally, I mixed the two sessions together. You can hear many places where my two sessions don’t perfectly line up. And, for me, this is part of the joy of the improvisational process: imperfection.
TPITDR
Wait a minute! What is this funny looking word. Ah, it’s an abbreviation, of course. The Piano In The Dining Room = TPITDR
Watch for this in hashtags on social networks to learn more about the album, it’s inspiration, and to hear the music. Once released “in the wild”, these fifteen piano improvisations will be on all streaming radios. Check back for links to your favorite place to listen.
Thanks for sharing this piano music with this video. Let’s follow each other’s blogs. Anita
I’ve bookmarked your blog and will have a look later today. Thanks for dropping by!
(You left no email address, so you won’t be able to see my reply unless you visit again.)
I recommend turning on WordPress following. It is preferable for a lot of people to an email subscription.
Your blog looks great with all the travel photos. Well done.
Can you follow my blog?
Since you don’t have following enabled, I can only subscribe by email. I’m considering it, but hoping you’ll turn on following since it works so well in WordPress.