March 29, 200619 yr I posted this in the Piano forum, but didn't get much response, maybe it will be appreciated more here :) The piece is called "Geode". It is a short jazz improvisation. Here is the direct link: http://www.tyler-johnson.net/Geode.mp3 It is an iTunes friendly download. Here is the site it came from: http://www.tyler-johnson.net 1. Techniques used/Inspiration/Goal of composition (Is it a study? A piece for children? A romance for a woman? A fantasy?) Hmm, well the techniques I used were improvisation based on a melody I previously wrote. The 30 second intro is just to change up the feel of it so the left hand isn't the same throughout the entire piece. I really didn't have a goal for this one, but now that I listen to it, it kind of sounds like someone exploring a dark cave with a headlamp on finding all kinds of interesting things like rocks (hence the name "Geode"), bones, stuff like that. 2. How long it took to compose the piece? 3 minutes and 16 seconds. 3. Structure of your piece Well, there's a short intro with some jazzy/swanky stuff then it goes into the chromatic stuff in the right hand and syncopation in the left hand. Then improv in the right hand, back to the chromatic and that's it. 4. Obstacles when composing I tried to make a Mono Audio Mixdown on my keyboard, but I didn't have enough space so I had to send it to my computer through my 8 track mixer so I didn't get that "clean" Fantom X-8 sound, it still sounds good, but not Fantom status. 5. Summary of overall piece Well, I like it. I like the sound of it. It has differing styles, like when I go from Ab, to Bb, to C major it gives it that "heroic" feel. But at the same time, I have that Cm7, D, Db, C thing that gives it a kind of mysterious feel. I kept the left hand the same throughout because I like the sound of having differing chords in the right hand over the same note in the left.
March 29, 200619 yr Writing as I listen: You seem to be quite a good pianist. I'm no expert on piano, per se, but it all sounds great. Nice use of dynamics and some interesting stuff going on. Hey, wow this is actually pretty cool. Very nice build. Now its coming down. Very cool.
April 3, 200619 yr Author Thanks Josh. I've been playing about 13 years, so I would hope I have SOME skills :D I'm really getting into jazz improv lately.
April 12, 200619 yr This is nice. I play jazz piano, but I don't have the technique to do things as difficult as that. Well done, it's good.
