Just thought i'd see if there are any other members/pianists in Ireland? Ive been playing just under a year and seem to have the basics down. Trying to schedule practice time is my only obstacle really. Work and young kids are the main obstacles although i wouldnt give up the kids. (or would I?)
Anyway I have just received Arthurs book and slowly working through it. Keep up the good work
I'm in Seattle. Agreed that finding practice time is always a challenge. I'm between jobs right now, so it's a bit easier. My kids are grown--don't have that obstacle at least.
Thanks Liam and Paul! I'm in New York City... Perhaps as this site grows we will find others in Ireland who are learning boogie woogie and you can connect! Thank you for putting in the practice to learn this tradition and keep this music alive!
Hi, I'm in the Netherlands and just as Liam I play keyboard since one year and yesterday I received Arthur's book. The basics are a little bit well known now, only the right-left hand independance is still very difficult. But boogie woogie has stolen my hearth and I keep going on.
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T vdB That's great! Let me know if you have any questions. Hand independence comes from getting the left hand to do it's job on "autopilot". This takes much repetition... hundreds or thousands of times playing the pattern over and over. You can try playing the left hand while reading a book, or watching tv. Go through the motions until your hand knows its part no matter what else is going on. :-)
T vdB - Try recording a really slow bass line, maybe for a minute or two. Then play back and add the right hand in. I found that once i was able to get the timing for different right hand licks it was very difficult to forget it.