Serenade

I'm just going to let you know something now: Now that I have 50 posts, I'm almost done sharing the songs I recorded a few years ago. I played this one for RCM level 10, which is a long time from the earlier songs that I learned in level 7.

There's a reason why I liked this song. It has a lot of smooth left-hand runs that make the song calm and peaceful. I suppose a serenade should be like that, though. I usually like songs like that more than those which have a lot of loud, banging chords. Of course other people will have their own opinions about what songs they like, so I'm not saying those songs are better, I'm saying that I like them more.

Polonaise in E Major

Yeah. I know the jazz fans out there are starting to lose confidence in this blog. "You said that you'd post a song once every week. But this doesn't seem to be the variety we're looking for. You have, like, 30 jazz songs and now you've decided to abandon the genre of music entirely." Please tell me: When did I say that? Some people seem to assume things that aren't really true these days. In fact, one page I read about making good videos said that the average person in 2015 had an attention span of about 8 seconds. (This is not in any way saying that your brain is malfunctioning or filled with rotten eggs. I said some people, and the average person, not you.) Technology might be having a positive impact on this world, but it can also have negatives. Many of us have heard about global warming and radio waves and deforestation. So, back to the topic of music, I've decided to take a break from the modern, jazz music and move back to the old.

Little Prelude in E Major

So.

For all of you that are hoping for some more jazz, you're unfortunately not going to get any for a while, probably not until October. I recently used up all of the jazz songs I've recorded so far (except for two more of my compositions, which I will release later), although I am in the process of learning more.

So Danco Samba

I know that it's only been a month since I posted Summer Samba, but this was the song on my Posting Schedule, so I had to do it, right? As I've stated before, it's hard to have a successful blog if you don't do any planning. (If there's anyone reading this who is pulling their hair out because they don't write their blog posts until two days before, don't worry - by no planning I mean literally not even thinking about your post until the day before or even the morning of.)

Especially with this kind of blog where significant time must be spent before each post. Even for a simple jazz standard, it takes a few weeks to get it prepared, and several months or even a year for RCM level 10 songs like this rondo (okay, that might be an exaggeration because it's 7 pages long, but you get the point, it takes time).

So if I completely ignore all the things I've written down about my plans and goals for learning, recording, and posting songs, combined with having the completely wrong mindset about blogging that I certainly don't have, then look below for what's going to happen.

Note: I suggest you scroll down and start playing the song before you begin reading the post, because it's going to be quite long.

To the Lute

You know those days when you're feeling really sad, or really stressed and worried, or really angry, or really anything that doesn't feel good? Then this song is probably for you. It might also be for you if you play a stringed instrument, because that's what a lute is. But I'm playing it on the piano because that's the only instrument I'm proficient at playing right now.

As I was saying, this song might be great for you if you've been having a bad day. It seems like a "relaxing" song (probably because of the pedal and the runs in the left hand). I think that this is a song that would brighten your day. I guess lutes are pretty good instruments, huh?