Be Thou My Vision

This week on Tea with Liya, I'm playing a classic hymn called "Be Thou My Vision." If you haven't been hearing this in a church for 50 years, you might not have imagined that this song has existed for several centuries. Age doesn't make it any less valuable, though - here I am playing it in 2020! 


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Count Two

While listening to the radio, I heard this jazz piece, composed by pianist Oliver Jones, called "Count Two." I soon decided to learn it, and I've now uploaded it to Tea with Liya. Here, you can find out about some other things you can count! I hope you like this song!


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River Flows in You

If any of you know of a contemporary pianist who calls himself Yiruma, then you probably discovered his music through this song. Likely his most popular composition, "River Flows in You" has been played by both professionals and piano students. When I first heard an actual performance of this piece, it didn't sound like what I had first imagined, but maybe I was confusing it with another song that had "river" in its title. Anyways, enough of Liya's Reminiscent Thoughts on Music. It's time for you to Listen to the song here!

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Pineapple Rag

Welcome back to Tea with Liya! On this cold February morning, I took a little time to think about the coming summer. A great song that references this hot and bright season would be Scott Joplin's "Pineapple Rag." I hope you enjoy listening to this bouncy song. Can sound waves make you feel warmer?

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Misty

Thanks for coming back to Tea with Liya! Today's song is a ballad called "Misty," composed by jazz pianist Erroll Garner in 1954. Considering his recording, I thought that it might work well as a solo piano song, so I decided to record it. I hope you enjoy listening!


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My Favorite Things

Oof! It's already going to be February in a couple of days - and considering that 2020 just started (I still have to stop myself from saying 2019), the year is definitely getting off to a fast start. At the times when I'm not moving from one task to the next, I can remember my favorite things - or write a post about the song, My Favorite Things! I hope you enjoy listening to this popular song, that I successfully turned into a jazz song. John Coltrane could do it, so why can't I?


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A new Mercy Mercy Mercy

Welcome back to the Roaring Twenties! Umm... why are you looking at me like that? No one misses out on the Roaring Twenties, because they happen every century! This one's even better, because there are two 20s! To kick off the New Year, I'm bringing you a new version of a previously published jazz tune, called "Mercy Mercy Mercy." I made some changes to the way I play it, and this recording has less noise than the previous one. I hope that you like this one!