Well, naturally I had to go and immediately listen to "Dancing Days!" I first heard that song when it originally came out. That iconic riff certainly outlines a tritone. In fact you hear that interval a lot in that song! You may also be familiar with the song "Maria" from the musical "West Side Story." This famous tune also start with the tritone.

I'm glad to hear that you are getting back to playing piano. I hope my videos continue to be helpful for you.

Glad it was helpful!

A lot of pop and rock musicians certainly borrowed from classical composers!

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Interesting point! I never thought of “chopsticks “ as a song, but that would definitely work. I guess I was thinking about song with lyrics.

Thank you too!

Glad it was helpful!

They’re very useful, aren’t they?

Thanks! Our daughter was (and still is) absolutely adorable too!

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You're welcome! I really appreciate your support! If you ever want to do “Silly Songs and Sweet Lullabies!” volume 2, I'm ready!

Ah, you've mentioned some of my favorites! I've had the privilege of performing classic songs like this in some beautiful places.

Thank you for your kind words. I enjoy analyzing pieces like this to see how the composer put everything together.

I'm glad to know that you enjoy my style of teaching. I've never been a hyper "in your face" type of communicator. I'm also happy to know that the video helped you reach a musical epiphany!

Thank you kindly!

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I'm glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching!

I may have been in school when you were too young for school, or we may have been in school at the same time!

I'm glad to know that your are learning the "why's" of music.

Santa? Must be the white beard. It could be the beard, since I don't really have the belly! I'm glad you found the video helpful.

I know that Bach was not really writing for guitar, but it's amazing how well this keyboard piece transfers to guitar.

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¡De nada! Gracias por ver el video.

I''ll be doing more videos like this one. You're doing great so far!

¡De nada! Me alegro de que el video te haya resultado útil.

You are welcome!

You're welcome! i'm glad you found the video helpful.

Thanks for watching the livestream! It's been great fun for me to rediscover this songbook (I have some of the others in what became a series of songbooks). I plan to play through every song in the book over a series of videos and livestreams. I hope you can get a copy, I'm glad to know there are still a few around! By the way, the tree removal went very well. No more tree in danger of falling on our house!

I've got a few others in the songbook series. I don't have that one! Maybe I can find a secondhand copy somewhere.

I have the Family Songbook of Faith and Joy as well. These songbooks are a real treasure. Thanks for watching!

Well, maybe he does!

That ad makes me angry as well! I'm glad to learn that you are sticking with it in spite of the struggle.

12 out of 20 is actually quite good! You're on the right track. I'll be doing more videos like this to help you train your ears! Thanks for watching (and listening).

Thank you for your insights. Bach's music is endlessly fascinating.

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Dziękuję za miłe słowa. Cieszę się, że jesteś moim kolegą z gry na pianinie. Wszystkiego najlepszego.

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The sound proofing is actually left over from when the room was designed as a recording studio. It was installed to keep the sound from the speakers from bouncing off the walls and affecting the mixes. It proved to be quite effective. Before I started this channel, I was an independent record producer, arranger and recording engineer. I operated my studio in Florida from 1990 to 2016. When I came to Asheville, I set up the studio and was set to continue, and while I did have some artists come to record here, changes in the music business and eventually the pandemic forced me to change course. I started At Home With Music in early 2021, and I am very glad I did! Eventually, when finances permit, this space will be redesigned and the soundproofing will be removed, as it really isn't needed for video production.

@ thanks. I find your methods match the way i think. I’ve been trying to write my own music i have made up myself without any theoretical background except what i have gleaned and by playing by ear. I’d like to know how Bach worked out his progression for prelude in C as it fits with the circle of fifths. (Even if he didn’t use it to create it, as i didn’t, when i wrote mine i started with words). I also want to know how to include the minor chords.

This lesson is essentially a quick test to get you started learning to hear intervals. There are actually a few different ways to learn this, too much to include in one video. The challenge for me is trying to approach a big subject like this, and make it useful but not overwhelming.

Great job! You're off to a great start in your ear training. I'll be doing more with intervals.

Excellent!

@@latheofheaven1017 Great.

Congratulations! You're off to a great start.

That's OK. We're going to be exploring some different ways to learn how to identify intervals, and eventually chords and chord progressions, so I encourage you to stick with it. Your score will definitely improve. The process can take some time, but the results will be worth it!

@@athomewithmusic8698 Thank you sir.

I always encourage viewers to learn how to read music, at least the treble clef. I still believe that some musicians claim that they can't read music, but can actually read a little bit!