"Africa" - Toto | ULTIMATE Step-by-Step Piano Tutorial

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Hi everyone! Since you all asked for it, here’s a link to the Keyboard Solo Lesson :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2WbkGWZbdt-bMk

[@jdanderson9727]

Yes, of course we want the solo!

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

This weekend...

[@Deebolay]

Hi, Pierre.. My name is Andrea..THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I don't read music I play by ear This way of showing the key names.. C#, Ab etc helps me to memorize hand positions. It's been a long time since I actually read music.. I did it for choral music.. one note at a time when I was quite young. I learned guitar and that helped me with finding majors, minors, major 7ths etc. It wasn't until I was listening to Karla Bonoff that I realized I can play by ear by recognizing chords and reading them in place of the actual notes.. I'm in a classic rock band and listen to the artists songs through my bose and write each note / chord name with the bass note below it. I often miss notes this way, but the response from listeners has been positive. I also have small hands. I can't tell you how grateful I am for finding you!! Thank You So Much for sharing your talent with me. Please take good care. I'll be looking for songs we do from you from now on. I will start now on that solo.. as timing changes for each hand is my BIGGEST challenge.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks very much! I’m glad you are enjoying the videos.

[@znogteyam]

I love Toto. Finally I found the best tutorial ever. Thank you so much, brother!

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@richmccarthy4128]

This is the only tutorial that even mentions the second kalimba part so accurately. Thx for sharing that nuance. Great selections of pop tunes, all my favorites.

[@synthplayer1563]

Great, finally someone who shows the kalimba sequence correctly. I've been trying around with it for a long time. Thanks. Please the solo and in notation.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Yes, so many play it incorrectly. Just finished the solo video, it's coming out in a day or two.

[@billhasty5197]

Great video. Thanks Pierre. Yes, please teach the Solo. Got to have that to play the song.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Cool, coming soon! Thanks for watching.

[@acoustic61]

Very nice. Love it. Thanks. I love watching Greg Phillinganes demonstrate how he plays those solos on multiple keyboards. He must have two brains.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

He is brilliant. Thanks for watching!

[@crouchie56]

There are a lot of keyboard tutorials on KZbin. Yours are absolutely the clearest and the best. Amazing! Thank you so much for the effort that you put into all of them.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

I love to hear that-- exactly my goal. Thanks so much!!

[@SC-ye3kw]

You make it look so simple and your pace and explanations are fantastic. I really want to play these kind of pop songs. Do you have a progression from simple pop songs to intermediate and beyond?

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks! Look at my channel page-- I've organized everything into playlists based on difficulty. It will get better as the months go on and I make and sort out more videos!

[@patee-mz3dh]

You are the greatest teacher I have come across on KZbin.

[@rpalmer82que]

I completely agree with your compliment! I’m a bass player and find myself learning music theory for the bass - learning chords - from these songs and videos!! Plain language, a rich understanding of the keyboard, and gift of training are his super powers!!Bravo!

[@chriscastellon6970]

Fantastic, just the right pace to the lesson. explanation, demonstration, move along.

[@AbimaelRuizBetancourt]

yes the solo the solo the solo. Your the best

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

There's a link in the video and the description for the "Africa" Solo. :) Thanks for watching!

[@Crazyfish66]

Great lessons. Appreciated!

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks very much!

[@carlosgomez7014]

Excelente mi hermano, muchas gracias. Obvio queremis el solo. Un abrazo

[@erickenlin8255]

So excited for this. Such an amazing song. Thank you!

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Have fun!

[@Tweetybyronp]

Yay!!! I am excited to learn this one…Thank you so much 😊

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

You're welcome!

[@dougtravins9624]

Thanks for breaking that beautiful song down Pierre.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

My pleasure!

[@Spitaman1]

Sir, I think this is the best-ever tutorial on KZbin for this song. You are amazing!! Brovo!

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks so much!

[@DorianMarli777]

It is by far, I've been through them all when I was trying to learn this song, great job Pierre. I love your channel and u got a new subscriber

[@Burtallica]

Thanks, having fun with this one. Would also love a video for “Easy like Sunday Morning”

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Coming soon!

[@giladgur1703]

I don’t play piano but I could listen to your voice and playing all day.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks!!

[@JoaoBatista-qn6ui]

Muito bem explicado. Parabéns pelo vídeo!

[@iamjesper]

Finally a proper tutorial that does not mimic the vocals

[@Guto-df3hq]

muito bom...parabéns pelo trabalho! ganhou mais um inscrito.

[@JeffreyMello]

Seriously, you just get it man. You'd be surprised, but hardly any channels think to include the necessary tools you do. Having sheet music, chords along with highlighted keys as you play are so huge (for me anyway). If I could request one song. Ben Folds "Selfless Cold and Composed" . There's one decent tutorial available on youtube, but I think you'd push players like myself over the hump. Thank you for all your amazing work/content!

[@tomflora6040]

Thanks!

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks!!!

[@djoulsdrummer93]

Thats awsome, what have u used for your keyborad sound ? Thanks ( ive got yamaha p145)

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Using a Mix of plugins-- some Arturia software, Retro Synth in Logic Pro, etc. It's a lot of layered stuff.

[@haukurorsson833]

Dude, you deserve way more than 12k subs. Quality content, well done :)

[@MikeBixby]

Great stuff. I'm a drummer but also a closet pianist! Love it

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

🤘

[@johnnybegood2693]

Thanks man - just subscribed! You do a very good job 👍 Played the kalimba riff all the time with one hand (with B when playing F sharp) - never did second line.. wasn't there some layering with delay going on in the recording? Btw. the kalimba patch you showed in the Africa solo video - do you use a factory preset or a custom patch on the DX7? It has a very acoustic quality, like it! 👌

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks! I'll do a breakdown of the patches someday. 🙏🏻

[@DarrellPraytor]

I am just beginning. I have a Roland Go Keys5 and like all electric keyboards, it has a million different tones. I know different brands may call the same tone something different. But if you could give us what tone you are using, it may make it a bit easier to find the correct setting. We all want to make ours sound as close to what you are playing. Thanks!

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

This is a tricky thing, because we all use different gear/plugins. But, I'm happy to make a video about how I got the sounds!

[@cjfuss0623]

Yes please teach the solo. Great video!!

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

It’s pinned in the comments and on my channel- should be easy to find :) Thanks for watching!

[@annaup3733]

❤ great tutorials! What synth setting are you using? Pls. ❤

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

I'm using stock Logic Pro plugins, particularly Retro Synth as well as the Sampler.

[@mounircharmat4847]

Thanks

[@gumtree7177]

Hi what’s the keyboard your using and what key tone selected name of it please 🙏🏻

[@fabiomarcondes8681]

Great video, one more subscriber. What “voice” are you using on keyboard ?

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks for watching! I use the Garritan CFX Yamaha plugin.

[@barlevy13]

great tutorial ! solo please :)

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

It’s linked in the video and the description :)

[@CallousCoder]

What keyboard is that? The synth brass sounds just like the CS80

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

I’m using some Arturia Plugins in Logic- it’s pretty close!

[@CallousCoder]

@@pierrejpiscitelli aaah! Hence I also have the Arturia suite but I literally thought it was this keyboard’s own sound engine. What keyboard is it though?

[@wbdinoa]

Fantastic job. But did I miss something? Please, I would love to see indications of the patches used to get the sounds as close as the originals...

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

You didn't miss anything! I use lot's of different plugins to make the patches. I'd be happy to do a lesson on that someday :)

[@johnmijnen]

@@pierrejpiscitelli Please do! I love the sound. Planning to switch to VST's with Gigstarter, so really like to know your layers!

[@Spitaman1]

Can't wait for you to go through the solo, although I do play it but am sure some notes are not correct.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

I did! It's a separate video on my channel :)

[@To10hamNS]

What sound did you use ?Analog pad or something similar

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Yes some virtual analog VST’s- maybe I’ll do a video about it!

[@equesfuscus]

What my piano teacher should have done: Teacher: "Learn these seventh chords." Me: "I don't want to." Teacher: "Have you ever heard the song 'Africa' by Toto?"

[@Sebastiao-Lancastre]

Please show us the solo. Your lesson is really Top. Thanks

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Coming soon! This weekend.

[@francescoclemente3882]

👏👏👏

[@LoannGranzotto]

what is synthesizer just for watch the touch, the different type of noise please

[@JimJaworski-xg5bs]

What kid of patch are you using?

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

It's a whole layer of plugins-- I'll do a breakdown on it someday!

[@NylariaArt]

❤‍🔥🔥❤‍🔥🔥❤‍🔥🔥🙏

[@MJ1]

You can hear David Paich’s influences of Keith Emerson’s Tarkus clearly.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Yes, you totally can. That's why Africa was initially in 10/8 and 24 minutes long, but they changed it to 4/4 in order to please the masses.

[@ArthurGomesZah]

@@pierrejpiscitelli The masses also want you to teach us the solo! Thanks!

[@markandrew7232]

Solo solo solo solo - please please please

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Just finished shooting the video-- coming this weekend!

[@curiouscurious6558]

thank you for your post sure sounds like your playing on a CS80 LOL

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

It’s a fake CS80! 😎

[@musacman57]

Please show to solo

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Coming soon....