How To Improvise Ambient Piano - Hands-On Demonstration

[@SemtêxČØŴv2.0]

I think you’ve hit a real format here, love this stuff. Short tutorial followed shortly by a demo. Thanks Ian 👏👏👏.

[@IanWaugh]

Thank you. Not sure what to do next 😊

[@SemtêxČØŴv2.0]

@@IanWaugh have you done a Berlin school tutorial? I know you’ve done a few smaller ones. One question I’ve kept forgetting to ask, about the early Tangerine Dream albums. Like Zeit and Atem, is there any kinda structure in there? There you go, a Tangerine Dream tutorial 😎.

[@IanWaugh]

@@SemtêxČØŴv2.0 I think the only Berlin walkthruu I've done is this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXzYqJatpr51qMU I got more into TD in their melodic phase with the likes of Phaedra and Ricochet. I think trying to mimic those early albums would result in a very long cideo. 😄 I will think about Verlin School, though 👍

[@paulcole1171]

The last two videos has helped me a lot

[@IanWaugh]

That's nice to hear, thank you Paul 👍

[@DenysDnipro]

Amazing! Simple but mesmerizing! Thank you, Ian!

[@IanWaugh]

So glad you liked it. Yes, I think most folks should be able to do this 👍

[@DenysDnipro]

@@IanWaugh I appreciated the technique you used: you played by single notes and then sort of chords - a nice balance of simplicity and complexity (correct me if I am wrong).

[@IanWaugh]

@@DenysDnipro That's it - you can start with single notes and then play 2 or more notes as you progress 👍

[@SandyStarSong]

Sonds lovely and will practice this. Thank you Ian.😊

[@IanWaugh]

Glad you liked it and found it useful 😊👍

[@albshore8]

wonderful.

[@IanWaugh]

Thank you kindly 👍

[@mwmusic29]

Mesmerizing work Ian! Thank you for sharing!

[@IanWaugh]

Thank you Matt 👍

[@MOTUMan29]

Fantastic work - lovely as always!!

[@IanWaugh]

Very kind, thank you very much 👍

[@DisciplinedCommotion]

cool Ian :)

[@IanWaugh]

Cheers Tim 👍

[@Dan_Corkery]

Really nice piece, Ian..reminded me in parts of Vangelis' "Memories of Green". It's amazing how much impact this technique can produce..even more when you add in effects and some well-chosen field recordings. Tempted to spend the weekend banging out an ambient album doing just that. 😁👍

[@IanWaugh]

Go for it, Dan 😊👍

[@吉井秀樹-p9w]

A cool and mysterious world view🎉❣️I watched a beautiful and wonderful video👍

[@IanWaugh]

Thank you kindly 😊👍

[@NeuroPete]

❤

[@IanWaugh]

🙏

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

I recorded something similar to this recent to August 2024 for one of my current recording projects. The crucial difference being, I recorded it using an MKS-70 in lieu of plug-ins. It’s all an abject lesson in how the best tool is your own ear.

[@IanWaugh]

Not sure if 'eat' is a typo buut can't work out what it might be 🤔

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

I fixed it, Ian.

[@IanWaugh]

Ah.... Silly me! Yes indeed😄👍

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

I’m the silly one for not proofreading harder. Even somebody who can’t see that well like myself should not make a flimsy type of that type.

[@IanWaugh]

@@Shred_The_Weapon Don't worry. It takes me about 10x as long as it used to to write anything - and it's still not always right 😄

[@paulcole1171]

Hi Ian I think you should write a book on "How to write Ambient Music" from start to the end like the Chords you pick, BPM, Arrangements and so on to the end. I'l by your first book.

[@IanWaugh]

Thank you, Paul 😄 Probably won't write a book but may have a few more video ideas There are so many ambient genres and I've mainly been concentrating on the relaxing style.