How to Play Salsa Montuno on Piano | Salsa Piano Exercise

[@Jazzmentl]

This lesson took me several days to prepare for. It has the downloable PDF and backing track. I really enjoyed producing this for you. I hope you enjoy practicing to it. So as you guessed, this is all in preparation for you to create GREAT solos in Besame Mucho (coming next video). I tried to make this for the intermediate to advanced level. Let me know if its too hard, too easy, or if you want me to cover something else. This is a new channel. Thanks to all who helped us surpass 700 subscribers this week. We are almost at 4000 viewed hours. We are at 3800 to be exact. Don't forget to share this with your musician groups and friends. Give this a thumbs up. Comment below. Subscribe. Have fun! - Paul Tobey

[@gloriabrinkworth8320]

I want to integrate Barry Harris ‘ work into all my playing. I know his basics but using it regularly & easily is a little tricky. Thx. ❤

[@Jazzmentl]

@@gloriabrinkworth8320 I have an entire Playlist of Barry Harris tutorials. Have a look Jazz Lessons Inspired by Barry Harris: kzbin.info/aero/PL1UIy7xJUY-G_F6tVGBqOqKxVHVkSXEF7

[@BrianBeker]

What a great break down. Thank you.

[@Jazzmentl]

Glad you enjoyed Brian ☺️

[@patrickr.5821]

By far the best lesson on montunos I have found on YT. Excellent work, thank you!

[@Jazzmentl]

Wow..that IS a very nice compliment. Thank you for that one Patrick. I appreciate it.

[@marcopepe4046]

Montuno is very nice but your improvisation really stands out! Yep, great lesson!

[@Jazzmentl]

Thanks Marco. I put a lot of heart into that one...glad you liked it.

[@marcopepe4046]

It's something like simple and sofisticated in the same time. Beautiful!

[@silvic434]

Thank you so much for this wonderful salsa and montuno recipe video. You put all the ingredients one by one and step by step unlike any other video l have seen on KZbin. Excellent! It's great for beginners and intermediate players but also for the pros to learn from, keep them coming. coming.

[@Jazzmentl]

Thanks Sil - I appreciate you taking the time to leave this note. It's a new channel and we appreciate all the support we can get! (we is Nancy, my wife and I).

[@odjobnibblelob3650]

Nice development - as a novice player it’s something I can get my head around 👍

[@Jazzmentl]

Glad to hear! Enjoy!

[@philmaynes3271]

Thanks for keeping it moving right along (and not pandering to the lowest common denominator). A real efficient use of my time!

[@Jazzmentl]

Hey Phil, glad you enjoyed this tutorial. It sounds like you may be an advanced player. If you are looking for advanced tutorials, just scroll my "Advanced" playlist.

[@nbasiman]

I like this very much! I’ve been looking for this rhythm for so long ! I can’t believe it’s been here for 2 years 😅 cheers mate, definitely subscribing !

[@Jazzmentl]

Well, 2 years ago I was a new channel. It was hard to rank videos back then. Since the channel is growing, its getting a bit easier to get my jazz tutorials to "rank" or be "recommended" by KZbin. Glad you enjoyed the video. You may also like my "Masterclasses" which are 'LIVE' on KZbin Saturday mornings at 11:00 am EST.

[@davidjoseph3403]

10 seconds into an other lesson I was hooked. I like the way you point to "stuff". You've an uncommon teaching talent. Love the slapdash notation!

[@Jazzmentl]

Thanks David ☺️. Welcome to JazzMentl!

[@klausziegler60]

This is perfectly explained

[@Jazzmentl]

@@klausziegler60 Right on! Glad you enjoyed 😊

[@mothra87]

Great lesson. Your solo was great.

[@Jazzmentl]

Thanks 🙏. This tutorial seems to be one of the fan favorites. Feel free to explore the channel for other tunes you may enjoy. I appreciate your kind compliment btw 😊

[@silkpower]

Thank you, it's a great tutorial.

[@rufus-h4h]

I love that sound!

[@anthonysilva5312]

Dude!! High quality instruction and perfect pacing! Subscribed!!

[@drewcomposed]

Awesome video

[@Jazzmentl]

Thanks Drew. Enjoy our channel!

[@alanwheeler2530]

Thank you Paul. Great lesson as always

[@Jazzmentl]

Appreciate it Alan. Thank you.

[@kbstabs5982]

Excellent. Many thanks.

[@keithlutman5611]

Really well presented, many thanks.

[@Jazzmentl]

Thanks Keith.

[@francescomanfredi]

I can’t believe you took the time to transcribe 11 pages including the song! Thanks 🙏 so much, after so many advanced tutorials there is something also for us beginners and intermediate pianists. I think you should put the title of the song in the video because it’s very famous and it would drive more people to your incredible channel!

[@Jazzmentl]

I very much appreciate your feedback Francesco. We optimized that video for "Salsa Montuno Piano" but when we release the specific tutorial for Besame Mucho we will use the name of the song for certain! When I created this channel, I thought the "piano lesson" or "jazz lesson" market for beginners on KZbin was very oversaturated. So I concluded where I could be MOST in service of is for advanced pianists. In my mind I imagine MaryAnne, a doctor who was already proficient in classical - level 10 conservatory. I gave her private jazz lessons for a bit, and now she gigs with her band. I also envisioned mature musicians like Bruce. He was 50 years old when I gave him lessons.I also imagine emerging musicians like Adrian learning theory who wish to become better players will enjoy this channel too. When your young, its a bit of a head game, not only technique. Which why I try to address insecurities, etc. So, I begain to make intermediate to advanced lessons. You are correct that I don't have beginner lessons. There are so many good channels for beginner on KZbin but very few good channels for advanced players. Not like this one. As we grow this channel, I learn more about the people that use it, like yoursef Francesco. I read your comments. Comments give me insights, and I redirect this ship and make content my subscribers want. So if more people like you want "beginner to intermediate" jazz lessons, I can eventually create those.

[@elunico13]

What clave are you in?

[@nickc1019]

4:38 - a line cliché. So that's why James Blonde always wormed his way into my tunes.

[@Jazzmentl]

😆

[@StephenTaylor-k6l]

great teaching

[@Jazzmentl]

Glad you enjoyed 😊

[@juanitarobinson817]

Thank you for this. I really appreciate the step-by-step explanation of how a montuno is constructed.

[@Jazzmentl]

My pleasure ☺️

[@bobkanza_]

Merci beaucoup !!!!!!!!

[@Jazzmentl]

De rien. C'est mon plaisir!! 🙂

[@will-ti2qs]

Awesome video ! Thank you so much. I’ll be sure to check all of your other stuff out

[@Jazzmentl]

@@will-ti2qs Thanks 🙏. Welcome to JazzMentl!

[@nickmartorano6766]

PHENOMENAL lesson! WOW!

[@Jazzmentl]

Welcome to JazzMentl Nick. Glad you enjoyed that!

[@MikeyGonGetGot]

Thank you very much!! Now I have a better understanding of not just salsa, but different rhythms!

[@Jazzmentl]

Glad to hear it. That's the feedback I hope to hear - if its helping people, this makes me happy.

[@joemama9027]

Keep up the great work this video was so helpful and the best I found so far on KZbin thanks

[@Jazzmentl]

That's high praise man! But Thanks. I appreciate the feedback.😁

[@avynnytska]

Incrediable lesson!!!!!!!! Thank you soooo much !! It's super cool and helpful!😍😍😍

[@Jazzmentl]

Yes! 🙌 Glad you liked it ☺️

[@johnwade7430]

Thank you for breaking this down and I loved your solo at the end of the video. Thank you.

[@Jazzmentl]

Glad you enjoyed that John. I appreciate you watching and listening!

[@nilangaga]

Thank you teacher

[@Jazzmentl]

my pleasure

[@jimmybuffet4970]

Subscribed!

[@Jazzmentl]

Great 😃. Welcome to Jazzmentl!

[@paul-arsene1766]

Thankyou so much, this lesson is précieuse. So clear!

[@Jazzmentl]

Glad you enjoyed that! ☺️ Did you can browse different playlists by beginner, intermediate or advanced on this channel? Feel free to browse.

[@martinlang5139]

Absolutely great tutorial. Many thanks to you for taking the time to put it together. Much appreciated.

[@Jazzmentl]

Glad you enjoyed 😊. If you enjoyed this one, you may also find other lessons to enjoy in my different playlists.

[@CyrilPicasso]

Great video with logic and presentation. Really easy to follow (not easy to play, especially your skilful and accurate improvisation)!

[@Jazzmentl]

I'm glad that was helpful to you. If this genre interests you, then you may also like this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqicqnyimst5Z8k. Let me know how it goes. Cheers!

[@tsiganed]

Merci!

[@Jazzmentl]

Thank you! 🙏

[@armando2953]

Brother, excelente tu tutorial. Gracias

[@shedroids]

Wonderful! What a pleasure to watch, listen and learn! Thank you!

[@Jazzmentl]

Glad you enjoyed! You may also like these other Latin tutorials on this playlist kzbin.info/aero/PL1UIy7xJUY-Gw8DH6_ID3P5D8k0nn3uGf

[@adrianherralgot4071]

Awsome lesson! I loved this, it was very clear and helpful. Well done and thank you!!

[@Jazzmentl]

Great Adrian 😁. Happy you enjoyed it. PS. My son's name is also Adrian 🙂

[@marifigueiredo1988]

Great lesson ❤

[@Jazzmentl]

Glad you enjoyed ☺️

[@yobroh0]

Wonderful! 😄

[@Jazzmentl]

Glad you enjoyed YobRoh!

[@kriduro1956]

How beautiful you play the piano

[@Jazzmentl]

Thanks :☺

[@robertmacleod9834]

Thank you so much. This is just what I needed. This is inspiring. Presented in a stepwise manner and gives a serious student a clear path. Thanks again.

[@Jazzmentl]

My pleasure and I appreciate your feedback. I'll be uploading the full Besame Mucho lesson shortly (before noon today). You may enjoy that one as well.

[@gloriabrinkworth8320]

Great. Thank u.

[@Jazzmentl]

My pleasure 😊

[@normanpeters8933]

Awesome Video!

[@Jazzmentl]

Glad you enjoyed it Norman.

[@robertdepiano]

Wow! That sounds amazing! I love Latin music. Thank you very much. It will come in the future once I am able to play it. It fits beautifully with Besame Mucho 😁 Thank you Paul :)

[@manuelsilvestre5154]

Fenomenal!!!!!!

[@Jazzmentl]

Thank you! Welcome to JazzMentl Manuel.

[@RanBlakePiano]

Fantastic !

[@Jazzmentl]

Much appreciated Ran. 🙂

[@thejeffbabickband4609]

Wonderful. But, you didn’t mention the importance of the clave rhythm in relation to the montuno. There is no salsa without clave consciousness.

[@winterdesert1]

And then on the 9th measure we'll get into the E-mc2. Don't worry...it's easy!!!!

[@marcopepe4046]

Dear Paul, I tried to play "Besame mucho" on Montuno rhythm like you. Non so easy to play because of the anticipated montuno rhythm on the left hand. I have a coordination problem. Could you suggest a dedicated exercise for this please? Many thanks.

[@marcopepe4046]

P.s. Tried many time. I'm almost there. Fortunately there is no need to play montuno in the left hand during the improvisation! 😅

[@adotationchretiennefreremellot]

Please help I’ve worked on scales , gammes and relation between it with chords but till now I’ve problems to improvise freely and create a good licks or phrases so how to do?

[@diegolopezronda]

Good effort. The problem I find when saxons playing this is stuff is that they are thinking on the 1 all the time, and thinking on patterns. The other issue is not using the seventh on the octaves part. And the final issue is they don’t hear actual Latin music to educate themselves. This is evident in the bésame mucho (a bolero!) section, the solo hand is not respecting the clave, so it sounds foreign. To be fair , it seems one must choose between to be an excellent jazz player or an excellent Latin player, and I can see the well developed jazz skills from the author.

[@Jazzmentl]

Yes. I do me 😉

[@Woodsaras]

Your comment has nothing to do with a man being a "saxon". Seriously irrelevant.

[@diegolopezronda]

@@Woodsaras it has to do; please watch the universal mind of Bill Evans a more complete explanation of what I am trying to say ;)

[@thenewnormaljazzensemble-nu5dv]

sign up for this and didn't get the email

[@Jazzmentl]

There are a couple of things you can do, send an email to [e-mail] and we'll send you the sheet music, or you can try signing up with a different email. Let us know how we can be of further assistance.

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[@Jazzmentl]

That is a lot of 💕. So I'm hearting you back!!! Thank you for all the hearts!!! ☺️