Ballad Styles 2: The Repeated-Quarter Note Ballad

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Pianist Jeremy Siskind explains how to play a "Repeated-Quarter Note Ballad," a style used for intimate ballad settings by pianists like Brad Mehldau, Fred Hersch, and Keith Jarrett.

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23:30 love it. You should have a video on this technique if you didn’t make one already

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Hi Ho! Hi Ho! Off to the piano I go...Back Phrasing? Yup! Thank you for the post. And need to listen to Ballads 1 & 3.

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Awesome - happy practicing!

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Another fabulous lesson. So happy to keep learning from you. Beautiful playing. Like your sense of orchestration and melody with back phrasing.

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Thanks, Marilyn!!!

[@rachelsmename6]

It's really great how you show us the different styles of ballads. Now I know that it's style #2 that I like best and I will focus on learning that. Thank you Jeremy!

[@JeremySiskind]

Nice! Thanks, Rachel. I love thinking of the specifics of these ballad categories because there are so many different ways to play a ballad. :)

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A great video, full of informations. Thanks.

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Thanks, Marco! I'm glad you liked it. :)

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Oooh but that bar room barrel house rollicking thing is also super awesome

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Stay tuned for the next ballad style! We will be talking stride piano ballads!

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You got it, Al! Thanks for checking it out!

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Great stuff again Jeremy. By coincidence, I have just been learning this tune, so this is really really useful. Thanks very much!

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Perfect! Thanks for the comments, Michael! :)

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My pleasure!

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This style here is the BEST I love it, really helping my playing!! Thanks J. Papaya!

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Great - I'm thrilled this helped you, Joe!

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Papaya... Awesome video as ever... Its a beautiful tune. I love all your harmonies. Thanks for the help Jeremy.

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Thanks much, Stuart!!!

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Michael! Great to hear from you. Thanks for checking out the videos. Let me know if you're ever in Socal - it would be great to catch up!

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Papaya!! Great video! Lots of useful instructions. Studied this stuff already from your book, but it's really good to see this demonstrated in this clear way. I am just preparing for a master class with Fred Hersch, where I plan to apply this to a ballad (Infant Eyes). By the way, your book is so great! I bought it about two years ago, and it started me going back to serious practicing. Before I had just "played" for a couple of years. Now I am back on the "journey".

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Wow, that’s so amazing to hear. Have fun playing for Fred and say hi for me!

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Excellent video! After watching, I was able to apply some of the ideas to my practicing. 🌴 🍐 (pawpaw)

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Nice work, Don! Thanks for watching all the way to the end!

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PAPAYAA! I've only listened to the Koln concert by Keith Jarret. What other albums would you recommend? Thanks for being an awesome teacher! :)

[@JeremySiskind]

Oh man, I've got a long list in my book. My favorite ballads album is Keith jarrett's "The Melody at Night with You." Monk's "Alone in San Francisco" is great, Fred Hersch's "Songs Without Words" is a wealth of resources, Oscar Peterson's "Exclusively for My Friends," Bill Evans' "Alone." The list goes on and on.

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Dang. Your commitment is impressive, Reed!

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