Playing an Impressionistic Introduction on "All the Things You Are"

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Pianist, composer, author, and ne'er-do-well Jeremy Siskind demonstrates how to form an arpeggiated introduction inspired by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel on the standard tune "All the Things You Are" by Jerome Kern. Happy arpeggiating!
0:13 Demonstration
1:29 Same chord in different octave
3:12 Crossing the LH
5:06 Inversion and alteration
7:29 Making longer melody
9:15 Descending (Crossing the RH)
10:35 Cross over on both sides
12:24 Different notes on the hands
13:40 Playing solo jazz piano

[@paulrhodesquinn]

That’s so beautiful! Brilliant lesson.

[@piano4one4all]

Pour le piano - Toccata. Great lesson-- merci beaucoup, Jeremy!

[@JeremySiskind]

Exactly! You’ve got it just right!

[@martycli9299]

Very generous of you, Jeremy, to share something so awesome. Top notch video!

[@tatianalima7140]

another beautiful lesson. Thank you jeremy

[@humblemai2211]

Great teacher always

[@SantyPiquin]

Amazing video!! I'm just starting the jazz piano fundamentals book 1, and I'm also loving it.

[@JeremySiskind]

I'm so happy to hear that, Santy! Enjoy your journey!

[@stuartheadey5240]

Super concept. Sounds beautiful.

[@JeremySiskind]

Great! Thanks, Stuart!

[@eydiguttason1961]

Thank you Jeremy here from Aalborg denmark- when I started play piano age of 8 - 9 years old I remember I played that arpeiggio but I did'nt know at that it was Debussy but get inspired again from you God bless you sweet angel

[@arpadternei6991]

Very cool! Sounds great! Thank you!

[@mariomarinho6480]

Jeremy Your generosity is Gold This debussy style is God Thanks for your didatic

[@JeremySiskind]

His is so nice! Thank you (and sorry that it took so long to respond!)

[@Andreas-J-Wieland]

C‘est vraiment magnifique. La plus belle composition de Debussy que je connaisse, c‘est „L‘Isle joyeuse“. Merci pour la leçon.

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks much, Andreas! I'm glad you like it. I played "L'isle Joyeuse" in college and I've taught it several times. It's a masterwork!

[@BrendaBoykin-qz5dj]

Excellent, Jeremy 🌹🌹🌹🌹 (Wayne Newton sings Debussy Soul Classics🤪).

[@seongsupark2062]

All the lesson you need

[@luciusblackmail8129]

Well these arpeggios sound really nice. Ill give em a try. And i dont know to much of Debussy's music, so i put that on my to do with pleasure list too.

[@JeremySiskind]

Great - enjoy it, Lucius! Check out Debussy's preludes and the etudes as well as the Images suites.

[@bravedave8512]

ohhhh... Debussy's Images - Mouvement. Crazy awesome.

[@cm-uy6ec]

Wonderful video - Jeremy how about take page 1 of solo piano and have everyone buy the book and then teach it on KZbin starting with the stride?

[@JeremySiskind]

Good idea! Maybe someday!

[@marcopepe4046]

Beauty! Many thanks

[@nickrees4706]

Thanks for showing that cool effect. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (Children’s Corner pieces don’t have French titles!) was one of the pieces I enjoyed learning in my teens (includes the directions to use main gauche for some of the top notes) so for that reason is probably my favorite Debussy composition although I wish I would learn more. I really like they way you incorporate elements of this type of music into your playing.

[@Robert-ts2ef]

Too far above my skill level but I have the most appreciation for your ability.

[@JeremySiskind]

I've definitely got some videos for beginners - check out my "First Lesson" series.

[@antoniomallah5690]

My favorite debussy piece would be La cathédrale engloutie. Great videos jeremy keep it up!

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

J'adore ça. Je me demands si je peux l'utiliser au milieux d'un solo et non seulement comme introduction, juste pour quelques mesures.

[@JeremySiskind]

Wow! Your french is très bien!

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@@JeremySiskindYou mean "très bon" (the adj. not the adv. 😉 ). As East Europeans used to joke (post-Napoleonic influence), in France people are so intelligent that even the children speak French.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

I notice there is a limit to how fast one plays the arpeggios, because if too quickly there won't be enough time to play the overhand melody notes. Also, if one does the both-hand melody notes in bass and treble, one can get a kind of call and response going, even though they are single notes each time.

[@JeremySiskind]

Yes, absolutely - I agree with everything you said here...although you can work on the speed to which your hand crosses over.

[@bluemoon6579]

Nice. Are you on Nebula as well?

[@JeremySiskind]

Ooh, I haven’t got an earthly idea what Nebula is. Should I be on Nebula?

[@francescomanfredi]

Great concept! Claire de lune

[@humblemai2211]

Could you make a book named Jazz bebop piano.....Thanks

[@flober1970]

Sounds like a harp !

[@bobbygadourymusic5476]

Clair de lune

[@donschneider7953]

Fêtes

[@JeremySiskind]

Yes, it's definitely a Debussy inspiration!