Lift Every Voice on Piano | 3 Mistakes Musicians make when playing for gospel choirs ‼️

[@bobbyallen7400]

At 5:45 when your left hand landed on that B natural, can’t you kind of get away with that because the sopranos are two octaves above hitting the Bb so it wouldn’t really clash as much right?

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

Good question, but no, it's not a matter of distance but of quality. Because actually there are 2 notes both the B and the G# at 5:45, that are clashing with the intended minor third, G and Bb of the vocals at that part

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

This, in essence is the argument Richard Smallwood was making, that he wants a "dominant chord" on the word "hills" whereas a jazz musicians might say you could switch it since the diminished chord has a similar function. In gospel the improv has to support the choir

[@bobbyallen7400]

@@SeanWilsonPiano what if you hit B-G-Bb in the left hand with proper harmony in the right? Could you get away with that? As you can see I like to try crazy things but still play their harmony in the right hand. Lol

[@RTjman]

@@bobbyallen7400 it's that time of year.. I'm trying to get away with these same questions! 😄 I think it's the push/pull between what was written by the composer, versus what our musical creativity draws us to play on the keys. It's like a struggle within--of discipline + trusting the marriage between your 'straight' chords and the vocals...especially when you've grown up playing in church!

[@cwise7]

Critical Ear 👂 Harmonics……this thing gets deep!…….thank you sir🙏🏾

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

No doubt man!

[@robertmitchell239]

Brother I've been playing for 40+ years but you are So Serious!!! Critical Thinking Critical Theory. Wow!!! I Double Salute You!!!

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

Appreciate you man, thanks!

[@frederickweeksjr.1189]

Yeah, he's the TOUGHEST guy in all aspects of piano 🎹

[@allinonereacts1292]

I would need your help as well 😁

[@dreamhousemusiq-gospelpian695]

Absolutely correct....I was supposed to play this song for a studio session last year and I broke all the rules skipping over these details in chord qualities when trying to learn the song fast. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

[@racheljones5614]

I pray to hear like this! Thanks for Sharing with Us!

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

you got this Rachel!!

[@frederickweeksjr.1189]

MAN DUDE......YOU are really getting we musicians to be THINKING musicians.

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

Wow doc! Honored man!

[@micospark1]

Amazingly Critical... I admire those ears. Much love and appreciation Sir🙏🙏

[@future62]

Bro I thought jazz was intricate, this is crazy. Gospel music really anoints the hands

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

Yeah bro, we have to be intentional, one could argue that jazz musicians have more freedom in improv in that sense,

[@davesarah324]

One of the best 🔥

[@PlayCreatively]

Bro, what you say at 11:00 is so true. First time I heard that. But It’s hard for the many choir directors to recognize my musicians might be wrong🔥🔥

[@fredbutler9629]

I must support your statements that said "the improv must support the choir" and the one that said "it's about what the creator intends in the song" ( if I may paraphrase)

[@Tchelbe]

Can u do a vidoo tutorial about how to arrange or teach harmony vocal to a choir on a piano

[@bigkeys1]

This teaching is so important. We have to be disciplined.

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

Yup

[@lindamtshali7308]

You are one of the best thank you sir from South Africa 🙌

[@vt3musicproduction]

Wow are so right! It not about always what the musicians are featuring but the choirs. Back in the days of Mass or Combined choirs, it was call musicians accompaniment. The choirs told the story, the musicians cross the (T) dot the (I)

[@redsolar7]

As always on point with your free ministry for musicians 🙏🏾

[@88KeysMan]

Singers usually know the 3-part harmony for major and minor chords. I help the choir or praise team with harmony when they don’t match the chord tones and since they’re not used to hearing harmonies like augmented, fourths, diminished, or even minor seconds. And you’re right. They say, “Someone’s off,” but the musicians can throw the harmonies off with the wrong chords.

[@emmanuelquansah7828]

Wow...just wow. This is great.❤

[@fredbutler9629]

Good job my brother...you are so right. In this day and time WE as musicians are always trying to play the phattest chords or seeing what fancy chord WE add..but it's not all about the phattest nor fancy chords...sometimes a simple triad gets the job done. And plus it depends on where (meaning the church) a musician is, phat/fancy chords are almost an evil...lol

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

that's it doc!

[@beatrocka5]

I'm a big fan of all of the info that you put out. I like all of those "wrong chords" that you played, but I hear what you're saying!!

[@brianmalinga]

hahaha! This is totally on point!!

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

Yeah doc

[@AMAZING_INSIGHTS776]

I need to sit well and understand this tutorial because it is very helpful ..

[@drgenejames]

Dude, you're amazing! Praise GOD for you.

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

Much appreciated!!

[@AMAZING_INSIGHTS776]

So that wants as musicians we need to be mindful of the harmonies and he chord qualities and voicings as well

[@EthanThomas33]

Love your channel, i can't afford to be a member but we need the rest of that Jay interview!!

[@dejantodorovic6542]

Wonderful

[@anthonydanzy6605]

Good one!

[@musicmakeuplover3025]

Thanks 🙏🏽

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

Doc! Much appreciated man!

[@AMAZING_INSIGHTS776]

Thanks ma brother from another mother

[@AMAZING_INSIGHTS776]

Buh it is going to get me to do some more research cos I still need some serious ear trainings

[@kenfcarzn]

Ive always learned songs by learning the vocal parts. I know musicians that learn the chords instead. Since I first started playing I always learned the choral parts first. It tells you what you can and cannot do. Then there are those directors that can’t hear the parts correctly and teach the choir the wrong parts which causes the musicians and vocals to clash. When you try and correct them they get mad and double down on being wrong. Then the next rehearsal after they’ve listened and learned the correct parts then they come in saying that you are playing it wrong when you are now playing it the last way they taught it. Choir is confused and musicians are confused. Instead of the director saying “My bad, some of the parts I taught last week were wrong.” They double down.

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

good stuff man.. yeah be careful of folks egos doc

[@kenfcarzn]

@@SeanWilsonPiano I retired! 🤣 I just help out from time to time when needed. I can’t deal with the egos

[@DAVNATEY_BOARDS]

Sean do you've a private mail one can reach you? Gospel piano is damn deep

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

[e-mail]

[@reeree21]

💯💯💯💕

[@pete3816]

So, to summarise, listen properly to the singers and just play the right notes and stop approximating coz you can’t be bothered to learn the actual song.

[@BlessedOne686]

Lol Yh

[@bobbyallen7400]

@ 7:20 can you away with playing E Tritone in left hand and that C minor in the right making it kind of a sharp 9 dominant chord?

[@SeanWilsonPiano]

You're still thinking like a jazz musician doc lol... the idea is that if the choir intended a minor chord there, I have to retain that minor and not change it to a dominant, sharp 9. But like i mentioned in the video, its not "wrong" per se, and we all do it, but changing the quality always runs the risk of throwing off the vocals and adding dissonance that may not be intended by the creator

[@AMAZING_INSIGHTS776]

As for the chord quality , a lot of us make that mistake

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[@SeanWilsonPiano]

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[@girlmusician24]

It wouldn’t be accurate to the sheet music if you weren’t playing it as composed.

[@emmanuelquansah7828]

Wow...just wow. This is great.❤