SOAS Music Department - Cuban Piano - Sara McGuinness

[@arnerog]

A+++++ This lady may not be cuban but her soul certainly is!From a Cuban-American with LOVE wich is all we NEED...Thanks for sharing!!

[@andylowings]

It`s teaching like this that changes the world. Real passing on of skills simply and freely. Viva Sara McGuiness !

[@FrancescoCasta]

I am an italian new age keyboardist. I think this pianist is so great. She can play different cuban piano styles without effort, precisely and that's the music I really like on piano. Thank you for being such a good inspiration to me. Besides she's not even Cuban.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

Sara - I am so PROUD of you and your mastery of our Cuban piano sound. Many thanks ! ♥♥♥♥

[@JimHxn]

@CaladriaNapea No it's not, it's a tuned percussion instrument. Compare a glockenspiel to a hammered dulcimer, and you have to say that they're both essentially similar, and thus both percussion. Then comparing a hammered dulcimer with a piano, they're almost the same. A percussive instrument is struck, whereas a string instrument is stuck or bowed. Some can be used both ways, such as a guitar for example. It is quite cool though, how a piano is percussion and harpsichord is string...

[@ceeu2]

Thought this was a great explanation of salsa rhythms and how they relate to jazz

Great video!

[@elietriangle1621]

Hi Sara, thanks for the video, very motivating. Can you pls pls pls write down what style you are playing after the chachacha? At 2:50? It sounds real cool but i can't grasp the name of it. Thks!

[@DuncanFranklin]

HI Elie, here's a reply from Sara "Thanks for the interest! At 2.50 I am playing a cha cha cha in an older style, the right hand plays the chord on the 1 and the 3 and the left hand follows with the same chord (an octave down) on the offbeats. I hope this helps - any other questions just send an email [e-mail]."

[@soasuni]

Elie Triangle If you're interested in learning from Sara but don't want to sign up for a degree at SOAS you might be interested to know that she is running a week long course on Cuban Big Band Music with Elpidio Caicedo as part of the SOAS Summer Music School (15-19 June, Mon-Fri 6-9pm) Course Fee: £95 (concs £75)You can find out more at www.soas.ac.uk/music/summermusicschool/15jun2015-cuban-music-big-band.html

[@juan3268]

@my1972stang The things is that few people know that the piano is actually a PERCUSSION instrument. Hammers hit the string.

[@wilsonyeungaudio143]

what are the chords Cuban music often use

[@wrldeater]

What's the song name at 4:30

[@my1972stang]

@CaladriaNapea No, the piano wouldn't produce a sound without the hammers inside the instrument itself. Any instrument that requires an impact to produce sound such as the piano, or mallet instruments are considered percussion.

[@imranino]

haha this came up when I searched google for "Cuban Piano"! And I ended up in L4!

[@butter213]

nice chops

[@WhatOnEarthIsThisThing]

She's my teacher!

[@my1972stang]

@JimHxn Thank you lol :)

[@andylowings]

YOur first rhythm shown wasnt the same as the second one. Now confused.

[@juanpablofuruguen8724]

¡ No se moleste por favor pero el toque del tumbao de guajira está totalmente " cruzado " !

[@AliceCardosoblogdatuca]

ok

[@my1972stang]

"they used it like a percussion instrument" Because it IS a percussion instrument =_= lol other than that its great :D

[@martimdesouzajunior7585]

A little too stiff. Caribbean and latino take more "salsa", more sauce, more swing. Being a Brazilian myself, I can tell.