The Styles of Gospel, with Damien Sneed

[@louieatkins-turkish1349]

That section from 6:50 to 8:20 melted everything. I need the transcription

[@donwright9309]

Man, I am starting to learn piano at age 69! I only hope to play 1/10th as good as this man!!!!!

[@wilmalee5153]

I too have began piano @ 69 yrs. Old. Practice❤

[@ytjhhh]

Amen. Volunteer at a church and practice

[@paulsp1ano]

Way to go Don & @Wilma! Literal tears of proud joy sent your way:)

[@Samhoneyfield]

Good on you friend! Enjoy the sweet sounds, take your time

[@BarbaraFischer4]

That's awesome! Enjoy the journey!

[@ChicagoGuyLivingLife]

Such beautiful music. In his music, I feel Heaven's caress. The Almighty definitely called him to serve as a musician. What a blessing for any congregation!

[@kbonded]

Sneed, thanks for the kind words!!!!!!!!!!!!! I appreciate you and your gift. ~Bonded~

[@MrDckeys]

Yessuh!

[@drtalkboxsa9412]

And Kev thank you for your playing sir. You are truly an inspiration

[@Blackchild_ivy]

the Bond Himself😭😭😭 Hello Sir.... I love you

[@vick3554]

Hi bond

[@jusROBINthemarket]

Sir you have given me my LIFE on them KEYS. YES LORD

[@VictoriaWhitlock]

7:00 was giving Smokie Norful

[@newhorizonmissionoutreachi1391]

I feel like shouting and praising God. Thank you Lord for this wonderful examples of gospel music.

[@danafripp4120]

Good God from On High! The James Cleveland style brought me to tears! Damien, you are a TREASURE! God Bless You!

[@Bfelix97]

Grew up in a pentecostal church playing drums and man I've never really payed attention to other styles of gospel because I've only grown up with my style. It amazes me that there so many tastes and styles.

[@amapparatistkwabena]

Blessings from Switzerland, bro Damien. Inspirational, indeed! Thank you.👊🏾

[@gospelician]

You. Are. Amazingly. Skilled. Thanks for even sharing your time and great talent and gift for teaching. God bless you.

[@sherryrushing7]

You have such a beautiful gift and talent from God!

[@23Josilee]

They all sounded wonderful...to me...Love Gospel Music, and especially the piano! A very talented young man!

[@gospelician]

Wait! Your voice is wonderful! That run at time stamp- 7:25 onward.... 🙌🏾 🙌🏾. Have mercy, LORD! 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾

[@Rsand-fy8cp]

8:54 Priceless moment: your smile after the Oscar Peterson run. So many years of experience and talent there :-) Great video. very inspirational!

[@coreywieser6049]

I love this moment! It also sounds similar to a run of Art Tatum's on All the Things You Are, about 0:15

[@paulsp1ano]

Right on with that! Diddo:)

[@moneywithcreativesuccess3929]

Love the history & demonstration ..you brought me up to speed as a young musician.

[@keelanp53]

Damien, you are sooooo inspirational!!! How did you learn to play like that?? You are truly a gift from God! I would give most things to be able to play like that. I would sit at the piano constantly, all night long and sing the praises. Thank you!

[@Sweence]

Great playing and history of some great music!

[@Obinna_Okerekeocha]

Really impressed with your deep knowledge of the development and origins of gospel music. Thanks for this video. Your skills are great. God bless.

[@4thelorestudios]

Tommy Johnson gospel piano

[@mawalls2001]

Wow, thanks for breaking down the styles so thoroughly.

[@laperlenoire3341]

His singing is on top !!

[@tphil5543]

I love this. I sang gospel in church since I was a child, I learned from listening to see and hear the technical is very interesting..

[@laurieyork5186]

Excellent video - thank you so much!

[@Afiplaysmusic]

Thanks for this educational and informational video. You've put this in great context for me.

[@nandernovaes]

So inspiring, Damien! Blessings to you from Brazilian Lands!

[@charlottemcmillan9668]

Loved this. Thank you!

[@omax1023]

Fluid instructions on a variety of Principles to assess the Gospel music movement and all it has to offer! Thank you

[@tonewheeler1]

I learned more about gospel style and history in these last 10 minutes than I’ve ever heard anywhere else,!

[@ChristoffJamalGlaude]

One of my favorite videos

[@SarahPaik]

this is why i love gospel. hope to have enough discipline and knowledge to play like this someday.

[@kabalayouri419]

You are there now !!

[@IPoopOnYouEveryLastOneOfYou]

Well did you?

[@SarahPaik]

@@IPoopOnYouEveryLastOneOfYou i'm nowhere close to being able to play like damien sneed, unfortunately. but i'm closer than i was six years ago 😂

[@MKD825]

When you played James Cleveland style I broke out with a, “Ha Ha Ha, Go ‘Head!”

[@DojoOfCool]

I keep coming back and watching this video the piano playing is so great!

[@Blackchild_ivy]

I knew This Vid 4 years ago I still come back to view it more often

[@VictoriaWhitlock]

You're so talented

[@LauraGayleGreenMusic]

Oh this is so wonderful -- thank you for this awesome video!

[@skyron19]

Fantastic Video and demonstration of Gospel through the years and the influences!!

[@jambajoby32]

Man I need a gospel pianist in my local town. Grew up with this and still strikes close to home after all these years!

[@PhilWilkinsonMusic]

Fantastic video. Really enjoyed it. God Bless.

[@germanpianist]

A very great JOB , Sir !!

[@Sean_S]

Clearly Fascinating. you have an incredible command of the instrument, and the historical aspects and distinctions of Gospel music...well done!!

[@JuZeNetoRJ]

God bless you, Damien!!! That was sweet.

[@spymass5936]

Interesting talk and demonstration. will check out other video's........ Thanks for posting.....

[@SylviaWongLewis]

Awesome and educational! Best overview about Gospel music style!

[@strauqq1]

Too talented dude. Thank you for the history.

[@phenomena17]

this guys know history, which is VERY IMPORTANT! great playing and amazing video

[@TheGuitarrmann]

I like your style, my brother. God bless.

[@DJazium]

Thanks for the great lesson

[@soundpretty]

Fabulous piece, Damien. I've had the good fortune to play with some great gospel musicians in Detroit as a trumpet player. What a thrill.

[@NielsFrederickx]

Very interesting video. Wonderful to hear so many styles. Thank you!

[@Raven-ug8uw]

Beautiful. Thanks.

[@6noteblues]

Terrific introduction to gospel piano styles. Thanks for sharing.

[@Bimluva72]

Hi Damien, I really appreciate the breakdown, context and insight. I look forward to seeing and hearing more. I think understanding the music is just as important as just learning phat chords or progressions. Thanks again!!!

[@alphonsodesselle212]

Thanks for sharing!! Very talented.

[@larsandersson8399]

This is so good!!! Please do this once more with an other gospel song. I learn so much by this! Best teacher! Greetings from Sweden!

[@idamelroseshoufler9921]

Wow!!! Awesome playing!

[@trujdvs]

Great overview! Thank you!!

[@bobbymobay]

Very amazing.......I'm waiting for the book. You KNOW you've got to put this in a book right? Many gospel keyboard players are also novice historians in the gospel style so this would be helpful in understanding the different styles. So, when the book coming out?

[@ikemyung8623]

I think I will turn in my musician button now. This guy is a genius!

[@wildnites558]

Great, great stuff! Great music history lessons with great pianistic examples. Thanks for sharing. There's no doubt that jazz has crept it's way into gospel in the last 30 years or so.

[@unclebrizz1053]

Great playing, Damien! Praise Jesus!

[@tiefton1000]

hey Man! the version 7:00 ... wow wow wow ! thank you! warm greetings from Germany! :-)

[@MrGroove0221]

Man you are sooo good!!! Wow!!!!

[@tonycardinal413]

I wish you could write out the music starting at 4:35. It was so awesome. I would pay anything for the transcription !

[@ladybookworm1635]

You're AMAZINGLY gifted 💙👏🏽💙

[@kevinswilcox]

What an amazingly interesting video of gods great grace and talent he has bestowed upon us.

[@Bennito2010]

Wow Thank you so much. Love it.

[@rkgrant]

Thanks Damien for your insights

[@BeauBum89]

Can you please come to Australia, the state of Western Australia and teach me how to play the piano like you. You are too good!

[@walterearl6456]

Beautiful thanks for sharing

[@realaaronkeddy]

Ok. I'm officially a fan.

[@MikeDePasquale]

Just got saved listening to those runs.

[@Jojob197]

Looking forward to an Album from Damien! #Sanng

[@crystalbohanon-bell2940]

You are amazing 😮😊

[@YehudiNimol]

FEED AND SEED

[@andromorph9357]

*damien*'s seed and feed

[@kdavis5127]

You Cold wit It..👍

[@JC-bp6sg]

Wow he is truly blessed

[@richardsuku5313]

thanks for the historical understanding in gospel music you share. I didn't know

[@driggmaximuslima5093]

Obrigado por compartilhar esses grandes sentimentos musicais, voçe está inspirando muitas pessoas a serem melhores, Deus te Abençoe

[@stephaniebrown5610]

wow. thank you soo much. this was really inspiring. a lot of videos I've seen just have folks playing and talking about what they are playing but you gave a brief history lesson behind the kind of music you played and you sing with riffs and runs pretty well. me myself am just a beginner and I've always had a little ear for jazz, neo soul, and classical and I really do want to take what I hear and put it to hymns but I don't want to take away from true singing in worship but I like the way you did it made me through up my hands and sing along so I guess it's okay praise God in different styles of music as long as it is respectful and gives God the Glory thank you so much

[@mrkim8449]

exactly this. make sure the style dont distract you from prasing Him all your heart

[@izzygaon7205]

fantastic, thank you

[@alphonsodesselle212]

This was awesome!! I really like the last more contemporary style you played. I have been trying to learn this style for years.

[@iamxtwofhatman4261]

How dare you be soo good at piano!

[@gwenleathers2013]

I enjoyed your tutorial. You betta bring it when you give your presentation at Berklee College of Music.

[@ericatelisnor8798]

Gwen Leathers ☝🏾

[@squoocher]

brilliant!!

[@jordanfrancisco27]

7:00 Amen. Take me to church. 💯

[@j.christiann5650]

So great man!

[@rdsabd]

Awesome! Informative from a knowledgeable person. Thank you!

[@Rljackson7205]

Very Useful information!! Much Respect!

[@jasonwashington6974]

Great lesson, I thoroughly enjoyed this! Thanks for sharing bro.

[@christopherbowers6096]

Great video!! Go head and run then!! Nice voicing with your chords!

[@paulallenMacca]

Hi man nice playing i love your video seen here in N.Ireland.

[@laperlenoire3341]

7:25 that run though

[@Streux]

GREAT LESSON!!!

[@CLAYMEISTER]

Great job, Damien... love all the variety, embellishments, riffs, etc... it's important to understand that gospel music, strictly speaking, isn't (or shouldn't be) a performing art, per se, but a means by which all the congregation is enabled to participate in praise to God... there may be too much emphasis on artistry and musical complexity that's out of reach for most... Gospel music, as such, must promote adequate attention to enabling ALL to "lift up their voices".... not just talented "song-leaders"... if the music isn't overly complex, people can lead themselves in worship.

[@MrToneeRome]

You betta play my younger brother D.S., and that’s why I love singing with persons like yourself

[@demetriumivory]

Thank you for Sharing

[@iaof2012]

Nice, soothing playing! I was taught in junior high music that jazz&blues evolved from gospel,.which developed from the call&response type tunes sung by black persons while they worked in cotton fields long ago. But, that was 1984, alot of gospel has been written since then! And my Eastern Canadian teacher may not have been familiar with Andre Crouch. Interesting the different styles in different regions of USA. In Canada, depends on the abilities of the music pastor what is played, but, most any guest of any style is appreciated. There are so many different beautiful 'colors' of music written by gifted persons in this world. Just a note, you will find the octave playing in the written works of Joplin in ragtime music of the turn of the 19th century.

[@MattMcCarrin]

Hey damien great video - Can you explain the oscar run around 9:00. Thanks!

[@clarkewi]

Gorgeous.

[@AntKneeLeafEllipse]

Man that is so beautiful. Would definitely pay for a course where you describe in depth the specific regions and their harmonic signatures.