Author: Jesse Michelsen
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The Beatles – Let It Be – Week 3
This weeks recording has no voice. I was trying to focus on the piano and think it helped. Next week is the final recording and I’ll be doing the entire song with voice and everything so stay tuned!
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Hump Day Highlight: Mysterious Korean Guy
Ok, so this is different. I don’t actually know who this guy is, but I found this video really interesting and well shot. The playing is done well too.
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The Beatles – Let It Be – Week 2
Here we are, week 2! I’ve added in the left hand and some vocals. Enjoy!
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Hump Day Highlight: David Osborne
Well hello Mr. President. Yea, this guy has said that. Today’s highlight features a guy that has played for multiple presidents at the white house. They say he’s trying to keep the romantic piano alive, a very noble goal. What I like about him is that he does covers of all sorts of songs and…
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The Beatles – Let It Be – Week 1
Ah, a new day and a new challenge. This month, I’ll be covering The Beatles hit, Let It Be. I love the song, and the meaning behind it. It’s great stuff and I’m excited to get going. After one week, I’ve got kind of the basic tune down but the left hand gets hairy pretty…
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Hump Day Highlight: Liu Wei
Hey everyone! Another beautiful Wednesday. It’s like 50 degrees out here and I’m lovin’ it! 😉 So today’s highlight comes from across the world; China to be exact. This guy entered into a competition in China and no one expected what they saw when he came out. The guy has no arms! He plays the…
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Hump Day Highlight: Josh Michelsen
Welcome back. Today’s highlight is near and dear to me and if you don’t notice the similarities in names here, today’s highlight is of my younger brother. Today’s highlight: Josh Michelsen! While this is clearly not piano, I’m not exclusive here. This series is meant to highlight musical talent far and wide. Josh wrote this…
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Special: Billy Joel playing Piano Man in 1975
I’ve had a couple questions about Billy Joel, how he plays, and Piano Man too so I thought I’d post my favorite rendition of this great song. This video is from 1975 and Billy has a ‘stache. I aspire to play just like him, but I think I’ll leave the lip warmer in the 70’s…
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Billy Joel – Piano Man – Week 3
Ok, so I may have gotten a little carried away at the end of the video but honestly, I’m just so freakin excited that I am learning this song! It’s one of my all time favs, and I know I say that each week, but the more I learn the song, the more I learn…