Rocking the Blues at Age 68
I am making great strides in re-learning how to play the Piano. I am playing better than I ever had in my life. In short,
I am finally rocking the blues! Not bad for a 68-year-old dude.
Recently I cruised through Blues Standards, and I am working through 100 Greatest Hits and then Duke Ellington Standards before moving back to Bach and then trying Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart Sonatas later in the year. When I am in the States, I am going to buy some more Blues and Jazz standards, perhaps Tower of Power song book, Gershwin song classics and rent a piano. We found a place in the Medford, Oregon Rogue Valley Mall that rents pianos for 25 dollars a month. Perhaps I might take lessons. I will also buy some music software and resume writing music. Besides daily playing, I am going to take some music theory classes online and learn how to play jazz and blues piano.
Numerical Listing Of Pieces Played
Korean Light Classical Set
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Chopin Piece
- Beethoven Disco For Eliza</li>
- Apartment
- Verglis Mein Nicht
- Malguenia
- Disco City
- Io Ti Daro Di Piu
- Dark Eye Boogie Woman
- El Bimbo
- Rumba Rhapsody
Korean Song Book
- Ganadiri
- Nununhannuri
- Moknochuchang
- Babo
- Sarang
- Ayaohchmari
- Chackunlabi
- Changelog
- Hangku
- Kudaeyae
- Laegaedo Saranoi
- Miwoimiwoimiwoi
- Baramireoo
- Sarangsarangnuka Milhaeni
- Bayayae
- Yet Siinuilorae
- Chrumomoichukkae
- Ku Saram
- Biramchoram Nakyomchorum
- Saransuron Kudae
- Sarangiyo
Bach Two and Three Part Inventions
Finally, got the hang of mordants, turns, and trills. and finally can play at near normal speed, rather than playing it real slowly, stumbling through the music. I have continued the strategy of analyzing the music before I play it, noting key signature changes. flats and sharps, repetition patterns, high and low registry keys, and figuring out the Key signature before I play. I am going to add in listening to the music before I play it, that should help as well
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- 1 In C
- 2 IN E Flat
- 3 In D
- 4 In E Flat Major
- 5 In E Flat
- 6 In E
- 7 In B Minor
- 8 In F
- 9 In A Flat
- 10 In G
- 11 In G Minor
- 12 In A
- 13 In C
- 14 In B Flat
- 15 In D
- 16 Sinfonia 1 In C
- 17 Sinfonia 2 In C Minor
- 18 Sinfonia 3 In D
- 19 Sinfonia 4 In D Minor
- 20 Sinfonia 5 In E Flat
- 21 Sinfonnia 6 In E
- 22 Sinfonia 7 In G
- 23 Sinfonia 8 In F
- 24 Sinfonia 9 In F Minor
- 25 Sinfonia 10 In G
- 26 Sinfonia In G Minor
- 27 Sinfonia 12 In A
- 28 Sinfonia 13 In C
- 29 Sinfonia 14 In B Flat
- 30 Sinfonia 15 In F
Blues Standards
All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
Baby Please Don’t Go
Baby, What You Want Me To Do
Back Door Man
Bluebird
Blues Before Sunrise
Blues With A Feeling
Boogie Chillen No. 2
Caldonia
Checkin’ Up On My Baby
Confessin’ The Blues
Crossroads
Everyday (I Have The Blues)
Evil (Is Going On)
Five Long Years
Going Down Slow
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Help Me
Honest I Do
How Long, How Long Blues
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
I Can’t Quit You Baby
I’m A Man
I’m A Steady Rollin’ Man
I’m Gonna Move On The Outskirts Of Town
I’m Ready
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie ManIt Hurts Me Too
Key To The Highway
Killing Floor
Little Red Rooster
Mean Old Frisco
Mean Old World
Mellow Down Easy
Merry Christmas, Baby
Milk Cow Blues
My Babe
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
On The Road Again
Please Send Me Someone To Love
Ramblin’ On My Mind
Reconsider Baby
Rollin’ And Tumblin’
Saint James Infirmary
St. Louis Blues
See See Rider
Sitting On Top Of The World
The Sky Is Crying
Smokestack Lightning
Spoonful
Sweet Home Chicago
Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-Ness If I Do
The Thrill Is Gone nailed it
Trouble In Mind
Walkin’ Blues
Wang Dang Doodle nailed it
You Don’t Have To Go
100 Greatest Hit
And Really Rocked Out On These Too, rocking the blues, nailing the tunes.
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye
All Blues Nailed It, Miles Davis,
All Day All The Night The Kinks
All My Loving The Beatles
Anarchy In The UK -Really Rocked Out With This One Sex Pistols
And She Was Talking Heads
Back On The Chain Gang Pretenders
Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival Nailed It
Badge Cream
Being A Gong Get It On T Rex
Beth Kiss
Blueberry Hill Fats Domino Nailed It
Bo Diddley Nailed It
The Book Of Love Peter Gabriel
Both Sides Now Joni Mitchel
California Sun Ramones
Can’t Help Falling In Love Elvis Presely
Candle In The Wind Elton John
Chain Gang Nailed It Nirvana
Desperado Eagles
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police
Everyday I Write The Book Elvis Costello
Everyday People Sly And The Family Stone
Feeling Alright Traffic
Fields Of Gold Sting
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon
Forever Young Rod Stewart
Foxy Lady Jimi Hendrix
Freddy’s Dead Curtis Mayfield
Free Falling Tom Petty
Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles
Give Up The Funk Chairs The Roof Off The Sucker Parliament
Glory Days Bruce Springsteen
I Can’t Help Myself Sugar Pie Honey Bunch The Four Tops
I Still Haven’t Found What I Was Looking For You 2
I Walk The Line Johnny Cash
I’m Hoochie Choohie Man Muddy Waters
Imagine John Lennon Then Plastic Ono Band
Isn’t She Lovely Stevie Wonder
It’s In The Way You Use It Eric Clapton
It’s Too Late Carole King
Just My Imagination Running Away From Me The Temptations
Kashmir Led Zeppelin
Landslide Fleetwood Mac
Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan
Like A Prayer Madonna
Living In America James Brown Losing My Religion R.E.M.
Love Walks In Van Halen
Lust For Life Iggy Pop
Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson
Me And Bobby Mcgee Janis Joplin
Midnight Train At Georgia Gladys Knights And The Pips
Money Pink Floyd
Moon Dance Van Morrison
Naima John Coltrane
You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
Never Say Goodbye The Jackson Jackson 5 Night Fever The Bg’s
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band
1999 Prince
No Particular Place To Go, Chuck Berry,
Ol 55 Tom Waits
Only The Lonely You Know The Way I Feel Roy Orbison
Oya Como Va Santana
Peggy Sue Buddy Holly
Proud Mary Ike And Tina Turner
Pin Ball Wizzard The Who
Pride And Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan
Rambling Man Allman Brothers Band
Reeling In The Years Steely Dan
Rock The Casbash The Clash
Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones
September Earth Wind And Fire
Silly Love Songs Paul Mccartney
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding
The Sound Of Silence Simon And Garfield
Sweet Emotions Aerosmith
Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson
Sweet Jane Velvet Underground
Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
3 Little Birds Bob Marley
The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King
Tired Of Being Alone Al Green
Touch Of Grey Grateful Dead
Turn Turn Turn To Everything There’s This Season The Byrds
Tutti Fruity Little Richard
We Will Rock You Queen
Working In The Coal Mine Devo
Wouldn’t It Be Nice The Beach Boys
You Can’t Hurry Love Diana Ross And The Supremes
Young Americans David Bowie
Duke Ellington Song Book
conquering these before I leave for the States.
Alabama Home
Azure
Birmingham Breakdown
Black Butterfly
Blip Blip
Boy Meets Horn
Brown Skin Gal In The Colico Gown
Caravan
Creole Love Call
Come Sunday
Day Dream
Do Nothing Unitl You Hear From Me
Doing The Crazy Walk
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Echoes Of Harlem
Everything But You
Five O Clock Drag
Gal From Joes
Gypsy With Out A Song
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
I Never Felt This Way Before
I’m Just A Lucky So And So
Riding On The Moon And Dancing On The Stars
So In Love With You
In A Sentimental Mood
It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Jeep In Jumping
Lady In Blue
Lost In Meditation
Mood Indigo
Paris Burning
Please Forgive Me
Prelude To A Kiss
Ring Dem
Rocking My Rhythm
Satin Doll
Solitude
Something To Live For
Sophisticated Lady
Take The A Train