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Charlie Channel
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I was born in Oakland, CA in the middle of WW 2 1944. I saw Lionel Hampton's band at age 5. I was imprinted watching Gene Krupa play the drums and feeling the beat. We lived at 714 Center Street in the projects in Oakland, CA. My father worked at Moore's Dry Dock. He also did work after working at the dry dock every day. He was a guy with initiative. Work. Talking. Gone. But, he always came home. He took us to see Hamp in San Francisco. We sat in the first row in the balcony. That's where I saw Gene Krupa. I heard and saw Hamp play Flyin' Home.
I am a autodidactic musician. It all began when my father brought in a AM radio home. Boogie woogie, blues and, of course, Gospel (from having to go to church every Sunday) was heard. My mother took care of my sister, Jacqui, and me. She taught me prayers, and how to read and write. By 4 years of age reading made sense.
One day, my father brought a phonograph to the apartment. Ravel's Bolero was in an album comprised of about 6 78 records. I listened to that almost every day for months. Loved it, really. Mahalia Jackson. Later my father had a piano delivered to the apartment. I liked playing on it. I could somehow bang out a melody on it based on what I heard on the radio. My dad was always amazed I could do that by ear.
My family moved to Venice, CA around 1951. Violence in the projects motivated him to live somewhere else. Racism was palpable everywhere. My dad started his business in Santa Monica, polishing cars. After being a fairly poor student and was sort of on my way to juvenile delinquency as a petty thief. Stealing hubcaps and sneaking a cigarette to smoke was about as far as I wanted to go in the criminal activity. But, I never stole any
Shakti At Hammersmith Eventim Apollo
by Ian Patterson
Shakti Hammersmith Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, jny:London June 27, 2023 All things must come to pass. Still, it came as a shock to learn that Shakti's two concerts in London would be their last in the UK. Earlier dates in India, a summer tour of Europe and North American dates through August ...
How To Compose Your First Piano Piece
by Edward Weiss
Many students love to improvise. But I'm often asked... “When can I learn how to actually create a complete piece of music?"To which my response is “when do you want to begin?"I often tell students that they should wait to learn how to compose until they can freely improvise on the piano. ...
The Artist's Way Meets the Piano
by Edward Weiss
In her bestselling book The Artist's Way, Julie Cameron suggests keeping a journal. She refers to them as morning pages where each morning, you just write off the top of your head.This free writing exercise is nothing new. It's been done and popularized for quite some time now. But “The Artist's Way" really brought ...
The Key to Creating Fresh Sounding Piano Improvisations
by Edward Weiss
Some music just has it. You know the kind I'm talking about. The kind of music you can listen to over and over--and it never gets old.So, what's the secret? How can music remain fresh after multiple listens? I'll tell you. The secret is the performer was in the present.You see, music ...
Five Minute Piano Improvisation: Reflections in Water
by Edward Weiss
The idea that you can create a complete piano improvisation in five minutes seems undoable to most. After all, aren't you supposed to have years and years of theory and experience under your belt? Not if you follow this step-by-step video. Reflections in Water is a piano improvisation I created to show students how ...
Piano Improvisation Journeys: Create Your Own Unique Music
by Edward Weiss
There's something about being able to just sit down at the piano and play. Especially when the music isn't planned. We allow ourselves the freedom to just be at the piano and wonderful things begin to happen.To create your own piano improvisation journey, you need to know a little about chords and how to ...
Easy Piano Improvisation Strategy Lets You Play With Freedom and Confidence
by Edward Weiss
When I first started playing piano, I looked everywhere for information to help me play what I felt. And, much to my disappointment, I was left floundering in the library aisles.One of things I'm good at is just knowing if something works or not. In fact, I can look at a book and within ...
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