Hard Times Improv

[silvaone]

Hard Times Improv

[ted]

I again find myself very much drawn to your simple style, Silva.  There are few notes but they say something. The only suggestion I have is the possibility of inserting a swingier section to make the hard times even harder by way of contrast. Joplin uses this in his Magnetic Rag where the doomed gaity of the third strain adds poignancy to the overall sense of tragedy.

It is a mistake to assume that advanced musical piano thought requires ripping up the keyboard with virtuosity. I am fond of the music of all the early blues singers, particularly Bessie Smith,  Ida Cox, Martha Copeland, Victoria Spivey and others, especially when accompanied by an able pianist such as Johnson or Yancey. There is something very simple and profound in this music - something far beyond the emotional scope of the classical masters, and I never tire of hearing it.

[jeremyjchilds]

Cool!
My only suggestion would be to use the pedal more carefully to aviod blurring the melody lines that have no accompaniement.