Improvisations

[chopinatic]

Hi
These are some improvisations that i recorded on my piano.
Critism and comments are welcome.
Thanks,
Nick

[go12_3]

Hi chopinatic:  the improv 2 has a good introduction and on 1:38 has a good sustaining melody.  Towards the end has some playfulness. 
On improv 3, conveys  reflective moods.  Nice work and keep it up.   

[chopinatic]

Hi chopinatic:  the improv 2 has a good introduction and on 1:38 has a good sustaining melody.  Towards the end has some playfulness. 
On improv 3, conveys  reflective moods.  Nice work and keep it up.   

Thanks

[rachfan]

Hi chopinatic, 

I liked both of your improvs.  It's nice to see someone else improvising in a neo-romantic style.  Very nice! 

[chopinatic]

Hi chopinatic, 

I liked both of your improvs.  It's nice to see someone else improvising in a neo-romantic style.  Very nice! 

Hi rachfan,
Thanks for your comment, i try and improvise in every style but this is my fave, i feel you can do alot with it, one minute its romantic and its soft, then can be fast and energetic but all still be the same piece.

I will get some more up soon.
thanks

[pianowolfi]

Hi chopinatic, really nice improvs especially this alla marcia thing in the first is cool, and I like the atmosphere in the first part of the second. What happened at the ending? Did you cut something? sounds as if it's not finished yet.

[chopinatic]

Hi chopinatic, really nice improvs especially this alla marcia thing in the first is cool, and I like the atmosphere in the first part of the second. What happened at the ending? Did you cut something? sounds as if it's not finished yet.

Hi pianowolfi,

Thanks for your comment,
Yeah The rest of improv 2 kinda ended up messy and my recording equiptment started buzzing so i just chopped it off

[chopinatic]

If anyone has any advice on improving, or things to explore then please comment....
thanks

[ronde_des_sylphes]

These were enjoyable - in particular I liked how you reworked the quasi-Rachmaninov introduction of the first improvisation later on in the piece.

[chopinatic]

These were enjoyable - in particular I liked how you reworked the quasi-Rachmaninov introduction of the first improvisation later on in the piece.

thanks for your comment

[hey_jude98]

Are you sure this is improvisation? It sounds to me like you wrote them .

[chopinatic]

Are you sure this is improvisation? It sounds to me like you wrote them .

Thanks for the comment,
Nope completly 100% improvised on the spot, the only thing i decided before hand was what key i was going to improvise around. But its nice to hear a comment like that.
Best wishes

[Derek]

These are very beautiful...great job! 

[keyb0ardfweak]

wow, I wish I could do that!!

how do u do to play in that style??I find it kinda hard=S
I would really like to play in romantic style=P

I really liked the improv2..  

tips on how u do it??XD
=P

[chopinatic]

tips on how u do it??XD
=P

play with different chord sequences, start off with them being simple then try making them more lush using slash chords diminished 7ths maj7s b5th etc etc.


Remeber that the more you improv the more you learn and the more mature your improvisations will become, my first ones sounded terrible but i learnt alot from them, start off simple and then try more things.

Make the left hand interesting using:

Counter melodies
Call and response
appegios
Chords
Strides
etc etc.

Record and post some, people will comment and give you advice, you may already be better than you think.  If not people can asses where your at and give you some possitive advice.

hope this helps!

[go12_3]

Chopin,  I can listen to you play piano all day!  *sigh*

best wishes,

go12_3

[chopinatic]

Chopin,  I can listen to you play piano all day!  *sigh*

best wishes,

go12_3

Thanks Go12, i wish i could play all day