VIDEO: Bumble Boogie by Jack Fina

[jyanev]

Bumble Boogie by Jack Fina

[perfect_pitch]

Overall... almost really polished. However there were times when your semiquavers didn't seem completely even in time with the quavers in the left hand boogie rhythm.

Your MAIN problem is 2 things, when you make a mistake you correct it, which means repeating a section and throwing off the time signature. It's best to just accept you made that mistake but move onto the next phrase without going over it again.

Secondly, your tempo is just a little shaky. There were some bits where you were down to about 156bpm, but your opening tempo was 192bpm... and that's a big difference. I'd take it down to 160bpm for a few days, make sure it's PRECISELY in tempo, then if feeling confident, try it 8bpm faster and again, keep it precisely in tempo with the metronome.

You made that mistake with the chord (Notes D, G# and E several times), so obviously the goal is to focus on fixing that chord.

[cbreemer]

What an entertaining piece ! I'm embarrassed to say I had never heard of it or Jack Fina.
It is well played but I agree with the previous commenter. It really needs to go at one speed,
rubato and tempo fluctuations have no place here. And correcting a mistake is just Not Done in a
live performance. Keep a poker face and play straight on, and most people won't even notice. The ending could be a bit more convincing and exciting. All the same, good job !

[dcstudio]

  nice job..that's a big piece of music to perform.   Still needs some smoothing out but Bumble boogie is one of those tunes you will be asked to play for the rest of your life.  Kinda like Linus and Lucy in that respect.

a wrong note played at the right time is far better than a right note played at the wrong time....but it's really awful if you do both.    break that habit ASAP.

you are way too advanced to still be doing that. 

[jyanev]

Thank you for the comments and advice

[dcstudio]

hey, here's my version of Bumble boogie---  notice that after I screw up--I just keep right on going...lol   Like I said you will play this for the rest of your life...  after a while the piece starts to evolve and take on a life of its own...

watch... 

[pianoplunker]

Bumble Boogie by Jack Fina

Overall, impressive and fun to listen to. I agree with the post regarding the tempo. Sometimes it seems like the piece cannot get out of its own way and sounds like it is struggling to keep up. Also, IMHO no need to use so much pedal especially for the fast riff. It makes it hard to hear the notes. The part in the middle could be more FF.  Needs more contrast.  All that said, you still kicked ass. good job