Bennie and the Jets, syncopation, and Soul Train

[sunvalleylaw]

all came up in @Mark Wein 's lesson tonight. So, here is Elton, using syncopation, on Soul Train.


And, apparently, that piano plays for him on this show.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I need to learn more about drum kits and rhythms. This is some advice I found researching how to use syncopation.

"So, how can you learn to play more like Elton John?

1. Lean your chords and inversions inside-out.
2. Practice playing with different arpeggio shapes
3. Practice playing drum kit rhythms on the piano (left hand = kick drum, right hand = snare drum/hi-hats)"

https://www.counterpointmusic.com.a...no-skills-that-elton-john-uses-in-his-playing

 

[sunvalleylaw]

My contention is that Soul Train was always way better than American Bandstand. For one thing, Dick Clark was creepy.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

More information I am storing here as I collect stuff to start learning how to make sense of syncopation in terms of aligning and counting time, with the stuff I am doing in Mark's rhythm and keeping time lessons. Mark was explaining it in the context of Johnny be Good, but I don't have that really understood fully yet.

https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/5-ways-to-play-like-leon-russell-and-elton-john

 

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[Bob411]

My contention is that Soul Train was always way better than American Bandstand. For one thing, Dick Clark was creepy.

AND, the music was sooooo much better.

I've always thought, when I hear Bennie and the Jets, the drummer is helping the piano player out. Like, the piano as an instrument just doesn't have enough oomph for a rock song. I'd like to hear what it sounds like without the drum track.