Walk at Eleven

I have a student in her 70’s who is working on Walk at Eleven. We have been over all the clues many times (C to A to D to G, focusing on the notes a half step above or a half step below, etc.); despite…

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Neil Moore – can we share the videos of you telling the stories behind your compositions? If so, what’s the best way to access them? Any chance they could be on the website for students to easily see? I’ve made the videos public. They’re in…

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Just wondering when do triplets get introduced in the curriculum? For some reason I did not see them in RR. Are they mentioned later in context of a specific song? I believe the first time they appear is in Blues & Improv “hickory” rhythm. But…

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Any advice on “Walk at 11”? I’m struggling with this one. Do just one level per week (advanced levels may need more than one week). Level 1 LH isn’t too challenging because it is based on Honey Dew chords. Make sure you have them stick…

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Continued from Piano Stories Behind the Songs (Part 1), Neil shares the inspiration behind many of his songs and song names, beginning in Foundation Level 5 through Development Level 12. Topics include: Introduction Introduction (00:05) (FL5) Shoo-Fly, The Gaz, Sit By My Side (02:59) (FL6)…

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• ‘57 12/8 Blues, Beautiful Boy, Can I Share My Heart, Caught Between the Daybreak, Chorale, Church Song, Classical Pieces, composition, D-Part, dev 10, dev 11, dev 12, FL5, FL6, FL7, FL8, FL9, foundation level 5, Gold, Home, Level 10, level 11, level 12, Level 6, Level 7, level 8, Level 9, Lost, Miles, Moonlight, Neil’s compositions, Old Man Whistle, On This Day, One More Time, Panther, Pauly's Patter, Shadow, shoo-fly, Sit By My Side, Sky High, Soliloquy, The Gaz, the stories behind the songs, Time for More Music, Walk at Eleven