Beginners blues/boogie/rock discussion
I know this feeling 
When I started the Blues course, I listened to WieWaldi and I thought I'd never manage that level... it is so advanced! And then when I reached that lesson (I think that was 7) myself, it felt soooo good to conquerit. Just keep going and we'll all get there! 
Ah yes! You are right, it was the St. Louis Blues. I think one of the big changes we both made, which makes us sound so much more "advanced" all of a sudden, is the use of the pedal. I forgot which lesson I started using it, but since then it made everything sound so much richer. It's a great way to mask poor playing and I found this convenient shortcut before you did 
Here is my current state of "Blues Piano for Beginners" lesson 3:
Tempo is slow but still has mistakes. And I am getting tired of it. I think my piano's C2,G2,A2 are going to feel different than other keys because of the abuse 
. I'd like to move on. But I've just checked lesson 4 scores and there are 5 pages! That's going to be fun 
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Oh wow, very impressive @hebele! Very well played, rock solid rhythm overall, flawless mother of all turnarounds - not once, but TWICE (it took me many more lessons to get that as smooth as your version) - and nice use of dynamics/beat emphasis. And a proper ending, something I think I only just managed recently and not too often either
I think we have found ourselves a new victim to call annoyingly talented.
Well done! 
hebele Very well played. Especially the turnaround had a very cool groove and perfect tempo. And you played the royals with slides. Nice! The bluesscale was very crisp and clear in both directions, congrats. This, and your playing is stable enough to do it twice, should give you confidence.
Sophia I think we have found ourselves a new victim to call annoyingly talented.
Hahaha. No. It's you, Sophia! If you want to hoax him, you need to find something new.
I always said, you are the one who is learning is super high speed, and Nightowl calls you annoyingly talented. Basically same conclusion from both of us. No no, annoyingly talented sticks on you and you'll never get rid of it.
Poor me 
And, OMG... groan. That cartoon.....................
Okay, my turn... previous lesson is 3 months old, already 
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I must apologize, this one got too long. Way too long! And I am glad I didn't add lesson 9 to this. Actually, I thought lesson 8 contains too little stuff to make a recording. Well - okay, it is really not that much, I played the same over and over again. Call it noodling. And of course this one contains a lotta mistakes: wrong notes, messing up with the rhythm, and more. Anyway, it is time to move one, I was strolling around with this lesson for too long.
This lesson does not contain complete licks, it provides only chunks. Meaning smaller parts, maybe only 2 bars, sometimes 4. And it is up to the students to connect them. Well - I just played them in about the same order as Christian was teaching them, not able to add lots of variety.
Get a big cup of tea - or coffee - lean back and enjoy 
WieWaldi Eight minutes of great sounding improvised licks, jamming, and runs! Great job WieWaldi, it sounds awesome!!!
Your playing is smooth and steady, and you do a great job of putting all the pieces together in interesting ways. I also really like the way you leave space between licks. That lets me appreciate the preceding lick while anticipating the next one.
You made a lego town!
hebele Thank you. I guess you should have recognized already some patterns. In a slightly different way maybe. In your last lesson you learned the royal thirds (I think), I played them over and over again - but with variations in rhythm.
And I am sure, Sophia will recognize more stuff from the lessons she learnt so far.
Bottom line - it sounds all like Christians.
Woweeee, just listened to your eight minutes of smooth blues. You named yourself wrong after all - Waldi move over, Wie Bluesi is in town! Lovely! Rock solid left hand, and I loved your own created lick. Everything fit so well together and I'm deeply impressed with 8 solid minutes of almost flawless playing.
I only have one little tip, is that okay? I know the lesson probably called for the "humpty dumpty" left hand lick. And, it's an okay lick, nothing wrong with it. But after about a minute I was hoping for a little variation... and it didn't come. The right hand, smooth, suave, lovely... not too many repeats. But the left hand... oh my goodness, 8 minutes of sameness was a little much and in the end I started feeling a little like Mr Tick Tock Crocodile
But honestly, that is only a minor, MINOR nitpick and probably not even fair, for a lesson. But... maybe you can come up with a left hand variation 
WieWaldi That was awesome WieWie! 
The whole thing was smoothly played and the fact that you included some of your own improvisations made it all the more impressive! I barely noticed any mistakes, but I would say that I was not keen on the ending; partly because it didn't quite seem to fit with what had gone before, but partly because it was the ending to such an enjoyable performance! You truly are the BBK - Bavarian Blues King! 
@hebele I just listened to your recent blues recording - very nicely done! I think you have a real feel for the blues, you maintained the swing rhythm throughout the piece. Keep going, you're on the right track!
"Don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars." (Final line from Now,Voyager, 1942)
WieWaldi I just watched it again - it was definitely worth a second viewing! I love the scale run which starts at 5.21, but I also noticed something - I think perhaps this video has been edited a couple of times - around 5.26 and 7.44? Not that it matters, but it shows you were enjoying yourself so much you ended up with a marathon performance that you chose to reduce a little.
"Don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars." (Final line from Now,Voyager, 1942)
