This guy is either brilliant at keeping a straight face, or he's a little bit clueless. Sadly, I think it's the latter. Still...pretty funny. :)

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/92033_piano-jazz-five-four.htm

+1.

:-D

Nice. While we're at it.

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/9852_kids-music-oboes.htm

Sounds like an oboe to me!

";Expert Village";?!  Apparently you need not be too ";Expert"; to be in this village.

If I play the riff from ";Take Five"; but count to 6, does it really make it 6/4???

It's like conducting the Star-Spangled Banner in 4/4...  It works, but juusst doesn't quite feel right.

[quote author=erath link=topic=3004.msg15895#msg15895 date=1237413100]
If I play the riff from ";Take Five"; but count to 6, does it really make it 6/4???
[/quote]

That should be your next project, the ";Take Five Waltz";

Another one...

I played in a civil war reenactment band (which was surprisingly awesome!) in my days at UK. The book we played out of when we got hired as the north, had a waltz in 5/4 that we would play for the ballroom dances. It was great watching the crowd start waltzing 123 12 123 12 :)

[quote author=Lydian9 link=topic=3004.msg15902#msg15902 date=1237484233]
had a waltz in 5/4 that we would play for the ballroom dances. It was great watching the crowd start waltzing 123 12 123 12 :)
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My jazz band director in college used to tell us that the combo he played in always got a request to play Take Five from the same couple (every weekend, without fail...). Anyhow, the couple would put a $50 bill in the tip jar and start to dance. They played it every week and never once watched the couple dance. He said, ";if you did, it would really 'mess' you up and it was about the most awkward thing to watch.";

Ha ha. It's funny how long he takes to initially play the piano, faking me out a few times. Then he plays in 4/4, LOL. He obviously didn't go back and watch his video and count to it.  He seems so trustworthy, too.


Tho oboe one has me in tears!

[quote author=erath link=topic=3004.msg15895#msg15895 date=1237413100]
If I play the riff from ";Take Five"; but count to 6, does it really make it 6/4???
[/quote]

No. It doesn't. :) But, my old percussion teacher's band ";Los Viejos Blanquitos"; does a really sweet version of ";Take Five";...... in 4!

Check them out here.....

http://www.myspace.com/losviejosblanquitos

Enjoy!

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/9838_kids-music-xylophone.htm

oh dear god. too many good quotes to list them all!

the homemade wind instruments are golden! 

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/9839_kids-music-trumpet.htm


just fast forward to the end.

This dude is pretty funky...


http://www.expertvillage.com/video/44094_play-congas-latin-band.htm

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/44085_play-congas-bass.htm

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/44089_play-congas-muting.htm

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/46564_play-congas-latin-paper.htm

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/156875_hip-hop-beats-drums-advanced.htm

0:30 seconds...

Sometimes I wish video cameras were at least $50,000.