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Offline BigPhil

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The Role of A Second Keyboardist?
« on: October 06, 2006, 01:41:15 PM »
What is the exact role of the second keyboardist? What are the types of things he shoud be playing?
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Re: The Role of A Second Keyboardist?
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2006, 01:51:19 PM »
With 2 keyboardist...

you could switch support and lead roles.  One playing chords and one playing melody and riffs

If you don't have an organist, one could add some simulated Hammond flava

Use the spare board to add ANY instrument suited for a song (that the board sounds good as....)


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Re: The Role of A Second Keyboardist?
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2006, 05:42:30 PM »
Quote from: kadman92 on October 06, 2006, 01:51:19 PM
With 2 keyboardist...

you could switch support and lead roles.  One playing chords and one playing melody and riffs

If you don't have an organist, one could add some simulated Hammond flava

Use the spare board to add ANY instrument suited for a song (that the board sounds good as....)




What he said. One person has to learn to pad without getting in the other persons way. Someone has to hold the foundation of the music.
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Re: The Role of A Second Keyboardist?
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2006, 12:47:15 PM »
This is how I handle playing with another key player. First keyboardist does piano, ep's, and rhodes. Second keyboardist does strings, pads, synth, and organ.
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Re: The Role of A Second Keyboardist?
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2006, 04:35:55 PM »
Depands on the dynamics of the church.....

1.if Keys 1 is an organ...

keys 2 can be piano, rhodes, strings brass....


2. if Keys 1 is a piano..
keys two can be strings, brass, organ

But keys two should be subject to keys 1 who may be the chief musician......

HOWEVER...
Ultimatly you gotta play your position....

I was chief musician at a chuch once (keys/synths),but when i felt that I wanted 2nd keys to stretch out, i'd tell him to take lead.


Ask the main musician what is your supporting role. (always get an understanding)

Usually, its to add sweetening to whatever 1st Keys is doing. depends on the song. In my church, 1st keys plays a Yamaha P250 (grand piano), I have a rig with a triton, Motif 6, and a Korg CX3(hammond-type) I like having differnt flavors available to me. Im usually strings, synths, brass, but sometimes hell be like, "take piano on this"

hope that helps.


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Re: The Role of A Second Keyboardist?
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2006, 04:39:11 PM »
oh, also, learn the musician and his style......dont get in his/her way. be a complement to him.

example----both of you may play "we exalt thee" with different chord changes. you as 2nd keys need to learn HIS changes. until such time he/she says "i like what you did, lets use that."


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Re: The Role of A Second Keyboardist?
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2006, 05:52:47 PM »
Very well said.
It would be great if all musicians had a revelation of that type of humility in music.
Most guys are to busy trying to prove who's the best.
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