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Style => Traditional => Topic started by: Virtuenow on December 25, 2007, 06:30:05 AM

Title: Does anyone still play like this?
Post by: Virtuenow on December 25, 2007, 06:30:05 AM: The question is, does anyone play in that Mahalia Jackson style? My pastor would like me to learn this style. There are a number of vids of Mahalia on youtube.com; check out one I have posted below. This style has a lot of layers to it. I cannot begin to think of how to learn it as I am still learning basic songs. (Note I wasn't sure where to post this- so it is posted a few places)

Additional questions:

1. What is the name of that piano style?
2. What are the basic patterns or progressions used in this style
3. What are the basic scales used (like I would understand the answer!)

Mahalia Jackson (Piano emphasis):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=J_LPVXPdkH0 "Didn't It Rain, Children"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gPZuWzZvoYQ "Joshua Fit the Battle Jericho"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=l49N8U3d0Bw "How I Got Over" (see, 3:45++)

Two People trying to play Mahalia (they did okay, what do u think?):
1. http://youtube.com/watch?v=G8ubP7BVXgM
2. http://youtube.com/watch?v=4zfKawPMqXI&feature=related
Title: Re: Does anyone still play like this?
Post by: musallio on December 25, 2007, 10:56:01 PM: Interesting post Virtuenow 8)

Those two did a better job than I would've :o

I'm sure some1 will tell us the style of playing..
Title: Re: Does anyone still play like this?
Post by: Virtuenow on December 26, 2007, 10:31:51 PM: Thanks Musallio. Someone answered the question in the "General Music Hangout" message board, here's the link: http://www.learngospelmusic.com/forums/index.php/topic,51063.0.html

I think the first guy was playing a bit off key- but he had good general direction. Anyway, check out the additional links posted. They show some boogie woogie links as the basis of this gospel style. However, I think boogie woogie/blues got its roots from this style, rather than the contrary explanation (to be quite frank)!
Title: Re: Does anyone still play like this?
Post by: teresac on December 28, 2007, 05:52:12 PM: Boogie Woogie Gospel ;)

songs include
Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus
This Little Light Of Mine
This Train Is Bound For Glory

http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/443246-Music-Jazz-Blues
Title: Re: Does anyone still play like this?
Post by: Virtuenow on January 05, 2008, 09:44:36 PM: Ooh, thank you. I had "This Little Light of Mine"; but the others are a great addition. If you or anyone else has anymore, then please post. The Mahalia songs are hard to translate to a general congregation song.
Title: Re: Does anyone still play like this?
Post by: SoundofJoy on January 07, 2008, 09:21:00 PM: It's a kind of blues feel using the 1-4-1-6-2-5-1 patterns. I can play that style since my father still uses it.