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Happy Birthday in 7 Styles

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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Advanced
02:26:56

Make your friend’s birthday party unforgettable with Happy Birthday in 7 fun styles. We’ll explore traditional, Latin Samba, Swing, Stride, Ragtime, Bass Cross-over, & Broadway Kickline.

Course Objectives
  • Learn 7 amazing styles: Traditional, Latin Samba, Swing, Stride, Ragtime, Crossed Hands, and Broadway
  • Discover the theory behind each musical style
  • Explore techniques such as slides, arpeggios, rag rolls, and ornamentations
  • Learn how to use dynamics and articulation
Learning Focus
  • Basslines
  • Reading
  • Songs
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Happy Birthday….multi styles
This course was over my head but I was intrigued to play it out….got benefit fm hearing diff. Styles
Very fun and creative! I loved learning each style.
I loved learning the little slides and tricks to playing each section.
This is why I joined PWJ!
My mother will be turning 100 next March and I scoured the internet for some great arrangement of the birthday song and settled on Jonny May's version as the best all-around choice! The arrangement itself is very playful and incorporates a lot of challenging sections, but it will definitely be worth the effort. I was able to pick up a lot of great pointers watching Jonny's hands play each section. I have adjusted my fingering and already I am feeling more confident. Jonny's pacing of the lesson matches mine/my expectations. He throws in a lot of incidental comments about technique or style that are also very helpful. I have gone through this course once, but am not yet finished! I apply what I have learned and be back to fine-tune my performance.

Course Lessons

1
Happy Birthday in 7 Styles – Lesson 1
13:29

Traditional Style

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2
Happy Birthday in 7 Styles – Lesson 2
27:23

Latin Samba Style

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3
Happy Birthday in 7 Styles – Lesson 3
29:41

Swing Style

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4
Happy Birthday in 7 Styles – Lesson 4
38:53

Ragtime & Bass Crossover Styles

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5
Happy Birthday in 7 Styles – Lesson 5
37:30

Broadway Kickline Style

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Happy Birthday….multi styles
This course was over my head but I was intrigued to play it out….got benefit fm hearing diff. Styles
Very fun and creative! I loved learning each style.
I loved learning the little slides and tricks to playing each section.
This is why I joined PWJ!
My mother will be turning 100 next March and I scoured the internet for some great arrangement of the birthday song and settled on Jonny May's version as the best all-around choice! The arrangement itself is very playful and incorporates a lot of challenging sections, but it will definitely be worth the effort. I was able to pick up a lot of great pointers watching Jonny's hands play each section. I have adjusted my fingering and already I am feeling more confident. Jonny's pacing of the lesson matches mine/my expectations. He throws in a lot of incidental comments about technique or style that are also very helpful. I have gone through this course once, but am not yet finished! I apply what I have learned and be back to fine-tune my performance.
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