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Summertime: How To Play With A "2 Feel"
Taking the tune, Summertime, we discuss what a "2 feel" is, and how the different players of the rhythm section go about playing it, and when to use it. Also shown, is an accompaniment style for playing this tune.
The chords for this tune are:
Gm/// Ami7b5/D7alt
Gm/// G7///
Cm/// Cm/// Ami7b5/// D7alt///
Gm/// Ami7b5/D7alt Gm/// Cmi/F7/
Bb/// Ami7b5/D7alt Gm/// Ami7b5/D7alt
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Your "beat box" brushes sound really great! Who needs a drummer?
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
Tim Heizer right? Ha!
@ayokay123
7 жыл бұрын
Waaay funny....I was thinking the exact same thing!!! Then I tried to imitate myself...not so well. :D
7 жыл бұрын
don't be surprised this angel got tha funk , it lives in her :p
@oldboy9267
6 жыл бұрын
no one, but i need a gig lol
@MrBaskevin
5 жыл бұрын
I have been thinking the same thing. Great brushes beat box
alternate lyrics: Aimee Nolte --- you make jazz voicings easy, beat box brushes, and a a whole-lot-of-swing Spent all night, just binge watching your videos So please, Aimee Nolteee post more stuff
Aimee Nolte, you along with Adam Neely, Rick Beato and 'Walk That Bass' are the music school I never had. Thank you so much!
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
+fi do 🙏🏼🙌🏼
What an amazing version of Summertime. You've inspired me to get back into playing piano after 10 years.
@tonalambiguity3345
11 ай бұрын
She’s so good, her little mannerisms are perfect too
You're brush noises are the best
@PavelFomenkov
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
sahsplishsplash well, thank you. :-)
@TorkilZachariassenTZNG
7 жыл бұрын
Yet another great video, thanks a lot. @ 1:23 the brushes blew me away. Add a looper and there is the perfect drumset :-) May I suggest a video on your lovely HD&Co piano, like how did you get it, maintain it, etc. Another idea might be a lesson on how you think the pedals of the piano should or might be used.
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
sahsplishsplash great ideas!! In my video that I will upload today I do some talking about a pedal technique!
@Glee73
7 жыл бұрын
brushes!!! amazing ;)
As a bass player new to jazz, the start of this video was very helpful for me to wrap my head around 2-feel and understand what to expect from other musicians while playing in it - and to get some idea of what cues I can listen to when they try to move to 4-feel. Thank you!
Just a word of encouragement. I watch a lot of tutorial videos and I appreciate that everyone takes a different approach to what and how they teach. Some are more technical, some just play and don't talk. What I appreciate about your videos and that they seem to get to the heart of the music (the groove, the feel). Thanks for rounding out my tutelage. Keep at it.
@AimeeNolte
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Kyle. I try. ❤️
I just started working with a singer I met in a club. One of the songs she does is Summertime. This Video helped immensely.
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
David Friedman that's awesome! I'm so glad.
Thanks Aimee, you have contributed so much to my learning jazz. I am a single mum and have problems with time. I keep going back to your video, and learning has been incremental, but now I can say I can play a jazz piece. Thank you.
@AimeeNolte
6 жыл бұрын
Makes me so happy
I love your improvisation. It is so satisfying to hear you landing on the out of scale notes! Absolutely amazing :)
I'm really glad I found your channel a few weeks ago. I've learned more and made more progress on playing the piano since then than in the previous fifteen years.
Great! Thanks Aimee!!
@noidentificationable
6 жыл бұрын
wooo
@royfellows2596
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aimee I'm on the piano right now Brill
@imsum1now
2 жыл бұрын
I think it was yesterday, Rick... you were speaking about the incredible opportunity today to immerse so fully with genius. What an example. Thank you, Aimee. Love ❤️
Thank you so much- I love your teaching, playing, and voice. I just discovered you yesterday and look forward to learning more. I’m retired now and am enjoying what I love to do most of all! 🎶💕
You make the world a sweeter place!
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
pdn11141 😍
You are the people who make my day always happy. I just hear you to start play this and automatic smile come to my face i dont know why but i feel this really feel this style ... please never stop doing this videos. I love it.. all what u do and how u love music play from heart i am the same .. i feel it so much.. thanks!!!! greetings from Hungary
What an ending! If you're going to play us out like that, you need to put a tip jar under the video. 😉
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
James Randorff now that you say it, there is a link in the description! LOL but that's not why I did it. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's there for free, like all the videos! Thanks so much for watching. :-)
Summertime by Gershwin is the #1 song ever written, and I have collected all the recorded versions I could ever find during my 6 decades as a music junkie. The best version in my collection is done solo by Duke Ellington on his "Piano In The Foreground" album. He takes Gershwin's uber-genius to another level. And NOW, after seeing your jam at the end, I've elevated you to #2 with a bullet!
@AimeeNolte
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bruce! That IS a good one.
Wow! That jam at the end was gold! And also, love the "vanilla coke"-metaphor, you're both an awesome musician and a teacher!
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
MynZnusz I'm a big fan of the Vanilla Coke. Lol thanks so much
I've searched for something like this since I was a kid learning the piano. Summertime is my all time favorite standard. You are amazing thank you so much
Best thing that happened to me this year, 2019, so far is bumping into you and this channel. You are God sent
I watched the final part at least 5 Times I enjoined it SO MUCH. Amiee you are incredible, your solo moves my emotions and makes me cry
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
ut3nt3sconosciuto ❤️
This is very helpful! Not sure how I missed this simple and more effective approach all these years. Your teaching style represents some of the best I've seen. Thanks!
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
DStrongCrowe432 Strong I appreciate that! Thanks so much. It's a simple, fun and swinging way to play, I think!
@dstrongcrowe432strong6
7 жыл бұрын
Swinging indeed!! :)
I play Drums... And I must say " You are the best vocalist Brush player I ever HEARD. J.p. ( your time is impeccable)
I listen to this video every night before i go to sleep just so i can get the feel into my unconscious and "chill out." I'm trying to live my life in "2" now. No more Fanta.
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
+🙌🏼🙌🏼Lonnie Moseley
@lonniemoseley
7 жыл бұрын
Amy, you changed my musical life with this and the Footprints video. Thank you. I have bad rheumatoid in my hands and your arrangements are so inspiring, that i'm pushing myself. Just know you impact people. Thanks. May i be so bold to ask your consideration of "I remember Sky" as a future arrangement and part 2 solo. Ok got to go. You're playing me out and i have to listen.
Thank you, I am a drummer and occasionally play with bassists and pianist who don't get this much needed approach, especially if you are playing a lot of Great American Songbook material that needs this change in feel from two to four to get the right intensity in the right place with no increased effort or increased volume... Great explanation... great feel...
Thanks Aimee, I've just had a tough day and wanted to chill out for a while. Love the way I can mock up the drummer on "2 feel". Summertime is my heart piece. Many thanks.
Reduced me to a mixture of laughter and tears. Laughter because so effortless and so beautiful. Tears because . . .
Just watching this video in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic in full effect. So many things have happened since March, so many deaths of family and friends, a season's worth of gigs cancelled, and thru it all trying to be stoic and optimistic. Your rendition of Summertime moved me SO much, and as you really got into your solo & began scatting, it hit me how much I miss the magic of playing live with my ensemble, how it makes me feel & the effect it has on the audience. I thought about how this year has been anything but an easy-livin' summer. I played the video again and let go of my stoicism until it was over. Thank you for your gift to me. Hope you and your family are safe and sound.
@AimeeNolte
4 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
You are the teacher I wish I had had when starting out. 65 now and I will start over with your help.
You might be one of the best teachers in the world. Your level of understanding of music and your ability to translate the focus of feeling is remarkable. Can I hire you as a teacher?
Holy s**t those Last minutes were INTENSE! Aimee You are so Good It's unbelievable!
Ill never understand how to play jazz but I'm glad people like yourself are gifted and give us the joy of instruction and entertain at the same time.
Wow - I have always played Summertime in just in a sort of 4 time, although I improvise , your version sounds so much cooler than mine so I can swing into that - brilliant thanks -
I watch all of your vids, and really enjoyed this one. I sat for over an hour just playing the G-minor "2 feel", and then when I rewatched, I was even more blown away at your subtlety and finesse. You're an excellent player and teacher. Please keep them coming.
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
Carter Thaxton oh, that's wonderful! I'm sure that hour is really going to help you. So diligent! Thank you.
Thank you so much for this hands on enlightened "chill groove" approach, Amy.I played Summertime with a 2 feel on a mellow Chickering grand today in concert and my audience got your drift ... much gratitude!
Such a nice way she conveys her passion for her art / craft. Sensual and soulful!
i'm speechless, best teacher i have ever seen in my life, you definitely know the true essence of music.
I learned more from this 20 min video than from 5 yrs of classical lessons LOL. Thank you, you are a great teacher!
You're a true musician and an inspiration for me! Thank you for all your body of work.
Wow, you are so inspiring! I wish I could just sit and play around like you do and make it sound that beautiful. Thanks!
I think that's the most beautiful way to play summertime. Many thanks Aimee
6:05 - 6:17. one of the most beautiful parts of music which has ever entered in my ears
@samuelitooooo
4 жыл бұрын
That lick right there at 6:05 is one of my all-time favorites
you know, a lot of talented musicians can't teach what they play, but Aimee can....super cool video....
So your Summer Time , is what I'm teaching myself for the next 30 days. I came home from doing a 8 hour overnight shift the office, screen captured this whole video to my phone and sit in front of my up-right for a hour. In hyper-laps mode captured the whole thing on my phone and posted it on social media platforms. Last year on Xmas eve I had an emotional breakdown at my job, I deal with depression living alone after being homeless and losing a 30 year marriage the depression became alot so I'm using the piano and this Summer Time to help give me distraction and cope. I got as far as the first real change on the left hand. It looks like its about to get hard to follow your fingering but I need this just emotionally, so thank you. I wanted to learn SUMMERTIME due to Prince's live sound check version...it's on KZread if you haven't seen it check it out. I'm really excited about doing this for the next 30 days, not sure this was the best thing for a beginner but I'm gonna keep going...so thank you ,wish me luck.
@AimeeNolte
Жыл бұрын
Sending warm wishes for a far better new year♥️
Wonderful impro at the end Aimée... brought tears to my eyes... Bravo !
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
Pierre-Gilles Vidoli oh thanks so much!
@pierre-gillesvidoli4022
7 жыл бұрын
Aimee Nolte too bad I don't live near you... I'd love to study with you. Your singing is effortless in the same way Eva Cassidy was !
M.A.S.H. ! You're a TRIP! I've learned so much more music theory from watching a handful of your videos than I have in years of learning and playing bass, ukulele, drums, and piano.
Your video has inspired me to make my own new version of this great song! I' started today with the first four bars and I will continue tomorrow. I have never had a jazz teacher. Now you are my first one. Thank you so much and also for your enthusiasm in music and teaching it.
Standing by.. Dou da dou da.......end. Lovely Aimee💖
Aimee, it got magical the moment I recognized you'd hit your groove in the last couple minutes of the video. Simple things can really walk in and light up a room. Well done.
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
Mark Wilson oh so nice. Thank you.
I love performing tunes in 2 and bringing the 4 feel in on the B section, it builds a nice energy and even though it's something I use a lot it never sounds boring.
Wow! You play with such feeling, brought tears to my eyes. That's how this song SHOULD be played, especially liked the scat singing at the end.
Aimee you are incredible. Goals.
As always, Aimee, you warm my heart and bring tears to my eyes!
I just love your lessons! Aimee, you are wonderful, 'cause you inspire me. Thank you for this so much! (I am from Ukraine)
I got an amazing lesson, then had my mind blown by you playing us out. You’re a one-woman trio
thank you very much for this video... the idea of 2feel itself feels so right... and the improvisation in the ending minutes is just so smashingly beautiful that i think i won't dare approach my dillettantish instrument for some time now... maybe i need to subscribe and watch more to get myself back on track there...
1:25 Great vocal brushes. At 17:43 I imagine a Miles Davis w/mute entrance. Beautiful vocal phrasing.
You’re an awesome musician and teacher. Very relaxed! I’m trying to learn from your videos with you being a jazz musician. Vocally I love singing jazz and blues but as a piano player I was taught by an elderly southern baptist church musician so I was taught reading out of hymn books then as I grew I picked up a contemporary style and I play mainly chords and it has a very pop sound.
@AimeeNolte
6 жыл бұрын
That’s a good way to begin, Jake. Keep doing what you are doing.
I'm no musician but I love what your talking about and doing . . . and I LOVE "Summertime" . . . I should learn to sing it.
I enjoy what you call "tangents" like "theme from mash". This happens to me a lot. I hear mashups of old songs when learning "new" ones all the time. I enjoy the perspective shifts. Great inspiration for solos too.
I enjoyed that so much! You're such a wonderful musician, Aimee. I can always feel how much you love and respect music whenever you teach and perform.
learned this recently as a jazz beginner, and it has been a success judging from the comments I get when I run into neighbours in the elevator 😂
That 2 feel is such a vibe thank you for this Aimee
Very nice. Hypnotic to hear you play, teach, and sing.
great lesson! Thanks! I would love to see/hear lesson on what you do in the left hand from 05:24 to 06:03 (i.e. how to comp for yourself in 2-feel when soloing). Thanks! Best!
Aimee, words are not enough for you to communicate and you totally mastered using music to communicate further. I can feel the urge you have to play when you're talking. That's absolutely wonderful. Lovely to watch, listen to and feel. Thank you so much! :)
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
+Pedro Lacerda 😍🙏🏼
One of the best videos I've seen in KZread.
Wow, the 2 Feel is amazing vibe
Very good and great motivating,Thanj You from Hungary.I too learn after many years jazz piano. Playing very hard job.!
listening to you play and sing is hypnotic BUT I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A "2 FEEL" IS VERSUS A "4 FEEL". maybe if i were a jazz musician i would know exactly what you were talking about.
@dustinking2965
4 жыл бұрын
1 _ 3 _ 1 _ 3 _ versus 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 You're playing in 4/4 (with swing), but with a 2 feel you emphasize only 2 beats out of the measure. At least that's what it sounds like she's doing. I hadn't heard the term before myself, but I've heard another Jazz musician talking about emphasizing "1 and 3" versus "2 and 4". It sounds like Aimee is doing a little of both: 1 _ 3 _ _ 2 _ 4.
Aimee, you are amazing! so much grace!
Hai la capacità di inventare qualcosa sul momento, con esiti di bravura virtuosistica semplicemente un'improvvisazione....... geniale!!
You are such a beautiful being! Please keep up doin this ... its PURE joy.
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
Spektrob thank you. 🙏🏼😍
Was I the only one who went total fan-boy and threw my underpants at the screen?? You're so so good! 👏👏👏
thank you for the great lessons! Gives me plenty to work on for guitar, violin, as well as piano
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
wabashamj you are very welcome. That's a lot of instruments! I like it.
I’ve had a lot of fun playing Summertime in double time feel, where the melody flows at the expected languorous tempo but with double time accompaniment, doubling each measure.
Great lesson, Aimee! Your laughter and passion are so contagious! You made my day
@AimeeNolte
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 😍
'Play the piano like you love it'.... isn't that the only advice!!
This was fabulous! Thanks so much. I'm working on Summertime and that's how I found your video. I've definitely got to watch more of you. Coincidentally, I'd just had the question in my mind about the difference between 2 feel and 4 feel. Your video is perfect.
This is the most beautiful thing I've seen or heard all week. Amazing Aimee, thank you
Thanks Aimee, I watched this right before bedtime and I'm so chilled out..............................
the first we have to learn from you is your love for the music. thanks for sharing also that
I learned some new things about chording and piano bass, was inspired by your passion and joy, and was uplifted by your sweet and soulful performance. You give so much...I could not ask for more. Stellar!
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
erikkohl that's so kind of you. Thank you.
I'm learning so much from your videos and I can already feel myself getting closer to my goals in jazz though I'm a beginner. Keep up the awesome work Aimee!
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
Gimberg Preval oh that's awesome. Thanks!!
@barribrown8651
7 жыл бұрын
Gimberg Preval
I found out about your channel just recently, and I've been blown away. Talented, smart, beautiful voice and an excellent choice of subjects for your video. I'm just an amateur guitar player, but I find your video enlightening on so many levels. Kudos!
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
+Manrico Corazzi thank you so much!
Your brush sounds are amazing, love the chill sounds!
I can never stop smiling when I listen to you!
Thanks Aimee. I don't really play piano, instead expressing on stringed instruments, even some harmonica. I've found online piano instruction to be WAY more guarded, if that makes sense. I'll use this, and Summertime is such a great melody. BTW, my 1925 upright piano will enjoy being played!
I've been watching a lot of your videos even though I only have a simple keyboard myself and have pretty much no musical knowledge whatsoever. You are so talented.
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
Gilles thank you so much for saying so. You can do quite a bit on a simple keyboard. Keep it up!
Congrats Aimee!!!
I´m getting into jazz piano and your videos are of great help. I´m really thankful.
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
Armando Martínez awesome. Keep going. It's a fun path.
I love learning from you and listening to your playing and singing! Thank you!!
Thanks for the Tagent, Aimee. :) I've been trying to figure out the M*A*S*H* theme, lately. That was the puzzle piece I needed. 😃
@babawawayoyo
3 жыл бұрын
MASH!! Yes - man, TV themes were so solid then. The Maude theme - also amazing.
Beautiful playing. Love the ‘Tanya Maria’ sounding bit in the scatting
Very helpful, as always! Thank you!
i just recorded your imitation of brushes and edited it with Audacity and that is now my drum loop.
@AimeeNolte
Жыл бұрын
💀💀🙌🏼🙌🏼
I'm not even piano player and this is so great video to watch!
U r great teacher and great pino player . good lesson love u
@irfansam1652
2 жыл бұрын
💜💜💜
You are truly an amazing musician, teacher and human being! Thank you sooo very much!!
@AimeeNolte
7 жыл бұрын
Eva Pettersson ❤🙌🏼
makes me wanna cry, perfect