nicely done Janet...

WOW !!!  That was wonderful. Thanks for sharing and putting a smile on my face. 

 What I saw : "Janet Playing the Piano, a very nice video performance, although I like the other video where she rescues the music script and saves the day better by becoming a super hero and finishing the song on the video performance".  I know Janet, you said you weren't, but that's the way I saw it anyway.

What I heard : "Janet set the piano on fire like Jerry Lee Lewis with her skills, she danced around it and done a wood chopping move on the keys that just plain sounded AWESOME!".

In all seriousness, this was great to hear ya play Janet, people who play music understand how hard it is to play a real piano, a lot of the younger generation doesn't understand because they grew up with keyboards and easier instruments.

This is AWESOME!!!!!!! I really liked the recording quality, not sure what your other reviewers have to say, sorry I'm late to the party, I had a few problems getting here.

No complaints here, just a simple THANK YOU for posting because I enjoyed hearing and watching this very much!!!!

Bobby

So does this mean you'll be frequenting here more often?

Nice Janet !    Very "Nice" indeed.............:)


Tim...

hi Janet,
syncing up audio w a video is not really all that  hard to do
open up a new project in SONAR , import your  video
 you will then  have the audio track & a video track
if you want to play along & come up with a better audio track to your vid ,
when you  like what you did , you can always mute the old audio & import the video out of SONAR w the new audio track or tracks
another way to have more control over the audio end of a video is to
record your audio separately in SONAR w mics or direct ,
if that option is not available
you can use whatever you might have on hand or can borrow for a try out ...maybe a Zoom , a  small hand held w stereo mics ,  a  mini disc
or you can do a direct line out from the keyboard separately from the camera mic , or the house mains for a direct sound
years ago the church i used to play at always recorded the music off the board 
w those ...just import the audio file into the SONAR project that has the vid
to sync up audio that has been recorded outside of the camera it always helps to give your self a visual & an audio cue
a snap or a clap will do wonders ...to line the audio files up ..
 a worst case scenario example ..i've had my recorder on recording everything for god knows how long while adjusting the visual end  of things ..
having that clap as a cue made it easy to delete all the fluff & dead space on my audio track ...to sync things up

last but not least , you can also get some extra mileage out of your video or future vids if you have  good  video editing  software
for example
you could do a studio version of this tune and get the audio as perfect as you can
w the video software you can open up a project , put your best audio mix in
then take excerpts of your performance in the video from your church & mix that w photo's , other videos of family , friends or scenery .....
sky's the limit on that one

Kenny

PS , after writing this whole long post i came back to find out if you even put your video in SONAR lol
fwiw....that camera mic sounds pretty good

SONAR is pretty decent for doctoring up the sound on videos as long as your video is already edited visually...cant edit the video end of things in SONAR ( at least w my 6 PE )

i've had friends that sent me videos that were marginal on the audio end of things
I imported  the vid into SONAR ,  eq ed and used a few plugs to improve what was already there w the audio ...
if you haven't done that yet to your vid ...that is the easiest way too get some chops w vids in SONAR ....

Thanks for the great tips, Kenny.  I really appreciate that and might even give it a whirl.  I actually thought of trying to record it through the sound system onto a computer, but I remember reading about how hard it is to mic a piano and wasn't up to trying that out right now.  I should read more about it and give it a try some day.  I appreciate all the ideas!

Thanks Mark.  Yeah, memorizing that baby took months but it's sure easier to play it when you don't have to follow along with the notes and keep flipping page after page. :) Of course, then there's the chance you'll forget what to play next, which I did.  lol

The one thing it's really missing is a roaring applause at the end.  ;-)
That looks challenging, but sounds fun.

Great job Janet!  A really cool piece and great playing! It would take a year to program a midi piano piece to have that much energy and feel!   

 
That's stunning Janet.
 
And how cool to watch you performing it!
 
 
 

Thanks Steve. :)

Thanks Mixmkr.  I may consider playing this on my DAW and trying to line it up with the video.  We'll see if I can find the time.  And yes, it definitely speeds up.  As I said earlier, I spent a week playing it with the metronome to get it under control, but it ended up being too close to the deadline and the metronome was just messing with my mind.  I may keep working on it now that there's no pressure. :) 

Nice playing Janet.  A lot going on and keeping a constant rythm (and energy) with left hand all the way through.  You played right through the modulation - with a lot more black keys I imagine - without a hitch.  Congradulations!  Keep up the good work!

Great playing Janet!  Playing in public vs privately is totally different beast.  Kudos

Janet



Thanks Mixmkr.  I may consider playing this on my DAW and trying to line it up with the video. 
 
Realize unless each performance is precisely identical, you'll need to record and film at the same time.  "lip syncing" is especially tough with pieces like you're doing.

 Love it Janet. That's some serious fast playing