Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Hey guys, I am playing a piano cover of the classic "Somewhere over the rainbow“ in the arrangement of Alfred‘s Basic Adult Piano Course Level 1.
Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.
About five minutes into the film, Dorothy sings the song after failing to get Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and the farmhands to listen to her story of an unpleasant incident involving her dog, Toto, and the town spinster, Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton). Aunt Em tells her to "find yourself a place where you won't get into any trouble". This prompts her to walk off by herself, musing to Toto, "Someplace where there isn't any trouble. Do you suppose there is such a place, Toto? There must be. It's not a place you can get to by a boat, or a train. It's far, far away. Behind the moon, beyond the rain", at which point she begins singing.
More evergreens:
Autumn leaves: youtu.be/PzcgwhuTNgI
Morning has broken: youtu.be/PzcgwhuTNgI
The Entertainer: youtu.be/z4hcNEKteuA
Hey guys, I am playing a piano cover of the classic "Somewhere over the rainbow“ in the arrangement of Alfred‘s Basic Adult Piano Course Level 1.
Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.
About five minutes into the film, Dorothy sings the song after failing to get Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and the farmhands to listen to her story of an unpleasant incident involving her dog, Toto, and the town spinster, Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton). Aunt Em tells her to "find yourself a place where you won't get into any trouble". This prompts her to walk off by herself, musing to Toto, "Someplace where there isn't any trouble. Do you suppose there is such a place, Toto? There must be. It's not a place you can get to by a boat, or a train. It's far, far away. Behind the moon, beyond the rain", at which point she begins singing.
More evergreens:
Autumn leaves: youtu.be/PzcgwhuTNgI
Morning has broken: youtu.be/PzcgwhuTNgI
The Entertainer: youtu.be/z4hcNEKteuA
![[Improvisation] Jazzy Friday #2: Silence by Herman Beeftink (Junior Jazz 1) Solo Piano](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aIbmgyWiaQk/mqdefault.jpg "[Improvisation] Jazzy Friday #2: Silence by Herman Beeftink (Junior Jazz 1) Solo Piano
Jazzy Friday is my 10 part series where I present the pieces of the Junior Jazz 1 Series by Herman Beeftink. This is a great book to start in Jazz Piano. The melodies are catchy, the chords pretty cool. On the left page there are always exercises for rhythmic patterns and on the right is the piece.
My improvisation starts at 0:36.
For a relaxing weekend check out my 80 minutes Ghibli Playlist:
https://youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNk
I didn‘t know Beeftink before. He is a composer who dares to write modern music beautifully especially for flute and piano: https://www.youtube.com/user/EliteSourceMusic
Have nice weekend!
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