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Cover songs on YouTube: What worked in 2017; My strategy for 2018

Ryan Welton, January 14, 2018

I’m uploading my first cover song of 2018 to my YouTube channel, a piano version…

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This YouTuber kills it with a Casio on ‘Cheat Codes’

Ryan Welton, December 20, 2017January 4, 2018

My dad used to tell me you’re only as good as the piano you’re playing…

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5 things I learned as a YouTube creator in 2017

Ryan Welton, December 16, 2017January 4, 2018

I have not mastered YouTube, not close — but every week I get a little better at it. So, I wanted to share with you what I learned about YouTube in 2017. Maybe you’ll find one or two helpful tidbits in here.

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Ticket To Fly: #TBT ‘Smooth Jazz’ tune I had completely forgotten (video)

Ryan Welton, October 6, 2017January 4, 2018

But it was a comment from a YouTuber named Hector that caught my attention tonight. He wrote on one song of mine that he was responsible for at least 50 of the 362 views of an original tune I posted called “Ticket To Fly.”

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The Weeknd: A smooth jazz interpretation

Ryan Welton, February 5, 2017January 4, 2018

Since I re-started posting videos to YouTube late last year on the knowledge that I…

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“Take Five,” a lesson in digital patience

Ryan Welton, January 15, 2017January 4, 2018

Learning to play this song, in all its 5/4 time signature glory, is a lesson in patience. You’ve got to practice it over and over and over and over until you get to where you can just play the notes without messing up. All the hustle in the world won’t help you master the precision required to master this tune.

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