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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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A quick tutorial on playing George Michael’s “Careless Whisper”

Ryan Welton, January 17, 2017January 4, 2018

In this case, I put together a video how-to for the piano basics of George Michael’s classic 1984 tune, “Careless Whisper,” with what is arguably the most famous sax lick ever to be written.

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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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