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Thembi Dunjana
South Africa
Registrace 10. 02. 2014
I make videos that explain seemingly difficult music (especially jazz) concepts. My videos are meant to be calming and fun and inspiringđ©·đŻ
My second jazz album is officially out!!!!!| Recorded in nyc| jazz musician
Hi, im a jazz musician from SA. Recording my second jazz album in NYC was a dream for me as a musician. Stay tuned for some of my whereabouts, if you are around in NYC October '24 or Feb' 25 come check one of my gigs out!
Purchase the album here:
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Purchase the album here:
thembidunjana.bandcamp.com/album/god-bless-ikapa-god-bless-mzantsi
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Jazz made me a better piano player.
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These jazz piano techniques I have found to be versatile. These can be practiced as exercises and be applied within jazz and non-jazz songs. Jazz piano techniques, for me, have made me an overall better piano player, within jazz and other music styles! Sponsorships: bookings.tdmusic@gmail.com IG: thembi.dunjana Universal Jazz Concepts DIGI PACK: buymeacoffee.com/ThembiDMusic/e/276252 Left- Hand...
I never thought I'd reach 10k subscribers!!!
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10k subscribers celebration! Celebrate with me as I reach 10k subscribers! Contact: Email: bookings.tdmusic@gmail.com Support me here: Patreon: shorturl.at/bdxH3 Buy me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/ThembiDMusic 00:00 10k subscribers celebration 01:47 Beautiful music
The jazz practice method that provides REAL progress
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Jazz practice method. This is a jazz practice method that gave me serious improvement when I applied it intentionally and consistently. In this jazz practice method, I cover technique, cognitive playing and the importance of practicing the skill of just well... playing. Also see the free weekly jazz practice schedule for you to download. FREE weekly jazz practice schedule; buymeacoffee.com/Them...
Things you wont learn at jazz school: learning from Oscar Peterson
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Jazz school taught me many important things. But not all things I needed to be equipped as a professional jazz player. This jazz tutorial is fill in some of those missing gaps from jazz school, whilst learning from Oscar Petersen. Jazz/gospel fills DIGITAL BOOKLET: buymeacoffee.com/ThembiDMusic/e/262398 DIGITAL BOOKLET for beginnerS: buymeacoffee.com/thembidmusic/e/250300 Triads over dominant c...
How my musical obsession became my motivation: Finding my personal voice in jazz.
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Personal voice in jazz. This is a personal story on how I discovered my personal voice in jazz through listening and transcribing my favourite jazz artist, McCoy Tyner. I loved his music and it gave me motivation and encouragement in playing jazz through my personal voice. I hope this video helps someone out there. Get my NEW Digital Booklet for Jazz Piano Beginners: Digital booklet: buymeacoff...
An advanced jazz piano method for tensions used by professionals.
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Jazz piano tensions. Advanced jazz tensions sound really cool when applied as triads. In this jazz piano tutorial, I speak about various triads over jazz dominant chords that make you sound like a pro. Resources: Exercises in all 12 keys: buymeacoffee.com/ThembiDMusic/e/254530 Free PDF: buymeacoffee.com/ThembiDMusic/e/254532 Digital Booklet for beginners: Digital booklet: buymeacoffee.com/themb...
I wish I learnt this at Jazz School.
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In this video, this is what I wish I had learnt at jazz school, as a starter. In jazz, having not learnt playing my major scales as chords really made my schooling more difficult. So I speak on the grounds that this tool really helped ma at jazz school. I genuinely "wish I learnt this at jazz school." Digital booklet: buymeacoffee.com/thembidmusic/e/250300 Free "jazz tensions" pdf: buymeacoffee...
iPlan" Piano Breakdown and Tutorial. By Dlala Thukzin.
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iPlan piano tutorial by Dlala Thukzin. In this a piano tutorial for iplan by Dlala Thukzin. I break down the piano chords in a tutorial style. Support me here: Buy me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/thembidmusic Patreon- shorturl.at/bdxH3 Mail: bookings.tdmusic@gmail.com IG: Thembi.Dunjana Purchase the app displayed on screen (Chordie App): gumroad.com/a/289838195 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Learni...
Create beautiful chords using a TRIAD
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Even as a beginner, you can use something as simple as a triad to create beautiful chords. Beautiful chords are not limited to knowing "advanced techniques. So use what you have! Support me here: Buy me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/thembidmusic Patreon- shorturl.at/bdxH3 Mail: bookings.tdmusic@gmail.com IG: Thembi.Dunjana Purchase the app displayed on screen (Chordie App): gumroad.com/a/28983...
Anyone can create beautiful chord progressions like Neo soul.
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You will be amazed at what beautiful chord progressions you can create using the basic knowledge that you have. In order to play neo soul, to start off, you don't need "advanced chord techniques". Though I do give some ideas on how to make beautiful sounding chord progressions in neo soul toward the end of the video. So check out the full "beautiful chord progressions like neo soul" video. I ho...
How I Create Quartal Voicings Like McCoy Tyner.
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It's rare to find content on McCoy Tyner's suspended quartal voicings: so here is one for that. I love this quartal voicings sound and I want to share it with you. "So what" quartal voicings are popular. But how about expanding into suspended inversions like McCoy Tyner does on John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" Support me here: Buy me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/thembidmusic Patreon- shorturl...
What I Did To Improve My Failing Jazz Piano Playing.
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At times you may feel like your jazz playing is failing. In this video I discuss an practicing approach that improved my jazz playing; that helped it go from failing to improving. I focus on the sound I am trying to achieve within the jazz language and practice from that vantage point. If you feel like you are failing, I hope this video has some encouraging jazz and music tips. 00:00 Introducti...
What's the issue with the Left Hand???+ Funny Stories| Left Hand voicings
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Here's a light hearted video about left hand voicings; more particularly, jazz left hand voicings. Left hand voicings should be expressed in a personal manner, subsequent to listening to how the jazz greats applied these left hand voicings in their own playing.
Translating African music on piano|| uHadi and Umrubhe| African piano music
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Translating African music on piano|| uHadi and Umrubhe| African piano music
Recording my second album in New York City
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Recording my second album in New York City
Amapiano Cover Emcimbini- Kabza De Small, Dj Maphorisa
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Amapiano Cover Emcimbini- Kabza De Small, Dj Maphorisa
Marabi jazz improvisation ideas| I- IV- V
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Marabi jazz improvisation ideas| I- IV- V
Just Jamming A Neo Soul Chord Progression
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Just Jamming A Neo Soul Chord Progression
Isolating Jazz Turnarounds like your Favorite Jazz Artist does.
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Isolating Jazz Turnarounds like your Favorite Jazz Artist does.
3 Standard Jazz Piano Voicings for Beginners. Jazz Piano Tutorial
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3 Standard Jazz Piano Voicings for Beginners. Jazz Piano Tutorial
Lakutshon'ilanga Jazz Piano Tutorial
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Lakutshon'ilanga Jazz Piano Tutorial
'Beautiful Love' jazz standard inspired by McCoy Tyner piano.
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'Beautiful Love' jazz standard inspired by McCoy Tyner piano.
Taking ownership of my life as a working musician.
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Taking ownership of my life as a working musician.
'My One And Only Love' jazz standard cover by Thembelihle Dunjana
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'My One And Only Love' jazz standard cover by Thembelihle Dunjana
Why I'll Never Give Up On My Music Career.
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Why I'll Never Give Up On My Music Career.
'My Favorite Things'(Richard Rodgers) cover by Thembelihle Dunjana
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'My Favorite Things'(Richard Rodgers) cover by Thembelihle Dunjana
Interview with Kirsten Skippers| South African jazz pianist
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Interview with Kirsten Skippers| South African jazz pianist
The brutal truth about being an unknown full-time musician.
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The brutal truth about being an unknown full-time musician.
The perfect gift for your wife or mother†#womensday #africandress #jazzmusician #africanmusic
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The perfect gift for your wife or mother†#womensday #africandress #jazzmusician #africanmusic
I love your lessons and would like to know if that is a Roland FP90 that you are playing with? I am struggling to come to decision what Piano I should get.
Yes it is
FP30
Congrats đ đ đ đ on this one , Sexy Neo Soul Chords & Riff stay blessed and Fantastic....
This is fantastic!
Magnifique
â€â€â€â€Congratulations đ đto more growth and consistency. Keep going. I'll Def tune in
What Tyner basically does so beautifully is to use the sound of a piano as a true percussion instrument in unison with the other instruments.
Thanks. Now I know how to properly pronounce his name. Love his sound. Love your sound too.
Anecdotely, I still remember as a child of 11-12, Mariam Makeba came to my parent's house while she was in Princeton, NJ. We were having a party for African students in the area. She was sitting on my mother's red Victorian couch with my parents. That was back in the early 60s. I think she performed at the McCarter Theatre while she was there, maybe with Olatunji. Fuzzy memories. Interesting times.
Please release these Lofi neo soul chord progressions
How do you mean?
Let's talk about the growth curve... Amaaazing.. am a day 1 â€â€
Haha thanks. Pushing hardđ â€ïžâŒïž
Moses is deep. A real storyteller
You are an angel for all of this. Thank you, this is a wealth of knowledge
Can i marry you?
Learned alot đthank you
crazy what we get for free in the internet
Thanks đ
Wow I think sheâs that beautiful xhosa women from cape town
Before you went to a jazz school, were you actually playing that time or you learnt piano from scratch at the jazz school?
Before you went to a jazz school, were you actually playing that time or you learnt piano from scratch at the jazz school?
Was already play. But only classical piano
This is really an excellent video especially from 4:04, simple & efficient method to master great sounds. Your Misty playing is canonically gorgeous. Thank you so much!
Thanksđ
Stunning clip. Some of the melody sounds like a homage to Billy Cobham's Le Lis from his album Spectrum. Same key as well and also recorded in NYC. Definitely gonna sit down with this today as it sounds right up my street.
WOW superb!! đ„° đ
Thank you.
Yes it does, jazz is a Black Art Form that realized it's highest development in bebop which required incredible knowledge, facility, athleticism, blinding dexterity and technical prowess, as well as a full understanding of the language of bebop. It's greatest masters were absolute virtuosos whose music was often fiery, driven, powerful and explosive. It cannot be reduced to a simple set of tame technical exercises learnt from a Barry Harris video put that produces little more than some tame watered down dinner music.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful beautiful stuff. Well done, I have alot to learn from you. Thanx 4 sharing.đđ
Hope you see this Ms, very informative and quality video so thank you for that! But also could u please tell me how you write on the screen for ur videos as I am trying to create my own content as well to preach
This video will help: czcams.com/video/kovGit0HIxE/video.htmlsi=kOC848y2kdt8kTPF
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Funny, but when I was studying music back in the early 80s, I could, and had to, practice for hours. These days I just canât sit that long, nor do I find any pleasure in such intense practicing. I wonder if other folks in their 60s have a similar experience?
You are great and amazing my sister..Folowing you was the best thing I have madeâ€
Thank youâ€ïž
Pleas do a breakdown for "a cry a smile and a dance" Judith sephuma
Interesting â€..Would one discribe a Jazz standard like "fly me to the moon" as a written in Major and modulates to Minor as well?. I used to think such progressions are just regarded as Minor although they have lot of Major and minor Chords within. Would u say the song is in a minor or major?Pleas help me understand more...Thank you
Itâs in a minor key
Great stuff Thembi đ
Wow this song is insaneâ€
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Thank you for this video, I really didnât know how to start or where to start being a beginner. So now I have a few things I can try.
Thanks for asking, I didn't even recognize the brother. I enjoyed the recording with Dylan Fine.
Beautiful playing , very thoughtful explanations
I love this girl.đ What a gifted mind from Africa. As a Nigerian, you make me proud of African musicians. Congratulations.
Juste un mot...... Envoûtant. Merci
Congratulations đđđ
Thank you!
I am thrilled to witness this teaching. I appreciate the female spirit in jazz! I gained so much insight from this small snippet of instruction. Look forward to more. Thank you!
You are indeed such an amazing teacher. How simple you make it is amazing. Can you do a video to breakdown gospel chords? If you can the song is "Praise Him in Advance" by Marvin Sapp. I've turn on the notification bell. Tag me if you are able to do it. Thanks đ
Subscribed already... You're really humble am telling youđą... And now you really help međđœđđœđđœ
Did you attend university in Cape Town for college?
Yes
@@thembelihledunjana which music school!
Also. Mixing it up. Playing the same thing over and over can get boring so for me I practice something different every day.
This not only applies to music but to life in general. Thank you Thembi. You inspired me to keep on with music and with life when I almost want to give up â€
Love listening to you think and speak