Irish Piano Tutorial - Jig Accompaniment Pattern

Add interest to your jig accompaniment with this arpeggiated pattern.
Excerpt from Irish Traditional Piano Accompaniment with Peter Romero.
www.BlayneChastain.com/tradpiano

[@PawsAndKeys]

The problem I've found with this arpeggiation style in accompanying jam sessions is that arpeggiation doesn't usually pierce through all the melodic instruments. Whenever you play accompaniment, you need to supplement what everyone else is playing, listening carefully and adding what the ensemble needs. 9 times out of 10, I'm with all melody instruments and a single drum or guitar, thus we usually need percussive/rhythmic backing, and arpeggiation doesn't do anything for that goal. For that, I like to stick with very heavy use of walking bass lines and short, staccato chords in the RH. Also, be careful with pedal, it sounds great by yourself but it leeches away any rhythmic accents you are doing with your hands, so if the ensemble needs rhythm, go very light on pedal.

[@clarajays]

Beautiful

[@ratxi4275]

I am more delighted to join you!

[@premasru]

That was good.

[@accurrent]

Big chords? As someone who likes jazz, that’s my style!

[@lunyxappocalypse7071]

Go raibh maith agat as seo! Thank you so much for this.