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Blessed Assurance| Gospel Jazz Version

Late upload... but here's my rendition of Blessed Assurance. In these hymn arrangements I'm looking for ways to play the original melody in the original key, while having the harmonies be transposed to a different key/progression, hopefully you can spot that :) 

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O Sacred Head Now Wounded| Timothy Gondola

The latest installment of my hymn series. Hopefully some good new harmonies in this one as well! 

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Answer Me My Love| Keith Jarrett

Answer Me My Love by Keith Jarrett, now with video! Detlef Kleinert plays my transcription of Keith Jarrett's performance here. PDF and MIDI attached below!

Keith Jarrett| Answer Me My Love

Hello dear patrons! Today's transcription does not have video unfortunately, as the music couldn't be uploaded to YouTube since it's copyrighted. This is my first time transcribing Keith Jarrett. We all know him for his well-deserved status as one of the jazz piano patriarchs. I've attached the PDF and MIDI below, as well as the audio from Keith's original performance. Enjoy!

~Timothy

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Clap Yo' Hands| Johnny Costa

I started transcribing this ages ago, back in college in 2014. I've finally circled around to finish what I started, enjoy!

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Ode To Joy| Timothy Gondola

Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee, AKA Ode To Joy, is a theme originally written by Beethoven. Fun fact: Ode To Joy served as Rhodesia's National Anthem, and today is the European Union's Anthem. 

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Winter Wonderland| Jacob Collier

Jacob Collier is my favorite musician. He's inspired much of my own music. This is from a recent virtual performance on CBS This Morning Saturday Sessions. I've transcribed, bass, piano and melodica, and you can find the PDF, MIDI, and mp3 file attached below- holiday gift to all patrons. Enjoy!

Timothy

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O Come All Ye Faithful

My rendition of this Christmas hymn. Tried to make full use of my handspan to find some tasteful chord voicings. PDF & MIDI will remain attached to the post until February 1st. Enjoy! [After February 1st: Gondola Music Shop]

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2020 Holiday Giveaway 🎄🎁

Happy holidays!

You've probably received an email from me about the holiday giveaway, but just in case:

For the rest of the month of December, I'm rolling out two special events:

1. Transcriptions 30% off: As a patron, this 30% stacks on top of your usual discount on the Patron Transcription Store.
2. Giving away 5 unpublished transcriptions: To current patrons (all tiers), and new patrons (all tiers) who sign up between now and January 1st, I'll be giving away five of my best unpublished scores, on January 2nd. 

- Keith Jarrett- Answer Me My Love

- Scott Bradlee- Pure Imagination

- Bill Charlap- Pure Imagination

- Eldar Djangirov- All The Things You Are

- Hoagy Carmichael- Stardust

Stay tuned!

Timothy

Transcription scores on Patreon

Hi patrons, 

Just a friendly reminder that there are many transcription PDFs which you can download through Patreon, if you haven't already. To see the full list, click here: 

https://www.patreon.com/posts/list-of-all-with-32041612

Any post that is bold means that you can click on it, and download the PDF transcription which is attached therein (if it's at your tier). For the others, you can purchase them through the patron discounted store.

Cordially,

Timothy

Amazing Grace by me

Here's my arrangement of Amazing Grace. I'd uploaded a video of this a few months ago but without the score. PDF & MIDI attached below until November 1st [After November 1st: Gondola Music Shop]

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Composition Premiere Tonight

Tonight (10/09) at 8:30 EST, a composition I wrote for quartet will be premiered at the Music In Bloom Festival via YouTube livestream!

You can catch the premiere here: https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=t9m-2fsSzZc

Samba do Avião| Marcos Ariel

A song by the legendary Brazilian composer Tom Jobim, about his love of Rio De Janeiro. Rendered by Marcos Ariel. 

PDF with chord symbols and MIDI are attached below until January 1st. Enjoy! [After January 1st: Gondola Music Shop]

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Monthly scores now downloadable thru Patreon

To make things simpler, I'll be attaching  PDFs/MIDIs within the Patreon post. You'll be able to download them therein. 

This means that you won't have to wait until the end of the month anymore to get the PDFs. The attachment(s) will remain throughout the month, after which it will be removed. 

Cheers!

Timothy

PS- that means patrons can now access the "10 Bebop Licks for 251" scores I just uploaded yesterday.

My Way| Hiromi Uehara

This is a tune by  Frank Sinatra, improvised on the fly by Hiromi! PDF & MIDI attached below.

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Great Is Thy Faithfulness

My rendition of one of my favorite hymns :) 

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Transcriber's Notes

Have you come across a bit of notation in my transcriptions that you haven't seen before? Here's a breakdown! PDF attached below.

Summer 2020 Content 🎹

Hey guys! 

This summer, I'll be creating new kinds of content on YouTube, namely: jazz exercises/tutorials, and covers. To make time for this, I'll be trimming back my transcription work by half, so you may see one new transcription per month. 

These exercises and other sheets will be part of your patron reward, and I'll be including them in the monthly Dropbox sendout. 

I can't say thank you enough to all of you for supporting my YouTube work. It's thanks to you that I'm able to consistently transcribe and publish these scores. 

Cheers ✨

Timothy

Maple Leaf Rag- Marco Marconi

Marco Marconi is an Italian jazz pianist, here's his arrangement of Scott Joplin's classic Maple Leaf Rag! If you hear any discrepancies between the transcription and the music, they're adjustments that I made at M. Marconi's request.  http://www.marcomarconi.com/

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How Great Thou Art- My Rendition

Greetings! 

I've starting arranging some hymns, so this is the first of several more to come. For this, I've created two scores: a note-for-note, near-exact transcription, as well as a simplified one that outlines the chords and melodies I played. 

Those + signs I used to designate "melodically implied ghost notes:" notes that aren't meant to fully resound like the others, but be just barely played. Likewise if you see the x sign it means percussively implied ghost note, where the pianist was approaching that note more of a hit than part of the melody. 

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Peace, and stay safe,

Timothy

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April's Sheet Music- Jazz Tier

Dear patrons, Dropbox is down so I'm attaching last month's PDFs for download within this post. Enjoy!

Timothy

St. Louis Blues| Brian Holland

Greetings! I actually uploaded this to YouTube a week ago, and by a lapse in judgment didn't include it here. 

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Amazing Grace by Timothy Gondola

In celebration of surpassing 20,000 subscribers, here’s the first of many more covers to come! My rendition of Amazing Grace, with inspiration from Vladimir Horowitz, Chopin, Cory Henry & Terrance Shider. 

The transcription is attached below. It includes an arranged ending a little different from what's played in the video.

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20,000 Subscribers!!!

Hey folks! In celebration of 20,000 YouTube subscribers, which we've recently hit, I'll be posting a video of me covering Amazing Grace, next Monday. There's a first time for everything!

I'll also be availing the transcription to all patrons, you'll find it attached and downloadable within the post. 

Cheers and stay safe,

Timothy

Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri (長く短い祭)

In celebration of Japan~ this song has been floating around on YouTube for years and I haven't found a transcription. So did it myself, enjoy!

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Terrance Shider| How Great Thou Art

Opening with Debussy's Arabesque... :) another brilliant piece by Terrance. Check out the amazing chord changes towards the end. PDF coming to all patrons March 1st. Enjoy!

Fred Hersch| Pretty Girl

This is my second Fred Hersch transcription (first was Both Sides Now), with more to come. Another brilliant tune from Fred Hersch, composed by Billy Strayhorn, and played in his album Passion Flower.

Fred Hersch's musicality might seem familiar or common at first glance, but as I transcribe his music, I keep discovering how incredibly complex his rhythm and flow is. He often displaces strongbeats, inflates melodic contours, and maximizes reharmonization. As I transcribed, the downbeat sometimes got lost in this advanced rhythmic game Fred plays. These features are more pronounced in some of his other works which I will be publishing later. Stay tuned for more! 

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Timothy's 2020 World

Did you enjoy 2019? Last year was a blast for me, chock-full of music, travel, and adventure.

Up until now, transcribing, arranging, music... has been kind of a side gig for me. 2020 will be different. I'd like to make my music work the focus of 2020. This means my Patreon and YouTube will effloresce into new directions. 

Specifically, I'm looking to pan out my YouTube output from only transcriptions to:

- piano covers

- theory & various breakdowns

- transcription tutorials

So- stay tuned for an exciting year full of brand new content on YouTube and Patreon! 

Scott Bradlee| Moon River

My second take on Scott Bradlee's renditions. You'll find some interesting classical quotes in here. Scott is the mastermind behind Postmodern Jukebox. He is also a wiz as a solo artist.  To hear more of Scott's music, check out his amazing channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNj2xUWyWqYN21BxKiBfnQ 

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