This was a nice rock/jazz fusion. I really liked the rhythm of the main theme that repeated throughout. The middle section had that fun improvisation! Lots of fourths in the left hand voicings.
A nice jazz ballad. I really liked his use of upper structure triads, voicings in 4ths and occasional sharp 9's to give the piece color and dimension. Performed in a rubato fashion.
Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. I modified the LH arrangement by playing broken chords in Root Position. Stopping for the pickup notes in the RH melody line. The D minor chord was modified to just octaves with the 5th in the middle. And I shortened the piece from 6 pages to 3 pages.
Jesus Loves Me (no repeat taken) Such a soft pretty version of the song. Love the intro and ending. Arpeggios in the background and softer ending phrases. The little syncopated rhythm in the Intro and Outro gives the piece some texture.
Nothing Else Matters by Metallica, arrangement by Natalie Kuzmina (slower tempo, no repeats taken) This has a lot of changing 16th note/8th note melodic phrases. Care has to be taken to articulate these rhythms correctly.
Silent Night melody line. Maximize the efficiency of the right hand fingers. Attempt to use the fingers in a way that they can all contribute to playing the melody.
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