Hi Jordan, when i have to play chords repetitive on 8th notes over a 186 bpm 4/4 beat, is there a speical technique. Coz' within 1,5 minutes my arm gets so hard and stiff. Do you play this with fingers/wrist/arm or a combo ? Best regards.
My Kronos has developed power issues & become a bit too unreliable to take on the road. I considered going to a Kronos 2, but a friend recommended going to a Macbook rig with Ableton/plugins etc. Do you recommend one setup over the other?
Hi Jordan. Alvaro from Chile. Thx for the support!. I'd like to know how do you make the bells on quiet section of Count of Tuscany live. I've tried using KARMA, but no luck. Is that a sample you use or is something programmed natively on Kronos?
Hey Jordan. Just wondering is it possible to have a full playthrough video of The Dance Of Eternity. Im trying to learn it and am having trouble as it is very hard. Thanks and hope to hear soon from the keyboard master!
hello Jordan .. I have a question: for the finger exercise, does it only focus on using fingers only and not to use any strength from the wrist? So it’s different from octave exercise which uses the strength from wrist ?
Hello Jordan! Raúl here. I want to ask you, how do you practice syncopated riffs? I learned the Dark Eternal Night riff from the OC, but I just can't manage to put both hands together. Any tip for practicing this passage?
Thank you in advance.
Hey Jordan! You have a very grounded and balanced aura that shines through when you play and speak. Other than music, do you practice meditation at all? I practice and teach it for 20 years and can usually spot it in people. Just curious :)
Hi Jordan! I acknowledge the fact that life on the road is very challenging and overwhelming (running Dream Theater, the JROC, advertising products, family, Wizdom Music etc.) How do you deal with all of that? Could you share your techniques with us?
I have a Kronos and am using the set list feature w a foot pedal.
But I'm having trouble with 2 things: Timing in tight sections (configuring the pedal to change on "release" helps) and 2) balance when using sustain pedal simultaneousl
Insights?
Hello Jordan! Do you ever have issues with tension in your body affecting your playing? I have been struggling with my shoulders and forearms recently and wondered if you had any advice on how to relax while practicing.
When dealing with large amounts of pieces, is there an approach you use for the best results? Do you have a musical photographic memory, or are you able to just “see” the musical notes and play them directly as required?
Hello!
About sampling from other instruments on your Kronos; doesn´t it eat a lot of the ram after a while? I want to sample some mellotron sounds, with most of the notes. How do you do it? Can you load own samples directly from the SSD? Thank you!
Hey Jordan. I was wondering what the best way to learn all of the chord inversions is so I can instantly play a chord in any inversion, both triads and seventh chords. Thanks.
Hello Jordan! I saw your video answer about this assignment thing on slider 8 in order to accomplish the fade out of all the other sounds except for the piano. It didn't work to me, so could you tell me with more details please? Thanks!
With scales, especially 8 note, do you have any tricks or advice to how to use a metronome to build your accuracy. I currently use “tempo” for iPad and find it very good, yet with high speeds always have trouble accenting the 1 in 7 note scales.
Do you think pianists or musicians are at a musical disadvantage if they cannot sing? If they can’t, do you think it would be worth the time and effort to learn how to sing and play the piano?
Hi Jordan. I'm Cristina, from Spain.
Can you tell me about next Key Fest?I want to go but I need some more info that I don't find by the web: dates,If I need to go with my workstation(It's expensive and difficult from Spain) or Keytar(smaller).Thanks
