This is a video that Hugh kindly made to accompany an old recording of mine. The tune is “Wave” by AC Jobim from Brazil.

Ron

I posted this last month but it fulfills the criterion for this month, so here it is again in the original Whitney Houston version.

Ron


https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/one-moment-in-time

Brandon McPhee is a polished performer

Ron

Unfortunately, this does not work when playing live in a band or on your own. This needs fingers of rubber or years of playing regularly at the appropriate tempo to match the tunes being played.

Ron

This can be classed as a weepie. Perhaps Love is a song written by John Denver and recorded as a duet with Placido Domingo, the Spanish Tenor in 1981. It was addressed to his wife while separated and moving towards a divorce. After John's death in 1997 in a plane crash, his wife, Annie, said this wa...

Thanks for that Den. I cannot access Audio.com any more using my IPad as it is non compatible with the latest version of Audio. So, all interaction has to be done via Windows and my laptop. I avoid this as much as possible due to the poor performance of my ageing laptop. Buying a new iPad is the ans...

This was recorded by Whitney Houston. My arrangement is slightly shorter than the original recording but is as accurate as I could manage to the original musical score. I found this a very difficult piece to play as it was written in C maj then transposed via Ab to Db. I did not use the transpose fu...

Den, this was played on my Tyros 3.

By Ed Sheeran

https://app.box.com/s/qnruo5nnps7xz738eehvjeqoiw7wilqd

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by Carole King

https://app.box.com/s/wtgwj12cv44so00myqw4

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https://app.box.com/s/zz2zubss90lu1q49vnnodsmyz8bk2boc

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By Anthony Newley


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I use a twin keyboard setup which enables me to play a melody with my right hand anywhere on the keyboard. So, I do not have any octave problems from having a conventional set split point.

Ron

As is obvious from your comments Hugh, you agree that sol-fa system is used by non reading singers. I feel sure that opera singers will not do so. However, as I already stated modern musicians are taught to read conventional musical notation. Regarding the Beatles, they were musical morons at the st...

Must disagree Hugh. Completely out of context with reference to keyboard playing. It is so obvious this was invented to aid singing in mediaeval times when the majority were illiterate and uneducated. Julie Andrews used this for her well known song in the movie The Sound of Music. Reading convention...

Doubt if this is a good idea. I usually find that listening to some musical posts these days, I am reduced to tears.

Ron

Brian, tunes were supposed to be from 1980 onwards, but it does not really matter.

Ron

This song was composed and recorded by Lionel Ritchie. It was released in 1984.

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https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/hello

This was recorded by Kenny Rogers and released in December 1981.

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https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/through-the-years

I recorded this piece this morning using Freestyle. It is from the opera Turandot composed by Puccini. It was recorded by Pavarotti and was used as the theme song of the BBC's television coverage of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.

Ron



https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/nessun

Sorry Hugh

I cannot recall the Style or anything else I used in playing this piece.

Ron

Very nice interpretation of a song I have never heard before. I particularly liked the choral voices section.

Ron

Thanks Hugh, I am aware of those 3 wonderful versions of this song, well worth another listen

Ron

This was composed by the late John Denver in 1981. It was first realeased as a duet with him and Placido Domingo in 1981.

Ron



https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/perhaps-love

This was composed by Bob Dylan in 1997. It was recorded by Adele in 2008.

Ron



https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/to-m ... april-2012

This was the theme from the movie Titanic. It was recorded by Celine Dion in 1997

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https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/theme-song-from-titanic

This was composed by French musician Claude-Michel Schönberg in 1980. It was recorded by many artists but shot Scottish vocalist, Susan Boyle, to celebrity status in 2009.

Ron



https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/i-dreamed-a-dream

This waas composed and recorded by Ed Sheeran in 2017

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https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/supermarket-flowers-by-ed-sheeran

This was composed and recorded by Ed Sheeran in 2017.

Ron



https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/perfect-by-ed-sheeran-1

This was the theme song for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Don Black.
My favourite version of this was recorded by Andre Rieu & his Johann Strauss Orchestra.

Ron



https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/amigos-para-siempre

So sorry, but I have never heard this song before. Do not think it suited Lisa Minelli's powerful voice.

Ron

This ballad was composed in 1982 and first released as a single in 1989 by Bette Middler.
There was no available Yamaha style for this, so my style had to be adlibbed.

Ron



https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/wind-beneath-my-wings-1

Hearing aids are designed to improve on hearing loss. So, why would you not wear them all the time and especially when playing your keyboard. I was found to have lost the ability to hear the higher end of the frequency spectrum and the improvement when wearing my aids is utterly remarkable. Playing ...

The platform has been redesigned and improved layout etc. Very nice, but it means that my 5 year old iPad is no longer supported forcing me to use a Windows laptop

Ron

This song was composed by UK husband & wife team, Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent. It was recorded by Canadian born Scott Walker who was part of The Walker Brothers.

Ron



https://audio.com/ron-fraser/audio/joanna