Yes that works perfect Megan, we can set our YouTube videos to āUnlistedā and then post the link here in the forum. That way it is not publicly visible on YouTube.
Again great job with the performance/transcription. The āBig 4ā is a principle that Jon revisits throughout the course and so mastering that transcription will help you to pick up the feel and accents in his blues lessons, and particularly in his funk lessons.
Cheers!
H
Ok, well then here I go again trying out the big four and some of the b3 to 3 slides and 6-voicings in an old family favourite of ours.
Itās a bit deliberate, as youāll see, but Iām happy to try and put it into these old tunes!
Hi All!
Hereās I song wrote in New Orleans, riding down Chartres St from Bacchanal where over the band and the clinking of wine glasses you can hear the trains grinding across the street along the Mississippi, to Frenchmen St. where the brass bands play and everyone is dancing in the street!
I love jazz piano but am a singer songwriter at heart and my harmonies are pretty simple.
I often want to try to make my songs move and not sound lumpy.
I do love that 3 3 2 clave that Jon talks about and have used it here to try to move!
So the imagery, the feelings and the feel here for me are all my personal responses to NOLA!
Iām loving this course so much bc itās putting my love of New Orleans and the music there into a deeper context AND itās totally satisfying my singer-songwriter self. Jon Cleary is a singersongwriter too. He writes his own material and in his teaching he really emphasizes one of the aspects that is so key to being in that city and what feels so good about being immersed there, which is the point is to really just be you.
Thanks very much!
Megan
Hi Megan 
Great to hear that Jonās course is inspiring the singer/songwriter in you.
I love your song above - thanks for sharing!
Here is some additional interview and performance footage we recorded with Jon in New Orleans - I think you will like to watch it.
The question was something along the lines of āWhat advice would you give to a new student looking to learn jazz, blues, funk, or any other improvisational style of piano musicā.
Just about to add it to the course page.
Cheers 
Thanks Hayden!
Its just beautiful, and so soothing! Just that one little step every time of going a little bit outside of what you can do now, and all along, through and through, inside and out with Jon itās all about āwhat do you loveā āwhat do you hearā āwhat would you like to doā and by following this path we pursue a lifetime of joy in music!
Itās really personally led, a personal artistic path, a joyful path, and so relaxed.
Wow I just canāt thank you enough for access to this kind of mentorship!
Thank you!!
Megan
Well @meganjerome has inspired me to finally post up some performance video. Glad to hear another NOLA fan throw it down so Iād better step up.
This is my (sort of) transcription of Jon Clearyās Frenchmen St. Blues from the Tremeā soundtrack. Apologies for the singing but it helps me phrase the bits between vocal and piano and these sorts of tunes need their lyrics in any case. That said - Iām not a singer. Pretend itās a Keith Garrett tune and you have to listen to him humā¦
John.
Yes! 
John wow that was fantastic! I want to hear more! I loved the singing!
More more more!
Thanks!!
And whatās hour connection to nola?
Very nicely done, John. Keep humming.! It sounds perfect for this kind of music.
Great performance Johnā¦ loved it.
Nice setup with the camera angle too.
I agree with Meganā¦ your singing sounds awesomeā¦ really nice job.
Cheers!
Ahā¦ well thanks much.
Connectionā¦ just to the music of the city. Culture etc.
Tks boss.
Iām never sure about the camera stuff. By the time Iāve messed with tripods, cables, angles, light, roaming cats, HVAC noise - Iāve forgotten about the music.
Yes I know the feeling, itās a fiddly job.
If it would help I can share the equipment I use to get the overhead shot for PianoGroove. Itās a light weight setup and fits easily in carry-on luggage which I find handy.
haha perhaps @LoriNelson can give you some advice there. Her cat - Sam - loves to perch on her piano.
Thank again for sharing the video John - it was very nice to listen to and the overhead shot makes a performance much more engaging in my opinion.
I hope Jonās tutorial on Frenchman Street Blues gives you some inspiration to develop your arrangement further. If you have any feedback on the lessons be sure to let me know and we can incorporate all ideas and suggestions into future lessons.
That would be very welcome. Iāve wondered what you educational types are using. I have a big DSLR but that causes the āfiddle factorā to go way up - so something lightweight and/or easier to set up would be best.
Hahaha - yes, I"ve seen her studio photo of āSilver Sam the Hansom Manā and can attest to his general overall hansom-ness.
Absolutely! Iāve been doing a deep dive into that version. He also does a VERY jazz voiced take of Frenchman St on his album āDyno-miteā that is really nice. I had been meaning to transcribe that one and it might be something that he/you/students might want to have a look at.
Original from Tremeā soundtrack.
Jazz version - From āDyno-miteā
Ok, now that Iāve listened to both of those again for about the zillionbabillionth time - Iām going to crawl in a hole and not come out.
Best,
John
Thatās awesome Megan! Fun!
So much fun! I love your energy
Thanks so much Lori! Its great to hear your duo too, and to see in your bio that its all joy and heart led for you. For me too!
There it is! Twelve keys! Phew!!!
Cheers all and I hope youāve had a great weekend playing piano!!
Yes DLSRs are heavy pieces of kit. I use handy-cams mainly because they are lightweight.
Iām creating an explainer post and I will add this to our Software Section of the forum with links to Amazon for the exact kit I use.
Thatās wonderful to hear and thanks for sharing the additional recording links.
Cheers!
H
Thatās nice to hear them back to back. Thanks!