i-MIDI

garage band on the ipad is pretty awesome in and of itself (you can play virtual instruments on the touch pad) and it is the primary reason i got an ipad last fall. but as cool as it is to slide your finger across the screen and hear the gentle strum of an acoustic guitar, it is somewhat limited and takes a bit of "getting used to." so i recently connected my ipad to my electric piano and can now use my piano as a midi controller in garage band. this means more versatility and ease of playing. naturally, since then (last friday) i have spent the majority of my free time writing music and figuring out the ins and outs of my new set up. with the exception of the drums, all the instruments used below were written and played on the piano.

first i tried an old jazz ballad called "tenderly" featuring the steel guitar.




then i thought i would try something a little more complicated with another jazz standard, "autumn leaves." i even added a style change at the end.




next i thought i would try something original, and a little more groovy.




this one is similar to the last one (you may notice they are the same length--that's the magic of a metronome) but i added some different kinds of instruments, like strings.



next i thought i would try my hand at "house" music. i had some fun with this one. the original length was about 9 minutes which was a bit long so chopped it down to a manageable 5 and half minutes. this one is called "welcome house."




lastly, i wanted to try something more laid back and in 6/8. so i named this one "six ate."




side note: my band is having its final show (yes, i said final) on april 20 at the madison in provo. i expect 1 million people there, so you shouldn't miss it.