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Darren Shay Hovell

   

“MIDI in the Classroom” published by Iowa Association of Music Educators; “Making the Most of MIDI”

 

 

Sales Supplements I created for sales, teaching, and technology

 Basic understanding of the Blues chord progressions and chord voicings    How to get that old time Honky Tonk sound when you play    Developed to give to the church musician- a basic breakdown of how the instrument will work the best for their situation    Intermediate level- how and why does it work- what are the basic commands    Used for the Clavinova Festival- an easy to use manual of the machine  

  Voicing for a gospel sounding piano    Left hand patterns and chord progressions in a boogie style    How to voice a melody for a country sound    How to play using a fakebook- more advanced use of chords

MIDI orchestration Sales (arrangements for use)

Aint She Sweet 
    Clavinova Demo used for in-store sales

Beethoven's 5th
Clavinova demo of full orchestra in-store sales

Ragtime- Opening Number- MP3-26 tracks

 

MIDI Orchestration and Performance

 

A picture from the early 80's with Jo Anne Castle- Lawrence Welk Show's Honky-tonk pianist. We performed at the Iowa State Fair. Video on the left is her arrangement of the Skater's Boogie based on The Skater's Waltz- one of the fastest boogie bass lines I have played. The 2 MIDI files below are my transcriptions of her arrangements

  Skaters Boogie 

  Hot Time In The Ole Town   

I performed for an hour or two in Berlin's 5 Star Hilton a few years ago- It was kind of interesting that in the motherland of the Steinway- Yamahas were the dominate piano in the high class establishments.

A clip from Dueling Pianos-
Ottumwa's Bridgeview opening ceremony

A clip from "Twice As Grand"
South Ottumwa Savings Bank's 100th Birthday Concert

Stars and Stripes
My arrangement- 2 pianos 4 hands

Testing video sync with a duet with myself