The Role of the Piano with Rickie Monie – Preservation Hall Lessons

Rickie Monie describes the supporting role the piano plays in New Orleans Jazz and identifies the Frontline and Backline (Rhythm Section) of the band. Mr. Monie plays “Yearning” to demonstrate the melody and accompaniment, then demonstrates just the accompaniment (with the band). This video is part of Preservation Hall’s free online lesson plans. You can view this video in context with the complete Piano Introduction lesson at lessons.preshallfoundation.org/lesson/piano-introduction/. K–12 educational resources, complete lesson plans and extended video content from the musicians of Preservation Hall are available now at lessons.preshallfoundation.org. For more information or permission to use the video, please contact [email protected].