[Jules]

I've been asked to play the piano at a party in few days, and was thinking what on earth would i play before I agree to it. I'm strictly an amateur 'bedroom' musician so the thought of playing live in front of people isn't thrilling me with joy.. but I like the person who has asked me and I don't want to let them down.

So I've been scouring youtube for some Piano interpretations of Michael Jackson songs (it seams a topical thing to do at the moment) looking for inspiration.

Anyway I found lots of people playing Earth Song (many really badly) and thought I'd give it ago myself.
So yesterday I got brave... I opened a youtube account (never done that before), plonked my iphone 3GS at the side of my keyboard and left it recording while I figured out the notes.

After a few minutes, I'd got the general idea going.. and for your amusement here it is.
YouTube - Michael Jackson's earth song on piano

I know the form is wrong in the clip, but if I played something like this do you think it would go down alright?

[Chadford]

[jerryjal]

8/10 for the music, 0/10 for the wallpaper

[Kieron]

Hey you removed it Jules? Didn't get a chance to listen.

Wish I had the stones to upload a video of myself.

[Jules]

Yeah, I lost my bottle.
I think like most musicians I'm hyper critical of myself... only near perfection will do.
So, I binned it after watching it back a few times.

I've also decided I want to expand my repetoir before I perform in public.
So, my next personal challenge is to learn to doodle jazz style.
Could be a long road...