Tod's Music Page

About The Clavinova

My Clavinova is one of the 100 series of keyboards by Yamaha. Be sure to check out the CVP users group which is filled with information on the Clavinova. The 107 has some very nice "sweet sounds" on it, and I really like the trumpet and flute sounds. The piano sound is very realistic and the touch is very much like a grand piano. It has a very good accompaniment section with hundreds of styles to choose from. After viewing all the competition I found the Clavinova series offers the most in terms of functionality.

About Myself

I have been playing keyboards since I was 8 years old. My favorite styles are Ragtime and Stride, but I also enjoy Jazz, Popular and Classical music. My setup in the past has included an Ensoniq Mirage as a master keyboard along with a Korg Wavestation and a Roland Sound Canvas. The Clavinova offers an entirely different approach to composing and arranging music and its extensive features virtually eliminate the need for a lot of equipment.

Arrangements

Here are some songs I have arranged on the Clavinova. They are mostly MP3 files. Click on them to play them on your computer or right click to save them.

SONG	COMMENTS	DATE
Alligator Crawl	Arrangement of an old Fats Waller tune. I learned this one by listening to arrangements by Judy Carmichael and Sue Keller.	2005
Love Is Just Around The Corner	Stride arrangement of an old classic based on Judy Carmichael piano score.	2005
Stride Medley	Here is an arrangement of 3 songs I learned from piano arrangements by Judy Carmichael: Doing The Old Lowdown, Ain't She Sweet and Lulu's Back in Town.	2005
Love's Theme	Classic Barry White tune arranged for Clavinova. For those of you with a Clavinova, here is the original midi file.	2000
Hobson Street Blues	Here is an original midi file of my first major project on the Clavinova. This is the first 6 pages of the Bob Zurke classic that was originally sequenced by John Roache. This is a live recording of myself playing it. I memorized it in 3 weeks after printing out the sheet music and learning it on the Clavinova !	2000