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Biography
Scott Houston is a piano player, author, teacher and television personality who hosts and co-produces the Public Television series The Piano Guy. He also is the featured performer on a Public Television pledge special titled Play Piano in a Flash . He is also known as Scott The Piano Guy due to the television series of the same name.
The Piano Guy
The Piano Guy is a half-hour instructional television series broadcast on Public Broadcasting stations across the USA and Canada in both standard definition and high definition. The show is produced from the studios of Mills James|Mills James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Houston has received 2 Emmy Awards as Host/Moderator, and the show has received two Emmy Awards for production and graphics. Over 180 episodes, all but 26 in HD, have been produced. It offers demonstrations and advice on playing piano informally at various skill levels, with an emphasis on the fun of playing familiar tunes.
Often, a guest performer is invited to show how they perform a well-known song . Building the interpretation of the song from its melody and chord (music)|chord structure, which can often be found from a lead sheet , the guest will demonstrate different techniques and improvisations that add their own artistic influences onto their cover of the song. Each segment with a guest performer ends with their performance of the song.
Guest Performers
David_Benoit_(musician)|David Benoit
Andy LaVerne
Jack Widner
Andy Launer
Dave Powers
Matt Munhall http://www.mattmunhall.com
Bradley Sowash
Dave Bott
Pete Moran
Oksana Kolesnikova
Mary Daniels
David Tolley
Bobby Floyd
Nat Kerr
Gary Walters
Lori Mechem
Casey McKewen
Samples of songs taught and performed on The Piano Guy
" Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On " by Jerry Lee Lewis
" Jailhouse Rock " by Elvis Presley
" Here, There and Everywhere " by The Beatles
" Yesterday (song)|Yesterday " by The Beatles
" Spooky (disambiguation)|Spooky " by the Classics IV
"The Kansas City Song" by Willie Nelson and Susan Tedeschi
http://www.scottthepianoguy.com Scott The Piano Guy homepage
http://www.playpianoinaflash.com Play Piano in a Flash Lesson Program homepage
http://www.pianoguy.tv Online site to view episodes of The PIano Guy TV series
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Qqga8XoiNx4 Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston radio interview with Doug Miles
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