Contra Dance Piano Teaching Videos

April 7th, 2026
contra, music, piano
About ten years ago I sat down in front of a camera and recorded eleven videos showing how I play mandolin for contra dances. I've now done something similar with piano, this time with thirteen videos.

This is not a high quality effort: I didn't write any scripts or even plan what I was going to say. Think of it as if we spent half an hour together, with me showing you how I play. Also keep in mind that I'm self taught, and my particular style that isn't for everyone. And my keyboard is wearing out, which means some of the keys make a clacking sound. And the first video cuts off part of my head, and the first eight videos have tape over the leftmost part of the camera. Ok, with caveats out of the way, the videos:

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Last time I did this I put them on a new YouTube channel. In retrospect, that was a mistake: I haven't upladed anything to that channel since that initial burst, and there's a good chance I never upload again. So I've just put these on my regular channel.

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