'Figure 8' by Ellie Goulding - Cover

Hey guys!

Here is the video for 'Figure 8' by Ellie Goulding if you haven't seen it already. Done in December 2012. 

Tutorial is coming soon and I will post on here when it is up!

See my tumblr for more fun stuff: http://katherineannmarie.tumblr.com/

'Figure 8' by Ellie Goulding - Cover

K.A.M

xox

Time to get busy! February 2013

Hellooooo everyone. Okay so I have some time today and am giving all my links a major overhaul. Starting with Twitter, Tumblr, this BLOG and then next week I'll be finishing up all those tutorials that are overdue! I mostly do my videos on a Thursday each week (NZ Time) so that's the 7th next week. 

Outfit for 'Figure 8' by Ellie Goulding .

So the video clip has loads of red! All about love and longing so the outfit has loads of red too. 

Shoes - Hannahs/Pulp

Earrings - Diva

Bow - Diva

Lips - Maybelline 

Jeans - Glassons

Shirt - Glassons

Belt - Jacqui-E

Keep you updated! Stay tuned for LOADS more fashion, photoshoots & music <3

K.A.M

xox

New Song! 'One More Night' by Maroon 5

Yay! So it's finally done. Here is the cover for 'One More Night' by Maroon 5. I freaking love this song! but OMG the practice for this song totally made me sick of it by the end. I still like listening to it though. Just not playing it. It's intense!

Anyway here it is, and the tutorial is linked within the description of the video clip, and just in case you were feeling lazy I have added it here too. Hope you like it, a lot of love went into this arrangement. Although it may be played a tad fast. Sorry about that, was rushing to get to work on time!

'One More Night' by Maroon 5

Tutorial of 'One More Night' by Maroon 5

More music SOON next week YAY! So stay tuned.

K.A.M

xox

Artist #4 - 'Jar of Hearts' by Christina Perri

Here it is!

'Jar of Hearts' by Christina Perri

I did a couple takes and my voice got husky at the end, I think I had the keyboard too loud! Oops. Oh well I'll remember for the next one. Got another song coming soon before next week too so keep an eye out. 

K.A.M

xox

LIVE tutorial session!

Hello everyone, I am excited to announce that I will be doing a LIVE TUTORIAL via SKYPE for a group of 3 people maximum on the first week of September! I will be teaching piano tips, tricks and you can join in the conversation, asking as many questions as you like throughout that hour. This includes song chords, whatever you want to know. 

If you would like to register for this lesson (Time will be decided according to your timezones) then email me before the 29th of August at: katherineannmarie@gmail.com. Cost is $25 US per person.

A PDF covering all the topics and notes that I will cover on the day will also be sent out for you to follow along with.

Places are limited to ONLY three people so register now if you would like to have a spot reserved.

K.A.M 

xox

Surprise! Ne Me Quitte Pas by Regina Spektor

Hey guys!

So here is my surprise, I did a cover and tutorial of 'Ne Me Quitte Pas' by Regina Spektor, and I reckon it's one of my best yet! 

I will be doing a lot more of Regina Spektor in between the other artists so stay tuned ^_^

Anyway here you go:

"Ne me quitte pas" by Regina Spektor

AND the tutorial:

"Ne me quitte pas" by Regina Spektor - Piano Tutorial

Talk soon! 

K.A.M

xox

Vanessa Carlton - 'I Don't Want to be a Bride' Tutorial

So here it is! Bam, simple. Easy to learn, beautiful song here you go.

I only JUST looked on YouTube and noticed that 'I Don't Want to be a Bride' is probably the only other song on Rabbits on the Run that has tutorials up already... so sorry about that. I need to do some that don't have tutorials up! 

I'm thinking about London, Get Good, & The Marching Line for ya.

'I Don't Want to be a Bride' by Vanessa Carlton - Tutorial

Also I have updated most of the old tutorials that were missing: Laughing With, and I Don't Want to be a Bride with the rest coming this weekend. Shall I also do one for 'On the Radio' too?

Got my surprise for you too! I uploaded it last night but accidentally got the wrong video haha

Will do now ^_^

K.A.M

xox

Artist #4 Kerli - Zero Gravity

Hey everybody! 

Okay so here it is, my cover of Kerli's song 'Zero Gravity'. The tutorial is coming soon! 

The necklace I'm wearing is also from one of my hand made collections: http://www.etsy.com/shop/insidethewardrobe

(Just in case you wondered)

Got some new Regina coming up plus I am happy to let you know that I will definitely be doing 'I don't want to be a Bride' by Vanessa Carlton, and 'The Marching Line' in a few weeks from now... she's one of our artists from the acoustic genre.

Exciting stuff! I'll post more details soon, in the mean time enjoy xo

K.A.M

'Zero Gravity' by Kerli. Arrangement by Ear. 

'Buy the Stars' - Marina & the Diamonds

So I had to show you guys this song, it's awesome and I am in love with it. It has about a million chords though (which I listed on the description) in case you would like to play it, but it's totally worth it. It's my favorite song on her album. Anyway here it is and the tutorial will be up shortly, looking forward to showing you Kerli's song later this week plus some of my own stuff soon too!

'Buy the Stars' - Marina and the Diamonds Cover

K.A.M

xox

Lights by Ellie Goulding Tutorial

Hey guys! Was finally able to upload the Ellie Goulding 'Lights' tutorial, hope it's not too confusing, I explained it and left a bit of room for creative input on your part so you can improvise a bit but hopefully that doesn't make it too confusing. It's a bit longer as I explain the details and the main chords,

Piano tutorial of 'Lights' by Ellie Goulding

Update you soon,

K.A.M

xox

John Mayer - Born and Raised Album Review

Okay, so I have been listening to J.M's album now for about  a week on repeat... I have played through a couple of songs that I really like, and at this stage I'm not sure which song to cover! 

At first 'Something like Olivia' was the song I really fell in love with, the beat is awesome, and the lyrics are so very John. In terms of the 'country' feel to his new music, I can understand the many objections to it, as I don't really think it's him either. Most likely the pressures of the commercial record industry and their expectations has led him to try different things and adopt different 'vibes' for his music over time. But underneath the random layers of harmonica and organ synth, the songs have a soul that is uniquely and genuinely his, and that's what still makes his music beautiful. Songs like 'Face to Call Home' resonated with me so much, likewise 'Born and Raised' was very profound, reminded me very much of 'Don't Stop this Train' and 'The Heart of Life'. 

His song, 'The Age of Worry' also has echoes of his song 'Belief' from Continuum, it has a lovely lull, and this album he has really refined his craft. Lyrics are succinct, and cohesive, all sections of the song have a lot of thought and unlike his first two albums, every song has a unique vibe with a strong sense of clarity. Each song is different from the next, and like a great smorgasbord of thoughts and feelings he captures many elements within this album. It really is like a life narrative and it deserves a number of listens to appreciate all his songs.

I am still working on 'Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey' 'Speak for Me' and 'Shadow Days' as I feel they are a little diluted in terms of 'Soul' but I think it is just lost in translation. I don't approve of the production (although the vocals are superb in this album) but you can still hear John shine through, and who knows- the country theme might grow on me! ^_^

COMPETITION! Okay so I was thinking of doing a competition but then I realized most of you live overseas :\ 

So, I will have a think about this and get back to you when I have an idea!

Hope you all are liking the new songs/covers/vlog/ideas!

Definitely gonna do a cover of one of this soon. Listen. To. John. Mayer's. Album.

K.A.M

xox

New Vids Tonight!

Recorded some new stuff today! Just got to edit them then they will be up shortly... including tutorials. I am really committed to the new YouTube vids. Got more for ya tomorrow too.

xox

K.A.M