Michael Jackson
pop singer
American pop singer; Barry mentions him only in passing, in an aside during his Almeria talk.
- mentions
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- recordings
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- Barry speaking
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What Barry says
Telling of the Baroness’s book in which musicians gave her their three wishes (the caption has ‘the Baron is’), Barry says Miles Davis’s first wish was to be white, and adds: almost like Michael Jackson.
Believe: a talk to musicians47:57
In his own words
You know what Miles Davis’ first wish was?... And black as he was, he wanted to be white. Almost like Michael Jackson too.
Every mention
1 moments in the recordings, 1 of them Barry speaking. Each says who is talking.
Believe: a talk to musicians
- 47:57
Says Miles Davis’s first wish in the three-wishes book was to be white, almost like Michael Jackson.
Method ideas nearby
Ideas of the method taught in the classes where they come up, with how many mentions fall in each.
- 1.4Triplets and thinking in six1
- 11.1Two hands together1
- 11.2Keep the left hand low and make it interesting1
- 12.2Know the song; learn many songs; find your key1
- 2.2The two whole-tone scales (‘man and woman’)1
- 2.3The three diminished seventh chords (‘the children’)1
- 8.3Four dominants from every diminished chord1
- 8.6The diminished scale as diminished chord + four dominant roots1