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Aimee Nolte
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Ether J. - "I've just finished this course on Nebula and I can't praise it enough. I'm not a jazz player, but am a musician who performs in other genres. I've made learning jazz one of my top goals, but haven't made much progress. Most teachers focus on scales, chords, arpeggios, etc. I am so tired of these!! In this course, Aimee takes a musical approach by focusing on motifs. This is brilliant! I have learned so much from these lessons that I just had to write about them. I now have an approach that I can understand to do my own solos. Thank you Aimee! You are the best!"
Downbeat Review - Aimee Nolte’s voice is beautiful, sonorous and reflective on her latest album Looking For The Answers, The singer arranged and produced every track on the album, lending a consistent aesthetic and laid-back vibe to most of the cuts here. What separates Nolte from other vocalists and composers is the poetry and storytelling quality of her compositions, with lyrics reminescent of Joni Mitchell - just minus Mitchell playfulness. “Save Me One Last Time” speaks to the bandleadeader’s seriousness as a lyricists when the theme of lost love is addressed: “If I keep on falling, I’ll be lost forever/ Save me one last time.” [ Read the full review here ]
Los Angeles musician, Aimee Nolte is a jazz pianist, vocalist and thriving YouTube creator, constantly pursuing new recording, performing, and educational projects. Though primarily a jazz player, she knows over a thousand songs and can play them at the drop of a hat. Aimee earned her jazz piano degree from Brigham Young University In 1998 and has been an active and passionate musician ever since; even as a wife and mother of four! She has released four full-length albums so far that have been reviewed as deeply personal, captivating pieces of art. Downbeat praised her 2019 release, Looking For The Answers, raving that “What separates Nolte from other vocalists and composers is the poetry and storytelling quality of her compositions, with lyrics reminescent of Joni Mitchell.” In 2016, Aimee started her YouTube channel, "Aimee Nolte Music" where she now has over 300K subscribers. She shares the music that is inside of her with the world in her videos, whether through captivating duets with John Clayton and Nicki Parrott or breaking down the tiniest nuances of a McCoy Tyner solo in a way that makes even the most advanced techniques understandable to beginning musicians. Teaching topics like harmony, arranging, advanced jazz piano techniques, and even beginning piano and vocal skills comes as second nature to Aimee, and she is frequently called upon to perform and appear as a guest clinician all over the country.
She continues to play and sing regularly all over Los Angeles County. January, 2006 marked the release of her first album, “Up Til Now”. She sings, plays piano and harmonica, and wrote and produced all of the tracks on the album.
In 2010, Aimee released her second album with her longtime guitarist, Hideaki Tokunaga, entitled, "Just Us". Aimee composed 7 of the CD's 11 tracks, and co-wrote 2.
Aimee has had the opportunity to perform in the past with greats such as John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, Ken Peplowski, Frank Vignola, Lenny White, and most recently, the Aimee Nolte Trio (with Mike Scott and Roger Shew), and her duo, "Skirt & Suit (with Joshua Payne on guitar) with regular gigs around the LA area. Recently she performed with Nicki Parrott along with a new trio (Robert Taylor & Justin Varnes).

Songs Are Not IN A KEY

In most cases, we need to get more comfortable transposing so that we can make other musicians shine! Let’s discuss it!

When Songs Need Drama, They Use THIS Chord

Using the flat six major chord is a real game changer. Let's talk about several songs that do it, and using music theory - decide why they chose this option. From ABBA, Frampton, and The Beach Boys to Ben Folds, Soundgarden and McCartney!

The One Exercise You'll Never Get Tired Of

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Whether you're an instrumentalist or a singer, this exercise/warmup will give you plenty to work on and will lift your spirits as well.

These Chords Make Babies Cry

What it is about these specific chords that elicits such an emotional response from us - and especially from THIS baby?

Forever And For Always - A Song With 3 Perfect Hooks

Forever and For Always by Shania Twain and Mutt Lange is one of the nicest pop / country songs I can think of. Let me tell you why it's a masterclass in songwriting.

Stuck Writing A Song? Try This

There are so many ways to think of good hooks for your songs! Let me show you what the best songwriters have done and give you some new ideas!

2 Music Geniuses Battle On An Instrument They've NEVER PLAYED

Watch Noah Kellman and Dennis Hamm of Thundercat - two of the best pianists and musicians I know - as I put them through a series of fun and grueling challenges on the (the guitar for pianists)

This Duet Is The BEST Thing On The Internet

Ken Peplowski (clarinet) and Frank Vignola (guitar) absolutely will blow your mind with this super fast arrangement of the classic Dixieland Jazz tune, Tiger Rag

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