Jim, and anyone else interested, I have a style just for Moonlight Seranade, which I will be glad to email to you if you wish.

Gary

Gary do you perform this song Moonlight Serenade with a live style...?
would love to hear it on the S950...

Yes, it's a great style that I got from Eileen many years ago. I'll email you the style so you can try it on your S950.

Gary

Great thanx Gary.....

Hi - wow, that Ayuda version of this song is GREAT! And I don't mind seeing something a lot better than mine - it's not discouraging, only gives me something to learn better etc. - I'm always willing to learn and try to improve. My "In The Mood" is played "by ear" so perhaps it's not all that great (not the exact right sounds, and maybe timing not quite right etc). I can learn from the better version (and maybe some more careful listens to the original by Glenn Miller!

I'm confused about the version of "In The Mood" that someone said got so many likes on YouTube but was so poor, and uses a Yamaha MIDI files, etc. - that's not mine (since I am not using a MIDI file) … maybe those comments refer to another one? My "In The Mood" rendition uses a built-in style, but not MIDI files.

I see several people have styles that are "made for" this tune - I'll have to try some of those out to see if I can get a better rendition of this tune …

Thanks!
Jim

Regarding the 'average' version that got so many clicks and likes, we didn't refer to yours, but to other Tyros videos, such as the one Dnj gave as an example below the Audya video. I guess there is some kind of 'multiplier mechanism' involved with the number of clicks.
What your version is concerned, I noticed that it is a style and no midi file. One thing you could change is playing the fast repetitive pattern (the main melody e g c e g c etc.) with soft saxophones, that's not typical to be played by the trumpet(s), the brass rather throw in short chords.

I quite like this real orchestra version of German Max Greger with a radio orchestra, it's close to the original and BTW it's a nice landscape in the Alps, too:
http://youtu.be/Stx9brJVjA8

Here's the style I use for Moonlight Serenade https://app.box.com/s/t5jdxvfsd7q33nkcw04l

And here's one for In The Mood https://app.box.com/s/k467e4rh4yy84conh7kx

Obviously, these are Yamaha styles, but they can be converted to other brands.

Gary

Gary ... could you record the styles as an mp3 so I could just listen to them ? ... obviously you would have to play the chord progression as well ... thank you ...

Tony, you have mail.

Gary

Hi ...

Gary: thanks for posting those styles, I'll give 'em a try!
Rosetree: thanks for the tip re: Saxes vs. Trumpets ... another thing to try!
Others: thanks for the links to real bands playing In The Mood, will be good 'inspiration' to listen to how a real band plays it!

Thanks all,
Jim