The Christmas SongBeegie Adair

Jazz Piano Version

History

• Beegie Adair was born in Barren County, Kentucky in 1937.• She is a jazz pianist. She studied piano at Western Kentucky

University.• She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she did graduate work at

Peabody College.• She later went on to form the Beegie Adair Trio.

Video

http://youtu.be/XkW1zcaLPRY

Dynamics

• I really like the way she uses dynamics to emphasize important parts of the melody.• She keeps the dynamics at a mezzo forte and below to keep the mood

very peaceful.• It is easy to picture sitting by the fireplace while watching the snow

fall and drinking a steaming cup of apple cider.

Resources

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkW1zcaLPRY&list=WL&index=44 “The Christmas Song”• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beegie_Adair Information for Beegie

Adair