Renegade Piano

[Elder Raman]

Therewere old people, young people, tech people, and people with face tattoos. Everyone sat on blankets or on the grass, listening to the pianists play. There was jazz improv and there was Rachmaninov. Jodi from tap twice tea brought a tea table out and served people oolong by candlelight. Passerbys walking with families and dogs stopped and enjoyed the music. The sun set over the city as we all sat there listening.

All of a sudden, during a rousing jazz piece, a firework exploded low over our heads. Then another and another. Someone lower down on the hill was providing a rogue fireworks display. People cheered. It was stunning, but it was also a beacon to the police.

In the end, some sort of agreement is reached. The police and ranger remain for another twenty or thirty minutes of music, supervise the removal of the piano, and even enjoy a round of applause from the audience for their understanding. Everyone is happy. As we roll the piano down the hill, one last song is played by a crabwalking pianist.

Hopefully someone reminded our diligent friends of the park and rec department of our still missing slide and infant swing at the library playground. If only we had the same level of responsiveness when their attention is actually wanted.

Dear Todd, I am and everyone I know is blown away by this event.Is there a way to continue this tradition legally? Getting a permit for a day event? This could be a new Burning Man. Everyone I told about this event wants to come and be a part of it.You are an amazing leader. Thank you for all your hard work.If you need any support or help to make this event happen again, I would be on board. All the best,Ausra ShtarkaProud Bennington St. resident ?

A Mystery Story, by Rick Robertson, is an easy minor-key solo that is part of the Spectrum Volume 1 songbook. This showcase solo, is well-suited for late beginners of all ages and also makes for a great recital pick around Halloween.

An absolute student-saver showcase solo for late beginners who want music that sounds cool and looks impressive. This is the easiest version of End Game found from the ever-popular Spotlight Solos Volume 1 collection by Jennifer Eklund. This is the version of End Game that is on the NFMC Bulletin list.

Terrifying Trilogy is an eerie and mysterious three-piece set with Hitchcock-inspired titles spanning late-elementary to early intermediate levels. All three pieces are in an expanded C minor five-finger hand position. With fast-slow-fast tempo indications, the three solos work well as movements of a modern sonatina or as stand-alone material.

End Game trilogy is a mini-suite of minor-key, flashy solos for late beginners composed by Jennifer Eklund. This pack includes, Game On!, End Game (from Spotlight Solos Volume 1), and Game Over! Students of all ages will love these hand-friendly, showcase solos!

The Chase is a fast piano solo with lots of flashy passage work that sounds much harder than it actually is to play! Music composed by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Spotlight Solos Volume 1 songbook.

"Renegade" is a song recorded by American indie band Big Red Machine featuring American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on July 2, 2021, by 37d03d and Jagjaguwar. It was serviced to US triple-A radio on the same day as the third single from the band's second studio album, How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? (2021).

Written by Swift and producer Aaron Dessner, "Renegade" is an upbeat tune that blends indie pop, folk, and alternative styles, driven by guitar, drums and strings. Swift performs the lead vocals, complemented by Justin Vernon's backing vocals. Its subject matter discusses the toxic effects one's fears and mental health issues can have on their personal relationships, and the resulting confusion and indecision. It depicts the narrator's frustration with their emotionally fortified partner, and the former's efforts to confront and help the latter. Music critics acclaimed the song, with emphasis on its sharp lyrics and instrumentation.

Marking Big Red Machine's first entry in all of the record charts it appeared on, "Renegade" charted in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The song reached the top 10 of the UK Independent Singles and the US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts.

This song was something we wrote after we finished evermore and it dawned on us that this was a BRM [Big Red Machine] song. Taylor's words hit me so hard when I heard her first voice memo and still do, every time. Justin lifted the song further into the heavens, and my brother's (Bryce Dessner) strings and drummer Jason Treuting add so much. The feeling and sound of this song feel very much at the heart of How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?; I'm so grateful to Taylor for continuing to share her incredible talent with me and that we are still finding excuses to make music together.

On April 13, 2021, Vernon previewed new music on his Instagram account, in which he shared a brief clip of a forthcoming collaboration with Swift,[6] saying "that's the awesome Taylor one. I think this should be the single".[7] On June 27, 2021, a cryptic teaser was posted to Big Red Machine's social media. It depicted videos of Vernon and Dessner, and shots of Swift's penning lyrics.[8] On June 29, 2021, the band revealed their second studio album, How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?, its release date, cover artwork and track listing; "Birch" and "Renegade" placed fourth and fifth in the list, respectively, featuring Swift's vocals on both.[9] "Latter Days" featuring Anas Mitchell was released as the lead single on the same day,[10] followed by "The Ghost of Cincinnati" on the next day.[11] "Renegade" was released as the next single on July 2, 2021,[12] impacting U.S. adult album alternative radio on the same day.[13] Another teaser was posted to the band's social media on July 1, 2021, a 14-second long snippet with Swift's vocals, captioned with a link to a YouTube video that premiered at midnight EDT,[14] the lyric video of "Renegade" directed by Michael Brown.[1] "Renegade" was serviced to the U.S. adult contemporary radio as well, on July 12, 2021.[15] On August 17, a pop version of the song was released.[16]

A renegade is someone who has rejected lawful or conventional behavior.[12] Addressed in second person, "Renegade" has the narrator describe how the subject's anxiety and fear are obstacles for the narrator's love for the subject.[17] The song ends with the question "Is it insensitive for me to say, get your shit together so I can love you?", with the outcome remaining uncertain.[18] "Renegade" is set in a C major key. Swift's vocals range between E3 and G4.[19] It has a fast tempo of 168 beats per minute.[20]

"Renegade" is performed by Swift as the lead vocalist, backed by Vernon's additional vocals.[5] The song was written by Dessner and Swift. Dessner stated he was emotionally struck the first time he heard Swift talk about "how anxiety and fear get in the way of loving someone or create an inability for someone to love". A retrospective examination of the song's lyrics possibly connects to Swift's relationship with then boyfriend Joe Alwyn. Renegade sums up that emotion with a "fairly experimental" sound. It is an upbeat,[21] alternative indie,[22] indie pop,[23] indie folk,[22] and folk pop song[24] with strings by Dessner and drums by So Percussion's Jason Treuting.[1][25] Swift's vocal delivery is wordy, punctuated by brief plucks of gentle acoustic guitar and "rolling" synthesizers. The song ends with a polyphony of layered harmonies of Swift and Vernon.[26][27]

Spin critic Josh Chesler called "Renegade" an indie pop "banger",[23] Lauren Huff of Entertainment Weekly dubbed it an earworm,[28] and Variety's Jonathan Cohen said the song continued "the more musically adventurous vein" of Swift's latest work with Dessner, using emotionally stirring couplets.[25] Robin Murray, wiring for Clash, dubbed the song " love-struck melodrama" with "piercing" lyrics.[29] Nina Corcoran of Consequence wrote that "Renegade" is a "folk-pop earworm" with Swift's "future classic" lyrics.[24] Mary Siroky of the same publication said that the song's focus is "someone refusing to let love in", about "how many times someone can be turned away while waiting patiently for the subject of their affection to realize it's ok to ask for help, and, sometimes, for forgiveness". Siroky also praised the diction and honesty of Swift's songwriting.[18]

"Renegade" marked Big Red Machine's first ever entry on various charts across the globe. In the United States, the song landed at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Alternative Songs chart dated July 17, 2021, introducing Big Red Machine on the chart for the first time,[34] and the 18th entry of Swift's career.[35] Additionally, it debuted at number one on the Billboard Alternative Digital Songs Sales chart, marking Swift's fourth number-one song on the chart.[36] Furthermore, the song charted at number nine on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart,[37] number 12 on Alternative Streaming Songs,[38] and number 73 on the all-genre Hot 100. Bolstered by its three tracking days of radio airplay, the song appeared at number 34 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.[39] On the Rolling Stone Top 100, it entered at number 90, earning 38,300 units, including 3.7 million on-demand streams.[40]

In the United Kingdom, "Renegade" opened at number 73 on the UK Singles Chart, scoring the band's first entry on the chart.[41] Additionally, the song landed at number 9 on the UK Independent Singles Chart.[42] In Canada, "Renegade" landed at number 11 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart,[43] and number 53 on the all-genre Canadian Hot 100.[44] Elsewhere, it debuted at number 70 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart,[45] number 53 on the Irish Singles Chart,[46] and number 3 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.[47] "Renegade" arrived at number 96 on the Billboard Global 200 chart.[48]

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