How Australian musician Tim Minchin became an unorthodox master pianist

Australian singer, songwriter, composer and actor Tim Minchin is globally renowned as a musical genius, but when he sits down to play, he never needs sheet music – it’s all in his head. At home with his Yamaha C7 grand piano in Sydney ahead of the release of his debut album, Apart Together, Minchin describes his unusual path to mastering those 88 black and white keys.
00:07 - Composing without reading music or playing by ear
00:16 - Quitting piano lessons as a child
00:38 - What Jean Craig taught Tim Minchin
02:47 - Rock N Roll Nerd
03:20 - High and low status comedy
04:27 - Georgia On My Mind
05:21 - What Tim Minchin's album Apart Together is about
05:43 - Nicholas On My Mind

Read more: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts...
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1OT7tw4
Like The Australian on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/207IA3y
Follow on Twitter: http://bit.ly/VSgSez

The Australian
Search | Know | More
theaustralian.com.au

• #news_politics
• #the
• #australian