What’s up my piano friends! In this blog post I’m going to teach you a simple blues piano improv technique that you can start using today. This is a simple, easy to learn version, and I’ll bet you $1,000,000 you could learn this even if you’ve never played piano in your life. The reason I can say that, is because I’ve taught this to so many of my piano students… continue reading
What’s up my piano friends! Today you’re going to learn an absolutely mesmerizing right hand piano pattern that’s surprisingly simple to learn, especially for a beginner. First, I’m going to teach you a version that’s so easy to learn even a kindergartner could learn it. It actually sounds really good even like that, but then we’re going to add variations to make it sound cooler, step-by-step. Read till the end… continue reading
What’s up my piano friends! Today we’re going to go over my ultimate step-by-step simple version of chords on piano for beginners. In this blog post I’m going to simplify the process and give you a couple of easy step-by-step formulas for finding any major or minor piano chord. On top of that, I’m even going to give you some downloadable PDF cheat sheets so you can check your answers… continue reading
What’s up my piano friends! Today I’m going on a rant in response to some comments on a video I put out called: How Long Does it Actually Take to Learn Piano. The reason I put up this video is when beginner pianists come to me, this is the question they always ask – How long is it going to take to get good? The reason I’m kind of angry… continue reading
Want to learn how to sound like The Piano Guys? Today you’re going to learn a simple trick to sound like The Piano Guys using only three notes. If you don’t know The Piano Guys, they’re an amazing piano and cello duo who got famous on YouTube for taking grand pianos and putting them on top of a mountain or out in the jungle and playing amazing music. While it’s… continue reading
Today you’ll learn a simple piano pedal exercise you can use to drill in pedaling to the point where you don’t even have to think about it. First, I’m going to explain what the three pedals do. Second, I’ll show you a 6-step exercise that’ll help you fully learn how to use the pedals. Finally, you’ll learn about the biggest mistake beginners always make with pedals. The Three Pedals You’ll… continue reading
Today you’re going to learn 4 simple chords you can use to play hundreds of famous songs on piano and at the same time work on your improv skills. This lesson is going to be the super easy beginner’s piano lesson. I don’t care if you’ve never touched a piano in your life – you can learn this in less than a week. Most beginners take as little as 3… continue reading
Today you’re going to learn how to memorize the piano notes on the keyboard – all in less than two minutes. How? Using a clever mnemonic device I’ve literally taught to kindergartners. At the end of this post I’ll tell you where you can get a quiz to make sure you’ve actually learned this and a PDF cheat sheet to help you out as well. How Grandma and Her Dog… continue reading
Today you’re going to learn how to do super fast trills on the piano. You’ll first learn the exact form and motion to do the trill and then I’ll teach you the exact techniques and practice strategies. If you don’t know what a trill is, it’s when you go between two notes that are right next to each other really fast. Part 1 For the form, the most important thing… continue reading
Today you’re going to learn a dark and powerful piano chord progression you can literally copy and paste into your compositions TODAY. Honestly, I almost didn’t want to give this chord progression up because it is so good. A lot of it is taken from Chopin and I just felt I had to share it with you today. In the video above you’ll see a fully fleshed out version of… continue reading
