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
This is BY FAR the easiest way to learn chords on piano. There are a lot of ways we simplify the process (like the “BOOM 4-3” and “BOOM 3-4” methods) that seriously make it way easier. Here’s the full lesson: By the way, if you’ve struggled with chords in the past, don’t worry, we make it so easy a kindergartener could learn it (in fact, I HAVE taught this to… 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’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 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
Today you’ll learn how to compose piano music in the style of Chopin, my favorite composer. I’ve learned a lot of his pieces over the years and when I started composing my own songs I wanted them to have that dark, Chopin feel to them. Since I’ve played so many of his songs, I’ve figured out the little tricks and techniques he uses to get his sound. To explain this… continue reading
Today I’m going to go over the #1 best chord progression for beginners to learn on piano. First, I’m going to tell you why it’s the best and why you should learn it before any other chord progression. Then, I’m going to tell you about some simple variations you can add to the progression. Next, I’ll tell you about some very easy ways to improvise over the progression. To hear… continue reading
Today you’re going to learn about a jazz improv chord progression that you’ll be able to play within a week. If you’re a beginner, it’ll look hard initially, but once I break it down for you, you’ll see that it’s much easier to learn than you think. In the video above, I demonstrate this easy jazz piano improvisation, and I’ll explain exactly how to get to that point in this… continue reading
