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
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 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
Today you’ll learn about a little technique I call “Machine Gun Chords” that I used for the song, “The Machine,” one of the most popular songs on my “Dark Ivory” album. I basically wrote the entire composition based off this one concept, just moving it around to different chords. To demonstrate we’ll take an A Minor Chord, A-C-E. Your right hand will play the top two notes of the chord… 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
If you’re looking for a way to add some extra beauty and sensitivity to your piano playing, I think that you’re going to love this left hand pattern. I use this pattern in so many of my tutorials and song covers on YouTube- it’s simple yet amazingly effective. In this article, I’ll explore the key points you need to be aware of to learn this left hand pattern, and how… continue reading
