In my ongoing effort to convince everyone that they have what it takes to sit down at a piano and have some fun, and even improvise a little bit, I want to give you a little exercise that will help you to be able to...
This a great professional Blues ending to use with any blues or boogie-woogie tunes. Here is what it sounds like. I am going to play it in the key of C. I'm sure you have heard it a million times. You are going to play...
Today I would like to share with you a 2 part boogie woogie riff. I am going to show you what to do with both your right and left hands. Both patterns are pretty easy to do by themselves. I hope by the end of...
Today I would like to share with you an easy, basic way to start improvising. Sometimes I think beginning piano students are a little intimidated by the whole process.Here's the tip: You are going to play blues chords in your left hand, and in your...
I have some "jazzy" chord changes for "Jingle Bells" to give to you to help you play a really beautiful, modern version.If you don't know all these chords you can look them up either online or in a chord book to get the notes that...
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog in Your Quest to Play Piano.In my years of giving live workshops and hearing from thousands of viewers of my television programs, one constant fallacy has remained prevalent among what I affectionately call “wannabe” recreational piano players.That fallacy...
Backtracking is a great tool to use to make your piano playing sound more interesting when you are stuck on the same chord for multiple measures.For example in blues tunes, you are on the same chord for several measures here's a technique you can use.Here's...
If you want to make your playing sound jazzier or hipper, simply substitute a Major 7th chord for any Major chords. For example if in the song you are supposed to play a C chord, substitute a C Maj 7 instead. It will sound like...
Do you ever wonder what is the best way to practice chords? I get that question a lot. No matter how you slice it, at its simplest you just need to play the chord enough that it becomes familiar to your hands.The way I typically...
