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’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
How long does it really take to get good at piano? I’m going to answer that question today and break piano up into three categories: Technique, Play by Ear, and Learning Songs. I’m going to be very specific in answering this question and explain how if you practice for a certain amount of time, using specific routines, for a specified number of weeks, you’ll get a particular result. At the… 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
With just 10 minutes per day of practice I’m going to show you how you can absolutely dominate your piano scales. You’ll develop smooth, even, fast piano scales without all of the frustration. After reading this blog post, get right to a piano and start practicing. The sooner you can apply these lessons, the better. You’ll get way more out of this if you take action right away. Why Piano… continue reading
Today you’re going to learn how to cut your piano practice time in half and double your results using accelerated learning techniques. We’re going to go through how to work smarter, not harder, and get more from each minute of your piano practice time. Also, I’m going to discuss the crazy thing I learned from accidentally recording my piano practice session. The results from this absolutely shocked me and I’ll… continue reading
