Here you will find our free posts designed to help you become a better jazz pianist and pop keyboard player.
January 7, 2024
To Move or not to move (at the piano)Should we suppress any unnecessary physical movement at the piano? This question has led to many heated discussions among pianists and piano teachers. I have been obsessed with finding the right answer to this difficult question for years. So, let’s get into it. Arthur Rubinstein versus Keith JarrettArthur
August 11, 2023
Arranged for Solo Piano Arranged and recorded by Thomas GuntherYou can purchase the beautifully written sheet music (chord symbols and fingering suggestions included) at Sheet-music DirectWhat’s cool about this arrangement is that you can easily add a bass player and even an entire rhythm section while playing it the same way as you would in
March 30, 2023
What Are Secondary Dominant Chords? The short explanation is this: secondary dominant chords (also called Applied Chords and Secondary Chords) are chords that function as dominant chords to chords other than the tonic chord of the key. Roman Numeral Analyses When we encounter a secondary dominant chord, we analyze it as [Dominant Seventh Chord] of [some temporary
September 25, 2022
What Is The Blues Scale? Some argue that there are actually two blues scales: The Major Blues Scale (degrees 1, 2, b3(#9), 3, 5, 6), which is based on the major pentatonic scale (1, 2, 3, 5, 6) with an added blue note (b3=#9) The Minor Blues Scale ((degrees 1, b3(#9), 3, 4, b5(#11), 5, b7)
August 3, 2018
Piano Accompaniment Tutorial Sorry, this post is currently under construction. Please check back again soon! What you will learn as it relates to the song How to accompany a singer or instrumentalist in pop-ballade style How the chord progression works A guide to how to create good sounding piano accompaniments in that style About the
August 1, 2018
In this article I will discuss how we can use the suspended 4 chord (sus4) and its inversions to create interesting modern jazz voicings and melodic lines for improvisation. the suspended 4 chord The suspended 4 chord is traditionally a chord that preceded a major triad. It was originally used to create tension by replacing
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