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March 3, 2025
What you will learn from this articleIn this article, I present a 5-step exercise series that will prepare you to employ some of the most exciting rhythmic concepts in your improvisations. It includes a video tutorial and accompanying sheet music that you can view and download for free! Background information for this training series It may
February 17, 2025
Solo Piano Sample Page of “Overjoyed” by Stevie Wonder You can buy the beautifully written sheet music for my Overjoyed solo piano arrangement here. WATCH ME PERFORM IT EXACTLY AS NOTATED IN THE VIDEO BELOW About the arrangementI have played Stevie’s song “Overjoyed” for many years. I finally decided to write it down after one
December 12, 2024
About this postIn this post, I provide exercises intended to help you play blues and jazz music with a classic swing feel and understand how to interpret regular eighth notes as swung eighth notes.Swing Feel and Swung Eighth NotesMost teachers explain to their students (correctly) that swung eighth notes are based on triplets, which is
December 12, 2024
about this postIn this post, you’ll findmy video performance (hand view with sheet music)links to the sheet music for my solo piano arrangementimportant practice tipsAbout the song Santa BabyVocalist Eartha Kitt made “Santa Baby” famous. Her version is heavily infused with a bluesy vibe, which inspired me to arrange it in a classic blues piano
November 24, 2024
In this post, I discuss the pros and cons of jazz piano lessons with a real person. I have been teaching contemporary keyboard lessons at Columbia College Chicago for many years, both in person and online. I can tell you from my experience that they can be very beneficial. Some will benefit more than others from private
November 22, 2024
A Tatum Run that’s fun and easy to playArt Tatum is known for his incredible virtuosity. His runs are dazzling. However, there’s a secret to them. There is a direct correlation between how easy it is to move around the keyboard and his note choices. In other words, with the correct fingering, they’re quite easy
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