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Maroon 5’s This Love was the hit that first brought them fame. It’s also their best song to date. Hi Guys! I remember when I first heard Maroon 5’s first mega hit song “This Love.” I was working at an ice cream parlor, saving up for what would be an awesome next year filled with … Read more

Your Song by Elton John is one of the benchmark songs of Pop-Piano, placing Piano-driven pop songs firmly on the map. In this tutorial you’ll learn the exact piano parts as per played on the record by Sir Elton John himself. And a few variations taken from some of his live renditions of Your Song. … Read more

Feel it Still might very well be the best song of 2017. Heck. Portugal the Man might be the very best band we’ve seen enter the charts in years! What a track. I definitely feel it still. Hi Guys! How’s it going? It was in fact my girlfriend who notified me of a “new song … Read more

Roses by Outkast might just have one of the most awesome piano intros out there. In this lesson we’ll break down that exact piano intro, chord by chord, lick by lick. Hi Guys! What’s up? When I myself first heard the tune Roses by Outkast, I couldn’t play piano yet. I recall that moment quite … Read more

The Pentatonic Scale might just be the most usable, recognisable and widely appreciated scale of all. Enter to find out how to understand, play and use the pentatonic scale to amaze and acquire. Mad Piano Skills, that is. Hi Guys! How’s it going? Ready to dive into a highly intriguing concept? A scale that is … Read more

I’ve had the great honour to write the music/theme for the official promo video of Roland’s new GoPiano keyboard. Here’s how to play it. Hi Guys! Whaddap? It truly was a great honour when world renown keyboard brand Roland asked me to write the soundtrack, the theme if you will, for their newest release: the … Read more

Billy Joel’s “She’s Always A Woman” is yet again a perfect embodiment of how to play piano by chords ear and heart. Hi Guys! How’s it going? Due to the grand success and enthusiasm displayed regarding the previous Billy Joel lesson, another one of his that maybe even holds my personal preference in terms of … Read more

Probably the most iconic piano song of all time. Billy Joel’s classic “Piano Man” uses hints of Jazz, Blues and Pop-Piano and is an embodiment of Piano Couture’s chordal approach to playing piano. Hi Guys! What’s up? In a time that’s both super-exciting and utterly rough (more in-depth personal story in the newsletter and to … Read more

This is the third of a 7-part intro-series on how to play by piano by learning music as a language – the piano couture approach. access all the lessons in this series by joining the couture (it’s free) Hi there! Welcome to lesson three of the Hack the Piano Launchpad, the intro course to playing … Read more