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
In this tutorial I'll show you how to play, understand, use and re-use the lick (and main groove) from d'angelo's sugah daddy. Hi Everybody! How you doin'? This week I extracted a funky little lick from one of Pop-Piano's greatest: d'Angelo. With hints from blues to bebop, this one is sure to groove your socks ... Read more
This is the second 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 back to the intro course to playing piano by chords, ear and heart. Let’s ... Read more
In this tutorial I'll show you a cool and ultra multifuntional (obviously) pentatonic riff, run, lick, pattern, technique and how it transforms color in a multitude of different musical situations. Hi Everybody! What's cookin'? I figured it was time for a nice riff again. When I started conjuring up one, however, I fell into a ... Read more
This is the first of a 4-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 Launchpad intro series here (it's free) Hi Everybody! What's up? In this first lesson of my brand-new, "how to play ... Read more
This lesson is all about maximizing overall growth as a musician. Adopting a mindset for seeing potential and leveraging skill re-usability for efficient practice. Do adopt and you might find that you are already a lot better than you actually thought. Hi Everybody! Anything new? After a lot of questions and picking my own brain ... Read more
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