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 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 Everybody! What’s up? In this first lesson of my brand-new, “how to play piano – the … 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
This is part 2 of a more extensive dive into the subject of the musical ear – how ear training help you develop the auditory side of the elusive skill of playing by ear Hi Everybody! How are you guys doing? In this second half of my explanation on the subject of “playing by ear” … Read more
Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You might be one of the easiest songs you’ve wanted to learn lately. However, in this sub-5 minute tutorial I’ll also show a couple of alternative ways to play this 4 chord loop – perfect for you beginners looking to get some tips on how to “body-up” your chords Hi Guys! … Read more
In this post, I’ll talk about MIDI. What it is and -more beneficially- how we can use it to our advantage. To create, but in this post mainly – to learn. Hi Everybody! What’s up? Have you ever heard of MIDI? Experienced its wonderful benefits? Yes? Great! Let’s see if I can show you something … Read more
Improvising is a subject that’s vague and seemingly intangible to many. In this lesson I’ll show you how focussing not so much on the tons of different notes, but rather on the rhythm aspect of playing is a great way to break this alluring skill down to comprehension – and then build it right back … Read more
If you’re looking to learn how to play the beautiful “Say You Won’t Let Go” by James Arthur on piano – this is your post. Hi Guys! How’s it going? This week finally another song tutorial. Has been a while, since I did one of those. This in the light of shifting more towards the … Read more
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