The Magic of the Blues Scale lies in how it works across all genres of Popular Music to make your playing sound GREAT! The Blues Scale is unique. Different from other scales and modes, it has been used by popular musicians from Louis Armstrong to Elton John and beyond. The secret is that it is easy to learn, quick to master, and profoundly usable in almost all styles of music. This course makes it simple. SEE the notes. Hear the demonstrations! Learn and practice, and you will be playing the Blues in very short order. THIS COURSE SHOWS YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR IMPROVISATIONS NOT SUCK! If you don't learn to improve your playing by learning the Blues Scale, YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK! No questions asked! 30 day guarantee!

LEARN THE PIANO CHORDS THAT PROFESSIONALS USE. NEWLY UPDATED! This course is designed to teach you to play piano using chords, even if you can't read music. I show you exactly how professional piano players do it; why they don't bother with reading sheet music, and yet are able to play any song easily and quickly, sounding as if they have practiced the song for weeks. See the simple tricks that I have used as a full-time pianist and keyboardist for the past 40+ years. Master chord-based Popular Style Piano in a matter of hours Whether you want to play just for fun, play for friends, at parties, or become a professional, this course will give you information to help you achieve your goals. You will: Learn to use the piano as an accompaniment instrument Learn how to build major chords easily in any key Learn how to create a minor or dominant 7th chord Learn augmented, diminished, suspended and major 7th chords Learn how to play easily with both hands Find out how to read chords from sheet music without reading the notes Learn in two hours what takes years for most Discover the secrets to turn simple, basic chords into beautiful, full-sounding Jazz, Rock, and Gospel chords. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Learn quickly and efficiently how to sound skilled on the piano If you want to make beautiful music on the piano without years of grueling, expensive lessons, this is the course you want. I do not teach note-reading in this course. If your goal is to play Beethoven, Bach, or other classical music, this course is not for you. It is a course in popular piano playing. I spent years taking weekly lessons as a child, studying music in school and college – but when I became a full-time, professional piano player 45 years ago, I discovered that most of what I learned did not apply to what I was trying to do. I wanted to play popular music in night clubs, cabarets, casinos and show rooms. I learned more from working with other professional musicians than I ever did from teachers, either privately or in school. What I show you in this course are the things that I learned to make music easy, effective and fun. It's how the pros play. In addition, you have an unconditional,no questions asked, 30 day, money-back guarantee. Nothing at risk!

Are you struggling with lack of sound control and tension when you play piano? Do you want to have a good hand position and you do not know wher to begin? This course will teach you how to develop an easy to follow routine. Learn these 6 exercises that are part of a 7-10 min routine and include it in your regular practice. This course is so specific in order to help you achieve it´s main purpose that is improve your piano playing through an excellent position. Through 100% practical videos, no theory you can start improving your position today. Join this course!!

Are you a beginner?  Do you know the basics of piano already?  Would you like to impress your friends?  Then, this is the course for you!  You will learn to play to great standards by Scott Joplin- "The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag."  Both of these songs are popular and are used in many films (most notably "The Sting").  As with all of my courses, I go step by step, taking you through both hands.  All sheet music is provided!

Course Outline/Description! Video 1: Section goal: basics of technique, rhythm basics of reading music, especially CDEFG, sharps and flats, where everything is located on the piano, give a foundation for reading and being creative at the piano! Topics covered: Basics of technique Black/white keys/high low Treble and bass clef Sharps and flats Keyboard geography – ABCDEFG (repeats) Basics of rhythms – quarter, half note, and whole note Learn C – D -  E – F - G for the right hand Learn CDEFG on paper Video 2: Section goal: Learn Jingle Bells (right hand) and play along! Topics covered: See how “Jingle Bells” is played including an introduction! Look at sheet music to “Jingle Bells” including an introduction See how “Jingle Bells” is played on the piano (another option) – this one is good to play along! Sheet music to “Jingle Bells” (including the introduction) Listen to the “Jingle Bells” play along! Accompaniment track provided to play along and be creative! Play along with “Jingle Bells” if you would like! Kathryn plays “Jingle Bells” Sheet music includes: 7 different ways to play "Jingle Bells" Video 3: Section goal: learn finger exercises and left hand chords C major and G7 Topics covered: Play through RH (right hand) finger exercise Sheet music to RH finger exercise Learning left hand chords C major and G7 Learn left hand chord exercise Sheet music to finger exercises Video 4: Section goal: C major scale for the right hand “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” both hands including chords! Topics covered: C major scale (fingering 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5) Sheet music to C major scale (going up and down) Eighth notes – (takes two eighth notes to equal a quarter note)! "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" including RH scales Sheet music to Twinkle LH (left hand) chords to Twinkle Sheet music to LH chords to Twinkle Piano both hands to Twinkle (looking at the piano or keyboard) Sheet music to both hands (various ways to play the song) Video 5: Section: Tools to improvise, to learn easy chords, and tools to write a song in the key of C! Topics covered: Major chords = sound happy Minor chords = sound sad Learning chords in C major (looking at the piano or keyboard) C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, B dim C major C major – CEG D minor (also written Dm) – DFA E minor (also written Em) – EGB F major – FAC G major – GBD A minor – ACE B diminished (also written Bdim) – BDF How to double a bass in a song! (Use 2 of the same note)! Tools to write a song in C major (C major, F major, and G7) Side note: The key of C means that there are no sharps or flats!

Lessons 1 - 22 Musical Alphabet. Black Note Groups. Finding Notes on the Piano. The Stave. Bar Lines. Treble and Bass Clef. Time Signatures. Note and Rest Time Names. Note and Rest Time Values. Dots and Dotted Notes. Counting the Beat. Right Hand Notes Middle C, D, E, F and G. Left Hand Notes F, G, A, B and Middle C. Note Stems. Fingering and Finger Numbers for Piano. Sitting at the Piano. Finger Number Exercises. Rhythm Exercises. Sight Reading Exercises. Practice Tunes. Video Demonstrations. Audio Files. Lesson 20 is a revision of Lessons 1 to 19 covering the musical alphabet and notes on the piano. The stave, clefs and bar lines. Time signatures. Note and rest time names and time values. Notes on the stave. Playing with two hands at the piano Playing with two hands together

Have you always wanted to learn to play the piano? Have you tried traditional piano lessons before but couldn't stick with them? Are you ready to FINALLY cross playing the piano off your bucket list? If you said YES to either of these questions, this course is for you. My course is designed to rekindle the piano player in you and help get you started playing quickly with an easier methodology than is used in traditional lessons.  I designed my methodology to help you learn how to play the piano quickly with a few tricks. My course is NOT designed for those individuals looking to learn/ play traditional music. I don't focus you to learn the chords and scales but help you get started playing a song right away. Are you still considering playing the piano? Consider these added benefits from learning to play: Powerful Purpose - Whether it's for your life or the next generations, learning to play the piano can instill within you a purpose and drive like nothing else. Strong Mind - Making the piano a part of your daily life has proven to fight off the adverse effects of aging, depression, and even Alzheimer's! Health Body - Reduces blood pressure, betters your coordination, stave off arthritis - just some of the many ways the piano can help keep you happy and health. Refresh Spirit - When you sit down and play the piano, it can transport you away from the trials and tribulations of the day like few things can.

Have you always wanted to play the piano, but were not sure if you want to fully commit to private lessons or an expensive course? If so this course is for you! I wanted to create a very basic course for a complete beginner. This course does simply one thing - demystifies the keyboard. If you look at a piano and think, "this is too complicated to learn", this course will hopefully dispel those thoughts. The piano is much more logical and easier to understand than most people think. I will teach you... How to purchase your first keyboard (amongst the many, many, many keyboards that are out there) The 12 unique notes that make the 88 keys of the piano easy to memorize How the piano is spaced out How the piano relates to other instruments How the piano relates to singers By the end of this course the piano itself, will make a lot more sense!

Do you want to learn how to play a truly exciting style of music on the piano? Then this course is just right for you. We will start very slow, so you can follow along easily. Then in a very short time you will be able to accompany classic rock'n'roll songs like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On". Then we will show you some variations and in the second section we will start with some basic solo playing. Ath the end of this section you will be able to play your first full 12 bar blues solo. In the third section you will learn some typical licks and tricks, that will lift your solo playing to another level. In every section we'll give you a musical theory background in small doses, easy to understand to suggest. Those lesson will enable you to play with more confidence because you will understand how the different scales (major scale, blues scale, country scale) and common chords work. We will also help you to improvise with those scales In this course you will learn: A Basic Accompanying Pattern For Classic Rock'n'Roll Songs A Second Accompanying Pattern For An Even Stronger Sound The Structure Of A Standard 12 Bar Blues in thre different keys The Major Scale On The Piano and What You Can Do With It The Structure Of The Major Chord, The 6th Chord and The 7th Chord A Magic Chord That Lets You Play A Full Solo Without Even Changing Two Authentic Left Hand Patterns As Driving Force For Your Solo Playing The Structure Of The Blues Scale And How To Use It How A Blueberry Muffin Recipe Can Measure Your Progress Some Great Authentic Must Know Licks For The Right Hand How To Come Up With Your Own Licks The Structure Of The Country Scale And How To Use It How To Accompany A Typical 1950s Ballad

My udemy courses have over 4000 students taking my piano courses for adults, and now kids can take them too. Children learn piano like everything else they do, quickly! Is your child a piano prodigy? How will you know unless they have the chance to find out? You can find out easily. In this comprehensive video course providing piano lessons for kids, I teach your child from the very basics, to being able to read music, and play piano at an easy level. Did you know that piano is one of the easiest instruments to learn? Your child should be able to play simple songs by the end of the course, and be in a position to take further lessons and even exam courses, with the confidence of having a sound background in piano and music behind them. During lessons your child will learn to play 25 tunes. Your child will learn to play piano: Using short easy lessons Having fun doing it Learning to read music You will be wowed as you listen to your child playing piano in double quick time. By lesson 3, some music is being read and played By lesson 5, the first tune is being played By lesson 9, the notes in music and where to find them is known By lesson 10, five tunes can be played using both hands. By the end of the course 25 tunes have been learned, and can be played at will, while following music and understanding, dynamics and rhythm. In 20 weeks +, your child will be wanting more lessons as this course will be complete. ********************************************** As the course has lifelong access, you can use it for younger children when they grow up. ********************************************** You don’t need an expensive piano, any piano or keyboard will be fine. Your child will not need to know music, I teach them that. You will need some form of piano or keyboard, don’t worry about the size, kids do great on full sized piano’s it is amazing to watch them play. I use my more than 30 years of piano teaching experience, (having taught hundreds of youngsters over those years,) to guide your child through the stages of learning piano, using a standard text book from a recognized publisher, whom I always use for my private lessons. (Available worldwide, from Amazon, or good music shops.) By using this text book, I ensure your child learns everything properly, and in a recognized manner, using correct names for everything. Nothing is left to chance. I play every single note that your child will play for them first and with them. They always know what they should sound like and how to play every note. Lessons are fun to take. I advise at the end of every lesson, what students need to practice. Practicing is only five to ten minutes a day, and mum and dad can join in too, I even tell mum and dad, what to do to help. Check the lessons available for viewing to see the quality of teaching. I have never met anyone who regretted learning to play piano; I have met many who regretted, not learning to play piano. As with all my courses: you have unlimited lifetime access at no extra costs, ever all future additional lectures, etc in this course are always free there is an unconditional, never any questions asked full 30 day money-back-in-full guarantee my help is always available to you if you get stuck or have a question – I believe my support on udemy cannot be bettered. Start your child on a musical career and enroll them in this course.