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Do you want to be able to sit down at the piano, without music, and just play? If so, this course is for you.
Specially created for those of you wanting to learn Blues piano, using a mixture of songs and exercises, the piano lessons build up in achievable stages and will encourage you to eventually be able to improvise cool blues piano on the spot. Yes that's right, by the end of the course you will be able to improvise blues piano, and it will all be coming out of your own head!
The tutorials are perfect for learning piano, with the use of MIDI software on the top half of the screen so you can see the note names every time the instructor plays a key.
The course starts from the beginning, learning basics such as note names, fingering and chords. You'll learn the blues scale and will be given exercises to help you integrate it into your playing. You'll be taught how to count in musical terms, and how to use different rhythms.
The 12 Bar Blues is taught throughout the course, from a simple pattern at the start building throughout to an advanced and impressive sounding style by the end. The course is designed to build up in stages, giving you the skills, and teaching you how to incorporate them into your playing along the way, until ultimately you'll be able to improvise with freedom and style. Part 1 Takes you through the basics of the piano, the blues scale, and you'll also learn the song Feelin Good by Nina Simone/Michael Buble/Muse etc.
Promo video background music courtesy of Bensound.com
Overview
Syllabus
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- Blues Piano Lessons - A Course in Blues Piano & Improvisation
- An Introduction to the Piano
- The Black Keys & Tones & Semitones
- Octaves
- Intervals
- Chords
- Major and Minor Chords
- Blues Scale 1 Octave
- Blues Scale 2 Octaves
- Blues Exercise 1
- Feelin Good Part 1
- Feelin Good Part 2
- 12 Bar Blues Stage 1 Right Hand
- 12 Bar Blues Stage 1 Left Hand
- 12 Bar Blues Stage 1 Hands Together
- Hand Finger Exercise
- Hand Posture
- Swung Rhythm Part 1
- Swung Rhythms Part 2 Blues Exercise 2
- Blues Lick 1 The Turn at the Top
- 12 Bar Blues Stage 2
- Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
- Great Balls of Fire Intro
- Great Balls of Fire 1st Verse
- Glissandos
- Great Balls of Fire Chorus
- Great Balls of Fire Solo Part 1
- Great Balls of Fire Solo Part 1 with Glissandos
- Great Balls Of Fire Solo Part 2 Walking Bass Line
- Great Balls of Fire Solo Parts 1 and 2
- Great Balls of Fire Full Song Played Slow
- Blues Exercise 3 - Right Hand Straight Rhythm Over the 12 Bar Blues in Left Hand
- 12 Bar Blues Stage 3 Right Hand
- 12 Bar Blues Stage 3 Hands Together
- Improvising with the Blues Scale Stage 1
- Improvisation Combining Rhythms
- Blues Lick 2
- Pushed Beats 12 Bar Blues Right Hand
- Pushed Beats 12 Bar Blues Both Hands
- Blues Exercise 4 Right Hand Swung Rhythm over LH 12 Bar Blues
- Combining Straight and Swung Rhythms in Right Hand with 12 Bar Blues in Left Hand
- Different Rhythms Groups of 6 Part 1
- Part 2 Counting Groups of 6 Combined with Straight and Swung Rhythms
- Blues Soloing Adding a G Above or Below
- Crushed Notes in 12 Bar Blues Chords
- Crushed Notes in Solos
- Blues Exercise 5 Blues Chords Combined with Swung and Straight Scales
- Incorporating the Blues Licks
- Improvising with the Blues Scale - 3 Octaves
- Improvising with the Blues Scale Swung and Straight Rhythms
- Blues Improv with Licks
- Time to try it all
- Advanced Blues Riff The Turn Around
- Walking Bass Line 12 Bar Blues Left Hand
- Walking Bass Line 12 Bar Blues Both Hands
- Blues Lick End Link 12 Bar Blues
- Blues Lick Rocking 3rds
- Blues Lick - Rocking 3rds - Over LH Walking Bass
- Blues Lick - Rocking 3rds - Technique Applied Elsewhere
- Blues Exercise - Groups of 6 Over Left Hand Walking Bass
- Blues Exercise Swung Rhythm over Left Hand Walking Bass
- Improvising over the Walking Bass Line Call and Response
- Congratulations!
