Blues Master - Beginner's Techniques Piano Course

Name: Blues Master - Beginner's Techniques Piano Course
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The Ultimate Piano Blues and Boogie-Woogie course

Created bySergey Filimonov

Last updated 3/2016

English

What you'll learn

You will be able to play the piano freely. To improvise and play Blues any way you want!

Course content

1 section • 16 lectures • 1h 20m total length

Intro to the course "Blues Master"1:07
Basics of Blues Scales3:06
In this lesson we will learn the basics of creating Blues Scales. From the note C and from any other note.
Finger placement in Blues Scale1:30
After this lesson you will be able to play any Blues Scale up an down the keyboard freely, placing your fingers the proper way.
"Sliding Down" the keyboard2:44
In this lesson we will understand the meaning of "slide down" and we will learn how to slide down the keyboard fast and with pleasure.
Blues Exercises3:22
After this lesson you will have a couple of more Blues tricks up your sleeve. I will show you a couple of new Blues exercises.
Left hand: Bass2:40
In this lesson we will add a bass line. We will practice our left hand, and we will start to combine both, the left and the right hands.
Bass line, professional tricks3:20
After this lesson you will understand some professional tricks at the bass line, with your left hand.
12 Bars of Blues3:50
12 bars of Blues. We will go through those and will practice!
Blues Reef3:46
In this lesson you will understand what is a REEF in Blues (a repeating note).
F#-G-C Reef4:07
After this lesson you will learn your first REEF F#-G-C and we will practice a bit more in understanding reefs.
Beautiful Reef10:09
One more reef, which I find very interesting will be displayed in this lesson. It is something to impress with!
Beautiful Reef Upgrade!6:42
After this lesson you will understand one more reef, which is a reef that we use with 2 fingers, as explained in previous lessons.
Melody with Reef6:19
In this lesson I will show you the "cool melody" I talked about, which is played also with a reef.
Basic principles of Improvisation8:41
In this lesson I will explain to you what are the basic principles of BLUES IMPROVISATION.
Scales in Blues and Boogie-Woogie8:58
After this lesson you will know which scales you should use in BLUES and BOOGIE-WOOGIE
Overplaying9:48
After this lesson you will understand the overplaying of the note. It is a trick which can save you when you press a wrong note.

Requirements

Just to have the will to learn the Piano.

Description

I know You like Blues. Blues improvisation and Blues riffs charm me as much as they charm you. Not for nothing Blues and Boogie Woogie are the highlights of every performance of Jazz bands.

Playing Blues magnificently and improvising suitably is quite difficult. That’s why you need some professional advice and practice.

In the «Blues-Master» course you will be able to take all steps to become a Blues musician.

After a few classes you can play some simple reefs with bass line. But if you invest all your power and energy to this course you can play like a professional blues musician!

All video lessons of the course provide keys with backlight and explanatory slides, so that you can understand the material fully. Media files attached to this course will guide you through software “Synthesia Game” and will drastically improve your skills. Not a single note will be missed, you can repeat any exercise or riff, or even combine both hands playing without notes.

Any kind of Blues will be available to you:

Slow and Spicy
Fast and Dynamic, such as Bebop
And of course the Groovy Boogie-Woogie

Besides, the course reveals secrets and characteristics of Blues improvisation, cool Blues chords and much more. You can start the course right now!

Who this course is for:

If you are new to piano, or have experience, this course fits you. If you are not able to invest 30 minutes to piano daily, then this course is not for you.