Professional piano course for all levels

Learn the piano notes across the keyboard and master major chords quickly by counting from the root to the fifth, using 1-2-3 finger positions for an open hand.

Master the three major categories - bass note style, open voice, and block chord - and combine left-hand bass, right-hand melody, and chords across songs at speed.

Learn proper seating to reach both ends of the piano without moving your chair, avoid sitting too close, and practice slow, hard touches to embed speed and technique.

Explore blues origins in Africa, learn the 12-measure blues pattern, and practice piano with left-hand bass and right-hand chords in C, F, and G.

Develop blues playing with a steady rhythm while talking at the same time; this homework trains coordination for right-hand melodies in the next lesson.

homework 2 in the professional piano course for all levels. homework 2 in the professional piano course for all levels.

Explore blues based on five right-hand notes A, G, E flat, D, C with a left-hand bass C, E, G, C, and practice two-note figures with fingers 2 and 3.

Learn to feel the keyboard by linking musical notes to numbers, practicing right and left hand patterns to hear how one, two, five create simple, personal melodies.

Learn to count notes, not durations, using eight, quarter, and six eighth notes, with half notes tied to quarters, plus triplets and sixteenth note patterns like one e and a.

Play a simple five-note arrangement of when the saints with right-hand melody and left-hand bass, using quarter notes as a metronome, and plan a richer bass in stage two.

Enhance this piece by crafting two-measure bass lines in left hand, keeping bass low above e, while the right hand adds chord tones, especially the third, to preserve rhythm.

Borrow the eight-note feel from jazz greats to treat each beat as uneven, emphasize long and short notes with do and ba, and sing the rhythm for spacious tone.

Modernize the blues within 12 measures by introducing c, f, c6, and c7 changes, exploring various baselines and emphasizing the last eighth-note g7 to f7.

Master piano technique using the popular United States song he's got the whole world in his hands, focusing on syncopation and coordination for players at all levels.

Practice six- and seven-chord voicings with the right hand on the sixth and seventh of C while the bass outlines the one-three-five-eight; keep the bass steady and don't rush.

Learn to identify the one, three, five, six, seven, nine, eleven, and thirteen chords across keys, and boost speed through mental practice and the musical sudoku game.

Explore Daniel's Blues with hands-on practice of left-hand baselines inspired by Ray Charles, comparing modern eight-note patterns (long-short) to classical phrasing and choosing comfortable baselines.

Learn the enduring one six two five chord progression (I-vi-ii-V) in piano, with C major examples and familiar songs built on this pattern from the 50s.

Learn to play the piano by practicing with familiar tunes like Blue Moon; the more you play, the better you get, and you can create your own songs.

Practice the left-hand bass pattern 1-6-2-5 evenly, while selecting right-hand notes from chord tones and exploring common notes across chords to build know my way.

Explore two-measure bassline patterns over chords to keep the groove moving, avoid a boring sound, and apply the boogie approach to songs like Rock around the clock.

Explore the pentatonic scale, a five-note pattern ideal for creating original music and improvisation. Use rhythmic variation with notes C, Eb, F, G, Bb to shape a distinct sound.

Explore the blue note scale, a six-note blues scale that fuels improvisation. Start with two notes, C and E flat, then add rhythm ideas to shape melodies.

Explore how embellishments beautify chords by adding notes before chord tones. Land on the chord note at the end of each phrase, with half-step approaches before C, E, and G.

Explore embellishments to beautify the melody by adding notes before the target note, such as G, G flat, or approaching E, and learn to play the same song with embellishments.

Develop piano embellishments as you continue to embellish The House of the Rising Sun for all levels in this course.

Learn the open voice piano style with left-hand one-five-seven and right-hand three-seven, melody on top. Keep within one octave, adjust sevenths, and practice two measures at a time.

Learn the block chord style for jazz, emphasizing the third, seventh, and ninth, with notes chosen for comfort; explore chords like C79, F9, Bbmaj7, C6, Dm7, G7 flat9.

Moon River, in block chord style with open voice, is played chord by chord while the melody sits on top, with left-hand one-five and right-hand melody notes.