Rhythmic Patterns (2)
Here is a second video on how you can jazz up a simple tune with different varieties of rhythmic patterns and melodic embellishments!
Rhythmic Patterns (1)
Here are some examples of how you can jazz up a simple tune with different varieties of rhythmic patterns and melodic embellishments! More to come!
How to Improvise at the Piano (3)
Special Promotion – Piano Lessons for All!
This holiday season, in order to encourage those who want to start playing the piano, I am doing a very special program. Anyone (and I mean, anyone of any levels) who can take lessons between 9am-12pm (Mountain Time) Monday to Friday can enjoy a special discount on their lessons. Message me directly for more details.
Piano Chords and Inversions
Chords and their inversions – what are they and what do we do with them in our piano improvisation/music writing?
Do You Want to Learn to Play the Piano?
Have you been thinking about picking up piano as your instrument, playing your favorite songs, writing you own music? But what has been deterring you from starting this music journey? Maybe it’s “I don’t have time”, or “I can’t afford it”. Or more likely, it’s “I might not be good at it”, “I don’t know… Continue reading Do You Want to Learn to Play the Piano?
Harlow Plays Jingle Bells
In the second lesson of our first Piano Beginner Coursebook , students learn to play the Christmas classics “Jingle Bells” in different styles. Here Harlow plays it with me in her lesson, and she’s loving it!
How to Improvise at the Piano (2)
How to Improvise at the Piano (1)
Student Performance: Nicole
Nicole plays a couple pieces in our fall concert 2019: Here is one of them: John Legend’s “All of Me”.