Billy Joel’s “She’s Always A Woman” is yet again a perfect embodiment of how to play piano by chords ear and heart. Hi Guys! How’s it going? Due to the grand success and enthusiasm displayed regarding the previous Billy Joel lesson, another one of his that maybe even holds my personal preference in terms of … Read more
Probably the most iconic piano song of all time. Billy Joel’s classic “Piano Man” uses hints of Jazz, Blues and Pop-Piano and is an embodiment of Piano Couture’s chordal approach to playing piano. Hi Guys! What’s up? In a time that’s both super-exciting and utterly rough (more in-depth personal story in the newsletter and to … Read more
This is the third of a 7-part intro-series on how to play by piano by learning music as a language – the piano couture approach. access all the lessons in this series by joining the couture (it’s free) Hi there! Welcome to lesson three of the Hack the Piano Launchpad, the intro course to playing … Read more
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to play, understand, use and re-use the lick (and main groove) from d’angelo’s sugah daddy. Hi Everybody! How you doin’? This week I extracted a funky little lick from one of Pop-Piano’s greatest: d’Angelo. With hints from blues to bebop, this one is sure to groove your socks … Read more
This is the second of a 7-part intro-series on how to play by piano by learning music as a language – the piano couture approach. access all the lessons in this series by joining the couture (it’s free) Hi there! Welcome back to the intro course to playing piano by chords, ear and heart. Let’s … Read more
In this tutorial I’ll show you a cool and ultra multifuntional (obviously) pentatonic riff, run, lick, pattern, technique and how it transforms color in a multitude of different musical situations. Hi Everybody! What’s cookin’? I figured it was time for a nice riff again. When I started conjuring up one, however, I fell into a … Read more
This is the first of a 7-part intro-series on how to play by piano by learning music as a language – the piano couture approach. access all the lessons in this series by joining the couture (it’s free) Hi Everybody! What’s up? In this first lesson of my brand-new, “how to play piano – the … Read more
This lesson is all about maximizing overall growth as a musician. Adopting a mindset for seeing potential and leveraging skill re-usability for efficient practice. Do adopt and you might find that you are already a lot better than you actually thought. Hi Everybody! Anything new? After a lot of questions and picking my own brain … Read more
This is part 2 of a more extensive dive into the subject of the musical ear – how ear training help you develop the auditory side of the elusive skill of playing by ear Hi Everybody! How are you guys doing? In this second half of my explanation on the subject of “playing by ear” … Read more
Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You might be one of the easiest songs you’ve wanted to learn lately. However, in this sub-5 minute tutorial I’ll also show a couple of alternative ways to play this 4 chord loop – perfect for you beginners looking to get some tips on how to “body-up” your chords Hi Guys! … Read more