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Blues Piano for Beginners - A Course in Blues Piano & Improvisation
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About Blues Piano for Beginners - A Course in Blues Piano & Improvisation
Blues Piano for Beginners
An Introduction to the Piano
The Black Keys & Tones & Semitones
Octaves 2
Intervals
Chords
Major and Minor Chords
An Easy Way to Find Every Major & Minor Chords
Blues Scale in G 1 Octave
Blues Scale in G 2 Octaves
Basic Rhythm
Triplet Rhythms
Blues Exercise 1 - Triplet 8ths
Feelin Good Style Riff
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 Rhythms
Blues Exercise 2 with Swung Rhythm
Blues Lick 1 - The Circle at the Top
Blues Lick 1 - The Circle at the Top Put Into Practice
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!
What You Will Learn?
- 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.