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Pop & Contemporary Piano Accompaniment Patterns 1

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Instructor
Jonny May
Workshop
Beginner
Intermediate
00:55:32

Learn 48 beautiful accompaniment patterns that work almost over any pop or rock song, including 8 essential right hand techniques, 6 left hand techniques, chord positions, and more.

Course Objectives
  • Learn the most common progression used in pop music.
  • Learn 8 right hand accompaniment techniques, including the Elton John, Billy Joel, Disney, and Coldplay patterns.
  • Learn 6 left hand accompaniment patterns, including traditional, stock rock, punker, and rolling patterns.
  • Learn 3 positions for all pop chords in the key of C.
Learning Focus
  • Accompanying
  • Basslines
  • Chords
  • Groove
  • Improvisation
Featured Reviews

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Instant progress.
Great tools here that are immediately usable.
Great place to start with pop accompaniment styles.
I did this course after the intermediate/advanced level which I’m still working on bringing it up to speed. I am confident on this as it’s about the level I am after years of self teaching. But it was great to go through it with Jonny, he’s such a great professional and there’s always so much to learn here.
Love the names!
Naming the accompaniment methods is brilliant. I was doing some of these already but naming them helps me remember them better and also remember to not just use one pattern when playing a song. I used these in my band's concert the other night and it made the song I was playing much more fun!
Challenging but inspiring
As a beginner, this is what I'm looking for. The right-hand patterns weren't too hard to master, but despite hours practicing, I'm still 'sloppy' when pairing them with several of the left -hand patterns. My mind struggling to wrap around mixing them up without everything falling apart. Finger memory coming along, just not wholly there yet. These will be daily practices as I move on to another lesson course. I'm sure I'll get there in time.
it is a lot of fun.
it takes us step by step. The right-hand patterns first then the left-hand patterns alone then the two hands together

Course Lessons

1
Pop & Contemporary Piano Accompaniment Patterns 1 – Lesson 1
6:56

1 Right Hand & 3 Left Hand Chord Options

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2
Pop & Contemporary Piano Accompaniment Patterns 1 – Lesson 2
20:49

8 Right Hand Techniques

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3
Pop & Contemporary Piano Accompaniment Patterns 1 – Lesson 3
10:07

6 Left Hand Techniques

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4
Pop & Contemporary Piano Accompaniment Patterns 1 – Lesson 4
5:13

All Chords in C Reference

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5
Pop & Contemporary Piano Accompaniment Patterns 1 – Lesson 5
12:27

Q&A

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Instant progress.
Great tools here that are immediately usable.
Great place to start with pop accompaniment styles.
I did this course after the intermediate/advanced level which I’m still working on bringing it up to speed. I am confident on this as it’s about the level I am after years of self teaching. But it was great to go through it with Jonny, he’s such a great professional and there’s always so much to learn here.
Love the names!
Naming the accompaniment methods is brilliant. I was doing some of these already but naming them helps me remember them better and also remember to not just use one pattern when playing a song. I used these in my band's concert the other night and it made the song I was playing much more fun!
Challenging but inspiring
As a beginner, this is what I'm looking for. The right-hand patterns weren't too hard to master, but despite hours practicing, I'm still 'sloppy' when pairing them with several of the left -hand patterns. My mind struggling to wrap around mixing them up without everything falling apart. Finger memory coming along, just not wholly there yet. These will be daily practices as I move on to another lesson course. I'm sure I'll get there in time.
it is a lot of fun.
it takes us step by step. The right-hand patterns first then the left-hand patterns alone then the two hands together
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