Fundamentals
Learn fundamental piano techniques and exercises to improve your playing.
Fundamentals Content
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Discover how the path to reaching your full potential as a musician includes using your head, hands and heart. Each of these areas are a unique focus in practice, and work together synergistically to create meaningful progress.
Accompaniment
Performance with Backing Track
Inversions, Primary Chord Progression, Funkalicious Application
Accompaniment
Performance with Backing Track
Inversions, Primary Chord Progression, PWJ Avenue Application
In this workshop, we'll explore ear training with 7th chords. We'll review the sounds of major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, and dominant 7th chords - plus their inversions. Then we'll go through song examples and learn to identify the melody, add in the bass, and fill in the missing harmony.
In this workshop, we'll explore ear training with 7th chords. We'll review the sounds of major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, and dominant 7th chords - plus their inversions. Then we'll go through song examples and learn to identify the melody, add in the bass, and fill in the missing harmony.
Two Chord Identification
Three Chord Identification
Four Chord Identification
One Chord Identification
Want to learn how to make a chord sound jazzy? Master 3 simple formulas to play advanced jazz piano voicings, even if you're a beginner.
Want to learn how to make a chord sound jazzy? Master 3 simple formulas to play advanced jazz piano voicings, even if you're a beginner.
Fast is fun! There's just something exhilarating about pushing things to the limit. Learn to play piano with lightening-fast speed today!
Fast is fun! There's just something exhilarating about pushing things to the limit. Learn to play piano with lightening-fast speed today!
"What should I be practicing?" Include these 5 pillars of piano practice every day for a well-rounded routine to take you to the next level!
"What should I be practicing?" Include these 5 pillars of piano practice every day for a well-rounded routine to take you to the next level!
In this workshop, we'll explore ear training with 7th chords. We'll review the sounds of major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, and dominant 7th chords. Then we'll go through song examples and learn to identify chords that fit with each melody.
In this workshop, we'll explore ear training with 7th chords. We'll review the sounds of major 7th chords, minor 7th chords, and dominant 7th chords. Then we'll go through song examples and learn to identify chords that fit with each melody.
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