Why Your Piano Solos Still Suck
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In this lesson, I’m breaking down one of the biggest solo mistakes players make: using the same rhythms over and over again.
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Jonny May
Jonathan May is a pianist from Southern California who specializes in many styles of piano. At age eighteen, Jonny became the youngest pianist to perform at Disneyland. Each week he entertained thousands of guests with his arrangements of American classics and Disney songs. Jonny has also performed with the Youtube...
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