You’re Thinking Completely The WRONG Way About Soloing
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Most piano players think great solos are all about playing the right notes.
They’re not.
The real magic is in the “get to” notes—the little moves that make even a simple scale sound expressive, exciting, and… well… like you actually know what you’re doing.
In this week’s lesson, I’m sharing 5 “get to” techniques that instantly make your solos sound more musical.
You’ll learn:
🎹 The Bender for bluesy, vocal-style slides
🔥 The Blaze that makes your lines sound like they’re on fire
⚡ The Whip for adding a satisfying snap to your phrases
✈️ The Flyby that creates lightning-fast runs across the keyboard
💥 And the Bombshell—My favorite finishing move that sounds incredibly impressive but is surprisingly easy to play.
The best part?
You don’t need a new scale. You don’t need years of practice.
You’re just learning better ways to connect the notes you already know.
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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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