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John Proulx demonstrates how to adopt Stevie Wonder's beloved classic "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" for solo piano.
Discover how to professional jazz pianists use voice leading techniques on piano to approach harmony from a melodic perspective.
Your ultimate guide for understanding the dreamy Major 7th chord on piano! Learn easy ways to construct them & how to use them in your music.
Want to be able to play piano by ear? In this lesson, you'll discover ear training exercises to improve your aural skills and 8 steps to learn any tune by ear.
John Proulx shares professional tips and tricks to help you go beyond the lead sheet when playing "Georgia On My Mind" on piano.
The Mu Chord is a beautiful chord with an unusual name, yet its sophisticated sound is equally at home in rock, modern jazz, R&B and gospel.
Gain a behind the scenes perspective on solo piano performance of the Latin jazz standard "The Girl from Ipanema" by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Does groove and feel take a back seat in your playing? Then this primer on 4 Piano Styles with 4 Chords is just what you need!
Discover essential jazz ballad performance techniques for crafting a solo piano arrangement of the popular standard "When I Fall In Love."
Learn to play "Shchedryk," the famous Ukrainian holiday carol more popularly referred to as "Carol of the Bells," in a jazz piano style.
Learn a beautiful jazz piano arrangement of "O Come All Ye Faithful" ("Adeste Fideles") and jazz arranging tips for other holiday favorites!
Learn how to play relaxing piano music like new age pianists George Winston, David Lanz and Yiruma. Master serene piano sounds in 6 steps!
Explore essential jazz piano skills and concepts for beginners as you learn how to play "Misty," the timeless jazz ballad by Erroll Garner.
Stretch your piano sound with quintal chords! These voicings use stacks of 5th intervals to create complex colors that are perfect for contemporary jazz, gospel and R&B music.
Discover essential skills for a crafting a solo jazz piano arrangement of Jimmy Van Heusen's popular standard "It Could Happen to You."
Learn how to easily create beautiful contemporary folk music on the piano using patterns and characteristics of popular folk artists!
Discover the songwriting techniques behind 5 iconic 80s power ballads. Afterward, you'll be able to write your own "ear candy" piano intros.
Take your jazz improv up a notch with double time lines using 16th notes. Explore double time licks for all levels over 2-5-1 progressions.
What's the difference between a standard blues and a minor blues? Explore the essential minor blues form in detail in this dedicated lesson.
Discover why "polychords" are so important for jazz and blues piano. This mental framework is the fastest way to play hip piano voicings!
Learn how to use the Lydian Augmented Scale and Major 7(#5) Chords to create intriguing improv lines and surprising chord substitutions.
