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We're ranking 10 popular piano styles from easiest to hardest — and honestly, some of the placements might surprise you.

In this lesson, we're diving into the signature country piano style made famous by legends like Floyd Cramer — complete with slip notes, lazy stride left hand patterns, tasty fills, walk-ups, and all those buttery country sounds that make people instantly smile.

Today’s lesson is a very serious and scientific exploration into what your favorite chord says about your personality.

In this lesson, we’re diving into a super fun groove that sounds jazzy, bluesy, and impressive… but is actually way easier than it sounds. Seriously — it all starts with a simple bass line.

In this lesson, we’re taking a fun little detour through the “what if” universe—where jazz gets flipped, twisted, and dropped into places it probably shouldn’t be.

We’re breaking down one of the most beautiful improvisations I’ve heard in a while. It starts super simple—like “anyone could sing this” simple—and then suddenly… boom. D13, G13, crunchy clusters, wild colors… and somehow it all makes perfect sense.

If you’ve ever wondered how composers make music sound so magical (without it feeling random), this one’s a goldmine.

Improvise on piano easily with this 11-minute trick called storytelling.

If you’ve ever wanted to sound like you’re absolutely tearing it up at the piano (in the best way possible), you’re gonna love this one!

Let's dive into my all-time favorite funk runs—the kind that instantly make your playing sound hip, soulful, and full of personality.

Let's turn some pretty basic chords into something that sounds a whole lot more jazzy and impressive using a technique called Tritone Substitution.

If you really want to play buttery, blues piano, this is my all-time favorite technique.

In this lesson, I'll break down an incredible funk performance and show you my favorite funk piano techniques.

This week, I'm teaching you Charlie's techniques so you can use them in your own playing!

I'll show you the formulas that I use the play any song in any style. It's easier than you probably think!

If you're practicing scales the old fashioned way, and you want to play jazz, there is a much better way!

There is one main reason why students don't like their solos, and when you realize this, you'll know exactly what to fix.

You don't need to practice everything you learn in 12 keys. I'll show you exactly which keys to practice in to keep you focused and on track.

Take your piano accompaniment to the next level with the inner-melody technique.

Learn how to create hauntingly beautiful chords with one of my all-time favorite techniques.

If there is one passing chord that you should know, this is it! It's my go-to passing chord, and it works on almost every song.