July 2018 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from July of 2018. 18:08 – Q: How to use the pedal for Ragtime? 22:41 – Q: Tutorial for Great Balls of Fire? 28:38 – Q: Ragtime Birthday tips? 35:11 – Q: Tips for Duets? 37:47 – Q: How do you maintain a repertoire? 42:03 – Q: How do you … Continue reading “July 2018 Q&A”

June 2018 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from June of 2018. 17:39 – Q: Do you have a memorization technique? 22:33 – Q: Do you have any lessons for In the Mood? 24:10 – Q: Blues Comping (Rockin’ Blues Bass Lines) lessons 28:15 – Q: Can you show me the scale you used in Skylark? 35:23 – … Continue reading “June 2018 Q&A”

April 2018 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from April of 2018. 11:33 – Q-Applying One Chord Wonder to Amazing Grace? 16:38 – Recommendations for Learning Happy Birthday 21:29 – Tips for Learning Ragtime 24:36 – Tips for Learning Improv 24:56 – Q-Any plans for new holiday songs? 26:45 – Tips for Playing Solo Jazz Gigs 29:16 – … Continue reading “April 2018 Q&A”

March 2018 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from March of 2018. 08:45 – Q: Slower explanation of the Bob Malone Solo? 16:27 – Q: What notation software do you use? 19:10 – Q: Can we do Pirates of the Caribbean together? 23:03 – Q: Best left-hand pattern for Sugar Cubes solo? 30:39 – Q: Possible duets? 31:20 … Continue reading “March 2018 Q&A”

February 2018 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from February of 2018. 08:49 – Q: How much time to spend soloing/melody? 12:58 – Q: Bob Malone soloing technique from posted video? 15:00 – Q: Is a blues always 12 bars? 16:49 – Q: What style is your Angel Eyes arrangement? 21:46 – Q: Do you remember Grim Grinning … Continue reading “February 2018 Q&A”

January 2018 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from January of 2018. 05:41 – Comments on Fly Me to the Moon 11:19 – Q: Walking bass basics for St Louis Blues? 16:02 – 6-2-5-1 progression 17:29 – Q: Stock Jazz Voicings vs Block Chords? 22:20 – Q: Practice tempos? 25:35 – Q: How to memorize a tune? 29:26 … Continue reading “January 2018 Q&A”

December 2017 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from December of 2017. 12:19 – Q: How do you get a good live sound? 22:10 – Q: What is the difference between 432hz and 440hz? 23:08 – Q: What are good practice routines? 28:33 – Q: What are good lessons for accompaniment? 35:13 – Comment on monitoring 37:02 – … Continue reading “December 2017 Q&A”

October 2017 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from October of 2017. 06:21 – Q-How to sync videos with playing? 13:44 – Q-Demonstration: Riff in the Eb scale? 17:22 – Q-Tips for playing “In a Whole new World”? 21:48 – Q-Differences b/w Blues & Rock&Roll Improvisation? 28:24 – Q-Any plans of Jonny to come to U.K? 30:00 – … Continue reading “October 2017 Q&A”

November 2017 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from November of 2017. 03:22 – Jingle Bells Demonstration 05:47 – O Christmas Tree Demonstration 07:48 – Winter Wonderland Demonstration 09:45 – Mastering Skills Thoroughly 09:49 – How much to practice each topic? 17:26 – Who has inspired you most? 17:32 – Q – Who has inspired Jonny most with … Continue reading “November 2017 Q&A”

August 2017 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from August of 2017. 06:27 – Q-How to manage control while playing RAG ROLLS? 10:08 – Q-How to play 10ths on the left hand? 13:01 – Q- How to trill a boogie with left hand? 15:15 – Q-How to make the left jump in Burlesque Blues? 16:11 – Q-Feedback on … Continue reading “August 2017 Q&A”

July 2017 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from July of 2017. 11:14 – Tips on earning by playing piano? 12:25 – Q-Tips on Rock Pop Intros? 12:56 – Q-Tips for Performance Nerves? 15:56 – Q-List of Recommended Songs. 17:24 – Picking up a Style and applying it to any song 18:42 – Q-Any Tips for Tonic Arpeggios. … Continue reading “July 2017 Q&A”

April 2017 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from April of 2017. 01:23 – Q: How to understand Chord Progressions better 07:55 – Q: Accuracy in Left Hand Stride Patterns 13:17 – Q: 1950s Boogie Woogie Left Hand 18:26 – Q: Improvising in a Pop Song 21:58 – Q: How to do Fast Arpeggios 24:36 – Q: Adding … Continue reading “April 2017 Q&A”

May 2017 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from May of 2017. 04:01 – Q: Which Scale to Use in a Blues Riff 10:43 – Q: Arranging Music 17:50 – Q: Does Jonny do Live Gigs? 20:10 – Q: Baby I’m a Wishin’ 22:44 – Q: Half-Diminished Chord Scale 26:44 – Q: Piano Equipment 30:23 – Q: Blues … Continue reading “May 2017 Q&A”

June 2017 Q&A

View the Q&A with Jonny from June of 2017. 03:22 – Q-What is the difference b/w Strides and Ragtime? 07:14 – Q-How to Play off the Fake Books? 12:33 – Q- A lesson from a fake book? 14:32 – Q-How to develop fast left hand performing Boogie? 17:16 – Q-What styles does Jonny Play? 19:59 … Continue reading “June 2017 Q&A”