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Instructor
Jonny May
Q&A
56:22
05/18/2022 10:00 am (PST)

In the May 2022 Live Q&A, Jonny answered all of your music questions.

03:05 – Q: Can you slide from white note to black note?

05:24 – Q: In the Chromatic Neighbor exercise, what fingering do you use in F?

08:56 – Q: What are the steps to play a song by ear

13:33 – Q: Is there an advantage to playing the minor 7th built from the minor scale rather than lowering the 7th & the 3rd?

17:25 – Q: Should I learn blues licks in the key of C first?

21:54 – Q: Is there a reason the key signature doesn’t change in section A4 of Don’t Know Why?

23:41 – Q: Looking for solo ideas for My Cherie Amor in F?

29:26 – Q: Any tips for increasing my speed?

34:17 – Q: Tips for memorizing chord shapes for 7th chord inversions?

37:22 – Q: What’s the difference in 1950s Rock & Roll and Boogie Woogie?

40:45 – Q: Can you demonstrate the run in Canon in D?

44:35 – Q: What exercises do you recommend when transitioning from traditional piano to PWJ?

50:50 – Q: Any courses on how to play pop songs as solo piano?

54:32 – Q: Can I just stay in Eb for the solo in Aint Misbehavin?

Monthly Update (May 2025)

In May, we released 4 new Courses, 5 Quick Tips, 9 Smart Sheets, 18 Backing Tracks, and more!

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In this Live Q&A, Jonny will answer all of your music questions.

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