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About these two awesome Blues Piano ExercisesHere are two awesome blues piano finger exercises in C that focus on finger dexterity. Both exercises are derived from the C major and minor blues scales.The video below shows me performing the blues piano exercises first. After that, I explain them and demonstrate

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What you will learn from this articleIn this article, I present a 5-step exercise series that will prepare you to employ some of the most exciting rhythmic concepts in your improvisations.It includes a video tutorial and accompanying sheet music that you can view and download for free!Background information for this

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Solo Piano Sample Page of "Overjoyed" by Stevie Wonder You can buy the beautifully written sheet music for my Overjoyed solo piano arrangement here. WATCH ME PERFORM IT EXACTLY AS NOTATED IN THE VIDEO BELOWAbout the arrangementI have played Stevie's song "Overjoyed" for many years. I finally decided to write

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About this postIn this post, I provide exercises intended to help you play blues and jazz music with a classic swing feel and understand how to interpret regular eighth notes as swung eighth notes.Swing Feel and Swung Eighth NotesMost teachers explain to their students (correctly) that swung eighth notes are

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about this postIn this post, you’ll findmy video performance (hand view with sheet music)links to the sheet music for my solo piano arrangementimportant practice tipsAbout the song Santa BabyVocalist Eartha Kitt made “Santa Baby” famous. Her version is heavily infused with a bluesy vibe, which inspired me to arrange it

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In this post, I discuss the pros and cons of jazz piano lessons with a real person. I have been teaching contemporary keyboard lessons at Columbia College Chicago for many years, both in person and online. I can tell you from my experience that they can be very beneficial. Some will benefit

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