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Featured Piano Reading

The Single Most Important Expenditure for Piano Owners!

I love pianos! Uprights or grands --- old or new --- scratched up wood or high gloss polyester --- I love pianos! When my wife and I were first married it quickly came to her attention that I owned 13 pianos but no dining room set! She seemed to think that there was something wrong with my priori ... Read Full Article

Learning Chords on the Piano

There are typically two types of piano students. One type is able to read music and can play songs and compositions so long as they are written note for note on a page in front of them. The other type is able to play music based off of the chords they know and typically from what is known as a fa ... Read Full Article

My Funny Valentine - Rodgers and Hart

Among jazz musicians, there are certain tunes referred to as "jazz standards" which all jazz musicians are expected to know by memory.  These tunes have been in the jazz repertoire for many years and as a result, have been performed in a wide variety of arrangements.  Of the most promin ... Read Full Article

Online Jazz Piano Lessons

I've met piano players who have played classical piano for many years but have always wanted to know how to improvise. I've also met players who want to learn how to improvise from the start and who are not interested in reading classical piano music straight off the page. Regardless of what cate ... Read Full Article

Featured Piano Lesson Videos

How to Play Everything by Michael Buble - Part 2

Play Michael Buble's Everything on the Piano - Part 2

The Verse Endings

You'll notice when listening to the verses that the ending of some of the verses is slightly different (just as the ending on the intro lick). In fact, in the verse, the ending follows the same harmony as in t ... Go to Full Lesson

How to Play Everything by Michael Buble - Part 3

Play Michael Buble's Everything on the Piano - Part 3

The La-La Part Over the Intro Lick

The hardest part of this part of the song in my opinion is getting all the parts to line up properly. Essentially you'll have three things going on at once:

1. The left hand bass patte ... Go to Full Lesson

How to Play Everything by Michael Buble - Part 4

Play Michael Buble's Everything on the Piano - Part 4

The Slow Down Part After First Modulated Chorus

After he plays the first chorus modulated, he lands on a C# minor 7 chord instead of the regular D major chord. This is when he sings "You're everything..." This chord is:

L ... Go to Full Lesson

How to Play New York State of Mind by Billy Joel - Part 1

Billy Joel Piano Lesson - New York State Of Mind Part 1

The first part of this piano lesson reviews the intro to Billy Joel's great song New York State of Mind. Remember that in this lesson, the song is performed in the key of Bb (the original key of the song is C). The song is played dow ... Go to Full Lesson