Post Category: Piano Lessons

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5 Best Ear Training Tips

If you struggle with ear training, this blog post and video will provide you a lot of help. Check out my 5 Best Ear Training Tips guaranteed to get you feeling more confident as a musician. As I...

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Who needs music theory?

I have been seeing a lot of social media posts dogging on music theory. As someone who has been performing professionally and teaching music for over 25 years, I wanted to chime in and answer the...

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Play Major and Minor Chords on Piano

If you have been wanting to get started on your piano journey, this lesson is for you! In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to play major and minor chords on piano, using a simple four step...

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What is the Tresillo rhythm?

In this tutorial, I will show you a rhythm that you have probably never hear of, even though I can guarantee you have HEARD it before. Get ready as I answer the question “What is the Tresillo...

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With or Without You Sing and Play Piano Tutorial

With or Without you is a classic song by U2 which uses only four chords. In this With or Without You Sing and Play Piano Tutorial, I will teach you how to play this iconic song. Four chords, a...

Blue Bayou Sing and Play Piano Tutorial

Blue Bayou is an iconic song written by Roy Orbison. While he made it a hit, Linda Ronstadt made it a classic. In this tutorial, I teach you how to sing and play piano on Blue Bayou. Roy...