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Piano and Voice Training that WORKS.

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Piano for Singers

These are my top articles teaching Piano for Singers, the most important piano skills that singers need to feel more confident, get more gigs and attract/retain more students. Learning piano doesn’t need to be hard!

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Why do singers need piano skills?

After 20 years of teaching hundreds of singers how to efficiently play piano, I STILL get asked this questions all the time:  Why do singers need piano skills?  In this article and video, I will share with you my TOP 5  incredibly compelling reasons why every singer should play some piano. Anyone who knows me …

When a Man Loves a Woman piano tutorial

In this piano tutorial, I am going to teach you how to play When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge.  I will teach you how to sing and play this amazing song on piano, complete with chords and an amazing sounding accompaniment strategy! When a Man Loves a Woman is one of those …

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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 outlined in my Who Needs Music Theory blog, ear training is another bugaboo that can be super …

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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 question:  Who needs music theory? I’m going to answer your most commonly asked questions, including: What is music theory? …

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 formula. Learning to play chords on piano is the perfect way to get started playing …

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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 rhythm?” So…What IS the Tresillo rhythm? Quite simply, the Tresillo (pronounced tray-SEE-yo) is the pattern that we hear …

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