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The Ultimate Blues Piano Course – Blues Piano for Everyone

Comprehensive blues piano course - From the basics to more advanced blues piano - Including music theory + improvisation
Instructor:
Martin Cohen
1,484 students enrolled
English [Auto]
You will learn all the ins and outs of blues piano, like blues progressions, blue notes, grace notes, what notes and rhythmic elements (swing feel...) make a melody sound 'bluesy'.
Complete beginners on the piano will be taken to an intermediate (or even higher) level of piano playing with a thorough understanding of music theory.
You will learn to read sheet music.
You will learn all the chords on the piano that will allow you to play all the songs (in any music style, not only blues) you want.
You will learn blues comping (accompanying others in a band, or with a singer, or yourself while soloing or playing the melody).
You will learn blues improvisation (left hand comping, right hand soloing).

THIS COURSE COMES WITH 2 FREE EBOOKs:

“ALL THE SCALES AND CHORDS IN ALL INVERSIONS WITH FINGER POSITIONS” (110 PAGES!)

Other online piano courses don’t offer such a detailed and complete overview of scales and chords.

With the clickable index, you’re never more than only one click away from the piano chords or scales you were looking for.

“MUSIC THEORY AND READING MUSIC” (84 PAGES!)

Great reference book beside the explanations already given in the course, that gives you the possibility to repeat the theory at your ease or (even if you’re not online) to quickly consult your eBook if you have a question about music theory/reading notes.

THE ONLINE BLUES PIANO COURSE FROM THE TEACHER THAT ALREADY HELPED 1000S OF PEOPLE TO FINALLY PLAY SONGS ON THE PIANO, REALLY UNDERSTAND ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF MUSIC THEORY, READ MUSIC AND IMPROVISE

The course is created in way that literary everyone can rapidly advance with (blues) piano, because of the many blues tunes that you will learn, while every detail is thoroughly explained.

ALREADY VERY QUICKLY YOU WILL SEE RESULTS AND PLAY YOUR FIRST BLUES SONGS ON PIANO OR KEYBOARD

Already from the beginning of the course, you will apply what you’ve learned and start playing the blues.

And it’s a real pleasure to practice, since you play all the blues tunes together with a band that accompanies you while you’re playing on your piano or keyboard.

LEARN BLUES PIANO IN A FUN WAY, AND FORGET ABOUT BORING EXERCISES THAT ARE THE TRADEMARK OF TRADITIONAL PIANO COURSES

Of course, scales are important to know, but just endlessly running up and down the scales is not a very fun way of learning the piano or keyboard.

That’s why in this blues piano course, you’re accompanied by a whole band while practicing the scales:

In this way, even practicing scales becomes a pleasure.

And chords? Well, all the chords are practiced in blues progressions, and also here, you’re accompanied by a whole band.

TRY THIS ONLINE BLUES PIANO COURSE WITHOUT ANY RISK

If you’re still not sure, why not just give it a try? It’s without any risk: if for whatever reason this is not the course for you, know that Udemy offers a full refund within 30 days after purchase.

So, there’s no need to wait any longer: just hit that ‘enroll’ button and get access to more than 20 hours of video, interactive music theory exercises and to an amazing BONUS: a 110-page eBook with all the scales and chords in all the inversions with finger positions, as well as plenty of other resources: play-along mp3 files, PDF files with sheet music…

It only takes you one click to have access to ALL of this.

Still not convinced?

Just have a look at the promo video and the free preview videos to have an idea of how I teach, and also have a look at the course curriculum.

COURSE CHARACTERISTICS

· This course can act as a complete piano course for beginners, where you learn exactly the same skills and theory as a ‘normal’ piano course, but then based on the blues.

· This course is also for those who already play the piano, but who just want to start to play the blues.

· Lots of mp3 play-along files and other resources included.

· An eBook included for FREE with ALL the scales and chords in all inversions with finger positions (110 pages!) with clickable index that leads you directly to the scale or chord you were looking for.

· Clear explanations by an experienced teacher (more than 25 years of teaching experience).

This course consists of 11 sections:

1. Introduction

2. Some basic music theory

3. Blues with triads/Musical notation

4. Blues with 7th chords/Cycle of fifths

5. Blues with minor chords/Diminished chords

6. Intervals/7th chords with added notes

7. Comping

8. Blues improvisation

9. Turnarounds

10. The missing major and minor scales and chords

11. Loose ends

SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE

– Major scales in all 12 keys

– Minor scales in all 12 keys

– Several different blues progressions (including a jazz blues progression)

– Typical blues elements like blue notes, grace notes, …

– Major and minor triads

– Dominant 7th, minor 7th, major 7th and diminished chords

– Treble clef

– Bass clef

– Time signature

– Key signature

– Pentatonic scale

– Blues scale

– Blues improvisation techniques

– Rootless chord voicings (also used a lot in jazz)

– Adding (altered) notes to 7th chords

Introduction

1
Welcome!
2
How to get the free stuff (+ the free eBooks)
3
Body Posture & Hand Position
4
Finger exercises
5
Numbering the fingers on left and right hand

Some basic music theory

1
Note names - The white keys on the piano
2
The Middle C on the Piano
3
Note names - The black keys on the piano
4
Exercises: Learning the names of the notes.
5
The C major scale
6
The C major scale - How to practice
7
Interval structure of the C major scale
8
The G major scale
9
The F major scale
10
Introduction to other major scales
11
Chords: the C, G & F major triads
12
Chord inversions
13
Exercise: Learning the C, F & G triads (including the inversions)
14
Beats & Measures

Blues with triads/Musical notation

1
Basic 12-bar blues progression
2
Playing the chords in the 12-bar blues
3
Your first simple left hand bass line
4
Musical Notation - Note duration
5
Basic blues with right hand melody - I
6
Basic blues with right hand melody - II
7
Basic blues with right hand melody - IIIa
8
Basic blues with right hand melody - IIIb
9
Basic blues with turnaround at the end
10
Triplets - Play triplets in the basic blues
11
Playing with swing feel
12
Changing slightly the blues progression
13
New Orleans-style bass line
14
Adding a melody in the right hand - I
15
Adding a melody in the right hand - II (the blue 3rd)
16
Musical Notation - the Treble Clef
17
Exercise: Learning the notes on the treble clef
18
Musical notation - example exercises
19
Musical notation - exercises
20
Musical notation - Practice songs examples
21
Musical notation - Practice songs
22
Musical notation - sharps and flats - accidentals
23
Musical notation - Example exercises with sharps and flats
24
Musical notation - Exercises with sharps and flats
25
Musical notation - Rests
26
Musical notation - Rests example exercises
27
Musical notation - Exercises with rests
28
Blues in other keys - Introduction
29
The D major scale
30
Chords: The D major triad
31
Blues progression in the key of G major
32
Musical notation - Key signature
33
Blues in G - Right hand
34
Musical notation - the bass clef
35
Exercise: Learning the notes on the bass clef
36
Blues in G - Left hand bass line
37
Blues in G - Both hands together
38
I, IV & V-chords in the key of F major
39
The Bb major scale
40
The order of appearance of sharps and flats
41
Chords: The Bb major triad
42
Blues progression in the key of F major
43
Blues in F - New Orleans left hand bass
44
Blues in F - Right hand pattern
45
Blues in F - Both hands together
46
Swing ratio
47
I, IV & V-chords in the key of Bb major
48
The Eb major scale
49
Chords: The Eb major triad
50
Blues progression in the key of Bb major
51
Musical notation - Blueberry Hill
52
Blueberry Hill (part 1) - Right hand
53
Blueberry Hill (part 1) - Left hand
54
Blueberry Hill (part 1) - Both hands together
55
I, IV & V-chords in the key of D major
56
The A major scale
57
Exercise: The following major scales: C, F, G, D, A, Bb and Eb
58
Chords: The A major triad
59
Exercise: The following major triads: C, F, G, D, A, Bb and Eb
60
Blues progression in the key of D major
61
Slow Blues in D - Right Hand
62
Slow Blues in D - Left Hand
63
Slow Blues in D - Both Hands together
64
Blue Fifth Blues - Right hand (introducing the blue fifth)
65
Blue Fifth Blues - Left hand
66
Blue Fifth Blues - Both hands together
67
What about other Time Signatures? - The 12/8 Blues

Blues with 7th chords/Cycle of fifths

1
Introduction - The C7, F7 and G7 chords
2
Seventh blues - Left hand
3
Seventh blues - Right hand
4
Seventh blues - Both hands together
5
The D7, A7, Bb7 and Eb7 chords
6
Exercise: Seventh chords
7
Practice the seventh chords with a blues in D and in Bb
8
Changing slightly the Blues Progression
9
Boogie in D - Left hand
10
Boogie in D - Right hand
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