ClassPiano

(Use the “Full screen” button on the video player to make it bigger) Click here to print or download the sheet music To play the opening left hand bass line, keep your pointer finger on G and use your thumb whenever you need to play Bb. Reminder: You do not switch to an E natural […]

(Use the “Full screen” button on the video player to make it bigger) Click here to print or download the sheet music Measure 27-34 is the most difficult section. The right hand is the same as the beginning, but the left hand is more complicated. Practice the left hand by itself for awhile until you […]

(Use the “Full screen” button on the video player to make it bigger) Click here to print or download the sheet music Today’s song is more difficult than usual and it will take some extra practice. The left hand in measures 6-16 is common in rock ‘n’ roll music, but you need a strong left […]

(Use the “Full screen” button on the video player to make it bigger) Click here to print or download the sheet music The most difficult section: Measure 53-61. It looks more difficult than it actually is though. The part is very similar to measures 45-52, but the left hand is more active. Sustain Pedal: For […]

(Use the “Full screen” button on the video player to make it bigger) Click here to print or download the sheet music Pay special attention to the left hand in measure 21-24. These measures are repeated a lot throughout the song, so figure out the easiest way to play it, and then play it that […]

(Use the “Full screen” button on the video player to make it bigger) Click here to print or download the sheet music The right hand at measure 20 might catch you off guard. You go immediately from D-F# to C-E. In previous measures, there was a little space between these pairs of notes. The right […]

(Use the “Full screen” button on the video player to make it bigger) Click here to print or download the sheet music The left hand part in this song is spaced out. This type of left hand stretching is very common in piano music, so this song is good practice for us. The finger numbers […]

(Use the “Full screen” button on the video player to make it bigger) Click here to print or download the sheet music Every measure in this song has 4 beats, except measure 49. This is a special measure because it has it’s own time signature which is 2/4. That means, there are 2 beats in […]

(Use the “Full screen” button on the video player to make it bigger) Click here to print or download the sheet music This song is a pretty much a straightforward blues. There are a few jazz chords thrown in as well. The song is swung, and you should try to play the rhythms as if […]

(Use the “Full screen” button on the video player to make it bigger) Click here to print or download the sheet music At measure 21, the left hand has the melody so play it a little louder. The right hand has the harmony here, and it’s not as important, so play it a little softer. […]