Piano Method Madness

Basic Blues for Piano: Exercise 4.

Exercise introduces quarter notes broken down into eight note triplets that are doubled by a note an octave apart. The bass is the same as in exercise number 2 so isn't discussed. The narrator identifies where the problem areas lie for newcomers.

Basic Blues for Piano
By Ron Payne
Copyright (c) 1984 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION
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Basic Blues for Piano: Exercise 3.

Exercise introduces quarter notes broken down into sixteenth note sextuplets. The bass is the same as in exercise number 2. The narrator identifies where the problem areas lie for newcomers.

Basic Blues for Piano
By Ron Payne
Copyright (c) 1984 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION
International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved
Item# 00240075 - US$24.99 - Available for purchase from local music retailers.
Used by Permission of Hal Leonard LLC 

 Basic Blues for Piano: Exercise 2.

Exercise introduces quarter notes broken down into eighth note triplets. The bass although different on paper plays almost the same as in exercise number 1. The narrator identifies where the problem areas lie for newcomers.

Basic Blues for Piano
By Ron Payne
Copyright (c) 1984 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION
International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved
Item# 00240075 - US$24.99 - Available for purchase from local music retailers.
Used by Permission of Hal Leonard LLC 

Basic Blues for Piano: Exercise 1.

This episode details spots in exercise 1 that may trip up newcomers. 

Basic Blues for Piano
By Ron Payne
Copyright (c) 1984 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION
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Item# 00240075 - US$24.99 - Available for purchase from local music retailers.
Used by Permission of Hal Leonard LLC 

This episode discusses the 12 bar blues and its variants. It also lightly touches on how the Blues progression should be played.


Basic Blues for Piano
By Ron Payne
Copyright (c) 1984 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION
International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved
Item# 00240075 - US$24.99 - Available for purchase from local music retailers.
Used by Permission of Hal Leonard LLC
 
 

This episode is a continuation of the first introductory episode.  This episode lightly discusses the following music theory concepts: note names and values, time signature, and the grand staff. This episode also discusses finger independence and finger numbering.  It is recommended the listener owns a copy of the Piano Method book being discussed in order to continue practicing the techniques offline.

The user can acquire the Piano Method book by searching for it using the following information.

Title: Basic Blues For Piano by Ron Payne
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Published: 1984
ISBN-10: 079358115X
ISBN-13: 978-0793581153

Listeners can acquire a hand strengthener by visiting Prohands.Net

Enter coupon code: BWS10 to save 10% on purchases.

This episode details what will be needed to successfully follow along with the narrator before beginning the exercises inside the first Piano Method book. Other topics such as finger strength, finger independence, and note reading are also mentioned. It is recommended the listener owns a copy of the Piano Method book being discussed in order to continue practicing the techniques offline.

The user can acquire the Piano Method book by searching for it using the following information.

Title: Basic Blues For Piano by Ron Payne
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Published: 1984
ISBN-10: 079358115X
ISBN-13: 978-0793581153

Listeners can acquire a hand strengthener by visiting Prohands.Net

Enter coupon code: BWS10 to save 10% on purchases.