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Tag: Pop Piano

How to play piano on “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” part 2 – Chords and scales in E Major

April 25, 2015 Michael Lessons

Here is part two of the video series on how to play “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain.” This one gets into the E Major scale and the common chords in that key.

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How to Play Piano on “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” as played by Willie Nelson

April 22, 2014 Michael Lessons

Here is a new video on how to play “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” as played by Willie Nelson (sort of). There will be several more videos to follow in the series. You can always use these tricks on any popular song you may be interested in playing.

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Chords for the Piano in Eb Major

May 22, 2013 Michael Lessons

Here are the basic triads in Eb Major.  Learning these along with the video will help you play songs in the key of Eb.

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How to Play Chords for Popular Songs in F Major on the Piano

May 9, 2013 Michael Lessons

Playing through chords in every key is really helpful when practicing.  Here is the latest video on playing chords on the piano or keyboard.  Practice along with this to get your bearings in the key of F Major.

You can apply the concepts to popular and rock songs immediately.  It’s also helpful to do this for beginning jazz students and classical players.

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Popular and Rock Piano Tips Part 2

May 1, 2013 Michael Lessons

This is the second video in this series of playing popular and rock piano styles.  It will expand on the previous concepts in the last video and add some more intricate rhythms between the hands.  You can try this with many popular songs that are played at this tempo.

Have fun.

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Popular and Rock Music Piano Tips – Part 1

April 23, 2013 Michael Lessons

Here is the latest video on playing pop piano.  These are tricks that can be applied to many popular songs where there is a singer or a band.  It primarily focuses on the role of the piano in modern popular and rock music.  Have fun with this.

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I am a composer, writer, musician and teacher who has performed all over the US and taught music students of all ages for twenty years.

Staying true to my heroes past and present, I try to record and make art that pushes into the new.

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