Best Of Blues Piano Pdf Files
Dear Piano Friend, I was embarrassed. I had just gone to a blues jam session and was laughed off the stage. If you can picture the look of horror on my face. It was worse than you can imagine. You see, I had been trying to teach myself blues piano for 5 years.
But it clearly wasn’t working. I was playing the same old cliche licks. You know the ones that everybody’s heard 1000 times before?
Piano blues FREE and paid blues piano sheet music from legendary blues artists like Otis Spann, Dr John, James Booker, Ray Charles, Albert Ammons and more. The description below is for the PDF and audio files. If you are wishing to order the PDF/MP3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the PDF file only. This best selling book, 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs by Andrew Gordon is an exhaustive guide to some of the best musical phrases that make up blues piano/keyboard playing. This is a popular American song composed by W. Handy in the blues style. It remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians' repertoire. It was also one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song. It has been performed by numerous musicians of all styles from Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith to Count Basie, Glenn.
My chords sounded flat. My chops, my licks, my ear, my scales, and my improv were not where they needed to be either. Everything about my playing was lacking. I was sick of sounding like an amateur and tired of feeling disorganized. It got to the point where I was afraid to play in public. And I was scared I’d never be the player I dreamed of being. So, like most musicians I tried every solution I could think of. I tried the latest chords books, scale books, ear training books, play-alongs, ‘guru blues methods’ etc.
Even after trying all that different stuff guess what happened to my playing? It barely got any better! I was being pulled in 100 different directions and I was more confused than ever before. Fundamentals of financial management 10th edition by brigham and houston solution manual. It was incredibly painful. I hated the way I sounded and I knew I had to do something about it. There had to a better way to learn blues piano right?
It was a cold Tuesday night when I met Blues Hall Of Fame legend Bruce Katz. I shared with him my pain and frustration. He must have saw something in me. Bruce was only teaching at the Berklee College of Music at the time. So, very few students had the opportunity to even study with him.
And when he agreed to mentor me, my playing improved in ways I had only dreamed about! So, for 2 years Bruce and I sat together. He revealed many of the secrets that helped transform me from essentially a blues piano failure to a world touring blues pianist. After studying with Bruce I moved to Chicago, and immediately started gigging 5 nights a week. Within 4 years I was touring nationally.
A few years after that I was:. Touring around the world (14 different countries in 2 years). Appearing on TV (NBC, ABC, & WGN).
Playing on radio (NPR & WLUP). Even playing with Grammy Award Winners (Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, etc.) My transformation was amazing! Sure, I put in the work in the practice room, but I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the things I learned from Bruce. Knowing that all those blues piano secrets were now essentially ‘locked away’ just killed me. For years nobody could access them. So, I knew I had to do something about it.
I wanted to share what I had learned with as many people as possible. So, this summer, I flew Bruce to our studio in Chicago. Together we created a brand new DVD program to help students learn amazing blues & soul jazz piano.using the same template I used to achieve blues piano success. And the best part is I personally guarantee it will work for you. The even better news is you can learn our entire system from the comfort of your home in our new video program. Over 2 Hours Of World Class Blues Piano Secrets Filmed In HD. Sheet Music For Hundreds Of Great Blues Piano Licks.
How To Play Chords Just Like Your Favorite Blues Artists. Helpful text on screen that will accelerate your learning and shave hours of your learning time.
(This is the perfect solution if you prefer to learn more by ear!). How To Play Blues Chord Substitutions & Progressions Like Ray Charles, Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris, & Other Greats Jazzy Blues Artists. An Amazing Formula For Building 2 handed chords that will greatly improve your comping behind other musicians. How to add jazz “tension chords” into your blues playing that will bring elegance, sophistication, and soul into every note you play. How to skillfully add chromatics into your improv that will make your playing sound fresh, powerful, and modern. How to inject jazz ideas in your improv that will bring energy, excitement, and sophistication into your solos.
Blues Piano Sheet Pdf
How to mix together and reinvent licks you learn so you’ll never run out of ideas ideas to add to your playing. Discover classic blues licks from blues masters like Ray Charles, Otis Spann, Chuck Berry, and more.
How to decorate the blues using chromatic chord shifts. Discover an easy way to add McCoy Tyner style chords into your blues so you can easily make your playing sound modern and fresh. Learn a step by step formula for how to use licks inside a 12 bar blues chord. Dozens of playing examples so you can watch and learn every move that Bruce makes. An easy method for transforming thin single note licks and transforming them into big and lush sounding powerful licks.
12 Bar Blues Piano Pdf
Bruce’s secret formula for reinventing basic blues chord progressions that will have your musician friends turning their heads in amazement. Learn must have blues melody tricks - how to master blues grace notes, 3rds, crushed notes, and drone notes that will give you that authentic sound that will wow your listeners. Over 2 hours of jam packed video training on blues and soul jazz piano. A step by step exploration of hundreds of world class blues piano secrets and tricks. Detailed notation of hundreds of amazing blues piano licks and chords. An easy to follow Action Plan that will help you practice your favorite licks, chords, and scales quickly and easily.
Tons of on screen video and text that makes learning every note fun, easy, and accessible. You don’t need to know how to read music either. All the licks and chords are notated, but you can just as easily play, pause and rewind the video as much as you like!. If you were to work with us 1 on 1 as a private student for over 2 hours you would have to invest $600 for your sessions with us. In order to make this product available to everybody though we’ve decided to price 'The Breakthrough Blues Method” DVD course at a fraction of that cost.
You’re going to be learning our BEST secrets for playing blues piano all in the comfort of your own home. Additionally, you’ll be able to watch as we break down each concept in depth as many times as you like and you’re only going to pay a fraction of what it would cost to hire us 1 on 1.