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Charmaine Li  /  Styles
10 Easy Jazz Standards to Learn First
Get started with jazz by playing one of these easy and popular standards.

Kevin Castro  /  Styles
How to Play Jazz Piano for Beginners: Learn These Skills First
Learn how to play jazz piano: rhythm, progressions, how to read lead sheets, and more. Downloadable resources included.

Kevin Castro  /  Styles
How to Play Blues Piano: Beginner’s Guide
Learn how to play blues piano, including the 12-bar blues structure, swing rhythms, and improvising using the major and minor blues scales.

Erskine Hawkins  /  Styles
You Can Make Any Song Sound Gospel
Watch gospel pianist Erskine Hawkins transform hits like "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Sweet Child O' Mine" into gospel hits.

Kevin Castro  /  Styles
5 Levels of Boogie Woogie
How to play boogie woogie piano—ideas for five levels, from beginner chords all the way to impressive advanced licks.

Erskine Hawkins  /  Chord Progressions
The Gospel Piano Chord Progression You Need to Know
Erskine Hawkins introduces you to the Root Movement Hotline! It's a "phone number" that represents a super popular gospel chord progression.

Kevin Castro, Lisa Witt  /  Styles
Boogie Woogie 101
Learn the ins and outs of boogie woogie, an upbeat, blues-like and piano-centric genre that's sure to impress!

Sangah Noona  /  Styles
3 Ways to Sound Jazzy on the Piano
Add a pizazz of jazz to your piano playing with three easy techniques: bass walking, comping rhythm, and adding tensions.

Pianote  /  Styles
Piano Styles & Genres
How many styles of piano playing do you know? The piano plays a central role in so many different music genres. Explore them all.

Sangah Noona  /  Styles
Tango Piano 101
Spice up your piano playing with some tango rhythms! In this lesson, Sangah Noona shows you how to play two iconic tango patterns.

Pianote  /  Styles
Top 10 Gospel Piano Songs (and How to Play Them)
With a few tools and skills, you can learn to play gospel piano songs like "Amazing Grace," "Oh Happy Day," "I'll Fly Away," and more.

Pianote  /  Styles
How to Play Pop Songs on Piano: The Pianote Guide to Pop Piano
A complete guide on how to play pop songs on the piano, including essential skills and ingredients as well as the history of pop piano.

Kevin Castro  /  Styles
How to Play the Most Popular Piano Montuno (Latin Progression Lesson)
Learn how to play the most iconic piano montuno (Latin piano progression) with Kevin Castro, pro pianist with JESSIA and other artists.

Lisa Witt  /  Improvisation
5 Styles of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” isn’t just a song for kids. You can actually do A LOT with this basic melody.  In this very special mini lesson, guest artist Kevin Castro will show you “Twinkle Twinkle” in five genres. Trust me—it’ll blow your mind! 🤯 Note: this is a more advanced lesson that requires some previous […]

Brett Ziegler  /  Styles
Cocktail Piano 101
An introduction to cocktail piano with some ingredients to get you started: free resources, chords, scales, and more.

Sam Vesely  /  Styles
Play Old School Rock ‘n’ Roll
Rock ’n’ Roll burst on the music scene in the 1950s and '60s changing the landscape of music (and piano playing!) forever. Masters like Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard brought it to the mainstream and inspired a whole new generation of growing musicians. Sam is here with a few tips and tricks to get you playing like the pros!

Lisa Witt  /  Styles
Pop vs. Classical: You Love Classical Music (You Just Don’t Know It)
Pop or classical? Why not both! The music you know and love takes a huge inspiration from classical pieces. Don't believe us? We'll show you!

Sam Vesely  /  Styles
Play 12 Bar Blues Piano Like Ray Charles
Learn to play blues piano like Ray Charles. Ray Charles pioneered blues and jazz. This 12-bar blues riff will have you sounding like Ray.

Lisa Witt  /  Styles
Can Death Metal Be Beautiful? (Piano Cover)
Can death metal be beautiful? How to take a death metal song and translate it into a beautiful piano piece.

Sam Vesely  /  Styles
How To Play Stride Piano
Learn the basics of stride piano to get your left-hand jumping around the keys! Improve keyboard familiarity, accuracy, and chording.

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