I'm a piano teacher in San Diego County. I am passionate about music education. I love Jazz and I love to Boogie with the Blues! I spend my days teaching, playing worship for Bikers for Christ, gardening & fishing and loving my two Grandsons! Life is great and the Lord is good!
I may be a bit early and perhaps it's not politically correct to talk about one of my favorite Christmas holiday songs before Thanksgiving... but soon this Grandma will be busily gathering food and presents for her adorable Grandsons. So, why not start...
Another one of my favorite keyboard players is Jamal Hartwell. Listen to his instruction on soloing. You will learn lots just by watching this clip. Jamal covers the G Blues Scale... G, Bb, C, Db, D, F, G (sometimes A) I've added a bit more here:
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Alicia Keys via last.fm
I love the smooth sounds of Alicia Keys' Unbreakable! Here is a wonderful breakdown of the song by pianokid100... enjoy!
How To Play Unbreakable - Alicia keys - Piano Lesson
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Introducing the Pentatonic Scale
The Pentatonic scale is probably the most widely used scale in the world. It can be found in all kinds of music, particularly popular and folk music, from countries as far apart as...