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Just started PWJ and am excited to start learning how to really play the piano, instead of just playing at playing the piano.
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In the June 2021 Live Q&A, Jonny will answer all of your questions about the piano and music in general. To attend the show, tune in to the Live Show page. The Beginner/Intermediate section starts at 10am PT. The Intermediate/Advanced section begins at 11am PT. If you are unable to attend & would like to presubmit a question, you can click here to submit your question by the end of the month. The presubmitted questions will be answered in a separate video. Questions? Click here to learn more about our PWJ Live Shows.
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In the June 2021 Intermediate/Advanced Workshop, we’ll learn how to improvise a solo with the Major Scale. We’ll learn the notes of the scale, which chords/progressions to use, 3 chord voicings, left hand accompaniments, advanced soloing techniques, and more. You can click here and scroll down to the "Show Resources" section to download the lesson sheet and backing tracks. This event will take place on the Live Show page. If you are unable to attend the live show, it will be archived on the Shows page for later viewing.
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In this workshop, we’ll be analyzing the chord progression for the classic jazz standard Autumn Leaves. Starting with the lead sheet, we’ll memorize the melody/chords, analyze the chord functions and chord qualities, learn how to add color with the 2-5-1 trick, and more! You can click here and scroll down to the “Show Resources” section to download the lesson resources and backing tracks. This event will take place on the Live Show page. If you are unable to attend the live show, it will be archived on the Shows page for later viewing.
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My history at the piano is not unique--took lessons as a kid, tried all kinds of methods, playing took a backseat to career, marriage and family. My children (ages 12- 22) and career remain priorities, but I have more time to carve out a regular practice schedule.
Unlike other facets of my life, for some reason I seem to have ADD when it comes to learning to play the piano. I love every style of music (except European alps yodeling). I start off with the best of intentions to focus on the foundational aspects, yet, quickly get distracted with forays into different styles or trying to play like a favorite artist, lose all focus, and gain nothing lasting in the process.
I am going to start with the Beginner Track, and just approach each lesson as a step on the journey to my goal of being able to develop an arrangement from a lead sheet in multiple styles, i.e., whatever catches my fancy at the moment.
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Hi! I am a new member from Montreal... so as french is my mother langage, please be indulgent with my mistakes in English. I played piano since a while but mostly to harmonize the songs I used to perform. I am not a good pianist but I would like to improve my skills with the chords. since 2 years I play mostly my saxophone and used my piano to find melodies, tonality and the basics chords.
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Get ready to learn and deconstruct the classic Prelude #1 in C Major by J.S. Bach. Going phrase by phrase, we will analyze each of the chords and the harmonic functions to understand what we are playing. We will discover the use of beautiful musical devices such as “sequencing” and “pedal point,” which are as applicable to to music today as they were four hundred years ago! Click here to download the lesson sheet. This event will take place on the Live Show page. If you are unable to attend the live show, it will be archived on the Shows page for later viewing. Click here t
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Improvisation Workshop (Beginner/Intermediate)
Katie Rushing posted a calendar event in Community Calendar
In the May 2021 Beginner/Intermediate Workshop, we’ll learn how to improvise a solo with the Major Scale. We’ll learn the notes of the scale, which chords/progressions to use, 5 left hand accompaniments, 2 block positions, 4 rhythm exercises, 3 soloing techniques, and more. This event will take place on the Live Show page. If you are unable to attend the live show, it will be archived on the Shows page for later viewing. Click here to download the lesson resources. Questions? Click here to learn more about our PWJ Live Shows. -
In the May 2021 Live Q&A, Jonny will answer all of your questions about the piano and music in general. To attend the show, tune in to the Live Show page. The Beginner/Intermediate section starts at 10am PST. The Intermediate/Advanced section begins at 11am PST. If you are unable to attend & would like to presubmit a question, you can click here to submit your question by the end of the month. The presubmitted questions will be answered in a separate video. Questions? Click here to learn more about our PWJ Live Shows.
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Hi, I'm new here - still not sure where to start with the courses.....
I'm from Vienna / Austria and a hobby - musician. I play the e-bass and a bit guitar. (all of that definitely not on a professional level) I started to play piano again roughly 7 years ago. Originally I got lessons from the age of 7 to 11.
Due to my job, I have not that much time to practice. 🙁.
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Improvisation Workshop (Intermediate/Advanced)
Katie Rushing posted a calendar event in Community Calendar
In this Live Workshop, we’ll learn how to improvise a solo with the Aeolian (natural minor) Scale – a sad, ominous sounding scale often used in rock music. We’ll learn the notes of the scale, which chords/progressions to use, 3 chord voicings, left hand accompaniments, advanced soloing techniques, and more. This event will take place on the Live Show page. If you are unable to attend the live show, it will be archived on the Shows page for later viewing. Click here to download the lesson resources. Questions? Click here to learn more about our PWJ Live Shows. -
Improvisation Workshop (Beginner/Intermediate)
Katie Rushing posted a calendar event in Community Calendar
In this Live Workshop, we’ll learn how to improvise a solo with the Aeolian (natural minor) Scale – a sad, ominous sounding scale often used in rock music. We’ll learn the notes of the scale, which chords/progressions to use, 5 left hand accompaniments, 2 block positions, 4 rhythm exercises, 3 soloing techniques, and more. This event will take place on the Live Show page. If you are unable to attend the live show, it will be archived on the Shows page for later viewing. Click here to download the lesson resources. Questions? Click here to learn more about our PWJ Live Shows. -
In the April 2021 Live Q&A, Jonny will answer all of your questions about the piano and music in general. To attend the show, tune in to the Live Show page. The Beginner/Intermediate section starts at 10am PST. The Intermediate/Advanced section begins at 11am PST. If you are unable to attend & would like to presubmit a question, you can click here to submit your question by the end of the month. The presubmitted questions will be answered in a separate video. Questions? Click here to learn more about our PWJ Live Shows.
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Hi—
I’m Mardi and I haven’t played the piano in about 66 years. I’ve been playing the fiddle until recently and because of some issues with my health (arthritis and Parkinson’s) I’ve decided to return to the piano and try my hand at playing the blues. I happened on Jonny’s blues challenge and think that he’s a great teacher so I decided to try his lessons.
One of the most appealing aspects of his approach is the effort he makes to have his students become members of a piano playing community. So I am joining this community in the hope that it will provide inspiration and support as well as a chance to contribute something of my own to others.
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Woo hoo! Thank you for creating a calendar subscription! Now these just show up by "magic" on my calendar!! Yah!!!!
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Improvisation Workshop (Beginner/Intermediate)
Katie Rushing posted a calendar event in Community Calendar
In the March 2021 Beginner/Intermediate Workshop, we’ll learn how to improvise a solo with the Dorian Scale – a must-know scale for jazz, blues, latin, and funk. We’ll learn the notes of the scale, which chords/progressions to use, 5 left hand accompaniments, 2 block positions, 3 rhythm exercises, 3 soloing techniques, and more! This event will take place on the Live Show page. If you are unable to attend the live show, it will be archived on the Shows page for later viewing. Questions? Click here to learn more about our PWJ Live Shows. -
In this Live Workshop, Yannick will be teaching a lesson while you ask questions. Click here for more info. This event will take place on the Live Show page. If you are unable to attend the live show, it will be archived on the Shows page for later viewing. Click here to learn more about our PWJ Live Shows.
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In the March 2021 Live Q&A, Jonny will answer all of your questions about the piano and music in general. To attend the show, tune in to the Live Show page. The Beginner/Intermediate section starts at 10am PST. The Intermediate/Advanced section begins at 11am PST. If you are unable to attend & would like to presubmit a question, you can click here to submit your question by the end of the month. The presubmitted questions will be answered in a separate video. Questions? Click here to learn more about our PWJ Live Shows.
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Retired Pastor. Jazz music lover. I know how to read music notes from classical piano, Community Band Trombone and some Bass guitar. Love to learn how to improvise playing Jazz. I wish to learn how to play the Jazz swing, Blues or Gospel Jazz with piano.
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In the January 2021 Live Q&A, Yannick will answer all of your questions about the piano and music in general. To attend the show, tune in to the Live Show page. If you are unable to attend & would like to presubmit a question, you can click here to submit your question by the end of the month. The presubmitted questions will be answered in a separate video. Questions? Click here to learn more about our PWJ Live Shows.
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Hi Katie, the Jan 2021 beginner/intermediate Lydian workshop is not on the Jan calendar. It was originally but now it’s not there.
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Get ready for the February 2021 Intermediate/Advanced Workshop where we’ll learn how to improvise a solo with the Mixolydian Scale – one of the most important scales for blues, rock, and jazz swing. We’ll learn the notes of the scale, which chords/progressions to use, 5 left hand accompaniments, 4 soloing techniques, how to solo over multiple chords, and more! This event will take place on the Live Show page. If you are unable to attend, you can click here to pre-submit a question (these questions will be answered in a separate video). Click here to learn more about our PWJ Live
