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Piano Improv. Like a Pro- Key of D- Complete Beginner!
Learning to improvise on the piano is an art form that seems intimidating to many people. Follow along with our improvisational series as we explore how to improvise like a pro, for the complete beginner and newbie to piano. This video explains how to improvise in a new key- the 3rd stop in the Circle of 5ths- D major. Learn the step-by-step process to playing a beautiful song in the key of D by creating a melody, which keys to avoid, including the major chords and playing with both hands.
Check out these videos for improvisation in the key of C (all white notes) and the key of G (1 black note):
ua-cam.com/video/GJXUa7Dn1Dg/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/JmnjtTpO8wg/v-deo.html
#pianotutorial #pianoimprovising #pianoimprov #pianoimprovisation #musicteacher
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Easy Left Hand Pattern for Improv and Chord Charts
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"I don't know how to make chords in my left hand!" That is a comment I hear all the time from students. You may understand some different chords, but do not know what to do doing piano improv or in reading chord charts. There are many different answers to this question, but this pattern is one of my favorites. With just a little bit of practice, you will be playing with both hands using this pa...
Do This Not That -Chord Charts for extreme beginners!
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Chord charts can be confusing.....and a difficult part is learning how to move your hands quickly. but, we don't always want root position chords, or stacked chords. Not only does it sound boring, but it also is hard moving all over the piano. Once you learn how to do INVERSIONS, chord chart playing becomes much easier. It is easy to become discouraged, but with a little bit of practice, invers...
Find Any Major or Minor Chord EASILY!
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Whether you are trying to read lead sheets, improvise, figure out chords to a song, or just figure out the difference between major and minor chords, you just need 2 simple formulas to figure out ANY major or minor chord on the piano! For more explanation of whole and half steps, with some info on playing in different keys, check out my video here: ua-cam.com/video/wlyqhSp8Fqs/v-deo.html #piano...
Play Happy Birthday in the Key of C- white keys only!
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Playing happy birthday with 2 hands can be intimidating for the newbie piano player....but it doesn't have to be! This is the key of C- white notes only including the melody and major chords in the left hand. The key of C is a great key for male voices or lower female voices. If you have a higher voice, check out my video on playing Happy Birthday in the key of G: ua-cam.com/video/4DJcjUNa2wc/v...
Play Happy Birthday Easily - for the Complete Beginner
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It's the one song you need to learn because it will be requested over and over and over! Here are 2 ways to play it in the key of G- Easily explained for the complete beginner! Check out the video on playing in the key of G to work on the major chords in G: ua-cam.com/video/JmnjtTpO8wg/v-deo.html 1:07- Key of G review 2:04- 3 major chords in the key of G 2:27- Left hand chords- singing melody 3...
Improvise in Gmajor and Eminor- 2 hands!
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Now that you have the key of C under your belt, it is time to learn some new keys to improvise in- this includes instruction in 2 related keys- G major and E minor, making a melody in each key, scales and major chords in these keys AND playing a melody with chords with left and right hand. It can seem intimidating, but if you follow along from the beginning, you will be playing music on the pia...
Even YOU can play Defying Gravity! 3 Methods explained with 2 hands!
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Using patterns and chords you can easily play Defying Gravity from the Broadways musical, "Wicked." Learn the melody in the right hand and chords in the left hand with simple patterns explained! There is a BONUS #3 method at the end. You will be playing with both hands very quickly even with minimal piano experience! #wickedmusical #wickedtutorial #easypiano #defyinggravity #easypianowicked
Complete Beginner Improv Chords - 2 new chords to add
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Everyone wants to sit down at the piano and just PLAY....but how? Using these simple chord progressions you will be playing like a pro in no time! This video is for the complete beginner to piano and shows chords in a triad pattern, (stacked 3rds on the piano). You will learn how to find chords within a key, starting with the key of C (all white notes). This can easily be adapted into any key. ...
UP your sight-reading game- learn to identify 4ths and 5ths on the staff!
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To sight read quickly (even without knowing all the notes on the staff), you need to learn to quickly identify the intervals on both the staff and the piano. Once you learn how to read notes in relation to each other, sight-reading will become a breeze! Check out my other video on identifying 2nds and 3rds first and you will be playing notes on the staff really quickly! ua-cam.com/video/DpGdCqQ...
Using INTERVALS = quick note reading- 2nds and 3rds
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Use INTERVALS to read notes on the staff! Of course it is important to learn the notes on the staff, but another way to help is to learn what intervals look like on the staff and the piano. Today we focus on 2nds and 3rds, both on the piano and on the staff. Once you have your starting note, you will be able to play 2nds and 3rds easily! If you are struggling to understand how notes move on the...
Learn the Musical Alphabet and Piano Keys
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All notes on the piano correspond to notes on the staff. Step one of learning to play is learning the musical alphabet, the patterns of the black and white keys, and how notes move on the staff. Within a week you will have them memorized without any labelling required!
Use whole and half steps to figure out ANY key signature!
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There is a lot of confusion around whole and half steps on the piano- but once you figure out what they are, using a simply formula, you can figure out any major scale....and then from there figure out the key signature for any key. It opens up a whole world of possibilities to begin to make melodies in different keys. To learn more about how to improvise, check out my video on creating a melod...
Note and Rest Values Explained
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Early in your musical journey, you will need to know the basic note and rest values and how to play them on the piano. Here I explain how each of the note values work, what they are called, how to recognize them in music and how to play them on the piano.
Impress your friends the FIRST time you sit at the piano!
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We all want to make music quickly. That's why we are learning to play the piano, right? But, there is so much to learn and it can be so overwhelming! With this improvisation method, you can make a beautiful song the very first time you sit at the piano. Check out this other video on learning to improvise on the white keys! ua-cam.com/video/QYtDyjwsgN8/v-deo.htmlsi=deU8sG-uVH_n0Pbf
Musical Direction Explained
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Musical Direction Explained
Piano Exercises for Finger Dexterity for the Extreme Beginner
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Piano Exercises for Finger Dexterity for the Extreme Beginner
Improvise with 2 hands- Major chords in C major
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Improvise with 2 hands- Major chords in C major
Beginner Hand positions (Middle C and C Major)
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Beginner Hand positions (Middle C and C Major)
Learn to Improvise in C major and A minor- for beginners
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Learn to Improvise in C major and A minor- for beginners
Musical Direction
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Musical Direction
Recital Readiness and Memorization Technique
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Recital Readiness and Memorization Technique
Working through a piece with bass clef patterns
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Working through a piece with bass clef patterns
Bass Clef Notes and Octave Confusion
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Bass Clef Notes and Octave Confusion
Lesson- Improv and Scale in the key of G
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Lesson- Improv and Scale in the key of G
Summer Musical Activity- Play for FUN!
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Summer Musical Activity- Play for FUN!
How the Teacher Practices
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How the Teacher Practices
RLPstudios Winter Recital 20/21
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RLPstudios Winter Recital 20/21
Summer Musical Activity #6
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Summer Musical Activity #6
Summer Musical Activity #5
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Summer Musical Activity #5

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @ChizzyThePianist
    @ChizzyThePianist 11 годин тому

    Nice

  • @ronsullivan132
    @ronsullivan132 15 годин тому

    Good to know, but one tip for you. Use the Audio OUT jack on your piano to capture the sound.

  • @garyvanremortel5218
    @garyvanremortel5218 День тому

    I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees...

  • @rldesigns27
    @rldesigns27 День тому

    Thanks for this video!

  • @tnttime1277
    @tnttime1277 День тому

    I took piano and never learned improv

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano День тому

      I definitely add this as part of my lessons for my students so this doesn't happen!

  • @tnttime6037
    @tnttime6037 День тому

    Awesome video!

  • @tnttime6037
    @tnttime6037 2 дні тому

    Cool!

  • @tnttime1277
    @tnttime1277 2 дні тому

    I have to practice octaves...

  • @rldesigns27
    @rldesigns27 2 дні тому

    Excited to try this. Doesn't seem too difficult!

  • @mr.incognito4719
    @mr.incognito4719 3 дні тому

    Please choose a better Piano voice, this Piano voice sounds like some kid's piano practice. Thank you

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano 3 дні тому

      Unfortunately, it's the ability to record the sound and i don't have a midi. It is what it is!

    • @mr.incognito4719
      @mr.incognito4719 День тому

      @@rlpstudiospiano Ok. Noted.

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano День тому

      ​@@mr.incognito4719I'm going to try to mic it better.... Let's see if it helps!

    • @mr.incognito4719
      @mr.incognito4719 21 годину тому

      @@rlpstudiospiano Thank you very much.

  • @Tom58M
    @Tom58M 8 днів тому

    Kool👍👍👍👍👍

  • @tnttime1277
    @tnttime1277 8 днів тому

    Love that song. I would like to try to play it.

  • @rldesigns27
    @rldesigns27 8 днів тому

    Looks like I have some practicing to do! Excited!

  • @catieronquillophotography
    @catieronquillophotography 10 днів тому

    This is something I wish I knew (or that my piano teacher did) when I was a kid taking piano lessons.

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano 9 днів тому

      Oh i get it. There's a lot i wish my own piano teachers taught me!

  • @rldesigns27
    @rldesigns27 13 днів тому

    I bet this will help me read chord charts faster!

    • @rldesigns27
      @rldesigns27 13 днів тому

      I like the 2 different ways to figure out the minor chord

  • @tnttime1277
    @tnttime1277 13 днів тому

    Another awesome video by a talented teacher

  • @rldesigns27
    @rldesigns27 14 днів тому

    This will be cool. Thanks for the video

  • @tnttime1277
    @tnttime1277 14 днів тому

    I bet this would be pretty easy. White notes only. Thanks!

  • @FrancesscaLee
    @FrancesscaLee 15 днів тому

    A minor scale doesn't sound A minor. 7th notes is G sharp. Not G.

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano 15 днів тому

      You are describing a harmonic minor, NOT a natural minor, which is what I'm talking about. For the complete beginner, it is better to begin with natural minor, which is the exact same key signature as the relative major key. We can add harmonic and melodic minors later. But in music key signatures, minor keys will ALWAYS be natural with accidentals added for harmonics. Make sense?

  • @lalruatdikachhakchhuak4306
    @lalruatdikachhakchhuak4306 16 днів тому

    could you play it key of C for me?❤

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano 16 днів тому

      Yes! Give me a bit But I'll record it for you 🙂

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano 14 днів тому

      Took me a couple days but heres the key of C for you!: ua-cam.com/video/cY_eYt6KO2Q/v-deo.html

  • @tnttime1277
    @tnttime1277 16 днів тому

    I've wanted to learn this. Bet i can!

  • @rldesigns27
    @rldesigns27 16 днів тому

    Thank you for this. Can't wait to learn!

  • @MichaelMcAndrews-e7z
    @MichaelMcAndrews-e7z 18 днів тому

    Thanks. Wonderful help for a beginner like me.

  • @rldesigns27
    @rldesigns27 19 днів тому

    Thanks for this! zExcited to try it out!

  • @tnttime1277
    @tnttime1277 19 днів тому

    Awesome!!!

  • @tnttime1277
    @tnttime1277 19 днів тому

    Not sure I ever understood before that minor keys are connected to major keys. Thanks. Excited t otry this.

  • @xxfranknittyxx2270
    @xxfranknittyxx2270 19 днів тому

    goood video

  • @williampaganucci1084
    @williampaganucci1084 20 днів тому

    Thank you 🎹👍

  • @rldesigns27
    @rldesigns27 21 день тому

    Oh this is fun. I just love trying to figure out songs from musicals!

  • @tnttime1277
    @tnttime1277 21 день тому

    Oh my gosh I can't wait to try this! Very clear instructioN!

  • @CandidoTabiliran-nc7bi
    @CandidoTabiliran-nc7bi 21 день тому

    Thanks. God bless you. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Acts 16:31

  • @tnttime1277
    @tnttime1277 22 дні тому

    Awesome video!

  • @rldesigns27
    @rldesigns27 22 дні тому

    Can't wait to try!

  • @MM03248
    @MM03248 22 дні тому

    I hope this channel takes off to the moon over time - it’s not easy to teach well and you certainly do. If you’re writing a piano song - are there really two versions each time? One version where you’re doing the chords and sounding out the melody to mimic the lyrics with no singing, and then one where you’re doing more of an accompaniment piece that doesn’t sound out each note if you plan to sing over it? I’m sure there’s a clearer way to ask that question sorry lol.

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano 21 день тому

      Thank you so much for the encouragement! If i understand correctly, i think you are talking about starting with lyrics, or starting without lyrics for writing songs? There are 2 schools of thought and not a right way or wrong way. If I'm just improvising a melody, it's just that..... If I'm writing a song with words I'll usually start with lyrics, then melody, then chords to go with it. Is that what you meant?

    • @MM03248
      @MM03248 21 день тому

      @ Thank you for your reply. Yes; although a better way for me to ask might be - what’s the difference, taking any popular song for instance, when in the album version there’s a piano being used in it for rhythm vs. that same song being played solo on a piano where it’s not just chords/rhythm, but actually playing those melodies to sound like the lyrics.

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano 19 днів тому

      ​​@@MM03248yes that makes sense. There are definitely different ways to improvise. If you are playing just a piano solo you would need to have melody clear in the right hand to make the song make sense. With other instruments it is not as necessary..... So it could be more like accompaniment chords in both hands. I'm a worship leader at my church so i do rhythmic piano a lot because I'm leading vocally...i don't need to necessarily play the melody notes because I've got them with my voice. They are just different ways of improvising with a lead sheet or chord chart. It's probably a bit easier to play just chords because both hands can play them, but with melody on top you have to think of 2 things at once

    • @MM03248
      @MM03248 19 днів тому

      @ Thank you very much, that’s where I was getting tripped up wondering whether or not you can just do rhythmic chords and sing along without sounding each note out on the piano and it count as a “song” that you are creating. I’ll get there eventually lol. Bless you for giving us your time and teaching.

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano 19 днів тому

      ​@@MM03248any time!!! Have fun! Playing rhythmically with chords while singing is my favorite thing to do (I'm a singer first, actually!). Any music you make definitely "counts!"

  • @Shadow_2055
    @Shadow_2055 26 днів тому

    Wow! Nice job! I’ve been practicing for 10 months now. I’ll keep watching this video for reminders. How long have you been playing?❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano 17 днів тому

      I've been playing since i was 5 years old....a good long time :) I've had my own teaching studio for the last 11 years. I teach voice and piano. Keep going. It's so much fun and so rewarding!!

    • @Shadow_2055
      @Shadow_2055 17 днів тому

      @ wow that is unbelievable!!! Keep up the great work! And yes will continue 🙏 ❤️.

  • @karthiktinku
    @karthiktinku 28 днів тому

    Hi miss Rebecca

  • @MM03248
    @MM03248 Місяць тому

    Such a wonderful teacher who makes music theory easier to understand for us novice players.

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano Місяць тому

      Thank you so much for your encouragement!

    • @MM03248
      @MM03248 Місяць тому

      It would be cool if one day you do song tutorials for piano - I bet you can teach a song much better than many who call it a tutorial, but then just play it and don’t really break it down lol.

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano Місяць тому

      ​@@MM03248that would be fun! ❤

  • @SubashH-n6z
    @SubashH-n6z Місяць тому

    Can you explain. Why we need to put stem upward when we go downwards in stave lines and stem downwards in below. Middle line.

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano Місяць тому

      Yes! The reasoning is basically for visual organization. When a person is just starting out, they are generally reading just 1 line of notes... But as you get more advanced, there will be multiple notes and eventually different melody lines. Without this visual organization, it would be hard to distinguish that. But you are correct, the middle line is the determining factor on whether stems go up or down.... And then it's further determined by the notes around it. In vocal music it helps to determine voicing for parts as well.

  • @AsifAhmed-g2c
    @AsifAhmed-g2c Місяць тому

    So far in the UA-cam you are the best teacher for the beginners like me. Please keep going and inspire piano enthusiasts around the globe. ❤️

  • @KRISH-m3u
    @KRISH-m3u Місяць тому

    Thanks a lot ma'am this video was very helpful for me as a beginner ❤

  • @UserramonbrazanRamonbrazan0828
    @UserramonbrazanRamonbrazan0828 Місяць тому

    Sund your singeng❤❤❤

  • @UserramonbrazanRamonbrazan0828
    @UserramonbrazanRamonbrazan0828 Місяць тому

    Wow very nice song the poyano❤❤❤❤

  • @russelsteward3412
    @russelsteward3412 Місяць тому

    but why?

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano Місяць тому

      For when beginners are first learning to read notes, it's good to have a starting hand position

  • @BitlaBrain
    @BitlaBrain Місяць тому

    Thanks madam 🙏🏾 I'm a beginner and this video has really helped me ❤

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano Місяць тому

      My pleasure 😊

    • @vickicherney9479
      @vickicherney9479 Місяць тому

      I'm not a beginner, but the idea of starting and ending on the same note is helpful.

    • @rlpstudiospiano
      @rlpstudiospiano Місяць тому

      ​@@vickicherney9479it's helped a lot of my students as well!

  • @Louise-xr5ok
    @Louise-xr5ok 2 місяці тому

    Love to see this, it makes me feel so much better as my lessons are like this

  • @sarayupasala542
    @sarayupasala542 2 місяці тому

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @stormymorgan1255
    @stormymorgan1255 4 роки тому

    Great Job Paige!