This is bar none the best music channel on UA-cam. He packs so much in his videos that it's hard to imagine what else he could say. But I'm glad Michael is back!!!
There’s something about the way you talk, your thought process, your unpretentious glasses, your basic t-shirt, and the sound of your piano that makes you irresistibly sassy or elegant. The whole experience is captivating, like watching Michael Keaton break down how to portray Batman.
“Stop Playing Triads”grabbed my attention. It’s exactly what I needed. Thx for the teaching technique. I know there are others out there like me. Struggled to assemble these beautiful chords by watching others and just not getting that sound. I would even try to use intervals to assemble them but very clunky.
Dude you just blew my mind with this video. I sat down and finally could improvise without having to stumble my way torturously through a lot of trial and error until I made something that sounded good. You've motivated me to truly upgrade my barely passable music theory knowledge now that I can see how to apply it better.
Ah, love this comment! That’s so great to hear ❤️ Really pleased my little video has been able to help and that I’m part of your journey! Happy exploring! 🎹🎵
Thanks for the comment Jeremy, it's really good to hear. I thought this video might not be too useful for my guitarists out there so it's great to hear that you've still watched and will take some things back to the guitar. Cheers.
I really appreciate how respectful you are towards your viewers, even when demonstrating what to you must be the simplest techniques or concepts. In addition to teaching us music, you are also showing us how excellent teachers and mentors behave and relate to their students. Thank you! 🙏✌️🎵
I’ve been searching on how to play piano spontaneously in UA-cam for so long and I’ve finally found the right video. This is what I’m trying to find, breaking my own way of playing chords 🔥🔥🔥
The beauty of these voicings and bits is how much more emotion is put forth from the piano. Now add his dynamics and you’ve got feeling in every note. Thank you for this Michael!
Awesome piano class! It's a video to watch over and over again and learn every single tip. By the way, your accent is so nice and clear to listening to. Most of all, you go straight to the point without beating around the bush! Thanks for posting. Greetings from Brazil.
This lesson was aimed right at my ability level. I am finding that learning the piano is helping my guitar playing and my song composition. I am finding that on piano, the songs I’ve written on guitar are seen from a different angle and it opens up other directions possible for said guitar song. On piano it is significantly easier to produce notes and chords than on a string instrument…but that just allows the complexity to emerge elsewhere! Thanks mate!
Just wanted to say thanks. This is such a good approachable way for me to learn. I'm a guitarist primarily, so the concept of licks resonates. The piano can seem daunting because there are so many degrees of freedom. But your way of doing it constrains it to extremely useful techniques such as left hand primarily doing 1/5 and kind of riffing with right hand to "fill out" the chord. And BTW your choices of chord voicings are just tear-jerkingly beautiful. You've reduced the problem to a manageable size making me think I could do this....
You got this Laura, I thought this video might be a useful one for you. It's not that complicated when you break it down but it can go a long to getting some freedom to your playing. Happy practising!
Thanks for this video! Going through a very tough time in my life and the piano is my solace. I'll be watching more. Thanks for giving me something to keep my mind off my troubles.
@michaelkeithson thank you so much for your words of encouragement! Music keeps me grounded. I appreciate your straight forward approach. Have a great day!
This is a fantastic breakdown, thank you so much! I am one of those people with knowledge on the fundamentals like you mentioned at the start, but struggle to make things sound more lush and fluid. Different ways of thinking on how to bring color and motion to playing is something I struggled with and now I have lots to practice on.
@@michaelkeithson Absolutely! It's helped a lot bringing a lot more brightness and color to my playing. It also explains why I always had more fun with basic minor chords: they have the tension built into them. You gotta work at it a bit more with the major chords to make them interesting :)
Definitely an eye opening revelation ,I long ago asked a fellow keyboardist why his chords sounded much fuller than mine “ perfect fifths” in his left hand😂❤👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Colouring book analogy , is GENIUS ! i will always look at piano noodling in this way from this day on ,😊😊😊😊😊😊 and DYNAMICS , :piano forte ,,,, its all in the name of the beast 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
The amount of work you put into this really shines, I havent learned so much piano styles and looking at the notes and intervals as you just thought me. Really helpful thank you very much
Man I needed this. I've heard people talking about this before but you have such a great way of explaining the logic behind the choices you make. The voicing examples are very useful for someone who's not so sure of what they should be playing or what they're hearing on a song. It's also great that you were able to give us a sensible way to actually practice it and didn't just say "look for what sounds good". Some teachers can't really decode more "fluid" concepts like this into practice examples. Also, the on-screen graphics are so good, I really liked how you managed to display where the notes you're playing fall in the subdivision grid. This channel is pure gold!
bro ur amazing, i play in church, and i’ve been trying to grow and this has been so beneficial, love u bro and God loves u so much more, He’s given you an awesome talent, He’s calling you to Him everyday that you wake up 👍🏽
Excellent tutor for beginners and improvers who want to explore harmonically interesting music. There are many other super UA-cam videos for piano, but none explain things this clearly. For more advanced tutorials, I recommend the Mangold Project and Kent Hewitt, but there are many others. It's largely about what works better for you.
As a Hammond organist / electronic keyboardist (not pianist) since the 60ies, it is what attracted me to the music of Bruce Hornsby. Lots of open 4ths and 5ths in his arrangements. Thanks for your presentation 🙂
@@michaelkeithson Oh, and his work in the Blue Grass genre is amazing too! I have one of his later recordings which I bought on VINYL as a pre release purchase is personally signed! It is totally different from when he performed with the Range or Noise Makers🙂 .
Absolutely a great help, especially for people like me, who play guitar as their primary instrument and have not a training in piano playing...thanks a lot, an eye opener!
As long as Michael posts videos I’ll keep watching them. Learned more about applying music theory in the last few days of binge watching these than 14 years of classical lessons. Would love to see your process to go from a basic lead sheet into a full arrangement applying these concepts!
There’s never been a UA-cam video more targeted at me than this one! Subscribed! Wow, there’s so much here to work on! Thank you so much for making this video.
I mean, this is an eye opening video with so many "Aha" moments, that is at least to me unreal. I have seen so many videos on this topic. I am many years guitar player, learning piano in my 40s and this pace, topics and flow of this video is just amazing. Never seen better teaching videos on piano. Thanks.
Michael, I love that your videos target mostly towards intermediate to advanced piano players instead of the same old beginner level videos most others channels make; and the way you teach make it easy to understand how theory on the piano really works. Thank you so much!
This is by FAR the best music video I've seen on youtube, and Ive watched thousands. This is all I want to do - i just want to play like this. I don't have the intelligence to learn the piano inside out, I just want to noodle about and create beautiful music like this. I couldn't hit the subscribe button fast enough!
Also, please add a gratuity button to your channel so people can send you money. This IS the video I have spent literally years looking for. So at the very least I would like to buy you a few beers!
Thanks Mike, I really appreciate your very kind message and really glad you found the video useful. I do have a link in the description to my Buymeacoffee page where you can donate should you wish to. Thank you 🙏 I have a couple of other piano specific videos that you might find useful so be sure to check those out too! 🎹
That’s great to hear, especially on a video like this which specifically aimed at pianists, good to know there’s some value in there for others too! Cheers for the comment 🙏
Ah thanks man, great to hear. Didn’t envisage this being particularly useful for anyone other than pianists so I’m pleased you feel that way. Cheers for the comment. 👍
Fabulous stuff. Very glad I just found this channel. Just the right mix of steel and humor in the delivery, a great pace, lots of great info, no airs. Thank you.
I have been playing the piano over 25 days and its fun! Actually been playing for 3 months now and loving it. I have been playing guitar for 27 years along with bass, drums and mandolin for several. At least I know what I am doing when it comes to theory which has been helpful. Playing around with lots of chord shapes, getting into extensions and so forth as well as what you described in terms of putting the basic bass notes in with my left hand and attempting a melody within the key with the right hand. Based on your video I know I am on the right track 😁. A big takeaway for me is to start adding intervals. I will start to add that in, thanks!
I've always enjoyed your playing along with all the musical insights. This is a nice glimpse into that sound that is yours. I'm a guitarist so it's a little trickier to apply some of this but it is still applicable. I think part of your particular sound is those seconds that you scatter throughout your meanderings. Very nice. Thanks for passing it along.
Sounds like it’s time to buy a piano then! 😂 Thanks for watching even though it’s not necessarily aimed at you, glad there were still some takeaways. Yes, those added 2nds/9ths definitely integral to my playing. Thanks for the comment man 👍
Thankyou .magical sounds there .showing how many ways there are to colour a progression beyond what you first learn and often don’t try and improve what is already a pleasing sound .
Wow, it's inspiring! Playing the individual notes, according to the scale, means there is no need to strictly limited to remember which chord to play. I always just follow the chord, maybe adding some passing notes
Thank you so much, this is so helpful. I’ve been playing for years but learnt as a child to only read notes so have found it really challenging to just play! I have learnt so much just in this one video and am keen to watch more, for both me and my students! 🙏🙏🙏
Hi Juanita! That's so great to hear. Really pleased you enjoyed the video and found it so helpful. Thanks for taking the time to comment, much appreciated 🙏
Your section on voicings is beautifully done. Many thanks! As a guitarist that went the opposite way - I have played this note for note and had my mind blown. You have given me a lot to explore on my new instrument. I've managed to insert another set of scale and insert low notes descending to low E1 a baritone B1 and from there fifths going up G2 to e4.
Great video. I'm a beginner and just love all the wonderful variations and the beautiful sounds you are creating. Thanks for this wonderful video....!!! 🤗🤗🤗
Great ideas and insights! thanks! Gonna try and incorporate all these. I already try to do it when I play, but most of the time i go a bit randomly at it. Don't really stop a think about it, but i think that having clear ideas is much better.
Every time I watch one of your vids I get awfully homesick? Also must compliment your easy style of instruction and how much information you pack into your content. Rule Brittania. Nice one Michael. Cheers
Hi Michael. Just found your channel and really like your teaching style! This is just what I need to expand my knowledge and ability to improvise on the piano. Thank you for the Great Tips! Looking forward to more of your videos!
I have really been making an effort to learn the plastic ivory's... It's almost borderline of session. I got to p45 Yamaha.. Love it..I'm blues guitar 🎸 guy...with looper..rc600.. there's no limit to jamming..🎻🪕🎹🎸🎶‼️‼️‼️
Excellent lesson!! I've been playing for about a year and have a good handle on triads and inversions and was looking for the next step and up pops this video in my feed!
Thanks Mike! Hope this helps. Obviously I've flown through a bunch of ideas and approaches but I think it's important to be patient and spend some time working on these to start to see the fruits. Happy practising!! 🎹
@@michaelkeithson Yep, I take one concept and then thoroughly work it out and allow it to become part of my playing before moving on. It will take me awhile to get through this whole video. Worked for me when I learned guitar and drums so figured it should work for piano. Thanks for your content!
This is bar none the best music channel on UA-cam. He packs so much in his videos that it's hard to imagine what else he could say. But I'm glad Michael is back!!!
Completely agree!
Word dawg!!
Cheers Dan! I appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes! Michael has a fantastic gift for playing music AND teaching it. A rare and welcome combination ✌🏻
I only clicked on this video because of this comment. How happy was I to see that the video delivered on the promise. Excellent video. New subscriber.
There’s something about the way you talk, your thought process, your unpretentious glasses, your basic t-shirt, and the sound of your piano that makes you irresistibly sassy or elegant. The whole experience is captivating, like watching Michael Keaton break down how to portray Batman.
Ha! Great comment. Glad you enjoyed it and appreciate you taking the time to comment. Cheers
“Stop Playing Triads”grabbed my attention. It’s exactly what I needed. Thx for the teaching technique. I know there are others out there like me. Struggled to assemble these beautiful chords by watching others and just not getting that sound. I would even try to use intervals to assemble them but very clunky.
Awesome, glad you feel like this was something you needed. That's always the hope when making these videos! Happy practising! 🎹
Exactly the same for me!! I've been stuck on triads for some time and hungry for practical tips. Ty so much Michael! My new favorite channel.🎼🎶
@@HH-hm3qn Great to hear. Glad it was helpful. Happy practising! 🎹
I started learning piano to play in church brother may our Lord Jesus bless you and your loved one thanks for the help.
Man, you make me wanna practice so bad, and that i think it's the best compliment one can give to a channel like this.
🙏 Thank you. It’s definitely received as a compliment! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers for the comment.
Dude you just blew my mind with this video. I sat down and finally could improvise without having to stumble my way torturously through a lot of trial and error until I made something that sounded good. You've motivated me to truly upgrade my barely passable music theory knowledge now that I can see how to apply it better.
I paused the video every minute to try something new. It was amazing.
Ah, love this comment! That’s so great to hear ❤️
Really pleased my little video has been able to help and that I’m part of your journey!
Happy exploring! 🎹🎵
That’s really nice to hear. Glad you got some value from the video. Happy practising! 🎹
Lot of "triad and error" perhaps? 😂
@@haukurorsson833 😂
Chops. Touch. Timing. Perfectly demonstrated. Cool.
🙏 Thanks! Appreciate the nice comment. Glad you enjoyed it. 👍
This may be the best piano teaching video I’ve seen on YT. I will be coming back to this again and again. All the best with your continued excellence
🙏 Thanks Aaron. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the support 👍
I'm a guitarist never sat down to a keyboard - but you've given me a lot to explore on my instrument. Many thanks!
Thanks for the comment Jeremy, it's really good to hear. I thought this video might not be too useful for my guitarists out there so it's great to hear that you've still watched and will take some things back to the guitar. Cheers.
I'm a simple man. I see a Michael Keithson video, I click it.
😂 I like your style!
Cheers for the comment 👍
I really appreciate how respectful you are towards your viewers, even when demonstrating what to you must be the simplest techniques or concepts. In addition to teaching us music, you are also showing us how excellent teachers and mentors behave and relate to their students.
Thank you! 🙏✌️🎵
Thank you Andrzej 🙏 I really appreciate your generous comment. It means a lot to know you feel that way. Thank you!
@@pietrewiczmusic Definitely!
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I stopped for a quick listen and stayed for the whole lesson.
Ha! Great! And it wasn’t a short one either!!
Thanks for pressing play, thanks for staying, thanks for the comment too 😉👍
Your piano sounds so mellow, pairs up nicely with the chill vibe.
I’ve been searching on how to play piano spontaneously in UA-cam for so long and I’ve finally found the right video. This is what I’m trying to find, breaking my own way of playing chords 🔥🔥🔥
Awesome, really pleased the video was helpful for you Matt. Happy practising! 🎹
The beauty of these voicings and bits is how much more emotion is put forth from the piano. Now add his dynamics and you’ve got feeling in every note. Thank you for this Michael!
Thanks Bob! Appreciate your comment. Glad you enjoyed the video.
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My very first viewing of a Michael Keithson video and.... Wow! That's all, just WOW! Thanks for being there, here, with us.
Hi Joe and welcome! I hope this is the first of many 😉.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment 🙏
one of the best piano video I ever seen thanks
🙏☺️ Thank you! I'm really pleased you think that. Thanks for the nice comment.
Michael. The chapter on voicings is gold! I learn so much from you. Thanks so much.
Great to hear. Glad you found some useful bits in there. Happy exploring!! 🎹
Awesome piano class! It's a video to watch over and over again and learn every single tip. By the way, your accent is so nice and clear to listening to. Most of all, you go straight to the point without beating around the bush! Thanks for posting. Greetings from Brazil.
Thanks Daniel! I appreciate your kind comment and glad you enjoyed the video 👍
This lesson was aimed right at my ability level. I am finding that learning the piano is helping my guitar playing and my song composition. I am finding that on piano, the songs I’ve written on guitar are seen from a different angle and it opens up other directions possible for said guitar song. On piano it is significantly easier to produce notes and chords than on a string instrument…but that just allows the complexity to emerge elsewhere! Thanks mate!
Awesome! Glad you're getting some value from my little videos. Thanks for the comment 👍
This is Exactly the video I have been looking for all over the internet.. Thank you so much
You are most welcome! I glad you found it and that it was helpful. Thank you for the kind comment 🙏
Happy practising! 🎹
Just wanted to say thanks. This is such a good approachable way for me to learn. I'm a guitarist primarily, so the concept of licks resonates. The piano can seem daunting because there are so many degrees of freedom. But your way of doing it constrains it to extremely useful techniques such as left hand primarily doing 1/5 and kind of riffing with right hand to "fill out" the chord. And BTW your choices of chord voicings are just tear-jerkingly beautiful. You've reduced the problem to a manageable size making me think I could do this....
I love this guy. You have rekindled my love for piano playing.
🙏 Thank you! Really great to read your comment, so pleased I've played a part in inspiring you to get back to the piano!
I am concentrating on my left hand getting its muscle memory together.
Thank you, Michael. Keep noodling.
You got this Laura, I thought this video might be a useful one for you. It's not that complicated when you break it down but it can go a long to getting some freedom to your playing. Happy practising!
This is the most useful piano video Of.All.Time. Ty Michael!
Ah, nice. I'm really glad you feel that way. Happy practising!! 🎹
Thanks for this video! Going through a very tough time in my life and the piano is my solace. I'll be watching more. Thanks for giving me something to keep my mind off my troubles.
Sorry to hear you've been struggling but I'm glad you can find some sort of refuge in music. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. Happy practising! 🎹
@michaelkeithson thank you so much for your words of encouragement! Music keeps me grounded. I appreciate your straight forward approach. Have a great day!
Damn. This is the BEST explanation of chord progression I've seen by far!!!!!!
🙏 Ah, thanks Guy, really appreciate your generous comment. Glad you enjoyed the video 👍
I have believed for years that simplicity in piano music is a beautiful thing. Thank you for affirming this.
Thanks Alice! Glad you enjoyed it. 👍
Agree, I think he has the gift of teaching. I'll be watching these lessons multiple times!
This is a fantastic breakdown, thank you so much! I am one of those people with knowledge on the fundamentals like you mentioned at the start, but struggle to make things sound more lush and fluid. Different ways of thinking on how to bring color and motion to playing is something I struggled with and now I have lots to practice on.
🙏 Cheers Ben, I appreciate your comment. Hopefully you'll find some of the colour you're looking for in some of these idea. Thanks for the comment.
@@michaelkeithson Absolutely! It's helped a lot bringing a lot more brightness and color to my playing. It also explains why I always had more fun with basic minor chords: they have the tension built into them. You gotta work at it a bit more with the major chords to make them interesting :)
You teach with your heart what makes a real teacher and not with your ego. Thank you
🙏 Thank you Pak, I really appreciate the kind comment.
This is so simply and thanks for explaining why it sounds complicated.
Yes, really it's not very complicated but with some practice these bits can become part of your playing style.
Definitely an eye opening revelation ,I long ago asked a fellow keyboardist why his chords sounded much fuller than mine “ perfect fifths” in his left hand😂❤👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Thanks for the comment Reggie! Glad you found it useful 👍🎹
The Keys Coach is another amazing channel for keys players to increase their creativity
Agreed! I'm a fan of Adam's work. Top bloke too. 👍🎹
As a guitar player, I never thought power chords could be played so beautifully! 🥲
A real musician teaching how to make music. Amazing.
🙏 Thanks Andreu! Appreciate the kind comment. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Colouring book analogy , is GENIUS ! i will always look at piano noodling in this way from this day on ,😊😊😊😊😊😊 and DYNAMICS , :piano forte ,,,, its all in the name of the beast 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
Awesome! Thanks for the great comment. Really pleased you found the video useful. 👍🙏
The amount of work you put into this really shines, I havent learned so much piano styles and looking at the notes and intervals as you just thought me. Really helpful thank you very much
Thanks man, appreciate the kind comment 🙏. Glad you're getting something from the videos.
Man I needed this. I've heard people talking about this before but you have such a great way of explaining the logic behind the choices you make. The voicing examples are very useful for someone who's not so sure of what they should be playing or what they're hearing on a song. It's also great that you were able to give us a sensible way to actually practice it and didn't just say "look for what sounds good". Some teachers can't really decode more "fluid" concepts like this into practice examples. Also, the on-screen graphics are so good, I really liked how you managed to display where the notes you're playing fall in the subdivision grid. This channel is pure gold!
🙏 Thanks Alex! I really appreciate the generous comment. Glad you feel like this and enjoyed the video. Thank you!
bro ur amazing, i play in church, and i’ve been trying to grow and this has been so beneficial, love u bro and God loves u so much more, He’s given you an awesome talent, He’s calling you to Him everyday that you wake up 👍🏽
Thanks for the comment man. Glad it was useful. 👍
Simple, Clear and straight shoot teaching... Appreciate it...❤✌🏽🔥
By far the best UA-cam piano lesson I've watched in my life. Thank you!!!
☺️🙏 Thank you so much Louis for your kind comment. I'm really glad you feel this way. 🙏
Excellent tutor for beginners and improvers who want to explore harmonically interesting music. There are many other super UA-cam videos for piano, but none explain things this clearly. For more advanced tutorials, I recommend the Mangold Project and Kent Hewitt, but there are many others. It's largely about what works better for you.
Thanks for the nice comment and contribution. 👍
As a Hammond organist / electronic keyboardist (not pianist) since the 60ies, it is what attracted me to the music of Bruce Hornsby. Lots of open 4ths and 5ths in his arrangements. Thanks for your presentation 🙂
Hey Gary! Bruce was one of my first big inspirations as a pianist. Still going strong too! 🎹
@@michaelkeithson Love that ! Thanks for the reply
@@michaelkeithson Oh, and his work in the Blue Grass genre is amazing too! I have one of his later recordings which I bought on VINYL as a pre release purchase is personally signed! It is totally different from when he performed with the Range or Noise Makers🙂 .
I love the way you entice people into playing more interestingly after the basics are starting to stick. Perfect for the way I learn, thank you
Thanks for the comment Clive, that’s great to hear. Glad it’s been useful 👍
Absolutely a great help, especially for people like me, who play guitar as their primary instrument and have not a training in piano playing...thanks a lot, an eye opener!
Ah, cool! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers for the comment 👍
As long as Michael posts videos I’ll keep watching them. Learned more about applying music theory in the last few days of binge watching these than 14 years of classical lessons. Would love to see your process to go from a basic lead sheet into a full arrangement applying these concepts!
Ha! Thanks Chip! I appreciate the kind comment and really glad I've been able to help you on your journey 👍
Merci beaucoup.
De rien!
There’s never been a UA-cam video more targeted at me than this one! Subscribed! Wow, there’s so much here to work on! Thank you so much for making this video.
Ah, that's great to hear! Thanks for the comment Reid, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the sub too 🙏. Happy practising!
I mean, this is an eye opening video with so many "Aha" moments, that is at least to me unreal. I have seen so many videos on this topic. I am many years guitar player, learning piano in my 40s and this pace, topics and flow of this video is just amazing. Never seen better teaching videos on piano. Thanks.
Thanks Lubomir, I really appreciate your nice comment! Glad you enjoyed and found it helpful. Happy practising!! 🎹
Michael, I love that your videos target mostly towards intermediate to advanced piano players instead of the same old beginner level videos most others channels make; and the way you teach make it easy to understand how theory on the piano really works. Thank you so much!
Cheers Mark, I appreciate the nice comment. Glad you’re enjoying the videos. 👍
I switched from triads to octaves... the effect is MIND BLOWING. THX³
Absolutely outstanding, Michael!!! That is the best outline for enriching the way to use chords I have seen online!!! Thank you so much!!!
🙏 Thanks Brian! Really appreciate your kind comment. Glad you enjoyed it. 👍
Great charm and well put together my man 🙏🏾
Cheers Dan, appreciate your support brother 🙏
This is exactly what I wanted someone to explain to me. Thank you so much.
Awesome, happy to help! Thanks for the nice comment Richard 🙏
Triads can be super useful if you’re soloing over a dominant chord. Bill Evan’s did it all the time.
Triads are great!! We just want to make sure we’re not locked into using root position triads over the same root
@@SilverTheFlameinversions and voice leading is usually the way
Very helpful and easy to follow. Brilliant! Thank you.
Good to hear! Thanks for the comment 👍
All my guitar videos: "start playing triads today!". Piano guy: "stop playing triads"
😂😂🎹
I love your videos!! So good quality! Keep it up!
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying them 👍
This is by FAR the best music video I've seen on youtube, and Ive watched thousands. This is all I want to do - i just want to play like this. I don't have the intelligence to learn the piano inside out, I just want to noodle about and create beautiful music like this. I couldn't hit the subscribe button fast enough!
Also, please add a gratuity button to your channel so people can send you money. This IS the video I have spent literally years looking for. So at the very least I would like to buy you a few beers!
Thanks Mike, I really appreciate your very kind message and really glad you found the video useful.
I do have a link in the description to my Buymeacoffee page where you can donate should you wish to. Thank you 🙏
I have a couple of other piano specific videos that you might find useful so be sure to check those out too! 🎹
Best video I ever watched on getting fluent at the piano. This stuff is golden
Ah thanks Tobias! 🙏
Glad you've found some value in the video, thanks for the comment.
Superb ! I'm not a keyboard player but I always enjoy and learn a lot from your videos.
That’s great to hear, especially on a video like this which specifically aimed at pianists, good to know there’s some value in there for others too! Cheers for the comment 🙏
I like this. Just be patient and listen to yourself.
Best channel ever.
🙏☺️ Thanks Mason, I appreciate the kind words.
Great information. It sounds lovely. I will practice these many techniques.
Thanks Alex, glad you enjoyed it. Happy practising!! 🎹
As a bass player, this information is incredibly valuable. And the delivery is perfect. Thanks!
Ah thanks man, great to hear. Didn’t envisage this being particularly useful for anyone other than pianists so I’m pleased you feel that way. Cheers for the comment. 👍
I’ve just stumbled on your channel and WOW - So many amazing ideas! Thank you! I’ll be checking in regularly
Welcome Margaret!! I'm glad you found us! Glad you've been enjoying the videos! Happy practising! 🎹
Fabulous stuff. Very glad I just found this channel. Just the right mix of steel and humor in the delivery, a great pace, lots of great info, no airs. Thank you.
I'm glad you're here too! Thanks for the comment, glad you're enjoying the videos. 👍
This video was amazing Michael! I felt like I had plateaued in my playing but then this video showed up. Amazing Job
Thanks for the comment Zawsua, really glad the video was useful. Happy practising!
It's been a while since I've seen a musical instruction that will actually be useful to my endeavors. Excellent, thank you.
Great to hear, glad you found it useful. Happy practising my friend! 🎹🎵
Thanks so much for rejuvenating my interest in the piano and just having fun.
Such a great comment, thank you for sharing. It means a lot that you feel that way and I've had something to do with it! 🙏
I have been playing the piano over 25 days and its fun! Actually been playing for 3 months now and loving it. I have been playing guitar for 27 years along with bass, drums and mandolin for several. At least I know what I am doing when it comes to theory which has been helpful. Playing around with lots of chord shapes, getting into extensions and so forth as well as what you described in terms of putting the basic bass notes in with my left hand and attempting a melody within the key with the right hand. Based on your video I know I am on the right track 😁. A big takeaway for me is to start adding intervals. I will start to add that in, thanks!
Thanks! Appreciate the comment 🙏. There were some takeaways for you. Happy practising 🎹
Great tips, thanks !
Brother the singularity of these 25 minutes is perfect. Well done 👍🏽
🙏 Thanks Justin, I appreciate the comment. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching to the end!
thank you man. it was soo simple explanation and beautiful piano vibe. i just subscribed!
🙏 Thanks for the sub! Glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Amazing lesson. Just come across channel. Will be staying and studying. Thanks so much.👍
Thanks Paul! Welcome!
Glad you enjoyed the video, appreciate the kind comment. 🙏
I've always enjoyed your playing along with all the musical insights. This is a nice glimpse into that sound that is yours. I'm a guitarist so it's a little trickier to apply some of this but it is still applicable. I think part of your particular sound is those seconds that you scatter throughout your meanderings. Very nice. Thanks for passing it along.
Sounds like it’s time to buy a piano then! 😂
Thanks for watching even though it’s not necessarily aimed at you, glad there were still some takeaways.
Yes, those added 2nds/9ths definitely integral to my playing.
Thanks for the comment man 👍
@@michaelkeithson A piano purchase is definitely on the horizon...thanks for the inspiration.
@@texaspete7897 Good to hear! 🎹
Just Wonderful. Thanks a lot.
You're very welcome! Thank you for the kind comment 🙏 Glad you enjoyed the video
Thankyou .magical sounds there .showing how many ways there are to colour a progression beyond what you first learn and often don’t try and improve what is already a pleasing sound .
Cheers Michael! Appreciate your comment 🙏
Wow, it's inspiring! Playing the individual notes, according to the scale, means there is no need to strictly limited to remember which chord to play.
I always just follow the chord, maybe adding some passing notes
Thanks Ida! Happy practising! 🎹
Thank you so much, this is so helpful. I’ve been playing for years but learnt as a child to only read notes so have found it really challenging to just play! I have learnt so much just in this one video and am keen to watch more, for both me and my students! 🙏🙏🙏
Hi Juanita! That's so great to hear. Really pleased you enjoyed the video and found it so helpful. Thanks for taking the time to comment, much appreciated 🙏
Your section on voicings is beautifully done. Many thanks!
As a guitarist that went the opposite way - I have played this note for note and had my mind blown.
You have given me a lot to explore on my new instrument. I've managed to insert another set of scale and insert low notes descending to low E1 a baritone B1 and from there fifths going up G2 to e4.
Thanks Mark! Really pleased that this video has been useful and interesting for guitarists too! Thanks for watching 🙏
Great video. I'm a beginner and just love all the wonderful variations and the beautiful sounds you are creating.
Thanks for this wonderful video....!!! 🤗🤗🤗
Thanks Larry! Glad you enjoyed it and hope it's helpful. Happy practising! 🎹
always learn something from your videos
Thanks Sean, that’s good to hear. Thanks for the nice comment 🙏
Super interesting, super clear and so, super useful. Thx 😊
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the nice comment 🙏
Very well put-together teaching. I truly appreciate your channel. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Irv! Appreciate your comment and support. Glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Brilliant explanation and practical demonstration. Some very tasteful note choices
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Great ideas and insights! thanks! Gonna try and incorporate all these. I already try to do it when I play, but most of the time i go a bit randomly at it. Don't really stop a think about it, but i think that having clear ideas is much better.
Nice! Happy practising! 🎹
Thanks for the comment 👍
Every time I watch one of your vids I get awfully homesick? Also must compliment your easy style of instruction and how much information you pack into your content. Rule Brittania. Nice one Michael. Cheers
Thanks Gerald, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment.
Where are located these days and whereabouts in Blighty was home?
what a. brilliant tutorial….incredibly helpful and inspiring….thank you for sharing your talent and taking the time to create this!
Thanks Andrea! I appreciate your kind comment, thank you 🙏. Glad you found it helpful.
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!
You are very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 👍🎹
I’ve been looking for a tutorial like this! Thank you!
Hey Matt! Glad I could help! Hope it was useful!
I love this lesson. Seems like the ultimate piano lesson of all time!!
Nice! Glad you found it useful. Cheers for the nice comment 🙏
Hi Michael. Just found your channel and really like your teaching style! This is just what I need to expand my knowledge and ability to improvise on the piano. Thank you for the Great Tips! Looking forward to more of your videos!
Welcome David! I'm glad you found us!
Glad you enjoyed the video. See you in the next one!
I have really been making an effort to learn the plastic ivory's... It's almost borderline of session. I got to p45 Yamaha.. Love it..I'm blues guitar 🎸 guy...with looper..rc600.. there's no limit to jamming..🎻🪕🎹🎸🎶‼️‼️‼️
Great to hear! Hope some of this was useful. Happy practising! 🎹
Excellent lesson!! I've been playing for about a year and have a good handle on triads and inversions and was looking for the next step and up pops this video in my feed!
Thanks Mike! Hope this helps. Obviously I've flown through a bunch of ideas and approaches but I think it's important to be patient and spend some time working on these to start to see the fruits. Happy practising!! 🎹
@@michaelkeithson Yep, I take one concept and then thoroughly work it out and allow it to become part of my playing before moving on. It will take me awhile to get through this whole video. Worked for me when I learned guitar and drums so figured it should work for piano. Thanks for your content!
@@drummermike5150 👍
Awesome! Always.
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I ran to my piano after the first few minutes of this video. So easy to understand! Well done!❤
Thanks for the nice comment Linda! Glad you enjoyed the video! 🎹
Excellent presentation!
🙏 Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it 👍
I really like the way you convey music theory. Thank you!
Thanks Bas! I appreciate the nice comment, glad you're enjoying the videos.