This channel aims to help in 3 areas of your music:
PIANO - comprehensive piano techniques and concepts for voicings, grooves and improvisation in contemporary genres (funk, soul, pop & jazz).
PRODUCTIVITY - practical concepts to help you stay motivated and make the most of your time.
PEACE - positive mindset so you can learn to love your music journey.
I am passionate about teaching and I want to guide and support you all to be the best versions of yourself so you can thrive in performance without limitations! Please get in contact if you have questions or feedback!
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Lachlan Court from Tasmania, Australia, is a passionate performer and educator who brings vibrant energy to any project he is involved in. He has been heavily involved in the music industry for over 20 years, performing in countless events in a range of styles including: original music; cover versions; jazz & contemporary; and musicals.
Much appreciated. These jam lessons teach a lot very memorably and quickly. Watch out for the Barry Harris YT police based on Mangolds recent experience.
Thanks for the comment and the heads up! I learnt the block chords concept when I was at uni, but no one told me it was from Barry Harris so I have just taken it on and tried my own things out with it - Since learning it was Barry Harris I have been really enjoying learning more about the approaches! Thanks for jamming and all the best with your practice!
Thanks for the nice tutorial, wanted to add that this concept comes very nice to a latin cuban simple style, or Colombian land styles., just changes the rhythm,and that's it.
Brilliant! Many thanks for this. This is extremely helpful and very pertinent to my experiences when performing. I have often felt a downer after playing for others, whatever the audience response. These mindset shifts are something I can start to apply.
So glad it was helpful! I must admit I rarely feel 'satisfied' with my playing after a gig - however I recognise that as a strength as it pushes me to want to get better - and I have learnt to be satisfied with not being satisfied if you know what I mean? I reckon gratitude and respect for the audience is so important regardless of how you feel the performance went - Cheers for the comment :)
ru-vid.com/group/PLhSdOEQxegGUiz4I1OpwbeG0FeSTtifHR&si=XBiHzjv9ijQ7Lgqj There you go, most lessons in there are step by step in the groove - cheers for the comment :)
By lateral you mean going left to right? Yes I'd say so, particularly in walking bass patterns in left hand. With comping you are generally keeping chords in the same range but if soloing you would expand the range...I hope this is what you were asking and this response has helped :)
Thanks 😊 I appreciate your response 👍 I really meant to ask would it be like re- learning piano if I started playing jazz w a drummer? I don't read notes. I already just play by ear.
I think the classical training comes in very handy, especially having scales and movement under your fingers - so I wouldn't say it's starting from scratch ... but it is a bit of a paradigm shift with the different approaches to how you learn classical vs how you learn jazz :)
Seriously good. My problem is that when i start adding ghost notes, groove and syncopation, my Left Hand is not consistent on the beat, marking the bass as the root note. How can i improve that?
Work on it at slower speeds and gradually increase tempo Only ghost within the first beat and repeat Then try it over 2 beats Then 3 Until you can loop a full bar but always make sure you mark the 1st best with root note I hope this helps
Superstition, Play that funky music, Shakey ground, Cosmic girl - are all good tunes in Em that you can jam on with these ideas Personally I love Stevie Wonder tunes, so Living for the city is a good one but that's more a dominant 7 sound than m7 'I wish' is a lot of fun that ones in Ebm so all black keys pretty much I have another tutorial I released recently that covers dominant 7 jams (in C), that would apply well to 'Feelin' Alright' So there are some to get you started, but different ones have different variations in groove and chord progressions so you may have to alter the ideas in this video to match. Good luck and have fun!!
@@pianoproductivitypeace Thank you so much for your detailed answer, i really appreciate. Funny you mention S Wonder because the first song I kind of grooved on, at my humble level, is Boogie on Reggae woman, which I still love. Did you check the Vulfpeck cover? Wow. Ill check the dominant 7 tutorial. Thanks again and have a wonderful and groovy weekend.
What are you talking about? that's how I normally am 🤣 Nah fair call - I did a better version of this exercise here - yes it's a long one but just use the chapters to work on those grooves ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-srX4ExOcGeM.html Enjoy :)
Dear Artist, You know, these scales and tunes you play touch me deeply. I was born with music in my blood, and this particular style was a part of me. I used to play by ear, but for some reason I stopped. However, thanks to you and your method of transmitting music that resonates with our spirits, I feel this flame rekindling within me. After 35 years of abandonment, I have much to learn from you. -Thank you from -Algeria !
Thank you - this has made my day and I am so happy for you, I hope you keep feeding that fire by listening to more music and inspiring yourself 🔥🔥🔥 Thank you from Tasmania :) 🇦🇺
Hey at the moment I don't have any products for download etc... but I have whipped up a funk backing track which you can check out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8ur01acMy58.htmlsi=JG_99N8FPbxZNhRL
Hey cheers for the comment, appreciate it - transferring to different keys is where it is at! I have a blues shuffle tutorial on the channel too if that helps - cheers :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YAJ0VM94v2Q.htmlsi=eJQ1mDvt9S6hEHiC
You made it look easy. But I know it's not. Thanks for illuminating the 'secrets' of funk. All it takes are your lessons, a lot of hard work...and FUNK!!.
Cheers, I appreciate that :) For me it's all about keeping it simple and in the feel, and just gradually building up the techniques into the toolbox so they can be used on other songs! As long as you are playing in the pocket it will all fall in place :) have fun!
I've been a pro musician for 40 years. I never stop learning and never stop researching music. These are some of the best lessons I've ever seen. Its SO OBVIOUS that the best way to teach and learn is to actually DO the thing you are learning in real time as the teacher does it with you explains it in real time, yet for some odd reason, you are the first I've ever seen teach this way. It's a slap yourself in the forehead moment for me because Of COURSE this is the best way to learn, but I've never seen anyone do it quite like this. I'm super impressed with this method and offer you huge thanks for sharing this with us. Thank you, you are awesome!
Oh thanks I really appreciate that! I felt the same way when I watched a guitar lesson on funk - Paul Davids ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ADR4-sIXoPE.htmlsi=KJLnyvx4Vyy9q_gG - this was great and really resonated with me and has inspired me to do this format - I hope to see others adopt it to :) Cheers!
Good question, Short answer is yes you can leave the left hand out without affecting the overall sound I usually leave my left hand in to feel where one is and for the ghost notes effect, but you do need to be careful not to be too busy in the left hand when playing with a bass player ... In this video there is a bass line as well as the keyboard left hand and because the left hand keyboard part is relatively simple and sparse they don't seem to clash in my opinion. Cheers!
