The "Secret" To Learning How To Play In Every Key 

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I am not ashamed to say that even though I was about to go to bed, I am walking to my keyboard to practice my A key. 😂😂 Mind you, it is 11pm in South Africa right now. 🇿🇦 Thanks Kevon

This guy is too funny 🤣🤣🤣 but he's dropping some mega wisdom pearls at the same time! I'm gonna go spend some quality time with "A"

"What Key are we in?" "Oh no. That's the Devil's Key."

"No key discrimination!" "That key needs love too!" Just love this!! Lololol God bless you brother.

This man has a real gift😂 u can learn and be entertained at the same time. Love the playing and tutorials💪🏽

3yrs later and this is still a word! Preach Preacher🙌🏾

Also.. keys are relational as well. For instance... Eb, Ab, Bb, and Db all feel similar... and if you’re good in one, it’s easier playing in the other keys with the same feel. D, E, and A feel similar. F# and B nat feels related. C, G and F feel similar. Another trick is ... to pick out one song that you really like that is song or played in a key that you don’t like and learn it in that key. There is theory in any song that you pick out and build from there. Also... remember position feels awkward in certain keys.., therefore your STYLE for playing in certain keys has to do with inversions. Let’s say your “style of playing in Ab is generally open... but open may not work as well in E.. so rearrangement of playing the same song in a closed position in E creates the feel and comfort zone you’re trying to achieve. So position comfort in one key also works for certain other keys .. meaning playing in keys you don’t like .. because you have to invert the chords.. it expands your playing style all together. It’s like ... E has something to bring to the table to EVERYBODY that Ab didn’t bring.., and D makes you approach a song totally differently... which translates to all the other keys hi five’n D like ... wow .. thanks for the info bro ... I never thought of it that way ....

"BLACK KEYS MATTER"..... you don't have to be racist to the black keys cuz it's black😂😂...say no to keys discrimination ....you gotta love all the keys😎

I graduated with a degree in classical piano, and was petrified to ever play anything but the page. "You have to spend time with it". Learn to think in a key. I still use the easy trick of the sister/ brother relationships= You can read D-flat and play in D; you can read 3 flats, play in 4 sharps (It all adds up to 7)- C, G, F are a little tougher, but it's a good way to break into transposing. That, and I always take the melody and play in every key right away- helps you make sure you really learn it. Thanks for your humor and great music Kevon.

I always said that gospel Musicians are the best musicians in the world. To quickly adjust and follow a singer, it is amazing!

After watching this video i almost feel a little stupid for looking for a secret to learn the keys. When in reality, it’s just practice. Always good to be reminded to go back to the basics, great video!

I was a self-taught, by ear only, 11 year old pastor’s daughter in a tiny home missions church. I was thrown into worship leading because I was the only person who could do it, and my only experience was children’s church up until that point. I was also a natural alto, so… we sang in my keys. 😂 I never learned how to play in any flat key until much later, and even today I struggle with them. But I absolutely love G, A, D, and E. Guitarists liked playing with me. 😂 You have such beautiful talent, and your videos are hilariously on point. I would have loved to have been able to take some lessons from you!

I wasted my first year of practice abusing the transpose button. The reason being that I just started learning and had to play in church, so my piano teacher thought it would be quicker to learn all songs in C and use transpose button. Then I stopped playing for 5 years when I moved country and one day I decided to pick up piano again and learn all my keys. I now can play any song in any key. Practice is key!

There’s such an OINTMENT when you play the “A” key, I so felt it.

Ur preaching kevon😊😊 we hardly know some chords and havent spent time with them and expect results😂😂😂 SPEND TIME WITH A😂

Lol... The preaching piano teacher That's inspiring mahn😅

I love how you insert humor with truth......lol All your videos are both educational and funny.

The most engaging piano lessons I've ever seen. Keep them coming, Kevon. 😂

Commune with E, spend time with E. Lol, wise words.

This feels like you preaching about spending time with God and developing intimacy with Him. That's the word I heard. #holyconviction #theresawordineverything

Great analogy.

There’s a message behind that...thank you Sir.

As a church musician myself, I just LOVE the way you explain yourself! So, so true!

We love you Kevon.... Much love from Cameroon🙏

"That's the Devils key". That my friend is Gb.

Those who disliked this video, are the ones who discriminate Keys. Help them Lord! 😂

This is the best lesson approach I've really gotten to mastering all 12keys

me and A been kickin’ it on the low😭😭🏃🏽‍♀️💨

This man is absolutely amazing

You are educational and hilarious! Never have I laughed this much at a keys tutorial. Inspirational!

KEVON!!!!! Man I definitely knew I needed to practice more but the talk music trick....man that blew me!!!! I'm going to try it this Sunday during announcements and in either D, E, A, or B natural....man really for real bless you brother King!

2 years later and this is so much more relevant….at the piano and away from it! Praise God for your ministry sir

I feel you Kevon... You really inspire me to break the chains binding me to the transpose key😂🔥💪

'Me and A been kickin it on the low' 😂

I am a beginner beginner, and My eyes are watering I'm laughing so much. You are so true! "Do I know you?" LOL, this may be three years old but it is right on time! PREACH!!!

I just love you!!! You are so informative , encouraging and entertaining!! Blessings to you!!❤️

Thats a whole sermon Kev👏🏽🙂. God bless 🙌

"No key discrimination!!!" 🤣Preach it to the masses, Bro! Growing up as an organist in the United Holy Church of America, the black keys were a staple, so I used to assign my students hymns and congregational songs a half step higher or lower. Worked like a charm!

I started with the c major scale Kevon, and you've helped me accept that I don't practice enough with other keys. Thank you!!!

Thank you for a great lesson. For me it was neither fear nor laziness that led me to master the key of C and then rely on the transpose button for all other keys. Instead it was logic and an efficient use of my time. I am not a professional keyboardist or I would have learned to play in all keys if that was how I made my living. For me, playing keyboards is a great hobby (I also play guitar) and I do enjoy playing at church, gigging and playing with friends etc., when I can (not regularly) and so I reasoned that after my day job and family commitments and quality time as a father and husband, there are only so many hours of practice time left. This means that I could either spend my 1 hour a day practising songs in all keys and probably end up as an average keyboard player in all keys, or I could spend that one hour a day practising in just the key of C and become a proficient, fluent, advanced keyboard player albeit in only the Key of C and the transpose button. So far this has worked out okay for me except when I am faced with an acoustic piano and I have to politely decline and bring out my keyboard (MOXF 8, I note you use the same keyboard) and active speaker which I carry around with me (another inconvenience from transposing). Those moments would be embarrassing for some but not for me because I don't see any point in "fronting" and so I just tell the truth which is that I can only play fluently in the key of C. The reaction even from other musicians is generally "okay then plug in and lets get started". Like I said, I don't make my living from music and I mostly play for free and for fun, so if transposing was ever a deal breaker, I would simply thank them for their time, apologise for any inconvenience and walk away with a smile on my face but that hasn't happened yet. However, after years of playing in C I have found that at a competent level of proficiency (I don't think I am advanced yet, not even in C), you generally end up playing all of the black and white keys and virtually all chords from all keys within the key of C regardless. This is why I have recently been wondering at the wisdom of playing in only C when I tend to use every black and white key in my playing already and I also use chords from virtually every key as well while remaining in C. Therefore, I have recently begun to practise scales in all keys and started playing simpler songs without so many embellishments in other keys and I must say that it is not as difficult as I thought it would be and it is quite fun to challenge myself in this way. This excellent video has further strengthened my resolve to rely less on the transpose button and practise in all of the keys. Thank you Kevon for a humorous and informative lesson and the humblest yet most persuasive argument that I have ever heard to play in all keys. It is funny how a soft word and a smile persuades while harsh judgemental words do absolutely nothing at all. You are great teacher Kevon and I say this to you as a man who is several years older than you. Thank you very much for posting this great message.

This is awesome and true, and I think it also really helps to learn to think of the chords as I, IIm, IV, V7 etc. Ah, he just finally mentioned that

This video made me laugh, and cry like no otherdid before. It Caught me right on the "key struggle". But i could translate this into any type of struggle. Be pacient, keep faith and just spend time with it. Thanks a lot man.

Whew... You were about to go in right at the end. I was feeling it!!

I usually get scared at long videos But I must appreciate the fact that you kept the conversation interesting. And for the records. I'm getting back to practicing ASAP.

Congrats on 100K Kev ! God bless you 🙏🙏

This is very inspiring, sage advice for mastering any discipline. Well said and with tons of passion, love it.

Take a lesson with a Jazz teacher, because the last thing they say on everything they assign is "and do it in all 12 keys". Doesn't take long and to get used to moving to another key, hearing it in another key. And go thru the keys in the circle of fifths order, because that the order things tend to move in music so you're getting ready for common situations.

No key discrimination “ ahhhh I’m preaching 🤚🏽🤚🏽🤚🏽Lord

Thank you for this video! I've been playing again and play everything in C but I'm making myself learn other keys. I learned to play by ear before I learned to sight-read. And I never did learn to sight-read, I just go by numbers, 1,4,5,1, etc. I really needed this because there are no shortcuts! It's about practice, practice, practice. 🙌🙌🙌

This helped me tremendously!!! Being a Minister of music it's easy to make excuses that'll keep me within my comfort zone. But that also means I'll be stagnant. So I plan on forcibly making myself uncomfortable & get'n in some much needed practice. I know I need it & I'll be better for it Lol! 🤓

Thanks for this inspiring explanation. I will share this with my oboe students so they understand why we play scales and arpeggios in every key. My teacher made me transpose all of my assignments up a step and I am glad he did.

So many very important things you have said here that apply beyond the keys. Good job.

In my eyes, you just became a "Super Teacher" and a "Musical Scientist" !!

LOVE IT Donna Lee is perfect example learning 12 keys Talk about people getting jealous .Play DONNA LEE in 12 keys

Kevon you’re hilarious!! 🤣🤣 always enjoy your videos and you’re absolutely right bro practice and spending time is the “KEY” thing. No pun intended

You're the best man!....I took a simple word you said in one of your videos and it opened up a world of possibilities for me... you're the real deal bro... crazy funny too 🤣

No way, that was so easy all the time, you just have opened my eyes. I'll go and learn how to play in every key in a week 😅😅😅

Thank you for the lesson Kevon that can be also applied for just anything! Love and blessings from Japan!

this video is a classic for me. Worth revisiting once or write every year. Always surprise, but welcomed one, when this video pops up in the wild

Kevon is on point with this. Practicing hand placement is key too. Love the information Kevon.

See me just laughing and learning 💯💯.. if you where doing same oya gather here😂😁... Thank you sir for this🙏🏽

CONGRATS ON 100K SUBS!!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I am learning keyboard by myself and learning chords and pieces i find to be easy and beautiful at the same time. But i couldnt read script someday i might. The way you play is what i want, there's something in it. A fire, spirit. Funny yet motivational

Love the sense of humor with the shared truth!🤛🏾

Man, you´re such a genius, love you brother.

So much love for you brother. I'm inspired! Thanks a lot.

I knew there was no secret to playing in every key, but I still received a message from this video. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Your marital analogies to music theory was on point 😂

Thank you Kevon, I will continue to practice & just maybe, one day I will be able to play like you do 🙌🏽🙏🏽

This is a Gem Bro... Perfect explanation and refreshing reminder for us 'church baby' musicians lol. Thanks for sharing!

Kevon you just showed how we can have a better relationship with God. and anymore. Also how to prefect any gift. Truly you are amazingly gifted by God!

Ironically you used the key of A for an example. That’s a very weak key for me. Thanks for the advice. Keep encouraging us. You are an inspiration to us all Brother Musician. God bless you!

I so loved the analogy.. A is my girl.. woot woohh.. I agree.. Start spending time to know your keys better. Loved it!!!!.. Thanks for Kevon

Relationship advise 💯 thank you brother for the musical gems. Much love from Kenya 🇰🇪

You rarely make this type of video. That's great

i can definitely relate in this video because at my church in the old days was key of G and C only but right now we practis other chords and the practice that really worked out to me is when your gonna listen a song and played it's better to listen to it than searching for the chords

6:17 That part had me in tears🤣🤣

You are so practical, and you are telling the truth. FEAR !!! lets say approach-avoidance. LVU Brother!!

Very, very inspiring and inspirational!! Reminds me of Tevin Campbell's "can we talk" if you really listen to him about relationships and spending time! I was sad to see this video end!!

I spent years transposing stuff in Aflat down to G or up to A because I never spent time getting used to Aflat, but I finally started spending time in those weaker keys and it really did help. But yeah, when I’m on a keyboards stead of an acoustic piano, I’m bout that transpose button life. No shame.

Thanks Mr.Kevon

"You'll feel more comfortable with A, because you've been in communion with A."

Thank you Kevon! This was really helpful😩🙌

I have a lot of white keys saying "You never play me", lol! Or, "sure, you'll play me in major songs but not minor songs". It is SO true that we learn to play in the keys we find ourselves in all the time at the church we're playing in. My pastor always preached in Eflat so it was the key I got good in first. Back then choir songs were often written in black keys so I started learning those keys too. Years later we moved from "testimony service" to having a praise team, and I found myself in white keys a lot. But the songs were almost always in major keys. So now there are white keys I can play in but I play pretty well in major key signatures but struggle in minor keys. Like G. I can play Let It Rise and How He loves all day but I'd really struggle to play an old school congregational song in almost any white key. It is, as you say, SO much about the keys you spend the most time in. So well illustrated man, thank you.

This was helpful for me as a guitarist! I'm also very grateful for capos 😂

The best advice I can give is to Practice playing on other keys during your practice sessions. Everyone should have a time to practice each day.. That's the only way to get better.. But when in a Church setting or when you have a performance and you feel transposing will be more comfortable , I see no reason why you shouldn't use the transpose button but at the end of it all, go back and practice that same song on different other keys without transposing.. Keep on practicing, within months, you will see amazing improvement

Me: Every key needs love Also me: carefully moves the song a half step so the singer wouldn't notice

Love your approche, work work and work. Practice. Thanks

Back in the days, I can only play White keys and scared to play black key. Couple years ago I found the trick to do play the black key. I painted the White keys become black and Black keys become White. I had the idea when I saw some pictures Mozart used to playing organ white Black on the bottom and white keys on the top. You should try it.

1:02 am in Hawaii and watching this while heading to play on the piano and practice. Thanks Sir!! God bless you...

Midiculous.com is the website you need Kevon to show everyone what you preaching and teaching on the piano. Stay blessed!

Facts! Spend time in that key and familiarize yourself with it. Going to love on G and E.

Kevon be always preaching😂😂💯"I felt that"

Love this guy. Nothing but positivity.

This mans energy so good, makes me happy as hell

God bless you kevon, this has really spiced me up

Thanks, I would like to add that you don't have to be physically at the keyboard to rehearse different keys. One needs to be able to 'think' in different keys. Also, the number system is so very important. It's like knowing the alphabet or your multiplication tables! Certain keys are similar. I meant to say that they conform to the hand in similar patterns. One last thing, a lot of times you will discover new chords etc. while practicing in other keys.

Thanks Kevon...You really helped...

This blessed me and motivated me. I’m going to have a relationship with all my 12 keys now. 🙏🏽💕