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You had me at "you get bored of the sound of yourself". Thank you again for providing your insight and inspiring those of us who are trying to spark some musical creativity. Also, can't wait to get my blue vinyl.
Music RU-vid is so full of insufferable, manufactured grifters that I truly appreciate your good natured, clear and self-aware approach to your content. This stuff is honestly so invaluable to me, thanks Matt.
You're the first keyboard teacher that puts real stuff here for free. Most for the others, their videos just demonstrating how good they are, and just "tutorial" for a specific riffs, scales, and it only works in specific case. NOT teaching the idea of HOW to approach the playing ourselves, how to utilise them. You teach all the important parts and let alone skilled. Love your videos. Thank you very much.
Wished you did a little series of like 5-10 minute videos where you provide us a few progressions you come up with (on the fly). Because, man, you are legend!! Super inspiring! :D
I’m a keyboard player, born 1970, English parents, my dad played by ear, taught me Bill Bailey etc, mum taught me to dance to abba, then I did the degree and all that, whilst nightclubbing and also loving RnB, it got a bit much and I heard Jay Kay and loved it, had decided to go without a piano at the time. I’ve had my rig back for a few years now and love playing more than ever, now that I’ve gotten older. Matt, thank you! My wife said today, you’re starting to sound like Jamiroquai, not quite that’s for sure.. I’m loving living in this time where getting some guidance is no longer a dream, but a reality. Must admit, I’ve had to slow down the vids. I’m so excited about going from feeling confident making stuff up all aver the place in the basic chords to the carrot you’re putting out there, and I can see it because of your ‘it’s not that hard’ approach and simplifying it style, and ‘it’s alright’ I especially liked the comment about Cory Henry, perfect! I would love to meet you in person one day, but I’m so glad you made these vids. Thanks again, and all the best!
It's always refreshing to see your approach to thinking outside of the box but it's downright energizing when you come back in and say "Hey, look over here in this corner with me. I've found something interesting under this cushion down in among the springs of this couch :D''.
Don't sell yourself short, lol. You are a wizard, I love your sensibilities about most everything. Always tasty engaging things happening!!! Great point about "two chord land", it's easy to get lost in there...even when you have a fairly broad harmonic palette.
Random piece of information about the circle of fifths (because I'm the kind of person that loves to watch QI, lol): Back in my formative years, one of my first jobs was tuning church organs. When you start to tune a stop, you use a tuning fork for middle C, then everything else gets tuned according to the circle of fifths, and fourths so... F is tuned to C, then G to C, then D to G, then A to D, then E to A, B to E. then F# to B, C# (or rather D flat) to F#, and so on until you've done the whole octave and can tune up in octaves, C4 to C3, D4 to D3, etc. Apologies for the QI style digression, but it's something I always remember when I hear talk of the circle of fifths and it also shows just how fundamental fourths and fifths are to harmony. :)
Wow Matt! That's nothing short of a masterclass. Thank you so much. The dominant 7(#5#9) really is a signature sound of yours (and Jamiroquai for that matter)!
You were right regarding chord sequences which, just become locked into muscle memory I think. Playing them is no longer satisfying, but it's difficult not to. Thanks for the ideas, I had a bit of a difficult time keeping up with the lingo as I can't read music and have only an elementary knowledge of theory. Still, that's what replay and spow-mo are for and it's probably a good way to learn the language. Cheers!
So so good Matt this is exactly what I needed to know about expanding my song writing ability and chord progressions bro!!! Fantastic video and explanations thanks so much bro!!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾💯💯💯💯
Hi Matt, it was 1996 and the Boo Radleys had just finished playing their "wake up it's a beautiful morning" hit on the main stage at Glastonbury. The sound quality was terrible. We were waiting for you and your band to come on and we were worried that the sound quality would let you down. Then the didgeridoo of "when you gonna learn" pierced the massive field. It was crystal clear and your performance made my weekend. It still sends shivers down my spine. Still listening to it now. Thanks for "giving back". I hope all is well with you.
Many thanks Matt for taking the time to make those videos. Being so humble and approachable while having such a track record is a gift for us, thanks again for being such a great person and great coach !
Thank you very much for sharing. That’s to your credit. I’ve come a long way because of you. Thank you very much, Mr. Matt Johnson. You are very humble. 🎶🎹
Matt, I just love your tutorials. It's easy to get hung up on new gear that's wonderful but doesn't make you a better player. Feeling the funk is pure and easy but difficult at the same time - which is why we love it. You're an inspiration.
This is massively helpful! I'm in my 50's and started teaching myself piano just before Covid-19 hit. I've been practicing scales, learning chords of each key, the basics really, but I'm struggling where to go after that and this is hugely helpful. My goal is to be able to sit and play just like you do, perhaps write a few songs etc, so this is exactly what I wanted to see. It's given me some ideas. So glad now I learned the Circle of Fifths!!
Been watching your videos on many different topics for some time now. There's some great material on your channel. I've been playing keys since my 5th birthday (and I think I'm about your age) but I always learn something new from your content. Subbed.
This is awesome! Loads of ideas and practice material here 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 By the way, I loved how you used the octatrack as a a drum machine, it was a bit like hearing someone talk about their humble back garden and then finding out they own a golf course.
Wow what a tremendous talent! I don't even play keyboard but I love listening to your thoughts on music and your playing is just beautiful. I would love to learn some of these chord voicings on guitar just to get out of the same old routine. Thank you for taking the time to post these videos. Cheers from Louisville Ky!!
