A Lesson With Steve Allen

Steve Allen

An Introduction to Jazz Piano

One of America's most beloved entertainers divulges his personal tricks of the trade (trills, octave vibrato, "fake runs," blues riffs etc.) and shows you how to build arrangements and spice up jazz pieces with a variety of easy techniques. In his only instructional lesson, Steve Allen covers basic blues, boogie woogie, stride, walking basses, the use of 10ths, descending ... Read More
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A Pianist's Guide to Free Improvisation

Marilyn Crispell

Keys to Unlocking Your Creativity

Sit down at the piano and play whatever comes into your head, making up your own music as you go along. That's free improvisation.This lesson is designed for players with some facility at the keyboard but with little knowledge of improvisational techniques. Famed pianist Marilyn Crispell shows the scales, intervals and basic chords that will get you started ... Read More
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Blues and Rock Techniques for Hammond Organ

David Bennett Cohen
The Hammond organ, especially the B-3 combined with the Leslie speaker, has long been an integral part of modern popular music. David Cohen starts with the basics, detailing all the parts of the Hammond B-3 and showing how to get the unique sounds associated with this instrument using presets, drawbars, percussion tablets, vibrato switch, volume pedal and other devices. Then ... Read More
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Blues Piano Explorations 1

David Bennett Cohen

Lesson One: Playing in Minor Keys

David Bennett Cohen, a master of rock and blues piano, brings his extensive musical knowledge and experience to intermediate-level players. This first of a two-part video series concentrates on playing blues in minor keys. It’s packed with essential music instruction and it features blues scales, chord progressions, riffs, runs and solos that will build on any piano student’s skills and ... Read More
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Blues Piano Explorations 2

David Bennett Cohen

Lesson Two: Playing in Major Keys

In this second lesson in his “Blues Piano Explorations” series, David Bennett Cohen looks at intermediate-level tunes and improvisations in a variety of major keys. Both back-up accompanists and soloists will learn powerful piano moves that will increase your rhythmic and harmonic development and help you shine at the keyboard. David starts his lesson with a strong shuffle rhythm in ... Read More
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Blues Piano Explorations, Two-Lesson Set

David Bennett Cohen

Minor and Major Blues

The first lesson of this two-part video series concentrates on playing blues in minor keys. It’s packed with essential music instruction and it features blues scales, chord progressions, riffs, runs and solos that will build on any piano student’s skills and musical technique. David covers a wide range of blues styles and feels: a guitar-derived “half-clave” calypso-like rhythm; a cool ... Read More
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Blues Rock Piano

David Bennett Cohen
If you play a little piano and are ready to get into blues, barrelhouse, boogie-woogie or rock playing, then these lessons are for you! This complete six-hour course takes you from the most basic level into the heart of real blues and rock playing. Starting with fairly simple left hand rhythm patterns, David Cohen quickly expands into solo playing. He ... Read More
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Concepts for Jazz-Rock Piano

Donald Fagen

Playing, Writing, and Arranging

This DVD provides rare insights into the musical thinking of one of the most influential songwriters and arrangers in modern American popular music. Steely Dan's Donald Fagen reveals how traditional twelve-bar blues and R&B structures can be the basis for unique and sophisticated compositions. Along with jazz pianist Warren Bernhardt, Donald breaks down the keyboard arrangements to three great ... Read More
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David Bennett Cohen Teaches Blues Piano

David Bennett Cohen

A Hands on Course in Traditional Blues Piano

Sit down at the piano and start to boogie! This easy play-along course will have you rockin' and rollin' in no time -- even if you have never played blues piano before. David Cohen (The Blues Project, Country Joe and the Fish, etc.) starts you at the beginning, quickly getting you into the elementary theory needed to understand chord progressions and ... Read More
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David Cohen Teaches Rock 'n' Roll Piano

David Bennett Cohen

A Hands-on Beginner's Course in Traditional Rock Styles

Sit down at the piano and start to rock! This easy play-along course will have you rockin' and rollin' in no time -- even if you have never played this kind of piano before. David Cohen starts you at the beginning, quickly getting you into the elementary theory needed to understand the chord progressions, rhythm grooves and bluesy licks that became ... Read More
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Dr John's New Orleans Piano Package

Mac Rebennack (Dr John)
SPECIAL COMBINATION PACKAGE! The "New Orleans Piano Package" includes Dr. John's two-DVD set, "Dr. John Teaches New Orleans Piano AND his Four-CD series, "Dr. John Teaches New Orleans Piano and the Roots of Rock." The DVD downloads: Imagine being able to see as well as hear the amazing piano styles of the great Dr John up close! These two ... Read More
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Dr. John Teaches New Orleans Piano - The Complete Edition - Book/Audio

Dr. John

Vol. 1: In-Depth Sessions with a Master Musician; Vol. 2: Building a Blues Repertoire; Vol 3: Sanctifying the Blues

Now in one complete deluxe volume for the first time! Dr. John, a veritable encyclopedia of music and lore, immerses you in all aspects of New Orleans boogie and blues piano. These intimate sessions with the legendary "Night Tripper" are as close to taking private lessons with a blues master as you will get. The information he imparts will help ... Read More
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