Are you passionate about playing the piano? Do you dream of captivating audiences with your soulful melodies? Look no further! The “TV Tips” collection is your gateway to unlocking some of that cocktail piano magic. It’s a collection of tutorials that focus on solo piano techniques in little episodes. It’s unique, quite affordable, and has …
Simple cocktail piano tip that lies at the heart of sounding like a professional…
The Best Cocktail Piano Tip Ever: It Works Like Magic Can there really be one cocktail piano tip that supersedes all others? I mean, really, when you consider all the techniques and strategies that one has the potential to master – chords, chord voicings, piano fills, improvisation, left hand accompaniment patterns, arpeggios, walking bass lines… …
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Enhance Your Style With Chord Voicings I felt inspired to write this because there are a good number of cocktail pianists who enjoy success utilizing just basic triads and 7th chord structures. There’s a lot to be said for a performer who can be creative using simplicity. That said, the use of chord voicings can …
Previously, we acknowledged that playing less really can be more by simply playing the root, 3, and 7. Using the same example shown in that video excerpt of ProProach, harmonizing the first note of Erroll Garner’s Misty could look like this: In this case, the melody note is D. That D also happens to be …
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When it comes to harmonizing your melodies in a tasteful fashion, it makes sense to vary the density of the chords and voicings that you use. By doing so, you automatically gain the respect of your listener’s ears. Perhaps you can relate to a beautiful painting that had captured your attention at one time or …
