The 10 Biggest Mistakes Blues Pianists Make

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LESSON SUMMARY

In this lesson, you'll learn:

- The 10 Biggest Mistakes Blues Pianists Make

Happy practicing!
Jonny May

[PianoWithJonny]

00:15 Tip #1
01:00 Tip #2
01:37 Tip #3
02:28 Tip #4
03:12 Tip #5
04:15 Tip #6
04:58 Tip #7
05:40 Tip #8
06:18 Tip #9
07:09 Tip #10
07:52 Conclusion

[daveaustin]

Johnny.. you are a natural teacher and a fine player. I have been in Music longer than you have been alive, and I recognize your talent and your heart and soul. Just keep going and keep the positive energy flowing

[tommac]

Wow man great stuff for me a beginner. Love the feel of your playing.

[TheJohnMak]

Wow, you are just getting better and better Jonny. Outstanding. I wish I had your gift.

[henryfarcus]

Hey, Jonny - great tips! Nicely performed & explained. The only thing I'd suggest is (and you've probably heard this) - put a virtual keyboard along the top or bottom showing what you're playing. It would be an efficient & helpful addition to the video. Thanks for passing so much good information along to the masses. Keep up the good work!
Also - Tip#6 - (my opinion) "pentatonic flat-3" just sounds so-oo pretentious & while musically correct for the harmonic orientation & application of the scale, could be more easily explained (I guess technically if you add the natural (3 or 5) to the scale) as "the blues scale for the relative minor, just make the root of the scale the key you're in" (Example: play "A blues scale" while playing blues in key of "C". Just use the C note as the root of your scale for orientation.) I've also heard this scale referred to as "the C major blues scale" in that it's a brighter/happier scale than the traditional blues scale. Or the Country/Blues scale.

[TheAaronRodgersTao]

I just stumbled onto your channel. I’m a professional sax player but lately have spent a lot of time improving my piano skills. I’m very much a beginner on piano and I just want to say that your channel has helped me immensely when it comes to putting the process in perspective. I sometimes get frustrated when playing piano because I’m a damn good sax player. I know my theory, sight reading and standards, but when it comes to the piano I find the task of applying my knowledge to it daunting. I REALLY appreciate the easy ‘tricks’ you put into your videos. For someone like me it just lightens the load a bit. I can much more easily approach the piano and get to work with the tricks than diving in at the deep end. Thanks man. I look forward to the rest of your vids.

[alicedybo]

Thank you ! Your lessons are really great.

[annete]

Be one of your students soon! Think i found what i was a half lifetime looking for

[msgingerjourney]

Jonny, even your bad examples sound good.

[carlosrobbins]

Indeed. When you played the blues really fast, I feel like dancing!

[verbalkint]

Number 6 tip my friend. Simple fix. Press the transpose key 🎹🎹😆😎👍👌

[timbattig]

As usual, I resemble a few of the "Don't" examples! I just wish I had more time to get back on my PWJ studies!

[ChrisBCartagena]

Its your fault Johnny! Because your material is so clearly presented, interesting and diverse,
I felt its an unparralleled opportunity to really learn the piano, so I said goodbye to my old wall piano and bought a new digital $500 piano! You are responsible!😎

[jonathanmutombo]

😨 it’s mine to 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ 😂 ok thanks for your amazing teaching !!

[beiweik]

1 wrong blues scale ，If you play C chord，Play C blues scale ，and F chord，You play F scale ，And you made a mistake .
2 Play too fast . 100 Bpm is the best .
3 Repeat the same riff。
4 Don't connect licks
5 run-on sentences。 There is no gap between sentences 。
6 only can play C blues scale。
7 Harmonized from the bottom 。
8 Don't use full keyboard range
9 Same baseline
10 No passing chords。

[alexyclim]

Hi Johnny, what is the subscribe fee ? When I click on subscribe, it does not indicate amount.

[johnbrow]

My biggest mistake was that I didn't practice my left hand enough. I did practice it ( I could sit for hours), but it was kind of boring. As a result, when I played both hands - it started to sound pretty sloppy.

[alejandrodmsosa]

so great mtrfkrer cool master u nail it dude

[deliusmyth]

Thanks, Jonny. I found your first point very interesting. I wondered whether blues players changed key as they changed chord. Sometimes I hear a more majory sound on the dominant part of the progression. Is that allowed?

[magatsujuke]

So, other than speed, what are the main differences between blues and boogie woogie?