By now, you can improvise with the A minor blues scale.
The next step? Start improvisising in other keys.
We’ll take the D minor blues scale, because it feels identical to the A minor blues scale under the fingers.
It’s mostly white keys, and the fourth note, the blue note, is a black key.
By now, you can freely improvise with eighth notes.
The next step? Triplets.
By now, you feel comfortable covering one or two octaves when you improvise.
Next step: use the entire range of the piano.
You’re comfortable reading and playing compositions within a two-octave range.
Next step: perform and read pieces that cover five.
You can now play tunes up to 110 BPM.
Next step: feel comfortable at 140 BPM.
I’ve written two blues pieces for you, so every exercise finds its place in real music.
This is where Sound of Emotions really begins.
By the end, you’ll be able to express power, energy, passion, pain, sadness, or even anger through your improvisation.
The whole piano becomes your space to express whatever you feel.
In my previous post I told you that this blues improvisation module became so big that I had to split it into two parts. But as I started uploading the lessons for Part Two, I realized something again:
It’s still huge.
So Part Three is coming as well.
All three parts share one thing, and differ in everything else.
The shared part:
They all use variations of the Andalusian progression (think “Hit the Road Jack”),
and I teach everything in a simple way, without going deep into music theory and harmony.
The differences:
Module 3: A minor blues. Slow tempos. Working with 8th notes. Playing within 2 octaves.
Module 4: D minor blues. Medium tempos. Working with triplets. Playing across 5 octaves.
Module 5 (Coming early 2026): E minor blues. Fast tempos. Adding 16th notes. Mixing blues with jazz.
If you’re already a member, you’ll find Module 4 in your dashboard.
Log in and start when you’re ready.
If you’re not yet a member, you can try three lessons for free inside the
Free Sample Lessons module.
Before you start working on Module 4, record yourself.
Then again when you’re done.
Seeing real change happening in your playing makes me really happy. ❤︎
– David
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