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The Site Is Finally What It Should Be
The site got smaller and better. If you've been following along for a while, you know I've been working toward this for years. Remaking lessons, rebuilding modules, slowly getting rid of everything old. Yesterday, I finished that job. If you logged in recently and...
The Site Is Finally What It Should Be
The site got smaller and better. If you've been following along for a while, you know I've been working toward this for years. Remaking lessons, rebuilding modules, slowly getting rid of everything old. Yesterday, I finished that job. If you logged in recently and...
New Course: Blues Piano Improvisation Part 2
Module 4 is out now! 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...
Beginner Blues Piano Improvisation Part 1
The new Module 3 has arrived. If you’ve finished Module 2, you can already improvise with the pentatonic scale.The next step? Add one note.That single blue note changes everything. At first it feels like not much has changed.You might run out of ideas fast and think,...
The Site Is Finally What It Should Be
The site got smaller and better. If you've been following along for a while, you know I've been working toward this for years. Remaking lessons, rebuilding modules, slowly getting rid of everything old. Yesterday, I finished that job. If you logged in recently and...
I Deleted 80% of Module 1 👀
After I rebuilt Modules 2, 3, and 4 last year, I had a problem: Module 1 didn't match them anymore. Modules 2, 3, and 4 were lean. Visual. Fast. Module 1 was heavy on text, multiple tasks per lesson, slower to complete. And Module 1 is what everyone sees first. If...
New Course: Blues Piano Improvisation Part 2
Module 4 is out now! 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...
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I Deleted 80% of Module 1 👀
After I rebuilt Modules 2, 3, and 4 last year, I had a problem: Module 1 didn't match them anymore. Modules 2, 3, and...
The Site Is Finally What It Should Be
The site got smaller and better. If you've been following along for a while, you know I've been working toward this for years. Remaking lessons, rebuilding modules, slowly getting rid of everything old. Yesterday, I finished that job. If you logged in recently and...
I Deleted 80% of Module 1 👀
After I rebuilt Modules 2, 3, and 4 last year, I had a problem: Module 1 didn't match them anymore. Modules 2, 3, and 4 were lean. Visual. Fast. Module 1 was heavy on text, multiple tasks per lesson, slower to complete. And Module 1 is what everyone sees first. If...
New Course: Blues Piano Improvisation Part 2
Module 4 is out now! 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...
Beginner Blues Piano Improvisation Part 1
The new Module 3 has arrived. If you’ve finished Module 2, you can already improvise with the pentatonic scale.The next step? Add one note.That single blue note changes everything. At first it feels like not much has changed.You might run out of ideas fast and think,...
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The Site Is Finally What It Should Be
The site got smaller and better. If you've been following along for a while, you know I've been working toward this...
I Deleted 80% of Module 1 👀
After I rebuilt Modules 2, 3, and 4 last year, I had a problem: Module 1 didn't match them anymore. Modules 2, 3, and 4 were lean. Visual. Fast. Module 1 was heavy on text, multiple tasks per lesson, slower to complete. And Module 1 is what everyone sees first. If...
Keep Your Practice Away from Cheap Goals
In my previous post, "When Piano Practice Becomes the Reward", I shared how reversing my piano practice routine to start with what I genuinely enjoy brought a renewed sense of joy to my practice. This shift led me to another realization. As I continue practicing these...
When Piano Practice Becomes the Reward
I've just realized that whenever I establish a proper piano practice routine for myself, it always revolves around things that I feel I should practice. At the end of this long routine, there's usually a tiny dedicated space for things I would really want to practice....
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The Site Is Finally What It Should Be
The site got smaller and better. If you've been following along for a while, you know I've been working toward this...
I Deleted 80% of Module 1 👀
After I rebuilt Modules 2, 3, and 4 last year, I had a problem: Module 1 didn't match them anymore. Modules 2, 3, and 4 were lean. Visual. Fast. Module 1 was heavy on text, multiple tasks per lesson, slower to complete. And Module 1 is what everyone sees first. If...
New Course: Blues Piano Improvisation Part 2
Module 4 is out now! 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...
Beginner Blues Piano Improvisation Part 1
The new Module 3 has arrived. If you’ve finished Module 2, you can already improvise with the pentatonic scale.The next step? Add one note.That single blue note changes everything. At first it feels like not much has changed.You might run out of ideas fast and think,...
Module 2 Is Out (And It’s Nothing Like the Old Version)
Module 2 is out. This one took longer than expected, for good reason.I thought it would be a quick job: just re-record the old lessons in 4K and move on.But the moment I hit play on the old videos, I knew:I’ve changed. As a musician. As a teacher. I’m no longer...
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