Improv For Beginners - Piano Lessons (Pianote)

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  • Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
  • This lesson is for anyone who’s just started on the piano and wants to begin improvising using the chords and scales. 😎 Use a key and chords you are comfortable with, and start experimenting to see what can come out of your jam session! This is the best time to explore your piano and bring your playing to a whole new level.
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  • @PianoteOfficial
    @PianoteOfficial  Год назад +3

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  • @sethleejazz
    @sethleejazz 3 года назад +414

    Improv For Advanced Players: Try and improvise and start crying once you realize that you're not good enough

    • @johnfakester5527
      @johnfakester5527 3 года назад +6

      IM A PRO :D

    • @odessa702
      @odessa702 2 года назад +2

      🤣

    • @patriciajrs46
      @patriciajrs46 2 года назад +19

      Don't cry too much. No one ever wrote a story without throwing bunches of paper at the trash because it didn't sound right. Try try again.

    • @brainloading5543
      @brainloading5543 Год назад +2

      ​@@patriciajrs46wrong. Some people actually are THAT gifted

    • @patriciajrs46
      @patriciajrs46 Год назад +5

      @@brainloading5543 I was giving encouragement. Were you?

  • @dianemandt2607
    @dianemandt2607 6 лет назад +94

    Beautiful lesson, Sir. I've piano for years, always tied to notes on a page. This is so much for fun!!!!!

    • @Anonkontello
      @Anonkontello 5 лет назад +2

      You think this is good? Try synthesia piano. Look it up on RUclips

    • @punctuationpatrolman1615
      @punctuationpatrolman1615 4 года назад +3

      Anonkontello No, check out Rousseau, Toms Mucenieks, and Kassia.. Synthesia is never accurate, and it always simplifies the songs into something nothing like the original and it’s ridiculous...

  • @erics7992
    @erics7992 5 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you very much for putting this up and doing it at a very basic level that doesn't use all sorts of crazy chords and things that beginners have no clue about. Very much appreciated.

  • @WatchingGrassGrowWithKelly
    @WatchingGrassGrowWithKelly 2 года назад +13

    This was really helpful, couldn’t help but smile seeing it all come together! You know that moment when someone explains something about you kind of get it, but then you see it all in action and that little thing clicks in your head? Thanks so much! Can’t wait to try it

  • @johnpile3636
    @johnpile3636 7 лет назад +160

    Brilliant lesson. Sounds like john cena theme

  • @Regulus3333
    @Regulus3333 6 лет назад +5

    you are a genius teacher....been crushing your lessons all week...appreciate it so much

  • @Mezilesialan
    @Mezilesialan 6 лет назад +3

    A superb lesson Jordan ! Gateway to a lot of joy with the piano. 😊

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 2 года назад +1

    I've been playing almost as many weeks as I've got fingers on a hand. And this was a nice simple lesson that worked for me right away. Merci beaucoup.

  • @ADAMSIVES
    @ADAMSIVES 4 года назад +16

    this has been a breakthrough for me thanks

  • @polarpalmwv4427
    @polarpalmwv4427 3 года назад +32

    Very cool! After about 30 years of playing, mostly casually I admit, but with a solid five years of piano instruction, this whole improvisation thing still confuses me. I’m going to need to really slow down and analyze your video to try to understand it. Very cool. Thanks for sharing this.

    • @tanyabishop8058
      @tanyabishop8058 Год назад +2

      Learn the circle of 5th and then practice your scales in each key. Then practice inverting the cords. Then this will become easy.

    • @rodthom86
      @rodthom86 11 месяцев назад

      It does not work like this, but the tip about circle of fifths is good.

  • @fernandoherranz4095
    @fernandoherranz4095 2 года назад

    Great lesson thank you! Simple but cool sounding which is inspiring. Beginner player here but have played bass and guitar for years so this is perfect for my level. Pianote is the best!

  • @jimb7297
    @jimb7297 2 года назад +6

    Thanks Jordan, I'm a 2 year+ piano student and I'm learning/practicing scales, chords, arpeggios and Hanons 1-4 but that's all paying off. It was getting tough to keep at the practice but since I started this improve it shows me how much I've learned so far and it's fun improvising.

  • @ericcopeman7882
    @ericcopeman7882 2 года назад +1

    I think this is a great lesson. This is the kind of approach that I was hoping my targeted piano teacher would begin to work with me on. That did not happen. I am happy that I came upon this piece on your site. I have noticed that Lisa was talking about this sort of concept with her lesson on 3 and 4 note melodies with chords. I remember her saying "you can go anywhere" with the sequences and creations. Shuffling the melody notes around as well as the chords can be a lot of fun and gets the person to really think for themselves. I believe that not worrying about how things might sound while experimenting is probably key. That opens up a lot of possibilities. This type of approach is the total opposite and much more free than what I had been seeing in the Alberts book series of learning and much much better. For me, anyway. Thanks! :)

  • @ilyaskilickaya3412
    @ilyaskilickaya3412 4 года назад

    I thank you very much for you make the improvisation reachable for the amateur like me.

  • @williamheatherhodgin4651
    @williamheatherhodgin4651 3 года назад

    Super helpful ! I kept getting lost when I tried improvising. I needed an anchor ! Thank you !

  • @petermcmurray2807
    @petermcmurray2807 2 года назад +1

    What a pleasure it is to hear you talking about intervals. It took me years to work out that the whole of Western music is based on intervals of the Chromatic scale. Even great Jazz books that start with intervals forget to say WHY. Once I had worked out that all chords and scales exist independently as a set of intervals, and that is why it is so important to specify the quality, life became so much easier. Minor 7 is 3 4 3 Major 7 is 4 3 3 Minor maj 7 is 3 4 4 etc.. 9 11 & 13 just continue the pattern . Plus of course the Circle of Fifths instantly gives you the sharps and flats, no worrying did I memorise that scale correctly.

    • @toxmot
      @toxmot 2 года назад

      Very interesting. Do you have a book to recommend for learning this by any chance?

    • @petermcmurray2807
      @petermcmurray2807 2 года назад +2

      @@toxmot Rick Beato's book page 1 available on his youtube channel
      "A thorough understanding of intervals is of the utmost importance in studying all types of
      music, as intervals are the building blocks of polyphonic music"
      I did not know whether to laugh or cry as I had the book for a while but ignored as I thought it was about guitar and I was beginner piano. Then I realised each guitar string = a piece of piano and the CAGED system used by Joe Pass is brilliant. I had by then reached my
      conclusion by other means.

  • @dennisalvin7307
    @dennisalvin7307 4 года назад +1

    thank you!!! luv this video!

  • @Zhenyamarushko
    @Zhenyamarushko Год назад

    I’m just starting to focus on improvising, and this is super helpful and fun!

  • @pdgiven
    @pdgiven 6 лет назад +1

    Cheers! Great tip!

  • @vierminus
    @vierminus 4 года назад +4

    Thanks, that was helpfull!

  • @username84476
    @username84476 6 лет назад +7

    So glad to have found your channel, I started to play the piano some moths ago and I think these videos helped most so far so thanks 👍🏻

    • @QuitUser
      @QuitUser 4 года назад

      Same.

    • @cedrusbukhari2865
      @cedrusbukhari2865 4 года назад

      Your profile photo is.................... 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮🤪🤪🤪🤪

  • @DanLagos28
    @DanLagos28 5 лет назад +4

    wow you can actually play this in the other tonalities with the pentatonic scales and some blues as well , thank you very much !

  • @schubertjorg7428
    @schubertjorg7428 3 года назад +1

    Sehr inspirierend. Vielen Dank für diese schöne Lektion.
    Warm Greetings from Germany

  • @Smiles4Me2
    @Smiles4Me2 4 года назад

    Love it!

  • @junip4918
    @junip4918 4 года назад +1

    Thanks, very helpful

  • @mikelmoral-salar5452
    @mikelmoral-salar5452 3 года назад

    Excellent!! Thnx a lot!

  • @TrueSkoolMusic
    @TrueSkoolMusic 5 лет назад

    super - can dig this!

  • @Nancymusic1717
    @Nancymusic1717 5 лет назад

    Soo helpful!

  • @hungnguyenmanh2926
    @hungnguyenmanh2926 6 лет назад

    thanks , useful way

  • @aygthepoet8743
    @aygthepoet8743 3 года назад

    Great video, very helpful

  • @w.coast_piano6404
    @w.coast_piano6404 8 месяцев назад

    The funny thing is I learned to improv by accident. I’d get board of practicing so I constantly all day every day while practicing would just start messing around improvising when I was board and I got pretty good at it and I’m comfortable making stuff up while playing for people now. This video is Taylor’s much more to beginners then I needed but I think a good tip I’m simply just try it and learning along the way

  • @mycophobia
    @mycophobia 2 года назад

    Extremely helpful video, thank you

  • @adilsonjr5705
    @adilsonjr5705 4 года назад +6

    Nice lesson, i like ! Start following you now! Greetings from buenos aires!

  • @TheLibraryOfEmotions
    @TheLibraryOfEmotions 5 лет назад +2

    This class is brilliant, thank you for sharing mate.

  • @nickonizer
    @nickonizer 3 года назад +15

    I have alot of ideas for short phrases but i have a very hard time putting the ideas to a piano and not have it sound horrible, i hope this helps

  • @climax7260
    @climax7260 3 года назад

    Thank you

  • @joshuaelias1458
    @joshuaelias1458 2 года назад

    subscribed on this video, amazing work bro

  • @chinmoonable
    @chinmoonable 4 года назад +1

    Nice and easy

  • @allgood6760
    @allgood6760 2 года назад

    Thanks 👍

  • @LuksdeSanfer
    @LuksdeSanfer 7 лет назад +4

    Niicee, Thanks you, this helps me a lot :3

  • @patriciajrs46
    @patriciajrs46 2 года назад

    Interesting. Thanks. It's nice.

  • @MoneyAli75
    @MoneyAli75 Год назад

    Cmon pastor 🙌

  • @lachristiantimba6401
    @lachristiantimba6401 5 лет назад

    Really good

  • @cavuncan
    @cavuncan 6 лет назад

    So obvious; you love playing piano & you make us love it too.
    Thank uou very much Jordan!!

  • @JasonDort
    @JasonDort Год назад

    sooooo cooooll

  • @syno023
    @syno023 5 лет назад +95

    2:52 *AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA*

    • @emilegregoire
      @emilegregoire 5 лет назад +5

      HAHAHAHAHA

    • @lexiklein7705
      @lexiklein7705 4 года назад +4

      This killed me

    • @tjsase
      @tjsase 4 года назад +1

      I was following along and played that incidentally, I'm so glad he did it in the video too! It's ABGA in the first section though

    • @Sheine_Leela
      @Sheine_Leela 3 года назад

      You copied this comment wow ya looser

  • @HumanSausage48
    @HumanSausage48 2 года назад +1

    My brain: ok lets learn tho
    My hands: imma head out

  • @marshwajr
    @marshwajr Год назад

    nice, I was clueless before this

  • @PeterSodhi
    @PeterSodhi 7 лет назад

    Good shit

  • @jacolienyouknow
    @jacolienyouknow 2 года назад +1

    I was so confused! Am in English sounds the same as Em in Dutch 😆 now I see why you use only white keys (because it's Am ;))

  • @khymaaren
    @khymaaren 3 года назад

    All right, I'm new here but I'll give this one a lick.

  • @willow-wf3jf
    @willow-wf3jf 3 года назад

    This sounds really good. I can see why you started with the A minor chord as it has no sharps or flats and is simpler, but then I was a bit lost about why the next two chords were chosen. Could you explain? I am mostly concerned that I could not duplicate this chord progression if the starting key is different from A minor.

    • @autumn.variation
      @autumn.variation 2 года назад +1

      He chose the fourth chord of the A minor key as its the easiest sub-dominant chord to use, then he chose the fifth chord of the A minor key as its also the easiest dominant chord to use.
      If you're using a different key, just use the 4th and 5th note of the key as the root note.

    • @francescoscanu6957
      @francescoscanu6957 Год назад

      1-4-5 is the most basic and easy chord progression

  • @andradafilip1969
    @andradafilip1969 6 лет назад +2

    There are a few ideas for how to learn piano
    Try practicing about 1 hour every day, or even 1/2 an hour if you can't find time.
    Do extra practice whenever you can. For example, on weekends you can do more than an hour, maybe two or 3, or even more.
    (I read about these and more on Denelle piano lesson site )

  • @albinwaard7945
    @albinwaard7945 5 лет назад +5

    I cant understand how you can do that with youre left hand

  • @raneyboy9937
    @raneyboy9937 5 лет назад +13

    I am not creative at all, so how do you be more creative? I know there’s no mistakes in improv, but whenever I try it doesn’t sound good and i compare my self to others. How do i fix this?

    • @raneyboy9937
      @raneyboy9937 5 лет назад +1

      Pianote Thank you! This helps a lot and improvising Sweet Home Alabama piano solo because i can’t do the original so thanks for the tips!

    • @raneyboy9937
      @raneyboy9937 5 лет назад

      I am*

    • @jonathanflores2302
      @jonathanflores2302 5 лет назад +2

      Its been 9 months, I hope u have improved at improvising. Many people have trouble coming up with ideas because they dont have any inspiration to draw from or they do but they arent tapping into it. I would suggest listening to music or watching a movie or getting inspiration from wherever you can find it. Then when your inspired, starts messing around on the piano until you can start hearing music in your head.

    • @GriziDaWiz
      @GriziDaWiz 3 года назад

      J D Flores Music he has had 2 years now... yikes

    • @raneyboy9937
      @raneyboy9937 3 года назад +1

      OsibTheSunbro I’ve actually gotten way better at improvising

  • @juditharmstrong6267
    @juditharmstrong6267 7 лет назад +9

    hi please tell what you a doing with your left hand. Most grateful

    • @PeterSodhi
      @PeterSodhi 7 лет назад +1

      Judith Armstrong hi Judith what help do u need?

    • @OnlyMuzan
      @OnlyMuzan 5 лет назад

      A Singh he said with the left hand whatever he’s doing

    • @nbtelethia8383
      @nbtelethia8383 4 года назад

      Judith Armstrong he’s playing some chords

  • @JiecinDumolang2011
    @JiecinDumolang2011 Год назад

    2:20 Hey, that's my chord proggression

  • @noahmay7708
    @noahmay7708 3 года назад

    Gotta love the John Cena lick.

  • @grumpytrump01
    @grumpytrump01 4 года назад +3

    So every chord progression you played is in the key of A minor???

  • @miketeavee1480
    @miketeavee1480 6 лет назад +30

    2:52 AND HIS NAME IS JOHHHHHHN CENA! (bu budu bu)

    • @kgmyatthu3171
      @kgmyatthu3171 5 лет назад

      😂

    • @Sheine_Leela
      @Sheine_Leela 3 года назад

      Sorry someone copied your comment I’m sorry

    • @syno023
      @syno023 3 года назад

      @@Sheine_Leela U serious man 🤣🤣

  • @taxwaxxawxat
    @taxwaxxawxat 4 года назад +1

    Something that I don't understand....
    In order to determine the minor triad chords (as per the Alfred's Basic Piano Library - The Complete book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios & Cadences book), the minor key uses the Harmonic Minor scale which sharpens the 7th note (G) which in turn makes the V chord major.
    Yet in the video, the artist identifies (and plays) the V chord as a minor chord, flattening the G.
    Why is that?

  • @zacvee7255
    @zacvee7255 2 года назад

    Why did you choose v7 instead of V7 for the Am progression?

  • @beats8064
    @beats8064 2 года назад

    I got the pianote ad while I was watching this video

  • @andreaschristodoulou4274
    @andreaschristodoulou4274 6 лет назад +2

    Aminor scale and 4 chords piano playing for beginners ???? is there any more easier than that ???

  • @judithbraun4854
    @judithbraun4854 5 лет назад

    Could you show an Improvisation on Knight Moves by Chilly Gonzales. Playing the version of his Reintroduction Series seems to be just half the fun.

  • @robertmackey1480
    @robertmackey1480 2 года назад

    Great video but wish you would explain what you are doing in your left hand. You say there are no rules but don't you have to stay on beat. Love to know your secret for doing so while improvising.

  • @ryzikx
    @ryzikx Год назад +1

    2:52 JOHN CENA

  • @henmarrr2818
    @henmarrr2818 3 года назад +1

    nice lick, watch out for john cena

  • @nicolasnewcomb8514
    @nicolasnewcomb8514 3 года назад +2

    what if I dont know music theory? Do I have to learn that first?

    • @MiScusi69
      @MiScusi69 3 года назад

      Yes, you have. Improvisation is music theory but played (I think)

    • @flips4life892
      @flips4life892 3 года назад

      learning some music theory definitely helps (mainly circle of fifths, chord types/progressions, and possibly how modulations work) but I wouldn't say it's necessary

  • @Paul1miller1
    @Paul1miller1 5 лет назад

    Is this improvisation on the 12 bar blues? it sounds like blues.

    • @PianoteOfficial
      @PianoteOfficial  5 лет назад +2

      Hey Paul! Yes the chord progression is actually the 12-bar minor blues progression. Because all the chords are minor.

    • @Paul1miller1
      @Paul1miller1 5 лет назад

      @@PianoteOfficial wow Thanks for replying! Y'alls videos are exceedingly helpful. So forgive me if i sound like I dont konw what I'm talking about (I dont haha). Once again great video!

  • @danieljohn4014
    @danieljohn4014 3 года назад

    how do you know which black notes sound good to play??

    • @justaguy6769
      @justaguy6769 3 года назад

      It depends on what scale you're playing in. For example the A minor or C major scale hasn't got any black keys so they will sound weird if u play them while playing in the key of a minor or c major. But let's say your playing in the key of e major or c sharp minor they you can use the black note's that are in that scale and they will sound good.

    • @justaguy6769
      @justaguy6769 3 года назад

      Also im sorry if that was confusing 😅 iff u come back to this comment in a couple of months then u will probably understand

  • @saraha6571
    @saraha6571 Год назад

    I can't keep up the rythm any advice on that?

    • @anitaaustralia
      @anitaaustralia 4 месяца назад

      Play with a drum track. Google something like "drum groove 80bpm" and find one you like

  • @goutammitra4468
    @goutammitra4468 2 года назад

    Your technique is very nice to understand.Thanks for your honest teaching.Goutam mitra India Kolkata

  • @mobapki.pl-lideraplikacjim5386
    @mobapki.pl-lideraplikacjim5386 5 лет назад

    please write why musitions wear hat indor?

  • @surendraaruna4394
    @surendraaruna4394 7 лет назад

    surendra no one

  • @Sheine_Leela
    @Sheine_Leela 3 года назад

    I take piano lessons and my teacher is mostly focusing on just learning songs
    Is he going to start teaching me stuff like this? Tell me with your experience

    • @sebastiannielson1952
      @sebastiannielson1952 3 года назад +2

      Just ask your teacher if they can start teaching you this type of thing.

  • @iloveboule
    @iloveboule 5 лет назад +4

    I don’t recommend this for beginner. Maybe for those who are about to graduate, being a beginner I mean. Instead go to Lisa Witt’s video and check it out, her’s is “feasible” for you.

    • @JeremyLand
      @JeremyLand 4 года назад +1

      Agreed. I'd call this solidly intermediate. "Up a minor third, down a perfect fourth" isn't beginner work, especially in an improv capacity.

  • @6698theOmega
    @6698theOmega 9 месяцев назад +1

    Anyone else here thought of John Cena?

    • @firstwaswhen
      @firstwaswhen 4 месяца назад

      I did but I also read your comment before watching so was expecting it lol

  • @not_name7421
    @not_name7421 3 года назад

    Unfortunately piano improv is not taught by Pianote. I asked. And there isn't much instruction from Mr. Leibel either. Nice video here however.

  • @sheilacharle-mcatee8195
    @sheilacharle-mcatee8195 4 года назад

    Too much for a beginner .....

    • @PianoteOfficial
      @PianoteOfficial  4 года назад

      Oh sorry about that Sheila. We do have other imrpov lessons here:
      ruclips.net/video/-uvm_SeeuGE/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/PcAAkMF9BFw/видео.html

  • @jspic4907
    @jspic4907 4 года назад

    Four notes Min7 chords with your left hand for « beginners »....? The BS level of the click bait title of this video is off the charts.

  • @peterbransche4674
    @peterbransche4674 Год назад

    boring.... 😞