Learn how to improvise like a pro on the piano in just under 8 minutes!
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- Is there a secret to piano improvisation? Yes! Forget about those scales, arpeggios and complicated theory. In this lesson I'm going to show you the true meaning of improvisation and how to become an expert in just under 8 minutes. Honest! No dirty tricks. Well, it's going to take me 8 minutes, it's going to take you much longer ;). But this video will set you on the right path.
this is my problem I can read sheet music and play fairly easily but I just want to sit down and be able to start jamming without reading notes
Start to focus on scales and their relation to chords. The most common one is major or minor pentatonic scale. You will learn to see that the shape of the chords are related to the scale.
Or just only use white notes so you wont do anything wrong nah im joking
learn music theory
I don’t read music, I just play by ear and copy from RUclips, it’s not actually hard if you get used to it
@@4vr1l57 hard to start with but I believe this is the best method for training the ear.
I can’t explain how great this video was, I’m not even joking it makes me want to cry, because I know there are other people out there who feel the same way, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY PIANO IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING
Double Dime Five this MADE MY DAY🥺
Agreed!
It is so beautiful!! And being able to play your heart out is exactly why I’m here learning how to. This is a year old so I hope you’ve made ton of progress:)
John 14:21
This is such a valuable video. As someone who was 'classically trained' this really helped me to start improvising. The way you broke down the steps made so much sense! Thank you for making these wonderful videos available to everyone
Awesome!
This has been an issue for me. I can come up with solo pieces in my head; however, when I would play them out on the piano, I would miss notes that were in my head and hit the wrong ones. This always threw me off. This technique seems to be a way to improve this. Very much appreciated!
Same
i always thought i couldn't improvise because i've had a hard time visualizing scales and memorizing them... your approach made me feel like i've been wrong this entire time, i can actually improvise and because of that i can't thank you enough
“I’m not a great singer, I’m not even a good one”😂😂
I teach voice and piano. What you have shared is so appreciated and a great suggestion. The part about singing what you wish to play is something I share with my voice students. But for some reason, I never followed that advise regarding my piano playing, or for that matter, teaching it this way. Thank you so much for the shift. I do appreciate all of your lessons.
Thank you for the kind words, Lynette.
This is actually amazing, ive never seen it this way, as a begginner improv pianist all i can say is: thanks!
What a simple epiphany! Music comes from the inside. We have to release it before we can play it on the piano. Thanks! Great clip!
Love the idea! It's like don't think just feel. And put what you're feeling from music on piano note.
I am thai beginner on piano, really thank you for all free lessons
by the barrierof language, I sometimes dont understand your message. But I will try to repeat to practice as your advice.
Thank you so much, you are one of my piano teachers 😊
Good luck in your piano playing, Snoop!
If you're the Music Prof in the univ where I teach, I bet many students will flock to your class - myself included!
Thank you Sofia. If you want to attend my classes, I'm teaching nuclear spin physics this spring semester :)
Oppps ... our fields are both in the Sciences but I teach Biology and Environmental Science. Physics isn't my cup of tea, as they say!
@Jiaqi Zhao madlad engineer, respect
No way are you doing nuclear physics!!!! I want to study that when I'm older 😁😁
I never thought about it this way!! Thank you!
This topic about musicians singing on top of their playing it is very interesting! I am a drummer in love of John Bonham and when you hear an isolated track you can hear him screaming!!!
How do you know what keys to play of the song you sang?
You need to train your ear to be able to take any melody you hear and translate it into notes.
MangoldProject how you practice your ear? i have played guitar for two years now and i still can't arrange nything. i think piano and guitar are same. any suggestion?
actually it's really simple. but it takes a lot of practice .. take any song and try to imitate it's melody lines on guitar .. this simple but effective technique helped me master that technique as Mr asaaf said
What i do is i whistle the melody and translate it into the keys
Actually, people will naturally sing in pentatonic scales. Majority of old folk music are pentatonic tunes, all around the world. Then, this being about jazz, you'd add the blue notes. Essentially, knowing these theory "tricks" will help in translating the melody in your head into notes, you'll make less mistakes and the mistakes you do make will sound more acceptable within the constraints of the piece.
Your channel presents the best piano instruction I have ever encountered. Thank you.
This lesson is actually me ask for a help from you.. I wish to know about your learning path from where you began to this level of playing... like when and where you started your learning and what were the exercises and lessons you did to make yourself become a awesome musician like this.. if you could make a video on this..it will be great help for someone like me who is struggling to get better at piano... Thanks in advance..
Interesting idea for a video. I'll think about it.
this is one of the most helpful videos i've ever watched as a piano player. thx a lot
Turn on subtitles when he sings, you’re welcome
you are my favorite teacher
Why, thank you Richard.
I highly recommend this video for how to improvise....the "sing the improv" technique I have incorporated and it works like a charm
Great advice if you know how to distinguish notes simply through audio queues, but unfortunately this just didn’t work for me. I don’t perfectly know what each note sounds like so when humming a tune I have no idea how to convert that into notes on a keyboard, even after drilling scales & chords into my skull for 3 years. Good video but you’re expected to be able to hear notes beforehand.
Amazing tips!!! Thank you very much for being generous in sharing your talent. :)
idk why but that sounds so jazzy.. love it
Eye opening, paradigm shifting.
:D Nice take and satire on the "cliche click bait" piano lessons video titles we found on youtube: "...Honest! No dirty tricks. Well, it's going to take me 8 minutes, it's going to take you much longer ;)...." Great video, thank you!
Don't joke, these click bait titles work and I use them myself :) ... Although I try include both a click-bait-y part and a "real" part to the title.
MangoldProject well at least your honest
i play guitar and you advice and knowledge have helped so much. Thanks from AUS.
I watched with subs and when he sang it was like "dinner at 10:00"
That's great wisdom bro! Thank you
You're welcome Dennis!
I'm absolutely loving your videos because they are structured in a way that makes good sense to me. I have a question about improvisation that you did not mention. When a person does a solo/improvisation in a band, does the improvisation have to be connected or sound in any way like the original melody when it is your turn to improvise within the band? Or do you just have to use some of the same chord progressions of the original melody? I hope this makes sense.
The original melody is usually used as a basis for building a solo and a source of ideas.
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC...many...many. . THANKS.
I was supposed to learn hiw to improvise for jazz band this is the last day thx this helped a lot
Valuable information. Thank you!😊
Your videos just seem soooo perfect
man thats a greaat tip thanks...never thought about that!!!
Would love to hear some more examples of you improvising to chords :) Love the video, this is a great idea even when composing not on the fly and you're trying to find a melody.
Think about orchestral composers. They don't even have an "instrument" to go to while writing a score!
Thanks you so much
Very useful informations, thank you
I always make up great little instrumentals in my head but I'm always slow at creating them.Thats what I need help with.
I have followed you for a while now , and I have learned so much !
Would love to see your face by the way !!
Bless You .
Thanks Paul. No plans at the moment for showing my face, it's just not what this channel is about.
MangoldProject I understand !🙏🏻🙏🏻✌🏻️💫
Thinking up a melody and playing it on the spot🙌🏾..😊
I CAN COME UP WITH ANYTHING IN MY HEAD, I JUST CANT EXECUTE
This is my problem too…I think I have great melody ideas, but idk how to actually play it…which are the right notes that I want
Hmm start by playing chords in C major, since it's all white keys, and start pressing on notes until what you sing and what you hear are the same. Just practise and practise. Another thing you could do would be to train your ear, like listen to videos that play notes and ask you to identify them, you'll easily be able to play them, as you slowly train your ear. Even I get stuck with this however after playing for some years, I can get a gist of what the keys might be playing which notes.
Oh Man this is Gold. Amazing Project 👍. Thank you.
I see what you did there.
@@MangoldProject uh, master. Thank you for replying. Great stuff 🙋
This is the video I’ve been looking for…. Thank u
I get clear understanding anytime am watching your piano videos
Thank you Richard for the compliment.
This is very helpful! Im taking a jazz class this semester & i suck atbreading music
Thanks Rakim.
(Your comment made me hungry, I'm going to eat something.)
Great lesson!!
Thanks for the lesson 😊
Thanks bro very helpful video especially for gcse music
I lovee ur content ....i hope ill be able to learn piano with help of all ur videos 👌
What are the chord progressions and what are the exact notes? It is hard to find the exact notes.
Great video! thank you greatest!
Can you make more on improvisation
Your advice is always so practical. I love your videos.
Great tips and thank you. However, what is your philosophy of doing an improv solo over a jazz standard as opposed to just a made up chord progression? In that situation you are playing specific chords in the left hand (usually) so how do you develop the right hand hand solo and especially runs in the right hand without sounding to scale like?
This video's philosophy is directly applicable to jazz standards. Learn to improvise singing, and then play what you sing. This will ensure you're not adhering to scales to licks or muscle-memory.
So so effectively practically usefull for all. Thanks so much for your info.
Dude. You just opened a door for me.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge !! Informative video as usual !!
This... thanks for sharing this!
Thank you for this. I’m a great ear player, but struggle with improvisation, and this seems like a great approach to try.
Glad it was helpful!
Right on!
Love your lessons, can you demonstrate this concept as would apply to country music,with a 1 4 5 chord progression ?Thanks
This is actually very smart
That's cool really had a blast
What if I wanted to improvise for exactly eight minutes? :(
Then you should watch my other video, "Learn how to improve like a pro on the piano in over 8 minutes!"
@@MangoldProject underrated comment
@@MangoldProject That's not exactly 8 minutes though
0.5 speed
I gotchu man
@@alicegamble5036 over 8 minutes and under 8 minutes can combine to be exactly 8 minutes
Omg thank you so much 💯🙏🏾
Good stuff illl used the info on piano and my Guitar practice
Yes, this approach works for any instrument. Improvisation happens in your head, not at your fingertips.
Exactly! My Dad (RIP) used to say that apart from the head, we've got to trust our ears.
Sound advice ! 😊
Thank you
Hey everyone, the best success that i've ever had was by following the Denelle piano lesson (just google it) definately the no.1 idea that I've tried.
Cora Convay no we don’t really want to we came here to watch this video not another one no offense
Great Lesson--very cool Thanks
Thank u for this ! So helpful 😜
The Köln Concert Part I .... ❤️ everyone in the world should listen to it!
thanks as usual for your lesson!
You're welcome Enrico. Yes, I was actually referring specifically to the Koln concert (I'm not that well versed in Keith Jarrett's career).
I know you put in the video that "composing on the spot" is the magic in improvisation and that the piano part is just a technicality, but do you happen to have tips on how to bring your singing onto the piano without messing up?
You must first train your ear to be able to actually play a melody you sing. Forget about doing things in real time when you start out.
I’m absolutely not classically trained. You probably shouldn’t listen to this if you have any sort of proficiency with the piano, but using these couple rules I have found people asking “what song is that?” even though I’ve just been improving.
1: one hand plays lower notes, other hand plays higher notes.
2. Lower notes are “chords.” And by chords, I mean you play keys at the same time and hold them there for a long time. Rule of thumb, never play keys that are next to each other. That, I’ve found, naturally makes a positive sounding chord.
3. The higher hand goes utterly ham, but only playing single notes. Like, one key then rapidly switch to the next and do this like 6/a dozen times. You do this in between the times you hit the lower chords
4: repeat.
If you have more piano knowledge, you can probably ensure that you only play happy sounding chords.
Sorry if I’ve made an absolute mockery of pianocraft 😔
That is certainly a new method for playing piano. :D
How do you know which notes are In that certain scale
Thank you! I'll keep practising :)
Practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice practice ...
Great tips, thank you
Is it ok to translate every song on c major to begin?
yes, start trying out other keys as you familiarize yourself with whatever you're looking to achieve
thank you a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're welcome.
My problem is I dont know what scale is it going to be use on that specific song .so I just put what melody ive singing in my mind to guitar.I dont know if the scale is right but it sound good. Its my biggest problem.not all songs I can improvise.what should I do?follow my feel for the melody .i dont know what scale. Or should I learn the scale?
This whole point of this video is that the best thing you can possibly do is follow your singing/composition, not a particular scale.
If you want to learn more about scales and chords then try my "Jazz Piano for Absolute Beginners" series here on RUclips.
0:31 Am i the only one, who heard "Your reality" from DDLC? (I was watching that yesterday, so it wouldn't surprise me lol)
Also great tutorial. I felt like a better pianist then before.
Yeah it uses the same chords lol
Great advice thanks
Good video and good information.
But I struggle to cling onto key information.
May you name the key things in this video that I will need?
Yes: Imagine it. Sing it. Play it.
Great tips !
Very helpful!
What was the chord progressions you played?
Cmaj 2nd inv, am, dm 2nd inv, gmaj first inv
You have pretty hands! 🥺😂🤟
can someone help? since i am a beginner and don’t know much about chords i don’t understand what he is playing the whole time in the beginning can someone explain?
What do I do if I don't know what to play in my left hand? Do I need to memorize all the chords first?
Yes.
Pick a "real book" song, memorize the left hand, and then focus on the right hand improvisation.
With time, you will learn how to automatically pick left hand chord voicings that sound pleasing.
@@MangoldProject Thank you so much, I only ever learned how to play the piano by reading sheet music. Now I'm trying to learn how to play without sheets but it's very difficult...
Your voice sounds awesome
you have vids for bloody beginners with a slight knowledge in music theory?
Have a seat, get a blood transfusion and help yourself to my Piano Quickie series:
ruclips.net/video/KoPAcVnAi68/видео.html
Once you've completed that, my channel basically is full of tips and tricks for beginning/intermediate players who want to get to the "advanced" level. Enjoy!
מצוין כהרגלך! תודה רבה על ההכוונה בנושא שמאתגר אותי כבר הרבה זמן :) אפשר לקבל ממך המלצות על פסנתרנים שאתה אוהב להקשיב לאילתורים שלהם?
I don't have "favorite keyboard players", but just musicians. A lot of my playing is inspired actually by non-keyboard/piano players, including bassists, guitarists, drummers, ethnic instruments, etc ... As far as piano goes, my #1 hero though is Lyle Mays. Many piano players I think are amazing often play boring music and vice versa. One of my favorite trios is Uzeb which actually has NO keyboard player in it :) (but Michel Cusson the guitar player uses MIDI guitar to play keyboard parts, so they're cheating a bit ... ) So it's all over the place. Who determines who you should listen to is YOU because only you know who you want to sound like!
thanks :) I always like being introduced to good musicians and bands I've never heard of
hey l have learnt a lot from your tutorials. I am making beats now.. I have a lot of chord progressions that I use on the piano .... I would like to know how to compliment my chords with the guitar.. you can you the piano to explain what a guitarist might play while the piano player is playing.
I have a video on playing together with a guitar player. This is a pretty huge topic and I'm not sure I'm very qualified to answer your question with specifics. Perhaps a guitar teacher might?
Tks ❤
Thanks!
Thx so much man
Hey mangold!! This video was educational n i will work on it.. But i just have a question... As we know most of the songs have same kind of chords progression but how we can play piano in a differnt way everytime with the same chords???
That's not an easy question to answer. You're basically asking how can we make a chord progression sound "good" or "interesting" instead of playing the old boring textbook voicings every time. If you have 1-2 years to spare I can answer that, sort of :). Or, you could go through the many videos on my channel, which contain many tips and tricks on chord voicings and will get you started in the right direction.
+MangoldProject sir... I have my whole life just for music... I am a producer n i compose my own music.. But i am not a trained musician i just have ear training... And thats why i am here.. To learn technical and deep aspects of piano ( say music)... Teach me!!!!
you can use patterns or arpeggios as mangold did in some videos or u can use different voicings as mangold referred to. you can inspire and see what other composers do in the music style that u prefer and u want to compose
+Dimitris Koutris (Composer) thank u.. Very much.. I'll work on it..
I made a small improvisation with my mind with the chords you used (Cmaj, Am, Dm, Gmaj), i just dont know how to coordinate my left and right hands 😭😭😭😭
Practice very slowly at first.
@@MangoldProject i willl 💗🙏
Hi! Can I ask what some of your favourite improvisers to go listen to are? I'm fairly new to this area of music.
Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny, Warren Bernhardt, Michel Petrucciani, Mike Stern, Uzeb, ... list is pretty long but those should keep you occupied.
Thanks!
Do you mind if I were to use the same chord progression in a project?
Of course not, go right ahead. It's not "my" chord progression. It's a 1-6-2-5, as basic as it gets.
RandomDogeee it’s the numbers that designate to the chords