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Stevie Wonder and the Whole-Tone Scale

Stevie Wonder’s music has a sweet spot in jazz – it’s an infectious combination of singable, lyrical, catchy pop melodies […]

Rock organ soloing requires a different approach than jazz soloing. In the jazz context, keyboard solos are usually played at

Rock piano soloing requires a slightly different mindset than jazz piano soloing. In the jazz piano context, the right hand

Rock keyboard soloing is an important part of a keyboardist’s development. Soloing in any context requires that the player is

Rock organ tips. That’s our topic here. But we’ll take a slightly different approach than normal. The organ looks like

In this article we’ll be discussing a classic Stevie Wonder track, “Isn’t She Lovely.” We’ll take a look and a

Michael Jackson’s music is some of the most classic pop/rock music of all-time, so we wanted to feature this Human Nature

When learning to play rock piano one of the most important skills you can acquire is learning to play all

Previously we discussed 3 tips for building rock piano chords and playing these chords in various ways. Learning all 12

In this article we’re going to be discussing some tips for playing rock piano chords, an essential skill that is

In Part 1 of our article “Gig Tips for Pianists” we discussed some very important aspects of gigging, including where

This article is going to focus on a variety of gig tips for musicians, but primarily pianists. Over the years

From time to time I get questions from students asking more about the general knowledge side of music performance as opposed to

My first musical influences growing up were in the pop-rock genre. I have always had a love for the music

For all of the similarities that exist between the two, rock piano-playing and jazz piano-playing also have many obvious differences.