Sunday, May 8, 2011

Discover How To Play Jazz Piano

By Andrea D. Vacchiano


For one to know how to play jazz piano, you should understand all its basics in terms of how it used to be like in the beginning and how it has developed with time. You need to understand the way the scales have been used both in the early and the new genre of this music. Thus learning the basic stuff will go along way into helping you gain the necessary skills.

Develop a good listening habit and look for many recordings of this both great from the old and the new ones alike and do not single out. First listen out to them playing while noting down what they do and how they do it, then try to apply the same into your own playing. As you do this each time you will discover that you have become brilliant in a matter of time.

To help you identify the different sounds, highly recommended that you make a point of learning all the twelve major sounding scales. Read various genres of music and try playing them out. As you do so, find a songbook on this genre of music so as to help you with your learning process.

With music you need to remember there are different scales which though they may appear as similar, they are completely different. On your part you thus need to be able to distinguish all this for you to effectively manage the piano. Having mastered that, you can take out the songbook and try it out practically as you read out the scales while pressing the key associated with it.

Very important to note that at first sound completely out of tune, but you need not worry as with practice it will eventually sound okay. Note that there are various scales each having its own sound and even meaning. You therefore need to dedicate time to learn them and as you do so practice them out.

Get to learn more on the various modes and different scales. Remember to always listen to other greats related to this genre as they do their thing. In the process, as they do so you too need to try out what they are doing and that is how you will perfect your skill at this.

Like everything in life, time patience and dedication is needed when you want to know how to play jazz piano. Buy books and read more on the music scales and learn to differentiate them clearly.In addition, make a habit of listening to your music and always take interest in knowing the various scales used. As a good practice, once you master all the scales, practice them and with time you will have perfected the skill.




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