Rock Piano Basics

In this lesson we are going to cover triads along with their inversions and usage. I will also show you how and when to use 7ths chords and chord slashes. Later in the lesson we will discuss several different Rock Piano Accompaniment patterns that you can practice. If you are new to Rock Piano…start here!

This lesson is designed to help students understand how to form and play triads. We will cover the 2 ways to form triads and most importantly discuss how to create and USE inversions. Students will also be given some valuable exercises to increase the speed in which they can move between chords. If you are interested in Rock/Pop piano, this lesson is a must! You need to know the information in this lesson inside and out before moving on to any of our more advanced lessons. This lesson also pairs well with our Rock Basics lesson.

Learn how to recreate that 50's blues piano sound.

In this lesson we followup on our Rock piano techniques from the Suzuki workshop in the lesson "Suzuki Workshop - Easy Rock and Blues Grooves." You'll learn how to break up the chords to create a more flowing rock piano sound while also learning some exercises that will give you more fluidity in your playing.

Learn how to create an arrangement for rock styles by learning rhythmic accents, how to break up chords, clusters and more.

Another lesson designed to show you how to improvise over rock songs.

In this lesson we are going to cover some very hot rock solo licks and grooves. The ideas in this lesson will turn heads when you start to solo. We will cover double-stops and other improvisation techniques, but you will also learn about sextuplets and how to create some smoking grooves using this rhythm.

Learn how to use both major and minor pentatonic scales in your improvisation.

This lesson I am going to show you some techniques I taught Suzuki students this past week in Louisville, KY. These are some great easy Blues techniques as well as some Rock/Pop piano ideas.

12/8 is a common rock piano groove. In this lesson you'll learn how to play it!