My name is Andreas. I am from Indonesia and currently residing in South Korea. I always think that jazz is such a rich music and this is one of the main reason why i got interested in jazz. I am self-taught pianist since i was in junior high. Mostly pop song. I also play lots of worship song. I like to put some of jazz elements (that i understand) into other genre. I found this really fun for me. I expect to grow more through this community especially in jazz!
I am currently doing the extended chords and voicing course and gosh i already learned more than I expect. I always thought that my knowledge in voicing is well enough but this course has proved me wrong!
Lets grow together and support each other to be a better musician! Thanks!
I am so surprised that we only need to pay $50/month for such high quality lessons. Thank you so much Hayden and all the teachers to make this possible! From the forums discussions, I can tell as well how caring and attentive you guys are to all the students. Such a superb environment to learn!
Welcome to the group. Youâre right. PianoGroove is indeed very good value for the money. Both the instructors and the members of the community are open and quite supportive. Youâll enjoy your time spent here.
It sounds like you are already on the right path with our course on Chord Extensions. I do recommend that students study multiple courses at once, particularly in the âBeginnerâ section of the jazz lessons as many of the course topics are interrelated.
For example, you could study âJazz Piano Foundationsâ, âExtended Chordsâ and âRootless Harmonyâ all together. All progress is saved to our dashboard and we can utilise the lesson bookmarking to make practice notes and logs.
Here are some other useful links for you:
PDF Practice Planners
We have PDF practice planners which guide our students through practice routines for the first 4 theory courses on the website. Check them out here:
It might be nice to browse through our Syllabus information which groups together courses and helps to dissect the overall lesson library into smaller chunks:
My name is Iordanis, originally from Cyprus, currently living in Germany.
Working from home for the last couple of months actually increased my free time considerably, so I decided to make another attempt in learning to play jazz piano (the original attempt was a couple of years ago and it more or less failed for various reasons).
My playing goals would be to be able to play some of my favorite songs, e.g. Monkâs 'Round Midnight and Coltraneâs Lonnieâs Lament, and also be able to improvise.
Even though I have some past experience playing music, I want to start from scratch and do it properly this time around. My plan is to start with the 2 courses from the Beginner Jazz Syllabus, establish a practice routine and take it from there.
It feels great to be joining you all in this journey!
-Iordanis
This is the perfect place to reach your goals. Hayden and company have created such great lessons for all levels. Unlike some sites where they show you a few things and then show off their own skills, PianoGroove offers well-thought-out lessons with very clear and detailed explanations. Youâll have fun and learn quite a bit here. Cheers.
Iâm Simon. I live in northern Sweden.
I have always been playing music to some degree. Mostly drums, but Iâve been playing some guitar and I have been working as a sound engineer both as a main job and as a side gig. Iâve also been making electronic music for more than 20 years.
Iâm one of those people who never learned the basics and never took lessons. Iâve mostly been playing with different bands, jamming and creating own songs.
Iâve been in love with piano, and more specific jazz piano since I was very young and heard swedish pianist Jan Johanssons monumental record Jazz pĂ„ Svenska where he plays really beautiful, low-key jazz versions of old swedish folk songs. It still is one of my favourite records.
I also am a big fan of electro mechanical sounds. I have a hohner pianet T and a Crumar Seven at home. Iâve been fooling around with them, and a lot of other instruments, but recently Iâve been interested in learning to play from the ground up.
I found this website while searching for piano tutorials on youtube. I played along with the Blue in Green-tutorial and was super pleased with the quality. The thing is I never really learned theory as I said, so while I was able to learn songs by watching tutorials I really felt the need to learn from the ground up. I could play along because Iâm used to have an instrument in my hands and Iâve been listening to lots and lots of music but I didnât understand why a certain chord was named the way it was and I couldnât read out a chord and color it or play it in different ways.
Now Iâve been going through the ground course. Iâm working on the major scales and it is going pretty good! Iâve got them all down to the point where I remember them without looking them up, and I have the circle of fifths memorized. Now Iâm working with getting my hands used to correct fingering. Also Iâm taking time each day to mentally go through the major scales and memorizing the intervals.
I think this course is really great and Iâm very impressed by the layout and the lessons.
You just verified what Iâve said earlier. This course has something for everyone, regardless of skill level. Yours, in terms of music, is obviously quite strongâexcept for the understanding of whatâs going on beneath the hood. Your comments remind me of what Chet Atkins, the great Nashville guitarist, said of Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits. After working with him for awhile, he said Knopfler was a master of the guitar, but he had no idea what he was doing.
Have fun and check in from time to time to let us know how youâre getting on.
Hello,
I have always had a jazz"y" interest with the desire of getting more into it someday. I played drums years ago and am currently learning piano/synth. Influences and interests include: Thelonius Monk, Herbie Hancock, most things drum n bass, house, synth wave, and things that are smooth yet edgy.
Based on your interests mentioned, you might like to check out these 2 lessons:
Listening and transcribing directly from our favourite recordings is the ultimate source of inspiration for us, but these lessons will also give you some valuable insights into the style of nuances of these players.
If you have any other specific interests let me know and I will send over more lesson recommendations.
Welcome. You should have one advantage: an awareness of time and rhythm ! . (I am just now realizing how critical that foundation is, thus spending more time w metronome). Enjoy these lessons, they have certainly helped me greatly.
Iâm back! I had to stop my membership of piano groove in July last year owing to an increase of teaching commitments (I teach English as a foreign language in France) and then in August I was struck down by something very similar to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It became so bad that one day I simply didnât have enough feeling or strength in my fingers to press down the keys on the piano. I was distraught and the tears flowed as I imagined I would never play again. Fortunately, we have a very good health system in France and so after quite a long wait to see a specialist, a cure was found. In simple laymanâs vocabulary, I had a compression or blockage in both elbows which was preventing the nerves from travelling down to my hands and fingers. I had two operations, December last year and March this year, where the surgeon has enlarged (or unblocked) the canal in my elbows so my nerves can travel freely again. I am playing again and should make a full recovery although my left hand is still a little weak. Itâs a great pleasure to log into Piano Groove again and read all of your comments. Best wishes to everyone and enjoy the music!!
Weâll also be further extending our teaching team this year which is exciting. If there are any styles or genres that you would like to see offered on the site, just let me know.
Your comments remind me of what Chet Atkins, the great Nashville guitarist, said of Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits. After working with him for awhile, he said Knopfler was a master of the guitar, but he had no idea what he was doing.
. (I am just now realizing how critical that foundation is, thus spending more time w metronome). Enjoy these lessons, they have certainly helped me greatly.