The piano is a very versatile instrument. You can play it as a solo instrument, or you can play accompaniment for soloist or vocalist. This makes the piano such a fun instrument to learn. In this article, you will find the most common rules, guide lines and method to play accompaniment. 1. Never play the melody simultaneously with the soloist I often see many beginner pianists playing the melody when accompanying a vocalist. They simply don't know what to do with their right hand. Playing the melody is the only way ...

In order to develop the improvisation skill, the basic to learn is how to play a chord. Before learning to play a simple chord, one must learn the interval - the relationship between notes. Here is the 3 easy steps to play a chord on piano: 1. Play the bass note with your left hand little finger. To play C Maj7, press C with your left hand little finger 2. Play the remaining notes in the chord with your right hand. Here is where our brain do all the maths. In CMaj7, ...

Ostinatos are to classical music what riffs are to popular music. There is a great explanation of the definition of ostinato at Wikipedia. In short:- In music, an ostinato (derived from Italian: "stubborn", compare English: obstinate) is a motif or phrase which is persistently repeated at the same pitch. The repeating idea may be a rhythmic pattern, part of a tune, or a complete melody.[1] Both "ostinatos" and "ostinati" are accepted English plural forms. Here are some simple steps to get the improvisation started at your piano: 1. Create an ostinato or riff on ...

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBtGyGe2jbA] It amazed me when I realized the fact that most musician in the US learn blue scale first before major scale. I learn classical piano for 10 years and I never touched or played blue scale ever in my classical lesson. Most guitarist also learn blue scale as the basic. According to www.learnjazzpiano.com, The roots of jazz and most other popular music grow deep within the blues tradition. When Africans were kidnapped and brought here to be sold as slaves, they were accompanied by a deep heritige where music and rhythm were ...