Learn to play music
and create,
using the approach your favorite artists use
This site continues where my YouTube channel, Baltimore Piano Guy, leaves off.
So, if you arrived here first, please go to Baltimore Piano Guy, listen to the classic R&B and rock tunes, and see if the lessons and tutorials are right for you.
If you enjoy the instruction, I invite you to come back here, get a lifetime subscription, and continue learning.
10 Essential Lessons
After many years of teaching, I am confident in the belief that people learn more effectively, and stick with music longer, if they acquire important skills in the context of a lesson, not while trying to acquire those skills while also learning to play a song.
For this reason, please take the lessons before working on the tutorials from the Build the Song Series.
Lessons 1 through 3 - plus two additional lessons for people entirely new to music or the keyboard - are on the Baltimore Piano Guy YOuTube Channel.
Here's what you'll learn in Lesson 4 through 10: Lessons 4 through 6 will teach all the important chords: the Major 7th chord, Minor 7th chord, and the Dominant 7th chord. Lesson 7 will show you how to play in your right hand the Major and Natural Minor Scales, the two scales used to create melodies. In Lesson 8, you will learn how to support those scales with diatonic triads and chords. Lesson 9 will show you how the triads, chords and scales you learned about in lesson 1 through 8 are all put together to create songs in a major and minor key. And, in Lesson 10, you'll learn how to read rhythms while using a metronome.
Build the Song Series
After working on the material in the lessons, you'll be ready to put to use everything you learned. With the tutorials, you'll acquire a deep understanding of the construction of 3 timeless songs:
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Bring It On Home to Me (Sam Cooke) - Major Key
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Into the Mystic (Van Morrison) - Major Key
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Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - Minor Key
Instruction for each song is organized into 4 lessons. Here's what you'll learn: Lesson 1 Since music is best understood from the bottom up, you will begin with learning the bass. Lesson 2 Next, you'll learn to play the harmonies (the triads and chords). Lesson 3 Now with a harmonic foundation, you will learn to figure out the melody by ear using helpful techniques. Lesson 4 Finally, while keeping the structure of the song intact, you'll change the style, create a new melody, and essentially end up with a brand new song.
The Guarantee
The lessons and tutorials are the culmination of many decades of teaching and playing music.
My sincere hope is that my teaching gives you unique insight into how your favorite artists make music and allows you to achieve all your musical goals.
If my instruction falls short in any way, please let me know and I'll gladly issue you a full refund.
One-Time Purchase for a Lifetime Subscription
The impetus for creating this site and YouTube channel was to package my teaching, giving my students an opportunity to learn at their own pace without having to pay me for a weekly lesson.
A great deal on a terrific music education!
The fee for a lifetime subscription, which provides full access to all lessons and tutorials, is equal to what I charge for an hour lesson.
One-time fee:
$85