Routine 1 – Hand Independence

ROUTINE 1 hand independence A warm welcome to the first routine. This is the big one… hand independence. In this routine I have 3 exercises specifically designed to help get that left hand working with the right. They all work together and, in the end, give you something that sounds great. Home » Creative Practice Routines…

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Routine 4 (Bonus) – The Sustain Pedal Technique

LESSON 6 Routine 4 (Bonus) How To Use The Sustain Pedal Home » Creative Practice Routines Welcome to this bonus lesson on how to actually use the sustain pedal. This is an in-depth video I recorded for another course I have called Creative Piano Patterns. It’s the very first pattern in fact. This course is…

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Bonus – Developing Your Musical Ear (An Introduction)

BONUS Developing Your Musical Ear (An Introduction) Home » Creative Practice Routines Welcome to the final lesson in the Creative Practice Routines ‘Beginner’ course. I wanted to end our sessions together with a creative flourish. So here’s how you can take the skills we have carefully nurtured and use them to develop your musical ear.…

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Routine 5 – Lets Put Everything Together

LESSON 7 ROUTINE 5 Lets Put Everything Together Home » Creative Practice Routines LESSON goals 0% Video TimestampsTick When Complete 1 The Creative Concept 2 Creating your own routines 3 Chord Progression Example 1 4 Chord Progression Example 2 5 Chord Progression Example 3 6 Chord Progression Example 4 7 Two last concepts to take…

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Routine 4 (Part 2) – The Magic Of The Sustain Pedal

LESSON 6 Routine 4 (Part 2) The Magic Of The Sustain Pedal Home » Creative Practice Routines LESSON goals 0% Video TimestampsTick When Complete 1 The Big Practice Goal (Using Block Chords) 2 Example Routines 1 and 2 (Block Chords) 3 The Big Practice Goal (Using Broken Chords) 4 Example Routine 1 (Broken Chords) 5…

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Routine 4 (Part 1) – How To Use The Sustain Pedal

LESSON 3 Routine 4 (Part 1) How To Use The Sustain Pedal Home » Creative Practice Routines LESSON goals 0% Video TimestampsTick When Complete 1 Example Routine 1 2 Example Routine 2 3 A tiny tweak to create 2 more practice routines 4 I have gone through the routines and practiced using the pedal 5…

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Routine 3 – Lets Create Some Music

LESSON 5 ROUTINE 3 Lets Create Some Music Home » Creative Practice Routines LESSON goals 0% Video TimestampsTick When Complete 1 The Big Practice Goal (Right Hand) 2 Example Routine 1 (Right Hand) 3 Example Routine 2 (Right Hand) 4 Example Routine 3 (Right Hand) 5 The Big Practice Goal (Both Hands) 6 Example Routine…

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Routine 2 – Playing Your First Chords

LESSON 4 ROUTINE 2 playing your first chords) Home » Creative Practice Routines LESSON goals 0% Video TimestampsTick When Complete 1 The Big Practice Goal (Our Chord Progression) 2 Example Routine 1 3 The Big Practice Goal (Bringing In The Left Hand) 4 Example Routine 2 5 Example Routine 3 6 I can play the…

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Routine 1 (part2) – Scaling The Scales

LESSON 3 ROUTINE 1 scaling the scales (part 2) Home » Creative Practice Routines LESSON goals 0% Video TimestampsTick When Complete 1 The Big Practice Goal 2 Example Routine 1 3 Example Routine 2 4 Example Routine 3 5 Extra ideas and exercises to help you ‘nail the scale’ (Woah that rhymes!) 6 I can…

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Routine 1 (Part 1) – Getting Those Fingers Moving

LESSON 3 ROUTINE 1 scaling the scales (part 1) Home » Creative Practice Routines LESSON goals 0% Video TimestampsTick When Complete 1 Our Big Practice Goal (The Main Exercise) 2 Example Routine 1 3 Example Routine 2 4 Example Routine 3 5 Using common issues to create extra exercise to generate more practice routines 6…

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