Beginners Blues Course - Lesson 4: Improvising

[ASTiGBA]

I love you man no homo! your my guro!

[k98killer]

I've been playing classical for around 7 years, and until I watched your videos had no clue how to play blues. Just now getting into it all. Thanks for all the info. Cheers

[SUNNYRHOADES9]

Hi Brother I luv you man great teacher -some constructive  Criticism .Get rid of the and Uuum -

umm and ummm ummm - fill it in with music info. cheers and Seasons Greetings Mate .SR2009.

[MusicGuru12]

Hey,

I am aware I do tend to say "umm" and "urrr" a lot. However, it is difficult to talk to a camera, have no script and receive no response. That is why I pause for thought.

Thanks for the comment anyway,

Ben

[stanphoenix]

its superb dude thnks.... dude im now just playing with the blues scale and making my own tune

[SmartStart24]

Oh my goodness I am so happy I found these vids! I might post a response to show all that I learned from you! Thanks!

[gherkin007]

ive learnt more watching half an hour of your videos than i have all of my keyboard books! on ebay they go! great stuff

[orient2k]

Fantastic lesson. Many thanks.

[iboudiop]

Sight reading could and should be easier if it's learned by shorthand methods: chord symbol/inversions, scale harmonization, circle of fourth/fifths, and simple techiques like walk-ups/downs, pentatonic scales, apreggiation. I think sight reading should almost be the last thing a piano student learns. It's akin to learning a foreign language effective: through speaking and creating stories rather practicing grammar and vocabulary drills in the language.

[MusicGuru12]

Thanks for that theory. Very much apprciated by myself and I am sure many others.

[iboudiop]

Just curious why you find it hard to read sheet music. I do too. I have a few ideas. The tradition note reading/classical piano method is a challenge who have a great attention span for learning leans toward more intuitive-kinetic rather deductive-abstract. Sight reading tends to delay the reward of playing until you're techically proficent to play complex pieces; whereas in blues and jazz, you create your own complexity and learn techique as you go along.

[kwd007]

Young man ur amazing !

[dudett0runescape0guy]

dude!!!you shud be called Big Ben!!! every1's looking up to ya! ure hell of a good pianist and teacher! keep it up:P u own m8!

[NOLAvision]

Very clear,laid-back style of teaching. I keep picking up little things every time I watch.

Thanks Ben!!

[boogiewoogieluvr]

Hey Ben,

You are awesome! Really appreciate you sharing your gifts with us, not only a gift for music, but also a gift for communicating, teaching. Thanks so much for your time Ben. Play with heart!

[davidlionelf]

thanks you are avery helpful teacher

[9690329]

good job. you are making it simple to understand. and thanks for listening to our comments.

[a0414336806]

i guess ur next video will be on how to put the left hand chords together wit the right hand

[MusicGuru12]

Well guessed :p !

[BurnoutLeg]

GREAT THNXS

[gerryiam]

another great video. thanks