Elliot Smith Cover - "Between the Bars"

Some friends have been really getting into Elliot Smith lately. This led me to practicing along with his recordings. I finally decided to give "Between the Bars" a try. It's such a beautiful song and I can't wait to get to know it better. Here it is after working through it for a couple of days.

How to play piano on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" part 2 - Chords and scales in E Major

Here is part two of the video series on how to play "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain." This one gets into the E Major scale and the common chords in that key.

How to Play Piano on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" as played by Willie Nelson.

Here is a new video on how to play "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" as played by Willie Nelson (sort of). There will be several more videos to follow in the series. You can always use these tricks on any popular song you may be interested in playing. Subscribe to the series by clicking here.

How to Play Chords for Popular Songs in F Major on the Piano

Playing through chords in every key is really helpful when practicing.  Here is the latest video on playing chords on the piano or keyboard.  Practice along with this to get your bearings in the key of F Major.  

You can apply the concepts to popular and rock songs immediately.  It's also helpful to do this for beginning jazz students and classical players.

Michael Stegner

Popular and Rock Piano Tips Part 2

This is the second video in this series of playing popular and rock piano styles.  It will expand on the previous concepts in the last video and add some more intricate rhythms between the hands.  You can try this with many popular songs that are played at this tempo.

Have fun.

Michael Stegner

Popular and Rock Music Piano Tips - Part 1

Here is the latest video on playing pop piano.  These are tricks that can be applied to many popular songs where there is a singer or a band.  It primarily focuses on the role of the piano in modern popular and rock music.  Have fun with this.