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MusicGurus Play Authentic New Orleans Piano is a comprehensive course in New Orleans blues piano playing led by industry professional Paddy Milner that teaches you the style and fundamentals of New Orleans blues piano and lays the groundwork for you to start improvising and composing in the genre. Across 40 fun and engaging lessons, Paddy Milner guides you through the framework of the genre by teaching some classic New Orleans blues songs by legends such as Dr John, James Booker, Professor Longhair, and Jelly Roll Morton and will break down certain techniques and aspects that will aid you on your journey through the New Orleans idiom.
Please Note: These tutorials do not have subtitles and are only available with English audio. This product comes in the form of a voucher code that will be sent to your email to be redeemed on the MusicGurus website.
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One of the main bonuses of courses with MusicGurus is the industry professionals who are deployed to guide you on your journey of exploration no matter which course it is you undertake. With MusicGurus Play Authentic New Orleans Piano the lessons are eloquently presented by one of the world's leading blues and rock 'n' roll pianists and award-winner, Paddy Milner. Throughout the 40 episodes Paddy draws on his experience and years of service in the industry playing with artists like Jack Bruce and Sir Tom Jones, to explain the characteristics of the genre and really pushes you to innovate and craft your own ideas within Blues to fully cement the techniques and theories presented.
Along-side the 2 hours and 58 minutes worth of video content recorded, Paddy has also provided downloadable PDFs and transcriptions of key aspects that you will explore in the lessons. They are completely free and will allow you to have something to practice even when you're done with the video aspect of the course, or are just taking some time to absorb the information you have been given.
When taking up any instrument, the most efficient way to learn is through exercises and then putting them into practice in the context of songs that use the same techniques. MusicGurus New Orleans piano does this by teaching you songs by some of the greatest New Orleans blues artists of all time including, Dr John, James Booker, Professor Longhair, and Jelly Roll Morton. Across the course of 40 lessons, the techniques you will learn are broken down by Paddy in the form of some classic New Orleans Blues songs such as 'Tipitina', 'Junco Partner', and 'Somebody changed the Lock'. By doing this, you will learn all about the characteristics of the genre and understand different performance techniques that give rock 'n' roll its classic sound and also gain a portfolio of classic songs that you will not only be able to play but be able to fully understand how and why they are songs that define a genre.
There is nothing worse than the feeling of being rushed when trying to learn and understand something as deep and complex as music, after all, everyone takes on information at different rates and sometimes online learning platforms provide limited-time-only licenses and subscription services that pressure you into further purchases and more expensive subscription periods. Well, MusicGuru has changed that as with their courses not only do you get the wealth of knowledge from in-the-industry professionals, but you also get lifelong access to your course and all the downloads that come with it. This means you can take the course at your own pace. You'll be able to dip in and out when you please and if you ever feel you need a refresher you can come back to MusicGuru without the need for any further purchases.
MusicGuru can also boast difficulty ratings so you know what you're getting into and advanced video features for the lessons, so if you want to take it back and hear the excerpt again but at a bit of a slower speed, you can! Being compatible with phones, tablets and desktops, you'll be able to learn when you want, where you want, whether that be in front of your instrument at home or just to pass the time whilst commuting on the train, MusicGuru design the courses to work around you, whatever your lifestyle.