LiveMusic Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 I bought his course almost a year ago, spent a weekend going through the CD seminar and book, stuck with it for a few practice sessions and then guitar practice overtook it. I recently revisited it and admit that it makes more sense now with my last year's advance in my overall musicianship. But I'm curious if anyone has ever heard and thing about this method. He basically says that piano instruction, as it has been done in the past is garbage. That it does NOT teach people how to improvise any song at will... which is about anyone's "dream" of being able to play piano. That learning to read scores is fine but it's not what people really want to do. They want to be able to sit down and play a song because they have the melody in their head. His method is very radical, immersing the student from the getgo in learning to play "standards" with complex chord structures. "Misty," "Ain't Misbehavin," etc. I mean from the beginning. And after you learn two songs, then three, then four and then eventually a couple of dozen or so, by then, you will be able to pick out songs on your own with very complex chord structures. The basic theory is that your fingers, mind and body "learn" to "know where to go." This guy is obviously an Einstein. He talks so fast, it's hard for this southern boy to keep up. But I admit he makes a lot of sense. > > > [ Live! ] < < < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrbreez Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 I liked his method alot. It is really good for guitarists (and other non-keyboard musicians) like me who want to learn keyboards. Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 I can do VanHalen type trick lick solos on guitar but I cannot do a decent run because I never studied the basics. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 You wouldn't happen to know the exact name of the course/book. I've done a search on www.amazon.com and www.google.com by the author but I get several titles by that name back. I am also a no-piano player (bassist) who would like to pick up some more piano playing knowledge. I'd like to also recommend the Jazz Theory book by Mark Levine. It has really opened up a lot about chord/music theory for me. Now I'd like some more piano playing stuff. RobT RobT Famous Musical Quotes: "I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve" - Xavier Cugat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveMusic Posted February 25, 2002 Author Share Posted February 25, 2002 Originally posted by RobT: You wouldn't happen to know the exact name of the course/book...I think it's sold at The Sudnow Method site . Get ready to pracice. If you don't practice, it's worthless. He says a year or two or more before you have a decent reportoire. Of course, the songs you do know, they will be kickass. This guy's method is radical. Makes sense to me, though. I think he's right... 99% of everybody who ever takes piano lessons, a few weeks or months later, they don't know squat. Might remember how to play the piece they played a thousand times but that's it... they don't know how to play new pieces instinctively. > > > [ Live! ] < < < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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