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Learn to Play Blues Piano
DVD 4
New Orleans Style Made Easy
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
Coming soon!!!
Learn to Play Blues Piano
DVD 3
Boogie Woogie and Slow Blues
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
Coming soon!!!
Learn to Play Blues Piano
DVD 2
Boogie Woogie and Slow Blues
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
Volume Two: A Hands on Course in Traditional Blues Piano
Now that the basic elements covered in "Blues Piano, Volume 1" are under your belt, this easy play-along course is your ticket to the next level! David Cohen starts you out with the straight-eighth note rhythm grooves beloved by blues and rock 'n' roll players alike. At the same time, you'll start learning the right hand licks and melodic variations that will give your playing a distinctive sound all your own.
Once you've mastered walking basses, boogie woogie lines, New Orleans-style rhumba rhythms, 9th chords, "the Fats Domino shuffle" and other variations, improvisation -- the heart of great blues playing -- will start to fall naturally under your fingers. Throughout this CD lesson, David provides tips on keyboard theory and numerous licks, endings and turnarounds that you will use for many years to come.
Learn to Play Blues Piano
DVD 1
Boogie Woogie and Slow Blues
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
Volume One: A Hands on Course in Traditional Blues Piano
Sit down at the piano and start to boogie! This easy play-along course will have you rockin' and rollin' in no time -- even if you have never played blues piano before. David Cohen (The Blues Project, Country Joe and the Fish, etc.) starts you at the beginning, quickly getting you into the elementary theory needed to understand chord progressions and the 12-bar blues form. Then it's right into setting up a solid left-hand rhythm in the bass to create a bedrock for the right hand improvisations to come.
David helps you to systematically build coodination between left and right hand. After learning a variety of shuffle patterns, he gradually adds right hand rhythms, accents and licks until you are into your own soloing. As he teaches, David passes on invaluable information on blues scales, turnarounds, ending licks, rhythm parts and other elements which, when put all together, comprise the real blues sound.
By the time this CD lesson ends, you'll be jamming and improvising fast and slow blues in major and minor keys, and have a number of rhythmic variations in your left hand to add drive and pulse to your playing. Most importantly, you'll have the solid basis from which to go on to more complex and demanding techniques in this fabulous American musical form.
Learn to Play Blues Rock Piano CD's
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
Six CD's, includes music
If you play a little piano and are ready to get into blues, barrelhouse, boogie-woogie or rock playing, then these lessons are for you. Starting with fairly simple rhythm patterns, David Cohen quickly expands into solo playing. He systematically builds strength and agility, first in the right hand, then in the left, until you are playing complicated right- and left-hand patterns and are on your way to playing both lead and rhythm piano. David draws on his wide experience as a professional musician to give you hints and pointers about playing in the traditional blues style, both as a soloist and as a member of a blues band.
Learn to Play Blues Piano DVD one
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
90 minute DVD
Get started playing authentic blues piano by ear! No music reading or previous piano experience is necessary. Within minutes you’ll be playing a shuffle rhythm on the bass notes with your left hand and riffing on the treble notes with your right.
David Cohen is an expert player and teacher, and his step-by-step method is logically and carefully conceived. He systematically leads you through all the steps you’ll need to play solid blues piano, whether as a soloist or as a member of a band.
The heart and soul of blues playing is in your ability to improvise, and there is no better way for a beginner to get started than with this superb instructional DVD. David imparts innumerable tips on style while showing you the scales, chord theory, turnarounds, endings and blues licks that will quickly make you a formidable player.
Homespun’s overhead cameras give you a close-up, bird’s eye view of everything that David plays, making his instruction easy to follow and user-friendly. You’ll be amazed at how quickly you’ll be able to sit down at the piano and play this exciting music.
Learn to Play Blues Piano DVD Two
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
70 minute DVD
David Cohen continues his expert instruction in blues piano, taking you beyond the beginner’s level and firmly into intermediate territory. Again, the heart and soul of this lesson is in your ability to improvise, and David gives you all the tools you’ll need to make up your own solos, completely by ear.
Starting his lesson with various kinds of “slow blues,” the emotional and dramatic form that is the basis for so many great songs, David demonstrates variations in the basic chord progression as well as an array of bass lines, chord voicings, turnarounds and familiar-sounding riffs.
You’ll then get into the “New Orleans Rumba,” with its infectious rhythms and funk-based sounds made famous by Professor Longhair, Dr. John and many other Crescent City players.
Finally, David wraps up his instructional method with a rockin’, straight-time boogie-woogie, giving you yet another blues format to add to your newly found repertoire.
David’s approach to teaching is systematic and logical, and he packs an amazing amount of information into this DVD lesson, giving you enough material to keep you busy for months to come.
Learn to Play Blues Piano DVD Three
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
75 minute DVD
David Cohen takes beginning and intermediate pianists beyond the basics and into the colorful flavors, foot-stomping syncopations and old-time funky feeling of the real blues style. The emphasis is on helping you achieve solid technique and improvisational ideas for both slow blues and the more up-tempo boogie-woogie styles.
David covers a wide range of musical concepts that will bring your playing to a whole new level. He starts with the driving bass patterns that give boogie-woogie its recognizable groove, then adds chords, riffs, bass lines, classic turnarounds and arpeggios that will give your playing style and distinction.
Moving from the key of C to E (necessary if you’re going to be playing with a guitarist), David explores slow blues using progressions that will expand your harmonic sense and allow you to improvise easily and effectively in major and minor keys.
You’ll learn to play the rollicking Pinetop’s Boogie (in two keys), the sophisticated Blues For A Summer’s Dream and the seemingly endless variations on the 8-bar Slow Blues in E.
Learn to Play Blues Piano DVD Four
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
80 minute DVD, includes music
Sit down with piano master David Bennett Cohen for an essential lesson on New Orleans piano styles. Like a great Southern chef, David shows you the exact recipe for combining blues, gospel, country and boogie-woogie to achieve a rich musical gumbo of sounds.
David shows dozens of ideas you can use for soloing, improvising and exploring the keyboard: Bass lines, bluesy riffs, hot arpeggios and the essential scales necessary to play in the New Orleans tradition. With Homespun’s “piano cam” floating above the keyboard, you’ll be able to see and follow exactly what David is playing.
The old gospel song When The Saints Go Marching In is taught both in an up-tempo and a minor, dirge-like version; Crawfish Royale uses "second line" clave rhythm; Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out shows you how to deal with a more complicated chord progression; and the soulful Georgia On My Mind illustrates how to improvise over chord changes.
This is a great lesson for anyone looking to learn the basics of New Orleans piano and American roots music.
Learn to Play Rock n' Roll Piano
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
CD, includes 44 page music book
Sit down at the piano and start to rock! This easy play-along course will have you rockin' and rollin' in no time - even if you have never played this kind of piano before. David Cohen starts you at the beginning, quickly getting you into the elementary theory needed to understand the chord progressions, rhythm grooves and bluesy licks that became known as rock ‘n’ roll. You’ll soon be playing the riffs pioneered by Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Johnnie Johnson, Little Richard and other early piano greats.
David helps you to systematically build coordination between left and right hand, teaching a variety of bass lines along with treble licks and solos. You’ll learn how to use techniques such as the glissando, the shuffle, Chuck Berry-style eighth note grooves, clavé (Bo Diddley) rhythms and the rock ‘n’ roll ballad. As he teaches, David passes on invaluable information on blues scales, turnarounds, ending licks, advice about playing in a band and other elements which, when put together, comprise the real traditional rock sound.
By the time this CD lesson ends, you'll be jamming and improvising fast and slow rock ‘n’ roll tunes, and will have a number of rhythmic variations in your left hand to add drive and pulse to your playing. Most importantly, you'll have the solid basis from which to go on to more complex and demanding techniques in this fabulous American musical form.
BONUS! Three special play-along tracks are included in which the piano is heard on the left channel and a full rock rhythm section on the right. Put all the instruction you’ve learned together and play along with the band!
Learn to Play Ragtime Piano
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
Six CD's, includes music book
Learn the ragtime songs and techniques of Scott Joplin and other early piano stylists. David Cohen analyzes this wonderful music measure by measure, bringing out stylistic subtleties and interpretations that might otherwise be missed. These lessons provide you with a comprehensive view of this turn-of-the-century style, so that you'll be able to continue on your own after studying and learning such songs as St. James Infirmary, Careless Love, Buddy Boldon's Blues, Frankie And Johnny, Blues In Ragtime, Ragtime Pasmala, Alabama Hoedown, Swipesy Cakewalk, The Entertainer, Maple Leaf Rag.
Learn to Play Blues and Rock Techniques for Hammond Organ
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
82-minute DVD, includes music
The Hammond organ, especially the B-3 combined with the Leslie speaker, has long been an integral part of modern popular music. David Cohen starts with the basics, detailing all the parts of the Hammond B-3 and showing how to get the unique sounds associated with this instrument using presets, drawbars, percussion tablets, vibrato switch, volume pedal and other devices.
Then it's into the playing! David covers some of the most important licks and grooves you'll need to get out and play in a band. His love of the instrument comes across as he teaches riffs, blues scales, chord changes, and many of the specific musical tricks that work only on organ. Each tune is illustrated by a top New York rock band to give you a feeling for how it should be performed.
You'll learn to play a fast shuffle in C; a funk tune in E; a medium-tempo shuffle in A (with a Jimmy Smith riff); the all-important slow blues in G; and a funk rhythm with a G minor to C (I - IV) groove. In each of these pieces, you'll learn how to improvise solos, use licks and fills, play a variety of bass lines, and become an integral part of a rockin' blues band.
One CD featuring a Hot Backup Band
Taught by David Bennett Cohen
CD, Practice
David Cohen and his hot blues band recorded nine different grooves, each illustrating a different blues/rock piano style. The piano is isolated on the right channel and the rhythm section is on the left so you can analyze David's playing or sit in with the band. Each groove is played long enough for you to grasp the style--great for both improving your rhythm playing and for improvising solos!
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