Comments on: The Official Pre-Release Has Begun! http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/2009/12/14/piano-improvisation-lessons-course/ A practical guide to keyboard playing, composing, and improvising on the piano. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave Stevenson http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/2009/12/14/piano-improvisation-lessons-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 Dave Stevenson Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:21:19 +0000 http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/?p=240#comment-1110 Hi Rod, I have just finished working thru your first report. I love music and have attempted to learn the piano quite a few times. But have given up because of all the practice required to learn scales and chords. I quit attempting to learn about 10 years ago and settled playing CDs. That I learned pretty easy :lol: I can't beleive how much I undestand now working thru the report. I know I still need a lot of practice but I think I am going to enjoy practicing because in the past it was just praticing things by rote and that bored me. Now using intervals and lisening for building tension and then releif it is going to be more fun. I still have a lot more practicing to do but I think I am going to enjoy it a lot more. Thank You for the report lesson. Hi Rod,
I have just finished working thru your first report. I love music and have attempted to learn the piano quite a few times. But have given up because of all the practice required to learn scales and chords. I quit attempting to learn about 10 years ago and settled playing CDs. That I learned pretty easy :lol: I can't beleive how much I undestand now working thru the report. I know I still need a lot of practice but I think I am going to enjoy practicing because in the past it was just praticing things by rote and that bored me. Now using intervals and lisening for building tension and then releif it is going to be more fun. I still have a lot more practicing to do but I think I am going to enjoy it a lot more.
Thank You for the report lesson.

]]> By: Abel http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/2009/12/14/piano-improvisation-lessons-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Abel Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:42:17 +0000 http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/?p=240#comment-1109 Hi Rod, Thanks for your ebook, it provides the unifying principle for understanding music that I have been looking for, for me your definition of music worked as a spark igniting my understanding of music literally fulfilling completely your claim that these concepts would raise the appreciation of music to a level never experienced before. I am eager to study, learn absorb and MASTER the essence of music with the light of your guiding principles. Thanks agaain. Abel Hi Rod,
Thanks for your ebook, it provides the unifying principle for understanding music that I have been looking for, for me your definition of music worked as a spark igniting my understanding of music literally fulfilling completely your claim that these concepts would raise the appreciation of music to a level never experienced before. I am eager to study, learn absorb and MASTER the essence of music with the light of your guiding principles.
Thanks agaain.
Abel

]]> By: Jayvie http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/2009/12/14/piano-improvisation-lessons-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Jayvie Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:19:53 +0000 http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/?p=240#comment-1107 Hello everyone. The first Lesson was excellent! I want more so i can learn more. I'm straight up beginner piano player. I play guitar so I got some experience with music and I was able to pick up most, if not, all the information in the first lesson. I would like to learn more especially on what to do with the right hand which from what I think is used for melody and your left hand is for chords. But Im not completely sure. Anyways the next thing I want to learn is how to use both hands and what to play with each, etc. Free stuff like the first lesson would be so great!! Thank you again and God bless Hello everyone. The first Lesson was excellent! I want more so i can learn more. I'm straight up beginner piano player. I play guitar so I got some experience with music and I was able to pick up most, if not, all the information in the first lesson. I would like to learn more especially on what to do with the right hand which from what I think is used for melody and your left hand is for chords. But Im not completely sure. Anyways the next thing I want to learn is how to use both hands and what to play with each, etc. Free stuff like the first lesson would be so great!! Thank you again and God bless

]]> By: Joe http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/2009/12/14/piano-improvisation-lessons-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Joe Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:43:46 +0000 http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/?p=240#comment-1106 Hi Rod, I downloaded the free 111 pages of the lessons. I must say i am quite relieved. I started learning Piano around 6 months ago and i was finding it quite tough, i really have no clue where I am going. Its so difficult to memmorize the notes and reading from a music sheet. Yes, i want to learn how to read it, but the process seems so long and demotivating. This lesson of yoursis a life saver. I can put things into perspective. I am now not shocked to see the chords and scales in funny names. I am gonna buy that "Logic Behind Music" soon, May be in a month or two.(Pretty hard times- too many bills to pay .lol) . I believe its gonna do justince to the Piano I just bought last month! Thanks for your works Rod, Cheers Joe Hi Rod,
I downloaded the free 111 pages of the lessons. I must say i am quite relieved. I started learning Piano around 6 months ago and i was finding it quite tough, i really have no clue where I am going. Its so difficult to memmorize the notes and reading from a music sheet. Yes, i want to learn how to read it, but the process seems so long and demotivating. This lesson of yoursis a life saver. I can put things into perspective. I am now not shocked to see the chords and scales in funny names. I am gonna buy that "Logic Behind Music" soon, May be in a month or two.(Pretty hard times- too many bills to pay .lol) . I believe its gonna do justince to the Piano I just bought last month!
Thanks for your works Rod,
Cheers
Joe

]]> By: Karen http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/2009/12/14/piano-improvisation-lessons-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 Karen Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:27:25 +0000 http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/?p=240#comment-1100 Hi Rod, Thanks for sending me the 111 page piano book. I think its going to be great later on. I just started taking piano lessons and I don't understand anything in your book yet but maybe 6 months from now I will find it very helpful. I am an older beginner beginner so guess I have to have patience with myself. Thanks again. Karen Hi Rod,
Thanks for sending me the 111 page piano book. I think its going to be great later on. I just started taking piano lessons and I don't understand anything in your book yet but maybe 6 months from now I will find it very helpful. I am an older beginner beginner so guess I have to have patience with myself. Thanks again. Karen

]]> By: Alberto http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/2009/12/14/piano-improvisation-lessons-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 Alberto Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:09:26 +0000 http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/?p=240#comment-1098 Hi Rod, Thanks for the Music Fundamental Report that you created in a very clear and transparent way. I already read it and keep practicing the chords and intervals to have a good base for the next piano lesson report. God always will bless you because I realized that in this music lesson you really want your student to learn how to play the piano in a very organized way. Your methodology of teaching music is unique. The Music Fundamentals Report is a real Piano Encyclopedia because you present here all the steps, one by one, to create piano chords. If this piano lesson 1 is good, the next one, lesson 2 will be better. In that lesson, I expect you to link chords to make good chord progressions that help us to compose songs. I would like to continue receiving newsletter from you to keep me up-dated about your piano lessons. Thanks again for your great piano courses and for your website. Hi Rod,

Thanks for the Music Fundamental Report that you created in a very clear and transparent way. I already read it and keep practicing the chords and intervals to have a good base for the next piano lesson report. God always will bless you because I realized that in this music lesson you really want your student to learn how to play the piano in a very organized way.

Your methodology of teaching music is unique. The Music Fundamentals Report is a real Piano Encyclopedia because you present here all the steps, one by one, to create piano chords. If this piano lesson 1 is good, the next one, lesson 2 will be better. In that lesson, I expect you to link chords to make good chord progressions that help us to compose songs. I would like to continue receiving newsletter from you to keep me up-dated about your piano lessons.

Thanks again for your great piano courses and for your website.

]]> By: Ric Overton http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/2009/12/14/piano-improvisation-lessons-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 Ric Overton Tue, 25 May 2010 05:41:22 +0000 http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/?p=240#comment-1096 I am looking forward to learning more about your program and introduce it to my own students. Ric Overton ric@pianosd.com PianoSD.com San Diego, Ca I am looking forward to learning more about your program and introduce it to my own students.

Ric Overton
ric@pianosd.com
PianoSD.com
San Diego, Ca

]]> By: billy http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/2009/12/14/piano-improvisation-lessons-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 billy Mon, 17 May 2010 02:14:37 +0000 http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/?p=240#comment-1094 i just started playing a few months ago so its alot but has given me some meat to bite on to..thanks..if u have any other things that can help im open..... i just started playing a few months ago so its alot but has given me some meat to bite on to..thanks..if u have any other things that can help im open.....

]]> By: Hope http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/2009/12/14/piano-improvisation-lessons-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 Hope Fri, 07 May 2010 15:53:16 +0000 http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/?p=240#comment-1092 :smile: I just wanted to say, that as someone who has wanted to learn to play the piano all her life, and can NOT read a note of music, this has been so easy to understand! I really love it! For the first time, chords actually make sense, and so do 5ths and so on. Thank you so much for this book! :smile: I just wanted to say, that as someone who has wanted to learn to play the piano all her life, and can NOT read a note of music, this has been so easy to understand! I really love it! For the first time, chords actually make sense, and so do 5ths and so on. Thank you so much for this book!

]]> By: Michelle http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/2009/12/14/piano-improvisation-lessons-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1091 Michelle Thu, 06 May 2010 10:02:02 +0000 http://pianoencyclopedia.com/blog/?p=240#comment-1091 Hi Rod, Just downloaded the full home-study course a few days ago. I began studying theory seriously last year and have discovered some very good teachers online. You are the first person, however, to place so much emphasis on intervals. I've always found intervals somewhat confusing, but simply practicing the first exercise in Piano Practice Booklet One made things much clearer. Looking forward to the rest of the course. Thanks, Michelle Hi Rod,
Just downloaded the full home-study course a few days ago. I began studying theory seriously last year and have discovered some very good teachers online. You are the first person, however, to place so much emphasis on intervals. I've always found intervals somewhat confusing, but simply practicing the first exercise in Piano Practice Booklet One made things much clearer. Looking forward to the rest of the course.
Thanks,
Michelle

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