Funk Piano Tutorial: Just The Two Of Us

[@virgult]

The one piano teacher who makes me get better on guitar.

[@placidehabineza982]

I play the keys but I am moving to drums. Aimee makes this transition was so easy. Kudos!

[@robingoud7160]

I also watch piano tutorials for guitar. Or guitar for bass, or bass for banjo. Etc doesn't matter that much, theory is theory

[@benkockert982]

@Phoenix Torin i dont give a damn :)

[@frankprial2580]

Brill

[@rlud304]

Me too. I find it easier to understand theory on piano than guitar.

[@bradard5862]

Aimee is a valuable resource. This is an example of her over-extending. I grew up with Funk - this is her explaining a little bit of it.

[@milofryling4654]

Thanks! I appreciate the slow precise breakdown and repetition.

[@Robert-zk1zb]

You deserve a way bigger audience.. Your energy, enthusiasm and ability to translate the language of music as you teach has you in rarified atmosphere. ....In my humble opinion.

[@avatacron60]

I definitely agree with you.

[@oscarmike1131]

Robert yeah what he said

[@exoressdelivers70]

Robert + Actually she has decent numbers considering there are hundreds of piano tutorials on KZbin.

[@AimeeNolte]

Robert thanks guys. ;)

[@clitkillaj9131]

+Aimee Nolte I think you are an Awesome piano teacher ! I just started watching today. Any teacher that can play anything and by ear I'm listening .

[@esotericist]

I just love these rich chords and funky rhythms. And you, Aimee... are THE. BEST. KZbin. piano teacher. Bar none.

[@AimeeNolte]

esotericist soooooo nice. Thanks.

[@chet.b]

Aimee Nolte Music et la plus belle !😉

[@TheDfrence]

This video is phenomenal. If people only knew how hard it is to actually teach this effectively. In a style like this where the chords are more for structure, those rhythmic elements are so essential to setting the groove or pocket. I’m amazed. What a great teacher!

[@sammyrothrock6981]

I absolutely love the way she breaks it all down ! This girl is a maestro plain and simple ! Her musical tastes mirror mine !

[@jamesanderson7482]

I really like the level of patience you have as a foundational starting point! It really shows the true power of focus!! You're a great teacher!!

[@Benjiroyoface]

aimee beatboxing and hipping us to the hendrix chord is a magnificent vibe

[@mijaatin]

You are a true gem for all the piano students who want to learn how to groove! Very well presented all the way!

[@AimeeNolte]

Mika Jaatinen thank you so much. I appreciate that. 👊🏼

[@mcwulf25]

Still working on this. I will get there. I will. I will!!! Thanks Aimee. You have got me interested in playing the piano again. If you were my teacher 40 years ago, life could have been so different!

[@andyhinds542]

You are, without doubt one of the best music teachers on KZbin.

[@jackneals5585]

That's one CATCHY song the way you play it. Well done.

[@ThomasJLarsen]

It’s so nice that you accentuate the importance of the beat. All good musicians pay attention to that in body and mind. And you surely are a groovy lady.

[@ThatOtherMikeyGuy]

I love this. I'm a bass player, but I like to learn songs on the piano just for my own fun. This lesson is so clear and approachable. More please

[@ThatViolaKid]

I adore you so much!!! As a classically trained player, I never really learned about other styles and how to express them! Thank you for all of the content you're making!!! =)

[@JAYDUBYAH29]

I follow several great music teachers with huge channels, and went to music school decades ago. This is one of the best lessons on KZbin. You’re also such a natural, authoritative yet inviting teacher. Appreciating all your stuff.

[@walterwcorreiajr480]

I like your teaching style Aimee! As a drummer that always wanted to play piano, I never really understood how to play funk on piano but the way you just explained it in this video resonated with the drummer in me and made sense to me maybe for the first time. I never thought about it this way. Thanks for giving me a place to start. I enjoy your videos.

[@Harmanygroves]

I come back again and again to your videos. Great instructor and fabulous musician.

[@mcwulf25]

Aimee there's something about you - you are more than a teacher. You exude care and belief. I am no piano player but you have me believing I can really do this.

[@AimeeNolte]

I’m so glad you think so...and you CAN. :)

[@mcwulf25]

@@AimeeNolte Thanks Aimee. I bashed out that Gm and will take it from there. I see a new life opening up...

[@mcwulf25]

Hmmmm....that comment should have shown under Summertime in 2.

[@gilbarry3]

I agree with Virgult. I just started playing this great song on my guitar and came across this on KZbin when searching for guitar tutorial. I like her relaxed teaching style and liked the way she demonstrated the funky rhythm using the beatbox mouth sounds. Love her funky piano playing

[@BassamProduction]

Thanks for sharing Aimee..

[@rogerwhitacre8247]

Just came across this gem of a video! Subdivisions, ghost notes, accents! Things that I need to focus on. I appreciate the repetition of everything you do!

[@lauracozzarelli3789]

I just wanted to say I appreciate you breaking these delicious chords and rhythms down for us, Aimee! It keeps me excited to keep learning more piano (and music theory) :D. Keep up the great work!

[@luiscosme1154]

You taught this so good without even breaking down the fingering for each note. That was excellent!

[@danwaldis4553]

Well done! I like your videos because when you cover a concept you're articulate and precise without being dull and pedantic. There's freedom and spontaneity in your presentation. Keep making the great videos!

[@tracycondetcoles9987]

Miss Aimee, You've really got a: Fantastic personality; keeping it real; easy to understand; are also Comical at times. You make perfect sense. I am learning a lot from you, but have to hit the slow motion button quite often, due to it appears to me, You Teach Important or Necessary Stuff. Thanks so much for doing this. !

[@joshuajackson4742]

I’ve watched this video lots and I can finally play it pretty good, however this comment is about you saying “hip to this chord”. It has subconsciously entered my vocabulary 😅 thanks for lessons and for yourself in general Aimee! You’ve help me lots

[@ApakukiNayacakalou]

Im a guitar player and call it the Jimi (Hendrix) chord! :-p

[@wonnykook]

I will definitely say it's the easiest&coolest video i've ever watched about the basics of funk piano on youtube! Thanks!

[@edzielinski]

This is great Aimee. You break down the essential elements very lucidly, and then the close up of the hand and finger movements is super helpful. It's also a great sounding accessible musical choice for less experienced players.

[@gisellechacon7081]

This is pure gold, Aimee, thanks!! It is actually really hard to find lessons on comping and rhythm techniques. I think I need to dig a little deeper into your channel. Keep up the good work! 😊 Giselle

[@Zdolshin]

After viewing a few videos, I recommended your channel to my daughter (budding keyboardist/pianist). Amazing skills, great breakdown and teaching. Thanks for your videos and efforts.

[@PlayplayplayOrg]

thank you. this is The Key to everything! It's Exactly what I was trying to understand about groove, that it has opened up a whole new world in my listening and playing capabilities. Thank you for breaking it down, it is so helpful. I even share this video with my bandmates who also feel the same way.

[@tennerondackbassman5271]

This is great ! One of my eureka moments as a bass player was learning to feel the 16th thing to get funky ! You are such a great teacher . Kudos !

[@ShiptoShore-sh7gf]

This video is so great. Also, you can't go wrong with Bill Withers! Can't believe it's taken me this long to realize that the voicing of these chords is everything. In fact, on the piano, I now don't think of, say, a D flat major7 as a D flat major7: to me that is now a D flat in the left hand, and F minor triad (and throw in the e flat up top for kicks)...much simpler (for me that way). How I think of these chords makes me play differently / better. It started with me finally realizing, for the right hand it never sounds cool to play the root note with your thumb (at the bottom) - gotta invert to sound good! Well, love this video. Not fair that some people have a naturally beautiful voice to begin with!

[@dougswindowonnature9438]

I was just learning some funk chords from a different teacher, and the first I started doing when the rhythm got sticky was go back to tone 16th notes! Thanks Aimee!

[@godoyfg1]

I’m a first timer on you channel . And yes .... you are fantastic! Thank you very much . Amazing teacher . Beautiful and clever . What a combination. Bravo 👏🏻😎👍🏻

[@stevenblakeakahashburns]

I'm just seriously starting on piano I play a whole bunch of other instruments relatively well.. guitar bass kalimba sitar drums and synths but you are a bloody good teacher you rip it apart into fragments and explain stuff that we all internalise but pass off and forget about. You, make a point of the small stuff and make it big. Look after the small stuff and the big stuff will look after itself Brilliant teacher

[@AimeeNolte]

+Steve Blake 😍🙏🏼

[@coulton-davisjazz2872]

You are a wonderful teacher with a wide ranging grasp of styles, rhythms and harmony. Bravissimo.

[@jayswand]

Finally the video I've been looking for!This step by step breaking down and building up is really useful for a keys beginner like me!Thanks Amy for your great content!

[@johnvaughn4103]

Hey, I am working at learning different things about music. The piano, I really do love it. I am just learning chords, patterns, phrasing and etc. But, I stumbled on your piano instructions and I am absolutely in love with your teaching technique. I really appreciate how you speak and do the explanations. Thank you so very much !

[@jeffteza682]

Excellent video Aimee. One of the best teaching breakdowns of a sophisticated rhythm (with some nice chord voicings thrown in) I've seen online. you're an excellent teacher.

[@dami4862]

When you are just a beginner and you found yourself seeing this...two things...1. you want to give up and 2. challenge yourself to keep learning to get this stage. lol myself no.2....Great Material...Love your explanations. Would love to learn the basics of Keyboard from you. You are a great teacher. For now, I can only play on Key C

[@bullcrapptv]

Your knowledge, talent, coolness and yes, looks (especially in this video), are quite intimidating. I'm in awe.

[@manuelochoa5065]

You’re absolutely awesome and so so funky ! Thank you 🙏🏻 🎹🎹🎶🎵

[@avdenego]

FANTASTIC tutorial. We owe you

[@VaultedVerse]

This video was exciting to watch. I just started playing the piano, I literally had a dream I was playing. I woke up and went to work and started fiddling with the piano. Now I'm hooked, I spend countless hours watching KZbin piano lessons.

[@AimeeNolte]

Ladell Chapple awesome!! That was a good dream!

[@gsamov2]

My teacher forwarded your summertime video as an example of 2-feel and I'm on my 20th video and just learned this song, thanks for doing what you do!

[@AimeeNolte]

+gsamov2 👏👏🙌🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@MrCelticjazz]

That was an invaluable lesson Aimee thank you! So great to be able to play along as you teach!

[@martinmills135]

oooh i’m going to do this lesson later today. probably fire up the midi with a nice rhodes sound, too. looking forward to it, aimee!

[@redbrown7355]

Funk is on the 1 Aimee. I feel explaining it that way is easier for people to understand. James taught us the proper way. Make it funky!!

[@AimeeNolte]

You can tell seasoned players that and it makes a world of difference...but people who are new to funk just need to absorb it.

[@redbrown7355]

Aimee Nolte Music...okay, do it the way you feel makes it easier for you to explain it to the masses. It's your lesson, and you are the teacher. But as a student and player of the funk for my entire 53yrs of living, I can't hear it any other way....Sorry Aimee, I guess I'm hopelessly a 100% Afro American man that grew up listening to the Funk (hahaha!!) and I guess for me it's something that you feel and hard to teach to people that don't have it in their soul. But I'll step aside now because I don't you to misinterpret my intentions here because I love what you do and believe that you have it fully under control. Love your ear and your playing. Keep up the great work that you're putting in Sista...

[@AimeeNolte]

Well I can’t argue with that, nor would I want to. This video was just for fun. I had the idea and went for it. Of course you are right. :) Thanks for your nice thoughts and I like your user name!

[@Fav.234]

From one musician to another all I can say is I love you so much thank you !😊

[@slpsht345]

Thanks so much for posting ! Your clear explanation and vibrant personality really shine !

[@michaeledwardharris]

Novice drummers would benefit from watching this. Great lesson!

[@truthscollector]

I love the way you approach an this issue , even your voice is so beautiful.please receive my best regards .

[@Laharpista]

you are SOOOO incredibly patient and thorough. love how you break things down. so detailed! such a talent!

[@מנדיסגל]

Omg this is sounds so so good I have to practice this especially the crazy part at the end. Thank you very much for all of the content that you bring it's very helpful

[@steventoddscorpiomusic5588]

I can elevate my game a lot studying with Aimee Nolte!

[@soundbyte53]

I'm revitalized with your great presentation and diversity,,,,Thanx Aimee

[@LeleDeCapitani]

It's a pleasure see you and learn piano

[@angryscotsman99]

This lesson is very clear and inspiring. I'm working on my piano skills, and this has been most helpful. Your presentation about breaking down the sixteenth notes gets to the heart of it. A teacher suggested that we are all playing a "foot drum", and accompanying ourselves on piano, bass, sax, etc. This concept has helped my commitment to playing time. Your emphasis on feeling the time, and putting the time first is spot on. Thank you!

[@AimeeNolte]

Corby Simpson thank you, my friend! Very cool about the kick drum but dangerous if you take it literally. It can be a real hang out to have a foot tapping habit!

[@angryscotsman99]

Yes, that's a good point.

[@57Sauce]

Wow. So much more than just a piano lesson. Thank you.

[@davidrobinson9507]

Thank you again Aimee, You reinforce what I have hunches about. You explain clearly what I lack the theory knowledge to articulate. When I watch your videos I feel like I am moving forward. I hope you really realize how good you are. I'm learning percussion and hand drum these days. It was what you said at the end there "You really have to feel it, you really have to get it inside you " or words to that effect, and this is the phenomenon that I witness when I manage to synch in with the musicians playing around me. It feels like the beats are the pistons pushing the music forward or something like that, as opposed to falling randomly amidst the musical space somewhere...I've had some pretty bad moments. But anyway thank you. You're doing a great job.

[@AimeeNolte]

Much thanks♥️

[@chetheflin7447]

Excellent approach to teaching the feel of funk. I’d love to see a tutorial on Michael McDonald’s piano style, especially his funky/jazz/shuffle on Minute By Minute. I saw him up close at NAMM a few years ago, and his hands are so relaxed. It looks like he is drumming on the piano. Talk about feel!

[@arnobertogna4718]

Every time I watch this women (of which I'm in love with), makes me feel so incompetent when I play piano - oh well, back to the trying to emulate what I've watched - just love your videos, have learnt so much.

[@nicholasr6381]

Aimee, you’re the best. thanks 🙏 for the inspiration from your aussie fan 🇦🇺 Nick 👍

[@susanria9443]

Yeah, that was fun! I can feel the groove 😊

[@Ty-rd9cp]

Finding your channel has been a true blessing! Thank you Aimee

[@ksenijafurmanova7700]

Aimee Nolte, thank you!!!! This is amazing!!! Love this song! Love your teaching "style"! So good! Xenia, Latvia

[@robertsami8217]

I love all your explanation Aimee..it's really helpful! for those wanna play this song. Regards from jakarta, indonesia

[@robbocchino]

This was absolutely wonderful

[@ZeeCeeRider]

I am _just_ starting on piano but have a (genuinely small) bit of background on chords via guitar. So, I'm a ways off from being able to directly related to this tutorial. However, even before becoming a direct disciple (haha) of yours, I wanted to say: this tutorial is awesome! The way you articulate what interests you about the chords and voicings is so wonderful and encouraging! Thank you!

[@noemarcelovazquez4741]

Un millón de gracias por compartir lo que sabe de una forma tan clara. Ojalá que siga transmitiendo de esa forma tan clara el lenguaje musical. Dios la bendiga¡¡¡¡

[@tomfull6637]

Popped in to see if I could enrich my piano funk feel further and WOW!!! It just required a couple of beats into the beatbox thingy and I got a strong urge to --- kiss this radiating lovely human being! 😄 haha. Honestly! There is definitely some mesmerising appeal going on.. Although covid isolation piled up enough money to buy a grand piano something important is missing..... I totally need to get out on the road again and hopefully find a lovely company on the piano stool. 🎵😍🎶 Thank you for an inspiring groove lecture! Kind regards Anders Sweden

[@YorkshirepudMTB]

Wish you were local to me. Fantastic teacher. 👍🏻 Your enthusiasm and way you “speak music” is evidently written on your face. Nice vid. Funky as F!

[@edwardkehoe742]

This is the kind of detail that really helps me. Aimee explaining "nano beats" thanks.

[@ChristianFuchsBlues]

Interesting funky approach! Thanks!

[@lostphilosophy5617]

Such a great teacher. The beatboxing helped!

[@PatriciaEspana]

You are a great pianist, vocalist and an awesome teacher. I don't speak English and even so I can understand your teachings and that can only be achieved by a great teacher and musician like you. I admire you a lot. Thanks for everything. (Hugs from Colombia)

[@AimeeNolte]

Gracias, Patricia!

[@seenoahart]

Aimee....Lady you have a ton of soul!! Awesome video!

[@stevebullettown]

You're so great! Thanks for your time, devotion and spirit of sharing your gift!

[@101Parkside]

Love it! Thank you for this. I'm a new beginner but have musical sense as an ear trained Bass Player and posted on your vid with you and John. It would be nice to see both your hands completely in the close up. Cheers!

[@rodolphfigaro7926]

Wooow! Wonderful! Thanks a lot! Kiss from France 🇨🇵 🙏🏽☺️

[@stephenfiore9960]

*🎹 I like the way the shirt pattern matches the black and white piano pattern of the keys 🎹 in the beginning of the video. You look charming in this video..*

[@aloysiusperalta2007]

Awesome teacher😊. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@kevinsykes7395]

Great explanation Aimee. Thanks for sharing this.

[@iamsuperine]

The chords breakdown start from 5.05. Thankyou Ms. aimee❤ such a clear explanation and groove

[@DonFranko68]

The way to learn and get the rhythmfeeling is so much important..and your way is awesome. You got it. I always have "rhythm-deficite" and its hard for my musicteacher to practis with me...i think, every musician have to learn some drummer- basic- exercises, like your beat- boxing.

[@ttwa5328]

1 of Ur Best Gr8 Tutor and Tutorial--Love the riffs

[@nelsonpaul72]

Thank you! My band has covered this song for a while now and I cannot wait to learn this version. You are a lot of fun to learn from.

[@AimeeNolte]

Thanks Paul

[@McFateStudio007]

Super and right to the point. Perfectly Explained. Thanks Aimee!

[@Jestunes]

Thank you Aimee. I really enjoyed this. Played along with you with various chord substitutes. Really fun...

[@lucanova9081]

Cool stuff, I love the way you teach and play

[@RainbowEmojiNicoNextbots]

The best tutorial ive ever seen

[@sasha_________]

4:08 Lol "WATCH IT" You inspired me a lot, I love the way you apprehend music, that is not academic at all, it is just what I needed ! Thanks so much :)

[@mel9229]

I just discovered this, Aimee you're amazing, thanks! Greetings from Colombia!.

[@writammusic]

I just came across your channel today! You are an amazing teacher!

[@TheFleetfingers]

Yes! I've been loving this one on guitar and vocal for years, but it sounds a little more proper done your way on the piano (and beatbox). SOUL. Thank you so much.

[@fix619]

I found myself playing your version at a jam session the other night, and it went surprisingly well. Very groovy yet soulful. Thank you from Sydney!

[@bricago2302]

François-Xavier Decroix Why “surprisingly?”

[@mickeydye-ishikawa9412]

Great stuff Aimee I will be practicing your lesson thank you for your patience and repetition helps others and myself make better sense of the mechanics and dynamics of playing solid piano! However I will have to work on not playin my beat box at the dinner table or anywhere else for that matter cause it’s always on and difficult to shut off, somewhat of a curse us musicians share, great playing and see you soon peace Dr.K Ish