How To Play With Groove On Piano

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

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[@Apologia14]

I tried to place an order online but it did not appear to go through.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

@@Apologia14 we will look into this for you. Email us at [e-mail]

[@nopizzanoglory]

Do you accept other payment methods besides credit cards? Paypal for example? Bit weird for a British organization to only have the credit card option since those are not that common in most of Europe.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

@nopizzanoglory We can do paypal, we also accept debit card as well as credit card. Just enter your debit card details in the stripe field and it should work otherwise we can invoice you directly at [e-mail] with your preference.

[@coloaten6682]

A really important lesson. IMO rhythm is the most important part of music. It's so important for beginners to incorporate rhythm into their playing very early on. It sounds more exciting, it's more exciting - and therefore motivating - to play and just makes everything sound better. A really basic improv can sound massively better with just a little rhythm. Hope you do more vids like this, Tom. :)

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

You're absolutely right! Rhythm is indeed a fundamental component of music and is crucial to the overall feel and structure of any piece. Integrating rhythm into practice from early stages helps set a strong foundation for further learning and development. Moreover, you make an excellent point about the excitement factor. When beginners are able to incorporate rhythm and create music that's lively and engaging, it not only sounds better but also increases their motivation to continue learning. Thank you for emphasizing this essential aspect of music learning and for your insightful comment. It's this type of dialogue that enriches our learning community. Keep up the good work, and happy playing!

[@hongkongtennis]

This is great please do more vids on groove. They are very rare on KZbin

[@coloaten6682]

I agree Bruce. I've found quite a few for intermediate/advanced players but not many for people nearer the beginner end of the spectrum.

[@coiseeima83]

I wanna tell you a story about my experience. Last November I had a stroke and my entire left body side coordination was out of control and everything reguarding fine and fast and precise movement were gone. After hospital I went to the keyboard and reaalized that I could not play anymore, it was like I never toutched the piano in my whole life ( I'm not a pro, I just play some gigs sometimes for fun, but still very important to me). Tha day before you can play Chopin, the next day you are less then a biginner. So I had to restart from zero, with the super basic exercise I was doing when I was a kid, play for the first time. No muscole memory, no coordination between the fingers on the keys, no coordination on the distance between the keys. After practising many hours every day I was slowly reboulding the mouvement. When I was building a good and solid structure on my movement I could move slowly to groove, but I realized that the groove was always there, hidden among the simplest exercises while I was rebuilding the coordination of my fingers at 46 bpm, imprinting the movement in the memory of my brain, accustoming it to a regular cadence. Time is the key. Getting your brain used to coordinating within a rhythm. Very slowly increasing the speed. After six weeks I went back to playing in a pub, it was an immense joy. Groove, for me, is where you find the combination of rhythm and expressiveness, it's like a dance, we always have to move like we are dancing. With groove.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Wow, thanks so much for sharing this with us. As a pianist, it was inspiring and terrifying to read at the same time. What a brave achievement for you to bounce back. Thank you and gratitude to you for sharing that - reach out to us anytime. [e-mail]

[@sulynlam3562]

Thanks for sharing this unique insight. Gives hope for late-life beginners to gradually move forward.

[@edgarsnake2857]

Thanks for another bedrock lesson video.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

It's a pleasure Edgar.

[@billhasty5197]

Tom, just signed up for the course. Let's Rock.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

That's fantastic news! Welcome to the course, and I'm excited to have you on board. I'm confident you'll find the lessons insightful and beneficial in advancing your piano skills. Your enthusiasm to "rock" this course is contagious, and it's exactly the kind of energy that makes the learning process so enjoyable.

[@aloisraich9326]

That's for sure groovy, thanks, I gonna get your groove book

[@LousyMoonRecords]

Can’t thank you enough for your great teaching style!

[@edgarsnake2857]

Thanks, Tom, for another bedrock lesson.

[@stevenkaiser3837]

Tom, another great video!! I started out playing guitar back in the 70's and often spent hours just cranking my amp and playing with a drummer friend of mine and we would just get lost inventing grooves, just feeling our way through endless variations of blues, rock music. The one thing that we didn't have was the grooves written out like you did in this tutorial. You stated that at one point in the video, that you have written them out. That has been the missing link for me all these years. I can feel it, but can't read or write it necessarily. I am working on those skills now as I'm learning the piano and I thank you so much for addressing the reading, writing and playing of grooves, it is where the music lives. I appreciate you, brother!!

[@FinnBjerke]

This is just what I needed - Im a guitarist and just purchsed a piano so this is just what I need. Well done mate appreciated.

[@jamesdean6660]

Again lovely thanks

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Thanks James

[@jasonbourne488]

The groove course is amazing value with so many things. Hope you will develop other such courses.

[@leeclarke8993]

Thanks Tom love it. I’m interested in groove accompaniment styles for left and right hand. Love the reggae. Want the course.

[@back-seat-driver1355]

Great overview and examples - thanks for that, Tom! Is each of these grooves shown AND played in the grooves course/pack? And for the “extras” in the playing - left hand, runs and fillers- where can you point me at? thanks also for the many YT videos for us piano students 👏👏👏

[@TheKhanhhoa]

wonderful....!!

[@paullindsay8878]

Great content. Always liked the LCSP stuff. Had to snap up the offer of the whole course for £20,

[@stephenmesser5285]

Really enjoying the course have a few favourites already has improved my playing and enjoyment many thanks

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Great to hear!

[@tonygohagan2766]

I appreciate this work. Love the Reggae Groove section; noticed Red Red Wine is credited to Bob Marley, he never actually wrote or covered it! Neil Diamond wrote it, then Tony Tribe did a Reggae cover version - there are Reggae Versions of many Songs, it was one of the main ways that Audience were introduced to said songs - Easy mistake to make! Bob's 'No Woman No Cry' is very popular, has Classical and Beatles-esque chords with Reggae rhythm. You could do a whole lesson all of it's own on that song (hint, hint!). Anyway: Thanks and I wish you Good Fortune.

[@eri7-11]

omg my love I'm binging on your videos!

[@tally2312]

Hi, looked at your website, but it’s not very clear what you’re getting for each course. For instance what’s the difference between the 20 dollar rhythm course and the 245 dollar course? It doesn’t really say. Sincerely and interested potential student.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Thanks for your questions. You can find more detailed information by subscribing to our school mailing list and by requesting our resources pack (rather than just visiting our website) we do this deliberately because we have a waiting list for some of these courses - but Groove Mastery (£20) and Complete Musician (£475) are both available more widely and can be purchased without speaking with us directly. Groove mastery is often referred to in many of these KZbin videos. Groove is generally missing from most people's music education, and it's only a mere £20. Regarding the Complete Musician course on this page, you'll find lots of information on this program: lcsp.samcart.com/products/the-complete-musician-essentials. Our other programs and one-to-one coaching/lessons require some consultation with us first so we can help you make the best decisions. You can find out more about these programs and other ones by emailing us at [e-mail] or by emailing our enrolments team at [e-mail]. Regarding our One-to-one coaching and lessons, this is largely dependent on the individual student and we recommend booking a Discovery Session and filling out our application form so we can put together a program that will elevate and solve your musical challenges. So it's worth contacting us via our site and getting access to some of our application forms, the questions will help you figure out what the next best stages are in your piano playing. I hope this helps!

[@nellysagundo6634]

Thank for this great session, Tom. BTW: your camera probably may need some upgrading ;)

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

It's more to the problematic lighting in my studio! Very nice to work with lots of natural light, but it can be problematic for shooting. Then again, cameras are like hi-fi, how long is a piece of string!

[@eugeneadams7433]

Tom, It looks like you've almost scrolled through the entire PDF in this video. Will the course include something else or just this PDF + backing tracks?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

@eugeneadams7433 good question. It's this PDF plus another 2 of them. Groove warms up, and more in depth examples. The groove dictionary PDF has also since been upgraded with another 10 grooves added. We regularly add other grooves to the dictionary, and updates comes free with the course. Hope that helps.

[@MagalyGouveia]

The course "Groove Mastery" is just about pdf and sheet music or there are detailed videos showing how the hands do the moves?... Because I dont read sheet music

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

@magalygouveia4454 yes it comes with a video walkthrough

[@lisahansen6014]

i paid for it but don't know how to access it?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

@lisahansen6014 we haven't received any payment, though we recieved a message from Stripe saying you attempted payment but it declined, please contact [e-mail] this is not the best place to raise declined payments.

[@lisahansen6014]

@@contemporaryschoolofpiano I am not getting any response when I email..:

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

@lisahansen6014 check your spam box, the team have been trying to reach out to you.

[@stevenkaiser3837]

Tom, I have made 2 attempts to receive the Free Resource Pack that you advertise in your videos, but I have yet to receive a response from LCSP? Any suggestions? I would love to have the materials if they are still available. I sent the form associated with the link that you supply below the video. Thanks for the videos and thank you in advance if there is anything that you can do to facilitate my request!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Hi Steve. Have you checked your spam box? Can you email us at [e-mail] and we can manually send it to you. The resources pack is automatically delivered on all enquiry forms on our website, so it's likely a spam issue. Send us an email anyhow and we will get that over to you.

[@stevenkaiser3837]

@@contemporaryschoolofpiano I received the Resource Pack today. Thanks, Tom!

[@monikasadauskaite7368]

How many grooves are there in your pack?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Trying to remember. Around 25 I think and some additional rhythm drills.

[@justinus]

I didn't know Boris Johnson play the piano

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

I think your optometrist has been robbing you...:))

[@michaelanderson5560]

Bob marley did not write or perform red red wine.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

@@michaelanderson5560 that's very true. Though I wish he did!

[@TheXlt1200]

Your video quality is terrible. Please get a much better camera and use multiple viewing angles for close-up illustration!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Already have - watch our recent videos, dozens of them have been internationally televised so they are above YT standard quality (colour grading, etc). We are not really "KZbinrs" in that sense. We are an international piano school that has researched leading educational and teaching methods for piano over the last two decades. Doesn't cost you a penny to watch them and benefit from them.

[@AdamJamesEarlyChasebliss-ru8tq]

Sorry no. The way you are talking, it's exactly like you've forgotten that you're not doing a paid lesson, so you don't have a captive person who is forced to hear you chatter away as you please.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

I noticed that the other comments on this video don't seem to support your viewpoint. It looks like this may be more of a personal interpretation rather than a factual one. It’s easy to get caught up in discussions about economics to try and justify an assumption, but I want to emphasize that I was giving a class generously to our global community just like I'd give any other class. Perhaps today’s not your best day, and that’s okay!