Boogie Woogie Left Hand - from ZERO to INDEPENDENT in 15 exercises (time-lapse)

[@groovermctoober4508]

There must be hundreds of pianists here on KZbin, all promising to teach you left-hand for boogie woogie. But you‘re the ONLY guy who actually shows THE WAY! Thank you so, so much. This is perhaps the most helpful piano video I‘ve ever seen.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you! That was exactly why I made this video so I am thrilled that it helps!

[@MusicallyInclinedful]

You took the words right out of my mouth. Brilliant.

[@CEZAMPOL]

I agree with you totaly!!!

[@Polynesie410]

True, true! I ordered therefore his book. I tried a lot of other online teachers. Some are really nice guys, but it didn't in the end for the one or the other reason not really work for me. It means not that I sometimes don’t watch what other teachers show. But normally I have more than enough to do here and the method is getting better and better. In the end, it's a lot of work to do and I hope Arthur delivers more Material.

[@juzzlookin]

OMG....for real....I'm on it. Now that's got to be the best video on the subject....thank you SIR. Eternally grateful.

[@nickhodson358]

This is outstanding and reassuring to us mortals that experts need to work just as hard as the rest of us on learning new stuff. Thanks

[@lucaslucas191202]

But of course people who've played piano for long will have an easier time learning it

[@amyk9813]

@@lucaslucas191202 they still started as beginners! :)

[@danjones3009]

@@amyk9813 Exactly.. "Gods" were mortals too in the beginning.. Confidence and persistent practice.. ;)

[@donk.5730]

Hey Nick, it's not really working HARD, but working SMART. I found that 10minutes at a time with a short break in between , learns faster than 1 long session. All the Best....

[@brmh1667]

Great lesson. No ego, just solid, genuine, helpful information. Many thanks from England.

[@wireworks616]

Best tutorial for left hand I've seen here. Been hard getting my left hand to play independently and I'm left handed.

[@bartcrawford8462]

I play multiple instruments. I’m left handed also. The piano has always been tough. But it is all about muscle memory! Thank you for your encouragement! Practice is usually not fun; but you made it fun!

[@AlexWozoid]

I've tried picking up piano for years to emulate my grandfather a great boogie woogie player. After a few hours I gave up thinking it impossibe. I can barely play the piano and now at 48 I'm trying again and after watching this it's actually coming. Every day I'm getting closer with these exercises. Can't thank you enough for this. I was in the woods and now I've found the path.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

That is great news! So happy to hear that!

[@Charliebdrummer]

Been learning piano for about 3 years on my own. I bought your book over a year ago and I wasn't ready for it. Came back to it recently and I'm glad I saw this video. I've been picking out the cool sounding bass lines and learning them and combining them with the licks. Makes me feel better about my slow, tedious, but enjoyable learning process. I'm also glad that to see that you have been doing it 30 years and there is something new for you to learn. That means I don't have to know everything. Yay!

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Absolutely man, i'm happy you are having fun with it! Many people have made careers of playing with only a few bass lines and a dozen licks. No one needs to know "everything". Just have fun with what you can do and it will grow over time. ;-) Like you said, it's the slow but *enjoyable* learning process. That's the key!

[@geepers100]

This is why this man is the best … he’s prepared to show us behind the curtain because he’s actually motivated by passing on genuine knowledge and thus keeping this great music alive. Totally unique. Subscribe, buy his books, make a donation. Don’t just take the money and run, support this guy if you truly appreciate what he’s doing! I’ve done all the above and it’s still nothing compared to what he’s given/giving me.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you so much!! The best I can hope for is that what I’m doing helps others. In your case it sounds like it has! That makes me so happy 😊Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@aldy7744]

I have been playing classical piano for years. Always wanted to try boogy woogy and this is definitely the way. This guy is brilliant!!

[@GinaDeLuca]

Great tutorial. Now I have to try to get this song out of my head.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Gina!! ❤

[@josep.3575]

same 😆😂

[@walterhagelsteiniii7588]

Best instructional video on the left hand I have ever seen. I even asked Ann Robson herself, along with Dr. John and they just said “Keep Playing”. Thank you, this makes so much sense from a progressive and brain stand point. Thank you so much!!!!

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Walter, I am so happy to hear that it makes sense and gives you a game plan to make progress with the left hand! Keep it up

[@PsychologyWorksOfficial]

This was inspiring. I thought I was lacking when I couldn't immediately pick up something like Cantaloupe Island, but I see how it takes time and repetition, and that's to be expected. You gave me a new mindset about practicing. Thanks.

[@mrwalkau3315]

Absolutely brilliant! This singular video cuts through to the heart of piano practice! There is no magic or hacks on the way to becoming a better pianist. You have to do the work and put in the effort! Thank you for posting this and helping me to focus my practice!

[@daviegarden2624]

I'll give this a try, I've been playing guitar for 52 years and obviously know chord sequences but I've always wanted to play blues piano. Thanks

[@paulvandergriendt950]

I like how you are realistic about how much practice any instrument takes. Very few videos are open and honest about it. Many make it seem like I'll get this in no time.

[@donk.5730]

A big THANK YOU, Arthur. YOU KNOW a GREAT TEACHER when they pull away all the stops and actually want you to be better, and even better than the instructor! This shows how great you are ! NOT many can do what you are showing. Well Done, liked, subscribed and telling other students in my class. ! Cheers, Don.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

A very big thank you to you Don! I'm glad this is helpful!

[@garygould9397]

Cheers for that , Arthur. Now, as a beginner, I don't feel silly having to practice a left hand for as long as I do.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Great! Just hard work. That's all it takes. 😉

[@paulwhite5601]

I bought the book before even realising he had a YT channel... the lessons blend perfectly.. just got my first keyboard and I love Boogie Woogie

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thanks Paul! Best of luck on your boogie woogie journey!

[@elvideokid]

The First Tutorial That teils the hole truth about how to study Piano, trank you Arthur.

[@tckgkljgfl7958]

This.

[@STANLIZ4]

Thought I was a slow learner until I saw this - but battling the same problems, like everyone else!

[@thearthurmigliazza]

That's right we all go through the same thing! Keep it up

[@RadekOpieka]

You definitely motivated me to practice this boogie woogie! Thank You ;)

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Awesome!

[@UrantiaRevelationChannel]

This is real practice plan for several months.. Thank you Arthur.

[@DanChanPiano]

Great explanation of how the subconscious brain is so important to ear training, muscle memory and especially the hand independence requirement of Boogie Woogie. This is different than multi-tasking, which studies have proven to really be multi-switching. Quickly switching between one task and then the other but never actually performing both simultaneously. Getting the left hand to go on auto is something else altogether and you demonstrated it well. For me, repetition is more important than association as a mnemonic memory device. Boogie Woogie is so different than almost any other type of music that is linear with melody and chord changes working in syncopation. This video is helpful to all of us learning how to play Boogie.

[@jobaute3984]

This is brilliant! Finally a video that explains how to get the LH independend. And showing the hard work needed. Thank you for uploading this

[@kathycombs1335]

Wow. Just what I was looking for. This is excellent

[@gijskampshoff3868]

Thanks for the great exercises! Unfortunately exercise 7 felt impossible to me... Can't call your wife without her number ;)

[@thearthurmigliazza]

🤣🤣🤣 anybody's wife will do

[@jmack619]

@@thearthurmigliazza and then the fight started !! : ) GREAT lesson thank you

Ha ha, same here, she blocked my number

[@moresquatsmoretwats6298]

🤣🤣

[@christineoles790]

Merci pour ce Tutoriel monsieur !Je travail seul et grasse à vous J'AI BEAUCOUP PROGRESSÉ CONTINUER 'ENCORE MERCI ROBERT OLES FRANCE

[@michaeldaniels353]

Thanks ! Ian learning , glad to have you teach me .

[@jcmurr2669]

i cant think of a better lesson than something as real as this. Showing yourself learning a grove simply gives a person confidence in whatever method they use of repetition they use to learn. I honestly was thinking how do people practice. I am a musician and fairly new at piano but I often feel like for me to really master just a riff or part of a song I would have to do what Im sure is way way more than anyone else has to do before it comes naturally. However I often think Im sure things dont just come naturally super quick for most people. I mean when you see a respected musician you see them when they have honed the music they are playing to the point of making it look easy. So when a lesson like this comes along and shows you how to practice it by showing you his true method and being humble enough to make it clear that it takes work for beginners as well as advanced players to learn something new. Im rambling I just think this is simple video teaches so much more than than it intended to teach. Incredible to keep finding great teachers.

[@philbluesjamtracks7184]

I've tried it, playing table tennis with my right hand at the same time. Now I am a good table tennis player. So many thanks for the trick, then !! :-)

[@maxmerton]

Superb. It’s important to see the difficulty in the process.

[@aussiecoastie72]

maxmerton Yes exactly, and I think too many teachers tend to sugarcoat that

[@ergbudster3333]

Now THIS is practical musicianship. Thanks bro.

[@ThatPlacefkaNebraskaBugeater]

I needed to see this lesson. It reinforces how much I really need to spend practicing.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Awesome to hear! I'm glad it was helpful.

[@dernicolas6281]

Great to see how much work this actually is. Thumbs up for the honesty.

[@stevehtml5490]

That was very inspiring , the old line "how do you get to Carnigie Hall ? Practice !" brought to life ! Thanks man

[@alejandroperez4051]

Inglorious bastards

[@Chimunculous]

As a beginner, this is such an important video for me to see. It's reassuring to know that mastering a new piece is the same process for everyone regardless of how long they've been playing, and that nobody just "gets it" right away. I love your technique for attaining hand independence and will definitely be using it going forward (and cleaning my piano lots while I do it), cheers!

[@ericwei-cmsh]

Wow, this video is so educational. With attitude like this, I think one can lean anything. I have to show this video to my kids. Big thank you from Taiwan.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you very much! I hope it helps with learning many things :-)

[@garymoeller892]

I went and saw a play called Million Dollar Quartet. Story of Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Johnny Cash (and someone else). Well the dude playing Jerry Lee Lewis KILLED it on the piano. I came home and said to myself, “I am going to learn that left hand”! I did exactly what this video teaches. Though, it took me 3 months to have my left hand not think about what it was doing! But, man, when you get it - you got it! Cool video. Thanks for sharing!

[@linedanceprimeministersing1531]

Best ever in showing how to practice .

[@joerizza2853]

Thank you,I am truly inspired by this,I am a retired person and going into my 5th year playing boogie and blues,and I was beginning to think am I making any real progress?but after watching how long it took you as a professional to play this Left hand piece,it has definitely made me realize perhaps I am expecting too much too soon,and I thank you for that, it's given me a reason to continue with more enthusiasm.

[@aipossas]

This is gold! Thanks

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you! hope it’s helpful

[@valvin465]

This is Fantastic way of teaching to play music !!!

[@kennywally]

Dude -- thank you for this! This is great! This is the way to get good. Good old-fashioned hard work over TIME. Muscle memory. I've done it on guitar. For years I wasn't able to play what I wanted. I did this intense repetition and after about a years I suddenly got SO MUCH BETTER. And..I can now play without thinking. You still have to learn new parts, but the better you get the easier it gets to learn new challenging music.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Ken, well said! Nothing like good old fashioned hard work. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@davidwatson4050]

Hi Arthur. I'm 67 and always wanted to be able to play boogie woogie piano. Now, with your help, I feel I might have a chance. Cheers, Dave from Leeds, England!

[@thearthurmigliazza]

That's great Dave, keep it up!

[@freddyfredster9953]

Arthur ... fantastic ! ... at this point, I've managed to get a bunch of left hand boogie patterns under my belt, that I can play consistently without even looking, but as soon as I bring in the right, the left begins to go to hell. So realizing now that I was missing the next 14 exercises you demo'd ...jumping into those now. Big Thanks !! .. and I'm a subscriber now ;-)

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Freddy, thank you! Yeah keep with it. It just takes sheer time and dedication to get things in muscle memory. The more you can enjoy the process the faster it goes by.

[@GodParticleZero]

This has been a great help. Finally starting to get the hang of

[@genefoltzer551]

Thank You SO MUCH for giving concrete examples of how to actually DO and LEARN something. Seeing your method and process is immensely helpful. You have a new subscriber!

[@grich2759]

I don't see how this could have 121 thumbs down...What the hell people??? This is EXACTLY what practice is all about. Excellent job on this video and thank you very much!

[@mharbaugh]

I did almost this exact same thing about 2 years ago not knowing if it was productive or useless. I'm really glad I came across this video! I'm going to work up some more left hand patterns now that I have some confidence that it's a viable approach. I would wear earbuds so that I could watch Star Trek on my phone. Then I would wear standard headphones on top of the earbuds and attach them to the piano so that I could hear the keyboard and the metronome. Then I would try to text and play on the phone while playing piano and watching the show (floating window on the phone for the show). Made getting two hours of practice in much easier!

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Excellent! Yes all those things work!

[@ryanweintraub9448]

Last year I was in a music class making my own song and I chose a rock and roll tune. Before that I haven’t played in like 7 years. I had to reteach myself everything. I couldn’t do separate left hand. Until I thought to 100% concentrate on something else. Within 30 seconds I was so excited that I figured it out. It’s weird to think to learn something you shouldn’t give it any thought

[@thearthurmigliazza]

That's right! It's just like walking, or driving, or eating... at first we have to really focus and try. But if we are motivated to keep trying eventually it becomes a learned pattern of movements and we can do it "in our sleep" if we have to!

[@Oldtimerider]

Thanks!

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you so much!!

[@gosupersheep2006]

Thank you for making such an honest (and humble) video! I aspire to play this style, but its daunting to self teach. You have shown me how - and helped to set my expectations, which will help allay frustration! nice one

[@gopilotmusic]

One of the biggest lessons here for me is seeing the substantial amount of time and effort it takes to really get something down. Great format this video has.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you! Yes, no shortcuts that I know of unfortunately 😊

[@eliasurrejola]

Great, finally a piano lesson that helps

[@paulsp1ano]

This is a great video! Your transparency is refreshing, and your heart of care for people super obvious. Thank you so much for posting:)

[@michaelburton9638]

thanks very much for making and posting this video. I'm a beginner (1 month) and this has given me something to work on and a better idea of estimation of how long things can take to learn. All the best to you mate!

[@supermanjp83]

thank you so much for this! i'm a boogie beginner, i used most of these practice techniques and now i can play my first left hand boogie!

[@White-_-Storm]

Amazing teacher! Thank you!

[@lounote1]

This is where the good stuff is. The grit of the practice routine. As a beginner I keep thinking that it should be easier. There simply is no substitute for putting the time in. Thanks!

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you! That’s right. Just have patience and persistence and you’ll get there!

[@CHYPCAR]

Thanks Arthur for showing us in such great detail the process that we’re all trying to master - it’s so encouraging! Having studied the workings of the brain, I can appreciate how mechanical repetition (that establishes new patterns which move from the conscious to the subconscious), allows us to repeat a pattern without ‘thinking’ about it. A similar process takes place when we’re learning to drive a car.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Great! Yes it's the same as any automatic movements we learn, like driving!

[@AbeKenney]

At the end of a day with practice and teaching, then watching this! You crack me up!

[@TheAnetmusik]

Haha love it. I've been watching KZbin documentaries while loosening up my left hands. That's how I found you!.thank you!

[@patobrien1171]

Wow ! Thank you. This should be a sport event in the olympics !

[@thearthurmigliazza]

You’re not wrong 😊

[@patobrien1171]

Very helpful lesson ! Thanks so much 😁

[@thearthurmigliazza]

@@patobrien1171thank you!

[@davidcarrera1923]

Thank you for putting our real content

[@memeguaia]

This is exactly the video I was looking for, thank you!

[@pavlozevedov6366]

Great video!!! Best way to learn is with people that struggles the same way you do! Subscribed!

[@mcdevious2229]

All your stuff is great. This is very great. Thanks.

[@ivanmartinezfraga695]

OMG, parquet from 80's!!!!!! Left hand play piano and right hand cooking a omellet. Thanks a lot from Spain

[@LandyA33333]

Just invaluable, absolutely invaluable. I would have paid a pro for an hour lesson to show me an example of how one goes through this in reality and how one learns the new left hand. And I now I have seen you do it, with patience for yourself. I feel so much more normal because I have had the same frustrations, thoughts, and feelings as you. Thank you so much. You are so clear.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you Charlie!

[@ИванМельников-ы1у]

Thank you very much for your lessons! Very helpful exercise I guess.

[@TommyBarnezTV]

Brilliant vid! Thanks for posting, I've been getting stuck trying to move to fast, hadn't considered training like this. Much appreciated good sir!

[@pkbrown58]

Pay attention to this guy. He knows his stuff. Your brain does work on this shit over night while you're sleeping. Arthur's one of the best on the boogie scene. When you see him put it all together you'll be blown away! Go Arthur go!

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thanks Mr. B! I appreciate it.

[@timothymccastland733]

Arthur Migliazza Any chance you could share the notes played?

[@tonymoroc]

Loved watching this

[@strongangel]

Thank You .... This is what YT is all about.

[@HiHelloHeyHello]

GREAT! This shows how important practicing is!

[@rolfr6662]

🥳I just found my New Years resolution. Reading the book part will be for 2023😁 Thank you. Great to hear that repetition is not boring when consciously transforming left hand independence to an unconscious state.

[@rolfr6662]

Just realized I commented last year.🙃

[@thearthurmigliazza]

@@rolfr6662 haha!

[@rolfr6662]

@@thearthurmigliazza really enjoyed your “throwback” tape… especially the “After Hours” tune. It reminded me of my favorite Charlie McCoy album.

[@victoregorov3892]

Very informative.Thank you.

[@davidtee5417]

Great, what a teacher. Thank you.

[@davidconnellchicago]

This is such a great lesson. It shows that even someone as good as you still has to do the hard, tedious work to get there. Very revealing in regards that you have to practice a lot too. You're videos are great.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you David!

[@papajoe5465]

PERFECT MAN!!! I was experience quite trouble with memorizing patterns!.Thanks

[@Jim_Mundy]

Very cool! Very helpful! I’m being too hard on myself… If you literally wrote the book on this and you struggle a little… Gives me some comfort as I learn the basics.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Jim, that's great! Exactly the intended purpose of the video. There is no real "short cut" to motor learning. Just takes repetition, repetition, and more repetition. ;-)

[@alexsuyer1298]

Wow! Awesome video! Can't thank you enough. I started to give up on the idea that I could really learn a solid and steady left hand. But based on this at no point did I give myself nearly enough time to really internalize that. I'm psyched to go back, put in more time and try learning again. Can't wait, thanks again! You rock! (and boogie :)

[@pianoyam]

Great video. I've always struggled with LH independence, and no one has really broken it down like this for me.

[@bborg8368]

That left hand must be nailed to play boogie and this is a great way to get it ingrained-thanks!

[@richarddyson4380]

A really interesting and educational video. You definitely demonstrated that there is no substitute for repetition and hard work.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

That is 100% true. No shortcut with this stuff

[@ArtRodent]

I love the fact you recommend "mindless right hand licks" to help with working on the left hand because that sums up my right hand. Totally valuable advice in this video, thank you Arthur.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you!

[@kadowaluna1]

Hello, It was a very good initiative and motivation to try to do it in the same way, that you do it,but, I din not quite understand which, keys you were, pressing at the begging, but although is a very good way to learn something new, really thank you very much.Sir. A mexican living in Japan.

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you! Check the description for a link to the left hand video tutorial

[@kadowaluna1]

Thank you thank you! For your answer, is very very interesting, the only problem, is my inconsistent behavior some times, I will follow your suggestions..thanks again. A Mexican living in Japan.

[@flintlong2937]

Really, really Great, man!

[@annauguste1544]

Thank you, it really helps to know that independance doesn't come easy to everyone. I nearly gave up because I couldn't get it, now I know that I just need more time.

[@bobbideemusiclessons3701]

Excellent and thorough

[@vecky100]

Thank you very much excellent tuition

[@fitwithandy]

Excellent! Thank you for all your videos!!

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you Andreas!

[@csldc]

Thank you for the realistic tutorial. Helpful and encouraging.

[@alexisf.4731]

As a passionnate beginner, playing 2-3 hours a day, this is a very motivational video. I'll definitly use some of your tricks when learning new patterns. Thank you

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Thank you! So glad that it helps

[@marcos.fidelis]

Mental challenges for the brain! Nice job

[@mikoaj2323]

Valuable video for me 👍 Thanks

[@brycehope1468]

This was an absolutely brilliant experiment! Trying for sure - thank you! I’ll let you know how it goes!

[@thearthurmigliazza]

Wonderful!

[@TomTom-gd7vc]

this video is amazing, thank you so much for teaching us how to aquire this very important skill efficiently. the best video of training left hand. this is exactly what we need for independent learning

[@bobm3477]

Perfect exercises for me, I have a pinched nerve which won't allow me to use my right arm. Now I can continue to practice while stretching, or resting my other arm. You brought back the fun. Many thanks

[@yapiginglo853]

Whoooooo.....it worked ....thank u soo much

[@arpadternei6991]

Best Boogie-school on the net!!! So useful, practical and explaned clear and easy! (not talking about the 5 tones of the blues scale an hour! :D ) Thank you Arthur sooo much! (So now I cleaned my piano, called my girlfriend...I will try to hoover my rehearsal room now while still playing the riffs :D) Cheers Arthur and thanks for your tutorials!!!