Learn Latin Piano in 20 Minutes

I sat down for 20 minutes with pianist Yeissonn Villamar to discuss his roots in latin music. Yeissonn is a great well-rounded jazz pianist, covering genres from R&B to bebop, but his formation as a pianist has been steeped in latin music. He lets me in to a few cornerstones of playing latin music on the piano that took 20 minutes to teach, but will take me years to incorporate into my own playing. I hope you get as much out of it as I did.
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[@mrcrisme]

this is one of my favorite videos on youtube, please more content with Yeissonn!

[@kjarrij]

Great latin piano lesson! I've always felt youtube has a severe lacking in good latin piano lessons, so thank you!

[@aminjomaa99]

kjre right

[@Carlosconga]

kjre kjre there’s good stuff out there but not much about timba. For people with experienced ears, it’s obvious that this is not the typical montuno used in the more mainstream salsa from PR or Colombia, but for the novice this could be misinterpreted as the norm. Still crazy cool though. It’s a good switch in paradigm so that people don’t always play the same old montuno.

[@eugenesherman3854]

Info

[@cohenjunior9530]

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[@theotoby9110]

@Cohen Junior yea, have been watching on InstaFlixxer for months myself =)

[@MarconiJazz]

This videoclip is incredibly interesting! Well done guys and thank you for such a lesson

[@norahidvegi846]

This is really cool! Thank you for sharing!! :)

[@Ludwigooo]

Thanks guys!

[@DavidTorresPiano]

Excelente video, un abrazo!!!

[@JohnnyJazzFreak]

This is awesomenesss itself.

[@Cesare92]

This guy is a beast

[@musictrainingonline]

I would have loved to have this recorded as Midi to see how the piano lines up with the click exactly, instead of him playing to a metronome. Very helpful exercises he recommends!

[@SharmaYelverton]

That was awesome! Need to find more latin piano tuts on that level!

[@raulblancomusic]

I agree. We are trying our best. It’s been too many years hidden from the world due to politics. 🎹🎶

[@orlandocrescente213]

Great video introduction. Now teach us how to play those note in Latin. Your great and we need lessons.

[@AlexRamirez-fs2ih]

Este es "El piano Inca" Yeisson Villamar.del Perú Excelente músico de Salsa.Para los que no lo conocen. El de chaqueta miel. Que bien toca!

[@jonathanbushapa]

Woww I just learned a lot that I didn’t know in the past years.

[@Bigdrum2]

Me too :-)

[@rudyandrewsmagic4197]

THANKS

[@Bigdrum2]

Awesome :-)) Thank you so much. I am a drummer and I worked hard (over years) to get these ingredible latin feel into my bones... It never really worked :-)). Sometimes I reach something like a flow, that disconnect me from the european "1 2 3 4" and that is the point, where it starts to groove latin....but in that moment I am also lost somewhere in space and I can't keep it. Maybe practicing that stuff on the piano could help me getting over these borders. Thanks. I really enjoy these "20 Minutes".

[@norahidvegi846]

european 1 2 3 4, lol!! I absolutely see your point though

[@randysonnicksen9475]

That was really hard to follow without a loud metronome. I found myself treating the offbeats as on the beat. Each time he would start to play after a count-in it seems he's not only on the afterbeats, but slightly off the afterbeats. It's a real "feel" thing that must take a long time to develop. I'm a drummer, and listening to great latin musicians is mind bending because the "beat" is so elusive, yet the players stay so tight. It's a completely unique groove, one that I confess I cannot grasp at this time. I am humbled.

[@weeklypiano]

you're correct. the beauty of the latin feel is its deceptive nature. It takes a lot of practice and listening to really grasp it!

[@raulblancomusic]

Yep. Piano montuno is basically played all on off beats. If you listen to Timba montunos, the effect is 10xs more because of its great influence from Cuban rumba. Also, keep in mind, if you play a lot of jazz, and you are used to swing, if you delay too much the upbeats, you end up rather playing down beats, because it goes too fast. Modern Latin jazz and Cuban music is played on the front of the beat.

[@DJKoollord]

hehe very nice, i actually didn't know that pattern.

[@Martin-rt4nr]

Great! But really challenging!! I think I just pick out the exercise on 16:48

[@MsCellobass]

Comprehensive!

[@jjajaz]

Love the video! Any recommended listening?

[@carlosbello316]

Damn finally someone doing things right

[@DexterPiano]

Thanks a lot, very intersting and entertaining video :)

[@yudipitre5720]

In 20 minutes that will never happen. Only a miracle

[@BleedYT]

Super good lesson, masterful playing from Yeissonn, I can almost see some classical influence in his latin lines. What metronome app were you guys using ?

[@kjarrij]

They're using Pro Metronome play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eumlab.android.prometronome&hl=en

[@bsdguy]

I always wondered how that was done....

[@pianopablo]

My friends, How can I contact Yeissonn? I life in manhattan and I am looking for some piano lessons... Any help would be great! THANKS

[@CaeSharp]

8:50!

[@hnncanon4452]

Yes I think so It"ll take you a long time to get that style of music, because it's pretty different from your rhythm weakly piano. Even though your videos are so good to understand about jazz you can try to figured it out!

[@jonvincentmusic]

I’m sure this is potentially a great video but the dialogue is so quiet that if I turn it up loud enough to hear it the piano blows my speakers off their stands.

[@aminjomaa99]

Jon Vincent it's not that big of a deal, but yeah the voice is a bit too low

[@KomotsukiDZoro]

Great latin music!Jesus loves you and can use your talents to bless others : )

[@mitchelldrake7113]

I’m trying to find latin players to listen to and it’s really hard to find the right people. Any suggestions?

[@randomgamerdude98]

Latin players to listen to are Papo Lucca (the pianist from Sonora Ponceña), Richie Ray, Eddie Palmieri, Larry Harlow and Markolino Dimond

[@NocturnalRecords7]

this is hard af LUL

[@zorroinhell5549]

In the words of the late great Armando Perraza " The only thing Latin about Latin music, is the lyrics" The very core of this music is African!

[@zivkovicable]

The core is African, but there are also melodic influences from the Iberian peninsula, which in turn was influenced by music from North Africa & the Gypsies who originally came from Northern India. There are also influences from native South/Central American & Caribbean indigenous cultures that cannot be denied. Then came Salsa.....The clue is in the name.

[@GospelProgressionsUniversity]

👂 😖

[@leyverdiaz]

esto no tacan nada

[@fgjidffg]

Хрень полная....

[@davidquintero6315]

I hate when they say Latin piano but it’s just Cuban period, “ Cuuuuban

[@ramonromero7176]

A joke! Another guy just showing off his skills. Should be Learn Latin Piano in 20 minute for experienced piano players.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

There is no structure to this tutorial. It has no beginning or conclusion. Better off transcribing 32 bars of Hilton Ruiz, or similar.