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For piano players: Tasty ending to Rodgers-Hammerstein’s ‘My Favorite Things’

Ryan Welton, December 24, 2021December 9, 2023

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays wherever you might be and however you may celebrate. One…

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‘Levitating’ by Dua Lipa: a Quick down-and-dirty piano tutorial

Ryan Welton, September 5, 2021December 9, 2023

Credit where credit is due amongst my circle of friends: I was the first to…

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How To Play “What A Fool Believes,” a 2021 piano tutorial

Ryan Welton, August 1, 2021December 9, 2023

One of my first pop music memories was the massive 1979 smash “What A Fool…

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Super easy way to play Christopher Cross’ “Ride Like The Wind” on piano

Ryan Welton, July 25, 2020December 9, 2023

Back in my day when we used to walk five miles to the bus stop,…

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How to play “Maybe I’m Amazed” by Paul McCartney & Wings

Ryan Welton, January 15, 2020December 9, 2023

One of Paul McCartney’s greatest songs was never released as a single — until he…

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How to play Post Malone’s “Circles” on the piano + chord progressions

Ryan Welton, October 4, 2019December 9, 2023

This is my piano cover of “Circles” by Post Malone. I posted it to YouTube…

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How to Play Kenny Rogers’ classic hit, “Lady”

Ryan Welton, July 13, 2019December 9, 2023

Kenny Rogers has had many hits, but this is arguably his most beautiful song. It…

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Easy, easy, easy: How to play “Rosanna” by Toto

Ryan Welton, August 21, 2018December 9, 2023

One of my first memories of pop music growing up was being at Camp Egan…

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Cover + Chords: Learn how to play Gino Vannelli’s “I Just Wanna Stop”

Ryan Welton, October 22, 2017January 4, 2018

Listening to my favorite Yacht Rock radio station yesterday, SiriusXM’s 311, on the SiriusXM app,…

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Cover & Lyrics: The secret to playing Steely Dan’s “Kid Charlemagne”

Ryan Welton, October 17, 2017January 4, 2018

Last week, I got to see the legendary Steely Dan although I certainly, remorsefully didn’t…

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