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December 24, 2021 jazz / music / music lesson / piano jazz / TikTok / video

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

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays wherever you might be and however you may celebrate. One of my favorite parts of

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September 5, 2021 how to play piano / music / music lesson / piano / piano lesson / tutorials

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

Credit where credit is due amongst my circle of friends: I was the first to say aloud how amazing “Future

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August 1, 2021 1970s / 1980s / music / music lesson / piano / piano lesson / tutorials / YouTube

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

One of my first pop music memories was the massive 1979 smash “What A Fool Believes” by the Michael McDonald-led

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July 25, 2020 cover song / music / music lesson / tutorials / video / videos / YouTube

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

Back in my day when we used to walk five miles to the bus stop, uphill both ways, Christopher Cross

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January 15, 2020 music / music lesson / piano lesson / tutorials / video / YouTube

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

One of Paul McCartney’s greatest songs was never released as a single — until he recorded it live. Of course,

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October 4, 2019 cover song / music / music lesson / tutorials / video / videos / YouTube

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

This is my piano cover of “Circles” by Post Malone. I posted it to YouTube a couple weeks ago after

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July 13, 2019 1980s / kenny rogers / music / music lesson / ryan welton / tutorials / Uncategorized / video / videos / YouTube

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

Kenny Rogers has had many hits, but this is arguably his most beautiful song. It was written by the great

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August 21, 2018 1980s / music / music lesson / tutorials / Yacht Rock

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

One of my first memories of pop music growing up was being at Camp Egan in Tahlequah, in the pool,

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October 22, 2017 1970s / cover song / music / music lesson

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

Listening to my favorite Yacht Rock radio station yesterday, SiriusXM’s 311, on the SiriusXM app, I heard Gino Vannelli’s “I

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October 17, 2017 1970s / 1980s / cover song / jazz / music / music lesson / piano jazz / smooth jazz / Steely Dan

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

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

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