Beginners, here's how to play Cocktail Piano
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LESSON SUMMARY
When it comes to jazz piano improvisation, too many students stop before they even start because they assume they don't have the formal training, theory knowledge, or piano technique needed to improvise freely. The problem with that sort of thinking is that it takes good things like training and technique, and turns them into obstacles rather than tools. If your goal is to improvise jazz piano, you really can get started today. In this lesson, Jonny shares 3 simple steps to begin playing beginner cocktail piano without any prerequisites! You'll learn:
- 4 Chords
- 1 Scale
- 3 Improv Exercises
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Step 1: Turnaround Progression
03:02 - Play with backing track
03:57 - Step 2: Mixo-Blues Scale
06:12 - Step 3: Improv Exercises
06:52 - 1. 8th Notes
08:11 - Play with backing track
09:21 - Improv with backing track
10:51 - 2. Triplets
12:29 - Play with backing track
12:59 - Improv with backing track
14:05 - 3. Slides
15:59 - Play with backing track
16:20 - Improv with backing track
16:59 - Conclusion
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00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Step 1: Turnaround Progression
03:02 - Play with backing track
03:57 - Step 2: Mixo-Blues Scale
06:12 - Step 3: Improv Exercises
06:52 - 1. 8th Notes
08:11 - Play with backing track
09:21 - Improv with backing track
10:51 - 2. Triplets
12:29 - Play with backing track
12:59 - Improv with backing track
14:05 - 3. Slides
15:59 - Play with backing track
16:20 - Improv with backing track
16:59 - Conclusion
Absolutely brilliant, Jonny. Thank you. 👍🎹
Jonny, you deserve more subscribers and followers. You are the best piano player I have ever known on TH-cam . Keep up the great work, the breakthrough is just around corner 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽.
Very confusing when sheet music and what you say you play has nothing to do with what you are actually playing WHY make a bad video when you clearly seem to know what you are doing?????
Hi Johnny - I think you need to clarify these chords - they're verging on nonsense. That last one - sorry no.
Nice, thx Jonny. As a true beginner, i looked how to create the backing track into ireal pro, with rootless chords. Since I found ntg on the web, i share it here: Dm9, G13, CM9, A7#9#5, with selecting "1 hand chords" as a kb option. Then just select the appropriate inversion and job done, able to work on it on the e-piano, with ireal connected :-)
2:30 You just summarized my lockdown....
Was looking for this, laugh my ass off
@@LTHALJUMPR Stay golden my man
Best comment ever
Absolutely underrated
I don't get it...
I'm definitely skipping steps, but applying this allowed me to play with both my hands instead of just one for the first time. I'm elated.
I decided to binge learn jazz during covid-19 instead of binge watching Netflix and boy am I grateful for this channel. You're a wonderful teacher sir, You have a great demeanor certainly appreciate it. I do not feel overwhelmed after watching one of your videos.
I binged piano lessons 1st lockdown then was introduced to power on netflix. Haven't turned on the keyboard since 🙈
I started learning piano in April of last year with this channel. But I didn't have a choice- I don't own a TV set. There is a bright side to this crazy world.
I never played an instrument and started on guitar plying as covid started and it appeared to be Long term. So glad I did this. Now I am learning piano too and music is my main hobby that I indulge for hours every day.
*lol* I was just about to write the same - but was a bit embarressed by my binging.
🙂
I’ve been playing around with my guitar for 35 years and came across this Channel lastweek. Jazz-tastic
I've played improvised piano my whole life, but jazz has always been a mystery to me. Yesterday I got the idea to see if there are beginner lessons for jazz on TH-cam. Holy cow your lessons are amazing. You've totally demystified jazz piano for me and I can't get enough. I just want to play all day now.
What kind of music were you improvising if jazz is a mystery to you?
R. Eric Bowers My story too. I was caught up (but used, and played out professionally) using Maj, Minor, 7ths, etc as shown on 'Popular" music chord charts. This video is a breakthrough for me too, though I'm just getting started with this jazz mindset. I see a real lack of the "root note" in the written out chords he shows. (I believe this is part of the jazzy sound and mystery; and why a jazz pianist can use a "bass player"). I notice Jonny hits these bass notes when he improvs... My son, who studied guitar at the Hart Music school once casually said to me "the bass note is the least important note in the chord". Now I get it; I feel the bass note is implied...
@@larrytruth-warrior4952 You may not need a bass player, but you surely
want to choose the inversion that gets that bass note right.
Totally feel you, especially if you've been formally trained. Jazz is something that you've kinda gotta feel, despite playing a jazz score. So glad you get to experience this music for the first time, it's very fun
@@dragmio exactly lol
"this scale is only 9 notes"
*Stuff only a jazz player will say*
Hey man, I am a medical doctor in Vienna, Austria and fairly good in classical piano, You Sir are the first one who gave me an instant feeling of being able to master some jazz piano as well. I always loved Jazz piano sometimes more than all the classical music.....but I could never get ANYWHERE, despite of good knowledge in music theory, well trained fingers , etc... Your videos are so extremely well done - step by step - it gives that great joy and hope of being able master something new ! plus there is Your positive and joyful personality that adds to Your skills as a teacher. I am MASSIVLY grateful to You!
You’re a phenomenal teacher.
It feels like you are a magician giving away the tricks of the trade. I'm all for it! Thank you so much.
My pleasure!
@@PianoWithJonny next video you should include correct chord names!!
@@ozmorse7250 They're all sevenths with extensions, honestly you could add a lot of different extensions and still have it come out well
@@speedracer55 very true, i just hope true beginners arent too confused
Wow! You're a terrific teacher! I've been playing classical piano for 50 yrs, classical cello for 33 years. I've played with symphony orchestras, taught orchestra, directed choirs, etc. This is a nice change of pace. The way you teach cocktail piano makes it very, very easy to learn. I'm looking forward to more tutorials. I was almost ready to give away my grand piano until I found your tutorial. Thank you for coming into my life! You're a godsend!
Starting back on piano after several year gap. A good way to fight depression. I like your teaching style. Looking forward to learning more.
Good for you!!! :-)
so i now watched it sitting in bed drinking coffee, i guess i have to watch it again sitting at my piano. seems lile a nice evening programm for me 👍
Lol same here
I cannot actually explain how perfect this video is. This is exactly what I’ve been searching for, for like... 20 years? I never knew how to explain what it was that I wanted to learn, and I’d get frustrated because I thought I’d have to know all these jazz chords, blues chords, inversions... and I went to school for music! Self taught pianist 22 years ago, sadly meant I skipped a lot of rudimentary things I wish I hadn’t, but now my skills have stagnated. Literally dude you’ve made my entire day (and it’s 11:27pm).
Wow.
honestly after 14 years of playing piano this made me really understand how cocktail piano is built up! For me its really easy to play every step you make, but the chords and watching you do your more "advanced" moves like the intro and the improv really help me!
I was thinking I'm pulling this off. Then find my right hand is now my left. And my right is off on its holidays. Disengage brain and let's see if l can pull it off.
Wow. I just read Englebert's comment. I learnt piano decades ago to a beginner intermediate level, but after just 10 minutes of your video I can completely see how I can play what you have shown so far. Beautiful.
Why have I not seen this channel before???? Where have you been all my life? Kinda glad TH-cam rec this to me
OMG! Those chords and the progression sound JUST BEAUTIFUL. I've been looking for that jazzy sound lately.
Well, I play 3 hours a day, in 12 keys everyday and learned so much during this video that I am going to sign up for Johnny's lessons. This a great video packing lots of information.
I'm so grateful for the written chords! I need to visualise this on the staff to get it into my head. Well, that plus practice, practice, practice.
this is amazing. im 2 months into self taught piano and it is so fun and rewarding to learn all these techniques on youtube and see yourself get better and more able to express yourself, and this channel has been one of my go-to's all this time. once again, your videos are amazing and helpful, much love!
I discounted this style of music for decades, but every time in a bar with piano, I somehow forgot and felt great. 2 weeks ago in a classy place on my wife's birthday, the only bar seats were next to the baby grand, me briefly talking with the player between songs while he performed in this style. Magic.
You are a fantastic teacher Johnny. I'm a beginner and you break it down in a way that is easy to understand. I really like your approach to teaching.
Jonny I am so happy I found you! You’re an incredible teacher and make what has previously been quite heavy theory matter so approachable and understandable. I’ve watched 3 of your videos this morning and feel like I have increased tenfold as a pianist already without even touching the keys!
Best of TH-cam, I’m incredibly grateful, thank you sir!
I'm learning the keyboard now, and playing anything resembling what jonny does while improving those simple lines is totally my goal. Thank you for the amazing lessons.
I have played in piano bars a lot of my life but mainly to back songs. Never cottoned onto jazz but have wanted to. So thanks again for some inspiration.
This is just amazing. Im a guitar player but this helped me more than ANY guitar lesson. Thanks Jonny.
Thank you Jonny! You are taking my blues/jazz flute playing to the next level! You are a really great teacher.
This guy Jonny is by far the best teacher on the internet very clear and concise,nice one jonny
I am a rocker metal head learning piano .. and this style is just sooo frickin' cool. Thank you for the excellent lessons!
Hi Jonny I would like to thank you for making this kinds of videos, you are doing very great, this kinds of video will help everyone and also me to improve on my piano skills.. I'll give you 5 stars for this! God bless you!
A real teacher. A true master is Mr Jonny. God bless you, sir.
This is the first piano tutorial talking about jazz improvisation that didn’t hurt my head & has motivated me to give it a try. Thanks!
This tutorial is fantastic. I've spent 60 years enjoying jazz and being mystified by it - I assumed I lacked the jazz gene. You've shown me where to find it. THANK YOU.
I'm a guitarist just looking to learn a few things about music from other sources but I really appreciated this lesson. Really well put together, nice tasty playing too.
Dear Jonny, thank you so much! Your lessons is amazing! You are my favorite piano teacher on TH-cam! 🙏
Started watching and your teaching style clicked with my brain straight away. I dont play any piano but want to learn and you explain it so well.
I think you are one of the best music teachers on TH-cam! I’ve been watching lessons for years but this channel is a truly underrated gem!
Wow you're the best piano teacher i've come across. I really love how you break down the lessons with some theory.
I'm a complete musical doofus, but watching this has got me inspired!
i adore you Jonny. U inspire me more then any other on planet earth. Your giving energy has meant so much. Please keep sharing
Very nice! You are a great teacher and love the progression, doesn't need to be more complicated than this.
This is a great starting point, especially for a piano player who wants to become proficient in jazz and blues.
Once mastered in C, the next step for someone who wants to be a journeyman piano player is to learn the same material in the 11 other starting points. Most piano players will work with singers, and each singer ALWAYS calls the key they prefer.
The ability is to play a chosen number in any key is the hallmark of a professional.
You tell me exactly what I want to learn in order to learn a jazzy style for my compositions.
Thank you .
It’s no exaggeration that Jonnys the best teacher! I’ve just been so busy. What a joy to learn f Jonny! We love ❤u Jonny!
Thanks, you broke that down very well. I'm coming from a pop piano background and jazz has always baffled me but you made it feel very approachable
I LOVE this kind of playing. It creates such a COOL atmosphere!
Bro I just wanna say thank you for you selflessness in sharing your knowledge with us. You are very kind !
Thank you for this lesson, it's so fun and easy to improv to. So beautiful, it's sad and joyful at the same time.
for me as a jazz guitar player absolutely great to learn a little piano!
A7 is usually A C# E G
The chord you have as "A7" is A G C Db F which is apparently A7#5(#9). Sounds great. Juicy dissonance brings that cocktail room feeling.
2 minor, 5 dominant, 1 major, 6 ~~something~~ is always a good start =)
Jonny’s lessons are great. I’ll listen to him play a piece to introduce the lesson and think no way on earth can I ever play that or even get close. But after his beautifully structured courses I actually can play the piece. Not as well as him but for me do what initially seemed impossible.
Love the +9 against the 3rd in the A7 chord.
this saves me ten hours of piano lessons ... more learned than in 10 weeks ... thank you ... added 2 my favs
Love the structure of this video! You do a great job of breaking down each part
So much gold in this video. What a player, what a teacher! 🎹 🎹 🎹 🏆 🏆 🏆
Such a gorgeous style with beautiful chords!
Thank you so much!
I started the playing ivories a few years ago. Someone threw out an old keyboard which I bought home. Boogie Woogie looked like fun and easy, so I started watching videos by Brendon Kavanagh. It was a great start. Then I found your videos, not only have they given me a big interest in jazz piano, but your videos simplified jazz and helped me understand a lot more about music. You're a great teacher Jonny, thanks for all your help!
This is the best jazz tutorial for beginner that i have seen so far, very easy to understand, please do more these types of videos!
Been playing piano (self taught) for 30+ years and have always wanted to branch out from my comfort zone. This is perfect. Such a different style than I'm used to playing, but your videos make it easy to follow along. I play by ear, but know all the notes and chords and can follow along visually pretty well. Kudos! Keep up the great work.
Me too!!!
I started paying by ear at age 4. Studied classical piano for YEARS & YEARS but this is what I always wanted to play. You are an excellent teacher and I am so grateful for having found you today! NEW FOLLOWER!!!!!! ❤️
Finally! This is fabulous. Thanks so much for posting this. I love to play La La La music and I have wanted to venture out .... Thanks to this video I now understand how to play jazzy La La La music. Thanks from Texas
6:22 perfectly sums up every experience I've ever had of people trying to teach me to improvise.
This is a great video, super accessible and easy to play along with but actually results in you being able to play something that sounds good at the end.
This might be the best online piano tutorial I’ve ever seen. Might have to buy his course
Yeah, dude, you won't be disappointed. Have you bought it yet?
I watched and studied this tutorial today and I have to say I am having so much fun! Thank you so much for this wonderful gift!
I could listen to this all day!
Man that was awesome. You’re an amazing teacher! I like how you make music theory applicable for everyone!
That was pure magic
Humble, brilliant teacher
Honestly, one of the clearest instructional videos I've seen. Thanks.
Jonny, thank you for yet another excellent lesson. You sound amazing and you make learning super fun. I wish TH-cam had 2 thumbs up as an option - I give this lesson 2 thumbs up. Brilliant!!!!
Piano johnny, you are the greatest!
omg this is all i need to kick start to what i so very much love to listen to everyday. i have setup my piano next to my pc and now its time. thank you so much
Well, I will just say this was very helpful to expand my limited tool set. I started out as a drummer and eventually switched to keys. I'm ear player (although I read chord charts easily enough) and I do like a lot of jazz chords. As a vocalist all my keyboard playing is left-hand-bass/right-hand-chords and I pretty much suck at playing anything more than basic triads on my left hand. The techniques you demonstrated will at least help me improve my right hand work--thank you! I actually do tend to throw in rootless chords often (just didn't know that's what they were called) with my right hand being the root...always loved how those sounded.
Wow another brilliant lesson ❤️
Fantastic! I'd always thought jazz was impossible to understand, because I'd ask someone to explain and they'd start talking circle of thirds the Dorian, Mixolydian, etc., but you explain it in a way that I understand. I love that you say, "Does that make sense?" I'm a teacher, and I ask my student that question several times each lesson! You are a great teacher! I now feel that I could take on jazz.
These are wonderful words.
So much I learned from your video just a beginner but love this style of playing. And your structure is easy to follow
This is pure gold! thank you very much Jonny
This guy is one of the best on the internet! makes the learning process simple, and fun. Thanks Johnny. Great stuff!
Happy to help!
Omg! I was playing cocktail piano! You’re an awesome teacher!
I actually understood everything he said. So now I have to practice and see if my fingers will understand it too. Great video, Jonny. Thanks so much. From a perpetual beginner but still trying.
Thank you Johny...your an amazing piano teacher. I love jazz piano.
You sir, are a fantastic teacher.
Thanks! 😃
Omg! This is awesome Johnny! You have a new fan and I can’t wait to tell all my friends about your awesome channel!!
Every second is SOLID GOLD and easy to follow. YOU ARE A LEGEND!!!
Wow, thanks!
Thank you!!!!!!!...finally...chords AND notes...an attainable exercise...thank you so much!!!!!
Most effective teacher on the whole planet, even very pleasant!
I appreciate that!
I guess from the overwhelming responses it goes without saying, you have enlightened us all with your logical approach to understanding cocktail, and Jazz piano. We should be all inspired to improve our playing skills, isn't that what good teacher's do, thank you from Perth WA much appreciated.
AMAZING!!!!!!!
Superb educator. I'm a teacher and you are a natural. Thanks for the lesson.
Perfect practice options! Just what I was looking for, thanks Jonny!
Great lesson,
I noticed sometimes you were also comping lower bass notes, maybe to round out the rootless chords, sounded great, definitely going to play with this. ;-)
This is so easy I wish I found out about this a long time ago Also a ton of fun (Why It's Gorgeous ) Can't Thank you enough you made an old man very happy ( well Not that old ) people are saying where the Hell did you learn to play like that. lol what a blast
Thank you man! I've been learning classic piano for almost 2 years from scarp. It's been a great journey but sometimes boring. My goal is to know how to improvise and this lesson is just perfect for me. THANK YOU!
Ohmygosh, I found this today. I want to learn how to play Jazz piano again. I learned it in the 70's but haven't played since. I will visit this tutorial often. Thank you.
Wrong. Correct answer is to do what I did. Form a passion for music as a child, practice regularly, study the jazz masters that contribute to the art form. Audition for and go to college for Jazz piano performance (student loans at this point would be a plus, looking at around $80-$100K). Get totally eviscerated by more talented and experienced colleagues, work your way back up from rock bottom. Then graduate and take $50 gigs that all went away during Covid. Now THAT is how you play Cocktail Piano.
This is the correct answer here. You can learn the notes, but to really feel the cocktail jazz, you have to embrace the bitterness and sadness. Some major alcoholism and covid-related job loss is where it's at.
@@danielszabo4445 Thank you for your condolences.
Great insight! I've only started playing jazz piano a year and a half ago, but I believe that the singular, most broad and effective path of being a progressing musician is to listen CLOSELY to as much music as you possibly can and seeing how much you can incorporate into your practice/playing. Try to listen for small ideas that interest you and make you motivated to try to figure out how they were, done.
Everything that you hear a great jazz musician play in a recording was once deliberately learned in the same way that you as a young child had to deliberately learn words like "dog" or "cat". The real thing that I see most young musicians overlook is the skill of sustainable engagement. Any person off the street can force themselves into a practice room for a few hours on a given day and puke out some scale that they've already learned years ago. You want to constantly be figuring out new things, and the key to doing that is to only make yourself practice for 5 minutes a day. Don't HOLD yourself to more than 15. The key is LONG-TERM consistent every day practice over many years. It doesn't have to be hours at a time.
As a final tip to any other musicians from a young relatively inexperienced jazz pianist, lock on to whatever feeling you get/have gotten from music, and let it pull you to where you want to progress towards. For example, I remember watching an episode of Tom and Jerry when I was probably 6 or 7, and I remember feeling a sense of admiration and awe towards one of the cats who was playing jazz piano. I just realized about a year ago that I can move myself in that direction.
Pushing yourself to where you want to be is not sustainable, so let yourself be pulled by whatever inspires and emotionally moves you there naturally. Have fun with it and let yourself enjoy the simple process of learning one new concept concretely every day. The more you can let yourself enjoy it, the more you'll enjoy it!
Cheers all!
George Higgins
I went to music school also, but managed to avoid debt. I wasn't a pianist, though I now make my living playing piano - easier than making a living as a cellist. I actually got a lot of work through the pandemic at outdoor venues and hotels which could separate me from the crowds enough to feel safe. I had never played solo piano before Covid, so it was a learning curve to be sure. I never had to play a $50 gig - mostly at least $150+ - do people really play for $50?
@@KellygenXYZ And despite all of those cool stories you forgot to learn jazz musician humor along the way ;-)
lol people gonna think I can actually play
Technically you can, albeit your repertoire may be limited, lol
I feel you. 🤣
Fett nice gustav
You can!
They can play, whether they will play well is a different matter.
You’re an excellent teacher brother with a cool jazz presence. Thanks man
Wanderful! I'm going to keep this video to listen over and over again, until get into the blues and the jazz. Lets go to play piano with Jonny!🇧🇷😁
I'd guess at least 3/4s of the people that clicked on the video came here just to discover what Cocktail Piano means lol
No alcohol smh..
yup!
Your not wrong
I legitimately thought this was gonna be a tiny piano. Similar to other cocktail sized things, like tomatoes.
Piano with olives and gin!
For step 1, I wish you used the chord values (IV, V7 etc.) - the sheet music up doesn't relate to what you are saying either. I know this is a basic tutorial but I think consistency would be good - whenever discussing a chord, use its name (i.e. C Major, but also its value in relation to the tonic i.e. III (for example)). So beginners can follow the chords and more advanced people can follow the theory too.
It didn't bother me much. I think most advanced folks are able to figure it out based on the chord symbols he put
I'm just confused why we are calling 9chords as just 7? Is this standard in jazz? I mean he asks us to play a Dm7 while showing us the notes for a Fmaj7 (since he's skipping the bass note).
@@rasmus6705 he is actually just bad at teaching. it is much easier to learn how to lead sheet when the chord names match up with the notes he is playing
@@Tresquall i mean in that first progression the first chord also has a 9, that second chord simply isnt a g7, the third chord is a Cmaj9 not Cmaj7, and the fourth is an A7 (shown) with #9 and b13 (not shown)... yes people with existing theory knowledge can figure out what he means. this is an "educational" channel, and I would argue that jazz beginners would benefit from correct chord notation.
Dude's a fantastic teacher, but I do wish he mentioned a bit more theory at the beginning - esp b/c I was initially confused about what chords he was playing when it didn't match the sheet music.
I love Jonny’s videos. Thank you for being awesome!