He told me why my left hand falls apart when my right hand plays 🎹
Published 2 days ago • 2 min read
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Reader,
"The degree to which a piano player can sound like two or more people depends on the independence between their hands."
That's Arthur Migliazza, award-winning boogie woogie pianist. This Tuesday he'll be my guest on our free masterclass to teach us how to build a bulletproof left hand that holds its groove no matter what the right hand is doing.
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Here's what we'll cover:
- The importance of the left hand ostinato patterns
- Techniques to learn a new pattern
- Exercises to build hand independence over that pattern
- Play along and get feedback from Arthur
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You are already on the list.
The Zoom link will be emailed to you 30 min before the workshop starts.
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Years ago I was trying to learn Albert Ammons' famous Swanee River Boogie. But, I wasn't having much success. Any time I focused on what my right hand was doing, my left hand would fall apart. When I focused on my left hand, the right one would stop entirely. I honestly thought I couldn't do it. It felt impossible.
I selfishly invited Arthur on my podcast so I could pick his brain about it. His advice worked, and I performed the song a few months later.
That interview sparked a friendship, and in the years I've learned so much more from him. I'm excited to have him back so you can have some of those same moments.
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I've seen Arthur play bigger venues, but this is still my favorite performance.
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P.S.
Important Note - Our workshops are trading slots next week. The public workshop with Arthur is Tuesday Feb 24th, and our members-only workshop will take place Friday the 27th at 1:00 ET instead. See the workshop schedule
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