Learn To Play The Piano Using Pop, R&B and Gospel Chords (Udemy.com)

A piano course for those who want to write their own music, play songs from the radio or accompany themselves.

( 11 Reviews )

Created by: Andrae Alexander

Produced in 2013

What you will learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to play pop songs that are on the radio. You will also be able to write chord charts so that other musicians can play your original music.

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Overall Score : 96 / 100

Course Description

I designed this course for singers, songwriters, and music producers who were tired of not being able to play the piano for themselves. To get you playing the piano fast, I start off by teaching you to play chords first. After you learn chords, we put the chords together to play chord progressions; chord progressions are what most songs are made of. There are 3 (three) books provided in pdf form along with audio clips that support the video lessons. You watch the video(s) and then read the corresponding section of the book, you can also listen to audio clips of what you want to learn next. Watching just the videos, you will be able to play the piano, the books and audio clips are for those who want to learn more chords and progressions. This is a self-paced course, it will take from a couple of weeks to a few months to finish. As with any instrument, you will have to practice to develop your ear for hearing and skill in playing the piano. The more you put into it, the more you get out of it. The course is broken into 8 (eight) sections. You will go from the basics, including how to play chords, tricks to sounding professional and how to find the key of a song to playing advanced chords in a matter of weeks. Take this course to give yourself the musical freedom you've always wanted. Who this course is for:
Songwriters, Music Producers, Performers, and anyone who has always wanted to learn how to play the piano.

Time: 40 mins on-demand videoh

Instructor Details

Andrae Alexander

4.8 Rating
11 Reviews

Andrae, as a former member of a Marine Corps Band and Presidential pianist in The United States Navy Band of Washington D.C., has performed for the Crown Prince of Norway and countless other government and military officials. He is an accomplished musician, songwriter, producer, author and performer who has performed in Norway, Ireland, Japan, England, France, Egypt, Spain, the U.S. and many other countries.

Andrae has performed with or opened shows for artist such as Patti Labelle, Estelle, Musiq, Justo Almario, Common, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Kelly Price, Michelle, Claudette Ortiz, Dawn Robinson, Chante Moore, Kenny Lattimore, Chrissette Michelle, Raheem DeVaughn, Lil Mo, Ledisi, Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, Beverly Crawford, Alvin Slaughter and others.

Andrae has been musical director for 2(two) gospel plays, Ms. Aretha, and The Life of Miles Davis and arranged music for the musical, The Audition and has also performed in the Off Broadway Show, Enter Redemption starring Maritri Garrette. Andrae has performed at such venues as the Blue Note (NY), The Cotton Club (Japan), The Hit Factory (NY), B. B. King Blues Club and Grill (NY), the Brooklyn Arts Museum all in New York City, the Kennedy Center, the National Mall and a NASCAR race in Martinsville that was televised to millions of viewers.

As a musician, he has been on shows, such as The Ellen Show, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, The Jay Leno Show, B.E.T. Pr

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By Deidre Haight on 7/26/2020

I have some basic piano knowledge so the course was too simple for me. I think though if you come in with no prior knowledge it could be a good course for you. Some of the lessons seemed a little quick though if it was my first time but I guess you could just watch it over again. The instructor was clear and presented information well. Being able to see what he was playing on the piano was helpful.

By SABINE DIEUDONN on 5/12/2020

Awesome !!!!!

By Nick Ferrara on 4/21/2020

Really cool

By Milton hebbert on 2/18/2019

This is one of the best piano course that Iver purchased so far on, Udemy. The instructor makes it fun to learn in a relaxed but yet professional manner. Im enjoying this course.

By Andrew LaTour on 8/15/2017

good training

By Joan Alford on 1/21/2017

cool, this was presented with ease. The included printed material made it easy to grasp as well.

By Michelle Daley on 7/7/2015

I signed up for this course as I wanted to include another interest. I found it met my expectations and worthwhile.

By Subu on 4/3/2015

The teaching was very helpful.The video material was covered in more detail in the attached PDF so it made it worthwhile to go thru the PDF also. Thanks Andre for the nice course.

By Lamar on 3/5/2015

Exceptionally please!

By Gus Sobczak on 10/13/2013

I have been trying to teach myself piano for about a year and a half now, and I haven't been able to do much with it. This course really taught me more about chords and progressions and really helped with being able to widen my horizons and play so much better! Thank you so much for this course!

By Christie Lambert on 4/2/2013

I was on the fence about whether or not I should sign up for this class as I never actually had much experience playing piano, but it was totally worth it! Andrae breaks piano playing down and makes it look incredibly easy! He is a fantastic teacher and I would definitely take another one of his courses in a heartbeat.