Piano Lessons for the R&B Fan (Udemy.com)

Learn all the great R&B Ballads for the 80s,90s, and current times on piano!

( 3 Reviews )

Created by: James Gaither

Produced in 2015

What you will learn

Learn how to play popular piano songs
Have a stronger understanding of music theory
Play songs with full confidence and instruction
Learn all 30 key signatures in a detailed analysis

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Overall Score : 74 / 100

Course Description

My R&B Piano Lesson course is by far the easiest and most effective method to learn some of the greatest and most popular love ballads of our time on piano. Within mere minutes you will be playing popular songs on piano from the great artist such as Brian McKnight, John Legend, Anita Baker, Whitney Houston, Bruno Mars,and so many more! "Piano for the R&B Fan" is a course is geared towards musicians who have a love and passion for R&B and want to learn the different eras of this wonderful style. By taking this course: You will save time and money by learning remotely rather than traveling to expensive traditional music instruction Learn a truly pressure-free approach to playing music, no judgment or stress involved with your musical journey. Take 20 minutes a day and watch your progress grow! You will need only a keyboard or a piano to get started. Remote tutoring exists well past the course time. Do the lessons on your own time and adjust them according to your personal schedule. To learn piano, one will only need a will and desire to practice and most importantly, have fun. The only physical requirements needed to finish this course would be: piano/electric keyboard, computer, and a printer. The visual method of this course will allow you to quickly ascertain music theory, piano fingerings, rhythm, cadences, and chord structures within a very short amount of time. Pace yourself and enjoy the musical journey as you will be exposed to 20+ great years of Hip Hop songs arranged for piano!! Pianist, James Gaither provides a detailed, chord-based, and relaxed music course that will span well over 3 hours of concise and detailed instruction. Class and coursework will be enjoyable as his teaching style is stress-free and is oriented to have users learn at their own pace. The supplementary materials in this course will be midi files for playback and experimentation within most music production software and accompanying sheet music for each respective lecture. A mere 20 minutes a day will have you playing like a professional in no time! Who this course is for:
Students who have appreciation for contemporary music history.
Piano Players of all levels

Time: 8h

Instructor Details

James Gaither

3.7 Rating
3 Reviews

James Gaither has recently joined the Udemy Family and has consistently provided remote piano instruction and coursework for the last eight years in the area of Hip Hop, R&B, and Pop Music genres. He is a passionate and patient instructor that educates musicians of all skill-sets and backgrounds and is happy to present his course, "Modern Piano Lessons for Beginners", "Piano Lessons for the R&BFan", and "Piano Lessons for the Hip Hop Fan". The focus of his lessons is geared towards various chord structures and students from all over the world have used his videos for expert guidance and instruction!

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3.7

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By Dorit K on 3/25/2018

I dont understand how its possible to play these songs with chords that have 7th 9th 11th, and the PDF is sheet music you need to be able to read. (which I can but slowly)
There is no way you can go from learning regular scales and then understand and play the voicings in the songs with more complicated chords. I wanted to learn the songs so I can write my own.
I have barely started and ready to quit. I can't learn this way. :-(
Im upset. I was so excited to start this. I don't know how I can learn here except try to copy the hands in the video.

By Randolph J Harris II on 3/15/2018

Instruction was on the mark. He broke down the intro, verse, and chorus. The choice of songs is what makes this course exactly what the title says. I don't feel like I got cheated out of my money.

By Martial Foucault on 6/20/2015

This lessons are unique, really instructive, and materials are very useful and well done. Mr James Gaither knows his subject and gives me access to RnB chords and harmonics so quickly. Thanks a lot.