The Ultimate Blues Piano Course - Blues Piano for Everyone (Udemy.com)
Comprehensive blues piano course - From the basics to more advanced blues piano - Including music theory + improvisation
Created by: Martin Cohen
Last updated November 2021
What you will learn
- You'll learn all the ins and outs of blues piano: blues progressions, blue notes, grace notes and rhythmic elements (swing feel...) to make it sound 'bluesy'.
- Complete beginners on the piano will be taken to an intermediate (or even higher) level of piano playing with a thorough understanding of music theory.
- You will learn to read sheet music.
- You will learn all the chords on the piano that will allow you to play all the songs (in any music style, not only blues) you want.
- You will learn blues comping (accompanying others in a band, or with a singer, or yourself while soloing or playing the melody).
- You will learn blues improvisation (left hand comping, right hand soloing).
How it compares
Against the other 45 rated Udemy courses in Piano on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 57% of them
- Reviews247#27 of 46 by number of reviews
- Length20.4 hourslonger than 93% of them
- Last updatedNovember 2021more recently than 55% of them
Course Description
THIS COURSE COMES WITH 2 FREE EBOOKs:
“ALL THE SCALES AND CHORDS IN ALL INVERSIONS WITH FINGER POSITIONS” (110 PAGES!)
Other online piano courses don’t offer such a detailed and complete overview of scales and chords.
With the clickable index, you’re never more than only one click away from the piano chords or scales you were looking for.
"MUSIC THEORY AND READING MUSIC" (84 PAGES!)
Great reference book beside the explanations already given in the course, that gives you the possibility to repeat the theory at your ease or (even if you’re not online) to quickly consult your eBook if you have a question about music theory/reading notes.
THE ONLINE BLUES PIANO COURSE FROM THE TEACHER THAT ALREADY HELPED 1000S OF PEOPLE TO FINALLY PLAY SONGS ON THE PIANO, REALLY UNDERSTAND ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF MUSIC THEORY, READ MUSIC AND IMPROVISE
The course is created in way that literary everyone can rapidly advance with (blues) piano, because of the many blues tunes that you will learn, while every detail is thoroughly explained.
ALREADY VERY QUICKLY YOU WILL SEE RESULTS AND PLAY YOUR FIRST BLUES SONGS ON PIANO OR KEYBOARD
Already from the beginning of the course, you will apply what you’ve learned and start playing the blues.
And it’s a real pleasure to practice, since you play all the blues tunes together with a band that accompanies you while you’re playing on your piano or keyboard.
LEARN BLUES PIANO IN A FUN WAY, AND FORGET ABOUT BORING EXERCISES THAT ARE THE TRADEMARK OF TRADITIONAL PIANO COURSES
Of course, scales are important to know, but just endlessly running up and down the scales is not a very fun way of learning the piano or keyboard.
That’s why in this blues piano course, you’re accompanied by a whole band while practicing the scales:
In this way, even practicing scales becomes a pleasure.
And chords? Well, all the chords are practiced in blues progressions, and also here, you’re accompanied by a whole band.
TRY THIS ONLINE BLUES PIANO COURSE WITHOUT ANY RISK
If you’re still not sure, why not just give it a try? It’s without any risk: if for whatever reason this is not the course for you, know that Udemy offers a full refund within 30 days after purchase.
So, there’s no need to wait any longer: just hit that ‘enroll’ button and get access to more than 20 hours of video, interactive music theory exercises and to an amazing BONUS: a 110-page eBook with all the scales and chords in all the inversions with finger positions, as well as plenty of other resources: play-along mp3 files, PDF files with sheet music…
It only takes you one click to have access to ALL of this.
Still not convinced?
Just have a look at the promo video and the free preview videos to have an idea of how I teach, and also have a look at the course curriculum.
COURSE CHARACTERISTICS
· This course can act as a complete piano course for beginners, where you learn exactly the same skills and theory as a ‘normal’ piano course, but then based on the blues.
· This course is also for those who already play the piano, but who just want to start to play the blues.
· Lots of mp3 play-along files and other resources included.
· An eBook included for FREE with ALL the scales and chords in all inversions with finger positions (110 pages!) with clickable index that leads you directly to the scale or chord you were looking for.
· Clear explanations by an experienced teacher (more than 25 years of teaching experience).
This course consists of 11 sections:
1. Introduction
2. Some basic music theory
3. Blues with triads/Musical notation
4. Blues with 7th chords/Cycle of fifths
5. Blues with minor chords/Diminished chords
6. Intervals/7th chords with added notes
7. Comping
8. Blues improvisation
9. Turnarounds
10. The missing major and minor scales and chords
11. Loose ends
SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
- Major scales in all 12 keys
- Minor scales in all 12 keys
- Several different blues progressions (including a jazz blues progression)
- Typical blues elements like blue notes, grace notes, …
- Major and minor triads
- Dominant 7th, minor 7th, major 7th and diminished chords
- Treble clef
- Bass clef
- Time signature
- Key signature
- Pentatonic scale
- Blues scale
- Blues improvisation techniques
- Rootless chord voicings (also used a lot in jazz)
- Adding (altered) notes to 7th chords
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
247 Reviews
Martin Cohen
Martin Cohen is since about 25 years a teacher of physics, mathematics and informatics.
At the moment, he teaches at the European School in Luxembourg.
Martin is originally from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
He is a passionate musician and composer. Since the age of 8 years, he plays the piano.
He played in several rock, blues and jazz bands and he has at the moment a jazz trio.
He also teaches the piano, music theory and composing techniques.
Martin has a masters degree in physics from the Free University in Amsterdam.
UPDATE (summer 2019):
Martin quit his day job as a school teacher to concentrate for the full 100% on online music teaching.
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Reviews
By Steve sigelman on 6/22/2025
I am a beginner/intermediate player and did not imagine I would be able to transition to this type of learning. However, Martin is fantastic. He is very knowledgeable and teaches his material in "perfect-sized chunks". I am making good progress.
By Verner Almiro Becker Júnior on 8/2/2023
Excelente professor, exercícios muito bem planejados, estou conseguindo ter progressão nas habilidades de piano com confiança graças ao método usado, as explicações e demonstrações e os exercícios com o material de apoio.
By Axel Rojas on 4/8/2023
Highly recommended! The teacher has structured the course thoroughly and logically so that you can actually learn to play the piano. In addition, the lecturer is very personable and it is fun to learn with him every day. Thank you very much, your course made it possible for me to finally play the piano! Thanks ; )
By St on 11/30/2022
No information on fingerings Starting on section 40 no info and big jumps with 5 and 6 No advice
By Maria de Fátima Barreto Santos on 4/20/2022
Eu fiquei muito feliz por comprar este curso. Não esperava tanto conteúdo, tanta explicação e tanto material para estudo. Estou muito grata ao professor Martin por esta iniciativa. Obrigada.
By Rick Hayes on 6/26/2021
This is perfect for me. I was looking for a good blues piano course and this one suits me perfectly. The way it is thought makes it very easy to understand. Thank you . I will enjoy following your tutoring. Richard
By Kevin Varley on 5/15/2021
I tried to learn piano via youtube and hard copy books but failed. I failed because youtube lessons are fragmented so i never had a clear direction or measure of my progress. Hard copy books just dont have audio. This course has solved those issues. This tutor is a very professional and experienced teacher. I especially appreciate when he says, "so what does this mean" & "so that means" then continues with a fuller more detailed explanation.
By Joseph on 3/15/2021
I like that he is not just jumping into the blues but covering the basics. I knew most of it but I had some gaps. I was pleasantly surprised that his course is good for an absolute beginner.
By Arie Segal on 7/28/2020
As usual courses conducted by Martin are excellent...the video and files are cleared and invested . This my second course conducted by him . I am a beginner only 3 months on the "road" but his courses give a lot of pleasure.
By Wilson Vivas on 7/5/2020
The course is created in way that literary everyone can rapidly advance with (blues) piano, because of the many blues tunes that you will learn, while every detail is thoroughly explained. Already from the beginning of the course, you will apply what you’ve learned and start playing the blues. And it’s a real pleasure to practice, since you play all the blues tunes together with a band that accompanies you while you’re playing on your piano or keyboard. Bravo great course!!!! I am starting to love to learn from foreigners who share all they know with their heart on hands. Thanks Udemy for this course.
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Overall Score : 94 / 100








