Start from the Beginning Musically
50 lessons for the complete beginner or new member to producerspianowithAJ.com.
Learn piano basics, theory, ear training, and technique through a producers eyes. What you need to know vs. what you don’t.
Introducign the whiteboard technique with letters to learn piano without having to read traditional music notation.
These are the Breaks (Piano)
The Break beats were the defining music for the hip-hop genre. They got used so much and in so many variations they sound dated at this point.
What the best piano parts from these songs and why did these songs work in general?
Nahre Sol
The genius of Nahre Sol is not her piano playing (although she is a beast). It is her ability to create storytelling videos around her passion. Nahre Sol has game and it needs to be studied.
The Best Players Play Gospel
Gospel players play every Sunday in a pressure situation. You’re not goofing around in church. You’re getting paid to perform. All of those factors create musicianship that cannot be touched. The drop chords, the harmonies, the voicings – it all came from church.
The OVO Piano Sound
The piano is Drake’s instrument.
Scales
If you learn nothing else Part I.
RHYTHM
If you learn nothing else Part II.
Producers Fundamentals
77 lessions. The Basics. Theory, Ear Training, Technique and so forth. Using the best piano riffs of the rap generation as examples.
The Guitar & The guitar on Piano
Scales for the guitar. Guitar lines on the Piano. What works and what doesn’t.
The Bass & the bass on the Piano
Scales for the bass. Bass lines on the Piano. What works and what doesn’t. And obviously, The 808.
The Drums APP
Always. Always. Always practice to a drum beat.
U Only Need to Learn One Song
And U already know it. So does everybody else.
Deep Pocket Learning
This is how you learn the fastest – with the most retention. It’s the only way I practice.
How I sorted 1000 Beats
I have issues. This is how I sorted them out.