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Learning Blues and Boogie Woogie Piano
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This collection provides a comprehensive set of resources for understanding and learning blues and boogie woogie piano. It includes online courses, books, gear, youtube videos, and useful patreon authors. As a self-taught pianist, I share what really...
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Pianos

I'm a digital piano apologist. Now they sound and feel pretty much like acoustic pianos, but they are more transportable, can be connected to various devices, and can be practiced with headphones even at night

 
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Best digital piano under $1000
Roland FP-E50 Digital Piano | Supernatural Piano & Zen-Core Sound Engines | 88-Note Hammer-Action Keyboard | Professional Auto-Accompaniment | Mic Input with Vocal Harmony FX | Bluetooth/MIDI Support
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This is my 3d made in Japan digital piano and I freakin looove it
G1 Air - DIGITAL PIANO | KORG (USA)
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Chances are you will need this to connect iPad to your digital piano (if for example you are watching a course)
Lightning Camera Adapter - Walmart
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Without ups, a power surge can break your expensive digital piano, as I had once
CyberPower EC850LCD Ecologic Battery Backup & Surge Protector UPS System, 850VA/510W, 12 Outlets, ECO Mode, Compact, Uninterruptible Power Supply
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Online courses

There are plenty of blues and boogie courses online, but they don't teach the kind of blues you hear on Otis Spann, Pintop Perkins or Memphis Slim records. I've tried all the courses and I declare responsibly - Paddy Milner is superior to all of them...

 
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If you can play piano and just start to learn the blues/boogie woogie, this is the first course you should take
MusicGurus - Paddy Milner - Play Authentic Blues Piano
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This course is the best follow-up to Authentic Blues piano
Paddy Milner - Authentic Boogie Woogie Piano
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This is more advanced so I would advise to take it after blues & boogie woogie
Authentic New Orleans Piano
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This is the crowning glory of learning - three classic boogies played note for note. Enough for months of training
Learn 3 Classic Boogie Woogie Songs
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And if you can't play the piano at all and don't know the notes, the best value-for-money way to learn is with Hugh Sang's lessons at this site. The Video Exchange feature makes it very close to real piano lessons for just a fraction of the price.
ArtistWorks: Online Music Lessons with Master Musicians
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Books

a lot of beginner books that have the same thing: 12 bar blues, a simple shuffle style bass line and a couple simple riffs. Where to go from there and how to go from that to forming your own style is unclear. That's why I'm bringing really useful boo...

 
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If you want to buy a book on how to play boogie woogie, this is the one. The author also has a youtube channel, where he demonstrates all of the riffs from this book
How To Play Boogie Woogie Piano (Book/Audio)
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This is the real McCoy, however it's kind of advanced
The Real Blues'n Boogie Buch : Wiedemann: Amazon.co.uk
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Patreon

The best authentic pianists on patreon who have fan-only subscriptions to lessons

 
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10 Euro per month - Also a great blues / boogie player-teacher
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for $30/ a month - a lot of blues and boogie lessons as well as sheet music collection
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Youtube

Useful channels with lessons on the blues and boogie woogie

 
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If you are just beginning your journey into the world of keyboard blues and boogie-woogie, here is a classic and uncomplicated piece that I recommend learning very first
How to play Yancey Special by Jimmy Yancey. Really easy to follow tutorial.
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