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Basic Techniques to Help You Play Popular Songs on the Piano (Skillshare)

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Basic Techniques to Help You Play Popular Songs on the Piano (Skillshare)

This course is for all of you starting out on your piano journey! Here I introduce a Basic piano technique that is often used in songs with beautiful piano instrumentals. I also go through exercises to help practice this technique, then apply it to the song Someone Like You by Adele. I hope you enjoy it!

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Practice the techniques outlined in the video and play along with me! Once you become more comfortable with the tempo played in the video, feel free to increase your tempo. Also, to create more of a challenge, try playing octaves in the left hand as you play the song.

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