In Part Three of this video lesson, Mike completes his over-view of important principles a play by ear ‘magician’ should know. Mike also demonstrates a number of FUN PianoMagic techniques he wants you to learn; such as arpeggios, Latin rhythm, Boogie Woogie, Walking Bass, Triplet Boogie…even the sound of a locomotive barrelling down the keyboard ‘track’. Although PianoMagic covers far more than can be presented in this three part presentation, the FUN-filled journey of playing piano by ear begins somewhere, and this three part video provides a good introduction.

New PRO SOUND version. This is a real funky piano version of the awesome tune “Sunny” by Bobby Hebb. Recorded May 14, 2009 in El Dorado Hills, CA by pianist Mark Chang. Hope you enjoy it. Recording process: stereo pair large diaphragm condenser microphones, Helpinstill magnetic induction pickup on bass strings. Mix EQ. SONG INFORMATION: “Sunny” is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb. It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates “Sunny” number 25 in its “Top 100 songs of the century”. Hebb wrote the song after 22 November 1963, the day after US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Hebb’s older brother Harold was killed in a knife fight outside a Nashville nightclub. Hebb was devastated by both events and many critics say that those events inspired the tune. Others claims Bobby wrote the song for God. Certainly, events influenced Bobby’s songwriting, but his timeless melody, crossing over into R&B (#3 on US R&B chart) Country and Pop (#2 on US Pop chart), together with the optimistic lyrics, came from the artist’s desire to express that one should always “look at the bright side” – a direct quote from the author. Hebb has said about “Sunny”: “All my intentions were just to think of happier times basically looking for a brighter day because times were at a low tide. After I wrote it, I thought “Sunny” just might be a different approach to what Johnny Bragg was talking about in ‘Just Walkin’ in the Rain’”. “Sunny” was …

Hey, this is a fairly simple well known boogie woogie riff. Hope its not too complicated. Hope it helps Ben

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Hey, I have had a number of people messaging me and asking whether I could tell them the bass line for bumble boogie and I decided to take that one step further and actually show you! Hope this Helps and please leave a comment Ben

Hey, this video is a new technique that I used when teaching, and it allows me to play the riff and talk at the same time! I hope you can understand what I am saying, and I hope this helps. Ben

Hey, Its been a while since I have uploaded some tutorial stuff so I have decided to make another video on some right hand riffs. This is quite complex and covers things quite quickly. Hope this Helps

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Hey, this is a short but sweet boogie woogie riff in the key of C. Hope this helps! Ben

Hey, here is a video to show you all the blues scales and how to work them out yourself. Hope it isn’t too long and boring! Hope you it helps! Ben