If you play piano, would you play boogie woogie nowadays?

Q. Many people have learned to play piano, using one finger chords, and the key changer, which means they would not be able to play a boogie.

Have you heard boogie piano, and would you like to learn to play it?

Or, do you already play boogie woogie?

A. I do not play piano, although my grandmother was a concert pianist, and I did take lessons, but if I did play piano, I would definately play boogie woogie. It seems that music education is lacking if people are taught in a way that limits their ability to play all types of music.

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Any suggestions on good books to help a beginner learn Piano Chords?

Q. Ok, got a nice Keyboard, picked up "Piano for Dummies" but rather than learn and play individual notes
I heard you can learn and play Piano Chords like you would on a guitar instead of all individual notes, . If I don't have any success playing individual notes can someone suggest a good book that shows you how to play Piano chords? Thanks in advance

A. Hey....lame as it may sound....a good way to learn piano is to get a hymn book....whether you're religious or not... If you can work your way through a hymn book you can learn piano. That is how I taught myself. I started when I was like 12 and went from there to playing very advanced pieces...

Now I even compose my own music. Hymn books are usually pretty simple but they are also very varied. Give one a try! You could probably find one second-hand at a thrift store somewhere for only a dollar or two!

Good luck!

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who was it who played a piano with assembled pieces of wood?

Q. it was either the generation game or something else. Where someone fairly famous played the piano chords - short tune - with pieces of wood with dowel on them. Assembled so that when he used different ones, they were in the correct position to play the chords.

thanks.

A. Igudesman and Joo

See youtube.

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Title : If you play piano, would you play boogie woogie nowadays?
Description : Q. Many people have learned to play piano, using one finger chords, and the key changer, which means they would not be able to play a boogi...