Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Want to know how to be a better blues pianist? In this video, Tom shares two powerful blues tips that will instantly improve your sound, feel, and improvisation.
- Method 1 – Less is More:
Learn why you don’t need the whole scale to sound great. Tom shows how to improvise using only a few notes (up to 5) from the G minor blues scale. This approach trains you to focus on rhythm, space, and phrasing — essential skills in blues improvisation.
- Method 2 – Mixing Scales for Richer Lines:
Take your playing further by combining different sounds. Tom blends the G minor blues scale with the G major scale and the Mixolydian mode to show how you can make your piano improvisation more colorful and melodic.
This tutorial is packed with piano practice tips, blues piano exercises, and creative blues piano techniques to help you play more expressively.
By the end, you’ll know not only how to play blues and how to improvise on piano, but also how to approach it in a way that makes your improvisation feel natural and unique.
Perfect for anyone wanting to practice blues in G and grow as a pianist.
If you would like to learn more how to play blues, watch this video next: Blues Riffs that Sound Great in Piano Solos:
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Claim your FREE gift - Resources Pack - by getting in touch with us at London Contemporary School of Piano so that we can help you solve your challenges and accelerate you progress at the piano:
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If you enjoyed this blues piano tutorial on how to be a better blues pianist and would like to get more top tips on learning piano, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel right here:
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Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by BUBI Productions & Charlie Coe.
youtu.be/xH4UsZXw5Ko
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #bluespiano #pianotutorial
Want to know how to be a better blues pianist? In this video, Tom shares two powerful blues tips that will instantly improve your sound, feel, and improvisation.
- Method 1 – Less is More:
Learn why you don’t need the whole scale to sound great. Tom shows how to improvise using only a few notes (up to 5) from the G minor blues scale. This approach trains you to focus on rhythm, space, and phrasing — essential skills in blues improvisation.
- Method 2 – Mixing Scales for Richer Lines:
Take your playing further by combining different sounds. Tom blends the G minor blues scale with the G major scale and the Mixolydian mode to show how you can make your piano improvisation more colorful and melodic.
This tutorial is packed with piano practice tips, blues piano exercises, and creative blues piano techniques to help you play more expressively.
By the end, you’ll know not only how to play blues and how to improvise on piano, but also how to approach it in a way that makes your improvisation feel natural and unique.
Perfect for anyone wanting to practice blues in G and grow as a pianist.
If you would like to learn more how to play blues, watch this video next: Blues Riffs that Sound Great in Piano Solos:
youtube.com/watch?v=lgR6-yvRpxo&list=PLDqNslPG6e1L5rIVjMtJ5GOuYLWIDbGQB&index=37
Claim your FREE gift - Resources Pack - by getting in touch with us at London Contemporary School of Piano so that we can help you solve your challenges and accelerate you progress at the piano:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com
Get Your GROOVE Everyday Course to access all the resources you need to master piano grooves and expand your piano groove vocabulary:
lcsp.samcart.com/products/groove-mastery-everyday
Join our Flagship Course, THE COMPLETE MUSICIAN: Piano Essentials Online Course with Tom Donald:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com/the-complete-musician
If you enjoyed this blues piano tutorial on how to be a better blues pianist and would like to get more top tips on learning piano, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel right here:
youtube.com/channel/UCZWqaBf6VLuD0cSKF4cukPg?sub_confirmation=1
Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by BUBI Productions & Charlie Coe.
youtu.be/xH4UsZXw5Ko
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #bluespiano #pianotutorial
