Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Discover your creativity at the piano with this inspiring tutorial from Cameron, where you’ll learn how to improvise and discover new chord shapes through simple, playful exploration. This lesson is perfect for anyone wanting to dive into free piano improvisation, break out of old habits, and uncover fresh piano chords without getting stuck in theory.
Cameron starts with the simplest framework — 1 note in each hand — and gradually expands to 2 notes in each hand, showing how these small building blocks can open the door to endless musical ideas. Along the way, you’ll experiment with melody, harmony, rhythm, and groove, developing real-world improvisation skills while keeping the process fun and intuitive.
Through these piano improvisation exercises, you’ll naturally stumble into surprising, even sophisticated chord shapes, all while strengthening your ear and creative instincts. No need to overthink it — just play, explore, and enjoy the journey. It’s one of the most effective ways to learn improvisation techniques, build confidence, and even transform how you practice scales and approach piano exercises in general.
If you’re ready to free yourself from the score and let your musical imagination lead the way, this session is for you.
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VIDEO BREAKDOWN:
00:00 Introduction. 1 note in each had.
04:53 1 note in each hand : call and response
7:06 3 notes: creating shapes
09:48 2 notes in each hand
14:18 2 notes in each hand: all variations
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👇 If you would like to learn more how to improvise on piano, watch this tutorial next:
youtube.com/watch?v=6zQCicaF8Ow&list=PLDqNslPG6e1J39vKtouDGW-NQCOsxfFp-&index=60
🎁 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
🎹 Learn Piano with Cameron Ward:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com/coaches/cameron-ward
🎓 Get Your GROOVE Everyday Course to access all the resources you need to master piano grooves and expand your piano groove vocabulary:
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🎓 Join our Flagship Course, THE COMPLETE MUSICIAN: Piano Essentials Online Course with Tom Donald:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com/the-complete-musician
🔔 If you enjoyed this improvisation tutorial 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
Follow CAMERON WARD:
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/camwardkeys
Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by BUBI Productions & Charlie Coe.
youtu.be/mfFukKNJBQg
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #improvisation #pianotutorial #chords
Discover your creativity at the piano with this inspiring tutorial from Cameron, where you’ll learn how to improvise and discover new chord shapes through simple, playful exploration. This lesson is perfect for anyone wanting to dive into free piano improvisation, break out of old habits, and uncover fresh piano chords without getting stuck in theory.
Cameron starts with the simplest framework — 1 note in each hand — and gradually expands to 2 notes in each hand, showing how these small building blocks can open the door to endless musical ideas. Along the way, you’ll experiment with melody, harmony, rhythm, and groove, developing real-world improvisation skills while keeping the process fun and intuitive.
Through these piano improvisation exercises, you’ll naturally stumble into surprising, even sophisticated chord shapes, all while strengthening your ear and creative instincts. No need to overthink it — just play, explore, and enjoy the journey. It’s one of the most effective ways to learn improvisation techniques, build confidence, and even transform how you practice scales and approach piano exercises in general.
If you’re ready to free yourself from the score and let your musical imagination lead the way, this session is for you.
—————————————————————————
VIDEO BREAKDOWN:
00:00 Introduction. 1 note in each had.
04:53 1 note in each hand : call and response
7:06 3 notes: creating shapes
09:48 2 notes in each hand
14:18 2 notes in each hand: all variations
—————————————————————————
👇 If you would like to learn more how to improvise on piano, watch this tutorial next:
youtube.com/watch?v=6zQCicaF8Ow&list=PLDqNslPG6e1J39vKtouDGW-NQCOsxfFp-&index=60
🎁 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
🎹 Learn Piano with Cameron Ward:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com/coaches/cameron-ward
🎓 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 improvisation tutorial 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
Follow CAMERON WARD:
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/camwardkeys
Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by BUBI Productions & Charlie Coe.
youtu.be/mfFukKNJBQg
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #improvisation #pianotutorial #chords
