How to Play Disco & Dance Piano: Left-Hand Bass + Syncopated Right Hand
Learn to play disco and dance piano with a driving left-hand eighth-note bass line and syncopated right-hand rhythm patterns. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music builds an 80s disco groove over Em–Bm–C–A: a toggle root-octave bass in the left hand while the right hand moves from simple semibreves into Charleston hits and eighth-note syncopation. From there you'll conquer the sixteenth-note world - the 'e', '&' and 'a' subdivisions - and apply it to Latin grooves including Tresillo and the Son, Rumba and Bossa claves, building real hand independence and rhythmic control. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:40 80s Disco 02:05 The Chord Progression - Em - Bm - C - A 02:30 Chord Inversions 03:37 Basic 4 Chord Hit Pattern 04:46 Bringing in Eighth Notes in the LH 05:43 Turning Wrist & Correct Posture 06:19 Left Hand Disco Articulation 08:22 Semibreves in RH 11:46 Minims in R.H 12:08 Quarter notes in R.H 14:34 Playing with Inversions 15:21 Unleashing Syncopation 15:53 Charleston but Straight! 16:27 Hits : & of 1 + 3 16:57 Hits : & of 2 + 4 17:35 Eighth Note Syncopation with 2 Hits 20:06 Slow Tresillo 21:23 Challenges of Hand Independence 21:51 Conquering the Sixteenth Note World 22:07 Latching onto the “&” 22:40 Focussing on the “e”s 23:10 Feeling the Subdivisions 24:49 Hits at the “a” 25:43 Combos of &, e and a 28:01 Tension & Release 28:52 How to Practice Syncopated Beats 29:49 Salsa Pattern (Latin Style) 30:28 Tresillo 32:14 Claves 32:29 Son Clave 32:53 Bossa Clave 33:18 Rumba Clave 34:20 A rundown of the full tutorial 35:40 Conclusion 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🙌🏽 Hand Independence (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT-On4vodpAoZqTlWDCS5jv7 🥁 All our lessons on Rhythm (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT85tF6cGvZK6jc5u6yZg5uU ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #DiscoPiano #DancePiano #PianoTutorial
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