FROM BELOW AVERAGE TO ABOVE AVERAGE: 10 Things That Transformed My Piano Playing
FROM BELOW AVERAGE TO ABOVE AVERAGE: 10 Things That Transformed My Piano Playing
Have you been playing piano for years but feel like you've hit a ceiling? This book is the roadmap you've been missing.
Written by a self-taught pianist who went from struggling to genuinely above average, this practical guide shares the exact ten things that made the difference — not theory for theory's sake, but the skills that actually move the needle.
What you'll learn:
- The major scale formula that unlocks every key on the keyboard
- Major chords — how to play them in all 12 keys without hesitation
- Major 7th chords — the sound of jazz, soul, and sophisticated harmony
- Alternate bass voicing — how to create a full, rich sound on your own
- Arpeggiation — turning static chords into flowing musical expression
- Left-hand chord independence — freeing your right hand to sing
- Octave technique — adding power, presence, and depth to everything you play
- Playing melody within chords — the mark of a complete pianist
- Blending with musicians — how to hold your own in any jam or ensemble
- Improvisation — bringing all of it together into genuine freedom of expression
Each chapter comes with clear explanations and practice prompts you can take straight to your instrument. Comes with Bonus 12 minute audio practical lesson.
Whether you learned by ear, grew up playing in church, or taught yourself from YouTube — this book gives you the framework that was never laid out for you in one place. No filler. No fluff. Just the sequence that works.
