{"id":15157,"date":"2021-04-22T18:31:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T16:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinm29.sg-host.com\/?p=15157"},"modified":"2024-01-16T01:57:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T00:57:12","slug":"make-music-spontaneously-with-piano-improvisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/make-music-spontaneously-with-piano-improvisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Make music spontaneously with piano improvisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #103133;color:#103133\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #103133;color:#103133\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/make-music-spontaneously-with-piano-improvisation\/#Some_basic_ingredients\" >Some basic ingredients<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/make-music-spontaneously-with-piano-improvisation\/#Time_to_get_playing\" >Time to get playing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/make-music-spontaneously-with-piano-improvisation\/#Building_some_structure\" >Building some structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/make-music-spontaneously-with-piano-improvisation\/#Keep_developing\" >Keep developing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/make-music-spontaneously-with-piano-improvisation\/#Break_out_of_the_box\" >Break out of the box<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning how to improvise on piano may seem intimidating at first. What notes should you begin with? What if it doesn\u2019t sound good? What if I make a mistake? It can be scary to jump out and improvise &#8211; or make music spontaneously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think about it, you are already improvising most of the day. You might wake up with a plan for going to the market before heading to work, but then something unexpected happens. What do you do? You can\u2019t ignore it &#8211; you have to act! You have to improvise and learning improvisation in music on the piano is no different!<\/span><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--><\/style>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=&quot;componentContainer&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;row&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;column&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;h2Notable&quot;&gt;Start your musical journey&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fall in love with the music -&lt;\/strong&gt; Learn your favorite songs, at a level suitable for you.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enjoy interactive piano lessons -&lt;\/strong&gt; Explore courses covering music theory, technique chords &amp; more.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get real-time feedback -&lt;\/strong&gt; Skoove&#039;s feedback tells you what went well and what needs practice.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;column&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/optimized\/iPhone15-1A-3-800.webp&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;846&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-large&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;skooveButton skooveButtonWithin&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Book a trial lesson&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/auth\/register_promotion?coupon=7d-blog-npd&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=btf&amp;utm_campaign=7d-blog-npd&amp;t=Start%20a%207%20day%20free%20trial&amp;st=No%20credit%20card%20required!&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;Book a trial lesson&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;small&gt;No credit card details required&lt;\/small&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:3,&quot;12&quot;:0}\"><div class=\"componentContainer\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column\"><div class=\"h2Notable\">Start your musical journey<\/div><ul><li><span><strong>Fall in love with the music -<\/strong> Learn your favorite songs, at a level suitable for you.<\/span><\/li><li><span><strong>Enjoy interactive piano lessons -<\/strong> Explore courses covering music theory, technique chords & more.<\/span><\/li><li><span><strong>Get real-time feedback -<\/strong> Skoove's feedback tells you what went well and what needs practice.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"column\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/optimized\/iPhone15-1A-3-800.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"846\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" \/><\/div><\/div><small><\/small><a class=\"skooveButton skooveButtonWithin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book a trial lesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/auth\/register_promotion?coupon=7d-blog-npd&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=btf&utm_campaign=7d-blog-npd&t=Start%20a%207%20day%20free%20trial&st=No%20credit%20card%20required!\" rel=\"noopener\">Book a trial lesson<\/a><small>No credit card details required<\/small><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_basic_ingredients\"><\/span><strong>Some basic ingredients<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to learn how to improvise on the piano, it is important to understand a few basic piano improvisation techniques. This way, you have some tools to work with and are not left grasping for straws and wondering what to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scales<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having at least one scale under your fingers is extremely beneficial when learning improvisation in music, as this is where the notes of your first melodies will come from.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The easiest scale to learn on the piano is <a href=\"\/blog\/piano-scales\/\">the C major scale<\/a>. Check it out notated below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15167 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image10-1024x223.png\" alt=\"the C major scale\" width=\"1024\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image10-1024x223.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image10-300x65.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image10-768x168.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image10-1536x335.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image10.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The finger pattern for the right hand is 1 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 1 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 4 &#8211; 5 and the finger pattern for the left hand is 5 &#8211; 4 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 1 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 1. Practice both hands separately and slowly until you feel comfortable, then try with both hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\"><iframe title=\"C Major Scale piano lesson tutorial\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6p4mjohZ3YM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you can comfortably play the C major scale, try to use the notes of the scale to create some basic melodies on the spot. This is the starting place for piano improvisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Triads<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding some basic triads is another key ingredient to learning piano improvisation for beginners. Triads are simple, three note chords (think tri-angle). Once you learn the C major scale, you will know 7 triads. Here they are notated below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15175 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image6-1024x201.png\" alt=\"how to improvise on piano\" width=\"1024\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image6-1024x201.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image6-300x59.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image6-768x151.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image6-1536x301.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image6.png 1998w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the key of C major, there are 7 triads: C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor, and B diminished. Practice playing these triads with the finger pattern 1 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 5 with your right hand and 5 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 1 with your left hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is crucial when learning piano improvisation for beginners to always keep yourself curious and on the lookout for new sources of inspiration. Listen regularly to <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/8-beautiful-piano-solos-ever\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beautiful piano solos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by great masters of improvisation. There is no shortage of great piano solos to listen to.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_to_get_playing\"><\/span><strong>Time to get playing<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have some basic piano improvisation tips, let&#8217;s check out some more advanced patterns to help you generate some ideas for your improvisations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this first exercise, you will pair the notes of the C major scale with each triad in the key. So, when you play the C major triad, your scale will start from C. When you play the D minor triad, your scale will start from D. When you play the E minor triad, your scale will start from E, etc. Check this out notated below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15367\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-1-1024x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-1-1024x158.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-1-300x46.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-1-768x118.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-1-1536x237.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-1.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15375\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-1-1024x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-1-1024x158.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-1-300x46.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-1-768x118.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-1-1536x237.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-1.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15383\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-1-1024x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-1-1024x158.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-1-300x46.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-1-768x118.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-1-1536x237.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-1.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15391\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-2-1024x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-2-1024x158.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-2-300x46.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-2-768x118.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-2-1536x237.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-2.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15399\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-1024x162.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-1024x162.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-300x48.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-768x122.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-1536x244.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15407\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-1-1024x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-1-1024x158.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-1-300x46.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-1-768x118.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-1-1536x237.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-1.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15415\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image12-2-1024x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image12-2-1024x158.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image12-2-300x46.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image12-2-768x118.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image12-2-1536x237.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image12-2.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take some time to get all these different sounds in your ears and under your fingers. To get the full benefit of these piano improvisation techniques, it is important to practice with <a href=\"\/blog\/practicing-piano-with-metronome\/\">a free online metronome<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You will find that each example has a slightly different sound, even though you are essentially playing the same notes each time, just in a different order.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\"><iframe title=\"Improvising in the Style of Different Classical Composers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q6Usd3_fbq8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Building_some_structure\"><\/span><strong>Building some structure<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An easy way to overcome the fear of the unknown when learning piano improvisation for beginners is to create a structure for yourself to improvise within. This can be as simple as <a href=\"\/blog\/chord-progressions-on-piano\/\">a chord progression<\/a>, a scale, or even a group of 4 or 5 notes and is one of the most beneficial piano improvisation tips to get yourself moving in a creative direction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s try a simple chord progression to start: C major &#8211; F major. Get comfortable playing the chords with your left hand like this:<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15239\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image9-1024x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image9-1024x169.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image9-300x50.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image9-768x127.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image9-1536x254.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image9.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you feel comfortable with this progression in your left hand, practice arpeggiating the chords at the same time with your right hand like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15247\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image4-1024x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image4-1024x169.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image4-300x50.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image4-768x127.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image4-1536x254.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image4.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you can play that with ease, mess around with the rhythm of your right hand and experiment with adding a few extra notes from the C major scale. Here is an example what you could do:<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15255\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image13-1024x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image13-1024x169.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image13-300x50.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image13-768x127.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image13-1536x254.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image13.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obviously, you might not need to play something as complex, but the idea is to vary the rhythms and notes to suit your taste and imagination. The only limit is your imagination and the key to developing your skills is to practice, practice, practice and to explore the different stylistic forms of improvisation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every style of music has certain idiomatic expressions and phrases that make the style recognizable. For example, <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/learn-to-improvise-blues-music-on-piano\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blues piano improvisation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shares many stylistic similarities with jazz and rock piano improvisation, but not many with classical piano improvisation. In fact, you may not be familiar at all with any classical piano improvisers!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keep_developing\"><\/span><strong>Keep developing<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you are able to improvise with a simple progression like C major &#8211; F major, try expanding your reach to more complex progressions. Take for example, the progression A minor &#8211; D minor &#8211; G major &#8211; C major. This is a common chord progression in many pop and <\/span><a href=\"\/blog\/best-songs-piano\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">easy piano songs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the last century or so.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out these chords in the left hand below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15271\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image5-1024x404.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image5-1024x404.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image5-300x118.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image5-768x303.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image5-1536x606.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image5.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you can comfortably play the chords, try playing the scale associated with each chord in eighth notes with your right hand like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15279\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image11-1-1024x404.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image11-1-1024x404.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image11-1-300x118.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image11-1-768x303.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image11-1-1536x606.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image11-1.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice this exercise as many times as you need to have it fluently under your fingers. Once you get it down, begin to vary the rhythms and order of notes until you can spontaneously play something like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15263\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3-1-1024x404.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3-1-1024x404.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3-1-300x118.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3-1-768x303.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3-1-1536x606.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3-1.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more you practice these sorts of patterns and piano improvisation techniques, the more you will find that your imagination will guide your hands to new places. With enough practice, improvising on the piano will be the easiest thing, like breathing or walking. After enough time, you will not have to think much about it, you will simply be following your inner ears and hands to create exciting, spontaneous new music!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\"><iframe title=\"JACOB COLLIER | Keyscape Sessions\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4VlZ3OiRReM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Break_out_of_the_box\"><\/span><strong>Break out of the box<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, once you begin to build structures for yourself, you run the risk of being trapped inside those structures. It can be easy to fall into a rut or stagnate in some finger patterns you practice all the time. You may become bored and lose some inspiration for improvisation in music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A great way to practice improvisation and avoid these sort of possible pitfalls of boredom is to record yourself and listen back. You can do this with your phone camera to see your technique or a simple voice recorder app. Listening back to your improvisations helps you to gain some context on what you play. Ideally, when you improvise, you will be lost in the moment and not judging what you play. It can be difficult to remember what sounded good, what felt right, and what didn\u2019t work as well as you had hoped.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By keeping some record of your improvisation, you will have an easier time breaking out of any boxes or ruts you might fall into in your practice. You can also then share your improvisations with friends, or even start to turn your improvisations into short compositions that you can play again for your family or just for fun. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning how to improvise on the piano is one of the most fun things you can do! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagination and creativity are like musical muscles; they need to be exercised regularly or else they will not develop in ways you enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are interested in learning more piano improvisation tips and other exciting topics, Skoove might be just the place for you. Skoove helps you access all <a href=\"\/blog\/benefits-music-education\/\">the benefits of music education<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0including increased self-confidence and happiness, which everyone could probably use in these stressful times! With over 400 lessons to choose from and a unique interface that makes learning piano easy and fun, your journey to piano greatness can begin today with Skoove!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Try out your free trial of Skoove today!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 46.21% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/479012867?autoplay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;muted=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Start free trial\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/en\/app\/account\/promotion\/ONBOARDING\/12-month?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=contextual&#038;utm_campaign=free-trial&#038;utm_content=contextual-link-free-trial\"><span class='mb-text'>Start free trial<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Author of this blog post<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6965 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Author-Box-Edward-1.png\" alt=\"Edward Bond\" width=\"212\" height=\"217\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Eddie Bond is a multi-instrumentalist performer, composer, and music instructor currently based in Seattle, Washington USA. He has performed extensively in the US, Canada, Argentina, and China, released over 40 albums, and has over a decade experience working with music students of all ages and ability levels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning how to improvise on piano may seem intimidating at first. What notes should you begin with? What if it doesn\u2019t sound good? What if I make a mistake? It can be scary to jump out and improvise &#8211; or make music spontaneously. If you think about it, you are already improvising most of the &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"\/blog\/make-music-spontaneously-with-piano-improvisation\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Make music spontaneously with piano improvisation<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":16179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Learn how to improvise on the piano with some basic scales, chords, and exercises to get you moving in a creative direction!\r\n\r\n","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[245],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-piano-tips-tricks"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}