{"id":1556,"date":"2019-07-12T10:49:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T08:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinm29.sg-host.com\/?p=1556\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T14:00:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T12:00:49","slug":"why-every-dj-or-producer-should-learn-to-play-piano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skoove.com\/blog\/why-every-dj-or-producer-should-learn-to-play-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"Why every DJ or Producer should learn to play piano"},"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\/why-every-dj-or-producer-should-learn-to-play-piano\/#Music_purist_and_EDM\" >Music purist and EDM<\/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\/why-every-dj-or-producer-should-learn-to-play-piano\/#Piano_lessons_for_producers\" >Piano lessons for producers?<\/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\/why-every-dj-or-producer-should-learn-to-play-piano\/#Through_piano_producers_learn_from_the_greats\" >Through piano, producers learn from the greats<\/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\/why-every-dj-or-producer-should-learn-to-play-piano\/#Progressions_harmonies_and_modes_oh_my\" >Progressions, harmonies and modes, oh my!<\/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\/why-every-dj-or-producer-should-learn-to-play-piano\/#Learn_piano_in_our_Producers_Course\" >Learn piano in our Producers Course<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of the DJs and producers you&#8217;ll see on stage this summer have a musical background in piano. If you have tickets for <span style=\"color: #333333;\">Tomorrowland <\/span>in Belgium or another electronic music festival this summer, you must be counting the days. But how do all these DJs and producers become worthy of taking the stage at such an epic event? Yielding from all corners of the world, their training processes must be vastly different from one another. What they have in common is a deep understanding of how musical notes fit together \u2013 something that is best achieved through learning the piano.<\/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=\"Music_purist_and_EDM\"><\/span>Music purist and EDM<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lineup for Tomorrowland features some of the top names. We\u2019re talking Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki, Bebe Rexha and Flux Pavillion in Weekend 1 and Alesso, David Guetta, Axwell and Robin Schultz in Weekend 2. It is sometimes said that \u201cmusic purists love to hate EDM\u201d. Moreover, they find that EDM producers rarely break out from the same predictable <strong>chord progressions<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporters of the industry would argue that these DJs have found the progressions that are sure to make millions of dollars. And that these discoveries are rooted in a physical understanding of the relationships between different musical notes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out our article:\u00a0<strong>Learn this easy piano chord progression and play more than 50 songs!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Piano_lessons_for_producers\"><\/span>Piano lessons for producers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All signs point to this being true, given that moguls such as Steve Aoki, Skrillex and David Guetta began their musical careers by playing in bands. While recording tracks in his college dorm room, Aoki experimented with keyboards and guitar riffs on stage. And it could be this foundation of experimentation that makes him always ahead of the game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Guetta brings a background of French Electro-Pop to the EDM industry, from which he learned to play piano in a \u2018sensual manner\u2019. There\u2019s a reason that the introduction from his 2012 hit \u201cTitanium\u201d begins with just a few notes that fall naturally onto the soundscape like rain drops. Guetta has spent years exploring the spaces, between notes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A concept like this is hard to internalize in one\u2019s head without experiencing how different notes represent themselves on the surface of the piano. By pounding out note after note to witness and label a variety of sound firsthand, these talented producers were able to later identify the combinations of notes, <strong><a href=\"\/blog\/piano-chords\/\">chords<\/a> <\/strong>and rhythms powerful enough to light up an endless flock of people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>?Pretty amazing: The super catchy melody in \u2018Das Modell\u2019 is simply constructed from just two tones of the A-minor and E-minor chord.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/347693298?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Want to play the intro to &#8220;Das Modell&#8221; and learn how to find chord-material for your own track? Become a Skoove Premium member!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what can you as an aspiring producer learn from studying the piano? The possibilities are never-ending, but we\u2019ve laid out a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Through_piano_producers_learn_from_the_greats\"><\/span>Through piano, producers learn from the greats<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have a list of favorite EDM numbers created by a variety of producers. And on first listen, you may find it hard to believe that these large-scale sounds come from actual musical notes.\u00a0 The good news is that they definitely do and by eventually unpacking these melodies yourself on the piano, you will understand them better, which undoubtedly will inform your ability to produce your own tracks.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Progressions_harmonies_and_modes_oh_my\"><\/span>Progressions, harmonies and modes, oh my!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might not yet be ready to interpret the melodies within your favorite numbers by ear, but our piano\u00a0<\/span>Producers Course<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0will walk you through the many ways in which these melodies are developed, and teach you how to learn piano chords for music producers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> First you will see what it means to set up a string of chords, known as a chord progression. Then, you will learn how to break up these chords and apply different rhythms to them, using a pianistic technique called an \u201c<strong>arpeggio<\/strong>.\u201d After being encouraged to create your own progressions that fit within the track you want to build, you\u2019ll finally learn how to alter these patterns to entrance your listeners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?In &#8216;Praise You&#8217;, Fatboy Slim uses a very cool chord progression called the &#8216;7-4-1 progression&#8217;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/347695946?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Become a Skoove subscriber to get to know the famous 7-4-1 chord progression yourself!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learn_piano_in_our_Producers_Course\"><\/span>Learn piano in our Producers Course<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hopefully, after reading these tips and studying our Producers Course, you\u2019ve gained insights that empower you as you move forward in <strong>your journey learning piano<\/strong>. Take a final moment to be introspective: How would your favorite EDM tunes change if they were arranged a different way? 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