This week's featured lesson is "Rockin the Suburbs" by Ben Folds. "Rockin' The Suburbs" Piano Lesson Chuck selected this song because Ben Folds has a unique rhythmic style that introduces us to a new approach to creating a groove. If you like playing groove piano, "Rockin' the Suburbs" will take your playing to the next level. Ben Folds uses the keyboard as a percussion instrument; he takes a syncopated eighth-note groove and plays it with both hands intertwined. This is a challenge because you don’t hear or feel the driving pulse unless both hands are playing together. It's a real brain teaser so take the first 8 bars slowly until you have the rhythm down. Definitely check out the video. Hearing the pattern is much easier than reading it. At the end of the song Ben plays a …
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