| If you are studying the piano, you'll find that there | | | | Jazz Piano |
| are many different styles of piano music out there | | | | Another great style of piano music that is well worth |
| today. Usually it is a great idea to learn as many | | | | studying and learning is jazz piano. It includes a |
| styles as you can if you want to master the piano, | | | | variety of different styles within it and it difficult to |
| and learning all of them is a great idea. When you are | | | | describe. A variety of piano styles today actually |
| knowledgeably about various styles of music for the | | | | borrow jazz ideas like certain chords and even |
| piano, you are able to play in a variety of styles | | | | improvisation as well. You'll also find that the emphasis |
| yourself and it also helps you learn to improvise. Let's | | | | on various forms of chords comes from jazz too. |
| take a look at some of the most popular styles out | | | | Gospel Piano |
| there that you'll want to study and learn to play. | | | | You'll find that the gospel piano style of music is very |
| Classical Piano | | | | similar to various other styles, such as R&B, |
| The oldest style of piano is the classical style and it is | | | | blues, and even jazz. There are some extended |
| very varied as well. This style of piano has been | | | | chords which gospel piano tends to emphasize, but it |
| around for hundreds of years and for many, it is the | | | | has that lilting or swinging feel that you often see in |
| proper style of music to learn when playing the | | | | both R&B as well as in jazz. While gospel songs |
| music. Various other styles of piano music actually | | | | may appear to be quite simple, the musicality of |
| come from the classical style as well. This style of | | | | them is usually quite complex. You'll notice that |
| piano music takes training that is intense and a lot of | | | | syncopation is often used and provides a very |
| practice as well. | | | | spiritual style overtone to the gospel piano music. |
| Rock Piano | | | | Of course these are just a few of the different |
| Another style of piano music is rock piano. This style | | | | styles of piano music that are out there today. You'll |
| of piano actually came right out of blues piano music, | | | | find that there are many other styles to listen to, |
| although later it would begin to get a new style of it's | | | | learn, and play. Some of them include new age piano, |
| own. Some great pianists, such as Billy Joel, Jerry Lee | | | | ragtime piano, rhythm and blues piano, boogie woogie |
| Lewis, and Elton John would go on to make rock | | | | piano, and even cocktail piano. |
| piano the popular and beautiful style that it is today. | | | | |