In this tutorial, we break down the legendary walking boogie bass line from Oscar Peterson’s Boogie Blues Etudes, live in London, 1974—starting at the iconic 2:10 mark. Learn how to lock in that ...

Boogie-woogie is a driving blues piano style that features a rolling, “eight-to-the-bar” rhythm. It’s based on ostinato bass figures in 8/8 time, and mostly uses the 12-bar blues harmonic scheme.

A new study published by researchers at the University of Bath demonstrates the positive impact learning to play a musical instrument has on the brain’s ability to process sights and sounds, and shows ...