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Welcome to BSharpTricks.com !   

 
 
 
We believe that your search is over for getting the piano lessons that you need and want. BSharpTricks combines solid musical foundations, cutting edge technology, and innovative teaching techniques to get you playing great-sounding piano. It's the FAST and Fun method!
 
There are essentially
three ways to learn to play piano...

 

  • 1. Classical Notational
  • 2. Jazz Improvisational
  • 3. and by Ear

 

Jazz improvisational means that you learn chords, how to apply them to songs, and then learn to improvise off of the chords of the song.

 

Lead instructor, Jeremiah Sibley, has over a decade of teaching experience and has developed his own approach combining solid music theory with practical applications to get you playing as soon as possible. Many of his former students now are the primary keyboard player for their church, their band, or even a music director for an entire church music department.The lessons are set up so that as you learn jazz improvisational, you are also given pointers to help you eventually also play by ear. There's nothing like just being able to sit down at the piano and play whatever song as you would like!

 


The core of the system is The Series, which is Jeremiah Sibley's own, proven method of jazz improvisational piano instruction 87 videos lead the student from the baby steps of learning your notes and first musical principles, through the basic three-note chords and how to apply them, through learning and distinguishing between various types of 7th chords, and eventually to knowing 9th, 11th and 13th chords.
Each principle is clearly and slowly explained, shortcuts about how to more easily apply what you have learned is given, and then practical playing opportunities are presented using real songs and lead sheets. Students who already know some musical theory or piano can jump into The Series at their current level and continue forward. When the student has completed The Series, they have a good command of chord theory and are ready to move forward into more advanced studies.

 

The second part of BSharpTricks is the Advanced Studies which enable the student to move forward into more advanced territory as his or her own pace.

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Once beginning students have completed The Series, they can turn to the Advanced Studies and choose their course as what to study next. Advanced or even Intermediate players can dive immediately into the Advanced Studies right away and pick and choose their focus.Want to move on to fast songs and replacing chords with great sounding, bluesy and jazzy tricks and licks? Then Pentecostal-style playing is the set of lessons for you! Already play and wish that you had some help to make your playing sound better on the often simple, guitar-driven songs of today's praise and worship? Then dive into the Modern Praise and Worship genre study and learn all sorts of great tips, tricks, and chord voicings that will improve your playing in this area greatly. Tired of songs that are based upon major mode and ready for the Jewish and Latin-style of Minor Mode songs? Then the Minor Mode genre study is for you. Tired of playing nothing but chords in your right hand and wanting to learn some jazz improvisation? Then Left-Handed chord studies and Scale studies and licks and tricks are for you. Already an advanced player and want to hone your skills by learning how to put altered chords into your everyday playing? Then the Altered chord lesson set is waiting for you! And as BSharpTricks grows and grows, the Advanced Lessons will go on and on, taking you everywhere that you want to go musically and guiding you in a solid musical foundation. There is no made-up theory here, but rather you are getting a college jazz education at a fraction of the cost and presented in a much more fun manner!

Here is a list of all lessons that are
currently on the site and that await
Premiere Members
The Series

Level 1 – The Basics
  • Lesson 1 – Learning Your Notes (3 video segments)
  • Lesson 2 – Major Scales (3 video segments)
  • Lesson 3 – Major Chords (4 video segments)
  • Lesson 4 – Playing In A Key (3 video segments)
  • Lesson 5 – Voicing For Convenience (3 video segments)
  • Lesson 6 – Inversions and Split Chords (5 video segments)
Level 2 – The Four Basic Triads
  • Lesson 7 – Minor Chords IIm and VIm (2 video segments)
  • Lesson 8 – Dynamics (2 video segments)
  • Lesson 9 – Minor Chords – IIIm (2 video segments)
  • Lesson 10 – Diminished Chords – VIIo (2 video segments)
  • Lesson 11 – Diminished Chords Inserted in Whole-step movement
    (3 video segments)
  • Lesson 12 – Augmented Chords (4 video segments)
Level 3 – Extending Triads
  • Lesson 13 – Second Chords (4 video segments)
  • Lesson 14 – Suspension Chords (7 video segments)
  • Lesson 15 – Suspension Trick (3 video segments)
  • Lesson 16 – Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Chords (5 video segments)
Level 4 – The 7th Chords
  • Lesson 17 – Learning 7th Chords (6 video segments)
  • Lesson 18 – Applying and Understanding 7th Chords (4 video segments)
  • Lesson 19 – Half-Diminished 7th Chords (3 video segments)
  • Lesson 20 – Fully-Diminished 7th Chords (7 video segments)
Level 5 – Extending 7th Chords
  • Lesson 21 – 9th Chords (4 video segments)
  • Lesson 22 – 11th, 13th, and Flat 9th Chords (4 video segments)
  • Lesson 23 – 13th b9th Chords and Dominant 7th Combos
    (3 video segments)

Advanced Studies

Pentecostal - Style Playing
  • Lesson 1 – Introduction to Pentecostal-Style Playing
  • Lesson 2 – On the I Trick in the key of G
  • Lesson 3 – On the IV Trick in the key of G
  • Lesson 4 – To the VIm Trick in the key of G
  • Lesson 5 – First Ending Trick in the key of G
  • Lesson 6 – Second Ending Trick in the key of G
  • Lesson 7 – Putting It All Together
  • Lesson 8 – On the V Trick in the key of G
  • Lesson 9 – On the V Trick, Chromaticism, in the key of G
  • Lesson 10 – On the V Trick, Harder LH Chord, in the key of G
  • Lesson 11 – On the V Trick, Adding Extra Notes, in the key of G
  • Lesson 12 – Putting It All Together
  • Lesson 13 – Getting Fancy Introduction
  • Lesson 14 – Fancying up the on the I Trick in the key of G
  • Lesson 15 – Replacing the on the IV Trick in the key of G
  • Lesson 16 – A Different Going To the VIm in the key of G
  • Lesson 17 – First Ending, Laying Behind the Rhythm
  • Lesson 18 – Two, Simple Second Endings in the key of G
  • Lesson 19 – Special Chord Progressions in the key of G
  • Lesson 20 – The "Send It On Down" Ending in the key of G
  • Lesson 21 – IIm – V – VI – Cycle in the key of G
Scale Studies
  • Lesson 1 – Easy Way to Play Major Scales in Performance
  • Lesson 2 – Easy Way to Play Major Scales, part 2
  • Lesson 3 – Easy Way to Play Major Scales, part 3
Left-Handed Chords
  • Lesson 1 – Introduction to Left-Handed Chords
  • Lesson 1 – Introduction to Left-Handed Chords
  • Lesson 3 – Adding A Right-Handed Chord
  • Lesson 4 – Adding the G minor Blues Scale
  • Lesson 5 – Adding the F major Scale
  • Lesson 6 – Adding Bb major and C major Chords
  • Lesson 7 – Adding a Hybrid Scale
  • Lesson 8 – Putting It All Together

The beauty of the system of
BSharpTricks is that all lessons are
video based and visually presented.

All videos are shot with at least two camera views: one straight on as the instructor talks to you, one overhead shot carefully positioned so that you can easily tell which keys are being pressed, and, often, a telestrator view where the instructor interacts with the lead sheet and material during the lesson. All videos were shot in HD quality with professional background and editing. This is not somebody setting up their personal camcorder and throwing up some pseudo music theories on Youtube. This is competent and proven piano instruction professionally shot and edited and carefully arranged so that you will be set up for success!

All lessons can be watched again and again.

– and paused and rewound – as much as you'd like or need. Most lessons have a pdf file that contains the lesson material and lead sheets that can be printed and placed on your piano. All lessons are ranked according to difficulty level and focus. You can take numerous lessons a week or take one a month – the pace is up to you – and your Premiere Membership gets you complete access to everything on the site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week all from the comfort of your own home computer! The lessons can be made to be full screen so that it's just like having your own personal piano instructor in your home at your beck and call whenever you are ready to learn!

 

BSharpTricks will continue to be a dynamic source for your musical education for years to come!

Plans are being made for guest instructors to present various lessons, practical playing helps for individual songs,-  and now Hammond Organ Lessons are on the site!  o you play piano a bit and always wanted to learn guitar? A special Guitar Series is being developed that will be designed specifically for students who have been through the Series for piano at BSharpTricks. All of your already learned theory will be applied to guitar to enable you to play in church or a performance-style setting as soon as possible. And, of course, the Advanced Studies will continue to grow each month as we upload more tricks, licks, and genre studies throughout the year.

 

There's always something new at
BSharpTricks!

What would you expect to pay for all of this?
What would you expect to pay for competent musical instruction catering specifically to church praise and worship music and the jazz world? Most competent instructors charge between $15 to $45 for a weekly, half-hour lesson. Add to that total gas, driving time, and the fact that you only get to see the instructor perform the material once and only interact with him or her once in the week, and you realize what a great value BSharpTricks is. For $20 a month –that's $5 a week – you get access to every lesson on the site and can watch them as often as you would like. For the competent and proven instruction that you are receiving, there is no better deal anywhere! For a little less than a weekly Starbucks habit, you can have everything you need to start playing piano as you've always dreamed!

A Basic Membership gets you only four video lesson so that you can see how everything works and give it a try. But a Premiere Membership gives you access to everything and is only $20 a month! It's time to start; it's time to begin furthering your musical dreams, and BSharpTricks is just what you've been looking for. World-class musical instruction professionally presented for an affordable price. Give it a try and find out why we say:

 

BSharpTricks.com is the FAST, EASY,
and FUN way to learn piano!

 

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Testimonials

  • Jeremiah is seriously the best. I learned more in my first lesson with him than I did from months of lessons with other instructors. The really cool thing is that he teaches with the intent that you will then teach others, so you come away with comprehensive, meticulously detailed lessons that you can always refer back to. (Plus he's really funny.)

    ---R. Chance

  • When I began piano lessons with Jeremiah, I had very limited musical knowledge. He was able to break down scales and the basic number system in a way that was fun and easy to understand. He took songs I knew, and we basically expanded and took the music to another level weekly. I am now a music director at Promiseland Church in Austin, and I can honestly say that what I learned from Jeremiah gave me a solid foundation and the necessary tools to continue growing musically. Jeremiah taught me so many applicable methods that I continue to apply and teach to others daily.

    ---A. Frederick

  • "I can't even say how much I learned in just 1 year with Bro. Jeremiah Sibley.His teaching method was easy to understand and he was so generous in sharing his knowledge! His 'cheat notes' or 'short-cuts' are the best for people that need to start playing in church as quickly as possible, and actually sound like you have some skills. I tried to take lessons from other people, but I have to say I learned more in 1 year than I could have ever dreamed of. What I liked the most about his teachings is that he went outside the traditional styles of playing gospel music. I was so excited to learn how to incorporate Blues and Jazz tricks into most contemporary gospel songs we sing today. Thank...

    Read More ---Belinda Wallace

  • Jeremiah Sibley is a talented musician and a very qualified music instructor. I began lessons with him around the age of 13 but due to the driving distance, I was only able to attend for approximately one year. Although disappointed, this was more than enough time with Jeremiah to learn the basics. He taught me to play by ear, but gave much theory and logic. He was flexible in his teaching methods and had an abundance of patience. Jeremiah made piano lessons fun! Mostly, he gave me the confidence and encouragement I needed to begin a lifetime of piano ministry. I started playing the piano for an established church at the age of 16 and have been playing there for 7 years. My on...

    Read More ---Megan Steele

  • I was 10 years old when I began lessons with Jeremiah Sibley, and continued for over 2 years. With minimal piano knowledge from extracurricular lessons in elementary school, Jeremiah Sibley began by tailoring the piano lessons to the little that I knew, and expanded from there. He was personable, easy-going, and down-to-earth. He simplified complicated chords, concepts, and progressions to my level of comprehension so that I could easily understand, practice, and later teach them to someone else. Let me be clear, Jeremiah Sibley knows music. He went to bible school for music, has a degree in music, reads sheet music, and can play pretty much any instrument. What makes him unique as a p...

    Read More ---Ruth Jackson