Chris Conz with guest DAVE RUOSCH - BOOGIE TUTORIAL - HAND INDEPENDENCE

Today with a special guest DAVE RUOSCH from Switzerland. He is a great Boogie-Woogie, Blues and Jazz piano player and also teacher at the "University of the Arts" in Zurich, Switzerland.

He has some great tips and ideas how you can improve your hand independence and start to improvise.

0:00 - Intro
1:14 - Interview with Dave Ruosch
2:51 - Level 1 (Down beat)
3:37 - Level 2 (Syncopations)
6:32 - Level 2 (Syncopations top view)
6:58 - The theme from "The Hucklebuck"
7:37 - Level 3 (The first 4 bars of "The Hucklebuck")
8:37 - Level 4 ("The Hucklebuck" in the whole blues form)

Level 5:
9:09 - Talk while playing the piano
10:09 - Example of Willie "The Lion" Smith (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBhbCjSnemE&t=945s)
10:35 - Count in time
10:58 - Count irregular
11:51 - Count backwards
12:08 - Sing along
13:10 - Sing & play at the same time

14:48 - 4-hand Boogie