Glissando

Today's lesson is about the proper way to play glissando. The first thing I remember when I saw a piano is wanting to run my hands right over all the keys. The early rock piano pioneers like Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard use the technique a lot in their playing. There is a proper way to do it, and I'm going to show you how.

When you are coming down the keyboard, take your thumb and run down the keys using the back of it. It's going to hurt a bit at first, but the pain goes away the more you do it. To come up the piano, use the back of your middle finger to do the same thing.

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