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Syncopation is an important skill for any piano or keyboard player, and mastering it is really important especially if you want to play styles like jazz and blues. In this tutorial we look at what syncopation is, how it works, and some tactics you can use to syncopate more naturally and easily.
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00:00 How syncopation works
01:57 The underlying beat
04:18 Moving stresses off the beat
06:50 Using clapping
07:42 Working out syncopation on the piano
08:39 Swinging straight melodies