Scott Houston (musician)

Scott Houston, also known as "The Piano Guy", is an American pianist, author, teacher and television personality who hosted and co-produced the Public Television series The Piano Guy. He is also the featured performer on a Public Television pledge special titled Play Piano in a Flash. He also created the "Piano In A Flash Online Method", a method for adult piano education.

"The Piano Guy" redirects here. Not to be confused with The Piano Guys.
For the pianist for The Piano Guys, see Jon Schmidt.

The Piano Guy

The Piano Guy is a half-hour instructional television series broadcast on Public Broadcasting stations across the US and Canada. The show was produced from the studios of Mills James Productions in Columbus, Ohio.[1] Mr. Houston has received six in the categories of (Interview-Discussion Program & Host-Moderator-narrator Emmy Awards as Host/Moderator), and the show itself has received two Emmy Awards for production and graphics for a total of 8 Emmys for "The Piano Guy" weekly public TV series. Over 180 episodes were produced while in production over 14 seasons. It offers demonstrations and advice on playing piano informally at various skill levels, with an emphasis on learning to play familiar tunes.

Often, a guest performer is invited to show how they perform a well-known song. Building the interpretation of the song from its melody and chord structure, which can often be found on a lead sheet, the guest will demonstrate different techniques and improvisations that add their own artistic influences onto their cover of the song. Each segment with a guest performer ends with their performance of the song.

Guest Performers
  • David Benoit
  • Andy LaVerne
  • Jack Widner
  • Andy Launer
  • Dave Powers
  • Matt Munhall
  • Bradley Sowash
  • Dave Bott
  • Pete Moran
  • Oksana Kolesnikova
  • Mary Daniels
  • David Tolley
  • Bobby Floyd
  • Nat Kerr
  • Gary Walters
  • Lori Mechem
  • Casey McKewen

References
  1. The Piano Guy (Music), Mills James Productions, 2000-01-02, retrieved 2022-09-26


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