@charlietranpianoCharlie Tran Piano

💡 I help you turn jazz piano theory into real jazz piano playing 👇

card updated Oct 11, 2026 · 9 of 19 clips with full stats · following 400 · 596,200 likes total

Engagement9.7%above average

Account summary

@charlietranpiano has 50,400 followers and 513 videos. Across the 19 parsed clips the average is 2,733 views and 342 likes. Engagement to views is 9.7%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−0.42 pp). Posts roughly 5.7 times a week. An average clip reaches 5% of the follower count.

Followers

50.4K

+500 in period

Engagement

9.7%

−0.42 pp newer half

Average views

2.7K

median 2.1K

Likes per clip

342

5 comments avg

Shares / saves

6 / 68

1.86% of viewers save

Posting rate

5.7 / wk

reach 5% of followers

Latest clips

19 collected

I actually teach my more beginner students to mix the major and minor — @charlietranpiano

2K2:58I actually teach my more beginner students to mix the major and minor blues scales... but more of a way to train their e1754232

One of the main reasons I got into jazz is because I wanted to reharmo — @charlietranpiano

2.1K0:52One of the main reasons I got into jazz is because I wanted to reharmonize songs I liked. At first, I tried learning reh1835327

It's so easy to go look for another scale when your jazz improv isn't — @charlietranpiano

3.4K2:56It's so easy to go look for another scale when your jazz improv isn't sounding great. But most of the time when things c3442661

Okay maybe you don’t have to sing at 300bpm, but at least medium swing — @charlietranpiano

1.5K1:45Okay maybe you don’t have to sing at 300bpm, but at least medium swing tempos1108215

Chord scale theory is great for beginners, even though it's not sustai — @charlietranpiano

7.7K2:14Chord scale theory is great for beginners, even though it's not sustainable once you start advancing. It's like training794712159

It’s been a journey. I could write a book, but here’s the ultra cliff — @charlietranpiano

1.2K1:11It’s been a journey. I could write a book, but here’s the ultra cliff notes version 😃65202

Lead sheets are like the worst, incomplete recipes that only experienc — @charlietranpiano

3.8K2:11Lead sheets are like the worst, incomplete recipes that only experienced chefs could properly navigate25911726

Mumbly jazz improv is all too common. Fix it by first teaching your ha — @charlietranpiano

6.1K2:56Mumbly jazz improv is all too common. Fix it by first teaching your hand what it feels like to cover a large range on th598112150

Learning a new chord or a new voicing is like a chef buying a new cutt — @charlietranpiano

5K2:14Learning a new chord or a new voicing is like a chef buying a new cutting board. You don't become a better musician beca55266137

You should learn about chromaticism as early as you can in your jazz s — @charlietranpiano

1.8KYou should learn about chromaticism as early as you can in your jazz soloing, but that doesn't mean it needs to complex.0000

Oh man, that's when my jazz piano journey truly began. For the next ma — @charlietranpiano

2.8KOh man, that's when my jazz piano journey truly began. For the next many months I practiced nothing but spread voicings 0000

Lead sheets were NEVER meant to be completely accurate to the original — @charlietranpiano

1.3KLead sheets were NEVER meant to be completely accurate to the original tunes, nor were they written by the original comp0000

Tools themselves, such as the pentatonic scale, are simple to understa — @charlietranpiano

1.9KTools themselves, such as the pentatonic scale, are simple to understand outside of a musical context. I had a student t0000

Before you go looking for more scales to solve your soloing problems.. — @charlietranpiano

1.7KBefore you go looking for more scales to solve your soloing problems... first check to see how well you know your chord 0000

You're probably wondering why you're playing still doesn't sound or fe — @charlietranpiano

2.3KYou're probably wondering why you're playing still doesn't sound or feel like jazz even though you know so many scales, 0000

Piano players need to pay extra attention to phrasing because the inst — @charlietranpiano

1.2KPiano players need to pay extra attention to phrasing because the instrument doesn't lend itself to natural phrasing. Be0000

Sometimes, looking at music on paper does more harm than good. Music i — @charlietranpiano

2.1KSometimes, looking at music on paper does more harm than good. Music is something we hear, not something we see, and tha0000

Jazz chord symbols can seem confusing at first, but it's actually rath — @charlietranpiano

1.6KJazz chord symbols can seem confusing at first, but it's actually rather simple. The extensions (the 9th, 11th, and 13th0000

I promise ya, practicing jazz ain’t gotta be miserable! — @charlietranpiano

2.4KI promise ya, practicing jazz ain’t gotta be miserable!0000

Engagement per clip

9 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 11.2% ER

Sep 28Oct 2Oct 9

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 9, 2026	2,050	175	4	2	32	8.83%
Oct 7, 2026	2,077	183	5	3	27	9.20%
Oct 5, 2026	3,379	344	2	6	61	10.42%
Oct 4, 2026	1,486	110	8	2	15	8.08%
Oct 2, 2026	7,650	794	7	12	159	10.63%
Sep 29, 2026	1,198	65	2	0	2	5.59%
Sep 29, 2026	3,802	259	11	7	26	7.29%
Sep 29, 2026	6,102	598	1	12	150	10.01%
Sep 28, 2026	5,015	552	6	6	137	11.25%