Piano playing
for the thinking adult who wants to
understand what they are
playing when they play piano music!
Learn
chords galore & how to weave them
into chord progressions.
Dear Intelligent Adult:
Did you know that
music is based on natural "laws" --
like gravity --
and by learning to understand how those natural laws work we can actually understand
what we are doing when we play -- we don't have to be at the mercy
of what someone else has written on a piece of music.
How many of these
facts do you know about music & piano playing? Test yourself and
then check the answers at the bottom of the page:
Did you know that by
learning just 3 chords you can play
hundreds of songs?
Did you know that there are
only 12 major keys you can play in, but you only really have to
master one key to play most popular
songs?
Did you know that it is
possible to easily match any melody note
(tune) to a chord, so you can harmonize any note?
Did you know that
Beethoven's Fur Elise and the blues song "Summertime" uses the
exact same chords for the theme of
the song?
Did you know that it is
quite possible to predict what chord comes
next in a song with accuracy approaching 85%?
Did you know you can
use the same chords to play boogie,
blues, new age, gospel, pop, rock, jazz, country - anything
except classical music? (And even some classics!)
Did you know that by coming
in through the backdoor of piano playing
-- chords -- you can start making wonderful and
satisfying sounds on the piano in just a few days instead of a
few years -- even if you don't know Middle C from Tweedle Dee?
Did you know there is a guy
up in Oregon who will teach you all this
stuff by mailing you CD's and DVD's along with whatever
printed material is necessary? These are piano lessons for
adults -- thinking adults who want to understand what they
are doing when they play the piano -- not play by rote.
True.
That's because there are just 3 primary
chords in any key -- like family members: Mom, Dad,
Child. Get to know those 3 and you've got it.
True.
It's like languages. It's great to be able to speak several, but
you can get by with just one. I'd
love to speak other languages, but I can get by with just
English.
True.
Every note is part of several different chords. So it is
easy to harmonize any song once you
know the secret.
True.
Yep. They both use the A minor
chord and the E7 chord in their themes. (Click here
and hear
me prove it.)
True.
I know that's hard to believe, but remember that
music is based on math. Once you
understand a thing called the "Circle of
4ths" it's a piece of cake. In fact, I can tell you right
now that 85% of the time the G chord comes directly after the D7
chord. So next time you run into the D7 chord, you have an
educated guess of 85% that the next chord will be some form of
the G chord. (G, G7 etc.) If you're into amazing your friends,
that'll do it!
True.
Apply different rhythms to the same
chords, and you have many styles of music! With the very
same chords I can play boogie, jazz, rock, pop, gospel, new age,
ragtime.
True.
He's been teaching intelligent piano playing since he was 25,
and you may be able to tell by the photo that he's not 25
anymore. He's been around the block and it shows.
His courses don't screw around with silly
drills. He teaches understanding -- adult piano
lessons for thinking adults.
True.
OK, you skeptic. Click here to sign up for the
101-week
course and prove it to yourself. It's free. Should you not like
it (GASP! -- that's hard to imagine!) you can unsubscribe
anytime. And for those who believe -- you should sign up too.
Cordially,
Duane
PS: After you get signed up for
the free 101-week newsletter, come back and click on all the links at
the left at the top of the page. That will give you a preview of
what you will be learning once you decide that
this is the real deal.
Piano Lessons
For Adults Who Want To
Understand Music
