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To PLAY In a Key, You Really Need To THINK In That Key

PlayPiano Posted on September 30, 2008 by DuaneNovember 25, 2020

Learning to think in all 12 major keys is not that hard compared to learning languages (in fact it is super easy compared to languages!). And since there are 12 months in the year, why not devote one month to learning the key of D, one month learning the key of Eb, and so on throughout the year? At the end of the year you’ll have a pretty good grasp of all 12 keys, and you’ll begin to think in those keys instead of fighting with the sharps and flats as perhaps you used to.

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Posted in Chords & chord progressions, Piano lessons | Tagged 12 keys, 12 months, key of C, major keys, Piano players, sharps and flats

How To Start Playing Piano Again as an Adult

PlayPiano Posted on September 29, 2008 by DuaneNovember 25, 2020

Many, many adults today learned to play the piano when they were young, but gave it up at some point. Although some of these people don’t miss it, there are others that secretly desire to play piano again.

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Posted in Chords & chord progressions, Piano for Adults | Tagged how to play the piano, pianists, Piano for Adults, Piano lessons, playing the piano, reading music, sheet music

Musical Consonance and Dissonance

PlayPiano Posted on September 27, 2008 by DuaneNovember 25, 2020

In a sense, all music can be viewed as a contest between dissonance and consonance. If a piece of music was all consonance, it would be boring. If it were all dissonance, it wouldn’t be listenable at all. So every piece of music is crafted in a unique way to move back and forth between those two extremes to create both interest and pleasure.

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Posted in Chords & chord progressions, music theory | Tagged Chords, consonance, dissonance, dissonant chords, intervals

Can You Re-Harmonize a Song Such as “Silent Night?”

PlayPiano Posted on September 26, 2008 by DuaneNovember 25, 2020

How to use chord substitutions to re-harmonize a song on the piano, in this case, Silent Night

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Posted in Christmas carols | Tagged chord substitutions, Christmas carols, re-harmonize songs, silent night

The Elegant & Innovative Jazz Piano of Bill Evans

PlayPiano Posted on September 26, 2008 by DuaneNovember 25, 2020

Bill Evans was born on the 6th of August, 1929 in Plainfield, New Jersey. He started learning to play the piano when he was six years old. In 7 years, he added two more instruments to his repertoire. His first gig was when his brother Harry had to be substituted for Buddy Valentino’s band. He was familiar with the music it was the same kind of music that he was practicing at home. He continued playing boogie-woogie there on in clubs in and around New York City.

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Posted in Chords & chord progressions, jazz piano | Tagged Bill Evans, jazz piano

America’s Patriotic Songbook

PlayPiano Posted on September 25, 2008 by DuaneNovember 25, 2020

Nothing stirs the heart of a patriot in the United States like fireworks accompanied by a rousing rendition of God Bless America. The top songs of America are some of the most easily recognized pieces of music in the Western world. “America the Beautiful,” “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “The Star Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America” are well-known and well-loved songs. They all have histories as rich and colorful as the nation they praise.

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Posted in Patriotic Songs | Tagged America, America the Beautiful, Battle Hymn of the Republic, God Bless America, Patriotic Songs, star spangled banner

Piano Instruction: Formal Versus Informal

PlayPiano Posted on September 24, 2008 by DuaneNovember 25, 2020

When you think of piano lessons, the mental picture you get might be of child sitting at a keyboard. The instructor is probably sitting next to the child, tapping out rhythm with a baton or pencil. While many do start as children taking piano instruction from a teacher, far more options are available today. Often this is good news for adults who never had the opportunity to take formal lessons as a child.

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Posted in Piano lessons | Tagged adult beginners, chord theory, group lessons, internet lessons, internet piano, piano instruction, piano teacher, private lessons

Watch this short video on the 12-bar blues…

PlayPiano Posted on September 24, 2008 by DuaneNovember 25, 2020

Here is a short video where I “fly over” the 12-bar blues to get an overall picture of what comprises the blues: For information on the blues, click here.

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Posted in Blues piano, Chords & chord progressions | Tagged 12 bar blues, blues video, the blues

What Are “Gospel Chords” & How To They Get That Sound?

PlayPiano Posted on September 23, 2008 by DuaneNovember 25, 2020

Gospel music is full of history and soul. It comes from a rich tradition of folk songs and church hymns. Gospel stays alive by remaining relevant, taking various aspects of the musical culture of the day and bringing those aspects into the spiritual fold. In modern gospel, jazz has been introduced into traditional songs. This has sparked the musical term “gospel chords.”

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Posted in Chords & chord progressions, gospel piano | Tagged c major scale, chord tones, church hymns, gospel chord, gospel chords, gospel jazz, gospel music, seventh chord

You’ve Got a Long Time Until You Need To Break Out Your Christmas Carols…Or Do You?

PlayPiano Posted on September 22, 2008 by DuaneDecember 1, 2020

It seems like a long time until Christmas, but it has a way of sneaking up on us gradually until suddenly it’s upon us. If you want to be ready to play some Christmas carols, get out your carol books and start reviewing, and then come up with some new arrangements for an old carol to make it sound more interesting.

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Posted in Chords & chord progressions, Christmas carols | Tagged arranging Christmas carols on the piano, Christmas carols

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