Music has a beginning, middle and end. Today, we’re going to focus on the end and it’s the end that average listeners react most to. In music, the end of a piece, a movement, or even a phrase is called a cadence. The cadence not only ends a section of music but it also tells the listener where it is going next.
Continue reading →Creating a run in your right hand usually consists of either playing a scale of some sort or a chord broken up.
Continue reading →Here’s a quick quiz: how many lines does a staff have on it? Did you say five lines? If you did, you’re right but can you imagine if a staff had more lines? What if it had 10 lines or even 7 or 8 lines? Would it be easier or harder?
Continue reading →Chromatic scales, whole tone scales, pentatonic scales
Continue reading →Polytonality involves playing two chords at the same time, usually in opposite hands.
Continue reading →There are about a zillion things you can do with chords so there is no need to overuse any one technique.
Continue reading →There are so many things you can do with chords there seems to be no limit
Continue reading →To create a tremolo as illustrated in this short piano video, take any 4 or 5 note chord and rapidly alternate the notes using wrist action, not finger action.
Continue reading →As you know, there are many ways to make your piano playing fuller, including fillers, chord subs, runs, all kinds of chordal techniques, and so forth. And one of the best ways is to use passing tones.
Continue reading →As the owner of piano—keyboard—reviews.com I often get e-mails from people who are looking for a digital piano to buy but given the vast choices of brands, models and features to choose from, can present a daunting challenge.
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