As we all know, music is a universal language. However, music can not be music if it is not accompanied by instruments. The piano is one of the most prominent music instruments of all time. However, not many people know … Continue reading →
Things You Can Do On The Piano With Just Two Chords If you are a relative beginner on the piano, you don’t have to know scads of chords to get started. Eventually you’ll want to learn as many as you … Continue reading →
How to play the same song at least a dozen different ways. In this short video Duane demonstrates over a dozen different ways a simple song such as Cum Ba Ya can be played. Some of the methods include Alberti … Continue reading →
Watch this short video:”When The Saints Go Marching In” with just 5 notes in the melody (right hand) and just 3 chords in the harmony (left hand) for absolute beginners. For a great course in Music Theory, click here: A … Continue reading →
How To Tell The Key Of A Song With Flat Key Signatures To tell what key a song is in when it has flats in the key signature, locate the 2nd to the last flat, and that IS the key. … Continue reading →
How To Tell The Key Of A Song With Sharps In The Key Signature Sharps always occur in the same order in a key signature: F, C, G, D, A, E, B. You can find the key of a song … Continue reading →
Piano Arranging Techniques: How Many Are There? I think the answer is “infinite”, because there are always individual variations on variations. In other words, Garner does a tremelo in his way, Peterson in his way, Brubeck in his way, Previn … Continue reading →
Sometimes people ask me why they have to learn all those different types of chords, such as augmented and diminished and 9ths and so forth. The answer is “They don’t. They can get by with just the primary chords UNLESS … Continue reading →
Four Music Resolutions for 2012 Just because we’re now in to January doesn’t mean we can’t continue to make resolutions for 2012. Statistics show that most resolutions won’t make it far beyond January but maybe that’s because they aren’t realistic … Continue reading →
