Melody, Rhythm & Harmony – The “Big 3” Of Music Have you ever asked yourself “What is music made of?” If so, you probably came up with a list of a half-dozen different elements, maybe including lyrics, tone color, expression, … Continue reading →
Left Hand Piano Chords: One Way To Use Them Most pianists use left hand piano chords in a variety of ways, including arpeggios, swing bass, and combinations of broken and block chords in different patterns. On this video we cover … Continue reading →
7 Of The Best Valentine’s Day Songs Romance and music are intricately linked, where each one takes inspiration from the other to create just the right setting for love. Valentine’s Day, being the day when we celebrate love, is a … Continue reading →
How To Play Piano With More Than Just Your Fingers! It is a sad but true fact that most people who learn how to play piano use only their eyes and their fingers to play. That was true of me … Continue reading →
Beginning Piano: Keys On The Piano Keyboard Only pure beginners need to watch this video, since it starts right at square one and teaches the names of the keys on the piano keyboard. It also covers enharmonic notes, such as … Continue reading →
Rapid-Fire Piano Runs For Your Right Hand Listen to this podcast about creating rapid-fire piano runs for your right hand: Here is a transcript of the podcast: Hello. This is Duane again bringing you more Good Stuff You Really Ought … Continue reading →
Left Hand Piano Styles: Strum a Chord Like a Guitar There are many left hand piano styles you can use on your piano songs, including the swing bass, arpeggios of various sorts, the Alberti bass, various western bass styles, boogies, … Continue reading →
Polytonality: Simultaneous Keys And/Or Chords Click the arrow button below to listen to this podcast: Here is a transcript of the podcast: Good morning. This is Duane and this is a Good Stuff tip, Stuff You Really Ought to Know. … Continue reading →
What To Do With A Pentatonic Scale The most familiar type of scale is the “diatonic scale” which contains 8 scale notes in each octave. But there are other types of scales which have different numbers of notes. One is … Continue reading →
