Seven Powerful Reasons Why You Should Spend Your Tax Refund On Learning To Play The Piano “Hooray, hooray, it’s tax refund day!” Your hard earned money being given back to you — it’s always a good moment. But what will … Continue reading →
What Are The Basic Piano Chords I Really Need To Know? Lots of people know a few chords, but aren’t sure just how many chords they need to know to cover the basics in an average song — in other … Continue reading →
The Key of C – A Review For Piano Players The Here is an article I wrote earlier about the key of C – a review for piano players. It has graphics so you can visualize the key: https://www.playpiano.com/keyofCmusic.htm It … Continue reading →
John Philip Sousa: The March King A guest post by Jim Probosco You could say that John Philip Sousa, often called “The March King,” was a major rock star of his day. Since Sousa was born in 1854 and died … Continue reading →
The Modal Scales: Lydian, Ionian, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, Phrygian and Locrian Click the play button below to listen to my podcast on the modal scales: Here is a transcript of the podcast if you want to follow along: Good morning. … Continue reading →
5 Popular Songs About April April is the fourth (4th) month of the year, and is commonly associated with spring in the Northern hemisphere. It is considered as a season of bliss, of blossoming gardens, and a time for romance. … Continue reading →
Piano Chord Straddles – What Are They? A triad is a 3-note chord – everyone know that. If you omit the middle note and only play the outside notes, that is called a piano chord straddle. It’s like you were … Continue reading →
Chord Changes: Simple Ways To Make A Tune Sound Great! One of the things I loved as I was growing up was the way the chords changed in songs as the tune was progressing. Chord changes are really the “stuff” … Continue reading →
Don’t Be a Fool – April Or Otherwise. Learn How Music Works! Since this is April 1st as I’m writing this, and people are playing April Fools jokes on each other all over, I thought that I would take this … Continue reading →
