A Very Cool Chord Progression You Can Play… Good morning, this is Duane, your Headless Piano Teacher with another little lesson about chords and chord progressions. I’d like to show you the four to four to one chord progression today, … Continue reading →
Here Is an Idea For Your Piano Practice Good morning. This is Duane. We’re doing a series of short videos on practice ideas, piano practice ideas. A swing bass is where you swing your hand from a low … Continue reading →
What In The World Is The “Slide Into Second” Chord Progression? Good morning. This is Duane, and I have a question for you. Do you know the slide-into-second chord progression? Most musicians know it as the “tritone substitution” In this … Continue reading →
“What Child Is This?” For Piano – An Easy 4-Chord Progression Good morning and Merry Christmas. This is Duane. When you were a kid, did you ever play a chord sequence something like this? “What Child Is This?” For Piano … Continue reading →
“Walk on Up” Chord Progression (With a Bluesy Riff Thrown In) Good morning, this is your headless piano teacher again with a free lesson on the “Walk On Up” chord progression. This is called the “Walk On Up” technique and … Continue reading →
One of the most familiar of all chord progressions is the I, vi, ii, V progression.
Continue reading →Simple Piano Chords Can Make Your Piano Playing More Interesting and Exciting Here is a transcript of the video in case you want to follow along: Good morning, this is Duane, and today we’re going to do something a little … Continue reading →
Musical harmony is a simple concept, yet it contains so many variations that it is inexhaustible. With these simple rules, anyone can learn the basics of harmonization and be on their way to composing the next great song.
Continue reading →When studying the piano, a student encounters a myriad piano styles. To master the instrument, at least several of these styles must be learned, and all if at all possible. Knowledge of various playing styles enables a pianist to enjoy and play in any genre and to cross-polinate styles to create a fusion he or she can call their own.
Continue reading →Just what is it about the tritone chord progression that makes it so mysterious? Perhaps it has to do with its dissonant, clashing sound. It may have something to do with its dubious history. Whatever it is, the tritone chord progression in music made a comeback in music after several centuries of bad publicity.
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