Among the various ways to reharmonize a tune are three specific but easy methods. This is part one of a three part series, and deals with a simple question you can ask at any point in a song to come … Continue reading →
http://www.pianolesson.tv/ There are literally hundreds (or thousands) of different ways for any piano player to make his or her songs more interesting by adding the appropriate filler and/or piano run to a song. Watch this short video where I demonstrate … Continue reading →
There are scads of ways to add fillers to your songs, from counter-melodies to passing tones to unusual chord sequences to quartal voicings to…and on and on. Three of the easiest ways to take the chords of a song and … Continue reading →
If you love old hymns and gospel songs, take a look at this 7-minute video. It is a preview of a course I have in arranging hymns and gospel songs — making them more interesting and exciting using chord techniques … Continue reading →
Chords, as you well know, are based on scales, and the most basic form of chord is a triad — a three note chord consisting of the root, 3rd, and 5th of a major scale. The most usual way to … Continue reading →
When there are flats in the key signature, how do you locate the key of the song? It’s easy. Just count down 4 scale degrees and that is the key.
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 →Enharmonic notes and enharmonic chords — how they work.
Continue reading →The chord progressions in songs often follow the circle of keys, usually to the right.
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