I have loved “Silent Night” since I was just a little boy. I remember singing it at a Sunday School Christmas program when I was 3, and I remember trying to pick it out on our old upright piano when … Continue reading →
Playing “Away In a Manger” On The Piano is easy, since it only uses three chords — the primary chords of I, IV and V. By using just two techniques – an Alberti bass and an ostinato — we can … Continue reading →
“What Child Is This?” is a very popular Christmas song written about 150 years ago to the tune of “Greensleeves”. It uses a chord progression similar to chord sequnces I used to play as a small child – maybe you … Continue reading →
Here’s a fun way to play “Joy To The World” by Handel. He wrote it using only the 8 notes of the diatonic scale – nothing higher, nothing lower. It was written in the key of D, but let’s play … Continue reading →
I still remember the feeling I got when I was a little boy listening to my folks sing Silent Night in the church choir at Pioneer Methodist Church in Auburn California. There was something mystical about it — like a … Continue reading →
