4 Ways To Play a Right Hand Melody In a Song Duane: Good morning. This is Duane. Today I’d like to talk about four different ways to play a right hand melody. You have a lot of options … Continue reading →
Melody Of A Song – How Is It Made? Good morning. This is Duane and we’re doing a series called “Good Stuff You Really Ought to Know About Music,” all related to music theory. We’ve talked about the various kinds … Continue reading →
How The Tune Of a Song Comes From Scales Today, I’d like to illustrate how simple music really is and how the tune of a song comes from scales. Let me play The First Noel. I’ll just play a part … Continue reading →
How Chords Relate To Melodies (The Tune of a Song) Good morning. This is Duane, and I’d like to talk today about the way chords relate to the tune of a song. You know that in every song there’s a … Continue reading →
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 →
How To Fill In Those Spots In Songs Where Nothing Is Happening This short video on piano playing has to do with adding filler to places in songs where not much is happening, for example when a melody note is … Continue reading →
When you listen to a song on the radio, or a piece at a concert, are you sometimes overcome with the complexity of it all? I know I am. When I am at a symphony concert and the orchestra is … Continue reading →
How Does Improvisation Work? Can I Learn to Do It? There are main 3 ways in which a pianist can use improvisation in their playing: – Melody – Harmony – Rhythm If you understand how these areas work, and know … Continue reading →
Playing the tune of a song in a “single-finger” style leaves much to be desired in terms of fullness.
Continue reading →Learning music as an absolute beginner can be frustrating if you do not know where to start. There is no right or wrong way for a beginner to learn, but there are simple steps that can help anyone make learning music fun.
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