Piano Songs – Some Fillers To Make Them More Interesting You can make your piano songs ever so much more interesting and exciting by adding fills to them – particularly during the “dead spaces” when there is not much … Continue reading →
Practice Piano Songs Phrase By Phrase This is Duane again and we’re having a series on practice tips. Today I’d like to urge you to practice your piano songs in phrases. Most people when they practice, they make a … Continue reading →
Play a song on the piano in lots of different styles! Good morning. This is Duane, and today I’d like to ask you a question. How many different ways can you play a song on the piano? It’s really important … Continue reading →
Rearranging Your Piano Songs With Fresh Harmonies Good morning. This is Duane and today I’d like to talk to you about the one question that can absolutely revolutionize the sounds you get on your piano songs. I’m talking about reharmonization … Continue reading →
Left Hand Piano Chords: One Way To Use Them Most pianists use left hand piano chords in a variety of ways, including arpeggios, swing bass, and combinations of broken and block chords in different patterns. On this video we cover … Continue reading →
Five Reasons Why Everyone Should Learn to Play Songs on the Piano Playing the piano isn’t just for the musically inclined or gifted. True, some people naturally have an inborn talent for playing piano. This doesn’t mean, however, that others … Continue reading →
Things You Can Do On The Piano With Just Two Chords If you are a relative beginner on the piano, you don’t have to know scads of chords to get started. Eventually you’ll want to learn as many as you … Continue reading →
How to play the same song at least a dozen different ways. In this short video Duane demonstrates over a dozen different ways a simple song such as Cum Ba Ya can be played. Some of the methods include Alberti … Continue reading →
Sometimes if you voice chords in 4ths instead of 3rds you create a more contemporary sound. But it’s not real easy — you have to make sure to get the critical notes of a triad included, and that is often … Continue reading →
It’s fine if you WANT to play old hymns just as they are written in the hymnbook, but you certainly don’t have to. Most hymnbooks are written in 4 parts: soprano, alto, tenor and bass. But you as a piano … Continue reading →
