Duane Shinn (that would be me) has good news for you if you want to play the piano. He (me) has little fat hands & stubby little fingers - not at all suited for playing the piano - more suited to making mud pies or some such. I am also fairly uncoordinated with just average musical ability - certainly not a great piano player. But I've learned a ton about music over the years and people tell me I'm pretty decent at explaining how music works & how to progress more rapidly on the piano. Over the years I have developed about 150 techniques for conquering the piano. Most professional pianists can do these techniques, but very few can explain them in a way people can understand. I specialize in making complex techniques simple. I invite you to watch a few of my free videos and see some of these for yourself before making any decision about taking any of my courses.
Does blood flow to the brain increase after musical training such as piano playing? Read this interesting article titled “Music Impacts Our Brains: Blood Flow Increases After Musical Training” at http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/14609/20140510/music-impacts-brains-blood-flow-increases-musical-training.htm There are many skeptics that don’t necessarily believe that … Continue reading →
How To Use Parallel 10ths In Pachelbel’s “Canon in D” Good morning. This is Duane. Today let’s take a look at How To Use Parallel 10ths In Pachelbel’s “Canon in D”. Last week, I recorded a video where I played … Continue reading →
This chord progression is one of the greatest of all time! Good morning, this is Duane Shinn, and today I’d like to talk about the 1 5 6 3 4 1 4 5 chord progression. It’s one of the most … Continue reading →
Minor piano chords are beautiful – here are some ways to make them even more interesting. Good morning, this is Duane. Now there’s more than three ways, but I’m just going to cover 3 ways today. Let’s take a typical … Continue reading →
Chromatic & whole tone scales: Important in music theory Good morning, this is Duane Shinn. Today I would like to talk about Music Theory On Scales & Chords. You’ll have to excuse my voice today. I have a very bad … Continue reading →
Here’s how to play one type of Block Chord style… Good morning. This is Duane. There’s actually two or three styles of block chords and so it’s easy to get confused about, when I speak of block chords, it’s easy … Continue reading →
Frustrated with your piano practice because progress seems too slow? Take heart… Why don’t I progress faster? I practice the same songs over and over again but it doesn’t seem like I get better very fast. Hi, this is Duane … Continue reading →
Can you learn the 12 minor chords on the piano right now and know them forever? Why not? Good morning, this is Duane Shinn, and today I’d like to talk about minor chords on the piano. You can learn all … Continue reading →
These confusing chords – some say they are jazz chords – are really simple once you understand what’s going on Free piano tips at playpiano.com. Good morning. This is Duane and today I’d like to talk about complex chords – … Continue reading →
What are “blue notes” and how can I use them? Here is a transcript of the video: By blue notes, the technical word is grace notes. In classical music, they would call them grace notes. In jazz and blues, they’re … Continue reading →
