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.
Straddles Made Of Piano Chords – in Slow Motion Good morning. This is Duane and this morning I’d like to do some super slow motion of straddles. As you know, a straddle is where you take a piano chord and … Continue reading →
How To Learn All the Major Piano Chords in 10 Minutes Or Less! Hi, this is Duane and in the next 10 minutes, I am going to teach you to play all the major piano chords. There’s just 12 major … Continue reading →
Music Terms Every Musician Should Know Any musician worth his or her salt needs to know some musical terms without having to look them up. What follows is a list of commonly used terms, along with a short definition. Musical … Continue reading →
Lead Sheets and Fake Books Good morning. This is Duane. Today I’d like to talk about lead sheets and fake books. If you don’t know what a lead sheet and fake book is, you really need to know that if … Continue reading →
Key Of G Major: What We All Need To Know About The Key of G Good morning, this is Duane. Today I’d like to take a look at the key of G, playing piano in the key of G major. … Continue reading →
Rapid-Fire Piano Runs In Slow Motion Good morning. This is Duane. We’ve been doing a series of videos on how to play in various keys, but I’m going to take a little break from that this morning because we’ve had … Continue reading →
Playing Songs In The Key of A Minor On The Piano Good morning. This is Duane and today I’d like to take a look at the key of A Minor. We’re doing a series of short little videos about various … Continue reading →
Songs That Toggle Between Major & Minor Keys Good morning. This is Duane and today I’d like to take a look at songs that use both major & minor keys in the same song. They kind of toggle back and … Continue reading →
The Key Of D Minor: The Scale & Chords In D Minor Good morning. This is Duane, and today I’d like to take up the key of D minor. The Key Of D Minor: The Scale & Chords In D … Continue reading →
Playing Piano in the Key of F Major Good morning. This is Duane, and today I’d like to take a look at the key of F major. What we need to know about the key of F. I think I’ll … Continue reading →
