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.
Minor Scales On The Piano – 3 Kinds Good morning. This is Duane. Today I’d like to talk about the three kinds of minor scales on the piano and how they affect songs that are written in minor keys. There … Continue reading →
Playing Piano In The Keys of Db and B – Why Are They Similar? Here is a transcript if you would like to follow along: Good morning. This is Duane and today I’m going to give you a little quiz. … Continue reading →
Simple Piano Chords Can Make Your Piano Playing More Interesting and Exciting Here is a transcript of the video in case you want to follow along: Good morning, this is Duane, and today we’re going to do something a little … Continue reading →
Clef Signs in Music Notation Pianists have to deal with two clef signs in music, treble and bass (pronounced base). Most musicians know that there are clef signs — and their names — but, do you know what they actually … Continue reading →
What Do All Those Flats & Sharps At The Beginning Of A Piece of Sheet Music Mean? Each piece of music contains a key signature. This is written immediately after the clef (on the staff) and is represented by a number … Continue reading →
Great Low-Cost Piano Book On Amazon About Piano Chords & Chord Progressions Hi – I’d like to tell you about a piano book I wrote a little while ago that’s called “piano chords and chord progressions”. I think it’s a … Continue reading →
What is Syncopation in Music, & How Does it Work? Click on the button below to hear this episode about syncopation: Here is a transcript of the podcast in case you want to follow along: Hi there. This is Duane. … Continue reading →
Music Of The Bible: Musical Instruments of the Old Testament You may not think so, but one of the oldest books ever written, the Bible, is filled with references to music. Music of the Bible was played by many different … Continue reading →
Learn the Key of Eb – 3 Flats in the Key Signature: Bb, Eb, and Ab Here is a transcript of the YouTube video in case you want to follow along: Good morning, this is Duane, and today I’d like … Continue reading →
Simple Piano Notes & Simple Piano Chords… Here is a transcript of the video if you would like to follow along: Good morning, this is Duane, and today we’re going to do something a little different with simple piano notes … Continue reading →
