Brent Olstad – awesome arranger! As you know I almost never recommend other piano or music sites simply because I’m never sure about the quality or reliability of the site owner. In fact, over the last 15 years I believe … 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 →
Piano Arranging Techniques: How Many Are There? I think the answer is “infinite”, because there are always individual variations on variations. In other words, Garner does a tremelo in his way, Peterson in his way, Brubeck in his way, Previn … Continue reading →
Auld Lang Syne – A Few Arranging Ideas for this traditional new year’s eve song. Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind ? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old lang syne ? CHORUS: For auld lang … Continue reading →
Silver Bells: A Simple Arrangement Adding 3rds & Echos to create a simple arrangement. Use any kind of left hand accompaniment in 3/4 such as a swing bass. Did you know you can watch over 300 of my short videos … Continue reading →
“Christmas Time Is Here” is the theme song of the Charlie Brown Christmas special on TV that plays every year. It was written and performed by Vince Guaraldi from San Francisco. In this video I walk you through the chord … Continue reading →
A few arranging ideas for piano on the Christmas Carol “Hark The Herald Angels Sing”
Continue reading →Angels From The Realms Of Glory – Arranging Ideas For Piano. By simply using inversions of the few chords that are used in the song, plus a very simple bass part made out of octaves, and by altering the rhythm … Continue reading →
If you wanted to play “O Little Town Of Bethlehem” without depending on the sheet music, what would you do? Here are a few ideas: Click here: O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Continue reading →Can you learn to arrange songs on the piano? Absolutely! But in order to do that, you need to be able to analyze the structure of a song in terms of it’s form and it’s chords. Watch this 2-minute video … Continue reading →
