A Review Of 9th Piano Chords Did you realize that there are two different types of 9th piano chords? Here is the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egQntoQUUzw&feature=youtu.be Good morning, this is Duane, and we’ve been reviewing basic chords. We started out … Continue reading →
How To Play Piano Using Chord Symbols such as F6, G7, Cm and so on Over the years I have been a piano teacher I have had many people call or write me and ask me something like this: … Continue reading →
Learn Chording Techniques On The Piano! Do you know the incredible benefits that come to you simply by learning chording techniques on the piano? There are many — way more than just 10. But due to space limitations, I’ll just … Continue reading →
What is a fake book? What are chord symbols? Good morning. Chord symbols. You know what chord symbols are? Those little notations above a line of music. They may say just C. That means to play the C chord in … Continue reading →
Piano Chords: Do I Really Need To Learn All Those Chords? Good morning. This is Duane, and over the years, a lot of people have asked me something like, “How many piano chords do I really need to know?” I … Continue reading →
Playing Piano By Chord Symbols vs Reading Sheet Music                    Good morning. This is Duane, and I’d like to ask you a question. What makes music tick? Have you ever thought about that? What are the guts of music? … Continue reading →
Altered chords You know all the basic types of chords – major chords, minor chords, 7th chords and so on. But did you know that any chord can be altered just by adding a “+” sign or a “-” sign? … Continue reading →
Why does music have those curved lines all over it? Some of the curved lines seem to connect two notes while others seem to swoop over the music. What are these and how to we use them. Some things in … Continue reading →
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could sit down at a piano and play a song you like without having to read the music to do it? Maybe you’ve seen or even know people who are able to play music … Continue reading →
A fake book is a book of songs where the melody, the lyrics, and the chord changes are included. If there is anything unique about the song, like an area where everything stops for a certain amount of time, that will also be noted.
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