Passing Tones In Music & Piano Playing – How To Use Them Listen to my podcast on passing tones by clicking the button below: Here is a transcript of the podcast: Hello again. This is Duane and this is more … Continue reading →
Locked Hands Block Chords Style of Piano Playing Here is a transcript of the podcast: Hello. This is Duane with more “Good Stuff You Really Ought to Know.” Today we are going to look at the locked-hands-block-chords style. Locked-hands-block-chords style. … Continue reading →
Monster Chords: Extended Piano Chords: 9ths, 11ths, 13ths Yesterday we covered the basic 3 note chords – major, minor, diminished, augmented – and also the 4 note chords up to the octave – in other words, 6th and 7th chords. … Continue reading →
Knowing piano chords can be the difference between playing the piano just by reading the notes in a piece of sheet music and being able to improvise your own arrangements of most any song. The mistake most people make is … Continue reading →
(Guest post) When learning to play the piano like most other instruments piano chords begin to play a vital role. Instead of playing single notes such as melody notes you place your hand into a certain position that allows you … Continue reading →
A thirteen chord, by definition, contains the 13th note of the diatonic scale along with the basic chord notes and some of the extensions. Most musicians leave the 3rd of the chord out because it clashes with the 11th, and … Continue reading →
Learn To Play 11th Chords In Your Left Hand On The Piano 11th chords, by definition, contain the 11th note of the diatonic scale, and include the 9th, 7th, and 5th – as well as the root. The 3rd is … Continue reading →
9th chords are 5-note chords that include the root of the chord, the 3rd, the 5th, the 7th (dominant 7th, not major 7th) and the 9th. People with large hands can play them with one hand using all five fingers, … Continue reading →
The distance between any two notes is called a musical interval, so we have intervals of 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, etc. But intervals also have qualities such as major, minor, perfect, diminished. In this video we take a look at … Continue reading →
Wouldn’t music be boring if only one note was allowed to be heard at a time? A single melody is certainly pretty but there’s something about harmony that is so much better. Harmony is made with chords. A chord is … Continue reading →
