Chords, as you well know, are based on scales, and the most basic form of chord is a triad — a three note chord consisting of the root, 3rd, and 5th of a major scale. The most usual way to … Continue reading →
Arpeggio is an Italian word meaning broken chord. Simply speaking, when we play an arpeggio, we split a chord in to its component notes and play them individually.
Continue reading →A suspension in music is when the previous chord has a “hangover” into the new chord.
Continue reading →Polytonality involves playing two chords at the same time, usually in opposite hands.
Continue reading →There are about a zillion things you can do with chords so there is no need to overuse any one technique.
Continue reading →To create a tremolo as illustrated in this short piano video, take any 4 or 5 note chord and rapidly alternate the notes using wrist action, not finger action.
Continue reading →Enharmonic notes and enharmonic chords — how they work.
Continue reading →There are 12 possible major chords because there are 12 different piano keys on which you can build those chords.
Continue reading →This podcast is about parallel stacked 3rd chords and how to use them.
Continue reading → By learning chording techniques, you are at least
quadrupling your chances of creating exciting new sounds
on the piano
