The Canon in Music Theory Hello again, this is Duane with more Good Stuff You Really Ought to Know. Today I’d like to talk a little bit about a form, a musical form called the Cannon. As you know, … Continue reading →
All Kinds of 7th Chords! Good morning. This is Duane. Lately we’ve been talking about 7th chords. We worked through all the different kind of chords, but we got to 7th chords and we found out that there’s many … Continue reading →
Minor Triads – Root, Lowered 3rd, 5th Good morning. This is Duane again. Duane again, sounds like a word all it’s own, doesn’t it? This is Duane, and I’d like today to cover minor triads. Yesterday we covered major triads, … Continue reading →
Augmented Triads – The Pepper Of A Musical Meal! Good morning. This is Duane, and today we’re going to take a look at augmented triads. Augmented means to widen, of course, to augment, to add to, and so we’re going … Continue reading →
Major Chords Made Easy Be sure to bookmark this web page on major chords: https://www.playpiano.com/101-tips/3-major-chords.htm That way you can always have it at your fingertips to go back to and review. Click on this link to watch this video on YouTube: ***For … Continue reading →
Dominant 7th Chords – Root, 3rd, 5th, Lowered 7th Good morning, this is Duane, and today we’re going to take a look at dominant 7th chords. Dominant 7th chords are sometimes called the pregnant chord, and we’ll talk about why they’re … Continue reading →
Learn To Play Piano – With Chords The traditional way to learn to play piano is to take piano lessons from a teacher and learn to read the music as it appears in sheet music, and I certainly recommend that … Continue reading →
Diminished Triads & How To Use Them Good morning. This is Duane. Today I’d like to walk you through a page on the web about diminished triads. Diminished piano triads are really the salt of a musical meal. If you … Continue reading →
Modulation – Key Changes Modulation is the skill that enable us to change keys and to do so smoothly. It is different than transposition – the video explains how to modulate from key to key. Click on this link to … Continue reading →
The Three Most Important Chords: I, IV and V Good morning. This is Duane. Today we’re going to start a new series. I’m going to walk you through my series of news letters. There’s 39 or 50 of them or … Continue reading →
