“Ear Piano” – Two Things You Need To Know To Get Started Good morning, this is Duane. Today I would like to talk about “ear piano“. People often ask me, “How can I get started? I just want to pick … Continue reading →
Reharmonizing the 12 Bar Blues Good morning, this is Duane. Today I’d like to talk about Reharmonizing the 12 Bar Blues. Let’s take a quick review of the what the 12 Bar Blues is. 12 bars, of course, means 12 … Continue reading →
Free YouTube Videos on How To Play Piano! Click here to go to the free YouTube videos on piano playing. Click on this link to watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5rbuRlbmW4 ***For lots more good stuff on piano playing come … Continue reading →
“What Child Is This?” – Chordal Variations Good morning, this is Duane. Today, I’d like to talk about some chordal variation in What Child is This? What Child is This?, of course, is the same as Greensleeves, so you can … Continue reading →
Half-Diminished Seventh Chord – What Is It Good For? In music theory, the half–diminished seventh chord—also known as a half-diminished chord or a minor seventh flat five (m7â™5)—is formed by a root note, a minor third, a diminished fifth, and … Continue reading →
Pedal Point – Chords Over An Ostinato Bass Good morning. This is Duane. Today I’d like to talk about chords over pedal point. Pedal point is a term that was originally used by organists because they would play one particular pedal … Continue reading →
Piano Chord Inversions: Root Position, 1st Inversion, 2nd Inversion Good morning, this is Duane and today I’d like to take a look at piano chord inversions. In fact, I’d like to take you to a page that you can bookmark … Continue reading →
Major Triads – The Root, 3rd & 5th Of a Major Scale Good morning, this is Duane and today I would like to talk about triads. You know about chords of course, there can be 5 note chords and … Continue reading →
The very best way to learn to play piano is a composite of reading music and using chords. Click on this link to watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYjL07rSKA&feature=youtu.be Good morning. This is Duane and today I’d like to take up a … Continue reading →
The 3 Most Used Chords Good morning, this is Duane. Yesterday we took up the 3Â most used chords in any given key. I’d just like to take a few minutes today to review that, and to make sure that you’ve got … Continue reading →
