Chords In The Melody For a Much Fuller Sound Good morning. This is Duane. Today I’d like to talk about putting chords in the melody in the right hand. Usually when you learn to play the piano your first use of … Continue reading →
Chopsticks On The Piano – 3 Different Ways There are an almost infinite ways to play Chopsticks on the piano, and in this short video I demonstrate 3 of them – one for beginners, one for intermediates, and … Continue reading →
Playing Gospel Chords On Your Piano To Make Songs Come To Life! Many people have asked me over the years to teach them “gospel chords” and “jazz chords”. Chords are chords, no matter what the song or context, and while … Continue reading →
What Are Jazz Chords? Here is a transcript of the video, just in case you want to follow along: Good morning, this is Duane. Today, I’d like to talk about jazz chords. Over the years, many people have asked me … Continue reading →
Piano Music Intervals – Do You Know All Five Kinds? Good morning. This is Duane. Today I’d like to talk about music intervals and the role they play in music, and the different types of interval. An interval, as you know, … Continue reading →
Musical Scale Walking When you are moving from one chord to another in a song, it helps to know the musical scale of the chord that you are on as you change chords, because you can then just “walk up … Continue reading →
Piano Chords Fatter For a Bigger, Fuller Sound How can I make my piano chords fatter and more substantial? I want a fuller, bigger sound, but I don’t know how to do that. Over the years I have had many … Continue reading →
Your Piano Songs – Fill In The Empty Spaces! It’s usually at the end of a phrase or a section, and usually one or more notes are being sustained, or there are simply rests in those measures. … Continue reading →
“Rainbow Piano Chords” – Chords That Bring Color To Your Piano Songs Good morning, this is Duane, and today, I’d like to talk about creating rainbow piano chords. You know what a rainbow is. When you see it in the … Continue reading →
Piano Runs Out Of Chords – From The Top Down There are SO many things you can do with chords that it’s just amazing! In either hand, in most any style, chords are the raw material of fills and runs … Continue reading →
