What Is a Musical Cadence? How Many Are There? A musical cadence is a chord progression that ends in a feeling of rest, or repose, or hesitation. It has a feeling of completion in contrast to chords that keep moving. … Continue reading →
Musical Presidents: Presidents Who Played Piano Most people agree that playing piano is not just a fun way to spend your time; but it can boost mental sharpness which enhances your overall wellness and awareness. To this effect, many have … Continue reading →
What is the Picardy 3rd Ending? Listen to the podcast by clicking on the arrow button below: Here is a transcript of the podcast: Hello this is Duane and I’d like to share another good stuff you really ought to … Continue reading →
Left Hand Piano Chords: One Way To Use Them Most pianists use left hand piano chords in a variety of ways, including arpeggios, swing bass, and combinations of broken and block chords in different patterns. On this video we cover … Continue reading →
How To Play Piano With More Than Just Your Fingers! It is a sad but true fact that most people who learn how to play piano use only their eyes and their fingers to play. That was true of me … Continue reading →
Left Hand Piano Styles: Strum a Chord Like a Guitar There are many left hand piano styles you can use on your piano songs, including the swing bass, arpeggios of various sorts, the Alberti bass, various western bass styles, boogies, … 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 →
Chord Progressions – What are they and why 7th chords progress as they do Chord progressions are simply the way two or more chords behave in a predictable pattern. For example, the most common chord progression of all is the … Continue reading →
How To Get Started Improvising On The Piano We all admire the improvising genius of an Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock or Andre Previn, but “regular folks” like you and I can improvise too — at a much lower … Continue reading →
SIX THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MUSIC SCALES Chances are your lessons include scale exercises. And chances are you don’t much enjoy playing them. Very few people enjoy playing scales but they do so much good for our playing that … Continue reading →
