Piano tutorials
Since the birth of the internet, piano tutorials are no longer limited to the hallowed halls of academia or the family room of a local piano teacher, but are now widely available on the net with just a click or … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Chords & chord progressions
Downloadable Piano Lessons On Chords
Someone asked if there were downloadable piano lessons on chords. The answer is yes — several. Here are a few: http://www.musicalmindreader.com/ http://www.keyboardchords.com/ http://www.piano-music-lessons.com/ http://www.guitarpianochordchart.com/
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Continue reading →Dave Sprunger is an awesome guy!
One of my major competitors (not really — our courses compliment each other very nicely) is not only an awesome piano player, but also an awesome guy. Since we are from the same town, same church, share the same initials … Continue reading →
Dave Sprunger at the Keyboard
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Continue reading →How To Match the Melody To Chords: Part 1
[audio:Match1.mp3]How To Match the Melody To Chords: Part 1 Listen to the first of a four part audio on matching the melody of a particular song to the appropriate chords.
Continue reading →Are you a Chord Detective?
There’s a logic behind every note written in music, & you can learn to understand that logic, and therefore understand music. If you can read music to some degree but don’t “see through” the written music — don’t understand what … Continue reading →
Are there hundreds of chords? Thousands? Millions?
 An interesting experiment is to ask people how many chords there are in music. You’ll be surprised to find out that most musicians don’t do any better at answering that question than non-musicians. Why do you suppose is that? … Continue reading →
Did you know that music is based on natural “laws” — like gravity?
How many of these facts do you know about music & piano playing? Test yourself and then check the answers at the bottom of the page: Did you know that by learning just 3 chords you can play hundreds of … Continue reading →
Music Notes — Pitch & Duration
 Notes are the musical notation representing a fixed pitch. While the word strictly refers to the physical notation of a pitch, it’s more commonly used to refer to both the pitch and the notation.    Notes are named after the first … Continue reading →