Climb The Stairs From Chord To Chord  Do you know how to climb the stairs from chord to chord using a walkup? It’s a simple process that involves playing a bass line from the root of one chord up … Continue reading →
Harmonize Thousands Of Songs    Did you know that piano players can learn to harmonize thousands of songs using just simple major chords? It’s true. There are only 12 possible notes for a melody, and there are also 12 … Continue reading →
 Adults Can Learn To Play The Keyboard At Any Age Why not you? If you are interested in learning the keyboard or piano and want to Learn To Play The Piano from the comfort of your own home, online … Continue reading →
What Is a Chord Tremolo? Duane: Good morning. This is Duane. Today I’d like to cover the subject of how to turn a chord tremolo into a rapid-fire run. Take a chord tremolo of any sort really; let me just take … Continue reading →
Matching Melody to Chords “How To Match The Melody Notes Of Any Song To A Chord In Your Left Hand!” If you’ve ever wondered how you can know which chords go with which melody notes, I’ve got good news … Continue reading →
Some Ways To Manipulate a 7th Chord On The Piano Keyboard Good morning. This is Duane, and today I’d like to talk about how to straddle a 7th chord on the piano. First, let me define what a 7th chord … Continue reading →
Piano Songs – Some Fillers To Make Them More Interesting You can make your piano songs ever so much more interesting and exciting by adding fills to them – particularly during the “dead spaces” when there is not much … Continue reading →
 Playing Chords In Rhythm With The “Chord & Rhythm Finger Finder” This Chart holds the secret of playing chords in various rhythm patterns… And Duane will demonstrate on your own TV how to use this chart to get started playing … Continue reading →
Deceptive Cadences Cadences are simply chord progressions that end with a pause, or just end. A plagal cadence (also known as an Amen cadence) moves from the IV chord to the I chord. An authentic cadence moves from the V … Continue reading →
One Of The Wonderful Uses Of Diminished 7th Chords! Good morning. This is Duane. Yesterday we looked at a kind of transition chord which I called a half step slide. In other words, when we’re moving from one chord to … Continue reading →
