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 →
Three Types of Music Scales Click on the button below to listen to this podcast: Here is a transcript of the podcast: Hello again. This is Duane with “More Good Stuff You Really Ought to Know.” Today, I’d like to … Continue reading →
[display_podcast] Here is a rough transcription of the podcast if you want to follow along: Hi, this is Duane and this is more good stuff you really ought to know. There are so many things in music as in any … Continue reading →
What is the Circle of Keys? Some people call it the “Circle of 5ths”, while others call it the “Circle of 4ths”. In reality, it is the same thing — it just depends on whether you move to the right … Continue reading →
There are many, many forms of the blues, from rhythm-and-blues to all kinds of jazz tunes to hundreds, if not thousands of popular songs, and even some kinds of gospel music. In this podcast I discuss the basis of the … Continue reading →
This podcast is part one of a two-part series on the blues scale — what it is, how it is used, and how it is formed. Listen how to include a minor 3rd, diminished 5th, and minor 7th to add … Continue reading →
Listen to this short podcast on syncopation:
Continue reading →A suspension in music is when the previous chord has a “hangover” into the new chord.
Continue reading →Creating a run in your right hand usually consists of either playing a scale of some sort or a chord broken up.
Continue reading →Polytonality involves playing two chords at the same time, usually in opposite hands.
Continue reading →
