Jazz Chords aren’t as Difficult as You Think “How’d they do that?” Have you ever heard a jazz, gospel, or R&B pianist playing chords that sound beautiful but totally foreign to you? There’s nothing more pleasing to the ear than … Continue reading →
C Major Chord: You Know It, But What Can You Do With It? Everybody who has ever been around a piano knows the C major chord – C, E, and G. Those are the root note, 3rd and 5th of … Continue reading →
Left Hand Piano Patterns Made Of Broken Chords You Can Use It is one thing to know chords, but it is another thing altogether to know what to do with them. When I took piano lessons as a kid, my … Continue reading →
Melody, Rhythm & Harmony – The “Big 3” Of Music Have you ever asked yourself “What is music made of?” If so, you probably came up with a list of a half-dozen different elements, maybe including lyrics, tone color, expression, … 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 →
Beginning Piano: Keys On The Piano Keyboard Only pure beginners need to watch this video, since it starts right at square one and teaches the names of the keys on the piano keyboard. It also covers enharmonic notes, such as … Continue reading →
Right Hand Piano Fills – What To Do When The Melody Pauses… Most average piano players just play the melody with their right hand and let the left hand take care of the rest, but that’s a shame, because there … 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 Play The Melody (Tune) Of A Song With One Finger Musicians refer to a particular style of playing as the “single finger” technique. To non-musicians, that sounds a lot like the “hunt and peck” technique – using only … Continue reading →
