If you are going to play the piano, it is important that you put everything into it. You don’t want to just play the notes on a page or the chord progressions that you see, but you want the music to touch someone. Playing the piano is definitely technical in nature and it requires some [...]
When it comes to playing piano, or any instrument for that matter, there are proven guidelines you can follow to minimize mistakes and speed up the process. While this article mainly focuses on playing an instrument without sheet music (“by ear”), there are rules here that will be beneficial to all types of players. Tip [...]
Chord symbols (for example, Cmaj7 or G6) are a type of notation used frequently in jazz and other areas of modern music to notate chord progressions and changes. This type of notation differs from that of classical music in that chord symbols don’t show the function of a chord the way the Roman numeral notation [...]
One of the most important aspects of any pianist’s repertoire is the understanding of how to play chords. To play chords, you must learn some simple theory. To make it easier, you’ll mainly be playing the white keys. Look at the white keys on the keyboard and find a C. If you don’t know how [...]
The guitar lessons of expert instructor Ben Edwards, even if they were nothing else, would still represent a breakthrough in technological innovation for learning the guitar. Many people who once upon a time would have been put off from learning the guitar or advancing to a higher level on the instrument can now use the [...]
How many songs do you know on the piano? Would you like to have a larger repertoire at your command? How about entertaining friends and acquaintances at a party with a staggering knowledge of popular songs? From Chopin to Gershwin, from Thelonius Monk to Tori Amos, piano music in a variety of popular styles is [...]
