Archive for November, 2009

Ok so you might find the next few links interesting. These are from around the web, just random snippets that I’ve picked up in my reading, but I found some very cool information in them. You might too. Here goes…
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Learning How to Play Piano Chords

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

If you are going to be learning how to play the piano, you may be intimidated by learning how to play piano chords at first. They do seem very difficult in the beginning, so you may want to learn about them first. Before you learn anything else about how to play the piano, if you [...]

How about these right… I think you’ll find the following nuggets of wisdom particularly insightful. Leave your comments below. Check out the second one in particular…
» Blog Archive » The Mozart Effect, Piano Playing and You
What does all this mean for those interested in piano playing and music in general? It means that music is [...]

Of course, if you were playing by note, the transition between verse and chorus or chorus and verse would be written into the sheet music. But, when you play the piano by ear, you must know the technique used in the transition.
Chord over Octave
This technique was covered somewhat in the newsletter that discussed chord [...]

Piano For Beginners - 3 Things to Think About

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

If you’ve never played the piano before and want to learn, then there are 3 things you need to think about. The first is why you want to play the piano — do you want to perform at Carnegie Hall? Or in your own living room? The second thing is how much you can dedicate [...]

Hey Readers! I’ve been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below…
Want To Play The Piano? Try The Pentatonic Method | Piano Music …
What the different methods to learn this fascinating instrument might [...]

II-V-I progressions are common in most types of popular music and mainstream jazz and more. If you can play II-V-I progressions you are in a lucky position. What then is a II-V-I progression? Well, come and see!
A C-major scale consists of seven notes: C D E F G A B
A C-major chord consists of [...]

Many people ask me how I know what chords to go to when I’m playing a song by ear.
First you must realize that it’s all about “hearing” the chord changes during a song. If you listen to the radio, you have to realize that every song you hear doesn’t have just ONE chord that is [...]

Play Popular Piano Songs

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

If you have ever been to a wedding or another social gathering where the piano was being played, and you wished that you could play it, then you may want to learn how to play piano. Popular songs like the wedding march can get you a lot of work if you know how to play [...]

How to Learn Piano - Teach Yourself to Play

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Private instruction is normally the most effective method of how to learn piano, but if you believe that having a private instructor isn’t for you, then don’t worry, there are plenty of other ways to learn piano. As a matter of fact there are a online piano courses that do an excellent job in teaching [...]