The sound of the piano is considered by many as extremely beautiful and soothing music. People are always thinking about learning to play classical piano music, or just popular piano music. Either way now is the opportunity to begin to learn this diverse and beautiful instrument. With more and more websites popping up everyday to [...]
Ashley Southam gives us a primer on playing by ear. Most musicians who have not studied music usually play by ear. Many consider this a gift of music.
A practice environment can do 1 of 2 things according to Cynthia VanLandingham: detract from learning, or support learning. This is a very profound statement. For musicians, maintaing a healthy practice environment is essential, even before the first note is struck, to make progress. Ms VanLandingham explains.
Piano players often learn to play tunes by using sheet music. While this is good for the classically trained musician, there is a whole other world of creative expression for piano and keyboard players. In this article, Duane Shinn discusses why piano players should not limit themselves to just reading sheet music, while giving ten reasons why a mechanism called “chording techniques” is useful.
For our more advanced musical readers, Matthew Stephens discusses a brief lesson on playing piano by ear. He discusses the use of the Sixth Minor, meaning the sixth degree of a Key (A in the Key of C), and where to use it in musical progressions, especially when playing by ear. Knowing when to use certain chords and chord substitutions while playing by ear can make any simple tune sound refreshing, and very professional.
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For the musician and lover of music.
