- Music Chords: How To Become a "Chord Detective" And See Through The Notes Right Into The Music!
Over the years I have been a piano teacher I have had many people call or write me and ask me something like this:
"I play by ear, or by chords, but lots of music doesn't have chord symbols written in -- how do I know what chord to play when?"
"Our hymn book doesn't tell which chords to use -- how can I know what to play?"
"I read music but don't have a clue what chords are being used. H... articles, news
- Music Notes: How Pitch & Duration Are Determined
by Duane Shinn. Notes are the musical notation representing a fixed pitch. While the word strictly refers to the physical notation of a pitch, it's more commonly used to refer to both the pitch and the notation.
Notes are named after the first seven letters in the alphabet -- A, B, C, D, E, F, and G -- and keep the same letter value as they are repeated up or down the keyboard or other musical instrument.
But ... articles, news
- Piano Sheet Music - Notes On Improvising
by Brooke Hayles. It is a fact that genuine gifts for composing music is given to very few of us. However, that doesn't mean that an average person can't try composing his or her own pieces. Also, consider, that many songs are not planned to become sheet music ever. Finally, your amateur composing skills can grow, mature, and become a source of profit for you.
Earning royalties is an obvious way to make your c... articles, news
- Playing The Piano Using Chord Symbols Instead of Being Tied To The Written Sheet Music
by Duane Shinn. Piano improvising and arranging is an art but definitely not a science. It is all based on chords and chord progressions. There aren't any steadfast rules for creating an arrangement, nothing to dictate the limitless potential of your imagination. Musicians learn to arrange by simply arranging and improvise by improvising -- over and over again. It's a big game of trial and error. But it's also a... articles, news
- Piano Lessons: Make Sure They Include Chords & Music Theory!
by Duane Shinn. Proper piano instruction is an element extremely vital to learning the instrument well. Though it's very possible to be a self-taught piano player, piano lessons can really increase the speed and efficiency with which one learns the instrument.
That's not to say that great piano instruction makes great piano players overnight; even the most naturally talented pianists still play for years befor... articles, news
- Music Downloads: Free & Low Cost Ways For Musicians To Get Their Music Known All Over The World
by Duane Shinn. Music downloads are highly compressed audio files transferred onto a personal computer from an Internet website or P2P (peer to peer) program. From IPOD's to MP3 players galore, music downloading is seen as the fastest way for a musician to get his or her work out to the public. Many musicians have developed world-wide followings by adding downloadable music files to their web sites.
It's a tr... articles, news
- Music & Intelligence: Will Listening to Music Make You Smarter?
by Duane Shinn. Will listening to music make you smarter? Will learning to play a musical instrument make your brain grow larger than normal?
Questions like these ones have been popping up all over the place in the past few years, and not just in scientific journals either.
In recent times the media has been fascinated by the research surrounding brain development and music, eagerly reporting on the latest... articles, news
- Music Theory & Harmony: The Key To Understanding How Music Works!
by Duane Shinn. It's a sad fact that most people, including piano players, regard music theory and harmony as some abstract concept that has very little to do with the songs they play on their pianos. Nothing could be further from the truth. Knowing music theory and harmony is the key to opening a whole new world of exciting insights into the songs we play, and enable us to do things on the piano we never dreame... articles, news
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