Learn how your left hand bass can profoundly alter the chords you play! When you play piano, your left hand usually plays a single bass note on the root of the chord. In this video lesson we will look at how your choice of bass or note dramatically affects the actual...
"The Star Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort M'Henry",a poem written on September 13, 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort...
Davor Jordanovski, professional pianist and instructor at Metalworks Institute, teaches you how to improve your tone on the piano. As Davor says, "music is 50% rhythm, and 50%...
"Sleepers Wake" is a song composed by Johann Sebastion Bach. It is also known as Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 (Awake, calls the voice to us) This church cantata is regarded as one of his most mature and popular sacred cantatas. Bach composed the chorale...
I came across this question on Quora : Why was this named as A flat major... ...and this is B flat major? What is the logic behind naming conventions of the musical scales? So we can keep their names in our minds easily? ------------------------------ Warning. You...
This lesson is on chords, how they work, and the basic intervals that make them up. Learning the underlying music theory behind chords will not only allow you to find any chord you want, anywhere you want, it will also give you a solid foundation to build your entire...
"Hello" is a song by British singer Adele. It was released on 23 October 2015 as the lead single from her third studio album, 25 (2015). Adele co-wrote the song with her producer, Greg Kurstin. "Hello" is a piano ballad with soul influences, and lyrics that discuss...
Improvisation is one of the highest and most demanding forms of music composition. Many people try to learn how to improvise by studying scales, modes, licks and other "cheats". In my opinion, these mechanical cheats are not only intellectually and musically...
