Piano music of Beethoven

Home Page Music Classical Piano Musicians Musical Instuments Piano Chords Piano Music Of Beethoven Beethoven was born at Bonn, December 16, 1770. His father was attached to the orchestra of The Elector of Bonn, and proved a strict, even tyrannical, teacher of piano music of his son. Beethoven soon became attached to t..

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Home Page Music Classical Piano Music Musicians Musical Instuments Piano Chords The Etude Magazine March 1921 Optimists play the piano! Haydn was an incurable optimist: the apostle (in music) of light-hearted, good-natured merriment and joy as he play the piano. Play the piano? Was he then akin to the present day writers of ragtime or of ribald comic son..

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Home Page Music Classical Piano Music Musicians Musical Instuments Piano Chords The Etude Magazine March 1921 Appreciating Classical Music: Chopin Sheet Music Chopin's Definite Path If Mendelssohn's character may be called rich by its inclusiveness, Chopin's may be called rich by exclusiveness; he early realized what was his chief talent, and confined hi..

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Major 6th chords

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Augmented chords

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Diminished chords

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Inversions -- chords upside down

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Major 7th chords

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Minor chords

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How many songs can I play with just a few chords?

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Family of chords

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Modal scales -- the church modes

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Voicing chords on the piano

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Inversion review

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Chords -- the building blocks of music

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Intervals -- chords on their heads

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Transposing and modulating

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Practice ideas

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Major chords

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Review of music theory lessons

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Gospel chord progression 2

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Gospel chord progression 1

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Chord substitutions 3

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Chord substitutions 2

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Chord substitutions 1

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Alternating 7th and m7ths progression

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Chord substitutions in the 12 bar blues

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12 bar blues chord progression

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Embedded chord substitutions in blue moon progression

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Flying over chordland before we land

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Blue moon chord progression

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VI-II-V7-I chord progression

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II - V7 - I chord progression

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Creep chord progression

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Musical form

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Oh Duh chord progression

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Sharp key signatures

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Flat key signatures

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Circle of keys - minor

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Major circle of keys

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What chords do I have to know?

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Minor 7th chords

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Slash chords

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Atlerations -- altered chords

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Suspensions

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Diminished 7th chords

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13th chords

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11th chords

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Sign up for our FREE newsletter on Secrets of Exciting Piano Chords & Sizzling Chord Progressions With sound and photos of each chord. Learn chord substitutions & chord progressions, rhythms, runs, riffs, improvisations, modulations, harmonies, cool tricks, bluesy stuff, jazz, gospel, pop, boogie -- you name the style! Free Secrets of Exciting Piano Chords & Sizzling Chord Progressions Emai..

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piano music articles directory 1.Classical music A. Learning to like classical music Like many things, classical music is an art form that grows on a person. Even if a person prefers folk music or jazz or rock or country western music, he or she can gradually come to really enjoy classical music. 2. Index of song titles A. Songs You Can Play On The Piano Once You Know Chords & Improvisation & Music Theory 3. Music composers A. E..

Home Page Music Classical Piano Music Musicians Musical Instuments Piano Chords

Home Page Music Classical Piano Music Musicians Musical Instuments Piano Chords The Etude Magazine March 1921 Appreciating Christian Music Bach and the Ministry of Christian Music The young Christian music student who knows Bach only from the Inventions, a few Gavottes, Minuets and Bourees, or even that wonderful collection of preludes and fugues known a..

How To Predict Which Chord Comes Next In A Song

How To Predict Which Chord Comes Next In a Song! Wouldn't it be nice if you could predict which chord would probably come next in a song? I've got some GREAT news for you. It is possible. Not 100%, but somewhere on the order of 75% to 85% accurate. That's because music has FORM -- like the skeleton that holds your flesh, muscles, and skin up. If you had no bones -- no skeleton -- your flesh and all the other parts of you would fall in a heap on the flo..

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Piano Learning Keyboard Courses on CD�s & DVD�s Free piano lessons by email for 39 weeks -- click here! Music Learning Piano Courses That Can Change Your Life... It doesn't matter whether you already play or you don't know Middle C from Tweedle Dee -- you can learn to play the piano -- and play it well! Are you having fun when you play? Do people enjoy listening to you play? Have you considered taking a piano learning keyboard course to learn how to tur..

Chord & Rhythm Fingering Finder

Playing Chords In Rhythm This course is built around a unique copyrighted chart called the Chord & Rhythm Fingering Finder which slips behind the piano keys and shows you what notes to play in various chords, and also shows you how to create a rhythm bass by playing a bass note followed by a chord (sometimes called a swing bass ). All you have to do is place the pointer at the name of the chord you want to play, a..

How To Master Rhythm Problems As fast as ice cream melts in the sun

How To Master Rhythm Problems ... As fast as ice cream melts in the sun! Date: 9:33 AM - Tuesday morning From: Duane Pianoman Shinn I was absolutely amazed when I found out how easy rhythm really was... Dear Piano-Playing Friend: Would you like to play the kind of piano that makes people being to tap their toes, or snap their fingers? Let me tell you a TRUE story about how I learned rhythm: When I was in my late teen..

How To Become a

How To Become a Chord Detective and see through all the notes into the order behind the written music so you can play this song using chords instead of as is . SUPER BONUS: Order Today and receive FREE BIG book of 74 famous songs to practice your see-through eyes' on... The complete Chord Detective Course is a step-by-step guide that shows you the inside secre..

Fur Elise by Beethoven

There have been many requests over the years from people wanting to learn this haunting classic, so I finally broke down and shot it on DVD video. You get the entire printed score of Fur Elise , of course, and I teach you to play it step by step, measure by measure, phrase by phrase -- fingering, pedaling, dynamics -- everything. You'll know it inside out by the time we finish, and probably have it memorized as well (since you'l..

Wedding Songs

On this instructional audio CD Duane takes you through the most common wedding songs: The Processional (Here Comes the Bride), and The Recessional. You will get the music to both songs, and you will learn to play both. Playing for a wedding is quite different than playing in other situations, so you will appreciate having Duane clue you in on the various aspects of wedding playing. ..

Learn to play Chopin's Prelude in C Minor

Learn to Play Chopin's 'Prelude in C Minor' This is the tune that Barry Manilow borrowed to create his Could It Be Magic? hit. You get the original music ( Prelude in C minor , not Could It Be Magic? ), plus Duane plays and explains each chord, each progression. T-4: Learn to Play Chopin's 'Prelude in C Minor' Instructional Audio CD & Sheet Music $39...

Moonlight Sonata

Learn to Play Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' With this course you'll get the original sheet music of the 1st movement -- the famous part -- so all you have to do is snap in the CD and go to work. We start out by analyzing the entire piece in terms of form, chords, dynamics, and rhythm, and then we learn it slowly, section by section. Duane plays and explains each part carefully, so you can hardly miss. This course is not for begin..

Ledger Lines: Learn to Read Those Super-High & Super-Low Notes!

Ledger Lines: Learn to Read Those Super-High & Super-Low Notes! Can you quickly recognize those notes high above the treble staff, or low below the bass staff? After listening to this Instructional Audio CD & you'll see how easy they really are to remember, so you'll have a handle on them and they will no longer be puzzling to you. Ledger Lines: Learn to Read Those Super-High & Super-Low Note..

Note drills in treble & bass clefs

Note Drills In Treble & Bass Clefs -- For Kids Just try to forget your notes after listening to this instructional audio CD! This is the same drill we used in our piano lab at Piano University. You get a magic Keyboard Chart with this course, which slips behind the keys and guides you to each note in both clefs. If you have children who need to learn their notes better, they will love this course -- plus they will get the..

Ties, Dotted Notes, Flags, Birdseye's, Etc.

Ties, Dotted Notes, Flags, Birdseye's, Etc. ...and all those other little music symbols... Did you know that a dot adds 1/2 the value of the note it follows to the note? And that a flag cuts a note value in half? Do you know the three varieties of accents? Can you tell a tie from a slur? Learn about all those funny little marks in music in this one-of-a-kind CD course. Ties, Dotted Notes, Flags, Birds..

Reading Chord Symbols In Classical & Popular Music

Reading Chord Symbols In Classical & Popular Music There are 2 types of chord symbols, both of which you should become familiar with, if you are not already. One type is an absolute symbol, and is used mostly in popular music: Cm7, F9, G6, and so. The other type is a relative symbol, in that it can be used in any key: I6, V7, IV, etc, and is used mostly in classical music. You'll learn both types of symbols in this course, and yo..

Reading rhythm patterns in 3/4 time

Reading Rhythm Patterns In 3/4 Time Reading rhythm patterns in 3/4 is the same as reading in 4/4, except dealing with triple meter (3/4, 6/8, 9/8, etc). You'll learn how to count and play triplets, too, through a unique counting technique devised by Duane. Again, absolutely essential if you're having problems with time! Reading Rhythm Patterns In 3/4 Time Reading Rhythm Patterns In 3/4 Time MR-5: Instructional Aud..

Reading rhythm patterns in 4/4 time

Reading Rhythm Patterns In 4/4 Time Reading Rhythm Patterns In 4/4 Time Want to learn to recognize and play rhythm patterns in 4/4 time? This instructional audio CD will have you clapping, tapping, and playing many rhythm patterns that you'll encounter in any kind of music. Super for those who have trouble with time or rhythm, but helpful for everybody. This instructional audio CD will help you understand and read music..

Reading Music Quickly Through Chord Analysis

Reading Music Quickly Through Chord Analysis If you can scan a piece of music, and immediately recognize what chord is being broken up, your sight-reading ability will skyrocket. Why? Because you now see organization in the piece, not just a bunch of random notes on a white page. In this course we use Bach's Prelude in C as an example, and we analyze the chord structure measure by measure all the way t..

Sight Reading Music Fast

Seven Magic Steps To Speed Sight Reading! You can read most any type of music at sight -- if you follow these seven simple rules. It's not magic, unless you call understanding what you see magic. You'll learn how to instantly recognize intervals, inversions, arpeggios, chords, increase your eye span, and how to avoid losing your place in the music when you have to look down at your hands -- a problem lots of people have. Dear Friend: &nbs..

How To Read Music...In One Evening!

How To Read Music...In One Evening! How To Read Music...In One Evening! If you've ever wanted to read music, but thought it was too complicated or would take too long, this exciting course is the solution to the problem. It reduces music to its 3 basic elements: Melody (the tune of a song -- the part you whistle or hum) Harmony (the background notes -- usually chords of some kind) Rhythm (the beat -- the part of music that makes yo..

How to hear far out harmonies and understand them

How To Hear Far-Out Harmonies! What makes a harmony far-out ? Extensions to the basic triad. You'll learn to listen for the root -- the bass line -- the tonal center. Then you'll determine whether the 5th is perfect, augmented, or diminished. Then you'll listen for the chief color tone, whether it be a 6th, 9th, or whatever. You'll learn to listen, analyze, listen, analyze, and then listen some more. Extensions of a tri..

Hearing Difference in Chord Types

Hearing Differences In Chord Types! Each type of chord gives off a mood of its own. By associating the mood, or emotion, with a specific chord type, you can soon learn to distinguish between the basic kinds of triads: Major Minor Diminished Augmented For example, minor chords sound more somber, more serious, than major chords. Why? Because of the way the intervals are stacked within the chord. A di..

Training your ear to hear intervals of 2nds through 13ths

Training Your Ears To Hear Intervals of 2nds Through 13ths An interval is the distance between any two notes, and on this course you are going to learn to hear 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, 13ths, and of course octaves & unisons. You will also learn to recognize them in printed music quickly. If you learn to hear an interval in your mind, and know what it is, then it is easy to repr..

Intervals -- the key to hearing music

An interval is the distance between any two notes. When you hear a melody, can you hear what intervals are being used? Do you know when a singer is moving up a minor 6th, or down a perfect 4th? You can in time -- and this tape drills you on intervals from unisons to octaves. You'll learn the difference between consonant and dissonant intervals, major, minor, and perfect intervals, and how they invert. ..

Evangelistic piano playing

I want to teach you to make hymns & gospel songs come alive through Evangelistic Embellishments! Please let me tell you about my exciting 40-lesson course! Dear Friend: When I was a teenager learning to play the piano, I would hear people like Rudy Atwood play on the radio, and I would say to myself I would give anything if I could play like that! And I meant it. I devoted the next..

Playing Spirituals on your piano using lead sheets

Playing Spirituals On Your Piano From a Lead Sheet This course is like the course on Spirituals, except this time the Spirituals are taught using a Lead Sheet -- just the melody and chord symbols. You'll learn to arrange each of these: Deep River Dry Bones Every Time I Feel The Spirit Joshua Fought The Battle of Jericho Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen This Train Is bound For Glory Were You..

Praise & Worship Piano Playing Without Written Music

The Secret of Playing For Praise & Worship Without Written Music (Using Chord Symbols & Words Only) I took a phone call from a very nice lady recently who said I know chords and I know how to read music, but it doesn't do me much good because I play in a church where they don't use any written music -- just a sheet with the words and the chord symbols on it. I don't know what to do. She's not alone..

Best-Loved Gospel Hymns Of All Time!

The Best-Loved Gospel Hymns Of All Time! Bring 'em to life on your piano! Battle Hymn Old Rugged Cross Dear Piano-playing friend: Would you like to be able to play and arrange some of the greatest gospel hymns ever written? If so, you're going to LOVE this DVD video series I have recorded. In each DVD I spend two whole hours demonstrating and explaining how to add runs, fill, chord substitutio..

Playing for a gospel quartet

Playing Piano For a Gospel Quartet This is a specialized course designed for those who are or will be playing for a gospel quartet. Certain techniques are necessary, and Duane demonstrates these techniques in detail, based on many years of experience. Should you play the melody? What about intros? Endings? What rhythms should a pianist use while accompanying a quartet? Duane played for a gospel quarte..

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Boogie For Beginners! If you play the piano a little bit, but not much, and would like to get started playing boogie because its so much fun, this DVD video course is perfect for you. Duane teaches just 4 left-hand boogie patterns and just 3 right-hand boogie patterns, but together they will keep you boogying for a long time. You get a laminated cheat-sheet of the patterns along with the DVD video. Boogie For Beginners! VT-42: &quo..

Transpose and modulate on the piano

How To Transpose & Modulate There are only 12 major keys in which you can play, and each of these keys has 3 chords which occur more often than any others. Each key is mathematically the same as any other key, so by knowing scale degrees and the primary chords in each key (and later the secondary chords), you can transpose into any other key after your fingers get used to the configurations of that particular key. You'll also learn..

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Piano Improvisation from Ragtime to Contemporary

Jazz Piano Improvisation: From Ragtime to Contemporary This is a sensational CD that traces the development of piano improvisation from ragtime to the present. You'll hear everything from honky-tonk to boogie to swing to cool to bop to fusion. Not an instructional CD, but a great CD for listening and learning about how improvised jazz developed since about the turn of the century to the present era. If you like jazz, you'll LOVE this CD. (Thi..

Improvising

Exciting Improvising: How to Make Up Music As You Play In our lab at Piano University, students learned how to improvise -- make up music as they played. We started by having them break up chords into various rhythm patterns. Then we had them use neighboring tones, passing tones, and blue notes . When they had a mastery of these elements, we had them use chord substitutions and extended chords. They improvised on pop tunes, j..