In this video piano lesson, I cover triads and inversions along with fingering in the right hand. We apply that knowledge to playing an arrangement of the first few bars of "Let It Be" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Learn to play songs on the piano without having to read a music score with A.S.A.Piano!
Here is a simple illustration on the proper finger positioning when playing the piano. Visit Clumsy Piano Fingers for more on overcoming slow and awkward fingers when playing the piano.
A wholey unique way of learning the guitar! In a uniquely graphic comic-style layout "Guitar Comics" brings us the art of learning the guitar the easy way. Most of us are visual learners. That’s why learning to play the guitar with words and pictures makes perfect sense. In this fully updated 2nd edition the 4 main learning zones of TAB, Chords, Finger picking, and Notation are helpfully explained and clearly illustrated.
This piano piece was composed by Yann Tiersen and was featured in the French film, "Amelie". Get up to speed on the piano easily with the Play Piano Tonight multimedia eBook!
A beginner's guide on how to play guitar. For more info on how to play the guitar even if you've never strummed a chord before visit Guitar for Beginners.
The Developing Artist Piano Literature Book 4 is a collection of authentic keyboard literature for the late-intermediate pianist. The book consists of carefully selected repertoire from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary periods. Historical text on the major periods of music history is presented at the beginning of the book. Highlights from this outstanding collection include: Bourrée in E Minor (from Suite in E Minor for Lute) by Bach; Für Elise by Beethoven; Waltz in A Minor by Chopin; and Winter Painting by Nancy Faber. This series complements The Developing Artist Piano Sonatinas Books 1 – 4.
We’ll work on two specific topics. First up will be a quick look at sixteenth notes and a smart little rhythm fill that you can use as an accent when strumming a chord. We’ll also see how you can use it to spice up (and cover up!) a chord change.
From there we’ll begin work with “partial chord strumming,” in other words, just using some of the strings to strum with. And rather than examine a specific pattern, we’ll focus on developing a feel for your guitar. Hopefully you’ll start to feel more confident that you can strum where you want to without thinking twice about it. If not the specific string than at least the general area