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Featured Piano Reading

Chopin Prelude in E Minor Op. 28 No. 4

Written by Chuck Newsome

The first example examined here illustrates Chopin's interesting mixture of traditional and forward-thinking harmonic techniques is Prelude No. 4 in E minor, shown below in Figure 1, a harmonic reduction and analysis:

Chopin Prelude in E Major Op. 28 No. 9

Written by Chuck Newsome

The next prelude, No. 9, features yet another texture. Although it is only 12measures long, this piece showcases Chopin's elegant use of common chord modulations, 3rd based root movements, and dense harmonic textures.

Chopin Prelude in Db Major Op. 28 No. 15

Written by Chuck Newsome

The last example we will examine in this study is another of Chopin's most famous compositions. Prelude No. 15 in Db major, the "Raindrop Prelude" is an important piece of today's concert repertoire, primarily due to its ly ... Read Full Article

Sight Reading and Your Musical GPS

Imagine what a trip through the mall or better yet... Disneyland would be like with NO MAP! You may have heard about that incredible Ferris Wheel that is a mile high and actually have to search for and hour to find it, or worse yet! You may end up with a defective seatbelt in the wron ... Read Full Article

Featured Piano Lesson Videos

How to Play New York State of Mind by Billy Joel - Part 3

Billy Joel Piano Lesson - New York State Of Mind Part 3

The third part of this piano lesson video series slowly reviews the chord progression learned and discussed in part 2. The key to becoming comfortable with the part 2 progression is to learn all the chords and learn the chords in all ... Go to Full Lesson

How to Play New York State of Mind by Billy Joel - Part 4

Billy Joel Piano Lesson - New York State Of Mind Part 4

The final part of this piano lesson video reviews what Billy Joel plays to end the song. Luckily, this section will be easier to learn because it is derived from the intro that you already learned in part 1. Before going to the intro ... Go to Full Lesson

How to Play She's Got a Way by Billy Joel Part 1

Video Transcription

In this lesson we're going to learn how to play Billy Joel's "She's Got a Way," so let's get right into it. At the beginning it just starts out on a G. On the left hand that G, and I usually put D, the fifth, and G, and th ... Go to Full Lesson

How to Play She's Got a Way by Billy Joel Part 2

Video Transcription

Okay. So the next part, the chorus, bridge, landing on this G. So you're playing off. What it usually does is kind of this run up this G pentatonic scale. So the notes to that-- actually guess I leave out the A, but we ... Go to Full Lesson