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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:
... Read Full ArticleChopin 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.
... Read Full ArticleChopin 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
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