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Learn To Play Piano Chords: Learn To Play II-V-I Progressions

II-V-I progressions are common in most types of popular music and mainstream jazz and more. If you can play II-V-I progressions you are in a lucky position. What then is a II-V-I progression? Well, come and see!
A C-major scale consists of seven notes: C D E F G A B
A C-major chord consists of [...]

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How To Play More Notes On The Piano Without Reading More Notes!

Most professional musicians play from a book called a “Fake Book”. I bought my first fake book containing only about 200 songs when I was a teenager — they were illegal then, but most musicians owned them — for $50. That would be equal to $500. or more now. But fortunately, they have since become [...]

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Learn To Play Piano: A Digital Or An Acoustic Piano?

If I have to choose between buying an acoustic piano or a digital piano what is the best choice? let’s take a look at the different choices if you want to learn to play piano.
Personally I haven’t been forced to make the decision between buying a normal upright piano and a digital piano as I [...]

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Piano improvisation: Learn To Improvise On Your Piano By Faking

Do you have a fake book? Just one of those songs could be the source of many meaningful exercises that will help you grow as a musicician and as a pianist.
What is a fake book?
A “fake book” contains songs written in a concise format that includes only the melody and chords, letting you interpret the [...]

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Piano Lesson: What Can Pippi Longstocking Teach You About Piano Playing

Piano playing is an art with unlimited possibilites. Pippi Longstocking made a remark in a film that can be used when you try to learn to play piano.
Pippi Longstocking is a nine-year-old Swedish girl in a series of children’s books. Pippi has red braids and is very unconventional, assertive, extraordinarily strong, and rich. She lives [...]

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