Gifted Player Piano Lessons By Ear

Improvising Using The Blues Scale Over A Left Hand Tritone

Posted on 20. Sep, 2013 by Greg Hannon.

Question?

Let’s say that I’m playing a “‘run” and it’s taken from the blues scale in E-flat.  I’m not sure what my left hand should be doing. When my right hand is playing the “run”, should I be playing some type of jazzy dominant chord with my left hand or what?

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Music Professors Can’t Agree On What To Name A Chord

Posted on 20. Sep, 2013 by Greg Hannon.

Question?

I came across the following chord on a lead sheet. “A11no3.” My question for you is: Why isn’t this written as Allno5?

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Piano Tutorials – Using Chord Progressions For Writing Songs

Posted on 19. Sep, 2013 by Greg Hannon.

Question?

Good morning to you sir. Well, I write songs and God has blessed me with the ability to put them in music form. I need help getting the right chords to go with my songs. I am not a musician but I know that I have been blessed
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How To Play Keys When You Got A Solid Bass Player?

Posted on 18. Sep, 2013 by Greg Hannon.

Question?

Is it musically wrong to play a bass line in any song if you are playing the keyboard or piano knowing that you have a bass player? How can I develop my skills in learning how to play without having to use a base line…

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