Composers choose the notes or chords that accompany a melody carefully. This is called the harmony. Sometimes all the notes of a chord...

I want to give a shout out to Richard, Liz, Joshua and Tyrus for asking me about ear training and those who are learning to play by ear ...

Image via Wikipedia Notes move on the staff in three ways:    Step Skip Repeat  Notes on or above the middle line have down stems. N...

On page 252 of Jermaine Grigg's, The secrets To Playing Piano By Ear , he explains Passing Tones and Neighboring Tones. As a piano teac...

Image via Wikipedia Teaching piano lessons also includes understanding the tritone . Many keyboardists are comfortable with simple triads a...

Here's a great online piano lesson tip from Willie Myette! Funk Piano Composition - "Stable Funk"   http://www.pian...

Can you accompany "one-fingered" melodies with full sounding chords? Sure ... it's easy to play a one-fingered melody like ...