Sure, You Can Read the Notes, But Why Can't You Really Play?
What if you could play popular piano music without buying costly arrangements?
What if you could play the songs you love just by learning the chords?
What if you could play terrific sounding songs without reading notes?
Well, this is all true.
Most professional musicians play this way. But hardly any piano
teacher that I know actually teaches this way. They focus on reading
the notes. If you have a working knowledge of the Treble clef, you have
a great running start. All you have to do then is learn your chords and then the patterns and riffs that go with them.
What next?
You learn the chords but that's only a part of the whole
shabang. What do you do with these chords once you've learned them?
There is tons to know!
You can play
those same chords and make them sound like a jazz song or a gospel
song. Take the same song and completely change it's feel. Did you know
that you could play "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" as a country ballad or
in a spiritual style? You certainly can, once you know the tricks..
This way of playing is creative, fun and endlessly stimulating.
You are no longer tied to the page of music. And by playing this
way, you will understand the underpinnings of music, the building
blocks. Once you understand the building blocks (which is the theory,
but people get scared when I call it that!)you can "build" your own
song. You can sit at the piano, take out your fake book and
literally play to your heart's content. Whether you have been playing
for years or are just beginning, there is so much to learn. And you'll
have a blast doing it.
Debbie Bio This is a description of Debbie's varied background in music
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Products Here are some programs that I have written for students to learn how to play in various genres.
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Teaching Schedule Here is my teaching schedule. Please check with it regularly as it is updated frequently
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The Piano chords that are the most important Before you can learn to play in different styles, you must learn the most important piano chords in any song
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playing the blues To add a bluesy flavor to your music, there are some simple techniques that you can use
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Piano for the Singer Learn how to play the piano to accompany yourself or someone else singing.
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All That Jazz Jazz tips and licks gives you a toolbox of techniques to make your piano playing sound jazzier
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Previous Newsletters Here are past newsletters that have been sent from November 2006 to the present
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Free Ezine This page allows you to receive the free enotes Newsletter
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Contact Form How to reach the owner of the web-site
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Buying A Piano Are you ready to take the plunge and buy a new or gently used piano?
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Publicity Here is an article about The Children's Chorus which I conduct in Burlington, MA for Kindergarten through 6th graders.
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The Improper Bostonian Deborah Gruber teaches one-session classes,"Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People", at the Boston Center for Adult Education
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