Our pianist begins his chronological clavier journey in 1722 with Bach’s prelude in C major (funny that). From there, we tour Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Louise Farrenc, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and many ...

Step 5: There are three ways to play each triad, depending on which note you put your thumb on. Go back to our C major triad for a second. As played in step 1, with our thumb on C, middle finger on E ...

So if you start from a C note and play the set pattern of intervals for a major scale, you’ll be playing a C major scale. So, listed below are the most commonly used scales that represent the best ...

This bad rep is entirely unjustified, however, since, regardless of whether you're a composer, songwriter, producer or DJ, shoring up your musical knowledge with a smattering of grassroots theory can ...

In this video, we explore how anyone can start playing rock piano by ear—even if you’ve never read a note of music. My husband John joins me as we break down how simple chords like C major and ...

Figure 2. Two of the three possible C-major chords. The root chord is on the left. The bass note, C, is designated by a Roman numeral, in this case, I. (Right) The second inversion chord has G as the ...

With no 24 major and minor keys – let alone so many rich colours – any change in tone can only be achieved by playing the white keys. And with no separation of black and white keys, you must have to ...

Prolific Twin Cities piano man Steven C hits a nautical note in a "yacht rock" set for Time Life. By Jon Bream. June 11, 2021 at 3:31PM.