Q. For the past month I've been memorizing a bunch of piano chords, and it donned on me...when would I ever use these? I've seen sheet music with the symbols above the notes but I don't get it...how do I use them? The more information, the better, and thank you (:
A. It amazes me when I hear someone say they are memorizing piano chords. You really don't have to memorize them, when playing you construct the chord on the fly. After gaining some playing experience your hands will automatically configure them self to play them.
As far as when to play a chord, and which chord to play, and in what sequence to play them in is again gained from experience. You need basic theory knowledge in order to analyze a piece of music, i.e., major scales, chord type to play on each scale degree, how to play around the circle of 5ths/4ths. You really don't need in depth knowledge of this but just the basics so that you understand what the music is doing and why.
Anyhow go here for the answer to your question...
http://www.pianobychords.com/index.html
Oh and by the way, use this website to get the bare-bones knowledge needed. You can learn how to construct a major chord and realize all the other chords are nothing more than an alteration of and/or add-ons to the major chord
Good Luck
Are piano chords the same as harpsichord keys?
Q. I am a big fan of Emilie Autumn and the harpsichord she uses in some of her songs. I just got a electronic key board that has a harpsichord function on it. I want to know are the order of the notes on a harpsichord keys the same as the order of the notes on a piano.
In simple terms; Are the notes on sheet music for a harpsichord the same notes for a piano.
A. The main difference between sheet music for pianos vs harpsichords is the ornaments. Ornaments are the symbols written above the clefts and denote trills, mordents, turns, arpeggios, ect. You can ignore them for a simplified version. The notes are written exactly the same both on the treble and bass cleft but harpsichord sheet music tends to have more ornaments and it is sometimes written entirely in whole notes with no bars! You can easily play both on either instrument when ignoring the symbols. You should also ignore the elitist/ rude responses from others. A handful of harpsichord affectionados tend to want to exclude & belittle newbies when they mention electronic harpsichords but don't let that discourage you. Most of them are wonderful. I hope you get the chance to try an acoustic harpsichord soon.
Free online piano lessons?
Q. I've tried play piano today, but I can't seem to find the "Rythmic Patterns" course. It only has the demo, and no link to where I could see or even buy "Rythmic Patterns". It's really the course for me, I want to memorize chords and start playing piano by ear. Is there anything similar to that? Maybe on YouTube?
A. Check out "How to Speed Read Piano Chord Symbols" by Nathan Andersen. You can download preview chapters at http://www.patternpiano.com/
He has some related sites that offer free piano chords resources:
http://www.list-of-chords.com/
http://www.pianochordfinder.org/
There are interactive piano chord charts, printable charts and lots of cool free tools.
Good luck with it.
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