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Simple Classics for Piano

We certainly hope you enjoyed our recent podcast exploring simple classics for piano. It’s a term borrowed from the 1950s. For this week’s homework, see if you too can “explore the wonders of a piano” by choosing and playing some chords to the following tunes…in the key of C Major. Prelude by F. Chopin Spring […]

All About Those Flats!–E Flat, A Flat & G Flat…

Have you ever seen this symbol, “b”? What about “bb”? A flat almost appears as a lowercase b and a double flat as two lower case b’s–Whatever the case may be, it means to play something a half-step (semitone) lower than usual or in the case of a double flat you will play a note […]

Special Feature: Leadsheet for Chopin

We have a special homework treat for you this week. As a follow up to our recorded lesson with professional trumpeter, Jessica Gibson, we are listing the chords that we went over during the podcast episode. See the chords from the first four measures of Chopin Prelude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4 below: […]