Piano Fluency

A guide to all the chord symbols you're likely to come across in chord charts for popular music and jazz.

Learn note names like you're making a new friend.

Most major and minor chords share these 3 basic shapes. Pattern recognition can go a long way when you're first learning chords!

Remember: all chord symbols are already simplifications. Use these tips to help get your hands on more advanced songs as you're learning.

A breakdown of the most common ways to learn a piano piece, and why you should choose chords if you have any of these 5 musical goals.

Demonstrating the process of making a quick chord chart for this song using relative pitch.

I'm making a quick chord chart for this song using relative pitch. Listening for notes and chords as numbers, hearing where they are in relation to the key of the song. Anyone can learn to do this!

The difference between beginner and pro when it comes to playing chord progressions at the piano.

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How to play every major scale on piano, for right and left hands, single and multiple octaves.

The 3 main benefits of major scales, and practice tools to maximize each.

5 ways to use this classic piano piece to inspire your own compositions.

This is my favorite topic to teach - numbers give you superpowers!

How to learn songs by ear using relative pitch - and how the process changes as your ear develops over time.

My thoughts on using intervals for ear training.

6 broad categories for what we need to grow as musicians.

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