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There’s More to Playing the Piano


Chapter 11 - Chords

A chord is any collection of notes played simultaneously. Some chords sound great, some less so. The best chords to get to know first are major and minor chords in root position. Sometimes described as chords, these chords copmrise the notes 1, 2, and 5 from the scale. It is easy to spot a chord drawn on the stave because it...

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  • There’s More to Playing the Piano (Home)
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 - Note Values
  • Chapter 2 - Naming Notes
  • Chapter 3 - Sharps and Flats
  • Chapter 4 - Rests
  • Chapter 5 - Bars and Bar Lines
  • Chapter 6 - Clefs
  • Chapter 7 - Intervals (Part 1)
  • Chapter 8 - Key Signatures
  • Chapter 9 - The Cycle of Fifths (Part 1)
  • Chapter 10 - Major Scales
  • Chapter 12 - Traffic Light Diagram
  • Chapter 13 - The Cycle of Fifths (Part 2)
  • Chapter 14 - The Good Chords
  • Chapter 15 - Chords and Cadences
  • Chapter 16 - Ties and Dots
  • Chapter 17 - Simple Time Signatures
  • Chapter 18 - Compound Time Signatures
  • Chapter 19 - Tuplets
  • Chapter 20 - Switching Time Signatures
  • Chapter 21 - Beaming
  • Chapter 22 - Intervals (Part 2)
  • Chapter 23 - Minor Scales
  • Chapter 24 - The Chromatic Scale
  • Chapter 25 - Transposing
  • Chapter 26 - Ornaments
  • Chapter 27 - General Knowledge
  • Chapter 28 - Style

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David Hall

David Hall is Director of Music at Twyford School in Winchester and Musical Director of Finchcocks Piano Courses. He is a graduate of Cambridge University and a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists.

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