- Chords are Key for Piano – one-time seminar
- Chords are Key for Piano by Ear – one-time seminar
- Chords are Key Online Lessons – refine your skills at home
Chords are Key for Piano
Did you know that there is a MUCH easier way to learn the piano than the note reading method that is normally taught? Note reading is for classical music. Modern music (rock, pop, country, blues, jazz) is ALWAYS played using the chord method and the chord method is 100 times easier to learn than note reading — and a lot of fun! Take this ONE-TIME 3 hour seminar and we will get you playing your favorite songs right away with both hands. If you want to get really good at playing the piano you can sign up for our Chords are Key Online Piano Lessons to continue improving your skills.
Topics include:
- How to form the 3 main types of chords
- How to strum piano chords like a guitar player
- How to create rhythm without “counting”
- How to handle “key signatures” and “time signatures”
- How to play right away with both hands
Class Options
— Live: In-person —
Our in-person classes sometimes split the fee into 2 parts: a registration fee collected by the college and a materials fee collected by the instructor in class.
— Online Video—
The fee for all of our online video classes includes our online book and beginning video instruction.
Special: Save when you take Chords are Key for Piano AND Chords are Key for Piano by Ear together. Check it out!
Frequently Asked Questions
Chords are Key for Piano by Ear
People are absolutely astounded at the musicians they know who can play piano totally “by ear” – in other words, they don’t need to refer to anything written down. It seems like they can simply sit down and play anything by magic. It’s not magic. If you can hear and remember music and you know just a little bit about how music is put together you can learn to do this too and we can teach it to you in this one session. We can also teach you how to transpose music and even how to get music off of recordings. Prior experience with chords is recommended.
Topics include:
- How to find the starting note
- How to determine when chords change
- How to predict the chord progression
- How the melody helps you find the correct chords
- How to learn songs from recordings
- How to transpose
- How to use the circle of fifths
- How to recognize the most common chord patterns
Class Options
— Live: In-person —
There is a registration fee collected by the sponsor (college or recreation program) ahead of time. This fee varies from location to location. For the exact fee contact the class sponsor listed on the “enroll in a class” page on this website. Often this class is offered on a Saturday afternoon back to back with the Chords are Key for Piano class. A discount is usually offered to students who attend both classes on the same day. This discount is usually around $10.
— Online Video —
The fee for all of our online video classes includes our online book and beginning video instruction.
Special: Save when you take Chords are Key for Piano AND Chords are Key for Piano by Ear together. Check it out!
Frequently Asked Questions
Chords are Key Intermediate Piano Lessons
Our Chords are Key for Piano seminars are designed to be one-time crash courses for beginners and they are a great way to get started on the piano or guitar. Many students who are only interested in playing at a very simply level get everything they need from these classes. Obviously though, there is a LOT more to playing an instrument than can be covered in one or two classes. For those who want to go further and develop more advanced skills we offer online piano lessons designed to take you from the point of being a beginner to a more professional level of playing.
Our overall goal is to get you to the point where you are totally “freed up” to play using chords anywhere on the piano using both hands. This goal takes time and work but we can get you there. We also introduce you to many piano player skills and “tricks of the trade” that help make you sound more professional very quickly. You get to pick your own songs and apply what we teach you to the styles of songs you really want to learn.
Class Options
— Online Video —
Online video lessons are only $10 per month and we also have a way for you to get these paid for by recruiting other students.