| Most people who took piano lessons as a
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| | than the entire score of the song. Not
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| kid, including me, grew up learning to
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| | only that, but that chord progression --
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| read music exactly as it is written on
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| | A, G, F, E7 -- repeats several times
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| the printed page. Being able to read
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| | during the song, so once you know the
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| music is a valuable skill, and I am
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| | form of the song, you have a huge
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| delighted I learned that skill at an
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| | advantage over someone who is chained to
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| early age.But there is a downside to only
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| | the written music and has no idea about
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| being able to read music without
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| | the logic of the song.So how does a
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| understanding what you are reading. A
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| | person learn this "musical shorthand"?
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| couple real-life examples illustrate the
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| | It's no secret -- there are books galore
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| point:What happens when you are playing
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| | on learning chords, plus web sites that
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| and your sheet music slips off the piano
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| | teach chords, or you could even pick up a
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| and onto the floor? Unless your name is
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| | chart of chords in your local music
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| Victor Borge and you can turn the
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| | store.Then buy a "fake book" -- a
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| situation into comedy, you will probably
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| | songbook with hundreds or even thousands
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| find the situation extremely
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| | of songs, each song showing just the
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| embarrassing. I have seen it happen
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| | melody of the song with the chord symbols
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| several times to pianists who play well
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| | listed above it. Each song alone would
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| but who don't know how to improvise, and
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| | be known as a "lead sheet", but
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| it's not a pretty site. It happened to me
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| | cumulatively the collection of songs is
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| once years ago as well. I was
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| | known as a "fake book". Then every day
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| accompanying a singer and someone opened
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| | play a dozen or so songs just with the
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| a side door, letting a gust of wind sweep
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| | melody in your right hand and the chord
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| into the auditorium and right across my
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| | in your left hand. It will sound barren
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| piano. The sheet music scattered onto the
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| | at first, but you're learning how it
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| stage and a couple pieces blew off the
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| | works.After a couple weeks of that,
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| stage. If I hadn't understood the music
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| | instead of playing the melody in your
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| and had a grasp of it's harmonic form, I
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| | right hand, sing the melody (doesn't
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| would have had to stop, pick up the
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| | matter at all how it sounds) and use your
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| music, get it back in order, and so
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| | right hand to break up the notes of the
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| forth, delaying the soloist and the
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| | chord you are playing in your left hand.
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| performance. As it turned out I had
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| | Once you get the hang of it, you can
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| several people ask me how I kept playing
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| | start breaking up the chord in both hands
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| without the music in front of me. I
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| | and experimenting with various rhythm
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| replied that I knew the chord
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| | patterns.I am not saying it's easy; I am
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| progressions of the song, so was able to
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| | saying it's fun and exciting and that it
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| "wrap the chords around the singer" and
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| | is worth it many times over!Duane Shinn
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| therefore keep the song going.So what are
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| | is the author of over 500 music books and
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| chord symbols, and how do they work?Chord
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| | music educational materials such as
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| symbols are a shorthand way of writing
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| | DVD's, CD's, musical games for kids,
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| what is going on harmonically in a song.
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| | chord charts, musical software, and piano
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| For example, if I were to write the chord
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| | lesson instructional courses for adults.
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| symbols of the first line of What Child
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| | His book-CD-DVD course titled To Play
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| Is This? (also known as Greensleeves and
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| | Chord Piano In Ten Days!" has sold over
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| several other titles) in the key of Am, I
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| | 100,000 copies around the world. He holds
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| would write:Am G F E7 -- which
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| | advanced degrees from Southern Oregon
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| corresponds to the first line of the song
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| | University and was the founder of Piano
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| and would appear directly above the
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| | University in Southern Oregon. He is the
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| melody line in the treble clef, so all
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| | author of the popular free 101-week
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| the pianist would need to do would be to
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| | online e-mail newsletter titled Secrets
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| read the melody (tune) of the song -- not
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| | Of Exciting Piano Chords & Sizzling Chord
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| all the supporting notes.I think you can
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| | Progressions" with over 70,000 current
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| see that once you know a few chords this
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| | subscribers.
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| would be infinitely easier to remember
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