by Kenji Haba | Apr 10, 2017 | blog
Home > Piano Lessons > Blog My Boogie Woogie Piano History I was a 17-year-old recruit in the US Army Air Corps in 1945 when I heard this exciting music for the first time. One of my buddies was a truly expert piano player who enjoyed showing off...
by Kenji Haba | Apr 9, 2017 | blog
Home > Piano Lessons > Blog How to Use Piano Chords list and Charts Playing the piano would never be a lot easier in the absence of a list of piano chords. While most people think that playing the piano just involves reading music notes or playing...
by Kenji Haba | Apr 6, 2017 | blog
Home > Piano Lessons > Blog The Piano: History, Facts, and Benefits In the fourteenth century, instruments with keyboards evolved from a dulcimer to the clavichord, spinet, virginal, gravicembalo, and then finally, the harpsichord. The harpsichord...
by Kenji Haba | Apr 4, 2017 | blog
A Quick Summary of Impressionist Music Impressionist music had various characteristics including irregular phrases and unresolved dissonances. Avoiding traditional harmonic progression was also a common trend among impressionists. Moreover, exotic scales,...
by Kenji Haba | Apr 2, 2017 | blog
Home > Piano Lessons > Blog A Quick Summary of Romantic Music Romantic music was emotional and highly expressive encompassing philosophical, artistic, and literary themes. It emphasized greatly on lyrical melodies in addition to dramatic contrasts....
