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Piano Chords – Major Vs Minor Chords

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Before discussing the difference between major and minor chords, it’s important to understand what a chord is.

A chord is a combination of three notes that creates a specific musical impression. In this article, we will delve into the theoretical difference between major and minor chords and explore the sound they produce.

Major and Minor Chords

To define a major chord, we need to be familiar with the names of two intervals. An interval represents the distance between two notes in a chord.

If the distance between the lowest note and the highest note in the interval is two whole tones, it is called a major third.

If the distance between the lowest note and the highest note in the interval is one and a half tones, it is called a minor third.

We will use these intervals to construct major and minor chords.

Chords can be played in various positions, but in this piano lesson, we will focus on playing major and minor chords in root position. What does that mean? It means that the note indicating the chord name should be the lowest note in the chord.

For example, when playing a C major chord, we already know …

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The piano or the keyboard – which is better to learn

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If you’re considering playing the keyboard, you’ll discover that it has numerous advantages over learning to play the piano How To Discover Piano - Sometimes in life, we regret not pursuing hobbies or interests we once enjoyed. I know I regret not continuing to play football and furthering my passion for reading music, especially the piano. Learning to play the piano can seem overwhelming, but when broken down into manageable pieces and with plenty of tuition and practice, it… . While you may think that learning one is as easy as the other, the keyboard as a musical instrument offers many unique features. On a piano, you are limited to playing just one instrument, which is the piano itself. However, keyboards allow you to mimic the sounds of a wide variety of musical instruments. More expensive keyboards can even replicate the sounds of hundreds of instruments and allow you to create tracks directly on the keyboard.

By learning to play the keyboard, you are essentially learning to play all those instruments without the need for additional lessons. The sounds you can produce include various types of pianos, percussive instruments, different types of organs, stringed instruments (such as the fiddle Play …

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“The piano or the keyboard – which is better to learn”