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Keyboard How-to

Mastering Syncopation

Learn to navigate through tricky two-handed rhythms.

Five Tips for Blending Keyboard and Guitar Parts

It’s all about communication.

The Basics Of Piano Keyboard Fingering

Here’s how to make your playing smooth and fluid.

Basic Piano Chords for Beginners, Part 2

How to recognize and play the basic chords in popular songs.

Basic Piano Chords for Beginners, Part 1

Learn the four most common chord types.

How to Harmonize a Melody Line

Enhance your melodies with additional notes.

How to Get Your Child Started On Keyboard

How and when to get your child involved in learning to play music.

10 Cool Piano and Keyboard Blues Licks

Get your blues playing going with these great riffs.

Learn to Play the Blues on Piano and Keyboard

Explore the various forms that the blues takes.

Exercises to Strengthen the Fourth and Fifth Fingers

Learn how to better control these problematic digits.

How to Transform a Lead Sheet Into a Performance

Only given the melody and chords? No problem.

How Sheet Music Can Improve Your Playing Skills

It’s more than just a way to play your favorite songs.

The Difference Between Swing Time and Straight Time

It all comes down to the eighth notes.

How to Play Octaves on Piano and Keyboard

Here’s the correct technique to avoid straining your hand or arm.

Exploring Latin Rhythms

Add authentic accompaniment for bossa nova, samba, salsa and more.

10 Great Arpeggios for Left and Right Hand

Add these colorful and unique runs to your playing vocabulary.

How to Use Keyboard Pedals

Learn how to incorporate pedals into your performance.

A Beginner’s Guide to Learning Keyboards with flowkey

There’s an app for that.

The Basics of Stride Piano

How to adapt this classic style to your keyboard playing.

Five Tips For Playing Rock and Roll Piano

Learn how to play in the style of this classic genre.

Layering Digital Keyboard Sounds

Exploring the best sound combinations.

How to Play Electric Piano, Clavinet and Organ Sounds

Here are the best ways to adapt your playing style to these three types of sounds.

How to Create Flowing Keyboard Accompaniments

Learn how to create arpeggiated backings.

Navigating a Score

Learn to follow the road map of a written piece of music.

What are MIDI Songs?

Add a whole new dimension to your digital keyboard.

Learning to Solo

How do you go about making up a piano or keyboard solo to play over a chord or a song section?

Adding Keyboard Fills

How to go beyond just playing the melody.

What to Do When There’s No Bass Player, Part 2

Add more movement to your left-hand bass playing with walking bass lines.

What to Do When There’s No Bass Player, Part 1

How to cover keys and bass at the same time.

Playing Well With Others

Performing with a singer or as part of a band requires a very different approach.

How to Transpose

Especially when working with singers, you’ll need this important skill.

Top 10 Piano and Digital Keyboard Practice Tips

Practicing is not performing — approach it with purpose for the best results.

Reharmonizing Songs, Part 3

A deep dive into finding alternate chords for your songs.

Reharmonizing Songs, Part 2

Advanced concepts for changing chords.

Reharmonizing Songs, Part 1

Adding alternate harmony to a song is a great way to make it your own.

Playing By Ear, Part 2

How to learn songs by listening to them.

Playing By Ear, Part 1

How to learn songs by listening to them.

Jazz Chord Voicings, Part 3

Using color tones to create inner voice movement.

Jazz Chord Voicings, Part 2

Diving deeper into jazz voicings.

Jazz Chord Voicings, Part 1

Exploring sophisticated harmonies and voicings.

Pop/Rock Chord Voicings, Part 3

Octave-based melodies, arpeggiations and rolling notes.

Pop/Rock Chord Voicings, Part 2

Add color to your pop/rock chords.

Pop/Rock Chord Voicings, Part 1

How to construct and play chords in pop and rock styles.

Functional Harmony, Part 2

A deep dive into Dominant seventh chords.

Functional Harmony, Part 1

Using tension and release to enhance chord progressions.

The Basics Of Chordal Harmony

Understanding chords and harmonic function.

Creative Ways to Practice with a Metronome

Think a click is boring? Think again.

Effective Time Management for Keyboard Practice

Here’s how to get the most out of your practice routine.

How to Improve Your Piano and Digital Keyboard Technique, Part 2

Work on those things that you’ll actually incorporate into your playing.

How to Improve Your Piano and Digital Keyboard Technique, Part 1

Work on those things that you will actually incorporate into your playing.

Piano and Digital Keyboard Warmup

Preparing your body, mind and fingers before practicing and playing.

Mastering CP

Take a deep dive into the CP73/88.

Using Registrations

This handy feature is a real time-saver.

Using Dropbox^™ to Load New Songs Into Smart Pianist and Chord Tracker

An iOS^® tutorial on adding songs other than those in your iTunes^® library.

Chord Tracker and the Sonogenic keytar, Part 1: The Software

Analyze the songs in your music library and unlock their secrets.

Learn to Play Your Favorite Songs

Even if you don’t read music or chord charts, now you can perform the soundtrack of your life.

How to Get Your Portable Keyboard Back to Sounding Like a Piano

Segue from complex sound to purely piano with the Portable Grand Button.