As the festive season approaches, there’s nothing quite like the warm, nostalgic sounds of holiday piano music filling the air. Whether you’re a seasoned musician or a beginner just starting to explore the world of piano, Christmas songs offer an excellent opportunity to experiment with beautiful, timeless Christmas chord progressions that resonate with everyone. But […]
Continue reading →As a songwriter, finding the right chord progression can often feel like striking gold. Whether you’re working on a new track or refining an old idea, chord progressions are the backbone of any song. In this guide, we will show you how to use the powerful Piano Companion Chord Progression Builder to craft captivating chord […]
Continue reading →Music is built on patterns and resolutions, and cadences are at the heart of these resolutions. Whether you’re a budding songwriter or an established producer, understanding cadences is essential to making your compositions flow naturally and creating emotional impact. In this post, we’ll dive deep into the most common cadences every producer should know, how […]
Continue reading →The 4th of July is a time for celebration, reflection, and music that captures the spirit of independence. Whether you’re a pianist, a songwriter, or a producer looking to infuse some patriotic flair into your music, Piano Companion can help you create unforgettable chord progressions that resonate with the American spirit. In this post, we’ll […]
Continue reading →As a musician, whether you’re just starting out or an experienced teacher, understanding piano chords is fundamental to your musical journey. Chords serve as the backbone of most music, providing harmony, structure, and emotion to songs. But with so many chords out there—major, minor, diminished, augmented—where do you even start? This is where Piano Companion […]
Continue reading →As a piano teacher, finding the right tools to supplement your lessons can be challenging. While traditional methods of teaching music theory and piano practice are invaluable, using technology can enhance the learning experience for your students. One such tool that I’ve found incredibly effective is Piano Companion, a flexible and powerful music theory app […]
Continue reading →The process of mode mixture involves borrowing of chords from the parallel minor key in the major mode. These borrowed chords are essentially those which contain the scale degrees that are different between two parallel major and minor keys, namely, the b3, b6, and b7 degrees. When combining this scale degrees with some of the […]
Continue reading →The circle of fifths is a visual tool that demonstrates the geometric relationships between the twelve distinct pitches used in western music culture. These pitches can also be classified as members of the chromatic scale. A circle is an amazing tool to teach and to conceptualize musical ideas that would otherwise be terribly complicated. Before […]
Continue reading →A piano chord is one of the main building-blocks of music in western culture. Along with scales and intervals, piano chords are responsible for the creation of cohesion and structure in essentially every song and piece of music. A piano chord can also be defined as a collection of notes in a predetermined type of […]
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The holiday season is approaching, and what better way to get into the spirit than by analyzing the chord progressions of your favorite Christmas songs? With the help of Piano Companion, you can not only play these songs but also understand the theory behind their timeless sound. Let’s dive into the chord progressions of some […]
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