10 Top Reasons You Should
Learn to Play ‘Chord’ Piano
There are roughly umpteen zillion reasons
why you should learn enough chords to be able to “chord a song” at the
piano.
By “chord a song”, I mean the ability
to play 3 or 4 chords on the piano in some sort of rhythm while you or
someone else sings the tune. To do this, you don’t need to be a Van
Cliburn; all you need to do is learn a few basic chords and be able to
more back and forth between them in some organized rhythmic pattern.
For example, did you realize that all
of these songs (and hundreds more) can be sung or played with just 3
chords?
Auld Lang Syne
Amazing Grace
Kum Ba Ya
Silent Night
Joy To The World
Jingle Bells
Happy Birthday
Down In The Valley
On Top Of Old Smoky
…and hundreds or maybe thousands more!
Add just one more chord to the basic
3, and you can play another thousand songs or so. So why not learn a few
chords and start your chording career?
Here are my top 10 reasons for
learning “chord piano”:
1) It’s easy. Learn 3 chords and start in.
2) Even though it’s easy to get started, you don’t have to stop there. You
can learn more and more chords and more rhythm patterns and get really
good.
3) You’ll be able to play “Happy Birthday” while the gang sings it.
4) You’ll be able to play half-a-dozen Christmas carols. In case you
haven’t noticed, Christmas comes every year, so every year you’ll get
better as you participate in family gatherings.
5) You can help your kids learn to play the piano, guitar, or most any
other instrument by learning chords. Most teachers don’t teach chords, so
you’ll be giving your kids an advantage by learning chords.
6) People will admire you. It’s true. Musicians are popular. Anyone who
can play anything is in demand at parties and social gatherings. And if
you can “chord” while others sing, you’re bound to be popular.
7) Piano playing using chords is good for your brain. Studies have shown
that people who actively participate in music do their brain lots of good.
And since chords require 3 or 4 notes at a time instead of one, you are
giving your brain a good workout.
8) Piano playing, particularly using chords, is good exercise for your
wrists and fingers. (Take the time to learn about correct hand position,
though!)
9) Piano playing is excellent therapy for the stress of life. Many
professional people come home from a hard days work and relax by
expressing their emotions on the keyboard. Play a few dark and angry
chords, and you’ll be surprised how much better you feel!
10) Piano playing is a blast. It’s just plain old fun. So learn 3 or 4
chords and get going. Maybe you’ll stop there and enjoy it the rest of
your life. But just maybe you’ll love it so much that you keep going and
turn yourself into an excellent piano player who can read music as well as
play chords!
Click on the picture below
to learn how to play "Chord Piano"
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