Tips for Playing (existing articles that haven't been included in Jo's clean up Feb 25

+ and - symbols in the song sheets
plus and minus signs in the melody are the same as sharps and flats in traditional notation ie '+' denotes the black key to the right of the white k...
Sat, 6 Aug, 2022 at 3:58 PM
Adding Chords To A Melody
Here is some info from the Melody To Chord Guide lesson in the 'Convert Songs to DecPlay' course https://decplay.teachable.com/courses/playanysong/...
Mon, 12 Dec, 2022 at 9:46 AM
CONFIDENCE AND NERVES
Most people experience some level of nerves / fear playing in front of people and quite a few people experience this to a high degree. Depending on the leve...
Wed, 19 Feb, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Fingering Tips (FastPlay Style)
Fingering The lesson 'Which Fingers To Use' in Section 3 of the Beginners Course gives details on which fingers to use. The recommended fingeri...
Sun, 9 Feb, 2025 at 4:43 PM
HAND CO-ORDINATION
Hand coordination is an area many people find challenging at first. Over time, when muscle memory kicks in, this becomes easier, but the following should he...
Wed, 17 Feb, 2021 at 2:17 PM
Hands Too Close Together? Hands Clash?
Brief Explanation If your hands get too close, you can move one of your hands an octave further apart, eg start your right hand 1 octave further to the rig...
Tue, 20 Apr, 2021 at 11:18 AM
How to Know What Rhythm To Play
The DecPlay style of song sheets (known as Pianotabz) are designed to enable rapid progress learning songs that you are familiar with. If you don't alre...
Sun, 16 May, 2021 at 9:07 PM
Increasing Motivation To Practice
Increasing Motivation To Practice Here are some tips to help increase your motivation to practice:- choose a song that you would love to play - we ...
Thu, 4 Mar, 2021 at 1:10 PM
Is there a rule which inversion ( a, b or c ) to use?
Is there a rule which inversion ( a, b or c ) to use?   - when playing SingPlay style, as there is no melody, just accompaniment, you have the choice of an...
Tue, 30 Mar, 2021 at 11:05 AM
Left hand 'Ring Finger' difficulty
Regarding your 'Ring Finger' on your left hand, you are not alone in experiencing this issue,  its' actually quite common. It does take some pra...
Fri, 2 Apr, 2021 at 11:57 AM