Have you ever seen someone playing piano without sheet music and wonder how are they doing that?

It's like magic to the uninitiated. They think this person must have years and years of training under their belt. And while some pianists do have years of classical training it doesn't mean a thing!

That's right. In fact, having a classical background can actually hinder your ability to just sit down and freely improvise. No, what most improvising pianists know is how to use chords. Chords and knowledge of the scale the chords came from is all that is needed to make music at the piano.

Now, most of you have heard of triads. These are 3 note chords that sound something Mozart or Beethoven might have played for their children to get them interested in piano. There's absolutely nothing wrong with learning triads - except for one thing... they're boring!

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