5 Ways to Make Your Piano Chords Sound Better
In this article, I give you 5 ways to make your piano chords sound better. This is a piano-focused tutorial for those of you who want to improve your piano writing skills. Even if…
In this article, I give you 5 ways to make your piano chords sound better.
This is a piano-focused tutorial for those of you who want to improve your piano writing skills.
Even if you don’t consider yourself a pianist these tips will really help you to improve your piano writing skills.
Who Am I To Teach You This?
Over the years I have become known for my Piano Works with Elephant Music which has been amazing as it has meant that I have been able to continue to compose piano-based music for film trailers. Which is amazing!
The most recent of which was a drama-focused release (Piano Works 9) where we recorded the piano live with an amazing string trio.
The sound we achieved was intimate and almost Phillip Glass-sequel which was amazing. I got quite emotional about it!
5 Tips to Make Your Piano Chords Sound Better
- Use Different Voicings
- Use tension and release in your chords (suspensions)
- Use 5th chords in your left hand
- Layer ostinatos over your chords
- Explore different voicings (7ths etc.)
Happy composing!Rich
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