Learn to play diamonds and only the dominant beats

by Micah Brooks | The Modern Worship Piano Professional

Don’t overplay anymore! Musicians can play too much. Some play too busy. Pianists and guitarists are often the greatest offenders. One of the ways to overcome this overuse of your instrument is to play diamonds and only on the dominant beats as the song calls for it....

Avoid Playing Heavy 1+3+5 Chords. Use Your 3’s Sparingly.

by Micah Brooks | The Modern Worship Piano Professional

What is a 3 and how do you use it best? Knowing when to use and when to avoid adding the 3 note of a chord is a professional’s little secret. In this article, you’ll learn just how to use it most effectively. You’ll have a technique you can use for the rest of your...

Avoid: Playing exactly the chord as written every time

by Micah Brooks | The Modern Worship Piano Professional

You may be moving chords when you don’t need to. A Bm7 is just a D with the bass note B. While this may be a matter of knowing inversions well, we don’t have to go that deep to become better players. Knowing that a Bm7 is a D with a B as your bass note is enough to...

Avoid playing root position all the time. Use inversions too!

by Micah Brooks | The Modern Worship Piano Professional

How professionals use inversions as well as root position chords There are three different ways to play every major and minor chord. Many pianists only learn the first way called root position. This is missing the mark. Learn how to use all three versions of each...

Avoid: Playing too much. Taking up too much space!

by Micah Brooks | The Modern Worship Piano Professional

Dive into how playing less will make you more of a professional musician. One of the quickest ways to play as a professional is knowing when and when not to play. The following ideas are designed to pinpoint how to do this well. The best part is that playing in the...