Crash Course in Piano

Learn to Play Piano like you've always wanted to!


One month from today you'll be able to play 24 different chords on the piano, and several simple songs. One YEAR from today you'll be able to play 1288 different chords and HUNDREDS of songs.
Date: Monday morning, 6:15 AM - Crisp & clear morning in the Rogue River Valley of Oregon


From: Duane







Dear Friend:

Remember the old ad...


"They laughed when I sat down at the piano...but when I started to play..." ?
I remember very well the first time I played piano for a group. They DID laugh. It was a disaster. I overheard the leader say "Let's get somebody with some rhythm in there to play".

Ouch!

That hurt. But I told myself right then and there that I would learn to play the piano so well that no one would ever laugh at me again.

Guess what?

Nobody laughs anymore. And they don't laugh at my students, either.

Why?

Because I discovered...

The BACKDOOR to piano playing.


What in the world is the "backdoor to piano playing?
Chords.
Chords are a way in to the world of piano playing without having to go through the front door: years and years of scales, drills, rote practicing, etc. Chords are really a shortcut to understanding and playing music without all the formal training.

Formal training is fine if you have the time and money. But most adults don't want to wait forever before they can play something enjoyable on the piano. I took lessons when I was a kid, but found it boring. Not only that, but all I could do was play the written music exactly as it was written. Without the sheet music in front of me, I didn't have a clue what to do. So I lost interest in piano playing until the incident described above. But shortly after that, I had the opportunity to play in a school combo -- but to do that, I had to learn chords, and learn them fast. So I sent for a $2. chord chart advertised in Popular Mechanics, and within hours after I got it I was playing the Dm7 chord and the C6 chord in my left hand while I played the tune with my right hand. Talk about excited! Within a few weeks I could play dozens of songs using chords. And I discovered that my sight-reading speed greatly improved at the same time, because now I understood what I was seeing on the printed page!

So I came in through the back door instead, and now I enjoy what I used to hate! Why? Because I understand what I'm doing because now I understand chords and chord progressions. I eventually went on to get my Masters Degree -- and it was easy because of all I had learned about music theory and harmony due to playing and understanding chords.

So in this course I give you the best of both worlds: You get the understanding that comes from knowing chords, but you also learn how to sight-read printed music. And you can do it much easier and faster because you understand what you are seeing -- chords and parts of chords and chords stretched out into a string of individual notes (called "arpeggios") and chord progressions -- one chord flowing into another.

Here's an example from a piece of classical music that looks complicated:



But as soon as you learn about broken chords, you will soon see that all this is is 3 chords broken up. When you learn the notes of those 3 chords, this music suddenly becomes as easy to read and understand as:





Like music? Always wanted to play the piano? Here's your chance!
Every single week for a YEAR Duane will come right into your home and appear on your TV screen and teach you to play the piano using both sight-reading and chord techniques. With music DVD video piano lessons, you can watch them over and over again. Can do you that in "studio piano lessons"? Of course not. And Duane explains and demonstrates everything so thoroughly -- plus you have the book he's teaching from right there in front of you -- that you would have to try hard not to learn!

You'll have a permanent library of all your piano lessons on DVD videos, plus all the books Duane sends along (at least 8 books). And all you pay figures to just $25. per week for everything -- Duane's expertise, the music DVD's, the books -- everything!

Duane starts right from square one -- how to sit at the keyboard, the finger positions, the chords you will use, how to read the melody while playing chords in your left hand -- everything. So if you are a beginner, or a rusty intermediate, or you took piano lessons as a kid but want to make sure you don't miss anything, this is the course for you. All Duane's other courses specialize in this or that, but this is THE BASIC COURSE -- the CRASH COURSE -- you'll get a complete, correct start at the piano. And if you watch these piano lesson videos week after week for a solid year, you will be astounded at how much you can learn in a year and how many different songs and styles and chords you can play!

"I just finished your "One Year Crash Course in Exciting Piano Playing". The instruction will last a lifetime. Thank you so much for being the greatest teacher alive." Margaret from Cape Cod (e-mail on file)

Learn piano from the man who wrote the book! - If you take lessons from someone who plays well but hasn't mastered teaching, you run the risk of missing lots of important stuff you need to know. You KNOW what you're getting when you study with the author of over 500 piano books and courses!
Learn at your own pace! - If you want to go slower than one lesson per week, we can adjust that to fit your schedule after the first month. If you want to go FASTER, that's fine too -- we can do that.
Learn music theory & harmony as you go! - You won't just learn HOW to play piano -- you'll learn WHY chords move they way they do, and WHY certain patterns repeat over and over. You'll learn musical form, transposition, modulation, improvisation, and a host of other musical truths!
"Can I say that I have learned more in 30 minutes about playing technique than I have learnt in 30 years. At the moment I am like a child on Christmas morning, finding it difficult to take everything in. You have shown me how much more there is to piano playing than merely transferring the notes on the staves to the keys of the piano. I now have a renewed interest in the piano, it has awakened my dormant fingers to try something new and exciting."
Will D. England (e-mail on file)


Low cost! Costs NOTHING in comparison to college or conservatory classes! - You can study with Duane on video for LESS than taking from an unknown teacher!
Doctors & professionals love it! - Doctors can't take a regular piano lesson at a studio at the same time every week, and neither can most working adults. With video lessons, you learn at YOUR convenience in YOUR home.
You get a whole library of DVD lessons! - You will refer to these lessons over and over again. The more you learn, the more you will understand, and the more you'll want to review something that was taught earlier!
"Thank you so much ... I have always wondered how people could tell what key they were in, but too ashamed to ask....or once when I did ask, I didn't understand what they meant because they didn't explain it clearly....WOW that is amazing...I took music for 8 years and never learned that..lol...Thanks again...and I play in church....."
Dianne (e-mail on file)


Duane comes to your home every week for 52 weeks -- stashed away in a DVD! - No transportation. No driving. No cancellations. No waiting. No rescheduling. It's at your convenience!

Become a master of chords & chord progressions! - You will learn over ONE THOUSAND chords by the end of the year! And you will understand chord families and why chords progress the way they do.

Adults only! - Duane teaches each DVD lesson with an adult in mind...kids need a teacher sitting along side them. So DON'T order this for your children UNLESS you plan to take the course to and stay a little ahead of them. But for those adults who will do this it is a double-blessing! You can learn yourself, then help your child learn as well. Perfect for home-school parents!

Here are just some of the things you'll be learning within the next 52 weeks:

All 12 major chords. All 12 minor chords. All 12 diminished chords. All 12 augmented chords. How to form 6th chords -- 7th chords -- maj7th chords -- m7th chords -- m6th chords -- 9th chords. Rhythm patterns in 3/4. Rhythm patterns in 4/4. How to "scout" a song. How to memorize music. Form & analysis. How to add runs and fills. How to get rhythm into your left hand. How arpeggios can help you read and play better. How to use an alternating bass to add variety to your left hand. How to find the key of a song. How to arrange a song with an intro and an ending. Adding octaves to the melody for a big sound. How to read chord symbols. Sight-reading with your eyes AND your brain. Polytonality -- playing two chords at once. How to stand a chord on it's head. How to add undernotes in your right hand. How to form and use dominant 7th chords. How to form and play 6/9 chords (ultra-modern). Undernotes and passing tones. Color tones. Transposing to another key. Modulation. How to use the written bass part as an "idea starter". How to read musical roadsigns. How to use intervals to help you sight-read faster and play better. How to add broken chords in both hands. How to pick out a tune by ear. Absolute and relative chord symbols. How to combine and alter chords umpteen ways. How to always remember the sharps and flats. Country-Western styles. Swing bass. How to get started playing boogie-woogie. How to make up your own songs. And a zillion other things!




"I just wanted to tell you that I got my books and videos today; and started watching them already, and am just thrilled to death. I think this course is going to be EXACTLY what I need right now; and I am just thanking God for giving me the idea." Joyce (e-mail on file




"I ordered your tapes and have been working with them for about 9 months. They are absolutely great! I have been playing since age 5 (I am now in my 50's). I have a degree in Music and have taught piano for 20 years. When I started playing I learned to play by ear. Then, all the music education drummed that out of my head. Your tapes have taken me back to the real joy of playing that I had as a child, and I especially love the process of creating that you take us through. Thanks so much for the joy of Music!!
Annette F Redlands, CA (e-mail)




"Just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for your wonderful 52 week piano course. Just started receiving weekly lessons. I must say that I never thought I would learn to play and now I am "grinning from ear to ear" as I learn from your wonderful teaching methods. My schedule is so chaotic that I could never plan on weekly lessons with a teacher - she / he would most certainly quit me. I took lessons 35 years ago as a child and hated it because the teacher was not good with kids (me included). This is a great Christmas present (even if it is from me... to me)"

Marlene (letter on file)




It’s just incredible. People rave over it. Here’s how it works:

After you receive your first lesson in the mail, you will SEE and HEAR for yourself why Duane's Crash Course is so powerful. You won't wonder anymore whether or not you can play the piano -- you will UNDERSTAND clearly that "If you plant corn, corn will come up. If you plant poison oak, poison oak will come up. So pick your crop: what you sow you will also reap. We live in a cause-effect world, so we can largely choose our own results."

You won't just be satisfied -- you'll be THRILLED!

Does Duane guarantee your success at piano playing? He can't, because he doesn't know your motivation, your time available, your family situation, your persistence -- etc, etc. But YOU can guarantee your own success at piano playing!

See Free Bonus gift #5 below.





If you call today -- 541-664-7052 -- we can get your first DVD lesson off to you tomorrow -- in a few days you'll be on your way to playing the piano like you've always wanted to!
You get 52 weekly lessons on DVD videos. That's a LOT of instruction. If you went to a music studio to take a 1/2 hour lesson, part of the time YOU would be talking and playing. You wouldn't get over 15 minutes of instruction. But here you get the full session with Duane playing each song and explaining in detail -- using slow-motion and close-ups to make it crystal-clear. You would have to be brain-dead NOT to learn!

Free Bonus Gift #1 ($39. Value) The " Secret of Power Practice" video. Learn the 3 little-known secrets of getting GREAT results from your practice time!

Free Bonus Gift #2 ($15. Value) The " Automatic Note Finder" keyboard chart that slips behind the keys on your piano and guides you to every note in both the bass and the treble clef.

Free Bonus Gift #3 ($12. Value) " All the Major Chords" chord chart to help you understand chords and get started using them. Each of the 12 chords is shown in picture form, so you get the right fingers on the right notes!

Free Bonus Gift #4 ($33. Value) " Secrets I Have Discovered The Hard Way" Duane's own private chat with his students on CD -- conducted in confidence with his "Pros In Progress". Welcome to the family! Listen in as Duane chats with you and his other private students about some of the little-known and exciting things he has learned about piano playing over his entire career.

Free Bonus Gift #5 (Priceless Value) "Take a Message to Garcia" A rare document you will treasure! Duane owns the first edition of this out-of-print manuscript that has become a" legend. This is the secret of success in ANY field -- not just piano playing. You will be amazed at how you can guarantee your own success when you "Take a Message to Garcia"!

Free Bonus Gift #6 - "Quick-Start DVD Video" - (Extremely helpful & valuable advice!) "How To Get a Quick Start At The Piano!" This DVD will demonstrate what you're going to be learning over the next year, plus tips galore on how to practice to get the best and fastest results!

This is the course you've always wanted and been looking for to enable you to play the piano like you've always wanted to! Piano lessons were never this much fun while learning so fast!

Blessings galore,


Duane
P.S.-The tuition on this course is very low relative to other piano lessons, and may be going up significantly next year. So I wouldn't put it off, if I were you...










Order now!
Crash Course DVD 1-52

Weekly Piano Lessons On DVD Video -- The Entire Year!


(with eight coordinated books containing hundreds of

songs) for 52 weeks


shipped all at once (Save over $300.) -- plus the SIX bonuses:

1. " How To Get a Quick Start At The Piano!" DVD



2. The " Secret of Power Practice" DVD



3. The " Automatic Note Finder"keyboard chart



4. " All the Major Chords" chord chart



5. " Secrets I Have Discovered The Hard Way" CD



6. And the classic "Take a Message to Garcia" manuscript!



$997. when shipped all at once --

(save $300. and LOTS of postage)








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Or...

If you want to "sample" the course before you sign up for the entire year, you can take the first month of piano lessons for $100. -- (which is equivalent to$25. per week -- but you can't take just one week because 4 weeks of lessons are on each DVD). If you like it as much as I think you will, you can then continue at $100. per month (we'll enclose a form so you can do that if you wish), or you can apply the $100. toward the full amount of the course ($995. less the $100. credit will leave you a balance of $895. plus shipping) if you want to get it all at once. Otherwise the total cost will be about $1300. plus shipping if you get it month by month. (We'll also enclose a form so you can do that, too, if you prefer -- and lots of people do.)



Crash Course DVD 1-4
First 4 Weeks of the Weekly Piano Lessons On DVD
(with 2 coordinated books) for 4 weeks plus the bonus " Quick Start" DVD.

$100.