Power Piano Chords is not at all like the other courses mentioned. Power Piano Chords aims its students focus on Piano Chords. Nevertheless, this is a sound product making it to my top three for obvious reasons. This course is unique in its theory and has proven to be effective in the learning of a pianist rather he or she is a beginner or professional pianist. At the product web site there is a 5 minute free tour of the lessons provided. I received an inside look at what I would expect to learn with this product. Course Includes:
The course includes a detailed and graphic e-book titled Secrets of Exciting Chords and Chord Progressions that can be downloaded from web site. The e-book is over 100 pages of detailed information and graphics pertaining to just about every chord known. Every chord is illustrated in photo's so that I was able to reference to it for a better and more precise understanding of which finger to use for each note. The course starts its students from beginner chords and progresses to more advance chords, using graphics to make learning easy to comprehend. Power Piano Chords scored major points with me when I learned that I could follow a link to a website where I received further instruction from the creator and also hear how the note should sound. The ability to be able to hear the not exactly how it sounds was a great contribution to the course in my opinion. As the course progressed so did I learning more skilled and complex chords. The content of the e-book is very precise and easy to follow. The book begins by identifying chords, Chapter 1 “What Chords Do I Absolutely, Positively Need To Know?” As I read further into the book more complexed questions were answered; such as in Chapter 22 “How to Find the Key of a Song When There Are Flats In the Key Signature?” Chapter 34 “How to Create Unlimited Original Chord Progressions Using Chord Substitutions?” By the time I reached Chapter 39 “It's Graduation Day!” I felt calm and confident. I had a more clear understanding of Piano Chords thanks to the course.
Included in the course are two lessons that are focused on Gospel Chords, which were detailed and easy to learn.
The course also includes 39 audio files lessons. I felt that the audio files were a great contribution to the course. The author used a clear and pleasant voice covering all subjects.
Price
One of the greatest perks of this course is its very low price. I was impressed to learn that it is $39.00 to download the course. That is a dollar per lesson. However, I was not impressed to learn that there are no available hard copies of the course. I do not like clogging my memory with downloads and if for some reason I was unable to utilize my computer and hard copy would be nice.
Your order is always secured over a secure and encrypted processing server. Payment information is protected and safe. The product website offers a full year money back guarantee. Meaning that if you are unsatisfied for any reasons you may return the product within a full year for a full refund. I was very surprised and yet impressed with their 1 year refund.
Who Created Power Piano Chords?
The creator of Power Piano Chords is Duane Shinn. Duane Shinn is not only a piano tutor with 40 years plus experience but an author of over 25 books, and created over 500 CD's, DVD's and other learning tools teaching his techniques and creative styles of learning how to play the piano.
My Grade
It is my formal opinion that Power Piano Chords is a B+. Though, the program is a must have it should be used as a added course to other Piano Courses. I was disappointed that it did not include any video files for individuals like myself that are more visual. Yet, it did include a great deal of pictures within the e-book for visualization of the chords. Nevertheless, I suggest this product for pianist that are beginners to pro's to further expand their knowledge of basic and advance chords.
