"How To Play More Notes Without Reading More Notes!" -- (How To Play From Chord Symbols)

You can play a lot more notes without having to read more notes...

When you learn to play from chord symbols (such as G7, Fm7, Dm6, etc.)

Most people learn to play the piano by playing just the written music. Playing by written music is exactly what the phrase says it is -- playing the exact notation on a piece of sheet music.

But playing by chord symbol is very different. Instead of following the harmony note by note, you follow the chord symbols (i.e. C7 or F) written above the harmonies, filling in the gaps with...well, whatever you want as long as it sticks to those chords. Of course, you'll still read the melody (it is, after all, often what makes the song recognizable) but even that is completely open to interpretation. Playing by chord symbol allows you a freedom that playing by written music simply doesn't. The freedom to create. The freedom to invent. The freedom to arrange chord patterns in the way you want.

"How To Play More Notes Without Reading More Notes!" -- (How To Play From Chord Symbols) Two-hour DVD. Includes a "Book of Lead Sheets" and the "Super Chord Chart"