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1. Interval Relationships
Beginning Theory
Play Chords: Building chord intervals plus work sheet.
Major Scales: Building scales with intervals
Composition:"Aura Lee" Start with
only a melody then we will add the
chords.
MP3
2. More on Theory of Chords
Chords: Learn chords the simple way.
Compositions, piano songs: Reading chords in music, playing chords with 'Aura Lee'
Piano Finger Exercises: Finger dexterity
3. Adding Harmony to the Right Hand "First step of Arranging Music"
Compositions: Add harmony in the right hand. "Closed harmony', for the
left hand.
How to build scales, and more on scale fingering. MP3
4. Expression & Touch
Piano Finger Exercises: theory and exercises onfinger control, playing legato and staccato.
5. GREAT FUN! 12 BAR BLUES
Compositions Having fun with 12 bar
blues, developing rhythms and patterns. An easy way to learn how to move from chord to chord, learn chords, and build control of playing the piano.
Scales: Work sheet & practice sheet
for C Scale Mp3
6. Playing BOOGIE BLUES
& IMPROVISATION
Compositions: Playing boogie in
the left hand. Beginning of improv.
This lesson expands the hands, playing greater distances on the piano.
Exercises: All about pedaling and
exercises for practicing the pedal.
Scales: Practice on C scale ascending
7. D, A and E Chords
Piano Finger Exercise: Playing a rock rhythm with the new chords. Fun! Preparatory for paying Rhythm & Blues
Piano Chords: Theory of build D, A and E chords
Major Scales: Theory on G scale and practice sheets for G scale.
8. Blues with Bass Line. Now you're
really sounding professional!
Composition: Adding 'blue notes', and bass lines to the blues. This is an example of playing chord in their
inversions and adding rhythm to your playing.
Chords: All about inversions and their
fingering.
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9. "Winds of today"
Compositions: NEW LEFT HAND You are now opening up your left hand. NO MORE 3 NOTE CHORDS:
This song uses inner Harmony in your left hand and open chords. MP3
10. D Scale
Theory on D scale and practice
sheet. We have to play in all keys,
Composition: Practicing 'Winds of Today" opening up the
space on the piano.
11. "Sainst Go Marching In"
Compositions: BLUES IMPROV/how to develop a blues arrangement using the blues scale and blues tones.
12. Major and Minor Chords:
Scalesl: Theory on major and minor chords, includes work sheet.
Exercise: Practicing D, A and E chords
with practice sheets. Plus holding certain
fingers while playing with the other fingers, 'finger control'
13. Arpeggios: In Arranging
Composition: Theory and fingering on playing arpeggios. This will allow you
to play further distances on the piano.
14. "Scarborough Fair"
Compositions: Opening up those chords and how to play in open styling. Preparatory in left hand, playing major and minor chords in arpeggio style. This song is using the new
chords D, A and E.
Scales: Adding A scale, with practice sheets.
15. "Scarborough Fair"
Compositions:
Practice sheets for Scarborough, using both hand. How to
use your new practice techniques.
16. Chord Inversions
Exercises: Practicing C, F and G inversions.
We will be using inversions in a different
manner for inner harmony, later in your lessons
17. "Scarborough Fair"
Compositions: Playing in blocked style
Play with the accompaniment. Learning
the basic chords in the song. Prepartory
for new arranging skills.
18. Exercises
Exercises: Worksheet on D, A and E chord
inversions, and practice D, A and E
arpeggios.
19. Closed and Open Harmony
"Scarborough Fair"
Chords: This lesson will change your playing forever. THE BIGGEST SECRET to playing with professional sounds. You can play all songs in this style and have a full piano.
Composition: "Scarborough Fair" Playing this song in the open harmony arpeggio style. This song started with just a 1. melody line, and 2. we have
added the chords, played them in blocked styling and 3. now we change to playing in open harmony arpeggio style.
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You've Come a long way!
20. Adding your own Chords
Finally Freedom from music!
Compositions: How to take a single melody
and add your own chords to develope
your song. Foundation work!
Chords: Moving chords for easy
playing
and the developing harmonic
lines in the left hand.
21.Adding Harmony to the Right Hand
Using harmonic structures to create
interesting patterns.
Compositions: How to add harmony under
the melody. This song uses D, A and E
chords and inversions.
MP3
22. Blues
More work on adding blues to your song using Swinging Blues style. FUN!
Compositions: The finished arrangement
using a swinging blues style.
Scales: work up of E scale and practice
sheets.
MP3
BACK TO THE
INTERMEDIATE LESSONS
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23. Scale point Chords
Chords: Building chords on scales
Classical: Ave Maria/analysis and practice
sheets. Song teaches reading skills,
fingering and rhythm skills.
24. Chords/Scale points/Arranging
Chords:
Chords: Arranging the left and using scale
point chords. Now you are to the point
where you have enough knowledge to
have choices in arranging music. You can
decide on which chords you like to use, and whether to arrange in blocked style
or open harmony. Now you have Choices!
Scales: Theory and practice sheets on B.
25. Arranging the left hand
Compositions: Moving away from always having the root of the chord in the bass. We are now using descending patterns in the L.H. and chord pedal points for interesting L.H. structure. This time we are using L.H. octaves to form interesting harmony in descending patterns. We don't have to always use the root of the chord in
the bass.
Chords: D flat, E flat and A flat chords, theory and work sheets.
Using inverted chords for ascending and descending patterns. Surprise song with chords and rhythms applying more ideas of how to arrange.
26. Ave Maria, 2
Classical: Analyzing, interpreting and practicing Ave Maria. Applying our theory to all music.
Classical music, jazz and pop, all work
together enhancing your skills and knowledge.
Scales: Theory and work sheets on
F sharp scale.
Exercises:
Practice chord inversions using D flat, A flat and E flat chords.
27. Arranging Chords: Arranging with scales & chords. Write out the melody, add the chords, and arrange the harmony.
Exercises: Arpeggios on D flat, A flat
and E flat
chords.
28. 'Ave Maria
Classical Music: Practice sheets for
next part of Ave Maria. It's so important to know that what you are learning is applied to classical music and also classical music enhances all other styles of music.
29. Ave Maria
Classical: Analyze and practice measures 25-30
Scales: Theory and practice sheets on
C sharp scale.
30. "All Through the Night"
Compositions: Chord work up on new song, using a new key. Chosen for use of the flat chords.
31. "All Through the Night:
Compositions: work up on arranging
in open harmony, includes practice sheets.
Scales: Theory and
practice sheets on F scale. Play this with midi duet. MP3
32. Theory on 7th chords
Chords: Scale point theory on 7 chords.
Exercises: Practicing octaves.
33. " Rock'n Blues
Compositions: Now
we are playing 7 chords, in rock rhythm, and using chord inversions, octaves are in the left hand. Practice sheets included.
Play with midi arrangement. MP3
34. More on 7 chords
Chords: Work sheet on 7 chords.
Scales: Theory and practice sheets on
B flat scale.
35. Boogie Blues with 7 Chords
Compositions: Applying your arranging
skills to boogie and blues.
Exercises: Playing octaves, in legato
using special fingering. How to play expressions.
36. "Arranging Cradle Song"
Chords: Building II, V, I
chord progressions from scales and how to use them in songs. Work sheets included. MP3
Compositions: Adding chord work up of
7th's to new song.
37. "Cradle Song"
Compositions: Applying theory of
II, V, I chords to song. Playing 7 chords and filling out the R.H.
Scales: Theory and practice sheet on
E flat scale..
38. Adding interesting chords
to your songs. Exact theory
and methods.
Chords: Theory and principals on
chord work ups.
Scales: Theory and practice sheets on
A flat scale.
39. "More work on II, V ,I" progressions, using music theory to embellish.
Compositions: Complete arrangement.
You started with a single melody, added II, V,
I progressions, arranged the L.H. added harmony to right hand, and are using 7 chords.
Wow! You're sounding great NOW!
40. Triad Figurations
Chords: 7 chord inversions and
study of bass tones.
41. "Angel Blues" Prep for Jazz
Chords: Arranging 7 chords in open
harmony and using sequences.
Composition: Angel Blues", This is a big
lesson! Written in a minor key, using a
blues improvisation (motivic development) on a blues scale.
Scales: Practice of scales, and how
they all work together. MP3
42. Blues Scales & Improv
Compositions: Lesson on blues and motivic development, in writing improv ideas. Also shows how the blues improv on "Angel Blues" was written.
Chords: Finishing the lesson on II, V, I's.
Scales: Theory of blue scales.
43. Developing improv themes.
Compositions: Using boogie blues, you are taught how to develop a theme for improv. The beginning of working with blues scales. MP3
44. Chorale
Compositions:Working with interpretation, motivic development on a classical selection. MP3
45. Using Half Dim. chord and altered Chords, and pivotal chords.
Compositions: This song is used for the
purpose of working with the pedal, and
how to use hand and finger expressions. Understanding your chord developments, gives you the key to pedaling.
Chords: Develop chords on the
minor scales which uses the half diminished and altered chords.
Scales: Minor scales theory, and how
they are used to pivot key signatures,
and jazz improvs.
46. "Chorale"
Compositions: finish the analysis and practice of
Chorale.
Exercises: Lesson on 3rd's, this is one of the best exercises for controlling the
weight in your fingers, and strengthening the weak fingers.
47. Style in a Latin Rhythm
'Simply Latin'
Chords: Adding a Latin style in the left
hand.
Compositions:
'Simply Latin', chord work up and arranging with the new style. MP3
48. Using all your music theory and knowledge. 'Lullaby to You'
Compositions: This lesson is a culmination of your lessons. First you add chords to the melody. Next you will arrange the left hand in your new positions. Then the right hand has harmony added, in this song we added chord tones, and/or octaves. Do
you see that we changed the Am7 chord and added the (7 +). MP3
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