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Piano Embellishments | Fills, Runs & Scales

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Piano Embellishments | Fills, Runs & Scales

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About Piano Embellishments | Fills, Runs & Scales

Course Overview

Tip from Kingsley: Maximising the learning experience

The Major Scale

Major Scale Fingerings

Basic Applications of the Major Scale

Flipping from the 2nd to the 3rd

Semitone Grace Note to the 3rd

Semitone grace note to the 3rd then 5 or 1

Reversed Chords

Borrowing the “1” of the preceding chord

Borrowing the “5” of the preceding chord

Borrowing the “1-5” of the preceding chord

Borrowing the “1-2-5” of the preceding chord

1-2-3 Fill

5-4-3 Fill

Preceding 3-2-1 Fill

Fast 3-2-1 Trill

Fast 1-2-3-2-1 Trill

Fast 4-5-3-2-1 Trill

Right Hand Pedalling on the 5

7-1-5 Fill

3-4-1 Fill

1-7-5 Fill

Sus4 to the Major

6th Harmonic Fill: 1-7-5-3

6th Harmonic Fill: 4-3-1-6

4-3-1-5 Run

5-1-4-3-1-5 Run

The Chromatic Scale

Basic Applications of the Chromatic Scale

The Natural Minor scale

Basic Applications of the Natural Minor Scale

Hallelujah (DEMO)

Hallelujah (BREAKDOWN)

I believe I can Fly (DEMO)

I believe I can fly (BREAKDOWN)

What You Will Learn?

  • Sound like a PRO on Piano or Keyboard | Hacks to make you sound amazing in Pop, Rock, Ballad, Gospel, Jazz, Latin, etc..
  • This course teaches you simple but amazing embellishments that work over most chord progressions. If you are looking for fills, runs, and melodic lines that will make you sound like a Pro, then this is the right course for you..
  • The course is straightforward and seeks to expose you to several ideas to help you embellish your chord progressions. The concepts are broken down to make them easily understood..
  • Imagine being able to play all your favorite songs with extra embellishments to spice up the sound without the need to read sheet music? Now you can easily achieve this within weeks not years..
  • High Definition Videos and PDF Resources.
  • With an overhead camera and light-activated piano roll, you can easily see what fingers are used as well as the exact notes that are being played. The knowledge obtained from this course can be applied to other genres of music like Pop, Ballad style, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, etc as you are equipped with the knowledge to create your own music..