Piano for Performers, Singers & Song Writers

About Piano for Performers, Singers & Song Writers

Overview & Introduction

CONQUERING THE FOUNDATIONS - Skip Familiar Topics

The most important Scale (Major Scale)

Major Scale Fingerings

Major Intervals

What is a Chord?

Building Major Chords

Minor Chords Explained

Practice with Major and Minor Chords

Diminished Chords Explained

Augmented Chords Explained

Common Time Signatures for Singers and Writers

Basic Rhythms

Slash Chords and Their Applications

Finding your chord numbers in all keys

Using the sustain pedal

COMMON CHORD PROGRESSIONS FOR SONG WRITERS AND SINGERS

1 - 5 - 2 - 4 Progression

1 - 2 - 6 - 4 Progression

6 - 4 - 1 - 5 Progression

6 - 4 - 2 - 5 Progression

6 - 1 - 5 - 4 Progression

FIND SONGS ONLINE AND PLAY WITH EASE

Reading Song Sheets

Reading Chord Charts

CHORD INVERSIONS (SINGER / WRITER FAVOURITE TOOL)

Smooth Voice Leading

Melodic Sounding Progressions

RHYTHMS YOU NEED TO MAKE THE SONG POP

6/8 Percussive Piano Rhythm

2-1 Notes Split

Quarter Note Shuffle

Quarter Note Shuffle with 1 note displaced

BASIC HARMONY FOR SINGERS AND WRITERS

6th Harmonies (Duet)

Triad Harmonies and the Power of inversions

RIGHT & LEFT HAND PATTERNS (EXPAND THE SOUND)

3-1-2-1 Right Hand Pattern

Ascending and Descending Right Hand Arpeggios

1-5-1 Left Hand Pattern

1-5-2 Left Hand Pattern

1-5-1-2-3 Left Hand Pattern

The Moving Left Hand Pattern

6/8 Left Hand up Right Hand Down Pattern

SUSPENDED & ADD2 CHORDS (SUPLEMENTARY)

Practice Cycle with Add2, Sus2 and Sus4 Chords

Lets expand our sound with Add2, Sus2 and Sus4 Chords

Sus2 Trills

1-2-3 Fill (Targetting the 3rd)

5-4-3 Fill (Targetting the 3rd)

Sus4 to the Major

6th Harmonic Fills - 1-7-5-3

6th Harmonic Fills - 4-3-1-6

PASSING CHORDS & TRANSITIONS

Diminished Passing Chords

6-7-1 Transition

2-3-4 Transition

4-3-2 Transition

4/5 -1 Transition

CREATING CHORD PROGRESSIONS | 1 - x - x - 4

6 - x - x - (4 or 5 or 3)

FINDING CHORD PROGRESSIONS FOR YOUR SONG

3rd or 5th below concept

Using transitions and loop chords

Well done for completing this course!