Description of the function of chords and harmony How to make major and minor chords and hear the differences between them Discover which chords work over different melodies Demonstration of common chord patterns The four chord progression (used in many pop songs) How to find the key of a song and which chords work with a particular key This course is a taken from a section of my course "Play Music by Ear- From Beginner to Fluency"

This fast-paced course takes you where you need to be. Thinking musically, like musicians do! When learning any musical instrument there's always one part where you will have to dedicate time to develop your technical skills. It takes not just months but years to refine those skills only to find out that sometimes we totally ignored the 'intellectual' aspect of music! Wouldn't it be great to have a bit of skill .. not too much, in fact rather on the "slow side" and still be able to play something that 'sounds' good? Harmony is much about that intellectual side rather than being able to play with lightning speed technique. It's not about just learning chords or playing scales up & down the keyboard. It's THE concept how to sound good. Why one note sounds better than the other. The more you understand the underlying concepts and how to apply them, the more you will realize that a lot of music can be played and enjoyed without having to acquire concert-pianist level skills. I'm sure you've probably seen enough guitarists strumming chords and instantly enjoying the music with everyone around singing and clapping along? On the keyboard, we can and should too! I mean we have 88 keys haven't we?! So hop along & join me in this short but rich journey through piano harmony. _______________________________ All songs mentioned are transposed to the key of C . The songs themselves are excerpts that will address a particular concept or technique. 11 practice songs with accompaniment example & analysis: Let it Be (Beatles), Can't help falling in love with you (Elvis), Canon in D (Pachelbel), My Love (West Life), Don't know why (Norah Jones), Desperado (the Eagles), Have I told you lately (Rod Stewart), Fly me to the moon (Jazz standard), Tears in heaven (Eric Clapton), Just the 2 of us (Grover Washington), It might be you (Stephen Bishop) 3 songs demonstrating common grooves: Girl from Ipanema (Antonio Carlos Jobim), Misty (Jazz standard) & Can't take my eyes off you (Gloria Gaynor) 11 other short excerpts mentioned: Nothing's gonna change my love for you (George Benson), I miss you like crazy (Natalie Cole), Just the way you are (Billy Joel), Let it go (Frozen), Superman (Five for Fighting), I started a joke (Bee Gees), Everything I do (Bryan Adams), Change the world (Eric Clapton), Last Christmas (Wham), Can't smile without you (Barry Manilow), Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Play Piano 11:  Play Popular Songs By Ear Using Chord Progression!  Improvise & Put 2-5 Power Chords to "All I Ask of You" + WORKBOOKS I have developed this Amazing 2-5 Power Chord Reharmonization Method to help you gain success to playing your favorite standards. _____________________ 2-5 Power Chords are found in many standards and popular movie themes.  They make rich full sounds that will captivate your audience wanting more. In this song "All I Ask Of You", I show you how to take a tune from its basic harmony  ( I  IV  V7 )  to advanced sophisticated chords. " All I Ask Of You " is a song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber in the musical version of 'The Phantom of the Opera." Andrew Lloyd Webber achieved popular success in musical theatre and has been referred to as 'the most commercially successful composer in history. Here's the Secret to this Song: You will discover that many color tones are embedded in the melodic lines.  Once you discover how to make use of the 3 piano tips in this song, you will start playing this song effortlessly in the flow.  So by playing just the basic chords, you hear all these colorful sound even before you dress up the music with 2-5 Power Chords. We are going to follow a Play by Ear Procedure: First, we need to establish a harmonic foundation to the song with basic chords so that you understand how complex chords come into play.   You are going to improvise the song with basic chord progression by EAR. I put in a section on Easy Improvisation.  I show you different ways to improvise around the chord progressions so that you learn "tone motion voice leading".  Even when you don't play the actual melody of the song, you can hear the song in the background when you play the harmonic chord progressions. This is a good ear training program to help you play many standard and pop songs by EAR. Second, Learn 2-5 Powr Chord Rules & Chord Substitutions to "All I Ask of You Improvisation ". In this song, I teach you how to use 2-5 Power chords to reharmonize the song from the harmonic basic chord foundation. Learn how an easy chord progression of 1645 can be easily changed to many of the 2-5 standards chord progressions. Learn how to create half-step chromatic movement to create beautiful sounding basslines. In the full arrangement, you will be playing these chords: CM9 FM9 G9 Dm9 Fm7 Bb7b9 A7b9 C#dim7 Am7 D7b9 C/G Dm7/G G7. Come on in and join us, Rosa ************************************* Rosa's Online School: Teaching 93  Courses on Music & Piano Courses! OVER 74,000 Successful students have already taken my online courses since July 2014 with many 5 Star Reviews ************************************* About Rosa's online course at Udemy: Over 74,000 very happy students already in my Udemy classes See the 5 Star Reviews from VERY satisfied students You get free lifetime access All videos are at your finger tips to watch anytime & anywhere All future extra lectures and upgrades are always free Unconditional Udemy 30 day money-back guarantee and that's my personal promise to your success! Join this happy family of students

"Intervals" truly are the building blocks of melody and harmony, and once you can begin to understand their unique qualities and hear them internally, you will begin to sight-read better, and discover chords and harmonies more easily. This course is designed to give you some  insight into how music intervals (the spaces between notes in the tunes we love) relate to chords and work together to create the unforgettable songs we love. A little knowledge can go a long way when it comes to music, and once you begin practicing these skills and memorizing the patterns, you will enter a whole new world of appreciation and enjoyment in everything you hear, read and sing. I've composed a series of pieces, one for each interval starting with a 2nd and going all the way to an octave, as well as some exercises and warmups to train the ear for harmony. Use the backing tracks to practice the exercises at your own pace, and revisit the videos as often as you like to help you to develop your memory for the patterns in music. Learn how the scale and intervals work in a step by step process designed to get you internalizing pitch and harmony even when you are not singing or playing! Learn what bass clef chords look and sound like on the piano as well, and maybe even try to play along on some of the pieces if you have a keyboard! For those who have studied solfege, I have taught both "movable" and "fixed" solfege for 20+ years, but I prefer to teach with movable solfege for this series as it helps to develop a memory for patterns in melody and harmony no matter the key. I've included many pdfs of the sheet music which can be downloaded and printed out to further aid your learning. There are also many backing tracks for independent practice. So let's start training your ear and developing your innate musical gifts!

This course will introduce you to the sounds or voicing that make up the sound of Neo Soul, Gospel and R&B. This course will have plenty of examples that you can play to add new flavor to your playing. Each section will have several etudes that are made to get you familiar with the Voicing that are normally used in each genre. Plus new content is added regularly.

This course will show you how to take basic piano chords and transform them to a professional sound instantly. At the end of this course, beginner students will be able to sound more professional with these easy changes.  Intermediate students will all be able to take their playing to another level

This course teaches you how to read basic chord symbols at the piano, and explains them with simple patterns: in a visual and intuitive way at the keyboard In this course I will teach you: major chords minor chords dim and aug chords sus chords 7th chords After this 10 lessons, you will be able to read chord symbols and play them on the piano, to create simple accompaniment for the songs you love. Just search the Internet for the chords of the songs you love, and play them on the piano.

Play your first worship song on the piano! By the end of this course, you will be able to play easy worship songs like Cornerstone (Hillsong) on the piano. You will be learning the the technique and music theory required to play easy worship songs through my step-by-step, easy to follow method. Brand new to the piano? Have a little background in classical piano? This course is for you! This is a course for beginners, where you will learn the music fundamentals such as notes, chords and rhythm. You will learn how to: Name notes on the Piano Master Sharps and Flats on the Piano Play Intervals and Basic Chords Read and Play from Lead Sheets Play Cornerstone from Hillsong Play with Both Hands Together Learn the Fundamentals of Rhythm and Counting Structure and Content of This Course: This course has 2 components: Music Theory + Hands-On Practice Activity Lessons. ​ (In the Hands-On Practice Lessons, will learn the technique on how you can learn & play chords faster, and more efficiently.) ****IMPORTANT**** *Please note, that this is not a "learn piano overnight" course. In order to master the concepts and skills, it requires active participation and practice! Good luck and have fun! :) ********************** At the price of a few private lessons, you will receive all the course material, which will be available 24/7 on-line! This course also has a 30 day money back guarantee, so you are not satisfied with the course, you can also request your money back. I am so looking forward to meet you, and to share this musical adventure together! See you on the inside!

Play By Ear Level 2:  Learn to play songs in all 12 Keys with just 1 Sheet! I n the traditional way that we are taught to play with music score, we practically need 12 score sheets to play in all 12 Keys. People need to learn to read music. The MAGIC of this course is that you do not need 12 different score sheet, and you do not need to read music to play in all 12 Keys. All you need is one sheet written in the 7-tone numbers and you will be able to play a song in different keys. You will learn 17 Magic Tips along the way to play in all 12 Keys. There is a total of 59 Practices to 19 Songs. Here's the Secret: The 7 tone music is a breakthrough and short cut to sight reading music.  It is time-saving for performers to produce music from paper to sound without worrying about key signature. This number notation is key independent; therefore there is no need to rewrite the music for  different keys. The notation is an easy way for composers to record and communicate their ideas quickly. The MAGIC of this POWERFUL 7-Tone Music: The 7-tone music is intuitive  and effective in  communicating music. It is a music  notation that is consistent, uniform and succinct. You can learn the system in one hour. That´s how simple and easy it is. It allows you to intuitively SEE patterns and many elements of music at a glance. Its simplicity promotes  efficient learning particularly in playing songs by ear. The 7-tone music allows you  to play a given song in all 12 keys You need to become familiar with the 12 scales. In this Play By Ear Method 2 series, I provide you with many tips and analysis to show you how to take full advantage of this 7-tone music you learned in "Play by Ear Method 1 - Pick out Melody of Songs with 7 tone." It  takes only an hour to learn the system. That´s how simple the system is. You don´t believe me? Tell me about it after you learn the system from me. Once you have this method, you can spend ONE day to start playing songs by ear in 12 different keys. This surpasses the learning curve of traditional music that requires you to read music. To guide you to use the my number system comfortably, I provide many songs for you to work on, so that you get lots of practice to become proficient with the 7-tone music. By the end of the course, you will be able to even notate your own songs in this numeric notation and play songs in different keys. My Play By Ear Method 2 totally simplifies the thought process when you play songs. To me this is most valuable because it frees students from reading the more complicated music staff notation, and helps the student to acquire a QUIET mind to listen to the sounds deeply, to play with ease and with creative freedom.  This is what play by ear is about. L evel: Beginners to Advanced ideo Song Demonstrations: I use software-animated videos that show you clearly how to apply the 7-tone music to playing songs by ear. I first demonstrate how this is easily done in the key of C. Play Songs Easily in all 12 Keys What you can do to the key of C can easily be done to any key, even in the more difficult keys such as Db key, B key or F# key. The thinking and application is CONSISTENT in all 12 keys. In my videos, using different songs, I show you how to apply the 7-tone music to play songs in all 12 different keys. I purposely also choose some of the harder keys to play in (B, Db, Ab) so that you can see how easy the system is once your thinking is clear. Learn to Listen Deeply A lot of ear training programs want to help us to LISTEN DEEPLY to the sounds. My approach uses songs to help you listen DEEPLY to the tones you play rather than naming the intervals such as M6, m6, m2, M2, m7 or M7 etc. If playing songs by ear is what you want, this is perfect for you. If you want to learn sound intervals and distinguish them, you would have to go for ear training software for those drilling exercises. This course is all about playing songs by ear in 12 different keys so that you can play the songs in the key that is in the vocal range for people to sing. Songs in Play By Ear Level 2 A.  In Depth study of 8 songs: 1.  Happy Birthday 2.  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 3.  Here Comes the Bride 4.  When the Saints Go Marching In 5.  God is so Good 6. Morning Has Broken 7.  I've Been Working On the Railroad 8.  Jingle Bells B.  Bonus Songs: 9.  Mary Had A Little Lamb 10. Kum Ba Yah 11.  I have Decided To Follow Jesus 12.  When I Survey the Wondrous Cross C.  Extra Bonus Training: Gospel songs for Church Pianists 13.  Alleluia 14.  Jesus Loves Me 15.  Ode to Joy 16.  We Wish You A Merry Christmas 17.  Today 18.  Que Sera Sera Song Challenges for the Advanced Students 19.  Somewhere Over the Rainbow - All 12 Keys 20. You Are My Sunshine - All 12 Keys 21.  My Way - All 12 Keys 22.  Auld Lang Syne - All 12 Keys D.  Sneak Preview Song to Level 3 Play by Ear: 23.  On Top Of  Old Smokey Come on in and Enroll into this course and join in the fun! Win some prizes along the way! Rosa ************************************* Rosa's Online School: Teaching 93  Courses on Music & Piano Courses! OVER 74,000 Successful students have already taken my online courses since July 2014 with many 5 Star Reviews ************************************* About Rosa's online course at Udemy: Over 74,000 very happy students already in my Udemy classes See the 5 Star Reviews from VERY satisfied students You get free lifetime access All videos are at your finger tips to watch anytime & anywhere All future extra lectures and upgrades are always free Unconditional Udemy 30 day money-back guarantee and that's my personal promise to your success! Join this happy family of students

Play Piano 8:  Play Popular Songs By Ear Using Chord Progression!  Improvise & Put 2-5 Power Chords to "Over The Rainbow"  + WORKBOOKS I have developed this Amazing 2-5 Power Chord Reharmonization Method to help you gain success to playing your favorite standards. _________________________ 2-5 Power Chords are found in many standards and popular movie themes.  They make rich full sounds that will captivate your audience wanting more. In this song "Over the Rainbow", I show you how to take a tune from its basic harmony  ( I  IV  V7 )  to advanced sophisticated chords. " Over the Rainbow "  is a classic Academy Award winning ballad song written by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. The song was written for the movie, "The Wizard of Oz" and was sung by Judy Garland.  Over time, this song became Garland's signature song. First, we need to establish a harmonic foundation to the song with basic chords so that you understand how complex chords come into play. I also put in a section on Easy Improvisation.  I show you different ways to improvise around the chord progressions so that you learn "tone motion voice leading".  Even when you don't play the actual melody of the song, you can hear the song in the background when you play the harmonic chord progressions. This is a good ear training program to help you play many standard and pop songs by EAR. Learn 2-5 Powr Chord Rules & Chord Substitutions to "Over The Rainbow Improvisation ". In this song, I teach you how to use 2-5 Power chords to reharmonize the song from the harmonic basic chord foundation. In the full arrangement, you will be playing these chords: CM7 A7 A9 A+ F#m7b5 B7 Em7 Em11 F FM9 Bb7 Em7b5 B7b9 Gm7 C7 D7 Dm7 C#dim7 G7b9 Bb7b9 Come on in and join us, Rosa ************************************* Rosa's Online School: Teaching 93  Courses on Music & Piano Courses! OVER 74,000 Successful students have already taken my online courses since July 2014 with many 5 Star Reviews ************************************* About Rosa's online course at Udemy: Over 74,000 very happy students already in my Udemy classes See the 5 Star Reviews from VERY satisfied students You get free lifetime access All videos are at your finger tips to watch anytime & anywhere All future extra lectures and upgrades are always free Unconditional Udemy 30 day money-back guarantee and that's my personal promise to your success! Join this happy family of students