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Every seventh and ninth chord from one idea: keep the root in the left hand, go up a major or minor third, and play a triad or a seventh chord on top. Piano lesson with Jason Zac of Nathaniel School of Music. Major 7th = a minor triad a major third up (B minor over G). Dominant 7th = a diminished triad a major third up — and the whole blues (G7, C7, D7). Minor 7th = a major triad a minor third up. Then minor-major 7th, augmented, half-diminished and diminished. Ninths: a seventh chord a third up (B minor 7 over G = Gmaj9, B♭maj7 over G = Gm9). Dominant colours: G9, G7♭9, G7♯9. Beyond thirds: G6/9 and G13 from fourths. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 📹 Everything for Life Bundle ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ▶️ Related lessons Use SIMPLE Triads to Play COMPLEX Piano Chords: Jazz Extensions ➡️ https://youtu.be/sd7i44NVY3c Use SIMPLE Triads to Play COMPLEX Piano Chords: 7th Chords ➡️ https://youtu.be/1G6uZ0QRKN0 How to Play 9, 11 and 13 Chords on Piano ➡️ https://youtu.be/cX3wMi2jIA0 Quartal Voicings on Piano ➡️ https://youtu.be/S-_VtUP-Frc 🎓 https://nathanielschool.com 📚 Free tutorials library ➡️ https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Opening performance 02:09 Major 7th 06:07 Dominant 7th 07:17 The blues ecosystem 09:21 Minor 7th 11:10 Minor-major 7th and augmented 11:51 Half-diminished and diminished 13:16 Ninths 14:23 Minor 9 and minor 11 15:24 Dominant colours 16:30 Beyond thirds - 4ths 18:09 The recipe 💰 PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 💬 WhatsApp ➡️ +91 77604 56847 ✉️ music@nathanielschool.com #PianoLessons #PianoTutorial #MusicTheory #JazzPiano

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How to play piano fills between chords — octave licks over modern pop voicings, in one two-bar exercise you can take to any key. Three rich chords in the right hand — Dmaj9, F♯m7(11) and E(add4) in A major — octaves in the left, and two beats at the end of the loop for a fill in octaves. You'll learn four octave licks, a triplet fill and a semiquaver fill, B minor as a filler chord, a second F♯ minor shape, and a voicing template that moves the whole exercise to A♭ major and any other key. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com 🎛️ FREE PRACTICE TOOLS — no signup Runway — build fills, licks and runs over a chord ➡️ https://runway.nathanielschool.com Metronome with swing, triplets and semiquavers ➡️ https://metronome.nathanielschool.com ▶️ Related Lessons 🎹 Stop Playing 1-5-8 In Your Left Hand (Pop Piano) ➡️ https://youtu.be/XWGhJMxhcE4 🎹 5 Fancy Piano Chord Hacks to Transform a Simple Triad ➡️ https://youtu.be/qTkiqeE2jw0 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com 🆓 Free tutorials website — every lesson sorted by topic and level ➡️ https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance: modern pop voicings with octave fills 01:14 Welcome: a full workout — voicings, octaves, time feels 03:05 The chords in A major: D, F♯m, E 04:10 Left hand: the root and the octave 04:43 The E chord is a placeholder for the filler 05:23 Swap in B minor: a ii–V to E 05:40 Right hand: Dmaj9 voicing (5 7 9 3) 06:04 F♯m7(11): A B E A under one thumb 07:04 E(add4): A B E G♯ 08:31 Bm7 as a filler chord on beat 3 09:15 Ghost notes and swing in the left hand 10:13 The simple three-note version 11:22 Octave fills: Lick 1 (A B A E → F♯) 12:18 Lick 2 and Lick 3, with the pedal 13:30 Recovery: land back on beat 1 14:08 The new lick 14:23 Dotted notes, triplets and semiquavers 15:45 Lick 4: A B C♯ G♯ → F♯ 15:57 Put it all together 16:27 Recap and the alternate F♯m shape 17:31 Play the whole etude again 18:29 Voicing templates: key numbers vs chord numbers 20:14 Transpose to A♭ major 21:07 A♭ improvisation with octave fills 21:43 Practice it in all 12 keys 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac · the school ➡️ https://instagram.com/nathanielschool 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Lessons ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com #PianoLessons #PianoTutorial #MusicTheory #PianoFills

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Piano left hand patterns that actually sound modern — swap the root-5-octave for 9ths and 10ths, and put two cluster shapes in the right hand. Full play-along lesson in E flat major. There's an app with playback so you can keep practising long after the video is over — you don't need to come back to this video at all. When students send me demo or audition material for the intermediate courses at our school, the left hand is almost always the same thing: root, five, octave. It's a decent pattern. It grooves. But it adds no harmonic flavour, because you're still just playing one, five and one. So in this lesson we fix exactly that. The left hand moves to open 9th voicings — a perfect fifth, then another perfect fifth, with no third in it at all — on A flat, B flat and C minor. Then the chord you land on takes a 10th instead: G minor, or E flat major if you want a happier ending. In the right hand there are two shapes, and each one grows from three notes to four to five. Shape one is D, E flat, B flat. Shape two is F, B flat, D. Over an A flat chord those notes become the 13th, the 9th and the sharp 11 — which is where the colour comes from. We cover the pedal, the dynamics, and how to count the semiquavers. 🎹 LEARN WITH US — https://nathanielschool.com Online piano and music theory, beginner to advanced. 📚 EVERYTHING FOR LIFE — https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com Our full video course bundle. 🆓 A THOUSAND FREE LESSONS — https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com Sorted by topic, so you can go straight to what you're stuck on. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Performance 00:32 - Introduction & Soulful Pop Piano Preview 🎹 00:58 - Why Lower-Register Chords Sound Muddy 02:07 - Moving Beyond Root-Fifth-Octave 02:46 - Setting Up the Key of E Flat Major 03:40 - E Flat Major and Its Relative Minor 04:53 - Left-Hand Open Ninth Voicings 05:59 - The Four-Chord Progression 07:33 - Alternating G Minor and E Flat Major 08:04 - Pedalling Across Wide Intervals 🦶 08:36 - Reviewing the Left-Hand Progression 08:49 - Arpeggiating Right-Hand Shape 1 09:51 - Semiquavers Against Left-Hand Gaps 10:40 - Exploring Right-Hand Shape 2 11:34 - Using Dynamics to Shape Arpeggios 12:13 - Adding C to Shape 1 13:27 - Adding E Flat to Shape 2 14:15 - Alternative Four-Note Combinations 14:46 - Adding F or G to the Middle Voice 15:32 - Copying the Root at the Octave ☕ SUPPORT — https://www.paypal.me/jasonzac 📸 INSTAGRAM — https://www.instagram.com/nathanielschoolofmusic 💬 WHATSAPP — +91 96323 33288 ✉️ music@nathanielschool.com #LeftHandPiano #PopPiano #PianoVoicings

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Massive piano chord voicings from one shape: hold one right-hand shape and move 12 bass notes. One shape in your right hand. Twelve different chords. Your right hand never moves. This is the neo-soul voicing trick — hold a quartal shape (C-F-Bb) and walk the bass note through all twelve notes. The same three notes become a C7sus4, a Dbmaj13, a Gm11, an Ab6/9... twelve completely different chords with twelve different emotional colours, and you learned exactly one shape. Try it free — no signup: https://bassalchemy.nathanielschool.com We start with the quartal voicing — two stacked perfect fourths, C F Bb — the sound of McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock and modern neo-soul. Holding that shape and moving through all 12 bass notes gives you a C7sus4, a Dbmaj13, a Gm11, an Ab 6/9, an F/A add4 and more. Instead of stacking root-third-fifth, you form major ninth and minor eleventh chords from one simple shape. We also explore open-fifth shells and a minor-triad shell (F minor: F Ab C over shifting bass), plus suspended, diminished, augmented, tritone-cluster and seventh-shell shapes. Then we use it all as an ear-training drill — one voicing, 12 bass notes, guess what you hear. This is for pianists and composers who find complex chord names intimidating, and for newcomers who want to build harmony from one shape and add melody on top. Try each voicing, then comment with the bass note you liked best. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) - https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🏡 Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ============================= ▶️ Related Videos & Playlists 📂 Bass Lines on Piano - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_bA-24IkQ31GFjbWaN5qf8 📚 Ear Training - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT-GHvpugWvYgEuLAL4f01ZK 🗂️ Chord Voicing & Inversions - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 📋 Spread Chords (Open Voicing) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_K6G85ibBIRn4K63BDlbTE 🎶 Slash Chords - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9m1V-clgZIS6fP1M_YaYLt ============================= 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) categorised by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com ⏳ Chapter markers 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #PianoLessons #PianoTutorial #MusicTheory #QuartalVoicing #EarTraining #JazzPiano

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One chord shape, four names, endless possibilities. Learn how the diminished 7th chord hides dominant 7♭9 chords, tritone subs, and two powerful resolutions. Comment 'diminished' for a free practice tool! 🛠 FREE PRACTICE TOOL - Master Key, the Diminished Seventh Laboratory. Every diminished 7th, all four resolutions, in the browser. No signup, no subscription: https://masterkey.nathanielschool.com The diminished 7th chord is arguably the most powerful chord in music — one shape with endless resolutions. In this piano tutorial we break down its theory and turn it into two practical drills you can play today. We start with the formation: a diminished 7th is minor thirds stacked on top of each other, so every inversion is another diminished 7th. That means only three of them exist across all 12 keys — B/D/F/Ab are one family, and you move up chromatically for the rest. We also separate it from the minor seventh flat five (the ii chord in a 2-5-1 minor). Then we explore the leading-tone diminished cadence: B diminished 7th resolving to C major and to A minor (its relative minor), giving you many destinations from one source. You'll see how the same shape works as a rootless dominant, turning into E7♭9, Bb7♭9, G7♭9 and Db7♭9 — four chords from one diminished 7th. Drill one climbs up (dominant 7 → diminished 7 → major or minor); drill two climbs down (diminished 7 → dominant 7 → resolution). Ideal for pianists who know major and minor chords and want a versatile harmonic tool. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) - https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🏡 Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ============================= ▶️ Related Videos & Playlists 📂 Cadences & Chord Progressions - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_sKjWd1c7K_S55cZ15jAKI 📚 Mysterious Chord Connections - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9bd7fnB4zMsgobcFj52N31 🗂️ Jazz Lessons - Chords, Standards & Exercises - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ZCriHyNonJasffWWSCS_E 📋 Chord Voicing & Inversions - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 🎶 My Favourite Chords of All Time - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_BXqRCVauDnJH7oHhIv-z7 ============================= 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) categorised by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #PianoLessons #PianoTutorial #MusicTheory #DiminishedChords #PianoChords #Cadences

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Learn the diminished 7th chord on piano with Jason Zac of Nathaniel School of Music — resolutions, drills and the three-chord family. The diminished 7th chord is arguably the most powerful chord in music — one shape with endless resolutions. In this piano tutorial we break down its theory and turn it into two practical drills you can play today. We start with the formation: a diminished 7th is minor thirds stacked on top of each other, so every inversion is another diminished 7th. That means only three of them exist across all 12 keys — B/D/F/Ab are one family, and you move up chromatically for the rest. We also separate it from the minor seventh flat five (the ii chord in a 2-5-1 minor). Then we explore the leading-tone diminished cadence: B diminished 7th resolving to C major and to A minor (its relative minor), giving you many destinations from one source. You'll see how the same shape works as a rootless dominant, turning into E7♭9, Bb7♭9, G7♭9 and Db7♭9 — four chords from one diminished 7th. Drill one climbs up (dominant 7 → diminished 7 → major or minor); drill two climbs down (diminished 7 → dominant 7 → resolution). Ideal for pianists who know major and minor chords and want a versatile harmonic tool. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) - https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🏡 Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ============================= ▶️ Related Videos & Playlists 📂 Cadences & Chord Progressions - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_sKjWd1c7K_S55cZ15jAKI 📚 Mysterious Chord Connections - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9bd7fnB4zMsgobcFj52N31 🗂️ Jazz Lessons - Chords, Standards & Exercises - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ZCriHyNonJasffWWSCS_E 📋 Chord Voicing & Inversions - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 🎶 My Favourite Chords of All Time - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_BXqRCVauDnJH7oHhIv-z7 ============================= 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) categorised by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com ⏳ Chapter markers 00:00 - What Is the Most Powerful Chord? 🎹 00:15 - Meet the Diminished 7th Chord 00:33 - Diminished 7th vs Minor 7th Flat 5 00:42 - One Shape, Endless Resolutions 01:11 - The Goal: Two Practice Drills 01:46 - Formation: Stacking Minor Thirds 01:55 - B Diminished 7th Broken Down 02:17 - The B/D/F/Ab Family 02:34 - Building All 12 Chromatically 03:10 - Voicing in the Top Register 03:18 - E Becomes E7♭9 🎶 03:54 - Write It Down and Play Along 04:09 - A Supporting App for Practic 04:22 - Resolving B°7 to C Major 05:10 - Resolving to the Relative Minor 05:30 - One Source, Many Destinations 05:42 - Cycling Through a Melody 06:25 - Leading Tone Diminished Cadence 06:33 - D°7 = B°7: Same Notes 06:59 - Resolving to Eb Major & C Minor 07:28 - G# Diminished 7th, Same Four Cousins 07:55 - It Spreads Like a Virus 🔥 08:06 - Drill 1: Climbing Up 08:25 - Starting from Bb7 08:34 - Move the Root Up a Half Step 09:05 - Trying It on C7 09:39 - Drill 2: Climbing Down 10:19 - C°7 → B7 → E Major or Minor 10:40 - Chords Beyond the Scale 11:13 - Barry Harris & Diminished Scales 11:35 - Recap: Three Ways to Use It 12:19 - Requests & App Access 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #Diminished7th #DiminishedChords #PianoChords

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Learn how to spice up traditional pop chord progressions using passing chords, secondary dominants, slash chords & borrowed chords on piano. Ever noticed how pop songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s feel so much richer than modern pop? That's because composers back then used classical and old-school harmonic techniques that are often forgotten today. In this lesson, Jason Zac shows you how to bring that depth back into your own playing. Starting with a plain diatonic C major progression, you'll add colour between the tonic and the relative minor using line clichés (C – G/B – Am), chromatic walk-downs, secondary dominants like E7 resolving to Am, and secondary diminished chords for that harmonic-minor flavour. Then we look at movement from I to IV (Mixolydian motion, Bb/C to F), gospel-style slash chords over a tonic pedal, and the ii–V–I with suspended dominants and tritone substitutions (Db7 replacing G7). The lesson also covers borrowed chords from the parallel minor — including the epic cadence (bVI – bVII – I) and the minor iv chord (Fm6 / D half-diminished) — plus slash chords as passing chords to create smooth chromatic bass lines. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:44 - Introduction: Why Modern Pop Sounds Flat 🎹 01:28 - The Problem with One-Chord Songs 01:36 - Diatonic Chords in C Major Recap 01:54 - Adding 7ths to Diatonic Chords 02:32 - Part 1: Tonic to Relative Minor Journey 03:07 - Line Cliché Walk-Down: C – G/B – Am 🎼 04:09 - Chromatic Drop from C to A 04:25 - A Major & F/A Slash Chord Option 05:00 - Secondary Dominant: E7 to Am 05:59 - Bluesy Melodic Possibilities 07:30 - Secondary Diminished Chord to Am 08:02 - Harmonic Minor Flavour vs Blues Flavour 08:38 - Part 2: Moving from I to IV 09:24 - Mixolydian Motion: Bb/C to F 🎵 10:06 - Gm to F Subtle Approach 10:32 - Part 3: Staying on the Tonic Creatively (Gospel Slash Chords) 11:05 - Dm/C, F/C and Plagal Colour 11:55 - Using the Diminished Chord as a Pass 12:07 - Drone-Style Tonic Grooves 12:20 - Passing Chords as Rhythmic Tools 12:58 - Part 4: The ii–V–I Cadence 13:38 - Altering the ii Chord as a Dominant 14:34 - Part 5: Working with the V Chord 14:38 - Sus4 Suspensions on the Dominant 15:00 - C/G Slash Over Dominant Function 15:38 - F/G – The 11th Sound 🎶 15:55 - Tritone Substitution: Db7 for G7 17:05 - Part 6: Borrowed Chords from Minor 17:35 - Why This Cadence Works for Any Song 18:12 - The Minor iv Chord (Fm6) 18:35 - Half-Diminished ii Connection 20:15 - Part 7: Slash Chords as Passing Chords 22:21 - Why Slash Chord Resolution Feels Powerful 22:46 - Caution: Don’t Trust Google Chords ⚠️ ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #PassingChords #SecondaryDominants #PianoChords

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Master melodic arpeggios with rhythmic accents in this advanced piano tutorial, including 3-3-2 Tresillo patterns and finger independence. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows you how to transform standard arpeggio exercises into musical, flowing patterns that sound professional, combining traditional technique with rhythmic accents and groove. You'll learn the Tresillo rhythm (3-3-2) and other groupings that add sophisticated syncopation, playing melody, harmony and arpeggiated accompaniment at once in one hand while developing finger independence. Exploring chord inversions in Ab major and F minor, you'll structure melodic arpeggios around a vi-IV-I progression with an augmented fifth variation for a contemporary edge. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:44 - Introduction to Melodic Arpeggios 🎹 01:02 - What Makes This Different from Traditional Arpeggios 01:31 - Setting Up: Ab Major Scale and Chord Progression 02:01 - The Basic Melody Line: Ab-Bb-C-Ab-G-Bb 02:53 - Grouping Notes in 8s: The Foundation 04:09 - 3-3-2 Tresillo Rhythm Pattern 🎵 04:38 - Left Hand Challenge: Accents vs Pulse 05:50 - Chord Theory: F Minor Second Inversion 06:59 - Finger Independence Exercise 08:10 - From Block Chords to Arpeggiated Patterns 09:35 - High-Middle-Low Arpeggio Technique 12:44 - Working with the Full Chord Progression 12:56 - Db Major Chord Integration 13:23 - Combining Melody with Arpeggio Fills 13:49 - 2-3-3 Rhythmic Variation 14:00 - Restructuring the Arpeggio Pattern 14:28 - Different Flavor with Same Progression 15:05 - 3-2-3 Rhythmic Pattern 15:41 - Exploring 4-2-2 Groupings 16:18 - Advanced Groupings: 7, 9, 11, 13 16:28 - 16-Note Cycles and Extended Patterns 16:44 - Left Hand Accompaniment Options 16:55 - Playing Accent Hit Points 17:05 - Quarter Note vs Eighth Note Pulse 17:16 - Practice Tips for Both Hands 17:42 - Performance and Practice Applications ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #MelodicArpeggios #TresilloRhythm #PianoArpeggios

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Learn to play melody and harmony simultaneously in one hand with finger-independence exercises and chord progressions on piano. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music breaks down the advanced technique of playing melody and harmony at the same time in one hand, with exercises that transform your playing ability. You'll harmonise a simple three-note melody (Ab-Bb-C) with major 7ths, minor, augmented and suspended chords, each creating a different colour while keeping the same melodic landing note. Through pulsing techniques, chord blocking and targeted drills, you'll strengthen weaker fingers and keep melodic control with your pinky, opening up new possibilities for solo piano arrangements and improvisation. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:36 - Introduction & Musical Preview 🎹 00:51 - The Core Melody: A♭-B♭-C Pattern 01:04 - Understanding the Chord Progression 01:49 - Finger Positioning & Hand Setup 03:38 - Exercise 1: A♭ Major with Melody 05:00 - Exercise 1: A♭ Major with Melody 05:44 - Finger Independence Workout #1 06:45 - Adding F Minor to the Progression 07:30 - D♭ Major 7th Chord Integration 🎵 08:21 - Working with Minor Major 7th Chords 09:51 - Advanced E♭ Key Chord Techniques: Slash, Aug & 9th Chords 🎹 10:14 - C Sus4 to C Major Resolution 11:04 - Complete First Line Practice 11:45 - Piano + Strings Layering Tips 🎼 12:15 - Train the Top Finger (Pinky) 12:55 - Full Progression Performance 13:37 - Transposition to Other Keys 13:55 - Course Information & Next Steps ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #MelodyAndChords #FingerIndependence #SoloPiano

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Learn to harmonise one note with every possible chord, scale, and exotic voicing. In this advanced tutorial, we explore the art of harmonizing a single note (F#/Gb) with countless chord possibilities. Starting with an Ab major framework, Jason Zac demonstrates how to create harmonies using triads, seventh chords, extensions, slash chords, relative major-minor relationships, and exotic voicings. You'll learn how to make any note sound good with every other note in music, including challenging intervals like minor seconds (F to F#) and tritones. Discover techniques for using dominant seventh chords with alterations, augmented chords, diminished voicings, and modal interchange to create mysterious, calm, tense, or cinematic sounds. Topics covered include chord trees, voice leading, inversions, relative chord relationships, altered extensions (b9, #5, b5, #11), and how to think beyond traditional scales for composition and reharmonization. Perfect for composers, arrangers, pianists, and anyone looking to expand their harmonic vocabulary beyond basic progressions. Join our doubt clearing portal and explore categorised lessons at https://nathanielschool.com/ ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses — Everything for Life Bundle A complete library of structured lessons across Piano, Theory, Ear Training and more - https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com 🏡 Explore Our YouTube Channel Watch detailed tutorials, performances and guided practice sessions - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ============================= ▶️ Related Videos & Playlists 🤘🏽 Riff Reference - https://youtu.be/8VRItCkN1bc 🎹 COMPOSE a Piano Melody - https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com/video/how-to-compose-a-better-piano-melody-part-1 🎼 Basic Reharmonization - https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com/video/chord-melody-in-one-hand-improvise-reharmonize-on-piano-beginner-friendly ============================= 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music Join our lessons, workshops and guided programs across instruments and levels - https://www.nathanielschool.com/ 📚 All Our YouTube Lessons in One Place Browse 1000+ tutorials arranged by level, topic and genre for easy learning - https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com ⏳ 00:00 - Performance 00:46 - How to Harmonize a Single Note Overview 01:25 - Triads in A♭ Major (Diatonic Options) 01:58 - Targeting One Note: F# (G♭) for Entire Lesson 03:11 - The Challenge: Making F# Sound Good with Everything 03:37 - What Does “Good” Even Mean? (Subjective Goals) 04:44 - The Recurring Melody & Emphasizing F# 05:34 - Starting with A♭7 (F# as ♭7) 05:58 - Why A♭ Dominant 7 Works Best 06:36 - Harmonizing F# as the Root 07:25 - F# Major vs F# Minor (Mixolydian vs Cinematic) 08:04 - F# Minor over A♭ (Spanish Flavor) 08:28 - F# Major with Different Bass Notes 08:53 - Slash Chords: F#/A# (Third in Bass) 09:12 - F#/D♭ - More Chaotic Voice Leading 09:52 - Applying to F# Minor with Different Bass 10:03 - Extensions: F# Dominant, F#maj7 10:40 - Relative Chord Relationships 11:11 - F#maj6 = E♭m7 (Inversions) 11:28 - F# Minor 6 & Its Relative Major 12:10 - F# with Other Triads (Not as Root) 12:26 - B Major & B Minor (F# as Fifth) 12:56 - D Major & E♭ Minor (F# as Third) 13:45 - 7th Chord Options 14:01 - F# as Major 7th: G Major 7 14:16 - Gmaj7♭5 (Lydian Flavor) 15:16 - G Augmented Major 7 15:26 - F# as ♭7: A♭7 (Already Covered) 15:45 - F# as Diminished 7th: A Diminished 7 16:20 - Making F Natural Work with F# 16:55 - F7♭9♯5 (Altered Dominant) 17:54 - Making E Work with F# (Major 2nd) 18:51 - Making the Tritone Work: C with F# 19:16 - Not Confined to One Scale 19:59 - Reharmonization Example: Landing on E 21:05 - Thanks & Final Thoughts 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB #Reharmonization #PianoHarmony #MusicTheory

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Learn to Transpose Any Song in “Real-Time”: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Christmas Carol) | Piano Theory Transpose It Came Upon a Midnight Clear to all 12 keys using intervals, ear training & theory 🎄 Explore Our Complete Christmas Collection - Visit our Christmas website where all tutorials are organized by skill level and genre for easy navigation. 🎹 Join Our Christmas Workshops This Season - We're running special workshops focused on ear training, music theory, transcription, and Christmas repertoire. Perfect for students and teachers who want to elevate their musicality during the holiday season. 🎓 Ready for Structured Learning in the New Year? - If you want to build a comprehensive music education tailored to your skill level, consider enrolling in a semester-based course at Nathaniel School of Music. In this comprehensive piano tutorial, learn how to transpose "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"—and really, any song—to all 12 keys without relying on sheet music or chord charts. The key to successful transposition is understanding three things: intervals (, chord function , and how each chord relates to the previous one. When you internalize these concepts, you can transpose in real-time at the piano without rewriting anything.We break down the entire piece systematically: The AABA song structure The secondary dominants (V/V progressions) that add harmonic color. The beautiful modulation to the relative minor in the B section, featuring melodic minor flavors with that characteristic raised 6th and 7th. But here's what makes this truly special: every key feels different and inspires different ideas. A♭ major might sound sophisticated and hymn-like. C major feels bright and folk-inspired. E♭ major might swing naturally. A major could sound laid-back. The piano itself guides you—when you don't know a scale perfectly, you discover survival chords like diminished sevenths, you create your own passing harmonies, and you develop unique voicings that wouldn't happen if everything were pre-written. We also explore practical voicing options: 6/9 chords on the tonic, slash chords (like IV/I), proper alto and tenor voice leading for that choral cadence feeling (sus4 resolving to 3, and 6 resolving to 5), and how to color your harmonies with 9ths, 13ths, and major 7ths. Don't forget to subscribe and hit the bell icon for regular notifications! Wishing you and your family a happy Christmas and prosperous New Year! 🔔✨ ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses — Everything for Life Bundle A complete library of structured lessons across Piano, Theory, Ear Training and more - https://www.nathanielschool.com/members-videos 🏡 Explore Our YouTube Channel Watch detailed tutorials, performances and guided practice sessions - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ============================= ▶️ Related Videos & Playlists ✨ My Favourite Things - https://youtu.be/u7lcIy50J-8 🎅 Christmas Piano & Theory Tutorials - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9HU-N5Jy2d9gNoBATIr21r 🎄 Christmas Chronicles - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_Wcia3ov9oHx9jDPtjdqBC ============================= 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music Join our lessons, workshops and guided programs across instruments and levels - https://www.nathanielschool.com/ 📚 All Our YouTube Lessons in One Place Browse 1000+ tutorials arranged by level, topic and genre for easy learning - https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com ⏳ 00:00 - Performance 01:17 - Introduction 05:02 - A Major vs A♭ Major - Different Flavors 06:18 - Tonic Chord Voicings (6/9, Quintal, Major 9th) 07:20 - Resolution Note: A♭ Analysis 08:46 - Applying to C Major 09:32 - Same Process: D Major or E♭ Major 10:10 - Moving to Next Cycle 10:55 - Using 4 Major for Variation 12:02 - Why Use m7 Instead of Secondary Dominant? 12:55 - Applying to C Major 13:41 - A♭ Maj “From Angels Bending” Resolution 16:14 - Complete Section with Chord Degrees 18:17 - “Peace on Earth” Section on E♭ Major or B Major 19:51 - “Peace on Earth” Section - A♭ Major 21:31 - Understanding Melodic Minor Scale - C7 , C Mixolydian ♭6 22:48 - Modal Modulation Explained 23:39 - Final Cadence with Suspension 25:10 - AABA Song Structure Analysis 26:12 - Transposing to C Major (Full Piece) 27:29 - A Major Demonstration 28:43 - E♭ Major Arpeggiated Approach 31:05 - How to Transpose Summary 32:30 - Conclusion 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB #ItCameUponTheMidnightClear #Transposition #ChristmasPiano

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Learn how to play 3 left-hand harmonic piano patterns to make chords sound more lush and colourful. Stop playing boring root-fifth-octave patterns in your left hand; these work perfectly for pop, rock, Bollywood and contemporary piano arrangements. First, open 9th voicings built from two stacked perfect fifths, which work with both major and minor in the right hand, practised with the F9 to Eb add9 exercise. Second, floating scale tones with a root-octave anchor in a 3/4 swing pattern. Third, diatonic thirds with a static root, combining F major thirds with the root F for folk-inspired sounds and open major 7th voicings. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:44 - 3 Harmonic Tools for Left Hand 01:20 - The goal of the Left hand for Harmony 01:43 - Need for Width in the Bass Register 02:01 - The Root - Octave Left Hand Support 02:51 - What we’ll learn in this lesson? 04:34 - Spread Ninth Chords 04:57 - Works with both Major & Minor Chords 07:41 - Spread Triads 08:27 - The Ninth Chord Exercise 09:51 - Up a Minor 3rd 10:42 - Fignering for the Left Hand 11:51 - 3/4 Pattern with Swing 12:19 - F Major Floating 13:41 - What could the Bass Movement be? 15:48 - Now for the Minor 16:56 - Modal Modulation 18:12 - Bottom up Approach 19:00 - Anchor with Thirds 19:37 - Combining the Thirds with the Root 20:08 - Drone sound with color 21:20 - Anchor on the Top with Minor 22:13 - Floating from both directions 23:28 - Recapping the lesson and preparing ahead ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #LeftHandPiano #OpenVoicings #PianoAccompaniment

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Voice chords with wide intervals and build richer harmony while keeping control and clarity For piano beginners who accompany themselves or others, this technique helps you voice chords using wide intervals while keeping the right hand steady. It’s a refreshing change from the usual triad approach. For intermediate players, it also opens up ways to build more complex harmony by using intervals in relation to the bass register 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) - https://www.nathanielschool.com/members-videos 🏡 Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ▶️ Related Videos & Playlists 🌊 The Floating Fifth Chord - https://youtu.be/bmrApCiDeJ4 🎤 Piano Voicing Techniques - https://youtu.be/mgkPhQaVaQQ 🎹 Chord Voicings for Piano - https://youtu.be/r8B8dTIQX1I 📖 Chord Voicing & Inversions - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://www.nathanielschool.com/ 📚 All our YouTube lessons categorised by skill level, topic and genre: https://www.nathanielschool.com/free-tutorials ⏳ 00:00:00 - Performance 00:01:19 - What we will learn? 00:01:50 - Building Harmony 00:02:34 - Fifth Interval using D 00:03:38 - Floating the Bass 00:03:58 - One Semitone Up 00:04:39 - Eb Lydian Sound 00:05:23 - One step down - D/C# 00:06:37 - A Tone Up to E 00:07:56 - A Tone below D to C 00:09:12 - D/C - Lydian Vibe 00:10:07 - Minor 3rd up and down 00:10:45 - The Minor 7th Hack 00:11:27 - Easier to play the Normal Triads & Sevenths 00:12:03 - Dm/F 00:12:14 - D/F# 00:12:45 - Down a Major 3rd - Bb Major 7th 00:13:01 - The Bass is Driving the Harmony 00:14:06 - Improvising over the Bass notes 00:15:09 - Perfect 4th Up 00:15:24 - Major & Minor Add 9 00:16:11 - The Double Dissonance Issue of the Tritone 00:17:20 - Perfect 5th Perfect 4th 00:18:31 - The Traditional Approach 00:18:59 - The Whole Exploration on Eb 00:21:04 - What’s next for you? 00:24:08 - Performance 00:50:15 - Demonstration 03:22:08 - Introduction 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB #ChordVoicing #PianoVoicings #PianoChords

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Learn all 21 modes of the Major, Melodic Minor and Harmonic Minor scales — how they're built, how they sound, and the chords that bring out each mood. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches all 21 modes across the Major, Melodic Minor (Jazz) and Harmonic Minor scales, studying how each mode is built, how it sounds, and which chords bring out its character. You'll cover the 7 modes of the major scale (Ionian to Locrian), the 7 modes of the melodic minor (jazz) scale, and the 7 modes of the harmonic minor scale, plus how to harmonise each mode with matching chords. Practise these ideas across different keys like G and F, and discover the purpose behind every mode — from bright Lydian to exotic Phrygian Dominant. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Introduction 01:39 - Modes of Major Sale 02:29 - How to look at Modes 03:42 - Major Scale - G Ionian (1st degree) 03:59 - Major Scale - A Dorian (2nd degree) 06:29 - Major Scale - B Phrygian (3rd degree) 07:35 - Major Scale - C Lydian (4th degree) 08:29 - Major Scale - D Mixolydian (5th degree) 09:54 - Major Scale - E Aeolian (6th degree) 10:30 - Major Scale - F♯ Locrian (7th degree) 11:20 - G Melodic Minor (1st Degree) 12:23 - Melodic Minor - A Dorian ♭2 (2nd Degree) 13:17 - Melodic Minor - Bb Lydian Augmented (3rd Degree) 15:19 - Melodic Minor - C Lydian Dominant (4th Degree) 17:31 - Melodic Minor - D Mixolydian ♭6 (5th Degree) 18:08 - Melodic Minor - E Locian (♮2) (6th Degree) 18:54 - Melodic Minor - F♯ Altered Dominant (7th Degree) Melodic Minor - F♯ Altered Dominant (7th Degree) 20:38 - G Harmonic Minor (1st Degree) 21:20 - A Locrian (♮6) 21:41 - B♭ Ionian (♯5) 22:11 - C Dorian (♯4) 22:58 - D Phrygian Dominant 24:00 - E♭ Lydian (♯2) 24:20 - F♯ Super Locrian (𝄫7) 25:03 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #ModesExplained #MelodicMinor #HarmonicMinor

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Learn 2-chord piano exercises across Hexatonic and Barry Harris 6-Diminished scales, where just two chords can outline entire scales and modes. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music explores how just two chords can outline whole scales and modes, practising all inversions while building hand independence and harmonic vocabulary. You'll start with Hexatonic (6-note) scales drawn from major, minor and modal systems like Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian and Mixolydian, then move into the Barry Harris 6-Diminished system. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:40 - Two Chords at a time with Inversions 01:46 - How to form Hexatonic Scales 02:30 - The Sunday (Gospel) Scale 02:44 - The 2 Alternating Triads - Bb Major & C minor 03:26 - Floating Inversions for Gospel Music 04:00 - The IV Chord (Plagal Cadence) 04:46 - A minor hexatonic from pentatonic 05:14 - Making It Hexatonic 05:43 - Comparing with the Pentatonic Scale 06:43 - Singing Chords with Voice Leading 07:13 - Dorian Hexatonic (Left Hand Practice) 07:39 - Building on Modal Sounds 07:53 - Dorian Mode 08:25 - Lydian Mode 09:10 - Great Piano Workout 09:30 - Phrygian Mode 10:13 - Mixolydian Mode 10:56 - Revision of the Hexatonic 13:07 - Two Octatonic Scales 13:35 - C Major 6 Diminished 14:04 - Resolution Notes with Swing feel 14:19 - C Major 6th Chord 15:04 - Diminished 7th 15:51 - Minor 6th Diminished Scale (Barry Harris) 17:37 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #HexatonicScales #ChordInversions #BarryHarris

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Learn the survival chords for Ionian, Mixolydian & Lydian using Bb Major. We'll also look at safe triads (I–IV–V, I–II–V, I–IV–v) for ensemble playing and how to harmonize with classical or raga-based musicians. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Modal Chords 01:16 - Bb Major - Essential Theory 01:30 - Intervals of the Major Scale 01:54 - Ionian v Mixolydian v Lydian 02:12 - Major-esque Scales 02:34 - What makes these Modes tick? 03:18 - What would your fellow musicians do? 04:03 - Obvious Harmonic Flavour 04:43 - Mixolydian 06:36 - What About Lydian? 07:58 - Major 7th 08:20 - When Jamming with an Ensemble 09:03 - Representative Chord for the Lydian Scale 09:26 - Ionian 10:21 - Safe Way to Harmonize Music Over the Ionian 12:56 - Bb Major for Mixolydian 13:22 - Representing Mixolydian with 7♭ and A♭ 14:19 - Lydian 14:38 - Mixolydian (Recap) 14:55 - Two Ways to Harmonically Tackle the Situation 15:27 - 1. Give the Musician a Survival Chord 16:07 - 2. Take Feedback and Learn with Musicians 16:54 - How the Melody Line Becomes Stronger ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #ModalChords #Mixolydian #Lydian #MusicTheory

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Learn to practise major and minor thirds on piano using the whole tone and diminished scales. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music focuses on major and minor thirds and how to practise them across all 12 notes. Using the whole tone scale and the half-whole diminished scale, you'll cover every third efficiently while building strong finger technique. You'll also discover how augmented triads and diminished seventh chords naturally group intervals together, making them far easier to visualise and practise. It's a clear, systematic way to master thirds and strengthen both your ear and your fingers. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:40 - Intervals with all 12 Notes 01:49 - The Whole Tone Scale 02:43 - Pinky & Thumb for Both Hands 03:12 - Inversions of each other 03:39 - inversions of Each Other 05:07 - Finishing off the remaining 6 05:45 - Ab Whole Tone in Thirds 06:22 - Family of Augmented Triads 09:37 - 4 Equilateral Triangles 10:12 - Half Whole Diminished Scale 11:35 - The Intervals contained within 12:38 - Half-Whole are inversions of each other 13:39 - Diminished 7th Chord Families 15:38 - Revision ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #MajorAndMinorThirds #WholeToneScale #DiminishedScale

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Turn tense intervals into beautiful chords with smart voicing tricks 🎹 🎼 Learn structured music theory with us - https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 Learn how to take the most unstable intervals in music – minor 2nds, tritones, major 7ths & minor 6ths – and turn them into lush, usable chords. In this lesson: * Why certain intervals sound tense * Adding “resolution” notes to balance the sound * Building major 7♭5, minor (maj7), 7♯9 & Phrygian voicings * Tritone substitutions for smooth resolutions * Using flat 6 for augmented & modal flavours Perfect for pianists, composers & arrangers looking to add emotional depth and harmonic colour. ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) - https://www.nathanielschool.com/members-videos 🏡 Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ============================= ▶️ Related Videos & Playlists 🎹 Intervals - Theory, Ear Training & Technique(Playlist)- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_RPwa746AhEj9i8xTDtAz8 👂🏽 Ear Training - Hear ALL Intervals - https://youtu.be/hz4HMAFATTU 📚 Circle of Fifths - Interval Theory Explained - https://youtu.be/fqRNrHSy6GE ============================= 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://www.nathanielschool.com/ 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) categorised by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://www.nathanielschool.com/free-tutorials ⏳ 00:00 - Performance 00:18 - Intro to the tense intervals 00:36 - Minor 2nd, Tritone, Major 7th & Minor 6th 01:25 - The Resolutions & Anticipations 02:53 - The Tense Intervals in the Key of A 03:48 - Replacing the Perfect 5th 04:19 - The Goals we are going to achieve 04:49 - An Umbrella of Intervals 05:37 - Major 7th Interval 06:02 - Adding chords to Major 7th 07:28 - Add 5th to Major 7th Interval 08:02 - Major 7th with a Tritone 09:28 - Minor 2nd Interval 09:42 - Phrygian Chord 10:41 - 7b9 12:02 - 7#9 13:18 - Tritone substitution 13:48 - Diminished & Augmented Flavour 14:53 - Dominant 7th Chords 16:19 - Flat 6 and augmented voicings 17:20 - Conclusion 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB #WrongNotes #DissonantIntervals #MusicTheory

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Quartal Chords Explained with Modes & Songs - Modern Piano Harmony 🎼 Join our piano course & improve fast – https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 Step into the world of quartal harmony — chords built in fourths that give your playing a wide, modern and modal sound. In this lesson, we work in Bb major and explore how quartal chords (Q, Q+, ♯4Q) can be applied across all 7 modes. 🎶 What you’ll learn: * How to form quartal chords in Bb major (perfect 4ths vs augmented 4ths) * The difference between 5 regular quartals and the 2 exotic quartals * How quartal voicings bring out modal colours (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian) * Practical applications in songs: Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Twinkle Twinkle, Ain’t No Sunshine, Green Day & more * Tricks for chord voicings, improvising with drones, and reharmonizing melodies Perfect for pianists, improvisers, and composers who want to move beyond triads and explore open, floating harmonies. ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) - https://www.nathanielschool.com/members-videos 🏡 Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ============================= ▶️ Related Videos & Playlists Harmony Exercise - https://youtu.be/cTjvo1uogVs  Modes Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT8DPykRMDjaCR2PLfOF-FYH 🎵 Understanding Modes (Part 1) - https://youtu.be/VP-E_mnft5s 🤘🏽Advanced Piano Chords -https://youtu.be/eY0Gtz3VK1I 🪜 Building Triads - https://youtu.be/PccJ99dcZko 🎶 Compose using the dorian mode - https://youtu.be/NCFZhIyG0Y8 🎹 Triads to form MODAL Chords - https://youtube.com/shorts/U7eZ98A80hg ============================= 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://www.nathanielschool.com/ 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) categorised by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://www.nathanielschool.com/free-tutorials ⏳ 00:00 - Performance 00:56 - Bb Major Scale 01:07 - Quartal Chord Applications 01:46 - An “Open-Ended” Sound 02:57 - Forming Quartal Chords on Bb Major 03:28 - Perfect 4th vs Augmented 4th 05:41 - The sharp 4Q Chord 07:01 - 5 Normal Quartal & 2 Exotic Quartal 07:40 - Basic Modal Theory 08:10 - Bb Ionian 08:31 - D Phrygian 08:50 - Eb Lydian 09:08 - Mixolydian 09:22 - Quartals in Aeolian 09:38 - Locrian 09:49 - Compose Harmony using Quartals 10:10 - Somewhere over the Rainbow 🌈 11:54 - The Dreamy Flavour 12:14 - Twinkle Twinkle 12:46 - Floating around with chord changes 13:26 - Funky Dorian 14:05 - Green Day 14:50 - Improvise with the Drone 15:37 - Representing Phrygian Chord 17:00 - Quartals in Lydian 17:26 - Trick for Chord Voicing 18:17 - Mixolydian Mode 19:34 - Aeolion / Natural Minor 20:40 - Ain’t no Sunshine 21:41 - Preparing Ahead 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB #QuartalChords #QuartalHarmony #PianoHarmony

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In this piano tutorial, we take a deep dive into voicing triads using all interval types—a powerful way to train your ears and hands to think beyond standard shapes. 🎹 Using Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine” in G minor as our canvas, we’ll build 3-note voicings with: * Seconds and their beautiful clusters * Thirds in both closed and open formats * Quartal & Quintal structures (fourths and fifths stacked by design) * Sixth-based voicings tailored for minor chords * A creative approach to Seventh intervals and harmonic brainstorming This lesson is all about thinking like a composer, not just a chord player. 🎵 Understanding of Modes - https://youtu.be/w2gCx0ulWiQ 🎹Spread Chord (Playlist) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_K6G85ibBIRn4K63BDlbTE 🎼 Chord Voicing & Inversions (Playlist) - https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC/videos 5️⃣ Voicing Techniques - https://youtu.be/mgkPhQaVaQQ 👉🏼🏡Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 🎼 Register for our virtual workshops & lessons: https://geni.us/UpcomingClasses 📹 Our Video Courses (Lifetime Bundle): https://www.nathanielschool.com/members-videos 🎶 Learn all about our flagship course, "Music Method": https://www.nathanielschool.com/musicmethod 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) categorised by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://www.nathanielschool.com/freelessons 🐣 All our Beginner Piano Lessons in one Place: https://www.nathanielschool.com/free-lessons/tags/beginner-1 🕰️ 00:00 - Performance of “Ain’t No Sunshine” in G Minor 01:09 - What We’ll Learn Today 01:45 - Essential Theory 02:09 - Seconds & Their Inversions (Cluster Chords) 02:57 - Inversions of the Cluster 04:19 - Triads Using Thirds: Closed vs Open Voicing 05:51 - Slash Chords in the Bass 06:30 - Quartal Voicing: When to Choose It 09:01 - Quintal Structures & Application 10:34 - Quintal up a Third 11:51 - Building Triads with Sixth Intervals 13:08 - Seventh Intervals: Brainstorming Harmonic Choices 14:53 - Recap & Practice Tips 📧 Customized & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal #TriadVoicings #QuartalVoicings #PianoVoicings

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Learn 6 ways to play major scales on the piano using supporting chords in the right hand while the left hand plays roots, scalar motion and block chords. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches you to practise major scales together with chords, both ascending and descending. This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. Using the F major scale, you'll play through quartal chords, add chords, extended harmony and secondary dominants, exploring altered and jazz chords along the way. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:27 - Welcome to Part 2 00:48 - What we learnt in Part 1 01:14 - Quartal Chords (Voicing) 01:37 - Diatonic Fourths 04:24 - Add Chords & Extensions 04:56 - Part 1 - Swaras at the Bottom 06:57 - Doubling it up with Sixteenths 07:48 - Part B - Scale Degrees on Top 09:21 - Secondary Dominant Chords 16:30 - Some Altered and Jazz Chords 17:43 - In a Nutshell ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #MajorScales #PianoScales #PianoExercise

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In this piano tutorial, we learn 6 techniques to elongate a single chord, Major or Minor, to make our music sound rememberable and more creative. Here's what we'll cover: suspended chords, add chords and extensions, floating thirds, plagal and authentic cadence, quartal and quintal voicing, and melodic lines. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 01:24 - Introduction 02:51 - Let’s pick a Key - D 03:30 - 1. Moving with Suspended Chords 04:55 - Starting with a Minor Chord 05:11 - Building of Chord Progression 05:50 - Different Inversions 07:42 - Quartal Voicing 08:12 - 2. Adding Chords 08:23 - Usage of Arpeggios 10:26 - Other Add Notes 13:47 - 3. Floating Thirds D Major 16:54 - Floating Thirds with Minors & Modes 17:48 - 4. Plagal & Authentic Cadences 21:14 - 5. Quartal & Quintal 23:53 - 6. Join Forces with Melody & Rhythm 27:31 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #SuspendedChords #QuartalVoicings #PianoChords

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Jason breaks down 5 go-to piano techniques that have shaped his playing over the years. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music breaks down five go-to techniques that have shaped his playing, from fluttering chords and spread voicings to bluesy riffs and harp-like arpeggios. Whether you are working on a simple chord progression or pushing past the limitations of the piano, these tools will expand your sound and inspire your practice. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:48 - How I ended up with these techniques 02:46 - A very Binary Instrument 03:29 - Your Piano might be busted! 04:45 - 1. Fluttering Chord Technique 06:22 - From the Reverse Direction 06:47 - Add Chords 08:05 - Imagine - John Lennon 08:50 - When to use the technique 10:29 - Bluesy Lick 11:05 - Original Riff on F - Poor Ol’ Blues 11:52 - Breaking it down with the Slide 16:02 - H3. “Harp Like” arpeggios 17:27 - Getting the 2 hands to work together 18:12 - Cello Line 19:25 - Using the Pedal with the Chord Roots 21:42 - Over a Simple Chord Progression 22:33 - 4. Spread Voicing Technique 23:51 - Minor Harmony 25:04 - Improvizing with Spread Thirds 26:01 - The Motorbike 🏍️ 29:23 - The Limitations of the Piano 30:01 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #PianoTechniques #SpreadVoicings #BluesPiano

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Learn all about the dominant 7th chord and how it works with 5 types of scales. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music explores the dominant 7th chord and how it pairs with five types of scales, including the pentatonic scales, the half-whole diminished scale, whole tone scales and other exotic scales. You'll also get a glimpse of how the dominant 7th works in both western and eastern music, opening up new colours for improvisation. It's an advanced, ear-opening look at one of music's most versatile chords. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:50 - The Dominant 7th Chord 01:11 - The 5 Types of Scales 03:04 - Bb Dominant 7th Chord 03:54 - Mixolydian Mode 04:57 - Mixolydian b6 06:00 - Lydian Dominant 06:36 - Modes of the Melodic Minor 07:44 - Phrygian Dominant 09:01 - Modes of the Harmonic Minor Scale 09:42 - Altered Dominant or Super Locrian 11:54 - Pentatonic Scales - Major & Minor 13:01 - Blues Scales - Major & Minor 15:20 - Exotic Scales 15:37 - Whole Tone Scale 17:18 - Half-Whole Diminished Scale 19:43 - Melakartha Ragas 22:44 - Carnatic Intervals 24:43 - Western vs Eastern (Indian) Music 26:15 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #Dominant7thChord #PianoImprovisation #MusicTheory

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Learn 5 piano patterns for the left hand using 9th chords along with their variations, and improvise freely in the right hand. In this left hand voicing lesson, we'll learn how to build the 9th chord, voice it for the left hand, and explore different styles, grooves, time signatures and improvisation ideas. Whether you're into jazz, gospel, Latin, rock or odd time signatures, this lesson has something for you, including tresillo and montuno grooves, 5/8 and 7/8, and 3 drills using intervals and the circle of fifths. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:49 - The Cleanest Chord in Music 01:18 - The Open Ninth Chord 02:21 - Stacking Perfect Fifths 03:20 - 9th Voicing for the LH 04:14 - Either Major or Minor 04:56 - All the Scales & Modes that can be improvised over 06:41 - Drill 1 - Moving in Fifths 07:48 - Drill 2 - Circle of Fifths Counterclockwise 08:22 - Drill 3 - Moving in Thirds 09:48 - The Five 9th Chord Patterns 10:22 - Left Hand Pattern 1 11:59 - Exploring 10th Intervals (Spread Voicing) 13:26 - Phrasing 4/4 meter as 3+5 14:22 - 5/8 Time Signature 15:11 - Pattern 2 - Tresillo & Montuno 17:39 - Montuno 19:32 - Pattern 3 - Every Breath - Soft Rock 21:59 - Pattern 4 - Rock Guitar 24:39 - Pattern 5 - Odd Time Signatures 25:18 - Broken Chords on 7/8 26:01 - Very Dorian in nature! 26:38 - Making it 5/8 Meter 27:05 - Variation - Simple Arpeggio 28:14 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #PianoLessons #PianoTutorial #9thChords #ChordVoicings #Harmony #NinthChords #LeftHandPiano #PianoVoicings

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In this piano exercise, we explore the transition from major to relative minor tonalities using an arpeggio pattern in 6/8 time formed with additional diatonic notes. Understand the relationship between major and relative minor keys, using augmented chords as a dominant bridge between the two, and practise the pattern through every inversion, including F major to D minor and Eb major to C minor. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:41 - Major to Relative Minor 03:12 - 6/8 Arpeggio Pattern 03:48 - Add Notes to each Inversion 06:20 - Theory Revision 07:43 - Train the Ear and Sing the Floating Note 09:30 - 1st Inversion 11:24 - 2nd Inversion Arpeggio 13:48 - Different arpeggio combos 14:35 - F Major to D minor 16:23 - Eb Major to C Minor 18:16 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #RelativeMinor #PianoArpeggios #MusicTheory

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Learn 5 voicing techniques on the Piano to play any chord progression using Triads, 7th, 9th, 11th and beyond. Using the vi - ii - V - I jazz chord progression, we learn how to voice chords with 5 methods: using Fifth Chords, Open Seventh Chords, a Ringing Diatonic Note, Quartal Harmony, and Upper Extended Triads & Poly Chords. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:38 - Introduction 01:32 - Types of Voicing 01:57 - vi - ii - V - I Jazz Progression 02:39 - Practice on the Piano 04:11 - Voicing 1 - Using Fifth Chords 04:46 - Chord Roots in the Left Hand 05:42 - Stacking the Thirds 06:38 - Adding a Note to the Power Chord 07:55 - Voicing 2 - Open Seventh Chords 10:07 - Melodic Fillers 11:34 - Arpeggios with Seventh chords 13:05 - Voicing 3 - Ringing Diatonic Note 17:52 - Voicing 4 - Quartal Harmony 22:57 - Voicing Technique 5 - Upper Extended Triads & Poly Chords 25:49 - Forming 9th Chords 27:03 - 11th Chord Voicing 28:15 - Revision & Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #PianoVoicings #QuartalHarmony #JazzPiano

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Here's an "all-in-one" Piano exercise to practice every single chord in the left hand along with a harmonic melody line in the right hand. Train your hand independence, chord shifting skills and rhythm all at the same time. Using a 5/4 time signature, we develop a melody line that flows smoothly across the whole tone scale and then support it with Major 6, Major 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7 and Major 9 chords in the left hand. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:59 - Introduction 01:45 - Whole Tone Scale 02:52 - Augmented Chords 05:21 - Harmonic Melody 09:10 - Triads in the Left Hand 09:47 - Major 6th, 7th & Dominant 7th 11:37 - Relative Minor Chords 14:50 - Major 9th Voicing in the LH 16:12 - What you can gain from the Lesson 17:36 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #WholeToneScale #PianoChords #HandIndependence

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Every seventh chord in music comes from a small family of triads — and this lesson breaks them all down simply. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music breaks down every single 7th chord in music using the families of Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmented and Suspended triads. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your theory, this tutorial gives you a rock-solid foundation in seventh chords on the piano. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:51 - The Study of seventh chords 01:16 - Diatonic 7th chords 01:50 - Home Base Triads 03:09 - Triads within the Key of D 05:08 - Augmented Triad 05:59 - Diminished Triad 06:38 - Suspended Triad 07:03 - Circle of fifths 07:28 - Suspended chord inversions 07:45 - Quartal chords 08:11 - 7th chords from Triads 09:50 - Major 7th 11:25 - The 3 Seventh Intervals in Music 12:01 - Dominant 7th Chord 13:03 - Modifying the Fifth 13:59 - D Lydian 16:02 - Minor Triad Base 18:13 - Diminished Triad Extensions 19:05 - m7b5 (Half Diminished) 19:43 - Fully Diminished 20:56 - Augmented Family of Chords 22:04 - Suspended Family of Chords 23:04 - Symbols for all 7th Chords 28:48 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #SeventhChords #MusicTheory #PianoChords

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In this Piano tutorial, you'll learn a voicing technique that adds depth and color to your chords using ringing notes, inspired by the open strings of the guitar. We work in the key of E major and let the root, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, 4th, major 6th and 7th ring over the chords, with Country Roads as an example, and then look at the ringing E, G, D and C. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:57 - Chords from the Perspective of the Guitar 02:31 - Open Notes on the Guitar 04:06 - Key of E Major 04:18 - Root, 3rd & 5th 04:34 - Available chords 04:58 - All Diatonic Chords with E Ringing 07:18 - Practice Method for Pianists 08:29 - Ringing the 5th - B 09:12 - Ringing the 3rd - G# 10:59 - Ringing the 2nd - F# 11:58 - Ringing the G# with Country Roads 12:33 - Ringing the A - 4th Interval 13:13 - Ringing the B - Perfect 5th 14:28 - Ringing the 7th 14:56 - Ringing the C# - Major 6th 15:25 - Picking Add Notes Chord by Chord 16:29 - Part 1 - Conclusion 17:28 - Guitar Notes that Ring 17:54 - The Ringing E 18:51 - Simplifying the Process 19:48 - The Ringing G 21:09 - The Ringing D 23:36 - The Ringing C 24:30 - Final Thoughts ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #PianoVoicings #Sus2Chords #PianoChords

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