Cadences

How to end a song on piano: the long cadence is a five-chord ending — G, D/F♯, E7, A7sus4 and D — played under one held D, six beats round. Use it as the last bar of almost any song in D, and see three cadences hiding in it: plagal, perfect and secondary dominant. 🔓 Want to play this in every key, at your own speed? You start by hearing it, then build it. The right hand plays B, A, G♯, G, F♯ — that is 6, 5, ♯4, 4, 3 in D major — and the left hand follows underneath in thirds. Then the D on top comes in as eighth notes, and the chords appear by themselves: G, D over F♯, E7, A7sus4, back home to D. Then the theory. G is the subdominant, D/F♯ is an inverted tonic, E7 is a secondary dominant (a dominant chord from outside the key that resolves to its fifth) and A7sus4 pulls magnetically home. You hear plagal (IV–I), perfect or authentic (V–I) and the secondary dominant in one cycle, and why the held D is a different note in every chord: the 5th, the root, the ♭7, the sus4, the root again. You also sing the top line and the bass, which turns it into an ear-training exercise as well. Then the fun: anticipation, swing, bass movement, a trill, the left hand keeping the pulse, a blues-scale lick to fill the bar (with no pedal), the same exercise in D♭ major, and a small Bohemian Rhapsody twist with G♯°7 and Em7. 🏫 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 • The Plagal Cadence on Piano: The 'Amen' Move That Adds Instant Emotion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioscYupDYko • Beyond V–I: 8 Piano Cadences That Change How Music Ends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Zdkdxd_HY • How to Use Secondary Dominant Chords to Write Colorful Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do-FwFW2Eag • Slash Chords on Piano: Turn Plain Triads Into Moving Progressions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjkwbSe5Xuc • Blues Scale Piano Workout: Major & Minor Blues Scales: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p46g4HXjtj0 • Free practice apps: https://apps.nathanielschool.com 🎓 https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All 1000+ lessons ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Long Cadence — play it first 00:27 - Welcome — what’s in this lesson 01:54 - An ending for any song 02:21 - Three cadences in one cycle 02:45 - One note that never moves: D 03:18 - Right hand: B A G♯ G F♯ 03:47 - Left hand: thirds underneath 04:44 - Ear training: sing the top and the bass 05:55 - Add the D on top — eighth notes in 6 06:55 - The D in the left hand too 07:16 - Name the chords: G · D/F♯ · E7 · A7sus4 · D 07:58 - What each chord does 09:18 - Tension and resolution 09:30 - The D plays a different role in every chord 09:58 - Basic rhythm done — now have fun 10:13 - Don’t play the D too loudly 10:52 - Bass movement and swing 11:17 - Anticipation: 1 e & a 11:53 - Left hand keeps the pulse 12:58 - Add a trill 14:15 - Bass walk: F♯ G G♯ A in thirds 15:26 - Sixteenth-note feel 15:54 - The D on top — thicken it up 16:27 - More options: the ♭7, plain diatonic 17:13 - Left hand follows like a hawk 17:54 - Your spice — or the old faithful 18:07 - All 12 keys — try D♭ major 19:21 - Fill the bar: D major blues licks 21:19 - No pedal on the licks 21:42 - The Bohemian Rhapsody twist 22:21 - Practice app · subscribe · see you next time 💛 PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonzac 💬 WhatsApp: +91 77604 56847 📧 music@nathanielschool.com #PianoLessons #PianoTutorial #MusicTheory #PianoCadence

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Ever wonder how composers make an ending feel epic, jazzy, or cinematic? We break down authentic, plagal, mixolydian, backdoor, and tritone sub cadences using Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. This is Part 2 of our Thirds Exercise series — comment CADENCE if you want the app with every cadence in every key. Cadences are how music ends a phrase with intention, and in this practical lesson we harmonise one familiar tune — Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Ab major — with almost every cadence you'll ever use. This is pure piano application, not just theory on paper. We start with the authentic cadence (V-I), then strengthen it using a dominant 7th for that 4-to-3 resolution. Next comes the plagal or Amen cadence (IV-I) heard in church hymns, the darker minor plagal cadence that borrows from Mixolydian b6 (also called the Charukesi scale/raga), and the stacked major-four-then-minor-four ending loved in cinematic writing and pop ballads. From there we build three- and four-chord cadences: the IV-V-I gospel ending, the gospel 7sus4 (double) suspension, the double dominant or Mixolydian cadence using a secondary dominant (think Elton John and the Beatles), and the diatonic jazz ii-V-I tried on Happy Birthday. This is for pianists and composers who want their endings to sound deliberate across pop, gospel, jazz and film. Play along in Ab, sing the bass roots as we do, and tell us in the comments which cadence surprised you most. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 🎹 Learn Cadences in one place - https://cadence.nathanielschool.com/ ============================= 📹 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 📚 Jazz Lessons - Chords, Standards & Exercises - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ZCriHyNonJasffWWSCS_E 🗂️ Sweet Chords - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT-C4gmfMXJi6nHcKPL3acYy 📋 Indian Music Theory - Carnatic Ragas - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT-EsBVRojlfDQ078y6R438k 🎶 Play Great Songs on Piano - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT8y1l2P68dI_DHadRyMgt3N ============================= 🎓 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 #Cadences #ChordProgressions #GospelPiano

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Learn advanced piano cadences with Jason Zac of Nathaniel School of Music — tritone sub, backdoor, leading-tone diminished and more. This is Part 2 of the cadence series, where we move past the traditional cadences into resolutions that actually alter the sound of the scale and still bring you home peacefully. If you already know your authentic, plagal and 2-5-1 cadences, this is where things get colourful. We start with the leading-tone diminished cadence — a diminished 7th built on the major seventh degree that resolves to the tonic major, or deceptively to the relative minor (the 6 minor / da). Then we soften it with the leading-tone half-diminished, extend the jazz 2-5-1 into the 6-2-5-1 turnaround, and explore the mixolydian cadence down a tone for that R&B, soul and Michael Jackson colour. From there we play the backdoor cadence (bVII7 → I) heard in rock, grunge and gospel, the tritone substitution sliding chromatically into the tonic, the minor dominant for a Dorian feel, and the Neapolitan cadence Beethoven loved. We close with the "epic" bVI–bVII–I climb from film and video-game endings. This is for pianists who want to stop resolving 5-1 every time and hear how each cadence feels against a melody. Play along, train your ear, and tell us in the comments which one surprised you most. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 🎹 Learn Cadences in one place - https://cadence.nathanielschool.com/ ============================= 📹 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 📚 Jazz Lessons - Chords, Standards & Exercises - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ZCriHyNonJasffWWSCS_E 🗂️ Ear Training - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT-GHvpugWvYgEuLAL4f01ZK 📋 Slash Chords - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9m1V-clgZIS6fP1M_YaYLt 🎶 Mysterious Chord Connections - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9bd7fnB4zMsgobcFj52N31 ============================= 🎓 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 - Performance 00:06 - Welcome Back to the Cadence Series 🎹 00:32 - Recap: The Traditional Cadences (Part 1) 00:53 - The Web App — Practise in Every Key 01:17 - Authentic Cadence 5-2-1 01:23 - Plagal Cadence 4-2-1 01:26 - Minor Plagal Cadence 01:32 - Three-Chord Option: 4-5-1 01:43 - The Mixolydian Cadence (bVII) 01:50 - Cinematic Option: Major to Minor iv 01:56 - The Gospel Cadence 5-7sus4 02:08 - Leading-Tone Diminished 7th Cadence 02:52 - Diminished 7th to the Relative Minor 03:24 - The Deceptive Cadence Explained 03:42 - Adding the Bass to the Diminished 04:00 - Leading-Tone Half-Diminished Cadence 🎼 04:30 - Revisiting the Jazz 2-5-1 04:41 - The Jazz Turnaround 6-2-5-1 05:17 - Ear Training with the Melody 👂 05:59 - The Mixolydian Cadence Down a Tone 06:19 - R&B, Soul & Michael Jackson Colour 06:35 - The Backdoor Cadence (bVII7 → I) 07:18 - Discovering the Tritone Substitution 07:33 - Building a Dominant on the Tritone 08:12 - Sliding Chromatically to the Tonic 08:32 - Tritone Sub — An Acquired Taste 08:38 - The Minor Dominant for a Dorian Feel 09:02 - Off the Scale and Back Again 09:14 - Covering the Tritone Sub for Stability 09:34 - One Final Cadence: The Epic Climb 10:01 - bVI – bVII – I Explained 10:26 - Queen, the Beatles & Rock Anthems 10:50 - Singing the Soprano Melody 11:11 - Choosing Your Scale & Inversion in the App 💰 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/ #PianoCadences #BackdoorCadence #MusicTheory

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Learn piano cadences explained on Twinkle Twinkle in Ab major with Jason Zac of Nathaniel School of Music — authentic, plagal and more. Cadences are how music ends a phrase with intention, and in this practical lesson we harmonise one familiar tune — Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Ab major — with almost every cadence you'll ever use. This is pure piano application, not just theory on paper. We start with the authentic cadence (V-I), then strengthen it using a dominant 7th for that 4-to-3 resolution. Next comes the plagal or Amen cadence (IV-I) heard in church hymns, the darker minor plagal cadence that borrows from Mixolydian b6 (also called the Charukesi scale/raga), and the stacked major-four-then-minor-four ending loved in cinematic writing and pop ballads. From there we build three- and four-chord cadences: the IV-V-I gospel ending, the gospel 7sus4 (double) suspension, the double dominant or Mixolydian cadence using a secondary dominant (think Elton John and the Beatles), and the diatonic jazz ii-V-I tried on Happy Birthday. This is for pianists and composers who want their endings to sound deliberate across pop, gospel, jazz and film. Play along in Ab, sing the bass roots as we do, and tell us in the comments which cadence surprised you most. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 🎹 Learn Cadences in one place - https://cadence.nathanielschool.com/ ============================= 📹 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 📚 Jazz Lessons - Chords, Standards & Exercises - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ZCriHyNonJasffWWSCS_E 🗂️ Sweet Chords - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT-C4gmfMXJi6nHcKPL3acYy 📋 Indian Music Theory - Carnatic Ragas - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT-EsBVRojlfDQ078y6R438k 🎶 Play Great Songs on Piano - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT8y1l2P68dI_DHadRyMgt3N ============================= 🎓 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 - Performance 00:37 - What Is a Cadence? 🎹 01:01 - Stable vs Unstable Chords 01:17 - How Many Chords Can a Cadence Have? 01:55 - Cadences as a Composer’s Tool 02:19 - Surprising the Listener with Harmony 02:32 - Twinkle Twinkle in Different Flavours 03:57 - The Goal: Twinkle in Ab Major 04:07 - Ab Major and Its Four Flats 04:19 - Playing the Tune 🎶 04:48 - Why We Change Keys Each Lesson 05:02 - A Free Cadence Practice App 📲 06:18 - Authentic Cadence: V to I 06:43 - Strengthening with a Dominant 7th 06:59 - The 4-to-3 Resolution Explained 07:19 - Plagal Cadence: The Amen Ending ⛪ 07:37 - Db Major 6th to Ab 07:57 - Minor Plagal Cadence 08:14 - Borrowing Mixolydian b6 (Charukesi) 08:39 - Stacking Major 4 and Minor 4 08:54 - Cinematic & Pop Ballad Endings 🎬 09:11 - Combining Plagal into Authentic (IV-V-I) 09:33 - Singing the Bass Roots 10:06 - The Gospel 7sus4 Suspension 10:16 - Double / Gospel Suspension Explained 10:41 - Root Moving Sa-Ni-Sa (Leading Tone) 11:00 - Organ & Orchestral Effect 11:15 - Emotion Change in the Cadence 11:35 - The Double Dominant (Mixolydian) Cadence 11:55 - V-of-V: Bb7 to Eb7 to Ab 12:27 - Secondary Dominant in Action 12:46 - The Jazz ii-V-I 13:21 - Testing It on Happy Birthday 🎂 13:36 - Rare & Unheard Cadences Preview 💰 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/ #PianoCadences #GospelCadence #TwinkleTwinkle

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Learn relative minor reharmonization, suspended chords, inversions & cadences in this piano harmony lesson with Jason Zac. In this piano harmony lesson, Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music breaks down a powerful reharmonization technique — toggling between major chords and their relative minors. It's an age-old trick that instantly transforms the mood of any chord progression. We work through an 8-chord progression using second inversion voicings, starting from C major and travelling through D, Bb, Am, Ab, Bb, and back to a Csus4 → C resolution. Along the way, Jason adds a flowing melodic motif that ties the harmony together and teaches you how to use chord inversions musically. The lesson also explores suspended chords (sus4) and how they resolve beautifully to both major AND minor tonic chords. You'll learn multiple cadence options — plagal (IV-I), authentic (V-I), and surprise endings using the mediant (bIII). Plus, we touch on key modulation by treating the tonic as the dominant of the next key — a simple but incredibly useful pivot technique. The core concept: any chord in your progression can be swapped with its relative minor (or relative major) to create a fresh emotional colour. C major ↔ A minor, D major ↔ B minor, Bb major ↔ G minor, Ab major ↔ F minor. Once you internalize these relationships, you can reharmonize on the fly using your ear. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon for regular piano lessons covering theory, harmony, improvisation, and ear training. Share this with a fellow pianist who'd love to expand their harmonic vocabulary! 🏫 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 🎬 Arpeggios, Inversions & Hand Independence - https://youtu.be/e9Xqa_ibLeg 🎯 Interesting Facts About Chord Inversions - https://youtu.be/SSc19Czmvzg 🔑 Slash Chords vs Piano Inversions - https://youtu.be/UhO-cWQLC-k 💡 Construct Chords for Any Melody - https://youtu.be/uXIUYZYP_5g 📂 Cadences & Chord Progressions - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_sKjWd1c7K_S55cZ15jAKI ============================= 🎓 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 - Performance 00:34 - Introduction & What This Lesson Covers 04:13 - The Bare Bones Progression 07:13 - Playing the Full Progression Together 08:21 - Letting Your Ear Guide the Modulation 08:44 - Cadences: Predominant & Dominant Resolutions 🎵 09:36 - The Plagal Cadence (IV → I) 09:54 - The Authentic / Perfect Cadence (V → I) 10:23 - Surprise Endings with the Mediant 10:54 - Relative Minor Reharmonization Concept ✨ 11:25 - Relative Major & Minor Key Swaps 🎵 14:16 - Why You Need to Know Both Directions 15:01 - Suspended Chords as Connective Tissue 15:31 - Endless Progression by Modulating Keys 16:35 - Minor 2-5-1 Resolution to C Minor 17:40 - Recap & Final Thoughts 18:10 - Outro — Like, Share & Subscribe 🙏 💰 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/ #RelativeMinor #Reharmonization #PianoHarmony

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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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Learn ear training by playing incomplete chords and singing the missing notes, using triads and seventh chords to improve your musical ear. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music develops your ear through active singing: you play incomplete chords on the piano while singing the missing notes — a technique that builds deeper harmonic understanding than traditional chord identification. You'll start with basic major triads, removing one note at a time (root, third or fifth) while your voice supplies the missing tone. The lesson progresses from simple diatonic exercises to harder progressions like the 1-5-6-4 sequence, forcing your ear to work harder and develop faster. It then advances to seventh-chord ear training using 2-5-1 progressions — essential for jazz and contemporary music — where you sing missing sevenths, roots, thirds and fifths while playing the remaining tones. Perfect for intermediate students ready to move beyond basic chord recognition toward the internal hearing needed for improvisation and composition. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Perfromance 00:23 - Introduction: Singing & Playing Demo 🎵 01:10 - Why Singing Beats Just Identification 01:30 - What Are Missing Notes? 02:02 - Indian Note Names: Sa, Gha, Pa, Ni 02:56 - Exercise 1: A Major Chord Setup 03:21 - Singing the Missing Root Note 🎶 03:38 - Diatonic Scale Practice Method 04:54 - Playing Root Notes in Lower Octave 05:10 - Checking Your Pitch Accuracy 05:54 - Exercise 2: Missing Third Notes 06:02 - Why Thirds Are Trickier to Hear 06:16 - Linear vs Random Chord Practice 07:43 - Exercise 3: Singing the Fifth 08:13 - Tritone vs Perfect Fifth Challenge 08:30 - Chord Progression Challenge: 1-5-6-4 08:48 - Missing Roots in Progression 09:07 - Missing Thirds in Progression 09:25 - Missing Fifths in Progression 09:59 - Seventh Chord Introduction 🎼 10:15 - D Major 7th Missing Note Demo 10:33 - 2-5-1 Progression Setup 10:46 - B Minor 7th - E Dom 7th - A Maj 7th 10:53 - Singing Missing Sevenths 11:04 - Singing Missing Roots in 7th Chords 11:12 - Piano Technique: Playing Incomplete Chords 11:52 - Different Keys Practice Suggestion ============================= 📹 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/ #EarTraining #SingingTriads #ChordEarTraining

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Learn interval grouping using chords, scales and real-world harmony on the piano. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows you how to practise musical intervals in groups of two, applying them in real-world contexts using chords and scales. To make your study comprehensive, you'll explore the circle of fifths, the whole tone and half-whole diminished scales, and diatonic harmony in both major and harmonic minor. You'll also cover all the essential theory and a structured practice method to build strong ears, fingers and harmonic understanding on the piano. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:53 - Introduction 01:47 - Start with the Circle of Fifths 02:19 - Go 👆🏼- 5th → 👇🏻 03:14 - 👇🏻 → 👆🏼 04:25 - Combine 5ths & 4ths Intervals 04:54 - Diatonic 3rds & 6ths 05:50 - Understand the quality of 3rds 06:31 - Harmonic Minor of D 07:03 - D Natural Minor 07:20 - Mixolydian ♭6 08:04 - 6th Intervals are Reverse Thirds 09:42 - Major 3rds ↔ Augmented 5th 10:25 - The Whole Tone Scale 11:45 - Practice on Whole Tone Scales - B, C#, E♭ 12:11 - Practice Augmented 5ths / Minor 6th 12:35 - Augmented Chords → Augmented 5th & Maj 3rds 13:19 - Diminished 7th Chord 14:13 - Diminished 7th Chord → Minor 3rds & Tritone 15:09 - Practice it on Different Shapes & Patterns 15:36 - Practice Maj & Min 2nds 16:21 - Move Up & Down over the Half-Whole Scale 17:10 - Practicing Maj & Min 7th along with Others 17:53 - 10th Intervals Workout 18:27 - Seventh Chords 20:53 - 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/ #Intervals #CircleOfFifths #MusicTheory

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Learn to practice major & minor chords using cadences and the circle of fifths. In this piano lesson, we'll explore how major and minor chords connect through cadences and the circle of fifths. You'll learn how to identify scales and modes based on simple two-chord progressions like V–I (authentic) and IV–I (plagal). We'll also see how combinations like major to major, major to minor, minor to major and minor to minor create unique sounds: Major to Major gives the Ionian (Major scale), Major to Minor a Harmonic Minor feel, Minor to Major the Mixolydian, and Minor to Minor the Aeolian (Natural Minor). Finally, we'll apply this to real piano practice with inversions, smooth transitions, and a creative way to harmonize any scale. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:32 - Cadences & Circle of Fifths 01:32 - Revision of the Circle of Fifths 01:49 - Perfect 5th Galore 02:13 - Perfect 4th motion 02:41 - Cadences 04:06 - Plagal Cadence 05:19 - Binary Perspective - Major & Minor Triads 05:54 - V to I - Major Scale 06:58 - V to i - Harmonic Minor 08:10 - Highlighting the Scale 08:38 - Other scales wrt this Cadence 09:14 - v to I - Mixolydian 10:07 - v to i - Natural Minor 11:17 - Plagal Cadence - 4 to 1 12:26 - Major to Minor - Dorian 13:13 - iv - I (Charukeshi) - Mixolydian b6 14:07 - Minor to Minor 14:46 - Aeolian vs Harmonic Minor 16:05 - Think and Play 16:38 - Practice Goals ============================= 📹 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/ #PianoScales #Cadences #CircleOfFifths

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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 how to use passing chords on the piano with three key concepts: slash chords, secondary dominants and secondary diminished. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music makes passing chords easy by building them around three important music theory and composition concepts, slash chords, secondary dominants and secondary diminished. Based on the number of notes that resolve to chords other than the tonic, you find a home away from home, full of ideas to reharmonize and add flavour to an existing chord progression. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 🎶 00:44 - Introduction 👋 01:17 - Types of Passing Chords 02:09 - Chromatic Note before the Target (Landing) 📝 03:10 - Chord Qualities - Functional Harmony Basics 03:32 - The new home - Tension to Resolution 03:54 - What Are Passing Chords? 🎵 04:23 - G Major → Slash Chords 04:55 - G/D & G/B Explained 05:49 - How to form a Slash Chord? 06:33 - Singing the Chord Tones 07:17 - Logic Behind the Resolution 10:08 - Resolving to all chords of G Major 11:52 - Building Melody ✨ 12:10 - Application of Slash Chords over the G major scale 13:18 - Secondary Dominants - Music Theory 14:14 - Resolving to A minor 15:01 - F# is the 5 of the B 15:39 - All Secondary chords of the G Major Scale 16:29 - Double Resolution 17:14 - Understanding Secondary Diminished Chords 17:49 - Diminished 7th Chord 18:18 - 4 Resolution Points 19:14 - Dim7 → Dominant 7 → Major/Minor Triad 19:57 - How to resolve to the 4th Degree - C Major 20:50 - Resolving to E Minor 21:20 - 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/ #PassingChords #SecondaryDominants #PianoChords

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In this video, we explore 10 of the most legendary and long chord progressions in music, spanning rock, jazz, classical and blues, with one unforgettable bonus progression at the end! Whether it's the soulful sophistication of Misty, the emotional storytelling in Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, or the classical beauty of Canon in D, each progression here reveals a world of harmony, movement and colour. We also cover Hotel California, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming, I Will Survive, Stormy Monday and Something. We break them down with functional harmony analysis, chord degrees and voice leading, and concepts like the circle of fifths, line clichés and modal interchange. There's so much going on in this set, I forgot to even include Queen! 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance: Ballad Jam (Medley Teaser) 01:07 - Let’s get prepared 01:28 - What Are Long Chord Progressions? 02:39 - Lesson Flow : Theoretical Analysis 03:49 - Hotel California (The Eagles) – B Minor 05:12 - Chord Degrees wrt B minor 08:28 - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd) – G Minor 14:22 - Canon in D (Pachelbel) – D Major 15:16 - Chord Degrees with D minor 16:42 - Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming (Deep Purple) – D Minor 22:12 - I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) – A Minor 25:29 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John) – F Major 29:28 - The Long Ballad Progression – G Major 31:19 - The Line Cliché – E Major 33:30 - Stormy Monday (T-Bone Walker) – G Minor 36:22 - Misty (Erroll Garner) – Eb Major 39:07 - Something (The Beatles) – C Major ============================= 📹 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/ #FamousChordProgressions #ChordProgressions #PianoChords

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In this tutorial, we explore the beautifully melancholic and often overlooked theme from The Thin Blue Line — a British sitcom featuring the legendary Rowan Atkinson, and composed by the equally brilliant Howard Goodall. Often remembered for his work on Mr. Bean and Blackadder, Goodall’s writing for The Thin Blue Line brings a more introspective, wistful tone — a gentle yet expressive piece that combines elegance with subtle British wit. 🎩 🎹 In this lesson, we’ll break down the entire theme for piano: * The whistled melody and how to translate it to piano * The lush chord structure and harmonic movement * The melody line and phrasing techniques * How to combine the left-hand chords with right-hand melody * Tips for adding expression, ornaments, and dynamic control 🎼 Whether you're a fan of Rowan Atkinson, a lover of vintage sitcoms, or a piano player looking for emotionally rich themes — this one’s for you! 🎹 Great Songs on Piano (Playlist) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT8y1l2P68dI_DHadRyMgt3N 🎶 How to Play "Linus and Lucy”- https://youtu.be/QiIi6HIEl1Y 📹 Our Video Courses (Lifetime Bundle): https://www.nathanielschool.com/members-videos 📇 Courses, Workshops, Videos, or Private lessons: https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 👉🏼🏡Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://www.nathanielschool.com/ 🎼 Register for our virtual workshops & lessons: https://geni.us/UpcomingClasses 🎶 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 - Whistling Piano Performance Intro 00:30 - The Brilliance of Howard Goodall’s Theme 00:57 - Chord Structure & Essential Theory 01:12 - Db Major Harmony 02:14 - Intro - Hands together 03:26 - The start of the Whistle Melody 04:08 - The Plagal Cadence 05:00 - Fm Section 06:00 - Melody with LH for first 2 Phrases 06:49 - The Recurring Motif 09:13 - Phrase 3 & 4 - Ebm to Ab7 12:06 - Ending 12:41 - How to tackle the Octaves 14:03 - Entire Theme played really slow 📧 Customised & 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 #TheThinBlueLine #HowardGoodall #PianoTutorial

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🎓 Take your music skills to the next level with in-depth courses: https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 In this Voice Leading Lesson, you will understand how this music theory topic is important for music composition with 5 roles that it plays to make harmony come to life and sing out! Also, understand the different between Chord Inversions, Voicing & Voice Leading. 🎼 Chord Inversion Playlist- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 💡 Modern Piano Voicing + Arpeggio Flow- https://youtu.be/BYsa73GUqYM 🖐️ 5 Elegant Piano Voicing Techniques - https://youtu.be/mgkPhQaVaQQ 🔑 2-5-1 Piano Voicing Made Easy - https://youtu.be/68c00OOM-ag 📹 Our Video Courses (Lifetime Bundle): https://www.nathanielschool.com/members-videos 📇 Courses, Workshops, Videos, or Private lessons: https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 👉🏼🏡Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://www.nathanielschool.com/ 🎼 Register for our virtual workshops & lessons: https://geni.us/UpcomingClasses 🎶 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 01:10 - Importance of Voice leading 01:41 - What we will learn? 02:11 - Chord Inversions vs Voicing vs Voice Leading 03:38 - Voicing Considerations 04:52 - Minor 9th Cluster 05:41 - 6/9 & Quartal & Quintal Voicing 06:35 - What is Voice Leading? 08:08 - What happens to these Voices? 08:51 - 1. Smooth Harmonic Transitions 09:29 - Singable Melody 10:29 - 𝄢 Role of the Bass 11:16 - Cadences - Plagal & Authentic 12:42 - The hope for the Listener 13:09 - 2. Make a Single Chord Last Longer 13:48 - The Suspended State 15:26 - The Bottom - Line Cliche 15:56 - 3. Melodic Movement 16:12 - The familiar “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” 17:14 - Making it interesting for the Harmony Singers in a Choir 18:03 - 4. Each Part gets a chance to Shine! 18:45 - 5. Open vs Closed Voicing 19:15 - Clusters of Seconds (Skyfall - Adele) 20:08 - F minor with ALL Intervals 20:41 - Close vs Open Voicing 21:33 - Spread Voicing for Singing & Ear Training 22:33 - What lies ahead and Conclusion 📧 Customised & 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 #VoiceLeading #MusicTheory #PianoChords

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In this ear training lesson, you'll learn 5 harmonic techniques to track the movement of chords through a progression. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches five harmonic techniques to follow how chords move through a progression and then figure out their quality, degree and cadences from different perspectives. Rather than guessing, you'll build a structured way of hearing harmony that works across real music. It's a practical toolkit for genuinely reliable chord ear training. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Introduction 04:03 - 1. Change / Hit Points of the Chords 08:51 - 2. Quality of the Chord 11:18 - Make your own name for the chord 12:32 - Associate the chord to something 13:19 - 3. What are Cadences? 15:59 - 4. Scale degree of the chord 19:25 - 5. Melodic Perspective 22:01 - 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/ #ChordEarTraining #EarTraining #RelativePitch

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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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This bluesy gospel motion builds hand independence and swing feel — and you can take it through all 12 keys. Whether you're learning C, F, D7 and E7 or tackling key-heavy zones like Eb, Ab and Db, this session helps you internalise phrasing, rhythmic control, and your own articulation and style across all 12 keys. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 01:35 - Playing the riff slowly 02:10 - Essential Theory Tools used 03:33 - Developing the Swing Feel 05:10 - Inner Thirds 06:23 - Ornaments & Articulation 07:54 - Adding Ghost Notes & Grace Notes 10:07 - Working on the Triplets 11:11 - Polyrhythmic / Hemiola 13:22 - Moving in the Circle of Fifths 13:32 - Lick on F Major 14:10 - Lick on Bb 14:53 - Lick on Eb 15:25 - Lick on Ab 16:19 - Lick on Db 17:01 - Lick on F# 18:07 - Lick on E Major 18:28 - Lick on A Major 18:48 - Lick on D Major 19:18 - Lick on G Major ============================= 📹 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 Rhythm (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT85tF6cGvZK6jc5u6yZg5uU 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory ============================= 🎓 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 #GospelPiano #BluesPiano #12Keys #GospelBluesPiano #BluesPiano #PianoExercise

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With 3 "trumpet-hanon" inspired piano exercises, you explore the entire piano ecosystem using the circle of fifths. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music takes you through three harmony workouts built on the circle of fifths, chord inversions, rhythmic displacement and swing. Along the way you'll level up your hand coordination technique, ear training and music theory, all in one focused practice routine. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:27 - The inspiration behind the lesson 🎺 01:21 - The 3 Patterns & Styles 02:07 - Counterclockwize around the Circle of Fifths 08:18 - A Ear Training Exercise 10:54 - Finishing off the whole exercise 13:06 - Block Chords in the LH 14:45 - Arpeggio Pattern 2 15:23 - Dotted Quavers vs Swing 15:56 - The Pattern starting from A 17:02 - Piano Fingering with Swapping 21:20 - Block in the left hand 23:41 - Pattern 3 - Ab Major Chord 27:15 - 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/ #CircleOfFifths #PianoArpeggios #ChordInversions

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Hearing whole chords at once gets much easier when you anchor your ear with cadences and the Circle of Fifths. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches you how to hear chords better using cadences and progressions built from the Circle of Fifths and musical intervals. You'll train your ear to sing the root, third and fifth of both major and minor triads, using both directions of the Circle of Fifths plus diminished seventh and augmented chords — and understand all the relevant music theory. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Clusters of Chords 00:18 - About the Lesson 00:42 - Major & Minor Triads 01:31 - Levels of Ear Training 02:14 - How to Practice this Lesson 02:56 - Challenges of the Apps 03:37 - The Cadences & Intervals 04:32 - Circle of Fifths Patterns 05:28 - Authentic & Plagal Cadence 06:57 - Singing the Chord Roots - C & G 09:49 - Perfect Cadence - C to the F 10:32 - Singing the Thirds 12:10 - Around the Circle of Fifths 12:41 - Pitch Confidence 14:52 - Counter Clockwise Circle of Fifths 15:47 - Practicing Root & 5th 16:14 - Digesting the Sound 17:43 - Music Theory Bonus 18:05 - Putting the whole chord together 18:42 - Anticipating the Chord Change 19:04 - Sa - Ga - Sa - Pa 20:44 - Diminished 7th Family 22:27 - Detecting the Roots of the Minor Triads 24:05 - Not relying on the Piano 25:14 - Ear Training - Music Theory 27:01 - The Curiosity Factor 27:46 - Attention Ear Training folks 29:09 - The Augmented Family 30:08 - Minor Chords as you traverse Major Thirds 31:00 - Diminished Family with Major chords 31:35 - 3D Ear Training ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 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/ #EarTraining #EarTrainingChords #CircleOfFifths

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Practice all Inversions of Major & Minor Chords around the Circle of Fifths and Train your Ear at the same time by singing approach and landing chord root tones. In this all-round music workout, we practice the Piano, Singing, Music Theory and Ear Training using both the Plagal and Authentic directions of the Circle of Fifths. Using the perfect 4th and 5th intervals, we climb up and down with our voice in addition to playing a Bluesy Fill at the end of the bar. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:25 - Introduction 00:40 - Circle of Fifths 01:46 - Plagal & Authentic Directions 02:32 - Singing Challenges 02:58 - Octave Displacement 03:39 - The Limitations of the Voice 04:04 - Up & Down to the 5th 04:26 - Root to the 5th 05:06 - Root to 4ths 06:06 - Up to the 5th 08:15 - Usage of Chord Inversions 09:10 - Going against the natural flow of inversions 09:37 - Ab Major Triad 10:12 - Figuring out inversions 11:08 - Root Positions in the Plagal Direction 12:12 - 2 Practice Directions 12:52 - First inversion Practice 13:17 - Singing the Roots 14:15 - Practicing 2nd Inversions 14:51 - The Authenic Direction 16:36 - Singing the Climb & playing the Chords 17:04 - Octave Displacement 17:55 - Sing and then play 19:21 - Playing the Climb on the Piano 20:13 - Down to the Fourth 21:14 - Movable Sa or Do 21:51 - Playing over Minor Triads 23:29 - Now for a Bluesy Lick 26:32 - 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/ #EarTraining #ChordInversions #CircleOfFifths

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Blend Rock & Roll & Blues on the Piano with a chord rhythm pattern to develop hand independence. You'll learn a steady bass line in the Left Hand with the correct posture and support it with a Blues Rock Groove in the Right Hand. Also, learn how a passing plagal chord works! We use the I, IV and V chords in the key of G, inversions for proper shifting, an eighth note left hand pattern, time feel and triplet feel, passing bass notes, the 12 bar blues and the major blues scale, plus a look at Dolly Parton's 9 to 5. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:25 - Introduction 02:39 - I, IV, V chords in the key of G 03:18 - Inversions for proper shifting 04:11 - Passing (Plagal) Cadence 05:48 - Slow Quaver Pulse in the LH 06:09 - Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 07:19 - Proper Wrist Posture 08:07 - Eighth Note Left Hand Pattern 09:01 - Time Feel 09:28 - Triplet Feel 10:45 - Let’s do the Disco 11:44 - Passing Bass Notes 16:13 - 12 Bar Blues 16:49 - Right Hand Rhythm Pattern 18:36 - Passing Plagal Triads 20:59 - The Major Blues Scale 22:31 - Improvise in the gap 23:15 - 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/ #RockNRollPiano #WalkingBass #BluesPiano

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Journey through both directions of the Circle of Fifths with its two cadences, Plagal and Authentic, encountering all possible inversions for major and minor chords. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music takes you around the Circle of Fifths in both directions, strengthening your chord-shifting knowledge through every inversion. In this Part 3 you'll learn three ways to make the movement more rhythmically interesting, travelling all directions at incremental speeds using different note values. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Introduction 00:33 - Inversions against the Flow 02:50 - Reverse Inversions 03:48 - Speed Variations with Note Values 05:12 - Half Note Triplets 06:03 - On the Beat 06:31 - Dotted Eight Notes 07:06 - Quarter Note Triplets 09:02 - Piano Movement around the Circle 09:46 - Minim Triplets 10:26 - Dotted Quavers - 0.75 of the Beat 10:40 - Quarter Note Triplets 10:59 - Quavers 12:17 - 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/ #CircleOfFifths #NoteValues #ChordInversions

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Play minor chords with inversions around the Circle of Fifths over a lively salsa rhythm — Part 2 of this colourful chord-and-groove workout. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music takes minor triads and their inversions around the Circle of Fifths, connecting them with smooth voice leading over a salsa groove. You'll practice moving between minor chords cleanly while keeping a Latin rhythmic feel, building both your harmony fluency and your sense of groove. It's a fun, richer-sounding way to drill chord inversions across all keys and lock in a salsa feel at the piano. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:36 - Introduction to Part 2 01:22 - Minor Chord Movement with Inversions 02:20 - Circle of Fifths - Clockwise 04:06 - Circle of Fifths - Authentic Direction 05:42 - The Correct Fingering 08:19 - The Secret behind the “Trick” 09:59 - A Salsa Rhythm 11:51 - Salsa Rhythm - Arpeggios 12:24 - Salsa Rhythm - Broken Chords 13:16 - Around the Circle 14:54 - Chord Change in-between the bar 16:54 - The Extreme Shift 18:30 - Revision 18:42 - About Part 3 ============================= 📹 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/ #CircleOfFifths #ChordInversions #SalsaPiano

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Practising chords gets genuinely fun when you take them around the Circle of Fifths — and this lesson makes it comprehensive too. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music takes you through both directions of the Circle of Fifths with its two cadences, plagal and authentic, encountering every inversion for major and minor chords. While strengthening your chord-shifting knowledge, you'll also learn three ways to make the movement more rhythmically interesting, starting in Part 1 with major chords in different time signatures. It's an advanced but rewarding workout that ties harmony, inversions and rhythm together on the piano. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:16 - Introduction 01:38 - How awesome is the Circle of Fifths 02:22 - Theory of the Circle of FIfths 02:57 - Exploring 5ths and 4ths 04:10 - Perfect Intervals - 5ths & 4ths 06:19 - Counter Clockwize Direction 07:15 - Naming of the Black Notes 10:00 - Moving Clockwize - Plagal Direction 11:16 - Singing the True Roots of the Chords 12:20 - Carbon Copy in Both Hands 13:27 - Trick to Remember the Inversions 17:26 - The Authentic Direction 18:07 - Dominant Resolution 20:45 - Ear Training with Singing 21:59 - Singing the Roots around the Circle 23:51 - Rhythm Pattern for Part 1 24:25 - 8 beat Arpeggio Pattern 25:39 - 7/8 Arpeggios 28:19 - Quick Change within the Bar 29:10 - 6 beat cycle - 4+2 30:56 - 5 beat cycle 32:39 - 4 beat cycle 33:12 - 3 beat cycle 33:32 - 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/ #CircleOfFifths #ChordInversions #ChordPractice

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Lean on chord tones as 'pillars' and improvisation becomes simple, musical and reliable. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows you how to improvise on the piano using a cluster of 4 notes in the right hand along with the Tonic, Pre-Dominant and Dominant chords in the left hand. It's a simple but effective approach that keeps your lines grounded in the harmony while leaving plenty of room to be creative. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:41 - Introduction 02:13 - Chords used for the Lesson 03:17 - Practice I - IV - V with Inversions 03:37 - The 4 Note Cluster 04:32 - Chord Tone Targetting 07:13 - Root to the 5th - Ascending 08:41 - Call & Response 10:02 - Improvisation with Rules 10:33 - 3rd to the Root - Ascending 12:22 - 5th to the Third - Ascending 13:42 - Descending Version 14:16 - Root Down to 3rd 16:04 - Call & Response Explored Further 17:07 - Delay with Cluster 22:44 - Squeezing 23:55 - The Exercise on Minor 25:35 - Improv v Composing 26:18 - Harmonic Minor 27:21 - 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/ #PianoImprovisation #ChordTones #PianoLesson

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An Ask Me Anything session where all your musical questions get answered — theory, ear training, production and piano — in this Part 1 Q&A. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music answers a wide range of viewer questions covering music theory, ear training, production and piano playing. You'll get clear, practical responses to the kinds of things music learners genuinely wonder about, drawn from real questions across topics rather than a single narrow subject. It's a relaxed, wide-ranging Q&A that helps connect the dots between theory, listening, production and playing at the piano. 🏫 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 ============================= ▶️ 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/ #AskMeAnything #MusicTheory #EarTraining

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Tired of robotic arpeggios? In this lesson you'll learn to play piano arpeggios with character, emotion and dynamics so they actually express something. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows you how to play arpeggios on the piano with character, emotion and dynamics — turning a plain run of notes into an expressive musical line. You'll learn how to shape arpeggios with volume, phrasing and feel, so they rise, fall and breathe instead of sounding mechanical. It's a practical lesson in bringing your arpeggios to life and making them genuinely musical. 🏫 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 ============================= ▶️ 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/ #PianoArpeggios #PianoDynamics #ExpressivePiano

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Practice piano like never before using "Roadhouse Blues" — a bluesy groove spiced up with cool rhythmic twists that make your playing feel alive. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music uses the feel of "Roadhouse Blues" as a launchpad for practising chords and rhythm in a fun, musical way. You'll explore rhythmic twists and variations that keep a simple blues groove interesting, building your timing, feel and confidence as you play along. It's an engaging, groove-driven practice session that turns scales-and-chords drudgery into something you'll actually want to sit down and play at the piano. 🏫 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 ============================= ▶️ 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/ #RoadhouseBlues #TheDoors #BluesPiano

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Learn to form any scale or mode in music from three different perspectives: from the major scale, from the natural minor, and from its modal family. Using C Dorian as the example, you'll see how each view leads you to the same set of notes. 🏫 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 ============================= ▶️ 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/ #DorianMode #MusicModes #MusicTheory

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Drill your chord inversions on the piano the smart way — by moving them around the circle of fifths. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows you how to practice chord inversions on the piano using the circle of fifths. By cycling your inversions through the circle, you'll build fluency in finding the smoothest connections between chords in every key — a powerful daily practice routine. 🏫 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 ============================= ▶️ 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/ #ChordInversions #CircleOfFifths #PianoPractice

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