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Learn how to improvise on piano with just two notes and two chords: D minor and A7, with the pillar notes D and A, from your first whole note to enclosures, trills and triplets. Beginner to intermediate, with Jason Zac. Pick two chords, D minor and A7, and keep them pumping in the left hand. Then take just two notes, D and A, and let them be the pillars your melody always comes back to. That is the whole idea: land on a pillar, and everything you play around it sounds like it belongs. We build it one level at a time. Level 0 is the pillar notes in whole notes, half notes and off the beat. Then one note below (the leading tone), one down and one up, trills (including a more Indian trill), repeated cells and swing triplets, runs that connect the two pillars, and finally enclosures. Near the end there is a taste of a blues minor colour over the same two chords, and a way to practise it so you can compose your own little pieces. Play along with the chapters below, pause the video, and try each level before moving on. The same plan works in any minor key once you move the two pillars. 🏫 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 🎹 Simple but Effective Piano Improvisation Using Chord Tones as Pillars ➡️ https://youtu.be/xEqm46HKrBw 🎼 Compose & Improvise Better Melodies Using Scale & Chord Tones (Piano) ➡️ https://youtu.be/h2K0ZqkZViw 🎵 5 Things You Didn't Know About the Harmonic Minor Scale (Piano Theory) ➡️ https://youtu.be/i7dU99lBWAk ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://free-music-lessons.nathanielschool.com ============================= 00:00 - The two-chord performance 01:06 - The left hand: D minor and A7 03:09 - Level 0: the pillar notes D and A 05:03 - Level 1: one below 07:14 - Level 2: one down, one up 08:09 - Level 3: trills 09:31 - Level 4: repeat it, then triplets 10:28 - Level 5: connect the pillars 12:30 - Level 6: enclosures 13:14 - More notes, and a blues minor colour 14:52 - Putting it all together 16:20 - How to practise this ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Lessons ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #PianoLessons #PianoTutorial #MusicTheory #PianoImprovisation
Learn to play and count odd time signatures like 5/4, 7/4 and 10/4. Jason breaks down 3 practical methods to feel complex rhythms naturally. Jason demonstrates the difference between simply counting beats versus truly feeling musical cycles. You'll learn beat subdivision techniques, call-and-response phrasing, and accent grouping methods that make odd time signatures as comfortable as 4/4 time. Practice along with examples from Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" and the Mission Impossible theme. Discover why thinking in "cycle counts" rather than traditional time signatures helps you compose and improvise more musically, and learn the practical difference between 5/4, 5/8 and 5/16 time signatures. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:50 - Introduction & Musical Preview 01:05 - Why Time Signatures Can Be Confusing 02:47 - The Cycle Count Concept Explained 03:53 - Practical Composing Tips 06:55 - Daily Riff Practice Resources 08:29 - Method 1: Beat Division & Subdivision 08:52 - Dividing Beats by 2, 3, and 4 10:01 - 10-Beat Cycle Breakdown 10-Beat Cycle Breakdown 10:06 - A Major Scale in 5-Beat Cycles 10:28 - Scale Drill Practice Exercise 10:52 - Adding Harmony to Odd Time 12:33 - Playing on Subdivisions (E’s and A’s) 16:17 - Straight vs Swing Feel in Odd Time 17:45 - Understanding 5/4 vs 5/8 vs 5/16 19:13 - Method 2: Question & Answer Structure 19:49 - Method 2: Accent Grouping & Phrasing 20:38 - Grouping Large Numbers (10 as 3+3+4) 21:44 - Using Rhythm Syllables (Takita, Takajunu) 21:53 - Using Our Rhythm App 24:35 - Summary: 3 Methods Recap 25:05 - Pink Floyd 7/4 Example Analysis ============================= 📹 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/ #OddTimeSignatures #OddMeter #PianoRhythm
Master advanced rhythm concepts including swing percentages, grouping, accents and meter changes through composition breakdowns. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music breaks down complex rhythmic concepts using original compositions, revealing how swing percentages, grouping and accents transform your musical expression. You'll explore swing variations from traditional Chicago blues feel to theatrical lazy swing, learning how percentage swing affects the entire musical narrative. You'll master rhythmic grouping with examples in 7/4, unusual cycle lengths and polyrhythmic patterns. You'll learn advanced techniques including rhythmic anticipation, call-and-response phrasing, and contrasting sections that keep listeners engaged, seeing how composers use rhythm to build tension, release and drama. The lesson emphasises that a solid rhythmic foundation is what enables advanced harmonic and melodic development. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:26 - Introduction & Composition Preview 🎹 01:07 - First Composition: Swing with Lag 01:38 - Swing vs Traditional Time Feel Comparison 02:30 - Displacement of Off-Beats 03:05 - Percentage Swing Explained 04:00 - The Problem with Internet/ MIDI Loops 05:29 - Complex Meter: 6-6-6-9 Breakdown 06:05 - Storytelling vs Poetry in Composition 07:28 - Second Composition: Long Cycle Composition Analysis 07:40 - Counting Method: Head Movement Technique 08:13 - 7/4 Time Signature Exploration 09:42 - Pink Floyd’s Money: Famous 7/4 Example 10:25 - Chapter 15 10:43 - Indian Classical Phrasing: 3 Meets 2 11:20 - Busy vs Lazy Contrast Technique 12:33 - Third Composition: Double Time vs Straight Time Sections 13:34 - 6/8 vs 6/4: Which Is It? 🤔 14:47 - Call and Response: 5 + 7 Structure 15:55 - Importance of Drummer Collaboration 16:20 - Fourth Composition: Rhythmic Anticipation Technique 16:33 - Starting on One, Resolving Off Beat 17:28 - 4-3-3-3-3 Grouping Pattern 20:05 - Verse Phrasing vs Chorus Simplicity 20:48 - Making Simple Music Unpredictable 22:36 - 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/ #SwingFeel #RhythmicGrouping #OddTimeSignatures
Master rhythm through accent grouping, phrasing and beat divisions beyond basic time signatures. Knowing whether a song is in 7/8, 5/4 or 4/4 is just the beginning. To truly excel as an improviser, composer, arranger or producer, you need to understand accent grouping, phrasing and beat divisions. The lesson demonstrates original compositions in various time signatures including 27/8, 15/8, 9/8 and 4/4, showing how rhythmic grouping inspires melodic and harmonic ideas. A 4/4 bar contains 16 semiquavers, which most people group as 4+4+4+4. But you can group it as 5+4+3+3 or any combination that equals 16, completely changing the feel while staying in time. Think of rhythm like storytelling. Some sentences are long, some are short, but everything stays in tempo. Beat divisions are equally crucial: the same composition can use triplets in one section and semiquavers in another, and understanding the difference between swing and straight feel transforms how you approach rhythm. 🏫 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/ #AccentGrouping #OddMeter #RhythmTraining
Understand the difference between 5/4, 5/8 and 5/16, and learn to count and feel odd meters. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music explores how each of these odd time signatures feels, counts and functions in real music — because 5/4 is not simply the same as 5/8 or 5/16. You'll learn how to count and feel odd meters correctly, use subdivisions, accents and phrasing in 5/4, write riffs and short cycles in 5/8, and apply busy rhythmic textures in 5/16. You'll also compare them to Indian 'five-beat' grooves, use polymetric combinations (like 5/16 with 4/4), and learn to compose and practise effectively in odd meters. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Introduction 01:10 - Great 5/4 Songs 03:27 - Distinguishing Between 5/4, 5/8, 5/16 05:04 - How Can 5/4 Be Written? 06:52 - 5/4 Time Signature 07:47 - How Is 5/4 Similar to 4/4? 09:33 - Creating a Composition in 5/4 11:11 - 5/4 Divided into 4 Units 13:46 - Grouping 10/8 16:14 - 5/8 Time Signature 18:38 - 5/4 vs 5/8 22:15 - 5/16 Time Signature 23:08 - 5/16 with Semiquavers 24:24 - Aligning 5/4 & 5/16 25:07 - Getting 5/16 in a 5/4 Context 25:59 - Feeling of 5/8 26:25 - Polymetric Scenario 28:15 - Using 5/4 in Different Ways 29:19 - Understanding 3/8 30:04 - Dividing 3/8 into 3/4 (Dotted Notes) 31:29 - 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/ #OddTimeSignatures #TimeSignatures #MusicTheory
Want to compose original music but don't know where to begin? Flip the usual approach and start with rhythm — using accents, beat divisions and time signatures as your seed. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music flips the traditional songwriting approach by starting with rhythm instead of melody or harmony, showing how accents, beat divisions and time signatures become powerful seeds for composing. You'll explore unpredictable subdivisions, Konnakol-inspired grooves and metric modulations that give your phrases a strong rhythmic identity on the piano. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:24 - How we normally compose music 01:43 - What are the Properties of Sound? 01:57 - Pitch - Low & High 02:31 - 2. Volume / Amplitude 03:12 - 3. Quality / Timbre 04:58 - How do you compose with Rhythm ? 05:48 - Making the Divisions unpredictable 07:20 - Konnokol & Accents: Feeling the Groove 08:04 - Play the accents in the Left Hand 09:02 - Bringing Pitch to the Party 09:49 - Adding a Chord 10:39 - Accent Hit Points Only 11:52 - Feeling the Maths 12:38 - 16 Beats Cycle - Dividing by 4 14:15 - Accent Pattern - 3+4+3+4+2 15:53 - Practice - Doing things you don’t know 17:21 - Let’s do this slowly 18:01 - It’s a 4/4 time signature after all! 18:50 - Metric Modulation for Music Composition 19:06 - Tackling 9/8 = 4.5/4? 20:35 - The “Gallop” Rhythm 22:10 - 3/4 meets 2/8 23:29 - 3/4 meets 3/16 23:58 - Compose Music using Beat Division 24:47 - 2+2+3+4 (Beat Division) 26:41 - Rhythm is a great catalyst 27:11 - Recap of all the 3 Rhythmic Concepts 27:43 - Lyrical vs Poetic Composition ============================= 📹 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/ #MusicComposition #RhythmTheory #TimeSignatures
Every way to break a beat on the piano — triplets, semiquavers, quintuplets and more — so you can subdivide the pulse with total freedom. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music walks through the many ways a single beat can be divided, from familiar triplets and sixteenths to less common groupings like quintuplets. You'll hear how each subdivision feels and sounds, and learn how to count and play them cleanly so you can choose the right rhythmic flavour for any passage. It's a thorough rhythm lesson that expands your timing vocabulary and gives you confident control over the beat at the piano. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 01:11 - Slicing up the Beat 01:52 - The Actual Beat Level 03:08 - Access to the Subdivisions 05:44 - Let’s Get Cracking! 07:00 - The Container Analogy 07:19 - Picking which subdivisions to play 07:47 - Practice Scales in Thirds 08:25 - Dividing by 3 - Triplets 09:49 - 2 Compartments using Triplets 10:41 - Focussing on the “a” 14:38 - Hitting at the “&” of the Triplet 17:23 - Semiquaver Divisions 18:39 - G Minor Melody 19:12 - Slamming the “a”s 19:50 - Focussing on the accents 21:57 - the “e” hit point 23:48 - Quintuplets 27:46 - 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/ #BeatDivision #Triplets #Quintuplets
Part two of this series focuses on a sixteenth note melody, supported by left-hand chords on each hit point. In this lesson, we explore how to use rests and plan them within the rhythm. Using a G Dorian melody composed with 16 semiquavers, we improve our hand independence by counting each sixteenth note in a bar of 4/4. In Part 1, we focus on counting the sub divisions, while in Part 2, we focus on using Rhythmic Devices to compose & improvise freely. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:21 - Introduction 01:02 - Revision of Part 1 01:40 - Missing Beats 03:32 - All Trivial Rhythms 07:50 - Miss 1 and Play 3 12:43 - 2 hits and 2 misses 17:57 - Play 1 and Miss 3 20:44 - Exercise 1 21:19 - Exercise 2 21:30 - Exercise 3 22:03 - Exercise 4 22:37 - Exercise 5 23:19 - 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/ #SixteenthNotes #RhythmPractice #PianoExercises Continue this lesson series Part 1: sixteenth-note exercise and hit points — https://youtu.be/zgsbpsms6Mk
In this Piano tutorial, we learn a Sixteenth Note melody and support it with chords in the left hand using each hit point of the time feel. Using a G Dorian melody composed with 16 semiquavers, we improve our hand independence by counting each sixteenth note in a bar of 4/4. We understand all the relevant theory and then apply the same on the Piano. In Part 1, we focus on counting the sub divisions while in Part 2, we focus on using Rhythmic Devices to compose & improvise freely. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:20 - What we will learn? 01:54 - G Dorian 02:19 - Let’s learn the Melody 04:18 - Chords for the Left Hand 06:06 - Breathe 06:25 - How to Count Sixteenth Notes 11:00 - Left hand chords 12:10 - Accenting the Down Beats 13:13 - Varying Legato & Staccato 14:03 - Targetting the “&” in the RH 14:28 - LH at the & 15:37 - Targetting the “e” 16:52 - Adding in “Swing” Feel 17:23 - Targetting the “a” 19:01 - Exploring more possibilities 19:36 - The 3 step process 20:23 - Preparing for Part 2 with Rhythmic Devices ============================= 📹 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 🎵 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/ #SixteenthNotes #PianoRhythm #DorianMode
Using simple 2-chord progressions (cadences), we combine scalar and chordal motion to compose and improvise melodies on the fly. Taking diatonic harmony from the minor scales (natural, harmonic and Dorian) and using tonic, subdominant and dominant chords, learn how to create melody lines using the notes of the chord as well as the scale, in both directions. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:32 - Choosing notes for a Melody Line 01:35 - The Choice of Minor 02:31 - G Natural, Harmonic & Dorian 03:24 - Theory of the “Hybrid” Minor Chords 03:36 - Chord Energy States 06:13 - Go to chords for Minor Scales & Dorian 08:19 - Take each chord for 2 or 4 beats 08:53 - Choosing other Diatonic Chords 10:14 - Landing on a Chord Tone 11:13 - Recap of G minor to D minor 12:57 - Binary Aspect of Improvisation 15:18 - Landing on Tensions & Extensions 16:59 - Tip 2: Follow pentatonic or chord tones 17:22 - Tip 3: Combine Scalar & Chordal Motion 17:40 - Step vs Leapwize Motion 18:40 - 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/ #MelodyImprovisation #ChordTones #PianoImprovisation
Forget being limited to diatonic chords — 'ChordTrees' let you connect any notes with surprising, fresh harmony. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches you to harmonise music using chords that aren't limited to a single major or minor scale. In this unique approach called 'ChordTrees', you'll pick three random notes and connect them melodically using all the possible triads that share the landing note — opening up fresh harmonic options you'd miss with traditional chord theory. 🏫 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/ #PianoLessons #PianoTutorial #Harmony #ChordTrees #MusicTheory
In this music theory and composition lesson, you'll discover how to form and apply the essential chords in any piece of music using the minor scale, whether it's natural, harmonic, Dorian or melodic. We dive deep into functional harmony, focusing on the tonic, pre-dominant and dominant chords, with special attention to using inversions. You'll see these chords in action through various rhythms, movie themes like The Godfather, and general improvisation techniques. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:38 - Introduction 01:52 - The “Hybrid” Minor 02:39 - Notes of the Hybrid Minor Scale 04:11 - Uniqueness of the Harmonic Minor 04:58 - All 4 Minor Scales 06:42 - Tonic Chord with Inversions - D Minor 10:35 - The Godfather Theme 12:41 - Scalar Practice with Tonic & Pre Chords 14:13 - Adding Major Chords 15:43 - Exploring the Major Chords 17:28 - The Dorian Major (IV) 19:55 - Dominant Chords - V7 21:26 - Diminished 7 24:10 - 2 - 5 - 1 Usage 25:31 - Revision 25:54 - Exploration with “Twinkle” 27:21 - About our Courses ============================= 📹 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/ #MinorKeys #ChordProgressions #MusicTheory
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
Step into the incredible world of reggae piano — this lesson covers multiple patterns that capture the off-beat "skank" and laid-back groove of the style. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music walks you through several reggae piano patterns, from the classic off-beat chord stabs to richer variations that keep the feel fresh. You'll learn how the chords sit against the beat, how to place those signature off-beats accurately, and how to vary the patterns so your reggae playing sounds authentic and full instead of repetitive. It's a hands-on lesson that gives you a toolkit of reggae patterns to drop into your own playing on 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/ #PianoLessons #ReggaePiano #PianoGroove #PianoPatterns #PianoTutorial
A flowing left-hand arpeggio is what makes a ballad sound full and emotional — in this lesson you'll build 5 left-hand patterns over a long progression and pair each one with a singing melody. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music uses a rather long chord progression with a traditional "ballad style" melody to develop a variety of left-hand arpeggio patterns. With simple displacement and voicing tricks, each pattern gets its own character — then you layer the melody on top of all five, including a 16th-note arpeggio variation. The result is a left hand that carries the harmony and momentum on its own, freeing your right hand to sing — the heart of beautiful solo-piano ballad playing. 🏫 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 🎶 All our Arpeggios lessons (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT-BCpTe-KKSdiKlAFMvYNsH 🙌🏼 All our Hand Independence Exercises (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT-On4vodpAoZqTlWDCS5jv7 🖖🏽 The All-in-One Finger Exercise ➡️ https://youtu.be/OB8c3TZU8kM ============================= 🎓 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 ============================= ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:47 Introduction 01:52 Scale for the Exercise 03:13 Chords 07:50 Arpeggio Pattern 1 08:58 Arpeggio Pattern 2 10:14 Arpeggio Pattern 3 11:28 Arpeggio Pattern 4 12:54 Arpeggio Pattern 5 14:59 Melody 17:16 Melody + Pattern 1 19:48 Melody + Pattern 2 22:35 16th Notes Arpeggio 23:28 Melody + Pattern 3 25:26 Melody + Pattern 4 28:58 Melody + Pattern 5 32:35 Summary 💰 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 #PianoArpeggios #BalladPiano
In this challenge you practise hand independence and learn to improvise with simple groups of notes on the piano. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music sets up an improvisation challenge where the left hand plays the minor pentatonic scale while the right hand improvises note groupings over different rhythm patterns. Using the natural minor and Dorian scales in the right hand, you'll build real hand independence and a feel for creative phrasing. 🏫 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/ #PianoImprovisation #HandIndependence #PianoLesson
Build catchy melodic phrases on the piano using accents and note grouping — the rhythmic fix that turns flat lines into memorable, groovy melodies. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows how the same notes become far catchier when you add accents and group them in interesting ways. You'll hear the before-and-after as plain phrases gain shape, emphasis and forward motion, and learn how to apply accents and grouping to make your own melodies stick. It's a rhythm-and-phrasing lesson that gives your playing personality and groove on 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/ #AccentsAndGrouping #MelodyWriting #OddMeter
Explore the Dorian mode and compose brave, epic chord progressions with one of Jason's favourite scales. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music dives into the Dorian mode, which has a minor third and might seem sad like the minor scales, yet opens the door to bold and epic music. You will see how to generate progressions ideal for genres like Fusion, Folk, Rock, Funk, Jazz and RnB, all from this single colourful mode. 🏫 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 #ModalHarmony #MusicComposition
Train both hands with an iconic rock rhythm pattern in the left hand and 5 catchy pop melodies in the right — a complete piano independence workout. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music sets up a chord progression with open-voiced chords, then teaches a driving rock pattern in the left hand using both power-chord and spread-voicing arpeggios. On top of that steady left hand you'll learn 5 catchy pop melodies (the last inspired by 'Drive' by Incubus) — playing them against the rock groove is what builds genuine hand independence. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:32 Introduction 01:51 Chord Progression 03:08 Chords on Left Hand 03:46 Power Chord Arpeggio 05:47 Spread Voicing Arpeggio 08:07 Left Hand Pattern with Spread Voicing 11:03 Left Hand Pattern with Power Chord 12:00 Introducing Melody to Right Hand 14:42 MELODY 1 17:52 MELODY 2 21:05 MELODY 3 25:30 MELODY 4 29:05 MELODY 5 (Drive by Incubus) 32:45 RECAP 🏫 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 🤘 All our Rock Piano Tutorials ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9oY8ZYrY4rrexdZ-dYwpqq 🤚 Hand Independence ➡️ https://geni.us/HandIndependence 🎸 Guitar-esque Rock Patterns ➡️ https://youtu.be/_QoOmo1QBoc ============================= 🎓 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/ #RockPiano #PopPiano #HandIndependence
Want to arrange songs for solo piano so they sound complete on their own? This lesson lays out the future-proof steps that take you toward full, self-contained solo arrangements. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music maps out a step-by-step path toward solo piano arrangements, the skills you build now that pay off across every song you'll ever arrange. You'll see how melody, harmony and accompaniment come together in two hands, how to think about filling out a tune so it doesn't sound thin, and how to develop these habits in the right order. It's a forward-looking roadmap for anyone who wants to sit down and play any song as a satisfying solo piece. 🏫 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/ #SoloPiano #PianoArrangement #PianoAccompaniment
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In this music theory tutorial, I teach you two "tried & tested" ways to figure out chords for a song in real time, using clever music theory concepts, standard chord progressions and cadences. We take a melody in F major and harmonise it first with respect to the melody notes, looking at weak and strong beats. Then, without considering the melody, we use classical cadences (authentic, deceptive and plagal), jazz 2-5-1 cadences and the four pop chords in cyclic order (1-5-6-4, 5-6-4-1, 6-4-1-5, 4-1-5-6). 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 Performance 00:26 Introduction 01:51 Melody on F major 03:15 Two Ways of Harmonising the Melody 04:10 What are WEAK and STRONG beats? 05:23 Harmonising w.r.t. Melody 12:45 SUMMARY of Harmonising w.r.t. Melody Notes 14:14 Without considering the melody 14:59 Classical Cadences/ Authentic Cadence 16:26 Deceptive Cadence 17:12 Plagal Cadence 18:46 Combining all Cadences 20:26 Jazz Cadences (2-5-1) 23:47 4 Pop chords in Cyclic Order 24:49 Harmonising with 1-5-6-4 25:18 Harmonising with 5-6-4-1 25:44 Harmonising with 6-4-1-5 25:58 Harmonising with 4-1-5-6 26:26 How Chord Progressions impact Melody? 26:54 Where Cadences DON’T WORK 27:27 SUMMARY ============================= 📹 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/ #HarmonizeAMelody #Cadences #MusicTheory
Country piano comes alive in the connections between chords — learn stepwise walk-ups and walk-downs through the I–IV–V, dressed up with grace notes and ghost notes. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches a country piano exercise that moves into each of the I–IV–V chords with passing harmonic movement, all in a traditional Waltz (3/4) meter on Bb major. You'll build a left-hand walking bass, harmonise with thirds in the right hand, stack roots and fifths, add off-beat rhythm, and spice things up with grace notes and ghost notes — then apply it to tunes like Amazing Grace and Twinkle Twinkle. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:14 Introduction 00:47 Traditional Chords to Country 02:12 Bb Major 02:52 The Chord Progression 03:43 Counting Waltz 3/4 with Eighth Notes 05:05 Left-Hand Walking Bass 07:39 Right Hand Chords with Bass Line 08:11 Harmonizing with Thirds in Right Hand 11:12 Stacking Root and Fifth 14:06 Off Beat Rhythm in Left Hand 17:12 Amazing Grace variation 17:56 Twinkle Twinkle 18:07 Happy Birthday 🏫 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 🤠 'Old School' Country Rhythm Essentials ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg2mvAcIyBg 🔄 Inversion Practice ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M4R6en-eRw 🥁 Rhythm Concepts & Patterns (Playlist) ➡️ https://geni.us/RhythmChops ============================= 🎓 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/ #CountryPiano #PianoWalkUps #PianoFills
The chord progression behind hundreds of songs — Pachelbel's Canon — and how to play it beautifully with melodic chord inversions and arpeggios. Jason Zac breaks down the Canon in D progression, the essential theory of scales, chords, scale degrees and inversions, then turns it into music with arpeggio patterns, the "chord organ" technique and the HLML pattern across the keyboard. Learn the one progression that unlocks countless songs. Intermediate-friendly. 🏫 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 ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 Arpeggios ➡️ https://geni.us/Arpeggios ============================= 🎓 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 ============================= ⏳ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:15 Goal of the Lesson 00:22 Introduction 02:45 Essential Theory — Scales & Chords 04:34 Why Learn Pachelbel's Canon? 06:55 Melodic Chord Inversions 16:08 Arpeggio Patterns 17:17 Chord Organ Technique 21:34 HLML Pattern 23:27 Dividing the Piano into 3 Parts 28:32 Revision 29:25 Conclusion 💰 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 #ChordProgressions #MusicTheory
Learn to play The Beatles' "Day Tripper" on piano — the unmistakable riff plus an accompaniment you can use to back the whole song. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music walks you through this classic rock riff and shows how to translate it to the keyboard, then build a supporting accompaniment around it. You'll work on the signature line, the chords behind it, and how to combine hands so the groove drives the way the original does — a ready-to-use approach you can apply to other riff-based songs too. It's a hands-on tutorial that turns a famous Beatles hook into a practical piano arrangement. 🏫 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/ #DayTripper #TheBeatles #PianoRiff
Piano improvisation feels impossible until you anchor it to one simple left-hand pattern — in this play-along lesson you'll build melodies, call-and-response phrases and rhythmic variations one layer at a time. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music starts you off with a steady left-hand arpeggio, then opens up the right hand to explore melody, dynamics and dialogue. You'll work through sets of three, dotted-quaver Dorian melodies, 16th-note embellishments and shifting question-and-answer phrases — all designed for students from beginner to intermediate. Along the way you'll grow real hand independence and learn how to write melodies for different moods, finishing by singing a phrase and playing it back. It's a friendly, step-by-step path into improvising that anyone can follow. 🏫 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 🎶 5 Ways to Make Arpeggios Sound Melodic ➡️ https://youtu.be/toLzes5QqTg ♬ The Daily Piano Chord Exercise with Many Rhythm Patterns ➡️ https://youtu.be/QtpsiSkWyZM 🙌🏼 Growing Hand Independence on Piano ➡️ https://youtu.be/jy9lF061Aio ============================= 🎓 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 ============================= ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:25 Introduction 02:18 Left Hand Arpeggio Pattern 04:02 Variation 1 - Sets of Three (Ascending & Descending) 06:30 Call and Response 09:23 Dorian Melody with Dotted Quavers 10:50 Aligning Singing with Right Hand 11:38 16th Note Embellishment 15:03 Changing Question & Answer 19:17 New Melody with Rhythmic Variations 25:50 Bring in the Chords 31:08 Sing a Phrase and Play It 33:06 Conclusion 💰 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 #PianoImprovisation #PianoTutorial #HandIndependence
Learn to play the iconic bass line of Pink Floyd's "Money" on piano — the unmistakable riff in 7/4 that drives one of rock's most famous grooves. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows you how to translate this legendary bass line to the keyboard, so you stop struggling with the unusual time feel and lock the riff under your fingers. You'll learn the notes of the riff, how to count and feel its odd-meter groove, and how to keep it steady and confident — a great workout for both your hands and your sense of rhythm. It's a hands-on technique lesson that turns a classic rock bass line into a satisfying piano riff you can really play. 🏫 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/ #PinkFloydMoney #PinkFloyd #OddTimeSignature
Michael Jackson's bass lines are some of the funkiest hooks ever written — and they sound incredible on the piano. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows you how to play the top 5 Michael Jackson bass lines on the piano. You'll learn each groove note for note, building the feel and finger control that make these iconic lines come alive under your hands. 🏫 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 🥁 All our lessons on Rhythm (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT85tF6cGvZK6jc5u6yZg5uU 🎵 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/ #MichaelJackson #BassLines #PianoTutorial
A beginner piano lesson to get both hands flowing together. In this Piano Exercise for Beginners, you will learn how to practice playing hand ratios, understand scale degrees with swaras and gradually grow your left hand accompaniment with simple note values. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 Introduction 01:25 Hand Coordination with Piano Ratios 02:24 1:4 Hand Ratio 04:49 Scale Degrees 08:51 Duration and value of notes 12:10 Moving on with the Melody 13:02 Melody 15:49 Melody with Semi-brieves 17:21 Building Melody 18:10 Solfège vs Swaras 20:00 Variation 2 21:52 Variation 2 with Dotted minims 22:36 Variation 3 25:21 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/ #BeginnerPiano #HandIndependence #PianoExercises
Learn to play the iconic Stand By Me bass line on piano with chords — in 5 accompaniment styles, from beginner block chords to flamenco and melodic playing. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches the iconic bass line of 'Stand By Me' by Ben E. King and shows you how to play it with five different variations in the right hand. You'll start with three beginner-friendly rhythm patterns — block chords, staccato pulses and accented arpeggios — then level up to two intermediate styles, flamenco and melodic playing, growing your hand independence and adding real flair to the song. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Goals of the lesson 02:05 The iconic bass line 04:48 Chords used 05:26 Developing Hand Independence with Singing 05:51 Essential Chord Theory 06:24 Chord Inversions 07:49 Singing 08:54 Accompaniment Style 1 - Block Chords 10:05 Accompaniment Style 2 - Staccato Pulse 12:16 Accompaniment Style 3 - Clocks Arpeggios 14:08 Accompaniment Style 4 - Flamenco Folk 18:10 Accompaniment Style 5 - Melodic Playing 25:00 Conclusion 🏫 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 🔄 Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 🎼 How to ACTUALLY Play Clocks - Coldplay Piano Tutorial ➡️ https://youtu.be/yx2KTchFdfE 🎼 Music Theory Lessons (Playlist) ➡️ 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/ #StandByMe #BenEKing #PianoTutorial #PianoAccompaniment
A tiny melodic seed can grow into a full song — this composition lesson shows you how on the piano. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches how to take a simple melody and develop it into a complete song. You'll learn how to grow that small idea with harmony, rhythm and structure so it becomes a finished, satisfying piece. It's a creative, practical composition lesson for songwriters on 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/ #PianoLessons #PianoTutorial #Composition #Songwriting #MelodyWriting