Sight Reading

Learn how to read music the way working musicians actually do: sight reading, rhythm reading, chord charts, transcription and sight singing, with Jason Zac of Nathaniel School of Music, and why sight singing is the one I'd pick. I started my journey without really knowing how to read. I sang in a choir and figured it out along the way, then played in a cappella groups and rock bands where, for almost a decade, hardly anyone in the band was reading notation. So reading is an option, not a requirement, and it is not the same thing as music theory or ear training. But once you do read, there are five very different things you can do with the page, and most courses only ever teach you one of them. Sight reading is eyes to fingers: you read the page and play it, almost like reading a poem. The honest limit is that you can become a very good reader and still not know what the accidentals mean, where the music modulates, or what tension and resolution are about, because your ears sit the whole thing out. Rhythm reading takes pitch away and has you clap, count or say what is printed; read the son clave once and it is in your body for life. Chord charts are read, interpret, improvise: a Cm7♭5 is an invitation to a ii–V–I or a Locrian line, a C7♭5 points you at Lydian dominant, and the symbol itself should inspire you. Transcription runs the whole process in reverse, from sound to page, and it teaches you things no classroom, course or YouTube video can. And then the one I'd pick: sight singing. Read the notation and sing what you read. You don't have to be a trained singer; what you are training is your mind, your ears, your interval recognition and your compositional ability, and I think the only way to train your ear is to sing. We built a free app for exactly this, with the old Melodia exercises plus my own more rhythmic ones, standard sight singing patterns, a Jazz Lab where you sight sing chord charts, and a score for pitch and timing so you can keep improving. 🏫 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 ON THIS CHANNEL How to Read Chord Charts Like a Pro Musician ➡️ https://youtu.be/4qHUtgJ7XoE Learn to Read Sheet Music Fast: Intervals, Clefs & Key Signatures ➡️ https://youtu.be/r5E_FVtw_3A 🎓 Nathaniel School of Music ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All 1000+ lessons and our live classrooms (Music Factory is our transcription classroom) ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com 🎤 The free sight singing app from the lesson ➡️ https://sightsinging.nathanielschool.com 🎷 Jazz Lab, the free chord-chart trainer from 24:13 ➡️ https://jazz.nathanielschool.com ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 - What Does Reading Music Actually Mean? 🎼 00:29 - Clefs: Treble, Bass, Alto & Tenor 00:42 - The X and Y Axis of Notation 01:26 - Two Hands, Two Staves — and the Pipe Organ 02:21 - Why I Started Without Reading 02:38 - Playing in Bands That Never Read Music 03:18 - Reading Is Optional, Not Theory 03:40 - Memorise and Visualise Instead 04:53 - What Sheet Music Is Really For 05:24 - Learning by Watching (Western Grandad) 06:35 - Learning by Intuition (Carnatic Grandad) 🎻 07:20 - Parroting: Learning Songs by Ear 07:40 - The Limits of Copying from YouTube 08:25 - Method 1: Read & Play (Sight-Reading) 🎹 09:06 - Even Drummers Sight-Read 🥁 09:35 - Transposing Instruments: Concert Pitch 10:20 - The Honest Limit of Sight-Reading 11:20 - Method 2: Rhythm Reading 11:40 - Note Durations & Tuplets Explained 12:02 - Clap It, Tap It, Vocalise It 12:22 - The Son Clave Stays With You 12:52 - Method 3: Reading Chord Charts 13:40 - Cm7b5 → Locrian or a 2-5-1 14:07 - Minor Major 7th → Melodic Minor 14:19 - C7b5 → Lydian Dominant 14:33 - A Chord Symbol Is a Scale 14:48 - Maj7 → Lydian, Pentatonic, Harmonic Major 15:33 - Charts in the Studio, Theatre & Jazz 16:28 - Why Chord Charts Aren’t Taught 16:45 - Method 4: Transcription 16:59 - Reverse-Engineering a Song by Ear 17:35 - Steps vs Leaps: Somewhere Over the Rainbow 🌈 18:13 - Shape, Intervals, Notes, Then Notate 20:04 - Beyond Staff: Solfège & Carnatic Swaras 20:46 - Guitar Frets & Instrument-Specific Notation 21:24 - Respecting Every Culture’s Notation 🌍 21:51 - Method 5: Sight-Singing 🎤 22:23 - Why Singing Trains Your Ear Best 22:53 - Practising Intervals from a Root 24:13 - Sight-Singing Chord Charts (Jazz Lab) 💛 Support these free lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 💬 WhatsApp ➡️ +91 7760456847 📩 music@nathanielschool.com #SightSinging #SightReading #ReadingMusic

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Learn how to read and build rhythm notation on piano beat by beat, dividing beats by two, three and four using a simple play-or-rest system with Jason Zac of Nathaniel School of Music. 🥁 TRY THE APP FREE — Rhythm Arithmetic, the web app demoed in this lesson (tap a cell to notate it instantly, loop it, change the meter, roll the dice): https://binary-arithmetic.nathanielschool.com 🎛️ All 25+ free practice tools ➡️ https://apps.nathanielschool.com Rhythm gets a lot simpler when you reduce it to one choice: play or don't play, note or rest. In this lesson we build rhythms beat by beat — almost like binary arithmetic, zeros and ones — and show the Western notation equivalent for every pattern. We start at the top level: sound or silence in each slot of a bar. From there you'll see how note values get their shapes — the oval becomes a minim, shade it for a crotchet (quarter note), add a tail for a quaver — and how rests get their own symbols. The whole system runs on beat division: divide the beat by two, three or four. You'll work through simple one-beat cells, two-beat patterns with dotted notes, trivial and "groovy" triplets, swing feel, and sixteen sixteenth-note options. We also demo our web app, Rhythm Arithmetic — tap a cell to notate instantly, loop it, choose meters from 4/4 to 3/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8 and 5/8, merge phrases (ABBA, ABAC), and try famous patterns like son clave, rumba clave, Charleston and habanera. There's a rhythm dictation mode too, to test your ears. Great for pianists, keyboardists, producers and any musician who wants to read and count rhythm with confidence. 🏫 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 📂 All Things Rhythm - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT8AILe58QHSRI7c3I6LKcWI 📚 Sixteenth Note Practice - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9xy8UYvtLyUcpSCEILXrPH 🗂️ Piano Rhythm Patterns: Salsa, Reggae, Waltz - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_tHExU4pBEaMxDbTP6k5Kf 📋 Ear Training - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT-GHvpugWvYgEuLAL4f01ZK 🎶 Combo Piano Practice - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT-O_9vTKozS6I2HNBfdVOcG ============================= 🎓 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 - Introduction: Build Any Rhythm 🥁 00:27 - Play or Don’t Play — Note or Rest 00:38 - Notes vs Rests: Symbols Explained 🎼 01:00 - How Note Values Get Their Shapes 01:40 - To Play or Not to Play 01:55 - Beat Division System Explained 02:29 - Introducing Rhythm Arithmetic (Web App) 📱 04:40 - See It, Hear It, Become It 05:02 - Tap a Cell, It Notates Instantly 05:15 - Loop, Sing and Shape the Rhythm 05:29 - Rest View vs Hold View 05:46 - Percussion Voices: Cajon, Conga, Clave 06:03 - Rhythm Dictation Mode 🎯 06:32 - Start Simple: One Bar Grid 07:00 - Four Options on One Beat 07:20 - Two Beats & Dotted Notes 07:27 - Triplets: Trivial vs Groovy 07:33 - Swing Triplet Feel 07:44 - Quarter Note Triplets 07:51 - Sixteen Sixteenth-Note Options 08:08 - Build a Merged Phrase (ABBA / ABAC) 09:23 - Customising Individual Beats 09:44 - Adding a Rest on Beat Three 10:06 - Mixing Divide-by-Three & Four 10:25 - Zeros and Ones for Non-Readers 10:36 - Drag & Edit the Notation 10:58 - Rolling the Dice: Full Random Rhythm 11:42 - Adjusting the Crotchet Pulse 11:48 - Changing Time Signatures Live 12:09 - Building Your Own 5/8 Composition 12:38 - Famous Clave Patterns 🥁 13:34 - Melodic Mode Preview 🎹 14:11 - Future Features & Mobile App 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 +917760456847 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #RhythmReading #RhythmNotation #MusicTheory

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Learn to play triplets on piano with this melodic exercise — eighth note, quarter note & sextuplet triplets explained with fingering & licks. Triplets are the heartbeat of so much music — especially in Indian, sub-continental, and Eastern traditions — yet they're one of the most under-taught rhythms in Western piano curriculum. In this lesson, Jason Zac walks you through a complete triplet exercise built around a beautiful B minor melody. You'll learn the four key types of triplets: eighth note triplets (the standard), sextuplets (divide by six), quarter note triplets (the hemiola), and half note triplets. Jason demonstrates how to transition smoothly between semiquaver (divide-by-four) feel and triplet (divide-by-three) feel — a skill that instantly elevates your rhythmic vocabulary. The melodic exercise itself moves through B minor, D major over F#, and A major (with an added 4th), incorporating harmonized thirds, dominant chord licks, and tasteful Indian-style grace notes. You'll get detailed piano fingering for tricky passages across black notes, plus a simplified beginner version if the ornamental playing feels too advanced right now. This lesson is especially valuable if you're an Indian, Sri Lankan, Nepali, or other Eastern musician — or anyone who wants to internalise triplets beyond just counting "one-and-a, two-and-a." Jason also touches on konakol syllables (thakita) and how different cultures accent triplets uniquely. Hit subscribe, turn on the bell, and let us know in the comments which type of triplet you find hardest to feel! 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) - https://www.nathanielschool.com/members-videos 🏡 Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ============================= ▶️ Related Videos & Playlists 🎬 Melodic Arpeggios: Accent Patterns & Chords - https://youtu.be/DbL4DJnwIhA 🎯 Sixteenth Notes Exercise: Music Theory & Piano - https://youtu.be/0eYCe2Wtt8c 🔑 Syncopated Rhythms: Folk Melody for Beginners - https://youtu.be/6elW86pxMkI 💡 Piano Rhythm Lesson: Learn Semiquavers & Triplets - https://youtu.be/1NJKVwzfluI 📂 Minor Scales - Theory, Exercises & Compositions - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_8KkjOUBofqzyhbgGkROE- ============================= 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://www.nathanielschool.com/ 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) categorised by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://www.nathanielschool.com/free-tutorials ⏳ Chapter markers 00:00 - Performance 00:36 - Why Triplets Matter for Eastern Musicians 00:57 - What Are Triplets? Dividing the Beat by 3 01:21 - Cultural Flavours: Indian, Nepali & Sri Lankan Triplets 01:58 - The Challenge: Moving From Straight Time to Triplet World 03:47 - Type 1: The Regular Eighth Note Triplet 04:22 - Type 2: The Sextuplet (Divide by 6) 04:49 - Feeling the Difference Between Triplets & Sextuplets 06:54 - 🥁 Recap of All Four Triplet Types 08:23 - 🎼 The Main Melodic Exercise — Slow Walkthrough 13:07 - Indian Grace Notes & Ornamental Playing 13:41 - Second Phrase: Entering the Triplet World 14:46 - Third Phrase: Left & Right Hand Coordination 16:15 - Climbing to the Top: Octave Higher Phrase 18:06 - Simplified Fingering for Non-Advanced Players 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 +917760456847 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB #Triplets #PianoRhythm #PianoExercises

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Learn to read staff notation fast using an interval-based method that actually works. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches you to read staff notation quickly and efficiently using a method based on intervals — not the traditional memorised sentences like 'Every Good Boy…' or F-A-C-E. You'll cover the treble and bass clefs, reading lines, spaces and ledger lines, using accidentals and key signatures correctly, the concept of intervals (2nds, 3rds, 4ths and more) and how to identify them visually, plus connecting sight reading to music theory and ear training. This interval-based system helps you instantly recognise note distances and patterns — the key to confident sight reading. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Introduction 01:01 - Understanding the 5-Line Staff System 01:52 - Musical Notes & Their Values 03:01 - What Are Clefs and their ranges? 04:18 - Treble Clef Explained 06:19 - How to Draw Musical Notes 06:53 - Adjusting the Note Placement 07:47 - Accidentals (♭, ♯, ♮) 08:50 - How to Remember Notes Efficiently 09:24 - Remembering Notes Using the Clefs 10:29 - What Are English vs Musical Thirds? 11:59 - Applying Thirds in Staff Notation 13:07 - Intervals in Staff Notation 14:19 - Is F → B a Perfect 4th? 14:32 - Building Fifths 15:08 - Building Perfect Sixths 15:39 - Building Perfect Sevenths 16:05 - What 3rds, 5ths & 7ths Have in Common 16:58 - Building an Octave 17:51 - 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 📞 +91 77604 56847 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #ReadSheetMusic #StaffNotation #MusicTheory

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In this staff notation tutorial, you'll learn how to correctly read and name musical intervals with all the required theory. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music walks you through interval names — perfect, major, minor, diminished and augmented — as well as their numbers (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th). You'll learn exactly how to identify and name intervals on the staff, building a reliable foundation for sight reading and theory. It's a clear, step-by-step approach to reading intervals correctly. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Introduction 00:34 - My first Staff Notation Video 00:53 - What we will learn? 04:18 - Notating in Staff 05:25 - Root F with Seconds 06:44 - Why should you practice Interval Theory? 11:21 - Interval Equivalents 15:34 - Notating Intervals 18:13 - All possible fifth intervals from G 20:47 - Importance of Handwriting 21:45 - 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 📞 +91 77604 56847 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #StaffNotation #MusicalIntervals #MusicTheory

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Practise the Major scale ascending and descending while playing each note with all its possible intervals. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music guides you through a Music Theory exercise on the Major scale, ascending and descending. On each degree of the scale you play the note together with every possible interval, both ascending and descending, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, deeply connecting your ear, theory and fingers. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Start 00:42 - About the Lesson 01:36 - Practicing Second Intervals 03:04 - Harmonically in LH & Melodically in RH 03:46 - Practicing Seconds with Pendulum Swing 04:50 - Bb Major with Seconds 05:41 - Practicing Thirds 06:36 - Directional Patterns 07:38 - Correct Fingering 08:25 - Practicing Thirds in the D Major Scale 08:55 - Some Rhythmic Fun 10:36 - Practicing Fourths (Bb Major) 12:22 - Harmonic in LH & Melodic in RH 12:43 - Practicing Fifths 14:02 - Learn Major & Minor Sixths 16:06 - Sevenths - Both Major & Minor 18:01 - 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 📞 +91 77604 56847 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #PianoIntervals #MajorScale #MusicTheory Continue this lesson series Part 1: major-scale intervals, theory and notation — https://youtu.be/hh0nb1FJ_A0 Part 2: interval ear training and singing — https://youtu.be/hz4HMAFATTU

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In this music theory lesson you explore all types of musical intervals, Major, Minor, Diminished and Augmented, and learn to read them on staff notation. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music walks you through every interval type and how to read it on the staff. You'll then identify and name the intervals from each note of the major scale (not just the root), using the keys of D and Bb major to make it stick. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:33 - Introduction 01:03 - 3 Ways to look at Intervals 01:48 - Intervals w.r.t chord and scale 02:42 - Intervals w.r.t neighbour tones 03:10 - Diatonic Intervals 04:02 - Each Part of the Series Explained 05:48 - Types of Intervals - Music Theory 06:06 - Indian Music Notes 09:16 - Scale Degree 10:44 - Reading Intervals on Staff Notation 11:22 - Visualising 3rds 12:47 - Alphabet Thirds 15:28 - Alphabet Singing 16:07 - Sing notes clockwise in a circle 16:47 - Sing Notes Counter Clockwise in circle 17:19 - Memorizing Scales 17:53 - Draw Piano Diagram 18:19 - Fourth Intervals 18:57 - Finding Fifths 19:51 - Sixth Interval 20:56 - Intervals of Bb Major 21:49 - Visualise Octave 22:13 - Visualisation of 3,5,7 & 9 23:58 - Every interval wrt each Note of the Scale 24:15 - 2nd Intervals in the D major scale 24:37 - Major Scale Formation 25:16 - 3rd Intervals in D major scale 26:48 - 4th Intervals in the D major scale 28:17 - 5th Intervals in the D major scale 29:12 - 6th Intervals in the D major scale 30:23 - 7th Intervals in the D major scale 32:09 - Forming Chords with Intervals 33:51 - Conclusion 34:32 - Preparing Ahead ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 +91 77604 56847 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #MusicIntervals #StaffNotation #MusicTheory

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How to Read & Count Any Rhythm: Quavers to 16ths 1️⃣ Watch Part 1 if you haven’t already: https://youtu.be/lJMO2Kbqh88 In this lesson (Part 2 of the series), we practice exercises on the Piano as well as Clapping to count & read rhythm using Quavers, Triplets & Semiquavers. The exercises are structured in a stepwise manner and include a few tried and tested ways to get things going as a Pianist or Composer in general. 👉🏼🏡Visit our Channel for more Tutorials & Performances - https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube 🥁All of my Rhythm Lessons in one place: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT8AILe58QHSRI7c3I6LKcWI 🇮🇳 Indian Triplet Arpeggios: https://youtu.be/ooYWdXHENSc🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: 📇 Courses, Workshops, Videos, or Private lessons: https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 🎼 Register for our virtual workshops & lessons: https://geni.us/UpcomingClasses 📹 Our Video Courses (Lifetime Bundle): https://www.nathanielschool.com/members-videos 🎶 Learn all about our flagship course, "Music Method": https://www.nathanielschool.com/musicmethod 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) categorised by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://www.nathanielschool.com/freelessons 🐣 All our Beginner Piano Lessons in one Place: https://www.nathanielschool.com/free-lessons/tags/beginner-1 🕰️ 00:00 Revision of Part 1 01:08 Eighth Note Exercise 1 02:42 Eighth Note Exercise 2 03:33 Eighth Note Exercise 3 04:30 Eighth Note Exercise 4 05:22 Eighth Note Exercise 5 06:20 Eighth Note Exercise 6 07:33 Eighth Note Exercise 7 08:36 Eighth Note Exercise 8 09:36 Eighth Note Exercise 9 10:40 Eighth Note Exercise 10 11:22 Eighth Note Exercise 11 12:07 Eighth Note Exercise 12 (Combo Phrase) 13:57 Eighth Note Exercise 13 (Combo Phrase) 15:23 Triplet Exercise 1 16:33 Triplet Exercise 2 16:43 Triplet Exercise 3 17:33 Triplet Exercise 4 18:35 Triplet Exercise 5 19:12 Triplet Exercise 6 20:00 Triplet Exercise 7 (Trivial + Groovy) 20:55 Triplet Exercise 8 (Trivial + Groovy) 21:20 Triplet Exercise 9 (Trivial + Groovy) 22:00 Triplet Exercise 10 (Trivial + Groovy) 22:49 Triplet Exercise 11 (Trivial + Groovy) 23:38 Triplet Exercise 12 (Trivial + Groovy) 25:01 Semiquaver Exercise 1 26:22 Semiquaver Exercise 2 27:19 Semiquaver Exercise 3 27:47 Semiquaver Exercise 4 28:27 Semiquaver Exercise 5 29:42 Semiquaver Exercise 6 (Groovy) 30:41 Semiquaver Exercise 7 (Groovy) 31:13 Semiquaver Exercise 8 (Groovy) 32:35 Semiquaver Exercise 9 (Groovy) 33:22 Conclusion 📧 Customized & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 📞 +917760456847 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal #RhythmReading #SixteenthNotes #MusicTheory

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Use the same rhythm pattern to compose pretty much everything on the Piano - Melody, Chord Pattern, Bassline, Arpeggios. Also, develop your basics of Sight Reading Rhythms and learn how to count music with a solid foundation. Designed for students at any level! * Introduction to Rhythm Notation with Eighth Notes, Triplets & Sixteenth Notes * Creating a groovy rhythm pattern and usage of beats vs sub-beats * Create a variety of music using the same rhythm pattern * Let’s Improvise! 🎹🎼 Join my Piano (+Theory) course & exclusive learning community (Members Only): https://geni.us/PianoCourse 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac ———————————————————————————————————————— ► Subscribe to our channel: https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ► Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal ► Sign up for a course which suits you best: https://forms.gle/zjYzJzPyNMon2Dhm6 📧 Customized Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 📞 +917760456847 💬 https://geni.us/WhatsAppChat ► More riffs here: https://geni.us/JasonZacRiffs ► Music Theory lessons: https://geni.us/PianoTheory ► Beginner Piano lessons: https://geni.us/BeginnerPiano ► Ear Training: https://geni.us/EarTraining ► Left Hand Workout: https://geni.us/lefthand ► Compose Music: https://geni.us/compose ► Hand Independence: https://geni.us/HandIndependence ► Arpeggios: https://geni.us/Arpeggios ► Visit our website: http://nathanielschool.com ————————————————————————————————————————— Our recommended musical instruments & studio gear based on your budget and your exact requirements Best Digital Pianos (Budget) 🎹 ✅ Yamaha Digital Piano P45 - https://geni.us/YamahaPianoP45 Yamaha Digital Piano P125 - https://geni.us/YamahaP125 Yamaha Digital Piano P71 - https://geni.us/YamahaP71 Korg B2SP Digital Piano - https://geni.us/KorgB2 Casio PXS300 Digital Piano - https://geni.us/CasioPXS3000 Best Beginner Pianos 🎹 ✅ Yamaha PSR E373 - https://geni.us/YamahaE373 Yamaha PSR E363 - https://geni.us/YamahaE363 Yamaha PSR E463 - https://geni.us/YamahaE463 Yamaha PSR EW310 (76 key) - https://geni.us/YamahaEW310 Best MIDI Controllers 🎹 ✅ StudioLogic SL88 - https://geni.us/SL88MIDI Roland A88 - https://geni.us/RolandA88 M-Audio Keystation 88 - https://geni.us/MAudioKey88 Arturia KeyLab 88 (Essential) - https://geni.us/KeyLabEss88 Nektar Impact LX88+ - https://geni.us/Nektar88 M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro - https://geni.us/HammerPro Arturia KeyLab 88 (MKII Hammer Action) - https://geni.us/Arturia88 StudioLogic SL88 Grand - https://geni.us/SLGrand Novation LaunchKey 61 - https://geni.us/LaunchKey61 Nektar Impact LX49+ - https://geni.us/Nektar49 Audio Interfaces 📱 ✅ Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 - https://geni.us/Focusrite2i2Scarlett Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Studio - https://geni.us/Focusrite2i2Studio Focusrite 18i20 - https://geni.us/Focusrite18i20 Microphones ✅ Microphone Shure SM57 (Dynamic) - https://geni.us/ShureDyna57 Ashton Microphones Origin (Condenser) - https://geni.us/AstonOriginMic Microphone Shure SM58 - https://geni.us/ShureDyna58 Microphone Sennheiser E835 - https://geni.us/SennheiserE835 Microphone Sennheiser E845 - https://geni.us/SennheiserE845 Headphones 🎧 ✅ Headphone Sennheiser HD280Pro - https://geni.us/HD280Pro Headphone Sennheiser HD206 - https://geni.us/HD206 Headphone AudioTechnica ATH-M20X - https://geni.us/ATHM20X Headphone BeyerDynamic DT770Pro - https://geni.us/BeyerDT770 Stands, Pedals & Accessories ✅ Keyboard Stand On-Stage (Double-Braced) - https://geni.us/OnStageKeyStand Keyboard Stand Spider Pro (K&M) - https://geni.us/SpiderProKM Keyboard Stand K&M Table Type - https://geni.us/KMTableStand Sustain Pedal StudioLogic SLP3-D (Triple Pedal) - https://geni.us/StudioLogicTriple Sustain Pedal M-Audio SP2 - https://geni.us/MAudioSP2 Sustain Pedal Yamaha FC3A (Half-Pedalling) - https://geni.us/YamahaFC3A Expression Pedal (Yamaha) - https://geni.us/YamahaEXP Volume Pedal (Boss Stereo) - https://geni.us/BossVolume This is an audience-supported YouTube channel. When you buy through these links, we might receive an affiliate commission on qualifying purchases. #RhythmPatterns #PianoRhythm #PianoLesson

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ESSENTIAL Left Hand BASS Rhythm Patterns for Piano ► Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielschool?sub_confirmation=1 ► Donate on PayPal: https://paypal.me/jasonzac?locale.x=en_GB ► Reach us for classes and courses: music@nathanielschool.com // +919845465411 // +917760456847 ► More riffs here: https://bit.ly/2D6diVV ► Piano & Theory lessons: https://bit.ly/2P6SGBL ► Visit our website: http://nathanielschool.com #LeftHandPiano #PianoBassPatterns #PianoRhythm

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Creative approaches to Read Rhythms with Jason Zac. In this lesson, we will learn how to read eighth-note rhythm patterns. ► Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielschool?sub_confirmation=1 ► Reach us for classes and courses: music@nathanielschool.com // +919845465411 // +917760456847 ► Donate on PayPal: https://paypal.me/jasonzac?locale.x=en_GB ► More riffs here: https://bit.ly/2D6diVV ► Piano & Theory lessons: https://bit.ly/2P6SGBL ► Visit our website: http://nathanielschool.com #RhythmReading #EighthNotes #MusicTheory

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Jason will teach 20 musical questions in each live session asked by students via a zoom class. To ask Jason Zac a question and be part of the next episode, please tag @jasonzac & @nathanielschool on Instagram with a story/post and we will make sure to answer them in the next class! 0:02:33 - Would Love it if you could spend some time on the basics of Rhythm and Time Signature 0:21:56 - ( Sheet Music) Is Sheet Music necessary to move from the practicising and covering songs parts to composing or making your own compositions and is there any drawback from not doing Sheet Music and what are the advantages to learning the Sight Reading 0:33:14 - What is Scale and How to learn and remember Scales? 0:49:05 - Do Scales limit our minds by caging them to a familiar set of thinking patterns? If No, How do I stay motivated to learn them? 0:56:07 - Are there Raagas in Western Music as well? Do they confirm to a set Pattern like in Hindustani and Carnatic? 1:06:21 - What are some of the Tips and Procedure that we could follow while Teaching the basics of Music Theory to beginners? 1:22:41 - "Is ear training important for composing music. Which is more important for composing music. Intuition and empathy or music theory. When a composer like ilayaraja composes new music. Does the tune come first and naturally to him or does he chose a raga or beat and tries to arrive at a tune." 1:33:12 - There are many songs which I want to recreate on Piano and Sing over it. I have tried it also, but I get a sense that it's not good enough. It will be useful if you could take few Pop Songs and demonstrate us How to recreate or cover a song with various compexity level. 1:44:27 - "Please cover the basic Theory of Rhythm and How can we use them according to melody. Please elaborate this topic with example in brief" Topics range from: * MELODY & HARMONY (MUSIC THEORY) * RHYTHM CONCEPTS & PRACTICE * OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSICIANS * TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTION * COMPOSITION & SONGWRITING * PIANO / BASS / VOCALS/ PERCUSSION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathaniel’s classes are now 100% ONLINE using stable and private video conferencing tools. You can now learn from the comfort of your home and choose between our flagship Music Method and 1-on-1 (Customised) classes We hope you and your family are staying strong during this hard time for the world at large. Nathaniel is known as the best performance-based Music School in India which teaches Keyboard / Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Violin, Horns, and Voice with a unique course, “Music Method” which gets you on stage in 4 to 6 months. Also learn Theory, Ear Training, Improvisation, Composition, Production, and more. You can learn more about our school by asking us any questions which you might have, or you could call us at 7760456847 Collaborate. Jam. Learn. Visit our website: http://nathanielschool.com More riffs here: https://bit.ly/2D6diVV More lessons here: https://bit.ly/2P6SGBL Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanielmusic Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielschool #MusicTheoryBasics #MusicQandA #MusicLesson

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