5 Piano Techniques I Use ALL the Time for Fills & Embellishments 🎹
5 essential piano techniques I use for riffs, fills & chord embellishments 🎹 🎼 Join our piano course & improve fast - https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 Discover 5 of my favourite piano techniques I’ve used with artists over the years to add flair and groove to any performance. Perfect for filling spaces, adding expression, and making your playing stand out. We’ll cover: * Sliding into chord tones for expressive attack * Thumb-driven rhythmic comping patterns * Chromatic passing notes for smooth transitions * Gospel-style inner thirds for rich voicings * Indian trills & grace notes for Eastern flavour Includes practical tips, fingering advice & real-world applications. ============================= 📹 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 📎 Chord Inversions + Secondary Dominants - https://youtu.be/LhUeSdVFFfw 🤟 10 Piano Hacks - https://youtu.be/os3bjyDBCRw 🎹 Piano Techniques I Use Most - https://youtu.be/4NuBOJ2Umgg 🔑 Gospel-Blues Piano Exercise - https://youtu.be/_AEsJTJrxxc 🎹 Pasoori Piano Tutorial - https://youtu.be/ewj0TMDWVeY 🎧 Allegro Fudge - Colors Fly - https://youtu.be/l8j-p9Jq_EI?si=BoIsLZ2X7kLF5e_p 5️⃣ The Floating Fifth Chord - https://youtu.be/bmrApCiDeJ4 ============================= 🎓 Learn Music With Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac: https://www.nathanielschool.com/ 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) categorised by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://www.nathanielschool.com/free-tutorials ⏳ 00:00 - Intro & USPs 01:27 - 1. Sliding into chord tones 01:42 - Sliding into the Third 02:36 - The Double Slide 03:04 - Sliding wrt Minor Chords 04:21 - The “Flick” Technique 04:34 - Something Bluesy 05:16 - Two-thumb rhythmic technique 07:12 - Thinking of the Groove 07:36 - 3. Chromatic passing notes 09:27 - Reaching back home with Dominant to Tonic 09:55 - Gospel-inspired inner thirds 13:22 - Indian trills & grace notes 14:33 - Grace Notes 16:48 - Ring Finger Playing 17:12 - Final tips & practice ideas 💰 Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 👨👩👧👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTube #PianoFills #PianoEmbellishments #GraceNotes
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