Deck the Halls Piano Workout: How to Transpose, Choose Chords & Rhythm Patterns
I thought we could combine a fabulous Christmas song, Deck the Halls with a Piano technique workout to learn transposition, choosing chords for a melody, and develop a variety of left-hand patterns. Essential Music Theory and Ear Training tips are also covered! All my Christmas 🎄 Lessons in one place: [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9HU-N5Jy2d9gNoBATIr21 "Deck the Halls" is a traditional Christmas carol that dates all the way back to the 16th century. The song’s melody was composed for a traditional Welsh New Year's Eve carol by harpist John Parry. With its lyrics introduced in 1862 by Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant, “Deck the Halls” has gone through several variations to become the beloved Christmas Carol we know today! 📇 Enquire to learn music with Nathaniel and Jason Zac via 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+) categorized by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://www.nathanielschool.com/freelessons 🎹 Members-Only Videos for Piano & Theory: https://geni.us/PianoCourse ► Subscribe to our channel: https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ► Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📧 Customized & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 📞 +919845465411 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 👨👩👧👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB 🕰 Timestamps 00:00 Performance 00:10 Goals of the Lesson 1:46 Melody on F Major Scale 03:09 Transposing the Melody with Scale Degrees 07:29 How to choose chords for the Melody 10:54 Tips to Harmonize chords 12:11 Melody with Chords on G Major 19:00 Left-Hand Rhythm Patterns: 19:35 Pattern 1 - Broken Chords 20:56 Pattern 2 - Modified Oom-pah! 24:01: Pattern 3 - Tresillo 24:50: Combining all Patterns 25:22 Left-Hand Octave Bass Patterns 26:40 Revision and Conclusion #DeckTheHalls #ChristmasPiano #PianoLesson
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