Explore the Y-Axis of Music With ALL Intervals & Scales Using a Simple Chord Progression
Combine a pendulum right-hand motion with 3 left-hand chords to explore all intervals and scales over a simple progression on the piano. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music combines a pendulum motion in the right hand with 3 chords in the left hand to explore the full Y-axis of music over a simple progression. You'll harmonise and explore a range of major and minor scales — major, natural minor, harmonic minor, Mixolydian, Mixolydian b6, Dorian, Lydian and Phrygian — in this rich piano exercise and theory tutorial. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:21 - Introduction 01:25 - Traditional Piano Exercises 02:17 - Zero Crossing Point 03:22 - Pendulum Swing 03:42 - About the Lesson 04:43 - Exploring the Key of F 05:05 - 1 Up 1 Down 06:22 - Correct Posture 07:47 - 2 Up 2 Down 08:26 - 3 Up 3 Down 09:22 - 4 Up 4 Down 10:40 - Harmonizing the Lesson 13:19 - Major - Esque Scales 16:05 - Lydian Mode 17:27 - Mixolydian b6 18:40 - Minor Scale Practice 20:19 - Dorian Mode Practice 20:56 - Phrygian Mode 22:11 - 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/ #PianoScales #Intervals #PianoExercise
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