How to Count 6/8 Time on Piano Using Arpeggios (Part 1)
Finally understand and count 6/8 time on the piano, using arpeggio patterns over a chord progression. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music breaks down the 6/8 time signature in detail on the piano, using various arpeggio patterns over a chord progression. In this Part 1, you'll take a simple approach using a triplet feel and counting eighth notes over a 3/4 meter. You'll learn the most important and popular ways of playing 6/8 first, building a rock-solid feel for the meter. Part 2 then explores accents across the six sub-beats to create busy and lazy feels, plus irregular odd-number groupings of notes. 🏫 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/ #CompoundTime #TimeSignatures #PianoArpeggios Chapters 00:00 Six-note arpeggios and the six-eight feel 00:46 Choose the D minor, F, C and G progression 02:30 Add the octave to a D minor triad 03:54 Count the ascending and descending pattern 05:14 Start the arpeggio from its highest note 05:48 Connect the chords with close inversions 07:49 Sustain the first arpeggio note 08:40 Left-hand roots and octaves 09:33 Alternate the root and octave 10:19 Add a slower left-hand arpeggio 13:12 Compare triplet and two-note subdivisions 13:46 Accent every other note for a three-four feel 16:10 Support the two-note subdivision with the left hand 17:46 Recap the two ways of feeling six notes
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