How to Develop a Natural Instinct for Chords (Music Theory & Ear Training)
A pianist has to juggle melody, rhythm, harmony and bass at once — so why not make chords as instinctive as possible? Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows you how to spontaneously train yourself to figure out chords as fast as possible, combining music theory, ear training and technique. The goal is simple: make one of the four pillars of music — chords — feel automatic, so your mind is free for everything else while you play. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 Performance 00:35 Introduction 02:48 Importance of Inversions 03:38 Root, 1st and 2nd Inversions 06:43 What if we CHANGE the root of inversion 07:32 How to play chords without Seeing 10:07 Comparing Piano Inversion Shape with Guitar CAGED Shape 10:35 Train yourself to Play any Chord 11:01 Randomisation 11:44 Practicing in Circle of 5ths 12:34 2-5-1 Movement 13:36 Chords by SHAPE Instinct 16:18 Chords by Theory Instinct 18:46 Why EAR TRAINING? 21:03 Developing Instinct through EAR 24:24 Developing Instinct through BASS 26:18 Summary ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC ============================= 🎓 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/ #EarTraining #PianoChords #MusicTheory
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