How to Practice ALL Thirds (Major & Minor) on the Piano
Thirds are everywhere in music. Here's how to practise every one of them, diatonically and chromatically. Thirds form the foundation of harmony, making it essential to practice both major and minor variations in ascending and descending directions with both hands. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:18 - Introduction 02:20 - F & G Major Scale 02:40 - Mapping out 3rd in both F & G Major Scale 03:23 - 1st Exercise 05:43 - Intervals ascending vs Descending 06:47 - Intervals exercise in G 10:54 - Diatonic formula for Minor Thirds 11:25 - Major 3rds in Clockwise motion 12:33 - Anti-Clockwise in Circle of 5ths 13:44 - Minor 3rds in Anti - Clockwise of circle of 5ths 14:09 - Major 3rd played like Minor 3rds 15:51 - About this exercise 16:40 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 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 Rhythm (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT85tF6cGvZK6jc5u6yZg5uU ============================= 🎓 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/ #PianoThirds #Intervals #PianoTechnique
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