Make One Piano Chord Sound Beautiful: Thirds, Cadences, Extensions & Voicings
A single major or minor triad can sound rich and beautiful on its own — in this lesson you'll learn how thirds, cadences, voicings and extended harmony turn one "boring" chord into endless colour. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows how to dress up a static tonic chord using diatonic thirds, cadences, a root-and-fifth pivot with spread thirds, grace notes, turns and riff-style chord melodies. From there you'll explore add, suspended and extended chords, plus bonus quartal and quintal voicings. The big payoff: you'll be able to accompany a melody-driven song over an almost-drone background and keep it interesting — all from one chord. 🏫 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 🎼 How to Use Cadences - Theory & Technique (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT_sKjWd1c7K_S55cZ15jAKI 🏋🏽 Exercise to Practice Thirds ➡️ https://youtu.be/dKeSBOU_PDo ➕ Add vs Sus vs Extensions ➡️ https://youtu.be/o2hj9IfeGkA 🪗 Chord Voicing with Quartals & More ➡️ https://youtu.be/r8B8dTIQX1I ============================= 🎓 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 ============================= ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:16 Tackling a "Boring" Tonic Chord 02:54 Using Diatonic Thirds 06:05 Application in Blues 07:19 Using Cadences 11:13 Root & Fifth Pivot with Spread Thirds 14:57 Chord Melodies - Grace Notes & Turns 16:22 Chord Melodies - Riffs 19:03 Add, Suspended & Extensions 23:32 Bonus - Quartal & Quintal Voicing 26:36 Quintals for the Left Hand 28:25 Revision 💰 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/ #PianoVoicings #ChordExtensions #Cadences
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