Peaceful Pop Piano Etude for Finger Independence
A peaceful pop piano etude that builds finger independence using simple thirds and a pivot fifth on the pinky — beautiful to play and great for your technique. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music works in the melancholic Bb minor scale, building thirds in the right hand and using a 'pivot' fifth on the pinky to develop both melodic and harmonic ideas. The right-hand arpeggio with floating thirds is a focused finger-independence workout, while the left hand follows the chord tones of the scale. The lesson ends with the full notated etude performed in context. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:48 Introduction 01:27 The Melancholic Minor Scale (Bb minor) 05:08 Building Thirds 05:43 Working with the PIVOT note (Pinky) 11:07 What Bass notes should the Left-Hand play? 13:42 Right Hand “pinky” variation 15:13 Putting it all together (Improv) 15:52 Conclusion 🏫 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 🤚 Hand Independence ➡️ https://geni.us/HandIndependence 🎹 Arpeggios ➡️ https://geni.us/Arpeggios 🎼 Music Theory ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory ============================= 🎓 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/ #FingerIndependence #PianoEtude #PianoTechnique
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