Practice Major Scales with CHORDS: Creative Piano Scale Exercise (Part 2)
Learn 6 ways to play major scales on the piano using supporting chords in the right hand while the left hand plays roots, scalar motion and block chords. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches you to practise major scales together with chords, both ascending and descending. This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. Using the F major scale, you'll play through quartal chords, add chords, extended harmony and secondary dominants, exploring altered and jazz chords along the way. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:27 - Welcome to Part 2 00:48 - What we learnt in Part 1 01:14 - Quartal Chords (Voicing) 01:37 - Diatonic Fourths 04:24 - Add Chords & Extensions 04:56 - Part 1 - Swaras at the Bottom 06:57 - Doubling it up with Sixteenths 07:48 - Part B - Scale Degrees on Top 09:21 - Secondary Dominant Chords 16:30 - Some Altered and Jazz Chords 17:43 - In a Nutshell ============================= 📹 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/ #MajorScales #PianoScales #PianoExercise
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