Simple but Effective Piano Improvisation Using Chord Tones as Pillars
Lean on chord tones as 'pillars' and improvisation becomes simple, musical and reliable. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows you how to improvise on the piano using a cluster of 4 notes in the right hand along with the Tonic, Pre-Dominant and Dominant chords in the left hand. It's a simple but effective approach that keeps your lines grounded in the harmony while leaving plenty of room to be creative. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:41 - Introduction 02:13 - Chords used for the Lesson 03:17 - Practice I - IV - V with Inversions 03:37 - The 4 Note Cluster 04:32 - Chord Tone Targetting 07:13 - Root to the 5th - Ascending 08:41 - Call & Response 10:02 - Improvisation with Rules 10:33 - 3rd to the Root - Ascending 12:22 - 5th to the Third - Ascending 13:42 - Descending Version 14:16 - Root Down to 3rd 16:04 - Call & Response Explored Further 17:07 - Delay with Cluster 22:44 - Squeezing 23:55 - The Exercise on Minor 25:35 - Improv v Composing 26:18 - Harmonic Minor 27:21 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 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/ #PianoImprovisation #ChordTones #PianoLesson
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