The Plagal Cadence on Piano: The 'Amen' Move That Adds Instant Emotion
The plagal cadence — the famous 'Amen' move — is one of the most emotional sounds in music, and this lesson shows you how to use it on the piano. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music explores the plagal cadence and its minor variation, then shows you how to add it as flavour to an existing I–IV–V progression. You'll build a melody using the plagal passing chord, hear Jason improvise over the changes, and apply it to gospel music with 'Amazing Grace'. There's also a clear method for learning the cadence using the Circle of Fifths. It's a small harmonic move with a deeply expressive, soulful payoff. 🏫 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 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:20 The Plagal Cadence (Amen) 01:41 The “Minor” Plagal 02:35 Adding flavor to an existing Chord Progression (I IV V) 04:04 Building a Melody using the “Plagal” Passing Chord 06:45 Jason’s Improv over the Chords 08:13 Application with Gospel Music “Amazing Grace” 09:48 How to learn the Cadence using “Circle of Fifths” 11:03 Revision & Introduction to PART 2 ============================= 🎓 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/ #PlagalCadence #AmenCadence #PianoTheory
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