vi-ii-V-I in Major & Minor on Piano: Hear How the Emotion Changes
Same chords, two completely different moods. In this lesson, we explore the vi - ii - V - I progression in both major and minor scales, focusing on Bb Major & Bb Minor. Starting with basic triads, we gradually expand into seventh chords, smooth voice leading, and all the essential chord theory. You'll learn how to form triads and sevenths, inversions for fluid playing, how to use your ear for generating a melody line, and how to prepare ahead with voicing techniques. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 01:26 - What we will learn 01:47 - Bb Major & Minor 02:26 - Progressing from Triads → Sevenths 03:15 - The Chord Progression - vi - ii - V - I 04:19 - What should each hand do? 05:40 - Playing through all the Triads 06:20 - Floating through the Inversions 07:27 - Using our Ear for the Proper Vibe 09:26 - What does the Left Hand do? 09:50 - Expanding to Seventh Chords 11:49 - vi - ii - I - V - Major Scale 12:58 - Tip to form Seventh chords 13:42 - Bb Harmonic Minor 15:03 - Harmonic Choices 15:54 - 6-2-5-1 - Harmonic Minor using Triads 17:25 - Revision 17:45 - Preparing Ahead with Voicing Techniques ============================= 📹 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 📞 +91 77604 56847 (Mobile & WhatsApp) 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #ChordProgression #MajorAndMinor #VoiceLeading
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