More than piano tricks, this course will take your playing to the next level showing you how to create beautiful sounds at the piano while learning advanced concepts in music theory and piano playing... made easy!
• Watch and listen to the trick being performed at the piano.
• Learn how the trick works by following the video lesson accompanied by the notes provided in sketchbook format.
• Learn the trick by practicing it in one key.
• Then use the piano sheet music to learn the trick in every key.
Concepts you'll learn and practice:
Upper Structures • Reharmonizations • Target Notes • Backdoor Endings • Blues Endings • Quartal Voicings • Sus Chords • Accompaniment Layers • Dorian Structures • Inner-Lines • Dominant Alterations • Diminished Chord Voicings • Bass-line Reharmonizations • Modal Interchange • Drop 2 & 4 • Constant Structures and more...
Piano Tricks Moods & Sounds List
Trick No.1 Upper Structure II/dom7
Trick No.2 Intro to Minor Reharmonization
Trick No.3 Minor w/Target 9
Trick No.4 Backdoor Ending
Trick No.5 Blues Ending w/Upper Structures
Trick No.6 Sus4 Contemporary Upper Structures
Trick No.7 Perfect Fifths w/Gap
Trick No.8 Accompaniment Layer for Contemporary
Trick No.9 Blues Dorian Upper Structures
Trick No.10 Upper Structure bVII/m7b5
Trick No.11 Upper Structure V/maj7
Trick No.12 Dominant Inner-Line with SubV7/V
Trick No.13 Diminished 7th Voicing
Trick No.14 Descending Bass-line Reharm 1
Trick No.15 Descending Bass-line Reharm 2
Trick No.16 Descending Bass-line Reharm 3
Trick No.17 Upper Structure II7/dom7
Trick No.18 Dominant Inner-line w/Contrary Motion
Trick No.19 Maj7 Drop 2 & 4 Parallel Movement
Trick No.20 Dorian add9s Upper Structures
