How to Play Piano Chords in 12 Levels (using different techniques from Beginner to Insane)

Here's a short list of how to play piano chords in 12 levels, using different techniques from beginner to insane. What are the 12 levels of playing chords at the piano? Root Position | Closed Voicings InversionsOpen Voicings | Drop VoicingsOctave Displacement & DuplicatesExtensionsRootlessFunctional Chord/Chord-scales pairingsUpper Structure TriadsUpper Structure QuartalsHexatonicsStacked StructuresPoly-Structured Clusters https://youtu.be/96jZ14tPWNY Here are... Continue Reading →

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How to use the Circle of Fifths for Scales & Modes

Introduction The Circle of Fifths is one of the most powerful tools we half to represent our 12-tone system. By stacking perfect fifths you get all the notes in western music. Using the circle of fifths to show scales allows us to find very interesting properties of that scale, from determining key signatures, to finding... Continue Reading →

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How to Play Upper Structure Triads on Piano

How to play upper structure triads on the piano? 1. Find the correct chord/chord-scale pairing for the chord. 2. Classify your notes into inside note and outside notes. 3. Within the inside notes determine which is the root, the guide-tones, and the available tensions 4. Find triads that are all built with inside notes and contain at least one available tension 5. Play that triad on your right hand while playing the root on the two guide tones on your left hand

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Pat Metheny on Piano. How to play, compose & sound like Pat Metheny on the piano. Piano Tutorial.

In this new series we will explore the Harmony and Voicings of Pat Metheny applied to the piano. These are intermediate to advanced piano lessons. So, join us and learn more about the harmonic techniques used by Metheny. One of the most iconic guitar player and composer of our time. https://youtu.be/pZ364c7cdN8 We are back with... Continue Reading →

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A Piano Reharmonization of Imagine (John Lennon)

https://youtu.be/GysDOQGohHY We wrote an easy piano arrangement of Imagine by John Lennon using some of the essential Reharmonization Techniques we usually talk on our mDecks Music Youtube Channel Things like: Modal Interchange (a.k.a. Borrowing from minor) • Secondary Dominants • Considering the Target and others. You can gain access to the sheet music by joining... Continue Reading →

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An Endless Resource Of Music Theory Content

mDecks Music's "Exclusive Access" YouTube Membership now offers a really cool deal: An ever-growing resource library of music theory content with plenty of music theory material to take your music knowledge to the next level, from Sheet Music • Worksheets • Summaries • Studies • Harmonic Analyses • Scales & Modes • Improvisation and much... Continue Reading →

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