Chords: Why Study Chords?

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The study of Chords, done right, is essential to understanding how an enormous amount of music works... The time and energy spent study-practicing Chords the right way... Elevates your music reading from "painting-by-number" to deep understanding.Facilitates "memorization" when building your repertoire.Sharpens your visio-spatial awareness of the keyboard.Develops your piano technique.Transforms your aural comprehension when you … Continue reading Chords: Why Study Chords?

Scales: Melodic Analysis: The Beauty of Solfege

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Welcome to your first lesson in conceiving and perceiving melody like a real musician... The String of Intervals Approach First, consider the commonly-prescribed String-of-Intervals approach, which goes something like this: Conceive, perceive, hear, and sing the first note in the melody, then... Conceive, perceive, hear, and sing the interval between the first note and second note … Continue reading Scales: Melodic Analysis: The Beauty of Solfege