If
you can read, then you can play the piano by ear ...
Someone has already done the
work for you ... discovered the secrets ... the principles ... the tricks
... the strategies. All you have to do is decide whether you are
going to take advantage of this opportunity to change your music
career forever!
[1]
Major, Minor & Modal Scales
Major scales
make up melodies & chords.
With the knowing of scales, one can use a simple technique to locate
any chord. For example, if I knew that a C Major Scale consisted of
eight notes: C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C, and that threeof its notes make up a major chord, all I would have to know iswhich three notes out of the scale make up the chord.
By knowing the formula
(or technique of forming a major chord) but
not the scales, the formula is still useless. Thus, we stress
learningall twelvemajor scales. Not only
will you learn major scales, but natural minor scales along with a
countless number of other music fundamentals.
[2]
Major, Minor, Dominant, Diminished Chords ...
and Others
Do you know how to
form a major chord? A minor chord? Diminished? Augmented?Major or Minor Sixth? Ninth?
Eleventh? ... or Thirteenth Chord?As
discussed above, chords come from scales! If you know your scales,
with one extra step, it is very easy to learnabsolutely any
chord.
There are various ways of
constructing chords. The "Secrets to Playing Piano By Ear"
piano course covers several ways of learning chordsincluding lessons on half step, whole
step, & interval relationships, scale degree studies on terms like
"subtonic," "subdominant," "mediant," and "dominant" scale tones,
and lessons on altering chords. You will literally learn
how to form over 300 chords
and their inversions in virtually minutes. The course covers all of
the following chords and topics:
Major
Triads: see pgs 55-62.
Minor
Triads: see pgs 92-96.
Major
Seventh Chords: see pgs
137-141.
Minor
Seventh Chords: pgs see
142-146.
Dominant
Seventh Chords: see pgs
132-136.
Major
Sixth Chords: see pgs
176-178.
Minor
Sixth Chords: see pgs
179-181.
Diminished
Seventh Chords: see pgs
167-172.
Half
Diminished Seventh Chords / Minor Seventh with Lowered 5th
Chords: see pgs 173-175
(I know it sounds confusing but
you will learn the insider's secrets to dissecting
these complex chords into easy-to-remember chords).
Major
Ninth Chords: see pgs
194-196.
Minor
Ninth Chords: see pgs
197-199.
Dominant
Ninth Chords: see pgs
200-202.
Major
Eleventh Chords: see pgs
216-217.
Minor
Eleventh Chords: see pgs
220-221.
Dominant
Eleventh Chords: see pgs
223-225.
Major
Thirteenth Chords: see pgs
216-219.
Minor
Thirteenth Chords: see pgs
220-222.
Dominant
Thirteenth Chords: see pgs
223-225.
.... and tons
of altered chords like ...
C7
(-9): see pgs 228-230.
D11
(+9): see pgs 231-232.
Bb13
(-9 +11): see pgs 231-234.
.... and over
20 more combinations!
see pg 231.
[3]
Music Theory
Are you familiar with the terms Aeolian
mode, Phrygian mode, Tonic, and Submediant? How about major thirds,
minor thirds, perfect fifths, octaves, unison intervals, minor
sixths, major sevenths, and terms like that? These are just a few of
the terms, principles, and theories you will learn in the home study
piano course. The topics include:
Sight
Reading Techniques: see pgs
16-31.
Techniques
like "Circle of Fifths": see
pgs 32-49.
Scale
Degree Principles like Tonic, Supertonic, & Mediant scale
names: see pgs 109-117.
ModalTheory such as Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian ... and
the list goes on! see pgs
80-82.
Chord
Construction (Example: I Major Triad + bVii Major
Triad = Dominant Eleventh Chord) ... learn tons of little
tricks & secrets: see pgs
193-227.
Ear-Theory
Principles & Techniques: see
pgs 241-290.
Chord
Family Principles ---- Dominant Preparation chords, Secondary
Dominant and Diminished Chords:
see pgs 115-125.
Harmonic
Direction Principles: see
pg 115.
Chord
Inversions such as root, first, second, and third inversions:
see pgs 50-64, 91-14, 131-146, 166-181.
ChordAlteration Principles:
seepgs 228-240.
Chord
Harmonization Principles:
see pgs 241-254.
Upper
& Lower Neighboring & passing tones:
see pgs 252-254.
Chord
ToneRecognition techniques & secrets:
see pgs 252-254.
Listening
Techniques (once you've learned a song):
see pgs 255-290.
[4]
Hymns
Our award winning
four-step
technique
will take you through several hymns like “Amazing Grace,” "O Come,
Let Us Adore Thee," "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" and more!
With the scale and
chord techniques learned in "The Secrets to Playing
Piano By Ear" study course, you
will learn how to take the melody of a hymn and create chords to
accompany it. This process has been used by thousands of our
students with a countless number of hymns, choral arrangements,
anthems, and more. The best part about these techniques is
that they are universal --- which means that you can
use them to play virtually any song you want ...
Step-by-Step Instructions
Sound files to accompany every song (over 300)
Both sight reading and ear training exercises for every
hymn
Chord Alteration exercises
Listening techniques
[5]
Chord Progressions
Do you know what a
“2-5-1” or "3-6-2-5-1"
progression is? Or perhaps the famous 12-bar blues chord
progression?
In this piano course, you will not only learn how to play gospel,
blues, and
jazz progressions, but how to recognize them in songs. In addition,
you will learn the simple techniques to playing these progressions,
hymns, and songs in all 12 major keys! ... Enjoy learning:
The
famous "2-5-1" Chord Progression:
see pgs 114-120, 153-156, 208, and
235-236.
I
- IV - I - V - I Chord Progressions:
see pgs 66-70.
I
- IV - V - IV - I Chord Progressions:
see pgs 77-78.
Techniques
behind the famous "5-->1" progression:
see pgs 68-72.
I
--> IV, I --> V Chord Progressions:
see pgs 74-75.
"Circle
of Fifths" Chord Exercises: see
pg 78.
Major
and Minor Chord Progressions:
see pgs 105-130.
"6
- 2 - 5 - 1" Chord Progressions:
see pgs 121-122 and 157-159.
"3
- 6 - 2 - 5 - 1" Chord Progressions:
see pgs 122-123 and 160-162.
Gospel
Chord Progressions ... ranging from "up-tempo praise" chord
Progressions to "worship-oriented" chord progressions:
see pgs
65-78, 105-130, 147-165, and 182-227.
Various
Blues Progressions ... 12-bar, seventh chords, diminished
chords ... and others: see pgs
163-165 and 192.
Jazz
Chord Progressions ... using dominant ninth, eleventh and
thirteenth chords: see pgs
193-240
Study
the different types of Root Progressions --- closing,
opening, circular and other types of progressions:
see pgs 121-122.
Study
how chord tones and scale degrees relate to each other [which
chord progressions are most likely to be compatible]:
see pgs 122-130.
Learn
various "turn-around" progressions [used in gospel music]:
see pg 213-214.
[6]
Secrets Revealed
Not everyone knows these techniques. However, these
are simple techniques & principles that anyone can learn and
use. They are not complicated and can be learned in a matter of
minutes! Learn the key principles to playing by ear and
improvisation!